The 1995 Indycar Australia was the second round of the 1995 CART World Series season, held on 19 March 1995 on the

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, Surfers Paradise,

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, Australia.

Qualifying results

Race

Notes

* Average Speed 92.335 mph *

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was being chased by

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for second behind teammate

Paul Tracy Paul Anthony Tracy (born December 17, 1968) is a Canadian-American former professional auto racing driver who competed in CART, the Champ Car World Series and the IndyCar Series. He is known by the nicknames "PT" and "the Thrill from West Hill". ...

on the final lap. He caught a bit too much curb in the backstretch chicanes, inducing

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, and clipped the barrier. *Tracy's victory was the fifth in a row for Canadian drivers. Tracy won the final two races of

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, and

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won the race before those two and the 1995 season opener. The next time five or more successive races were won by drivers of the same nationality would be in 1996.

External links

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