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and Dan Petit purchased the bankrupt CART series' liquidated assets in an

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courtroom the previous January. Bruno Junqueira won the first Champ Car-era pole while Paul Tracy took the first win.

Qualifying results

*The time of

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from qualification session #1 was disallowed after his car failed post-session technical inspection.

Race

Caution flags

Lap leaders

* New Race Record Paul Tracy 1:44:12.348 * Average Speed 91.785 mph

External links

Full Weekend Times & Results

Friday Qualifying Results

Saturday Qualifying Results

References

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