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2001 VANCOUVER INDY
September 2, 2001, Vancouver, B.C.
Defending Champion: Paul Tracy
De Ferran leads, CART battle moves
VANCOUVER (CP) -- With six events left in the 20-race CART season, the series championship is up for grabs. As usual.
Champ Car is perhaps the most competitive open-wheel series in the world. The 1999 points race ended in a tie, with Juan Montoya named champion over Dario Franchitti based on race victories.
Sept. 3: Full story
Brack and Canuck Carping
By DAN PROUDFOOT -- Toronto Sun
VANCOUVER -- Alex Tagliani's domination of the Molson Indy Vancouver ended with transmission failure and Patrick Carpentier was bunted out of fourth place by Kenny Brack as Player's/Forsythe Racing's triumph of qualifying one-two Saturday ended in frustration and anger.
Roberto Moreno won in his Visteon Reynard Lola after passing Gil de Ferran's Marlboro Reynard Honda for the third time in the race, nine laps before the checkered flag. Michael Andretti was third with a steady drive from 11th on the grid in his Motorola Reynard.
Sept. 3: Full story
Moreno driven to tears
By DAN PROUDFOOT -- Toronto Sun
VANCOUVER -- As Roberto Moreno pulled away from Gil de Ferran on Lap 89 on his way to victory in yesterday's Molson Indy Vancouver, tears came to his eyes as his thoughts turned to Greg Moore, the Maple Ridge, B.C. native CART racer killed in a 1999 crash.
"Four laps to go I start crying in the car," said Moreno, whose first career win came at Cleveland last year. "I almost put my car in the wall.
Sept. 3: Full story
Moreno wins Vancouver Indy
VANCOUVER (CP) -- Brazilian driver Roberto Moreno took the lead late in the race to win the Vancouver Molson Indy on Sunday, only his second victory in eight years of CART competition.
Moreno's Patrick Racing Toyota Reynard got past Penske's Gil de Ferran on the Lap 89 and pulled away.
Sept. 2: Full story and results
More 2001 Vancouver Indy stories
Sept. 2: Tracy's day ends early at Vancouver Molson Indy
Sept. 2: Orsi clinches Formula Atlantic driving title
Sept. 2: Leaders of the pack
Sept. 2: Defending champ is struggling a bit
Sept. 1: Tagliani, Carpentier finish 1-2 in Vancouver
Sept. 1: Tagliani gets aggressive
Aug. 31: Kanaan tops opening practice
Aug. 31: Streets made for Castroneves
Aug. 30: Carpentier relaxed going into Vancouver
Aug. 30: Happy Castroneves out front in CART
Aug. 28: Alex seeks podium climb
Aug. 28: In the driver's seat
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