2003 Milwaukee Mile Centennial 250
Appearance
Race details | |
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Race 6 of 18 in the 2003 CART season | |
![]() Milwaukee Mile Track Layout | |
Date | May 31, 2003 |
Official name | Milwaukee Mile Centennial 250 Presented by Miller Lite and Argent Mortgage |
Location | Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, Wisconsin, United States |
Course | 1 Mile Oval 1.000 mi / 1.609 km |
Distance | 250 laps 250 mi / 402.336 km |
Weather | Clear and Cold (Night Race) |
Pole position | |
Driver | No Pole Awarded (Rain) |
Fastest lap | |
Driver | Patrick Carpentier (Team Player's) |
Time | 21.820 (on lap 246 of 250) |
Podium | |
First | Michel Jourdain Jr. (Team Rahal) |
Second | Oriol Servià (Patrick Racing) |
Third | Patrick Carpentier (Team Player's) |
The 2003 Milwaukee Mile Centennial 250 was the sixth round of the 2003 CART World Series season, held on May 31, 2003 at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin. The race was the first night race in CART history.
Qualifying results
[edit]The qualification session was rained out, so the grid was set by times from the first practice session, which was led by Alex Tagliani. The usual point for pole was not awarded.
Race
[edit]Box Score
[edit]Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 9 | ![]() |
Team Rahal | 250 | 2:16:45.692 | 2 | 21 (1) |
2 | 20 | ![]() |
Patrick Racing | 250 | +0.5 secs | 7 | 16 |
3 | 32 | ![]() |
Team Player's | 250 | +0.7 secs | 4 | 14 |
4 | 15 | ![]() |
Walker Racing | 250 | +1.2 secs | 11 | 12 |
5 | 33 | ![]() |
Rocketsports Racing | 250 | +2.2 secs | 1 | 10 |
6 | 51 | ![]() |
Fernández Racing | 250 | +3.1 secs | 5 | 8 |
7 | 34 | ![]() |
Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 250 | +4.2 secs | 10 | 6 |
8 | 55 | ![]() |
Herdez Competition | 250 | +5.6 secs | 12 | 5 |
9 | 2 | ![]() |
Newman/Haas Racing | 250 | +5.9 secs | 13 | 4 |
10 | 7 | ![]() |
Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing | 250 | +7.7 secs | 9 | 3 |
11 | 12 | ![]() |
American Spirit Team Johansson | 250 | +9.1 secs | 6 | 2 |
12 | 3 | ![]() |
Team Player's | 249 | + 1 Lap | 3 | 1 |
13 | 11 | ![]() |
Dale Coyne Racing | 240 | + 10 Laps | 18 | 0 |
14 | 5 | ![]() |
Walker Racing | 225 | Accident | 14 | 0 |
15 | 19 | ![]() |
Dale Coyne Racing | 150 | Accident | 19 | 0 |
16 | 31 | ![]() |
American Spirit Team Johansson | 85 | Accident | 17 | 0 |
17 | 1 | ![]() |
Newman/Haas Racing | 3 | Accident | 8 | 0 |
18 | 27 | ![]() |
PK Racing | 3 | Accident | 16 | 0 |
19 | 4 | ![]() |
Herdez Competition | 3 | Accident | 15 | 0 |
- Average Speed: 113.190 mph (182.162 km/h)
- (1) indicates the point total includes 1 bonus polint for leading the most laps.
Caution flags
[edit]From lap |
To lap |
Total laps |
Reason |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 2 | Yellow start |
4 | 18 | 15 | Junqueira (1), Moreno (4) & Lemarié (27) accident |
86 | 107 | 22 | Hunter-Reay (31) accident |
154 | 168 | 15 | Camathias (19) Accident |
214 | 224 | 10 | Tracy (3) loose wheel |
226 | 238 | 13 | Lavín (5) contact |
239 | 239 | 1 | Yellow restart |
Lap Leaders
[edit]From lap |
To lap |
Total laps |
Leader |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 2 | Alex Tagliani |
3 | 59 | 57 | Michel Jourdain Jr. |
60 | 72 | 13 | Patrick Carpentier |
73 | 73 | 1 | Mario Domínguez |
74 | 250 | 177 | Michel Jourdain Jr. |
Total laps led
[edit]Driver | Laps led |
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Michel Jourdain Jr. | 234 |
Patrick Carpentier | 13 |
Alex Tagliani | 2 |
Mario Domínguez | 1 |
Standings after the race
[edit]Rank | +/– | Driver | Points |
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1 | ![]() |
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77 |
2 | ![]() |
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67 (−10) |
3 | ![]() |
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66 (−11) |
4 | ![]() |
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53 (−24) |
5 | ![]() |
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48 (−29) |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for the drivers' standings.
External links
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