Date June 27, 1999 | Weather Rain | |
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Official name 1999 Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland Location Burke Lakefront Airport
Cleveland, Ohio, United States Course Temporary airport course
2.369 mi / 3.790 km Distance 90 laps
213.21 mi / 341.1 km | ||
The 1999 Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland was the ninth round of the 1999 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on June 27, 1999, at the Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio.
Race
Polesitter and championship leader Juan Pablo Montoya led the early stages of the race until it was struck by a heavy rainshower on lap 33. Multiple cars crashed into the wall or spun, and the race ran under caution while the rain stopped, with Montoya leading from Paul Tracy and Gil de Ferran. When the race went green, de Ferran passed Tracy and then Montoya to take the lead. After the drivers changed to slick tyres, Montoya came back at de Ferran and passed him on a restart on lap 69. He was able to pull away and win, the race being stopped on the 2-hour time limit. De Ferran finished second, and Michael Andretti third after a slow second pitstop for Tracy.