My notes from MidOhio

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The Reynards fared much better in the warmer air than I had thought they would. Many kudos to both RHR and Vasser, who would've won both the pole and the race had his gearbox not selfdestructed in 2nd quals.

This season Paul Tracy has passed four drivers to move into 2nd place on CART's all-time laps-led list.
6608 Michael Andretti
3312 Paul Tracy
3280 Rick Mears
3134 Al Unser Jr.
3105 Bobby Rahal
3054 Mario Andretti
2625 Emerson Fittipaldi

Servia's taking out of Junqueira was just as much Junqueira's taking out of Servia. A racing incident, nothing more. Servia was perhaps a bit too hot, but Junky never checked his mirrors. Oriol could have made the corner and completed the pass.

Paul Gentilozzi, a major player in the future of CART, blasts the officiating big-time on live TV. Not unlike what Forsythe has done in weeks past.

Mario Dominguez comes to a stop on the backstretch, just as final pitstops are beginning. No full-course caution comes out. The safety truck goes onto a green track and pulls his car away. I don't think I've ever seen CART do that before.

Tommy Kendall is a great commentator. Every bit as good as Parker Johnstone was.

Is MidOhio a physical track? After the race, Bourdais' hands were totally blistered, and Hunter-Reay's left elbow was bleeding so badly that it had soaked through his drivers suit. And not a single driver was standing when interviewed, all were seated along the pit wall.

I really enjoyed this race. The cars seemed very evenly matched and lap times were similar throughout the grid (to an extent!)