1999 TransWorld Diversified Services Indy 200

The 1999 TransWorld Diversified Services Indy 200 was the first round of the 1999 Indy Racing League season. The race was held on January 24, 1999 at the 1.000 mi (1.609 km) Walt Disney World Speedway in Bay Lake, Florida.

1999 Walt Disney World

Race details
1st round of the 1999 Indy Racing League season
Date	January 24, 1999
Official name	TransWorld Diversified Services Indy 200
Location	Walt Disney World Speedway
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.000 mi / 1.609 km
Distance	200 laps 200.000 mi / 321.869 km
Pole position
Driver	Scott Sharp (Kelley Racing)
Time	21.007
Fastest lap
Driver	Scott Sharp (Kelley Racing)
Time	21.671 (on lap 195 of 200)
Podium
First	Eddie Cheever (Team Cheever)
Second	Scott Goodyear (Panther Racing)
Third	Jeff Ward (ISM Racing)

Report

Key	Meaning
R	Rookie
W	Past winner

Qualifying

Pos	No.	Name	Lap 1	Lap 2	Best (in mph)
1	8	Scott Sharp	21.222	21.007	171.371
2	2	Greg Ray	21.090	No time1	170.697
3	30	Raul Boesel	21.195	21.152	170.197
4	4	Scott Goodyear	21.419	21.210	169.731
5	14	Kenny Bräck	21.457	21.357	168.563
6	35	Jeff Ward	21.535	21.384	168.350
7	99	Sam Schmidt	21.478	21.413	168.122
8	91	Buddy Lazier	21.783	21.451	167.824
9	20	Tyce Carlson	21.454	21.505	167.801
10	28	Mark Dismore	21.479	21.466	167.707
11	12	Buzz Calkins W	21.602	21.525	167.247
12	50	Roberto Guerrero	21.548	No time1	167.069
13	51	Eddie Cheever W	21.990	21.558	166.991
14	11	Billy Boat	21.767	21.591	166.736
15	5	Jason Leffler R	21.608	21.992	166.605
16	19	Stan Wattles	21.883	21.614	166.559
17	18	Steve Knapp	21.825	21.638	166.374
18	42	John Hollansworth Jr. R	21.994	21.650	166.282
19	10	John Paul Jr.	21.805	21.786	165.244
20	9	Davey Hamilton	22.222	21.808	165.077
21	81	Robby Unser	22.149	21.929	164.166
22	98	Donnie Beechler	21.952	22.014	163.994
23	22	Gualter Salles	22.633	22.145	162.565
24	33	Brian Tyler	22.356	22.302	161.421
25	7	Stéphan Grégoire	22.699	22.344	161.117
26	44	Robbie Buhl2	22.300	No time1	161.435
27	3	Andy Michner	22.764	22.421	160.564
28	66	Scott Harrington R	22.712	22.542	159.702
Didn't qualify
29	6	Eliseo Salazar	22.566	22.642	159.532
Source[1][2]

1. ^ Restricted to just one qualifying lap after missing his original qualifying turn.^[3]
2. ^ Changed to a backup car for the race. He was put in front of the two last qualifiers, as they were using provisionals.

Failed to qualify or withdrew

• Greg Gorden R for Truscelli Team Racing - initially named for the ride, the team decided to step him down for not having enough seat time in the car, as the new chassis came just days before a scheduled test.^[4] Replaced by Brian Tyler, who was due to drive for Team Pelfrey, where he was replaced by Robby Unser.^[5]
• Team Menard entered the #2 car, which remained vacant for the event. Before qualifying, they announced an agreement to surrender the number #3 to Brant Racing, which were due to use #31, because of "Brant's long business relationship" with Richard Childress. Greg Ray switched numbers from #3 to #2.^[6]
• The #77 Chastain Motorsports entry, which was vacant on the entry list, did not arrive at the track.

Race

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps Led	Points
1	51	Eddie Cheever W	Team Cheever	200	1:41:14.800	13	40	50
2	4	Scott Goodyear	Panther Racing	200	+ 5.148 sec	4	36	40
3	35	Jeff Ward	ISM Racing	200	Running	6	0	35
4	8	Scott Sharp	Kelley Racing	200	Running	1	103	37
5	30	Raul Boesel	McCormack Motorsports	199	+ 1 lap	3	19	31
6	28	Mark Dismore	Kelley Racing	199	+ 1 lap	10	0	28
7	18	Steve Knapp	PDM Racing	198	+ 2 laps	17	0	26
8	9	Davey Hamilton	Galles Racing	198	+ 2 laps	20	0	24
9	11	Billy Boat	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	198	+ 2 laps	14	0	22
10	91	Buddy Lazier	Hemelgarn Racing	198	+ 2 laps	8	0	20
11	10	John Paul Jr.	Byrd-Cunningham Racing	197	+ 3 laps	19	0	19
12	20	Tyce Carlson	Blueprint-Immke Racing	197	+ 3 laps	9	2	18
13	50	Roberto Guerrero	Cobb Racing	197	+ 3 laps	12	0	17
14	33	Brian Tyler	Truscelli Team Racing	195	+ 5 laps	24	0	16
15	81	Robby Unser	Team Scandia	195	+ 5 laps	21	0	15
16	7	Stéphan Grégoire	Dick Simon Racing	194	+ 6 laps	25	0	14
17	12	Buzz Calkins W	Bradley Motorsports	194	+ 6 laps	11	0	13
18	3	Andy Michner	Brant Racing	191	+ 9 laps	27	0	12
19	42	John Hollansworth Jr. R	TeamXtreme Racing	179	Accident	18	0	11
20	44	Robbie Buhl	Sinden Racing Services	175	+ 25 laps	26	0	10
21	2	Greg Ray	Team Menard	163	Gearbox	2	0	11
22	14	Kenny Bräck	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	106	Accident	5	0	8
23	22	Gualter Salles	Larry Curry Racing	91	Accident	23	0	7
24	19	Stan Wattles	Metro Racing Systems	54	+ 146 laps	16	0	6
25	66	Scott Harrington R	Harrington Motorsports	49	Engine	28	0	5
26	98	Donnie Beechler	Cahill Racing	15	Suspension	22	0	4
27	99	Sam Schmidt	Treadway Racing	14	Accident	7	0	3
28	5	Jason Leffler R	Treadway Racing	2	Accident	15	0	2

Race Statistics

• Lead changes: 10 among 5 drivers

Lap Leaders Laps Leader 1-55 Scott Sharp 56-57 Tyce Carlson 58-102 Scott Sharp 103-110 Scott Goodyear 111-117 Raul Boesel 118-141 Scott Goodyear 142-173 Eddie Cheever 174-177 Scott Goodyear 178-180 Scott Sharp 181-192 Raul Boesel 193-200 Eddie Cheever

Cautions: 7 for 48 laps Laps Reason 3-9 Jason Leffler crash 15-21 Sam Schmidt crash 27-28 Donnie Beechler spin 53-60 Tow-in for Scott Harrington (engine issues) 108-119 Kenny Bräck and Gualter Salles crash 121-125 John Paul Jr. and Buddy Lazier crash 182-188 John Hollansworth Jr. crash

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Eddie Cheever	50
2	Scott Goodyear	40
3	Scott Sharp	37
4	Jeff Ward	35
5	Raul Boesel	31

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for the standings.