• At 1 p.m., the CART Pace Car begins to roll, piloted by Kelly Williams, with the field of 25 cars in tow for the first of five parade/pace laps.

• GREEN FLAG waves at 1:05 p.m. to start the Lehigh Valley Grand Prix Presented b y Toyota! Pole-sitter #4 JUNQUEIRA leads #8 BRACK to the line but BRACK squeezes JUNQUEIRA to the bottom of the kink and takes the lead into Turn 1, followed by #4 JUNQUEIRA, #16 JOURDAIN Jr. and #22 SERVIA.

• YELLOW FLAG waves immediately as #77 HERTA spins out of the front pack and slides to a halt on Pit Road. CART safety workers get the car restarted but HERTA’s car has sustained wing damage. HERTA pits and loses a lap to the leaders.

• #8 BRACK leads the first lap under the Yellow Flag, followed by #4 JUNQUEIRA, #22 SERVIA, and #16 JOURDAIN Jr.

• GREEN FLAG waves on Lap 4 but again is immediately replaced with the YELLOW FLAG as fifth-place #3 CASTRONEVES spins off the course at Turn 3 as the driver picks up speed. CASTRONEVES avoids contact and continues on course with no apparent damage to the car. CASTRONEVES falls from fifth to 11th before the driver can gather the car back in.During the melee, #22 SERVIA gets past #4 JUNQUEIRA to take second.

• GREEN FLAG waves on Lap 10 with #8 BRACK leading #22 SERVIA, followed by #4 JUNQUEIRA, #16 JOURDAIN Jr. and #51 FERNANDEZ.

• On Lap 20, the running order is #8 BRACK leading by .715 seconds over #22 SERVIA, followed by #4 JUNQUEIRA (1.704 seconds back), #16 JOURDAIN Jr. (2.310 seconds back) and #51 FERNANDEZ.

• On Lap 21, CART course observers report smoke trailing from the rear of the car of 19TH-place #32 CARPENTIER.

• On Lap 30, the running order is #8 BRACK leading by 5.187 seconds over #22 SERVIA, followed by #4 JUNQUEIRA (5.736 seconds back), #16 JOURDAIN Jr. (6.275 seconds back) and #51 FERNANDEZ.

• On Lap 40, the running order is #8 BRACK leading by 4.519 seconds over #22 SERVIA, followed by #4 JUNQUEIRA (5.135 seconds back), #16 JOURDAIN Jr. (8.070 seconds back) and #51 FERNANDEZ.

• On Lap 50, the running order is #8 BRACK leading by 2.380 seconds over #22 SERVIA, followed by #4 JUNQUEIRA (2.954 seconds back), #16 JOURDAIN Jr. (4.445 seconds back) and #51 FERNANDEZ.

• On Lap 60, the running order is #8 BRACK leading by 2.765 seconds over #22 SERVIA, followed by #4 JUNQUEIRA (3.508 seconds back), #16 JOURDAIN Jr. (5.657 seconds back) and #51 FERNANDEZ.

• On Lap 70, the running order is #8 BRACK leading by 4.481 seconds over #22 SERVIA, followed by #4 JUNQUEIRA (4.915 seconds back), #16 JOURDAIN Jr. (6.988 seconds back) and #51 FERNANDEZ.

• YELLOW FLAG waves on Lap 73 after #16 JOURDAIN Jr. spins off Turn 4 as the driver hits the power for the straight. The car slides to a halt in the grass on the frontstretch without any contact. JOURDAIN Jr. falls from fourth to 21st before the driver can get started, losing a lap to the leaders.

• The lead lap cars all pit for fuel and tires on Lap 76 with #8 BRACK winning the race off Pit Road, followed by #22 SERVIA, #6 da MATTA, #51 FERNANDEZ, and #3 CASTRONEVES. #26 TRACY falls from sixth to tenth on this stop. #7 PAPIS retires from the race during this stop with a mechanical problem. PAPIS had been running in 12th before the problem.

• GREEN FLAG waves on Lap 82 with #8 BRACK leading by 1.350 seconds on a good jump, followed by #22 SERVIA, #6 da MATTA, #51 FERNANDEZ, and #3 CASTRONEVES.

• On Lap 90, the running order is #8 BRACK leading by 3.901 seconds over #22 SERVIA, followed by #6 da MATTA (4.371 seconds), #51 FERNANDEZ (6.639 seconds), and #3 CASTRONEVES.

• On Lap 100, the running order is #8 BRACK leading by 2.530 seconds over #22 SERVIA, followed by #6 da MATTA (2.844 seconds), #51 FERNANDEZ (5.799 seconds), and #3 CASTRONEVES.

• On Lap 110, the running order is #8 BRACK leading by 2.405 seconds over #22 SERVIA, followed by #6 da MATTA (2.884 seconds), #51 FERNANDEZ (6.094 seconds), and #3 CASTRONEVES.

• YELLOW FLAG waves on Lap 112 after #5 TAKAGI spins off course off Turn 4 but regains control and exits the Pits through Pit Out.

• #26 TRACY pits on Lap 116 for fuel and tires.

• GREEN FLAG waves on Lap 119 to resume the race with #8 BRACK leading #22 SERVIA.

• On Lap 120, the running order is #8 BRACK leading, followed by #22 SERVIA, #6 da MATTA, #51 FERNANDEZ, and #55 KANAAN.

• YELLOW FLAG waves again on Lap 121 after #33 TAGLIANI and #1 de FERRAN make side-to-side contact at the entrance to Turn 3. Both cars slide up the banking and make hard contact against the outside wall with the right side of the cars. De FERRAN immediately exits the car under his own power while CART safety crews tend to TAGLIANI. TAGLIANI is transported to the CART Medical Mobile Facility where the driver is examined by CART Medical Director Dr. Steve Olvey. The announcement is subsequently made that TAGLIANI is fine and will be released in less than a half hour.

• On Lap 125, leader #8 BRACK, #22 SERVIA, #6 da MATTA and #51 FERNANDEZ all pit. #55 KANAAN takes over the lead, followed by #27 FRANCHITTI, #52 NAKANO, #26 TRACY, and #18 DIXON. BRACK returns to the race in tenth, SERVIA in 11th, da MATTA in 12th, and FERNANDEZ in 14th. #39 ANDRETTI and #3 CASTROENEVES also pit during this stop.

• On Lap 130 and under the Yellow Flag, the running order is #55 KANAAN leading, followed by #27 FRANCHITTI, #52 NAKANO, #26 TRACY, and #18 DIXON.

• On Lap 132, #77 HERTA pits and subsequently retires from the race due to a mechanical problem.

• On Lap 141, third-place #27 FRANCHITTI pits and returns to the race in 16th place.

• GREEN FLAG waves on Lap 143 to resume the race with #55 KANAAN leading #52 NAKANO.

• On Lap 150, the running order is #55 KANAAN leading by .547 seconds over #52 NAKANO, followed by #26 TRACY (.880 seconds), #18 DIXON (1.911 seconds), and #40 VASSER.

• On Lap 160, the running order is #55 KANAAN leading by .450 seconds over #52 NAKANO, followed by #26 TRACY (.885 seconds), #18 DIXON (1.270 seconds), and #40 VASSER.

• On Lap 161, #8 BRACK passes #11 FITTIPALDI to take over sixth place.

• On Lap 164, #18 DIXON passes #26 TRACY to take over third place and #8 BRACK passes #40 VASSER to take fifth place.

• On Lap 167, #8 BRACK passes #26 TRACY to take fourth.

• BLACK FLAG is shown to #66 ZANARDI on Lap 168 for a Pit Road speed violation. ZANARDI subsequently pits the car to comply with the Black flag drive-thru penalty.

• On Lap 170, the running order is #55 KANAAN leading by .232 seconds, followed by #52 NAKANO, #18 DIXON (.568 seconds), #8 BRACK (1.067 seconds), and #26 TRACY.

• On Lap 180, the running order is #55 KANAAN leading by .396 seconds, followed by #52 NAKANO, followed by #18 DIXON (.616 seconds), #8 BRACK (1.007 seconds), and #26 TRACY.

• On Lap 182, second-place #52 NAKANO pits for fuel and tires. NAKANO returns to the race in 18th place, one lap down to the leaders.

• On Lap 187, #51 FERNANDEZ pits with no power and subsequently retires from the race due to a mechanical problem.

• On Lap 190, the lead changes as KANAAN pits and #18 DIXON takes the lead, followed by #55 KANAAN heading down Pit Lane, #8 BRACK, #26 TRACY, and #40 FERNANDEZ. KANAAN returns to the race in 17th place.

• On Lap 200, the running order is #18 DIXON leading by .518 seconds over #8 BRACK, followed by #26 TRACY (1.864 seconds), #40 FERNANDEZ (2.231 seconds) and #11 FITTIPALDI.

• On Lap 210, the running order is #18 DIXON leading by .945 seconds over #8 BRACK, followed by #26 TRACY (4.053 seconds), #40 FERNANDEZ (4.529 seconds) and #11 FITTIPALDI.

• YELLOW FLAG waves on Lap 214 after #16 JOURDAIN Jr. spins off of Turn 4, slides down the banking and almost collects #11 FITTIPALDI. No contact is made and the driver keeps the car running, pulling back on course and continues.

• GREEN FLAG waves on Lap 218 with #18 DIXON leading by .829 seconds over #8 BRACK, followed by #26 TRACY (1.065 seconds back), #40 VASSER (1.396 seconds back) and #11 FITTIPALDI.

• On Lap 220, the running order is #18 DIXON leading by .432 seconds over #8 BRACK, followed by #26 TRACY (1.161 seconds back), #40 VASSER (1.615 seconds back) and #11 FITTIPALDI.

• WHITE FLAG waves on Lap 224 for #18 DIXON, leading by .588 seconds over #8 BRACK, followed by #26 TRACY (1.318 seconds back), #40 VASSER (1.817 seconds back) and #11 FITTIPALDI.

• CHECKERED FLAG waves on Lap 225 for the winner of the Lehigh Valley Grand Prix Presented by Toyota, SCOTT DIXON! DIXON comes home first in his Powerware Panasonic PacWest Toyota/Reynard by .366 seconds over KENNY BRACK. DIXON averaged 114.840 mph in his win, taking 1 hour, 42 minutes and 12.419 seconds to win his first race of his CART career. Luck was on the Kiwi’s side as DIXON’s left rear tire goes flat on his cool down lap. Third place goes to PAUL TRACY (1.344 seconds back), followed by JIMMY VASSER (1.744 seconds back), and CHRISTIAN FITTIPALDI (4.225 seconds back). There were three lead changes among three drivers with BRACK leading the most laps with 125, followed by TONY KANAAN with 64, and SCOTT DIXON leading the last 36 laps.

There were 18 cars running at the end of the race with 12 cars on the lead lap. The Yellow Flag flew six times for a total of 51 laps.

• SCOTT DIXON wins his first career win in the FedEx Championship Series season today, the youngest driver to ever win in a major open wheel racing series including CART, Winston Cup, IRL, and Formula One. DIXON is 20 years, 9 months and 14 days old as he stands on the top rung of the podium. The previous record was the late Greg Moore at 22 years, one month, 10 days, established at Milwaukee. This is also the first rookie ever in CART history to win his first event on an oval track. DIXON’s last win was in Indy Lights at the last race of the 2000 season at Fontana, en route to the Indy Lights Championship. DIXON’s victory from the 23rd starting position represented the second-deepest on the starting grid a driver has ever come home with a victory. (The record is held by the late Mike Mosely who started 25th and won at Milwaukee in 1981. This is also the fifth career win for PacWest Racing, and the first since Mark Blundell won at California Speedway in 1997. This is also the second win of the 2001 season for Toyota.

• KENNY BRACK finishes second today in his Shell/Team Rahal Ford-Cosworth/Lola. BRACK led a race-high 126 laps, earning a Championship point for the effort. This also represents BRACK’s season-best finish as the Swede finished fifth a the Mexico opener.

• PAUL TRACY come home third today in his Team KOOL Green Honda/Reynard. This is TRACY’s sixth podium in 11 CART career Nazareth Speedway starts. Today also matches TRACY’s season-best finish as the Canadian also finished third at Mexico.

• Quotes from today’s top three finishers follow:

• SCOTT DIXON: "Basically, there was a lot of radio conversation with 10 laps to go about whether or not we had enough fuel to go the distance quite happily. We’re lucky that we saved a lot of fuel earlier on so we could run full rich. Our car was really strong on the exits of the corners. It was sort of hard to know what to expect. We’ve had a lot of down time with the team this year and this week with (teammate) Mauricio (Gugelmin) not joining us. I was a little down yesterday after qualifying 23rd. I don’t know how this will affect the team. It hasn’t really sunk in yet."

• KENNY BRACK: "Scott was very good out of the corners. I couldn’t get a run on him, but we had a good day. I don’t know what we have to do. We’ll do all we can and go on to the next one. Every pass you try to do here is a great risk. In the end, I was half a second to a second faster than Scott, but if you’re fast in the right places, nobody can pass you. I was hoping that traffic would come up, but he had clean track after the last restart. Scott was better off Turn 2 and Turn 3, but I was better everywhere else. The problem is you can’t drive through people. I’ve got to go back and look at what happened. I still can’t believe where we ended up. Second is better than third. Of course, you’d like to win one race, or at least one, but I guess we’ll have to wait."

• PAUL TRACY: "It’s so hard to pass here. You’ve got to be so much faster than the other guy. I think it’s great that Scott won being from Indy Lights. It’s frustrating to me to see the Indy Lights series struggling with entries. It’s proven over and over again that it’s the best series. Not many guys have gotten to the top by bypassing Lights. It’s a good formula."

• This concludes the Champ Car Pit Notes for the Lehigh Valley Grand Prix Presented by Toyota. The FedEx Championship Series next travels to Motegi Japan for the running of Round Four of the FedEx Championship Series, the Firestone Firehawk 500 on May 19th . Keep up with the comings and goings in the fastest racing series in the world through the official CART website; CART.com. Have a safe week and thanks for your interest in the FedEx Championship Series! Good Night!