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V. Gaines
0.04 | 6.743 | 204.42
Dave Connolly
0.008 | 6.748 | 204.35
11:57 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 28.95 inches, adjusted altitude 2,438 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.

This is Gaines' 9th Indy and he was runner-up here in '97. Gaines had lane choice, but Connolly held a 4-1 round-win edge against Gaines.

Connolly sawed the tree down to win on a holeshot and even Grumpy Jenkins smiled. Dave Connolly's incremental margins: 60ft(0.025), 330 ft(0.026), 660ft(0.026), 1,000ft(0.026). MOV: 0.0270 seconds (approximately 8 feet).