Milwaukee: Tracy makes up for Indy

Tracy took the lead at the start from the outside of the front row in a move that angered Fernandez. Starter Jim Swintal later apologized to Fernandez for not waving off the start.

"It was out of control that the green flag waved," he said. "Paul was setting the pace, always in the lead. I backed off and I bet three cars passed me before the start/finish line. That's where we lost the race."

Tracy maintained his lead through the first round of pit stops on Lap 65, and he held the top spot until he pitted again on Lap 114. That briefly elevated Ganassi driver Bruno Junqueira to the front for four laps before his team-mate Kenny Brack took over until he had to pit on Lap 180.

Unfortunately for Brack, the yellow flew a lap later when Ganassi's third driver Scott Dixon brushed the wall while running eighth. The Kiwi was able to continue, but it ruined Brack's chance of parlaying his alternate pit stop strategy into a victory.

Back in front, Tracy controlled the race to the finish over Fernandez, who moved into second place in the exchange of pit stops on Lap 184. A final yellow when Dario Franchitti nosed into the Turn 2 wall failed to shake up the finishing order, in which Papis was followed by Christian Fittipaldi in fourth and new CART championship leader Michel Jourdain Jr. in fifth.

"I told my team they hadn't won a race in a week and they came through," Tracy remarked. "I hope this gets the ball rolling for the rest of the year. We've had three good races in a row now, counting Indy, and we're looking forward to winning some more."

Dixon recovered from his brush with the wall to take sixth, heading Michael Andretti (a spin-delayed seventh) and Brack. Only eleven cars were running at the finish, trailed by Cristiano da Matta.

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