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2001 Freightliner/G.I. Joe's 200
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Race details | |
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Race 8 of 21 in the 2001 CART season | |
![]() Map of the track | |
Date | June 24, 2001 |
Official name | Freightliner/G.I. Joe's 200 |
Location | Portland International Raceway, Portland, USA |
Course | Permanent Road Course 1.967 mi / 3.17 km |
Distance | 76 laps 149.492 mi / 240.92 km |
Pole position | |
Driver | ![]() |
Time | 57.785 [1] |
Fastest lap | |
Driver | ![]() |
Time | 1:12.611 [2] (on lap 74 of 76) |
Podium | |
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The 2001 Freightliner/G.I. Joe's 200 was a Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) motor race held on June 24, 2001, at Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon, USA. It was the 8th round of the 2001 CART season. The race was won from the pole in severe wet conditions by Max Papis for Team Rahal. Roberto Moreno finished second, and Christian Fittipaldi clinched third.
It was Papis' second career CART win and his first of the 2001 season. It was also his second career pole in the series, as well as his last. For Moreno, it was his second consecutive runner-up at Portland and his second consecutive podium that season after finishing third at Detroit. It would also be Fittipaldi's only podium finish that season.
The race was marred by heavy rain the night before the race, which created a wet track with multiple areas of standing water. This proved to be a challenge to many drivers, with the majority of them spinning at least once during the race, resulting in multiple caution periods in the first half of the race. Originally scheduled for 98 laps, the race reached the two-hour time limit after 76 laps.