Caution Periods
There were five caution periods during the race, with a total of forty-four laps run under yellow.
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 2-6 | Jeff Bucknum/P. J. Chesson crash |
| 67-75 | Tomas Scheckter crash |
| 111-122 | Hélio Castroneves/Buddy Rice crash |
| 149-161 | Al Unser, Jr. crash; extended by Jeff Simmons crash on lap 155 |
| 191-195 | Felipe Giaffone crash |
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“People who wish to numb our caution in dealing with them by means of flattery are employing a dangerous expedient, like a sleeping draught, which, if it does not put us to sleep, keeps us all the more awake.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
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