american memorial american memorial championship auto racing teams cart motor race held september germany 16th round cart season race series held europe originally known german race changed cart aftermath september attacks won race teammate finished second place season points leader entering race awarded pole position qualifying cancelled practice session took lead early race built seven second advantage going course trying lap car took place lap incident held lead passed lap passing second moved ahead series pit stops laps held spot entering final scheduled pit stop laps remaining leaving pits lost control car turned sideways circuit crashed car splitting chassis pieces crash led legs rest race run caution flag moved second place pit stop secured victory taken berlin hospital fractured concussion addition severely injured report background cart race held europe beginning week european stretch series held england week later chairman hoped crowd track capacity entering german held lead season points standings points joint second points fourth seven points days race september attacks took place causing major american sporting events scheduled weekend postponed including national_football_league nfl major_league_baseball games nascar cup series race new_hampshire italian grand prix formula race held weekend according vice president cart series decided continue race prior cancellation week nfl games decision followed american leagues richards acknowledged wish input nfl decision prior making decision remembrance september attacks victims desire avoid criticism holding german soon afterward cart changed race series held tributes day race donation matching event prize fund practice qualifying day practice scheduled september cancelled rain practice held following day recorded fastest lap seconds lap seconds second fastest time followed september unable travel germany pennsylvania residence planned september flight grounded able arrange charter flight germany landed dresden day lack familiarity cart cancelled qualifying starting grid determined drivers order season points standings pole position went lack qualifying awarded point standings customary pole winners earned second position held tie breaker started began race fourth race race day minute warm session held event began posted fastest time followed lap race began local time immediately took lead went second coming turn remained lap laps later passed reclaim second unable pass slower car drivers near lead begin making round pit stops lap continued lap lap built lead seven seconds moved second place rounded relinquished lead lap went course attempting lap caution flag day came took lead regained control car entered track second place pit stops took place caution positions green flag racing resumed lap began moving field passed place lap took second laps later second caution race occurred lap collided spun track able continue pitted caution green flag came lap passed lap went second shortly afterward tried fuel complete race fewer pit stop contenders pitted laps inherited lead suffered mechanical problem lap driver retire race pit stops occurred laps claimed lead contested lead tenths second pitted final time lap moved second followed went pit road stop lap attempting enter track accelerate early according control vehicle rear end car slid sideways track having gone grass track narrowly miss car drove straight estimated speed miles hour impact split chassis pieces circuit debris drivers taken berlin hospital following accident laps run caution flag retirement lap pitted fire car dropped won race finishing ahead second respectively took fourth place followed fifth sixth seventh tracy rounded post race according cart physician diagnosis left track extremely critical life endangered crash rites given afterward arriving berlin underwent hour operation legs knees fractured suffered concussion lost percent blood sore result accident released hospital day september doctors said life danger placed induced coma attempt prevent trauma shock doctors took coma days later left october previously teammate formula said incident big shock everybody accidents yes don expect spokesman racing team said impact immense harder seen according point contact inches past cockpit called survival miracle commented days crash constantly thoughts hospital stay contacted told fault victory claimed lead points competition races left season points second points points held filed race returned following year ran laps represent completed classification race standings race note positions included drivers standings
2001 American Memorial