Portland International Raceway opened in 1961 on the former location of the city of Vanport, which was destroyed by the Memorial Day 1948 flood. The 12-turn, 1.964-mile natural road course is relatively flat but contains several spots for passing opportunities, including a quick chicane at the end of the frontstretch, a hard-braking right-hander (Turn 7) leading onto the sweeping backstretch, and a three-turn complex leading back onto the frontstretch. Al Unser Jr. won the first INDYCAR SERIES race in 1984. In 1997, the race set the now current all-time record for the closest two-car and closest three-car finish in INDYCAR SERIES racing history on a road course. Mark Blundell beat second-place Gil de Ferran by 0.027 of a second, and beat third-place Raul Boesel by 0.055 of a second, in a three-wide finish.
The green flag to begin the race was raised at 1:05 PM ET
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The yellow caution flag was raised during lap 1 at 1:06 PM ET
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The yellow caution flag was lifted at 1:11 PM ET
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After 9 laps, Dennis Hauger leads by 0.6115s. Dennis Hauger has led the most laps (9) and recorded the fastest lap (lap 8 @ 63.5938s)
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After 18 laps, Dennis Hauger leads by 0.8646s. Dennis Hauger has led the most laps (18) and Caio Collet has recorded the fastest lap (lap 15 @ 63.1437s)
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After 25 laps, Dennis Hauger leads by 0.7133s. Dennis Hauger has led the most laps (25) and Caio Collet has recorded the fastest lap (lap 15 @ 63.1437s)