1.   Andretti was the first to make a change from rain tires to slick tires and everybody else soon followed.

2.   Goodyear brought its rain tires to the track, but no Cup teams were eager to bolt them on.

3.   He was fast when the cars took to the track on rain tires for some morning practice.

4.   Sospiri, who never has started an Indy-car oval event, noted that he has road-raced in Europe on rain tires.

5.   The Cup cars have rain tires but not fog lights.

6.   Zanardi gambled that he would not need to swap his dry-course Firestones for rain tires.

7.   A rain shower moved through for about a half-dozen laps, and Unser switched to his Goodyear rain tires.

8.   Bridgestone also seems to have a better rain tire.

9.   Christian Fittipaldi was third and two-time defending champion Al Unser Jr. was fourth, despite an extra pit stop to switch from rain tires.

10.   De Ferran stayed with his deteriorating rain tires and held off Blundell until the final straightaway, when it turned into a drag race.