91.   Schumacher made three pit stops, while Alesi had only one and was one of the few drivers to start the race on dry-weather tires.

92.   Starting the race, Hill was in danger of losing the season title only if he finished seventh or lower, and Villeneuve won the race.

93.   Stewart, whose Pontiac started the race third, also won this year in Richmond, Va.

94.   Takahashi started the race in sunglasses but took them off along the way and tossed them to her coach.

95.   Starting pistols are used at athletic meetings to start races.

96.   Stewart will be only the fourth rookie to start the race on the pole.

97.   The Danish driver took over the wheel from Frank Biela of Germany, who started the race for the team.

98.   The leaders had just taken the green flag to start the race when the first incident occurred, a chain reaction near the rear of the lineup.

99.   The man was armed with a knife and brandished a pistol that fires only blanks, like the ones used to start races.

100.   The race was started one hour late because of the morning rain.