11.   Among the slower cars he encountered on that lap was that of Paul Tracy.

12.   But he passed some slower cars, had some good pit strategy, saved fuel like a veteran and had plenty of pop at the end.

13.   But, other than one extended pit stop to replace some front bodywork after tagging a slower car midway through the race, the winning car was flawless.

14.   He came up fast on the slower car of Roberto Moreno.

15.   Jimmy Vasser, the winner last week at Milwaukee, also was among the slower cars from the Long Beach time trials and wound up second on Friday.

16.   The Brazilian was making what he thought was a routine pass on the slower car of Hiro Matsushita as the two drove down the slightly curved front straightaway.

17.   The two leaders were lapping slower cars within three laps.

18.   Then, it collided with a slower car in the chicane on the backstretch.

19.   Villeneuve lost a lot of time on his final run when he got caught behind a slower car going into the fast chicane.

20.   With the field filled on Saturday, the first day of time trials, Sunday was dedicated to bumping the slower cars out of the lineup.