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Lazier Clinches IRL Championship
The fastest race in IRL history took Buddy Lazier to his first Indy Racing Northern Light Series championship. While Scott Goodyear won the Excite 500 on Sunday, Lazier finished fourth in Texas to wrap up the series championship.

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Through Oct. 14 (Honda Indy 300)
1. Gil de Ferran, Honda/Reynard, 153 pts.
2. Adrian Fernandez, Ford/Reynard, 148 pts.
3t. Paul Tracy, Honda/Reynard, 134 pts.
3t. Kenny Brack, Ford/Reynard, 134 pts.
5t. Roberto Moreno, Ford/Reynard, 131 pts.
5t. Jimmy Vasser, , Toyota/Lola, 131
7. Michael Andretti, Ford/Lola, 127 pts.
8. Helio Castroneves, Honda/Reynard, 125 pts.
9. Juan Montoya, Toyota/Lola, 123 pts.
10. Cristiano da Matta, Toyota/Reynard, 112 pts.
Full Standings

Final Standings
1. Buddy Lazier, 290 pts.
2. Scott Goodyear, 272 pts.
3. Eddie Cheever Jr., 257 pts.
4. Eliseo Salazar, 210 pts.
5. Mark Dismore, 202 pts.
8. Donnie Beechler, 202 pts.
6. Scott Sharp, 196 pts.
7. Robbie Buhl, 190 pts.
9. Al Unser Jr. 188 pts.
10. Billy Boat, 181
Full Standings

As of Oct. 15 (Winston 500)
1. Bobby Labonte, Pontiac, 4,537
2. Dale Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 4,327
3. Jeff Burton, Ford, 4,229
4. Dale Jarrett, Ford, 4,135
5. Ricky Rudd, Ford, 4,102
6. Tony Stewart, Pontiac, 4,064
7. Mark Martin, Ford, 3,999
8. Rusty Wallace, Ford, 3,955
9. Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 3,729
9. Ward Burton, Pontiac, 3,667
Full Standings

Through Oct. 8 (Japanese Grand Prix)
1. Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, 98 pts.
2. Mika Hakkinen, McLaren, 86 pts.
3. David Coulthard, McLaren, 67 pts.
4. Rubens Barrichello, Ferrari, 58 pts.
5. Ralf Schumacher, BMW-Williams, 24 pts.
6. Giancarlo Fisichella, Benetton, 18 pts.
7. Jacques Villeneuve, BAR, 15 pts.
8. Jenson Button, BMW-Williams, 12 pts.
9. Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Jordan, 11 pts.
10(t). Jarno Trulli, Jordan; Mika Salo, Sauber, 6 pts.
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