1999 CART FedEx Championship Series

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1999 CART Championship Series season. For the first time since 1987, Team Penske decided to use customer chassis, running Lola B99/00 cars alongside their own PC-27B. ==Schedule==

– Cleveland was scheduled for 211 miles, but was shortened due to the 2-hour time limit. – Detroit was scheduled for 176 miles, but was shortened due to the 2-hour time limit. – Vancouver was scheduled for 160 miles, but was shortened due to the 2-hour time limit. == Results ==

Points were awarded to the top twelve classified drivers in every race, using the following system: Final driver standings Note: • Gonzalo Rodríguez died in qualifying at Laguna Seca Raceway after his car crashed into a barrier and flipped while trying to navigate the track's Corkscrew turn, suffering a fatal basilar skull fracture. He was 28 years old. • Greg Moore died in the season finale at California Speedway after a crash in the early laps. His car lost control coming off Turn 2, flipped over, impacted the inside wall, and flipped several more times. Moore suffered fatal head and internal injuries from the accident. He was 24 years old. Nations' Cup • Top result per race counts towards Nations' Cup. ===Chassis Constructors' Cup === ===Engine Manufacturers' Cup === Driver Breakdown ==Media==

In the United States, CART continued its coverage on ESPN, but the broadcast booth changed voices. Paul Page handled lap-by-lap commentary, taking over for Bob Varsha, who had departed for Speed Channel. Newly-retired racer Parker Johnstone joined him with color commentary. During his suspension from the first race of the season, Paul Tracy joined Page and Johnstone in the booth. Jon Beekhuis and Gary Gerould were pit reporters. ==See also==