Shortly after this incident the race was red flagged. A torrent of water continued over the Kettle Bottom area even after the rain subsided. A decision was made by the CART officials to, once again, to try to clean up the area and remove the excess water and debris that proved hazardous for Wilson and Herta. The red flag period was lengthy; racing was resumed under yellow and finally went on to green flag conditions and eventually was called a timed race.

"I didn't see what happened, actually. All I know is I ended up on top of Bryan (Herta)," said Wilson. "It seems like he braked suddenly and I could not see and that was it. It is hard to say right now if the officials should have waited to start the race because the rest of the track was pretty much dry. But one part still had a lot of water, mud and dirt on it so I couldn't see. I don't think anybody else saw too much either. Perhaps they should've waited a little bit longer even if it meant doing more laps under yellow."

From Ford Racing Notes and Quotes Motorola 200: "There was a river running across the track back there, and in my opinion, and I called on the radio before the start of the race that it wasn't safe because they needed to take care of the running water through there," said Bryan Herta. "The whole track was fine except for that one spot, but we went in there and I was totally blind because of the spray. I saw Tony Kanaan lift in front of me just before I got there so I lifted. Max [Wilson] must not have seen that through the spray and he just got into the back of me, so it was probably unavoidable for him too. This incident shouldn't have happened at all in my opinion. The water that was flowing across the track was too much and we were aquaplaning through there at 50 miles per hour. But luckily everybody's all right."

For actual race statistics and actual laps raced, red flagged or raced under yellow, go to www.cart.com

The FedEx Championship Series continues in two weeks on Sunday, September 1 in the Pacific Northwest. The Molson Indy will be held on a temporary street course in Vancouver, Canada. Check local listings. It will also air on the CART Radio Network and on CART's official website, at www.cart.com.

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