After a medical consultation, and an in-car test, he was allowed to race using a hand brace and had the pain dulled with an injection of medicine.

Pruett led the way in his final CART appearance, but he would not hold the lead for long as he dropped back and fell out of the race later on, while Michael Andretti took control at the start.

Two laps later, Richie Hearn in his final CART race, spun in turn and struck the inside wall; he would walk away.

After leading all but nine of the first seventy-one laps, Andretti's car suffered a fire during his second pit stop, which dropped him out of contention.

Adrián Fernández would take the lead and held him off to get the win after successfully stretching his fuel supply to avoid a late pit stop.

The championship was also Chip Ganassi Racing's fourth straight title with three drivers (also including Jimmy Vasser in 1996 and Alex Zanardi in 1997–1998.

The violent impact destroyed the car instantly, with what was left of it tumbling down the grass until it landed approximately halfway down the backstretch, upside down.

The track safety crew was on the scene almost immediately along with CART series medical director Steve Olvey and an ambulance.

Olvey stated that the accident had resulted in Moore suffering a series of massive injuries to his body and was in significant danger of losing his life.

Once the checkered flag fell and all of the drivers completed the final lap, CART ordered all of the cars to return to their pit stalls immediately.

Some of the drivers and teams gathered in a room in the infield facilities for a prayer, and a service was conducted by one of the series chaplains on pit road for the fans in attendance, many of which chose to stay after the race concluded.

[5] Moore was replaced by Hélio Castroneves, who was losing his ride at the end of the year when Hogan Racing ceased operations.

Fellow drivers paid tribute to this day, including Dario Franchitti who was one of Moore's best friends when he won at Vancouver in 2002.

This also happened previously in the 1996 Indy Racing League season, when Buzz Calkins and Scott Sharp were tied with 246 points.