List of Indycar races
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2016 IndyCar season schedule
Oval/Speedway
Road Course/Street Circuit
Former Indy Car races and locations (1996–2015)
Some former Indycar events sanctioned by INDYCAR include the following:
- Non-championship race
Oval/Speedway
Road Course/Street Circuit
Other former Indy Car races and locations (1905–2008)
Some former Indycar events sanctioned by the AAA, USAC and/or CART include the following:
- Non-championship race
Oval/Speedway
Road Course/Street Circuit
Cancelled IndyCar Series races and locations
These races were cancelled during the IndyCar season for various reasons. This includes all sanctioning bodies.
- 1917/1918 Indianapolis 500 (AAA) - Indianapolis Motor Speedway (cancelled as the United States entered World War I)
- 1942 Indianapolis 500 (AAA) - Indianapolis Motor Speedway (cancelled as the United States entered World War II. future races would remain halted for the next three years. the Indy 500 would return in 1946)
- 1980 USAC Championship Car season(USAC) - Six Events (Texas World Speedway, Road Atlanta, Milwaukee Mile(second race), Talladega Superspeedway, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Charlotte Motor Speedway were cancelled as USAC started to unite with CART)
- Chicago Indy Grand Prix (CART) - Street of Chicago (Announced in 1980 for a race the following year, however it never came into fruition)
- 1999 VisionAire 500K(IRL) - Charlotte Motor Speedway (race cancelled after 79 laps due to spectator fatalities)
- Hawaiian Super Prix(CART) - Kalaeloa Airport (cancelled by promoter at the last minute)
- Firestone Firehawk 600(CART) - Texas Motor Speedway (cancelled due to safety concerns)
- 2003 King Taco 500(CART) - Auto Club Speedway (cancelled due to the Old Fire natural disaster)
- Grand Prix of Seoul and Grand Prix of Ansan (CCWS) - Street of Seoul/Streets of Ansan (cancelled due to numerous delays)
- 2007 Champ Car season - Three Events - (street races at Denver, Phoenix, and a road course race in China were announced but were never fulfilled mostly due to financial reason)
- 2008 Champ Car season (CCWS) - All races except for three (these races where the Grand Prix of Long Beach, the Edmonton Indy, and the Gold Coast Indy 300 as Champ Car race its sole event at Long Beach and the Indy Racing League took Edmonton and Surfer's Paradise respectively.)
- 2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship(ICS) - Las Vegas Motor Speedway (race cancelled after 11 laps due to the death of Dan Wheldon)
- Indy Qingdao 600(ICS) - Streets of Qingdao (cancelled by promoters due to logistical reasons)
- Brasilia Indy 300(ICS) - Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet (Brasília) (cancelled by the newly elected Brazilian Socialist Party representatives)
- Grand Prix of Boston(ICS) - Boston Seaport District
Selected records
All-time fastest races
500 mile races
- Races averaging 180 mph or greater
| Date |
Race |
Track |
Sanction |
Winner |
Distance (miles) |
Time |
Speed (mph) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 6, 2014 | Pocono IndyCar 500 | Pocono | INDYCAR |  Juan Pablo Montoya |
500 | 2:28:13.1798 | 202.402 |
| November 3, 2002 | The 500 | Fontana | CART |  Jimmy Vasser |
507.25 | 2:33:42.960 | 197.995 |
| August 30, 2014 | MAVTV 500 | Fontana | INDYCAR |  Tony Kanaan |
500 | 2:32:58.4659 | 196.111 |
| August 5, 1990 | Marlboro 500 [1] | Michigan | CART | Al Unser, Jr. |
500 | 2:38:07.219 | 189.727 |
| August 1, 1993 | Marlboro 500 [2] | Michigan | CART |  Nigel Mansell |
500 | 2:39:24.131 | 188.203 |
| May 26, 2013 | Indianapolis 500 | Indianapolis | INDYCAR | Tony Kanaan |
500 | 2:40:03.4181 | 187.433 |
| May 25, 2014 | Indianapolis 500 | Indianapolis | INDYCAR | Ryan Hunter-Reay |
500 | 2:40:48.2305 | 186.563 |
| July 25, 1999 | U.S. 500 [3] | Michigan | CART | Tony Kanaan |
500 | 2:41:12.362 | 186.097 |
| May 27, 1990 | Indianapolis 500 | Indianapolis | USAC |  Arie Luyendyk |
500 | 2:41:18.414 | 185.981 |
| August 7, 1988 | Marlboro 500 [4] | Michigan | CART | Danny Sullivan |
500 | 2:46:03.820 | 180.654 |
All types and all tracks
- Races averaging 190 mph or greater
| Date |
Race |
Track |
Sanction |
Winner |
Distance (miles) |
Time |
Speed (mph) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 21, 2003 | Toyota Indy 400 | Fontana | IRL | Sam Hornish, Jr. |
400 | 1:55:51.451 | 207.151 |
| June 11, 2011 | Firestone Twin 275s #2 | Texas | INDYCAR |  Will Power |
165.87 | 0:48:08.9739 | 206.693 |
| July 6, 2014 | Pocono IndyCar 500 | Pocono | INDYCAR | Juan Pablo Montoya |
500 | 2:28:13.1798 | 202.402 |
| October 10, 2009 | Firestone Indy 300 | Homestead | IRL | Dario Franchitti |
297 | 1:28:28.3117 | 201.420 |
| August 1, 2009 | Meijer Indy 300 | Kentucky | IRL | Ryan Briscoe |
296 | 1:28:24.3246 | 200.893 |
| November 3, 2002 | The 500 | Fontana | CART | Jimmy Vasser |
507.25 | 2:33:42.977 | 197.995 |
| August 17, 2003 | Belterra Casino Indy 300 | Kentucky | IRL | Sam Hornish, Jr. |
296 | 1:29:44.6120 | 197.897 |
| August 30, 2014 | MAVTV 500 | Fontana | INDYCAR | Tony Kanaan |
500 | 2:32:58.4659 | 196.111 |
| September 10, 2006 | Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 | Chicagoland | IRL | Dan Wheldon |
304 | 1:33:37.2662 | 194.828 |
| July 30, 2006 | Firestone Indy 400 | Michigan | IRL | Hélio Castroneves |
400 | 2:03:43.7441 | 193.972 |
| July 7, 2013 | Pocono IndyCar 400 | Pocono | INDYCAR |  Scott Dixon |
400 | 2:04:26.4178 | 192.864 |
NOTE: Some discrepancy in track calculations used by INDYCAR and CART.
Closest finishes
All races
| Date |
Winner |
Margin (seconds) |
Runner-up |
Sanction |
Race |
Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 8, 2002 | Sam Hornish, Jr. |
0.0024 | Al Unser, Jr. |
IRL | Delphi Indy 300 | Chicagoland |
| September 7, 2008 | Hélio Castroneves |
0.0033 | Scott Dixon |
IRL | Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 | Chicagoland |
| July 4, 2004 | Buddy Rice |
0.0051 | Vítor Meira |
IRL | Argent Mortgage Indy 300 | Kansas |
| August 29, 2009 | Ryan Briscoe |
0.0077 | Scott Dixon |
IRL | Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 | Chicagoland |
| September 15, 2002 | Sam Hornish, Jr. |
0.0096 | Hélio Castroneves |
IRL | Chevy 500 | Texas |
| October 2, 2011 | Ed Carpenter |
0.0098 | Dario Franchitti |
INDYCAR | Kentucky Indy 300 | Kentucky |
| September 7, 2003 | Sam Hornish, Jr. |
0.0099 | Scott Dixon |
IRL | Delphi Indy 300 | Chicagoland |
500 mile races
| Date |
Winner |
Margin (seconds) |
Runner-up |
Sanction |
Race |
Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 25, 1999 | Tony Kanaan |
0.032 | Juan Pablo Montoya |
CART | U.S. 500 by Toyota | Michigan |
| July 23, 2000 | Juan Pablo Montoya |
0.040 | Michael Andretti |
CART | U.S. 500 by Toyota | Michigan |
| May 24, 1992 | Al Unser, Jr. |
0.043 |  Scott Goodyear |
USAC | Indianapolis 500 | Indianapolis |
| July 30, 1995 | Scott Pruett |
0.056 | Al Unser, Jr. |
CART | Marlboro 500 | Michigan |
| May 26, 2014 | Ryan Hunter-Reay |
0.0600 | Hélio Castroneves |
INDYCAR | Indianapolis 500 | Indianapolis |
| May 28, 2006 | Sam Hornish, Jr. |
0.0635 | Marco Andretti |
IRL | Indianapolis 500 | Indianapolis |
Road courses
| Date |
Winner |
Margin (seconds) |
Runner-up |
Sanction |
Race |
Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 27, 1997 | Mark Blundell |
0.027 | Gil de Ferran |
CART | Budweiser/G.I. Joe's 200 | Portland |
| June 15, 1986 | Mario Andretti |
0.070 | Michael Andretti |
CART | Budweiser/G.I. Joe's 200 | Portland |
References
- ^ Kallmann, Dave (August 7, 2015). "Road America will get IndyCar race in 2016". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Journal Media Group. Retrieved August 7, 2015.