Race results from the automobile and motorcycle races contested at the
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National Motorcycle Race Meet (1909)
The first motorsports event at the track consisted of 7 motorcycle races, ranging from 1 to 10 miles in length, on August 14, 1909. All races were sanctioned by the Federation of American Motorcyclists (FAM). A planned feature race of 25 miles was canceled, as was a proposed second day of competition, due to concerns over suitability of track surface for motorcycle use.
| Year |
Date |
Race |
Winning Rider |
Motorcycle |
Race Distance |
Class |
| Miles |
Laps |
| 1909 |
Aug 14 |
1 |
USA A. G. Chapple |
IndianIndian Motorcycle is the oldest motorcycle marque brand currently in production in the United States of America. Indian motorcycles were manufactured from 1901 to 1953 by a company in Springfield, Massachusetts initially known as the Hendee Manufacturing Company but which was later renamed the...
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5 |
2 |
Handicap; Private Owners |
| Aug 14 |
2 |
USA Fred Huyck |
IndianIndian Motorcycle is the oldest motorcycle marque brand currently in production in the United States of America. Indian motorcycles were manufactured from 1901 to 1953 by a company in Springfield, Massachusetts initially known as the Hendee Manufacturing Company but which was later renamed the...
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1 |
0.4 |
Amateur; < 61 cubic inch |
| Aug 14 |
3 |
USA Paul E. Koutowski |
Minneapolis |
5 |
2 |
Handicap; Indiana Motor Cycle Club |
| Aug 14 |
4 |
USA Fred Huyck |
IndianIndian Motorcycle is the oldest motorcycle marque brand currently in production in the United States of America. Indian motorcycles were manufactured from 1901 to 1953 by a company in Springfield, Massachusetts initially known as the Hendee Manufacturing Company but which was later renamed the...
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5 |
2 |
Handicap; < 55 cubic inch |
| Aug 14 |
5 |
USA Ed Lingenfelder |
N.S.U. |
10 |
4 |
Professional |
| Aug 14 |
6 |
USA Fred Huyck |
IndianIndian Motorcycle is the oldest motorcycle marque brand currently in production in the United States of America. Indian motorcycles were manufactured from 1901 to 1953 by a company in Springfield, Massachusetts initially known as the Hendee Manufacturing Company but which was later renamed the...
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5 |
2 |
Handicap; Amateur; < 61 cubic inch |
| Aug 14 |
7 |
USA Edwin G. Baker |
IndianIndian Motorcycle is the oldest motorcycle marque brand currently in production in the United States of America. Indian motorcycles were manufactured from 1901 to 1953 by a company in Springfield, Massachusetts initially known as the Hendee Manufacturing Company but which was later renamed the...
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10 |
4 |
Amateur |
Prest-O-Lite Trophy; Wheeler-Schebler Trophy; Other Early Automobile Races (1909-1910)
Seventeen automobile races, ranging from 20 to 250 miles in length, were held on four different race weekends in 1909 and 1910. In addition, there were 65 auto races of shorter lengths (5, 10 and 15 miles) held on the same weekends. None of the short races served as a qualifying race, or "heat" race, for the longer events. Each race stood on its own and earned its own trophy. All 82 races were sanctioned by the
American Automobile Association (AAA)The AAA , formerly known as the American Automobile Association, is a 50 million member North American not-for-profit automobile lobby group, service organization, and seller of vehicle insurance...
. The 1909 races took place on the original crushed stone and tar surface. As the weekend went on, the track surface began breaking up badly. The final race of the weekend, scheduled for a 300-mile length, was shortened to 235 miles. The next scheduled weekend of auto races, planned for early October, was canceled so the track could be repaved. The track was paved in
brickA brick is a block of ceramic material used in masonry construction, usually laid using mortar.-History:The oldest shaped bricks found date back to 7,500 B.C. They have been found in Çayönü, in the upper Tigris region, and in south east Anatolia close to Diyarbakir. Other more recent findings,...
during the fall of 1909. Over two days in December, several automobile and motorcycle racers conducted speed exhibitions, in extremely cold temperatures. No races had been planned for that event. The next races were run over three holiday weekends in 1910.
August 1909 meet
| Year |
Date |
Race Name |
Winning Driver |
Car |
Race Distance |
Class |
| Miles |
Laps |
| 1909 |
Aug 19 |
Unnamed (1st race held this date) |
Austria-Hungary Louis Schwitzer |
Stoddard-Dayton Stoddard-Dayton was a high quality car manufactured by Dayton Motor Car Company in Dayton, Ohio, USA, between 1905 and 1913. John W. Stoddard and his son Charles G...
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5 |
2 |
Stock 161-230 cu in |
| Aug 19 |
Unnamed (2nd race held this date) |
SUI Louis Chevrolet Louis-Joseph Chevrolet , of French descent was a race car driver and co-founder Louis-Joseph Chevrolet (December 25, 1878, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland – June 6, 1941, Detroit, Michigan), of French descent was a race car driver and co-founder Louis-Joseph Chevrolet...
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BuickBuick is a marque of automobile sold in the United States, Canada, Mexico, China, Taiwan, Qatar, Kuwait, and Israel by General Motors Company...
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10 |
4 |
Stock 231-300 cu in |
| Aug 19 |
Unnamed (3rd race held this date) |
CAN Wilfred Bourque Wilfred Bourque , also known as Billy Bourque and William Bourque, was a Canadian racecar driver, born in W. Farnham, Québec. At the time of his racing career, he lived in West Springfield, Mass..-Racing Career:...
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Knox |
5 |
2 |
Stock 301-450 cu in |
| Aug 19 |
Unnamed (4th race held this date) |
USA Ray Harroun Ray Harroun was an American racecar driver, born in Spartansburg, Pennsylvania.-Racing career:Harroun is known to have started at least 60 AAA-sanctioned races, during the years 1905-1911...
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Marmon Marmon Motor Car Company was an automobile manufacturer founded by Howard Marmon and owned by Nordyke Marmon & Company of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. It was established in 1902 and was merged and renamed in 1933. They produced cars under the Marmon brand. It was succeeded by Marmon-Herrington and...
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10 |
4 |
Handicap |
| Aug 19 |
Prest-O-Lite Trophy The Prest-O-Lite Trophy Race was an automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in each of the two years prior to the first Indianapolis 500. The trophy was sponsored by the Prest-O-Lite Company, a manufacturer of automotive lighting systems...
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USA Bob Burman Bob Burman was an American racecar driver active in the formative years of auto racing...
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BuickBuick is a marque of automobile sold in the United States, Canada, Mexico, China, Taiwan, Qatar, Kuwait, and Israel by General Motors Company...
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250 |
100 |
Stock 301-450 cu in |
| Aug 20 |
Unnamed (1st race held this date) |
USA Lewis Strang Lewis Strang was an American racecar driver. Strang was pole sitter for the inaugural "500". He was killed in a testing accident, becoming the first Indy 500 veteran to die.-Indy 500 results:...
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BuickBuick is a marque of automobile sold in the United States, Canada, Mexico, China, Taiwan, Qatar, Kuwait, and Israel by General Motors Company...
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5 |
2 |
Stock 231-300 cu in |
| Aug 20 |
Unnamed (2nd race held this date) |
USA Charlie MerzCharlie Merz was an American racecar driver. Active in the early years of the Indianapolis 500, he later became Chief Steward of the Memorial Day Classic.- Early Years :...
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NationalThe National Motor Vehicle Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles in Indianapolis, Indiana between 1900 and 1924. Its president, Arthur C. Newby, was one of the investors who created the Indianapolis Motor Speedway....
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10 |
4 |
Stock 301-450 cu in |
| Aug 20 |
Unnamed (3rd race held this date) |
USA Johnny Aitken Johnny Aitken was a racecar driver from Indianapolis, who was active in the years prior to World War I.Aitken competed in the Indianapolis 500 three times. He started the race twice, in 1911 and 1916. He led the first lap of the first race . Aitken captured the pole position in 1916, but ended...
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NationalThe National Motor Vehicle Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles in Indianapolis, Indiana between 1900 and 1924. Its president, Arthur C. Newby, was one of the investors who created the Indianapolis Motor Speedway....
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10 |
4 |
Stock < 601 cu in |
| Aug 20 |
Unnamed (4th race held this date) |
USA Carl WrightCarl Wright was an American tap dancer, actor, and comedian whose late life acting credits included Soul Food, Barbershop, and Big Momma's House...
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Stoddard-Dayton Stoddard-Dayton was a high quality car manufactured by Dayton Motor Car Company in Dayton, Ohio, USA, between 1905 and 1913. John W. Stoddard and his son Charles G...
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50 |
20 |
161-230 cu in |
| Aug 20 |
Ford Trophy |
USA Len Zengel Len Zengel was an American racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:...
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Chadwick |
10 |
4 |
Free for all |
| Aug 20 |
Unnamed (6th race held this date) |
USA Johnny Aitken Johnny Aitken was a racecar driver from Indianapolis, who was active in the years prior to World War I.Aitken competed in the Indianapolis 500 three times. He started the race twice, in 1911 and 1916. He led the first lap of the first race . Aitken captured the pole position in 1916, but ended...
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NationalThe National Motor Vehicle Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles in Indianapolis, Indiana between 1900 and 1924. Its president, Arthur C. Newby, was one of the investors who created the Indianapolis Motor Speedway....
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5 |
2 |
Handicap |
| Aug 20 |
G & J Trophy The G & J Trophy Race was an automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in each of the two years prior to the first Indianapolis 500...
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USA Lewis Strang Lewis Strang was an American racecar driver. Strang was pole sitter for the inaugural "500". He was killed in a testing accident, becoming the first Indy 500 veteran to die.-Indy 500 results:...
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BuickBuick is a marque of automobile sold in the United States, Canada, Mexico, China, Taiwan, Qatar, Kuwait, and Israel by General Motors Company...
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100 |
40 |
Stock 231-300 cu in |
| Aug 21 |
Unnamed (1st race held this date) |
USA Tom Kincaid Tom Kincaid was an American racecar driver, born in Indianapolis, Indiana.-Racing Career:Kincaid is known to have started at least 23 AAA-sanctioned races, during the years 1909-1910. He drove primarily for the team operated by Indianapolis-based auto maker, National. However, at least one 1910...
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NationalThe National Motor Vehicle Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles in Indianapolis, Indiana between 1900 and 1924. Its president, Arthur C. Newby, was one of the investors who created the Indianapolis Motor Speedway....
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15 |
6 |
Handicap |
| Aug 21 |
Unnamed (2nd race held this date) |
USA Eddie Hearne Eddie Hearne Eddie Hearne Eddie Hearne (March 1, 1887 - February 9, 1955 was an American racecar driver from Kansas City, Kansas who was active in the formative years of auto racing. He participated in the inaugural Indianapolis 500. He later was a long-time Duesenberg factory-backed driver...
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FiatFiat S.p.A., an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino , is an Italian automobile manufacturer, engine manufacturer, financial and industrial group based in Turin in the Piedmont region. Fiat was founded in 1899 by a group of investors including Giovanni Agnelli. Fiat has also...
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10 |
4 |
Amateur |
| Aug 21 |
Remy Grand Brassard The Remy Grand Brassard and Trophy Race was an automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, on each of four automobile race weekends conducted during the two years prior to the first Indianapolis 500. The prize was sponsored by magneto manufacturer Frank Remy...
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USA Barney OldfieldBerna Eli "Barney" Oldfield was an automobile racer and pioneer. He was born on a farm on the outskirts of Wauseon, Ohio. He was the first man to drive a car at 60 miles per hour on an oval...
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BenzKarl Friedrich Benz, sometimes spelled as Carl, was a German engine designer and automobile engineer, generally regarded as the inventor of the petrol-powered automobile and pioneering founder of the automobile manufacturer, Mercedes-Benz.Other German contemporaries, Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm...
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25 |
10 |
Free for all |
| Aug 21 |
Wheeler-Schebler Trophy The Wheeler-Schebler Trophy Race was an automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in each of the two years prior to the first Indianapolis 500. The trophy was sponsored by the Wheeler-Schebler Carburetor Company. Frank Wheeler, one of the four co-founders of the Speedway, was also...
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USA Leigh Lynch Leigh Lynch was an American racecar driver, who was active in the years 1906-1910.-Racing Career:Lynch won the 1909 Wheeler-Schebler Trophy Race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This race which was shorted to 235 miles from its originally-planned 300, due to deteriorating track conditions...
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Jackson |
235 |
94 |
Stock < 601 cu in |
Memorial Day weekend 1910
| Year |
Date |
Race Name |
Winning Driver |
Car |
Race Distance |
Class |
| Miles |
Laps |
| 1910 |
May 27 |
Unnamed (1st race held this date) |
SUI Louis Chevrolet Louis-Joseph Chevrolet , of French descent was a race car driver and co-founder Louis-Joseph Chevrolet (December 25, 1878, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland – June 6, 1941, Detroit, Michigan), of French descent was a race car driver and co-founder Louis-Joseph Chevrolet...
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BuickBuick is a marque of automobile sold in the United States, Canada, Mexico, China, Taiwan, Qatar, Kuwait, and Israel by General Motors Company...
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5 |
2 |
Stock 161-230 cu in |
| May 27 |
Unnamed (2nd race held this date) |
USA Ray Harroun Ray Harroun was an American racecar driver, born in Spartansburg, Pennsylvania.-Racing career:Harroun is known to have started at least 60 AAA-sanctioned races, during the years 1905-1911...
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Marmon Marmon Motor Car Company was an automobile manufacturer founded by Howard Marmon and owned by Nordyke Marmon & Company of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. It was established in 1902 and was merged and renamed in 1933. They produced cars under the Marmon brand. It was succeeded by Marmon-Herrington and...
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10 |
4 |
Stock 231-300 cu in |
| May 27 |
Unnamed (3rd race held this date) |
USA Tom Kincaid Tom Kincaid was an American racecar driver, born in Indianapolis, Indiana.-Racing Career:Kincaid is known to have started at least 23 AAA-sanctioned races, during the years 1909-1910. He drove primarily for the team operated by Indianapolis-based auto maker, National. However, at least one 1910...
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NationalThe National Motor Vehicle Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles in Indianapolis, Indiana between 1900 and 1924. Its president, Arthur C. Newby, was one of the investors who created the Indianapolis Motor Speedway....
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5 |
2 |
Stock 301-450 cu in |
| May 27 |
Unnamed (4th race held this date) |
USA Johnny Aitken Johnny Aitken was a racecar driver from Indianapolis, who was active in the years prior to World War I.Aitken competed in the Indianapolis 500 three times. He started the race twice, in 1911 and 1916. He led the first lap of the first race . Aitken captured the pole position in 1916, but ended...
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NationalThe National Motor Vehicle Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles in Indianapolis, Indiana between 1900 and 1924. Its president, Arthur C. Newby, was one of the investors who created the Indianapolis Motor Speedway....
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10 |
4 |
Stock 451-600 cu in |
| May 27 |
Unnamed (5th race held this date) |
USA Arthur Greiner Arthur Greiner was an American racecar driver, and historically the first to finish last in the Indianapolis 500. Greiner crashed on the backstretch after completing twelve laps in the inaugural race...
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NationalThe National Motor Vehicle Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles in Indianapolis, Indiana between 1900 and 1924. Its president, Arthur C. Newby, was one of the investors who created the Indianapolis Motor Speedway....
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5 |
2 |
Handicap |
| May 27 |
Unnamed (6th race held this date) |
USA Arthur Greiner Arthur Greiner was an American racecar driver, and historically the first to finish last in the Indianapolis 500. Greiner crashed on the backstretch after completing twelve laps in the inaugural race...
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NationalThe National Motor Vehicle Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles in Indianapolis, Indiana between 1900 and 1924. Its president, Arthur C. Newby, was one of the investors who created the Indianapolis Motor Speedway....
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5 |
2 |
Amateur |
| May 27 |
Speedway Helmet The Speedway Helmet Race was an automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, during each of the three race weekends of 1910 . The trophy was a metal helmet, featuring the Speedway's "Wings and Wheel" logo, which the winner wore while defending his title in the next Speedway Helmet...
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USA Bob Burman Bob Burman was an American racecar driver active in the formative years of auto racing...
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BuickBuick is a marque of automobile sold in the United States, Canada, Mexico, China, Taiwan, Qatar, Kuwait, and Israel by General Motors Company...
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5 |
2 |
Free for all |
| May 27 |
Prest-O-Lite Trophy The Prest-O-Lite Trophy Race was an automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in each of the two years prior to the first Indianapolis 500. The trophy was sponsored by the Prest-O-Lite Company, a manufacturer of automotive lighting systems...
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USA Tom Kincaid Tom Kincaid was an American racecar driver, born in Indianapolis, Indiana.-Racing Career:Kincaid is known to have started at least 23 AAA-sanctioned races, during the years 1909-1910. He drove primarily for the team operated by Indianapolis-based auto maker, National. However, at least one 1910...
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NationalThe National Motor Vehicle Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles in Indianapolis, Indiana between 1900 and 1924. Its president, Arthur C. Newby, was one of the investors who created the Indianapolis Motor Speedway....
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100 |
40 |
Stock 301-450 cu in |
| May 28 |
Unnamed (1st race held this date) |
USA Johnny Aitken Johnny Aitken was a racecar driver from Indianapolis, who was active in the years prior to World War I.Aitken competed in the Indianapolis 500 three times. He started the race twice, in 1911 and 1916. He led the first lap of the first race . Aitken captured the pole position in 1916, but ended...
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NationalThe National Motor Vehicle Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles in Indianapolis, Indiana between 1900 and 1924. Its president, Arthur C. Newby, was one of the investors who created the Indianapolis Motor Speedway....
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10 |
4 |
Stock 301-450 cu in |
| May 28 |
Unnamed (2nd race held this date) |
USA Barney OldfieldBerna Eli "Barney" Oldfield was an automobile racer and pioneer. He was born on a farm on the outskirts of Wauseon, Ohio. He was the first man to drive a car at 60 miles per hour on an oval...
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Knox |
5 |
2 |
Stock 451-600 cu in |
| May 28 |
Unnamed (3rd race held this date) |
USA Howdy Wilcox Howard Wilcox was an American racecar driver active in formative years of auto racing.Born in Crawfordsville, Indiana, Howdy Wilcox led the last 98 laps of the 1919 Indianapolis 500 after starting in the 2nd position. He died in a wreck in 1923 at the Altoona Speedway board track in Tyrone,...
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NationalThe National Motor Vehicle Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles in Indianapolis, Indiana between 1900 and 1924. Its president, Arthur C. Newby, was one of the investors who created the Indianapolis Motor Speedway....
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10 |
4 |
Handicap |
| May 28 |
Wheeler-Schebler Trophy The Wheeler-Schebler Trophy Race was an automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in each of the two years prior to the first Indianapolis 500. The trophy was sponsored by the Wheeler-Schebler Carburetor Company. Frank Wheeler, one of the four co-founders of the Speedway, was also...
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USA Ray Harroun Ray Harroun was an American racecar driver, born in Spartansburg, Pennsylvania.-Racing career:Harroun is known to have started at least 60 AAA-sanctioned races, during the years 1905-1911...
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Marmon Marmon Motor Car Company was an automobile manufacturer founded by Howard Marmon and owned by Nordyke Marmon & Company of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. It was established in 1902 and was merged and renamed in 1933. They produced cars under the Marmon brand. It was succeeded by Marmon-Herrington and...
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200 |
80 |
Stock < 601 cu in |
| May 30 |
Unnamed (1st race held this date) |
USA Caleb Bragg Caleb Bragg was an American racecar driver, speedboat racer, and aviation pioneer. In speedboat racing, Caleb one three consecutive Gold Cup races in Detroit from 1923-1925....
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FiatFiat S.p.A., an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino , is an Italian automobile manufacturer, engine manufacturer, financial and industrial group based in Turin in the Piedmont region. Fiat was founded in 1899 by a group of investors including Giovanni Agnelli. Fiat has also...
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10 |
4 |
Free for all |
| May 30 |
Unnamed (2nd race held this date) |
SUI Louis Chevrolet Louis-Joseph Chevrolet , of French descent was a race car driver and co-founder Louis-Joseph Chevrolet (December 25, 1878, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland – June 6, 1941, Detroit, Michigan), of French descent was a race car driver and co-founder Louis-Joseph Chevrolet...
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BuickBuick is a marque of automobile sold in the United States, Canada, Mexico, China, Taiwan, Qatar, Kuwait, and Israel by General Motors Company...
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10 |
4 |
Stock 161-230 cu in |
| May 30 |
Unnamed (3rd race held this date) |
USA Joe DawsonJoe Dawson was an American race car driver.-Biography:Born in Odon, Indiana, Dawson competed in the Indianapolis 500 race three times, beginning in 1911 when he drove a Marmon to a fifth place finish. The following year, Dawson won after Ralph DePalma, who had led for 196 laps of the 200 lap race,...
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Marmon Marmon Motor Car Company was an automobile manufacturer founded by Howard Marmon and owned by Nordyke Marmon & Company of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. It was established in 1902 and was merged and renamed in 1933. They produced cars under the Marmon brand. It was succeeded by Marmon-Herrington and...
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5 |
2 |
Stock 231-300 cu in |
| May 30 |
Unnamed (4th race held this date) |
USA Caleb Bragg Caleb Bragg was an American racecar driver, speedboat racer, and aviation pioneer. In speedboat racing, Caleb one three consecutive Gold Cup races in Detroit from 1923-1925....
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FiatFiat S.p.A., an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino , is an Italian automobile manufacturer, engine manufacturer, financial and industrial group based in Turin in the Piedmont region. Fiat was founded in 1899 by a group of investors including Giovanni Agnelli. Fiat has also...
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5 |
2 |
Free for all |
| May 30 |
Unnamed (5th race held this date) |
USA Ray Harroun Ray Harroun was an American racecar driver, born in Spartansburg, Pennsylvania.-Racing career:Harroun is known to have started at least 60 AAA-sanctioned races, during the years 1905-1911...
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Marmon Marmon Motor Car Company was an automobile manufacturer founded by Howard Marmon and owned by Nordyke Marmon & Company of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. It was established in 1902 and was merged and renamed in 1933. They produced cars under the Marmon brand. It was succeeded by Marmon-Herrington and...
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10 |
4 |
Stock 231-300 cu in |
| May 30 |
Unnamed (6th race held this date) |
USA Barney OldfieldBerna Eli "Barney" Oldfield was an automobile racer and pioneer. He was born on a farm on the outskirts of Wauseon, Ohio. He was the first man to drive a car at 60 miles per hour on an oval...
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Knox |
5 |
2 |
Stock 451-600 cu in |
| May 30 |
Unnamed (7th race held this date) |
USA Johnny Aitken Johnny Aitken was a racecar driver from Indianapolis, who was active in the years prior to World War I.Aitken competed in the Indianapolis 500 three times. He started the race twice, in 1911 and 1916. He led the first lap of the first race . Aitken captured the pole position in 1916, but ended...
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NationalThe National Motor Vehicle Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles in Indianapolis, Indiana between 1900 and 1924. Its president, Arthur C. Newby, was one of the investors who created the Indianapolis Motor Speedway....
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5 |
2 |
Stock 301-450 cu in |
| May 30 |
Unnamed (8th race held this date) |
Jack Reed |
Stoddard-Dayton Stoddard-Dayton was a high quality car manufactured by Dayton Motor Car Company in Dayton, Ohio, USA, between 1905 and 1913. John W. Stoddard and his son Charles G...
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5 |
2 |
Handicap |
| May 30 |
Unnamed (9th race held this date) |
USA Barney OldfieldBerna Eli "Barney" Oldfield was an automobile racer and pioneer. He was born on a farm on the outskirts of Wauseon, Ohio. He was the first man to drive a car at 60 miles per hour on an oval...
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Knox |
10 |
4 |
Stock 451-600 cu in |
| May 30 |
Unnamed (10th race held this date) |
USA Johnny Aitken Johnny Aitken was a racecar driver from Indianapolis, who was active in the years prior to World War I.Aitken competed in the Indianapolis 500 three times. He started the race twice, in 1911 and 1916. He led the first lap of the first race . Aitken captured the pole position in 1916, but ended...
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NationalThe National Motor Vehicle Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles in Indianapolis, Indiana between 1900 and 1924. Its president, Arthur C. Newby, was one of the investors who created the Indianapolis Motor Speedway....
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10 |
4 |
Stock 301-450 cu in |
| May 30 |
Unnamed (11th race held this date) |
USA Caleb Bragg Caleb Bragg was an American racecar driver, speedboat racer, and aviation pioneer. In speedboat racing, Caleb one three consecutive Gold Cup races in Detroit from 1923-1925....
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FiatFiat S.p.A., an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino , is an Italian automobile manufacturer, engine manufacturer, financial and industrial group based in Turin in the Piedmont region. Fiat was founded in 1899 by a group of investors including Giovanni Agnelli. Fiat has also...
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10 |
4 |
Free for all |
| May 30 |
Remy Grand Brassard The Remy Grand Brassard and Trophy Race was an automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, on each of four automobile race weekends conducted during the two years prior to the first Indianapolis 500. The prize was sponsored by magneto manufacturer Frank Remy...
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USA Ray Harroun Ray Harroun was an American racecar driver, born in Spartansburg, Pennsylvania.-Racing career:Harroun is known to have started at least 60 AAA-sanctioned races, during the years 1905-1911...
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Marmon Marmon Motor Car Company was an automobile manufacturer founded by Howard Marmon and owned by Nordyke Marmon & Company of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. It was established in 1902 and was merged and renamed in 1933. They produced cars under the Marmon brand. It was succeeded by Marmon-Herrington and...
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50 |
20 |
Stock 231-300 cu in |
July 4th weekend 1910
| Year |
Date |
Race Name |
Winning Driver |
Car |
Race Distance |
Class |
| Miles |
Laps |
| 1910 |
July 1 |
Unnamed (1st race held this date) |
USA Mortimer Roberts |
Herreshoff |
5 |
2 |
Stock < 161 cu in |
| July 1 |
Unnamed (2nd race held this date) |
SUI Louis Chevrolet Louis-Joseph Chevrolet , of French descent was a race car driver and co-founder Louis-Joseph Chevrolet (December 25, 1878, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland – June 6, 1941, Detroit, Michigan), of French descent was a race car driver and co-founder Louis-Joseph Chevrolet...
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BuickBuick is a marque of automobile sold in the United States, Canada, Mexico, China, Taiwan, Qatar, Kuwait, and Israel by General Motors Company...
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5 |
2 |
Stock 161-230 cu in |
| July 1 |
Unnamed (3rd race held this date) |
USA Joe DawsonJoe Dawson was an American race car driver.-Biography:Born in Odon, Indiana, Dawson competed in the Indianapolis 500 race three times, beginning in 1911 when he drove a Marmon to a fifth place finish. The following year, Dawson won after Ralph DePalma, who had led for 196 laps of the 200 lap race,... [a] |
Marmon Marmon Motor Car Company was an automobile manufacturer founded by Howard Marmon and owned by Nordyke Marmon & Company of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. It was established in 1902 and was merged and renamed in 1933. They produced cars under the Marmon brand. It was succeeded by Marmon-Herrington and...
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10 |
4 |
Stock 231-300 cu in |
| July 1 |
Unnamed (4th race held this date) |
USA Johnny Aitken Johnny Aitken was a racecar driver from Indianapolis, who was active in the years prior to World War I.Aitken competed in the Indianapolis 500 three times. He started the race twice, in 1911 and 1916. He led the first lap of the first race . Aitken captured the pole position in 1916, but ended... [b] |
NationalThe National Motor Vehicle Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles in Indianapolis, Indiana between 1900 and 1924. Its president, Arthur C. Newby, was one of the investors who created the Indianapolis Motor Speedway....
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15 |
6 |
Stock 301-450 cu in |
| July 1 |
Unnamed (5th race held this date) |
USA Harry Grant Harry Grant was an American auto racing driver. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, driving an ALCO, Grant won the 1909 and 1910 Vanderbilt Cup on Long Island. He then competed in the Indianapolis 500 four times between 1911 and 1915. He had his best showing in 1915, finishing in 5th place...
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ALCO |
10 |
4 |
Stock 451-600 cu in |
| July 1 |
Unnamed (6th race held this date) |
N. J. Sutcliffe |
Maytag |
10 |
4 |
Handicap |
| July 1 |
Unnamed (7th race held this date) |
USA Arthur Greiner Arthur Greiner was an American racecar driver, and historically the first to finish last in the Indianapolis 500. Greiner crashed on the backstretch after completing twelve laps in the inaugural race...
|
NationalThe National Motor Vehicle Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles in Indianapolis, Indiana between 1900 and 1924. Its president, Arthur C. Newby, was one of the investors who created the Indianapolis Motor Speedway....
|
5 |
2 |
Amateur |
| July 1 |
Speedway Helmet The Speedway Helmet Race was an automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, during each of the three race weekends of 1910 . The trophy was a metal helmet, featuring the Speedway's "Wings and Wheel" logo, which the winner wore while defending his title in the next Speedway Helmet...
|
USA Eddie Hearne Eddie Hearne Eddie Hearne Eddie Hearne (March 1, 1887 - February 9, 1955 was an American racecar driver from Kansas City, Kansas who was active in the formative years of auto racing. He participated in the inaugural Indianapolis 500. He later was a long-time Duesenberg factory-backed driver...
|
BenzKarl Friedrich Benz, sometimes spelled as Carl, was a German engine designer and automobile engineer, generally regarded as the inventor of the petrol-powered automobile and pioneering founder of the automobile manufacturer, Mercedes-Benz.Other German contemporaries, Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm...
|
10 |
4 |
Free for all |
| July 1 |
G & J Trophy The G & J Trophy Race was an automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in each of the two years prior to the first Indianapolis 500...
|
USA Billy Pearce Billy Pearce is an award winning English performer, comedian, actor and entertainer. A regular on UK television in the 1980s and 1990s, Pearce has been described as a "supreme entertainer". His summer shows and pantomimes regularly break box office records.-Early life:Pearce was born in Leeds in... [c] |
FAL |
50 |
20 |
Stock 231-300 cu in |
| July 2 |
Unnamed (1st race held this date) |
USA Mortimer Roberts |
Herreshoff |
10 |
4 |
Stock < 161 cu in |
| July 2 |
Unnamed (2nd race held this date) |
SUI Louis Chevrolet Louis-Joseph Chevrolet , of French descent was a race car driver and co-founder Louis-Joseph Chevrolet (December 25, 1878, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland – June 6, 1941, Detroit, Michigan), of French descent was a race car driver and co-founder Louis-Joseph Chevrolet...
|
BuickBuick is a marque of automobile sold in the United States, Canada, Mexico, China, Taiwan, Qatar, Kuwait, and Israel by General Motors Company...
|
10 |
4 |
Stock 161-230 cu in |
| July 2 |
Unnamed (3rd race held this date) |
USA Joe DawsonJoe Dawson was an American race car driver.-Biography:Born in Odon, Indiana, Dawson competed in the Indianapolis 500 race three times, beginning in 1911 when he drove a Marmon to a fifth place finish. The following year, Dawson won after Ralph DePalma, who had led for 196 laps of the 200 lap race,... [d] |
Marmon Marmon Motor Car Company was an automobile manufacturer founded by Howard Marmon and owned by Nordyke Marmon & Company of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. It was established in 1902 and was merged and renamed in 1933. They produced cars under the Marmon brand. It was succeeded by Marmon-Herrington and...
|
5 |
2 |
Stock 231-300 cu in |
| July 2 |
Unnamed (4th race held this date) |
USA Johnny Aitken Johnny Aitken was a racecar driver from Indianapolis, who was active in the years prior to World War I.Aitken competed in the Indianapolis 500 three times. He started the race twice, in 1911 and 1916. He led the first lap of the first race . Aitken captured the pole position in 1916, but ended... [e] |
NationalThe National Motor Vehicle Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles in Indianapolis, Indiana between 1900 and 1924. Its president, Arthur C. Newby, was one of the investors who created the Indianapolis Motor Speedway....
|
10 |
4 |
Stock 301-450 cu in |
| July 2 |
Unnamed (5th race held this date) |
USA Harry Grant Harry Grant was an American auto racing driver. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, driving an ALCO, Grant won the 1909 and 1910 Vanderbilt Cup on Long Island. He then competed in the Indianapolis 500 four times between 1911 and 1915. He had his best showing in 1915, finishing in 5th place...
|
ALCO |
20 |
8 |
Stock 451-600 cu in |
| July 2 |
Unnamed (6th race held this date) |
USA George Robertson |
Simplex Not to be confused with American SimplexCrane-Simplex is a defunct car manufacturer, operating in New York City, USA at the beginning of the 20th century.-History:...
|
10 |
4 |
Handicap |
| July 2 |
Unnamed (7th race held this date) |
USA Arthur Greiner Arthur Greiner was an American racecar driver, and historically the first to finish last in the Indianapolis 500. Greiner crashed on the backstretch after completing twelve laps in the inaugural race...
|
NationalThe National Motor Vehicle Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles in Indianapolis, Indiana between 1900 and 1924. Its president, Arthur C. Newby, was one of the investors who created the Indianapolis Motor Speedway....
|
10 |
4 |
Amateur |
| July 2 |
Unnamed (8th race held this date) |
USA Johnny Aitken Johnny Aitken was a racecar driver from Indianapolis, who was active in the years prior to World War I.Aitken competed in the Indianapolis 500 three times. He started the race twice, in 1911 and 1916. He led the first lap of the first race . Aitken captured the pole position in 1916, but ended...
|
NationalThe National Motor Vehicle Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles in Indianapolis, Indiana between 1900 and 1924. Its president, Arthur C. Newby, was one of the investors who created the Indianapolis Motor Speedway....
|
5 |
2 |
Free for all |
| July 2 |
Remy Grand Brassard The Remy Grand Brassard and Trophy Race was an automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, on each of four automobile race weekends conducted during the two years prior to the first Indianapolis 500. The prize was sponsored by magneto manufacturer Frank Remy...
|
USA Joe DawsonJoe Dawson was an American race car driver.-Biography:Born in Odon, Indiana, Dawson competed in the Indianapolis 500 race three times, beginning in 1911 when he drove a Marmon to a fifth place finish. The following year, Dawson won after Ralph DePalma, who had led for 196 laps of the 200 lap race,... [a] |
Marmon Marmon Motor Car Company was an automobile manufacturer founded by Howard Marmon and owned by Nordyke Marmon & Company of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. It was established in 1902 and was merged and renamed in 1933. They produced cars under the Marmon brand. It was succeeded by Marmon-Herrington and...
|
100 |
40 |
Stock 301-450 cu in |
| July 4 |
Unnamed (1st race held this date) |
SUI Louis Chevrolet Louis-Joseph Chevrolet , of French descent was a race car driver and co-founder Louis-Joseph Chevrolet (December 25, 1878, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland – June 6, 1941, Detroit, Michigan), of French descent was a race car driver and co-founder Louis-Joseph Chevrolet...
|
BuickBuick is a marque of automobile sold in the United States, Canada, Mexico, China, Taiwan, Qatar, Kuwait, and Israel by General Motors Company...
|
10 |
4 |
Stock 161-230 cu in |
| July 4 |
Unnamed (2nd race held this date) |
USA Mortimer Roberts |
Herreshoff |
5 |
2 |
Stock < 161 cu in |
| July 4 |
Unnamed (3rd race held this date) |
USA Louis Heineman |
FAL |
5 |
2 |
Stock 231-300 cu in |
| July 4 |
Cobe Trophy The Cobe Trophy Race was an automobile race held in Indiana, in 1909 and 1910. The trophy was named for, and donated by, Ira M. Cobe, president of the Chicago Automobile Club. As one of the first long-distance races in the area, it was billed as the "Vanderbilt of the west," a reference to the ...
|
USA Joe DawsonJoe Dawson was an American race car driver.-Biography:Born in Odon, Indiana, Dawson competed in the Indianapolis 500 race three times, beginning in 1911 when he drove a Marmon to a fifth place finish. The following year, Dawson won after Ralph DePalma, who had led for 196 laps of the 200 lap race,...
|
Marmon Marmon Motor Car Company was an automobile manufacturer founded by Howard Marmon and owned by Nordyke Marmon & Company of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. It was established in 1902 and was merged and renamed in 1933. They produced cars under the Marmon brand. It was succeeded by Marmon-Herrington and...
|
200 |
80 |
Stock < 601 cu in |
| July 4 |
Unnamed (5th race held this date) |
USA Arthur Greiner Arthur Greiner was an American racecar driver, and historically the first to finish last in the Indianapolis 500. Greiner crashed on the backstretch after completing twelve laps in the inaugural race... [f] |
NationalThe National Motor Vehicle Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles in Indianapolis, Indiana between 1900 and 1924. Its president, Arthur C. Newby, was one of the investors who created the Indianapolis Motor Speedway....
|
5 |
2 |
Amateur |
| July 4 |
Unnamed (6th race held this date) |
USA Eddie Hearne Eddie Hearne Eddie Hearne Eddie Hearne (March 1, 1887 - February 9, 1955 was an American racecar driver from Kansas City, Kansas who was active in the formative years of auto racing. He participated in the inaugural Indianapolis 500. He later was a long-time Duesenberg factory-backed driver...
|
BenzKarl Friedrich Benz, sometimes spelled as Carl, was a German engine designer and automobile engineer, generally regarded as the inventor of the petrol-powered automobile and pioneering founder of the automobile manufacturer, Mercedes-Benz.Other German contemporaries, Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm...
|
20 |
8 |
Free for all |
| Notes: |
| [a] |
Joe Dawson was awarded this victory in late July, after the original first place finisher (Bob Burman Bob Burman was an American racecar driver active in the formative years of auto racing... ) was disqualified. |
| [b] |
Johnny Aitken was awarded this victory in late July, after the original first place finisher (Bob Burman Bob Burman was an American racecar driver active in the formative years of auto racing... ) was disqualified. |
| [c] |
Billy Pearce was awarded this victory in late July, after the original first place finisher (Bob Burman Bob Burman was an American racecar driver active in the formative years of auto racing... ) and second place finisher (Louis ChevroletLouis-Joseph Chevrolet , of French descent was a race car driver and co-founder Louis-Joseph Chevrolet (December 25, 1878, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland – June 6, 1941, Detroit, Michigan), of French descent was a race car driver and co-founder Louis-Joseph Chevrolet... ) were disqualified. |
| [d] |
Joe Dawson was awarded this victory in late July, after the original first place finisher (Louis Chevrolet Louis-Joseph Chevrolet , of French descent was a race car driver and co-founder Louis-Joseph Chevrolet (December 25, 1878, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland – June 6, 1941, Detroit, Michigan), of French descent was a race car driver and co-founder Louis-Joseph Chevrolet... ) and second place finisher (Bob BurmanBob Burman was an American racecar driver active in the formative years of auto racing... ) were disqualified. |
| [e] |
Johnny Aitken was awarded this victory in late July, after the original first place finisher (Louis Chevrolet Louis-Joseph Chevrolet , of French descent was a race car driver and co-founder Louis-Joseph Chevrolet (December 25, 1878, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland – June 6, 1941, Detroit, Michigan), of French descent was a race car driver and co-founder Louis-Joseph Chevrolet... ) was disqualified. |
| [f] |
Arthur Greiner was awarded this victory in late July, after the original first place finisher (Spencer Wishart Spencer Wishart was an American racecar driver. He was active during the early years of the Indianapolis 500. Wishart was killed when he clipped another car during an AAA national championship race and crashed into a tree.-Indy 500 results:... ) was disqualified. |
Labor Day weekend 1910
| Year |
Date |
Race Name |
Winning Driver |
Car |
Race Distance |
Class |
| Miles |
Laps |
| 1910 |
Sept 3 |
Unnamed (1st race held this date) |
USA Louis Edmunds |
Cole |
5 |
2 |
Stock 161-230 cu in |
| Sept 3 |
Unnamed (2nd race held this date) |
USA Ray Harroun Ray Harroun was an American racecar driver, born in Spartansburg, Pennsylvania.-Racing career:Harroun is known to have started at least 60 AAA-sanctioned races, during the years 1905-1911...
|
Marmon Marmon Motor Car Company was an automobile manufacturer founded by Howard Marmon and owned by Nordyke Marmon & Company of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. It was established in 1902 and was merged and renamed in 1933. They produced cars under the Marmon brand. It was succeeded by Marmon-Herrington and...
|
5 |
2 |
Stock 231-300 cu in |
| Sept 3 |
Unnamed (3rd race held this date) |
USA Johnny Aitken Johnny Aitken was a racecar driver from Indianapolis, who was active in the years prior to World War I.Aitken competed in the Indianapolis 500 three times. He started the race twice, in 1911 and 1916. He led the first lap of the first race . Aitken captured the pole position in 1916, but ended...
|
NationalThe National Motor Vehicle Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles in Indianapolis, Indiana between 1900 and 1924. Its president, Arthur C. Newby, was one of the investors who created the Indianapolis Motor Speedway....
|
5 |
2 |
Stock 301-450 cu in |
| Sept 3 |
Unnamed (4th race held this date) |
USA Howdy Wilcox Howard Wilcox was an American racecar driver active in formative years of auto racing.Born in Crawfordsville, Indiana, Howdy Wilcox led the last 98 laps of the 1919 Indianapolis 500 after starting in the 2nd position. He died in a wreck in 1923 at the Altoona Speedway board track in Tyrone,...
|
NationalThe National Motor Vehicle Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles in Indianapolis, Indiana between 1900 and 1924. Its president, Arthur C. Newby, was one of the investors who created the Indianapolis Motor Speedway....
|
5 |
2 |
Stock 451-600 cu in |
| Sept 3 |
Speedway Helmet The Speedway Helmet Race was an automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, during each of the three race weekends of 1910 . The trophy was a metal helmet, featuring the Speedway's "Wings and Wheel" logo, which the winner wore while defending his title in the next Speedway Helmet...
|
USA Eddie Hearne Eddie Hearne Eddie Hearne Eddie Hearne (March 1, 1887 - February 9, 1955 was an American racecar driver from Kansas City, Kansas who was active in the formative years of auto racing. He participated in the inaugural Indianapolis 500. He later was a long-time Duesenberg factory-backed driver...
|
BenzKarl Friedrich Benz, sometimes spelled as Carl, was a German engine designer and automobile engineer, generally regarded as the inventor of the petrol-powered automobile and pioneering founder of the automobile manufacturer, Mercedes-Benz.Other German contemporaries, Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm...
|
10 |
4 |
Free for all |
| Sept 3 |
Unnamed (6th race held this date) |
Walter Emmons |
Herreshoff |
5 |
2 |
Stock < 161 cu in |
| Sept 3 |
Unnamed (7th race held this date) |
USA Eddie Hearne Eddie Hearne Eddie Hearne Eddie Hearne (March 1, 1887 - February 9, 1955 was an American racecar driver from Kansas City, Kansas who was active in the formative years of auto racing. He participated in the inaugural Indianapolis 500. He later was a long-time Duesenberg factory-backed driver...
|
BenzKarl Friedrich Benz, sometimes spelled as Carl, was a German engine designer and automobile engineer, generally regarded as the inventor of the petrol-powered automobile and pioneering founder of the automobile manufacturer, Mercedes-Benz.Other German contemporaries, Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm...
|
100 |
40 |
Free for all |
| Sept 3 |
Unnamed (8th race held this date) |
USA Louis Edmunds |
Cole |
5 |
2 |
Handicap |
| Sept 3 |
Remy Grand Brassard The Remy Grand Brassard and Trophy Race was an automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, on each of four automobile race weekends conducted during the two years prior to the first Indianapolis 500. The prize was sponsored by magneto manufacturer Frank Remy...
|
USA Howdy Wilcox Howard Wilcox was an American racecar driver active in formative years of auto racing.Born in Crawfordsville, Indiana, Howdy Wilcox led the last 98 laps of the 1919 Indianapolis 500 after starting in the 2nd position. He died in a wreck in 1923 at the Altoona Speedway board track in Tyrone,...
|
NationalThe National Motor Vehicle Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles in Indianapolis, Indiana between 1900 and 1924. Its president, Arthur C. Newby, was one of the investors who created the Indianapolis Motor Speedway....
|
100 |
40 |
Stock < 451 cu in |
| Sept 5 |
Unnamed (1st race held this date) |
Walter Emmons |
Herreshoff |
5 |
2 |
Stock < 161 cu in |
| Sept 5 |
Unnamed (2nd race held this date) |
Italy Ralph DePalma Ralph DePalma was an Italian-American racecar driving champion, most notably winner of the 1915 Indianapolis 500. His entry at the International Motorsports Hall of Fame estimates that he won about 2000 races, and he is credited with winning 24 American Champ car races. He is inducted in numerous...
|
FiatFiat S.p.A., an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino , is an Italian automobile manufacturer, engine manufacturer, financial and industrial group based in Turin in the Piedmont region. Fiat was founded in 1899 by a group of investors including Giovanni Agnelli. Fiat has also...
|
10 |
4 |
Free for all |
| Sept 5 |
Unnamed (3rd race held this date) |
USA Lee Frayer Lee Frayer was an American racecar driver who competed in the Indianapolis 500.-Indy 500 results:...
|
Firestone-Columbus |
5 |
2 |
Stock 161-230 cu in |
| Sept 5 |
Unnamed (4th race held this date) |
USA Ray Harroun Ray Harroun was an American racecar driver, born in Spartansburg, Pennsylvania.-Racing career:Harroun is known to have started at least 60 AAA-sanctioned races, during the years 1905-1911...
|
Marmon Marmon Motor Car Company was an automobile manufacturer founded by Howard Marmon and owned by Nordyke Marmon & Company of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. It was established in 1902 and was merged and renamed in 1933. They produced cars under the Marmon brand. It was succeeded by Marmon-Herrington and...
|
5 |
2 |
Stock 231-300 cu in |
| Sept 5 |
Unnamed (5th race held this date) |
USA Johnny Aitken Johnny Aitken was a racecar driver from Indianapolis, who was active in the years prior to World War I.Aitken competed in the Indianapolis 500 three times. He started the race twice, in 1911 and 1916. He led the first lap of the first race . Aitken captured the pole position in 1916, but ended...
|
NationalThe National Motor Vehicle Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles in Indianapolis, Indiana between 1900 and 1924. Its president, Arthur C. Newby, was one of the investors who created the Indianapolis Motor Speedway....
|
5 |
2 |
Stock 301-450 cu in |
| Sept 5 |
Unnamed (6th race held this date) |
USA Howdy Wilcox Howard Wilcox was an American racecar driver active in formative years of auto racing.Born in Crawfordsville, Indiana, Howdy Wilcox led the last 98 laps of the 1919 Indianapolis 500 after starting in the 2nd position. He died in a wreck in 1923 at the Altoona Speedway board track in Tyrone,...
|
NationalThe National Motor Vehicle Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles in Indianapolis, Indiana between 1900 and 1924. Its president, Arthur C. Newby, was one of the investors who created the Indianapolis Motor Speedway....
|
5 |
2 |
Stock 451-600 cu in |
| Sept 5 |
Unnamed (7th race held this date) |
USA W.J. Barndollar |
McFarlan McFarlan is an American automobile manufactured in Connersville, Indiana from 1909 to 1928 as an outgrowth of the McFarlan Carriage Company founded in 1856 by English-born John B. McFarlan ....
|
5 |
2 |
Handicap |
| Sept 5 |
Unnamed (8th race held this date) |
USA Eddie Hearne Eddie Hearne Eddie Hearne Eddie Hearne (March 1, 1887 - February 9, 1955 was an American racecar driver from Kansas City, Kansas who was active in the formative years of auto racing. He participated in the inaugural Indianapolis 500. He later was a long-time Duesenberg factory-backed driver...
|
BenzKarl Friedrich Benz, sometimes spelled as Carl, was a German engine designer and automobile engineer, generally regarded as the inventor of the petrol-powered automobile and pioneering founder of the automobile manufacturer, Mercedes-Benz.Other German contemporaries, Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm...
|
50 |
20 |
Free for all |
| Sept 5 |
Unnamed (9th race held this date) |
USA Johnny Aitken Johnny Aitken was a racecar driver from Indianapolis, who was active in the years prior to World War I.Aitken competed in the Indianapolis 500 three times. He started the race twice, in 1911 and 1916. He led the first lap of the first race . Aitken captured the pole position in 1916, but ended...
|
NationalThe National Motor Vehicle Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles in Indianapolis, Indiana between 1900 and 1924. Its president, Arthur C. Newby, was one of the investors who created the Indianapolis Motor Speedway....
|
200 |
80 |
Stock < 601 cu in |
Indianapolis 500 (since 1911)
The
Indianapolis 500The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500 or sometimes known simply as The 500, is an American automobile race, held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana...
, introduced as the
International 500-Mile Sweepstakes in 1911, has been held on Memorial Day, or the Memorial Day weekend, every year since (excluding six years during the World Wars). The race has been sanctioned by the
American Automobile Association (AAA)The AAA , formerly known as the American Automobile Association, is a 50 million member North American not-for-profit automobile lobby group, service organization, and seller of vehicle insurance...
from 1911 to 1955, by the
United States Automobile Club (USAC)The United States Auto Club is one of the sanctioning bodies of auto racing in the United States. From 1956 to 1979, the USAC sanctioned the United States National Championship, and from 1956 to 1997 the organization sanctioned the Indianapolis 500...
from 1956 to 1997, and by the
Indy Racing League (IRL)The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is an American based open-wheel racing series sanctioning body.The League sanctions two series, the premier IndyCar Series , whose centerpiece is the Indianapolis 500, and Firestone Indy Lights, the official developmental series of the Indy...
from 1998 to the present. As of 2009, 93 races had been conducted, with 67 different drivers credited as winning the race. Specifically, 3 drivers have each won 4 times; 6 drivers have each won 3 times; 7 drivers have each won 2 times; and 51 drivers have each won 1 time. These figures lead to a total of 95 wins, while there have been only 93 races. This is because co-winners were declared in 1924 and 1941. In each of those cases, the first named co-winner started the race in the winning car, while the second named co-winner started the race in another car, and finished the race in the winning car.
Harvest Auto Racing Classic (1916)
Three races, of 20, 50, and 100 mile lengths, were held on September 9, 1916. The races were collectively known as the
Harvest Auto Racing ClassicThe Harvest Auto Racing Classic was a series of three automobile races, held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on one day in 1916.-Race History:...
.
| Year |
Date |
Race |
Winning Driver |
Car |
Race Distance |
| Miles |
Laps |
| 1916 |
Sept 9 |
1 |
USA Johnny Aitken Johnny Aitken was a racecar driver from Indianapolis, who was active in the years prior to World War I.Aitken competed in the Indianapolis 500 three times. He started the race twice, in 1911 and 1916. He led the first lap of the first race . Aitken captured the pole position in 1916, but ended...
|
Peugeot Peugeot is a major French car brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citroën, the second largest European carmaker.Peugeot's roots go back to 19th-century coffee mill and bicycle manufacturing. The Peugeot company and family is originally from Sochaux, France. Peugeot retains a large manufacturing plant and...
|
20 |
8 |
| Sept 9 |
2 |
USA Johnny Aitken Johnny Aitken was a racecar driver from Indianapolis, who was active in the years prior to World War I.Aitken competed in the Indianapolis 500 three times. He started the race twice, in 1911 and 1916. He led the first lap of the first race . Aitken captured the pole position in 1916, but ended...
|
Peugeot Peugeot is a major French car brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citroën, the second largest European carmaker.Peugeot's roots go back to 19th-century coffee mill and bicycle manufacturing. The Peugeot company and family is originally from Sochaux, France. Peugeot retains a large manufacturing plant and...
|
50 |
20 |
| Sept 9 |
3 |
USA Johnny Aitken Johnny Aitken was a racecar driver from Indianapolis, who was active in the years prior to World War I.Aitken competed in the Indianapolis 500 three times. He started the race twice, in 1911 and 1916. He led the first lap of the first race . Aitken captured the pole position in 1916, but ended...
|
Peugeot Peugeot is a major French car brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citroën, the second largest European carmaker.Peugeot's roots go back to 19th-century coffee mill and bicycle manufacturing. The Peugeot company and family is originally from Sochaux, France. Peugeot retains a large manufacturing plant and...
|
100 |
40 |
Indianapolis 500 inclusion in the World Driver's Championship (1950-1960)
From 1950-1960, the
Indianapolis 500The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500 or sometimes known simply as The 500, is an American automobile race, held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana...
was included as part of the
FIA World's Driver's ChampionshipFormula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1, and currently officially referred to as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants...
. However, it was not called the United States Grand Prix, and Formula One cars were not used. During that time, also, few European Formula One drivers ever made the trip to compete.
| Year |
Date |
Winning Driver |
Constructor |
Race Distance |
Report |
| Miles |
Laps |
| 1950 The 1950 Formula One season included the inaugural FIA Formula One World Championship season, which commenced on May 13, 1950, and ended on September 3 after 7 races...
|
May 30 |
United States Johnnie Parsons Johnnie Parsons was an American race car driver who won the Indianapolis 500 in 1950.Parsons had the dubious distinction of being the only Indianapolis 500 winner to have his name misspelled on the Borg-Warner Trophy. Silversmiths carved "Johnny" instead of "Johnnie." The error was corrected...
|
Kurtis Kraft Kurtis Kraft was a designer and builder of race cars. The company was founded by Frank Kurtis.Kurtis Kraft designed and built midget cars, quartermidgets, sports cars, sprint cars and USAC Championship Cars.... -OffenhauserOffenhauser was a United States of America racing engine manufacturer that operated from 1933 to 1983.The Offenhauser engine, familiarly known as the "Offy", was developed by Fred Offenhauser and his employer Harry Arminius Miller, after maintaining and repairing a 1913 Peugeot Grand Prix car of...
|
345 |
138 |
Report The 1950 Indianapolis 500 was held on Tuesday, May 30, 1950 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The event was the third round of the 1950 World Drivers' Championship...
|
| 1951 The 1951 Formula One season included the 2nd running of the FIA Formula One World Championship, which commenced on May 27, 1951, and ended on October 28 after eight races...
|
May 30 |
United States Lee Wallard Lee Wallard was an American race car driver. Wallard retired from racing after being burned in a racing crash, shortly after winning the 1951 Indianapolis 500....
|
Kurtis Kraft Kurtis Kraft was a designer and builder of race cars. The company was founded by Frank Kurtis.Kurtis Kraft designed and built midget cars, quartermidgets, sports cars, sprint cars and USAC Championship Cars.... -OffenhauserOffenhauser was a United States of America racing engine manufacturer that operated from 1933 to 1983.The Offenhauser engine, familiarly known as the "Offy", was developed by Fred Offenhauser and his employer Harry Arminius Miller, after maintaining and repairing a 1913 Peugeot Grand Prix car of...
|
500 |
200 |
Report The 1951 Indianapolis 500 was held on Wednesday, May 30, 1951 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The event was part of the 1951 World Drivers' Championship.- Classification :- Notes :* Pole position: Duke Nalon - 4:23.74...
|
| 1952 In comparison to previous seasons, the 1952 Formula One season consisted of a relatively small number of Formula One races, following the FIA's decision to run the World Drivers' Championship to Formula Two regulations rather than Formula One....
|
May 30 |
United States Troy Ruttman Troy Ruttman was an American race car driver. He was the older brother of NASCAR driver Joe Ruttman.Ruttman won the Indianapolis 500 in 1952, and , he is the youngest winner of the race....
|
KuzmaKuzma was a racing car constructor founded by Eddie Kuzma in the USA. Kuzma cars competed in the FIA World Championship from 1951 to 1960.-World Championship Indy 500 results:... -OffenhauserOffenhauser was a United States of America racing engine manufacturer that operated from 1933 to 1983.The Offenhauser engine, familiarly known as the "Offy", was developed by Fred Offenhauser and his employer Harry Arminius Miller, after maintaining and repairing a 1913 Peugeot Grand Prix car of...
|
500 |
200 |
Report The 1952 Indianapolis 500 was held on Friday, May 30, 1952 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The event was part of the 1952 World Drivers' Championship.- Classification :...
|
| 1953 As in , the 1953 Formula One season consisted of a small number of Formula One races, following the FIA's decision to once again run the World Drivers' Championship to Formula Two regulations rather than Formula One....
|
May 30 |
United States Bill Vukovich Bill Vukovich was an American automobile racing driver. He was known variously as "Vuky" and "The Mad Russian" for his intense driving style, as well as the "Silent Serb" for his cool demeanor...
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Kurtis Kraft Kurtis Kraft was a designer and builder of race cars. The company was founded by Frank Kurtis.Kurtis Kraft designed and built midget cars, quartermidgets, sports cars, sprint cars and USAC Championship Cars.... -OffenhauserOffenhauser was a United States of America racing engine manufacturer that operated from 1933 to 1983.The Offenhauser engine, familiarly known as the "Offy", was developed by Fred Offenhauser and his employer Harry Arminius Miller, after maintaining and repairing a 1913 Peugeot Grand Prix car of...
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United States Bill Vukovich Bill Vukovich was an American automobile racing driver. He was known variously as "Vuky" and "The Mad Russian" for his intense driving style, as well as the "Silent Serb" for his cool demeanor...
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Kurtis Kraft Kurtis Kraft was a designer and builder of race cars. The company was founded by Frank Kurtis.Kurtis Kraft designed and built midget cars, quartermidgets, sports cars, sprint cars and USAC Championship Cars.... -OffenhauserOffenhauser was a United States of America racing engine manufacturer that operated from 1933 to 1983.The Offenhauser engine, familiarly known as the "Offy", was developed by Fred Offenhauser and his employer Harry Arminius Miller, after maintaining and repairing a 1913 Peugeot Grand Prix car of...
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Report The 1954 Indianapolis 500 was held on Monday, May 31, 1954 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The event was part of the 1954 World Drivers' Championship.- Classification :- Notes :* Pole position: Jack McGrath - 4:15.26...
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| 1955 The 1955 Formula One season included the 6th FIA Formula One World Championship season, which commenced on January 16, 1955, and ended on September 11 after seven races.-Season summary:...
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United States Bob Sweikert Robert Charles 'Bob' Sweikert was an American racing driver, best known as the winner of the 1955 Indianapolis 500 and the 1955 National Championship, as well as the 1955 Midwest Sprint car championship - the only driver in history to sweep all three in a single season...
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Kurtis Kraft Kurtis Kraft was a designer and builder of race cars. The company was founded by Frank Kurtis.Kurtis Kraft designed and built midget cars, quartermidgets, sports cars, sprint cars and USAC Championship Cars.... -OffenhauserOffenhauser was a United States of America racing engine manufacturer that operated from 1933 to 1983.The Offenhauser engine, familiarly known as the "Offy", was developed by Fred Offenhauser and his employer Harry Arminius Miller, after maintaining and repairing a 1913 Peugeot Grand Prix car of...
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United States Pat Flaherty George Francis 'Pat' Flaherty, Jr. was an American racecar driver who won the Indianapolis 500 in 1956.Born in Glendale, California, Flaherty died of cancer in Oxnard, California...
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Watson A. J. Watson was a car builder and chief mechanic from 1949 through 1984 in the Indianapolis 500, winning the race seven times, which leaves him tied for the record for most wins by a builder.... -OffenhauserOffenhauser was a United States of America racing engine manufacturer that operated from 1933 to 1983.The Offenhauser engine, familiarly known as the "Offy", was developed by Fred Offenhauser and his employer Harry Arminius Miller, after maintaining and repairing a 1913 Peugeot Grand Prix car of...
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United States Sam Hanks Sam Hanks was an American racecar driver who won the 1957 Indianapolis 500. He was a barnstormer, and raced midget and Champ cars.-Racing career:...
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Epperly Quincy David "Quin" Epperly, Mar. 3, 1913-Jan. 7, 2001, was an American car racing constructor. He was born in Floyd Va. to John Wesley and Iowa Texas Epperly. After completing a correspondence course in "Theory of Aircraft Construction", Quin moved to Southern Ca. in 1940 to work for Lockheed and... -OffenhauserOffenhauser was a United States of America racing engine manufacturer that operated from 1933 to 1983.The Offenhauser engine, familiarly known as the "Offy", was developed by Fred Offenhauser and his employer Harry Arminius Miller, after maintaining and repairing a 1913 Peugeot Grand Prix car of...
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Report The 1957 Indianapolis 500 was held on Thursday, May 30 1957 at Indianapolis. The event was part of the 1957 World Drivers' Championship.- Classification :- Notes :* Pole position: Pat O'Connor - 4:10.09...
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| 1958 The 1958 Formula One season was the ninth season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1958 World Championship of Drivers which commenced on January 19, 1958, and ended on October 19 after eleven races...
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United States Jimmy Bryan James Ernest Bryan was an American racecar driver.Born in Phoenix, Arizona, Bryan died as a result of injuries sustained in a champ car race at Langhorne Speedway. He drove in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1952-1960 seasons with 72 starts, including each year's...
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Epperly Quincy David "Quin" Epperly, Mar. 3, 1913-Jan. 7, 2001, was an American car racing constructor. He was born in Floyd Va. to John Wesley and Iowa Texas Epperly. After completing a correspondence course in "Theory of Aircraft Construction", Quin moved to Southern Ca. in 1940 to work for Lockheed and... -OffenhauserOffenhauser was a United States of America racing engine manufacturer that operated from 1933 to 1983.The Offenhauser engine, familiarly known as the "Offy", was developed by Fred Offenhauser and his employer Harry Arminius Miller, after maintaining and repairing a 1913 Peugeot Grand Prix car of...
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United States Rodger WardRodger Ward was an American racecar driver who won the 1959 and 1962 Indianapolis 500. He also was the 1959 and 1962 USAC Championship Car champion. Ward was born in Beloit, Kansas, and died in Anaheim, California....
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Watson A. J. Watson was a car builder and chief mechanic from 1949 through 1984 in the Indianapolis 500, winning the race seven times, which leaves him tied for the record for most wins by a builder.... -OffenhauserOffenhauser was a United States of America racing engine manufacturer that operated from 1933 to 1983.The Offenhauser engine, familiarly known as the "Offy", was developed by Fred Offenhauser and his employer Harry Arminius Miller, after maintaining and repairing a 1913 Peugeot Grand Prix car of...
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Report Results from the 1959 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Saturday, May 30, 1959. The event was part of the 1959 World Drivers' Championship.- Classification :- Notes :*Fastest Lead Lap: Johnny Thomson - 1:01.89...
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| 1960 The 1960 Formula One season featured the eleventh FIA World Championship of Drivers , the third International Cup for F1 Manufacturers and numerous non-championship Formula One races...
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USA Jim Rathmann Jim Rathmann is a former American race car driver who won the Indianapolis 500 in 1960....
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Watson A. J. Watson was a car builder and chief mechanic from 1949 through 1984 in the Indianapolis 500, winning the race seven times, which leaves him tied for the record for most wins by a builder.... -OffenhauserOffenhauser was a United States of America racing engine manufacturer that operated from 1933 to 1983.The Offenhauser engine, familiarly known as the "Offy", was developed by Fred Offenhauser and his employer Harry Arminius Miller, after maintaining and repairing a 1913 Peugeot Grand Prix car of...
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Brickyard 400 (since 1994)
The
Brickyard 400 is an annual 400-mile (644 km) stock car race. It is part of
NASCARThe National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947-48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
's Sprint Cup series, previously known as the Winston Cup, and then the Nextel Cup. This event, when first held in 1994, marked the first race other than the
Indianapolis 500The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500 or sometimes known simply as The 500, is an American automobile race, held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana...
to be held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway since 1916. From 2005 to 2009, the race was known as the
Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, under a
naming rightsNaming rights are the right to name a piece of property, either tangible property or an event, usually granted in exchange for financial considerations. Institutions like schools, places of worship and hospitals have a tradition of granting donors the right to name facilities in exchange for...
arrangement with
Allstate InsuranceThe Allstate Corporation is the largest publicly held personal lines insurer in the United States and the second-largest of all personal lines insurers in the U.S. Allstate was founded in 1931 as part of Sears, Roebuck and Co....
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| Year |
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Winning Driver |
Car |
Race Distance |
Report |
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| 1994 |
Aug 6 |
Brickyard 400 |
United States Jeff GordonJeffery Michael Gordon is a professional American race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina...
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ChevroletChevrolet is a brand of automobile produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant in 1911, Chevrolet was acquired by General Motors in 1917...
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160 |
Report |
| 1995 |
Aug 5 |
Brickyard 400 |
United States Dale EarnhardtDale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's top division. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt...
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ChevroletChevrolet is a brand of automobile produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant in 1911, Chevrolet was acquired by General Motors in 1917...
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400 |
160 |
Report |
| 1996 |
Aug 3 |
Brickyard 400 |
United States Dale Jarrett Dale Arnold Jarrett is a former American race car driver. He is the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Champion and the son of two-time NASCAR Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett. He is the younger brother of Glenn Jarrett, a former NASCAR driver himself and pit commentator. He is also the father of former...
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Ford The Ford Motor Company is an American multinational corporation based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury brands, Ford also owns Volvo Cars of Sweden, and a small stake...
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| 1997 |
Aug 2 |
Brickyard 400 |
United States Ricky RuddRicky Rudd is a retired American NASCAR driver. He is the uncle of actor Skeet Ulrich and Nationwide Series driver Jason Rudd.Rudd is known as the "Ironman" of NASCAR, holding the record for most consecutive starts in NASCAR racing...
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Ford The Ford Motor Company is an American multinational corporation based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury brands, Ford also owns Volvo Cars of Sweden, and a small stake...
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| 1998 |
Aug 1 |
Brickyard 400 |
United States Jeff GordonJeffery Michael Gordon is a professional American race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina...
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ChevroletChevrolet is a brand of automobile produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant in 1911, Chevrolet was acquired by General Motors in 1917...
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| 1999 |
Aug 7 |
Brickyard 400 |
United States Dale Jarrett Dale Arnold Jarrett is a former American race car driver. He is the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Champion and the son of two-time NASCAR Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett. He is the younger brother of Glenn Jarrett, a former NASCAR driver himself and pit commentator. He is also the father of former...
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Ford The Ford Motor Company is an American multinational corporation based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury brands, Ford also owns Volvo Cars of Sweden, and a small stake...
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| 2000 |
Aug 5 |
Brickyard 400 |
United States Bobby LabonteRobert Alan Labonte is an American race car driver in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series. He currently drives the #96 Ask.com/Texas Instruments DLP HDTV/Academy Sports + Outdoors Ford Fusion for Hall of Fame Racing, in an association with Yates Racing and the #71 TaxSlayer.com car for The Racer's Group....
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PontiacPontiac is a brand of automobiles first produced in 1926, and sold in the United States, Canada, and Mexico by General Motors . Pontiac has been marketed as an "athletic" brand, specializing in mainstream performance vehicles....
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| 2001 |
Aug 5 |
Brickyard 400 |
United States Jeff GordonJeffery Michael Gordon is a professional American race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina...
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ChevroletChevrolet is a brand of automobile produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant in 1911, Chevrolet was acquired by General Motors in 1917...
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160 |
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| 2002 |
Aug 4 |
Brickyard 400 |
United States Bill ElliottWilliam Clyde Elliott, a.k.a. Awesome Bill from Dawsonville, is a part-time driver and former champion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Elliott was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America on August 15, 2007. He won the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Championship and has garnered 44...
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DodgeDodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, sport utility vehicles, and pickup trucks, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler Group LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide....
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| 2003 |
Aug 3 |
Brickyard 400 |
United States Kevin HarvickKevin Michael Harvick is an American race car driver and car owner, competing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for Richard Childress Racing, driving the #29 Shell Pennzoil Chevrolet Impala SS...
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ChevroletChevrolet is a brand of automobile produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant in 1911, Chevrolet was acquired by General Motors in 1917...
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| 2004 |
Aug 8 |
Brickyard 400 |
United States Jeff GordonJeffery Michael Gordon is a professional American race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina...
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ChevroletChevrolet is a brand of automobile produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant in 1911, Chevrolet was acquired by General Motors in 1917...
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| 2005 |
Aug 7 |
Allstate 400 at the Brickyard |
United States Tony StewartAnthony Wayne Stewart is an American auto racing driver and owner. Throughout his racing career Stewart has won titles in Indy cars and stock cars, as well as midget, sprint and USAC Silver Crown cars, giving him the recognition of "one of the finest racers of his generation." Tony currently owns...
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ChevroletChevrolet is a brand of automobile produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant in 1911, Chevrolet was acquired by General Motors in 1917...
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160 |
Report |
| 2006 |
Aug 6 |
Allstate 400 at the Brickyard |
United States Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Kenneth Johnson is a current NASCAR Sprint Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowe's/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet Impala SS co-owned by Rick Hendrick and his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Hendrick Motorsports. Johnson is the reigning three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion...
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ChevroletChevrolet is a brand of automobile produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant in 1911, Chevrolet was acquired by General Motors in 1917...
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400 |
160 |
Report |
| 2007 |
July 29 |
Allstate 400 at the Brickyard |
United States Tony StewartAnthony Wayne Stewart is an American auto racing driver and owner. Throughout his racing career Stewart has won titles in Indy cars and stock cars, as well as midget, sprint and USAC Silver Crown cars, giving him the recognition of "one of the finest racers of his generation." Tony currently owns...
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ChevroletChevrolet is a brand of automobile produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant in 1911, Chevrolet was acquired by General Motors in 1917...
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160 |
Report The 2007 Allstate 400 at The Brickyard was the twentieth race of the 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series season and the first race under the ESPN/ABC section of the TV coverage. It was held on July 29, 2007 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana....
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2008The 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series began on February 9, 2008 at Daytona International Speedway with the Budweiser Shootout, followed by pole qualifying on Sunday, February 10, 2008 for the 50th Daytona 500 on February 17...
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July 27 |
Allstate 400 at the Brickyard |
United States Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Kenneth Johnson is a current NASCAR Sprint Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowe's/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet Impala SS co-owned by Rick Hendrick and his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Hendrick Motorsports. Johnson is the reigning three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion...
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ChevroletChevrolet is a brand of automobile produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant in 1911, Chevrolet was acquired by General Motors in 1917...
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Report The 2008 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard was the twentieth race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and the fifteenth NASCAR race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway . It was also the first race under the ESPN/ABC section of the TV coverage for the 2008 season...
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| 2009 The 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is the 61st season of professional stock car racing in the United States, which began at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, with the 2009 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona, a race for the top six teams of the four brands in the 2008 season on...
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July 26 |
Allstate 400 at the Brickyard |
United States Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Kenneth Johnson is a current NASCAR Sprint Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowe's/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet Impala SS co-owned by Rick Hendrick and his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Hendrick Motorsports. Johnson is the reigning three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion...
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ChevroletChevrolet is a brand of automobile produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant in 1911, Chevrolet was acquired by General Motors in 1917...
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ReportThe 2009 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard was the twenty-first race of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and the sixteenth NASCAR race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway . It was the first race under the ESPN/ABC section of the TV coverage for the 2009 season...
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- Note that the 1994 Brickyard 400 a NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947-48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
Winston Cup series event, was concurrently included in the NASCAR Winston West schedule. No Winston West competitors qualified on speed, but points leader Mike Chase made the field via a Winston West provisional.
IROC at Indy (1998-2003)
The
IROCInternational Race of Champions, better known as IROC, was an auto racing competition, promoted as an equivalent of an All-Star Game or The Masters. Drivers raced identically-prepared stock cars set up by a single team of mechanics in an effort to make the race purely a test of driver ability. It...
(International Race Of Champions) series held a
40-lap, 100-mile race from 1998-2003. It served as a support race for the
Brickyard 400The Brickyard 400 is an annual 400-mile NASCAR Sprint Cup points race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. The event, when first held in 1994, marked the first race other than the Indianapolis 500 to be held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway since 1916...
, and was the IROC season finale for all six years. IROC had
conducted a feasibility test at the
Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayThe Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race....
in March 1992, however,
the race never materialized until 1998. After dwindling interest, the IROC race was removed
from the schedule after 2003, and after 2006, IROC itself folded. All participating cars:
PontiacPontiac is a brand of automobiles first produced in 1926, and sold in the United States, Canada, and Mexico by General Motors . Pontiac has been marketed as an "athletic" brand, specializing in mainstream performance vehicles....
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| Year |
Date |
Winning Driver |
Race Distance |
| Miles |
Laps |
| 1998 |
July 31 |
USA Mark Martin |
100 |
40 |
| 1999 |
Aug 6 |
USA Mark Martin |
100 |
40 |
| 2000 |
Aug 4 |
USA Mark Martin |
100 |
40 |
| 2001 The 25th season of the Crown Royal International Race of Champions began on Friday, February 16, 2001 at Daytona International Speedway. The initial roster included 12 drivers from four separate Racing Leagues...
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Aug 4 |
USA Bobby LabonteRobert Alan Labonte is an American race car driver in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series. He currently drives the #96 Ask.com/Texas Instruments DLP HDTV/Academy Sports + Outdoors Ford Fusion for Hall of Fame Racing, in an association with Yates Racing and the #71 TaxSlayer.com car for The Racer's Group....
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| 2002 The 26th season of the True Value International Race of Champions began on Friday, February 15, 2002 at Daytona International Speedway. The roster included 12 drivers from five separate racing leagues. The first race saw Tony Stewart earn his second IROC win. Rookie Kevin Harvick won in only his...
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Aug 3 |
USA Dale Jarrett Dale Arnold Jarrett is a former American race car driver. He is the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Champion and the son of two-time NASCAR Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett. He is the younger brother of Glenn Jarrett, a former NASCAR driver himself and pit commentator. He is also the father of former...
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40 |
| 2003 The 25th season of the Crown Royal International Race of Champions began on Friday, February 14, 2003 at Daytona International Speedway. The roster included 12 drivers from five separate racing leagues. The first race saw Mark Martin tie an IROC record 11 career wins, tying him with Al Unser, Jr....
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Aug 2 |
USA Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Kenneth Johnson is a current NASCAR Sprint Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowe's/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet Impala SS co-owned by Rick Hendrick and his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Hendrick Motorsports. Johnson is the reigning three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion...
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40 |
United States Grand Prix (2000-2007)
Beginning in 2000, the
United States Grand Prix, a round of the
Formula OneFormula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1, and currently officially referred to as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants...
World Championship, was held on a combined road course, utilizing part of the oval and a new infield segment. After the 2007 event, however, an agreement could not be reached to hold the race in 2008. It was left off the 2009 calendar as well, and its future is uncertain.
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2000The 2000 Formula One season was the 51st FIA Formula One World Championship season. It commenced on March 12, 2000, and ended on October 22 after seventeen races. Michael Schumacher became Ferrari's first World Drivers Champion for 21 years. Schumacher clinched the drivers' title at the penultimate...
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SAP United States Grand Prix |
GER Michael SchumacherMichael Schumacher is a German former Formula One driver and seven-time Formula One world drivers' champion, and current advisor for Ferrari. According to the official Formula One website, he is "statistically the greatest driver the sport has ever seen"...
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Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. The racing team has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929. Currently the team races in Formula One only, under the team name "Scuderia...
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ReportThe 2000 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on September 24, 2000 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana. This was the largest crowd to ever attend a Formula 1 race, eclipsing the mark of 210,000 set at the Australian Grand Prix in 1995.__FORCETOC__-Summary:After...
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| 2001 The 2001 Formula One season was the 52nd season of FIA Formula One racing. It featured the FIA Formula One World Championship which commenced on March 4, 2001 and ended on October 14 after seventeen races. Michael Schumacher won the Drivers title with a record margin of 58 points, after achieving...
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Sept 30 |
SAP United States Grand Prix |
FIN Mika Häkkinen Mika Pauli Häkkinen is a Finnish racing driver and two-time Formula One World Champion...
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McLaren-Mercedes Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of luxury automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. It is currently a division of the parent company, Daimler AG , after previously being owned by Daimler-Benz...
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ReportThe 2001 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on September 30, 2001 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana. This was the first international sport/race event held in USA after the September 11, 2001 attacks.__FORCETOC__...
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2002The 2002 Formula One season was the 53rd FIA Formula One World Championship season. It commenced on March 3, 2002, and ended on October 13 after seventeen races...
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Sept 29 |
SAP United States Grand Prix |
BRA Rubens BarrichelloRubens Gonçalves "Rubinho" Barrichello is a Brazilian Formula One racing driver. Following the management buy-out of the Honda racing team, with whom Barrichello competed during the 2008 season, he was confirmed for 2009 as Jenson Button's team mate in the new Brawn GP team.Barrichello has scored...
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Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. The racing team has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929. Currently the team races in Formula One only, under the team name "Scuderia...
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| 2003 The 2003 Formula One season was the 54th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 2003 FIA Formula One World Championship, which commenced on March 9, 2003 and ended on October 12 after sixteen races...
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United States Grand Prix |
GER Michael SchumacherMichael Schumacher is a German former Formula One driver and seven-time Formula One world drivers' champion, and current advisor for Ferrari. According to the official Formula One website, he is "statistically the greatest driver the sport has ever seen"...
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Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. The racing team has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929. Currently the team races in Formula One only, under the team name "Scuderia...
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ReportThe 2003 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on September 28, 2003 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.__FORCETOC__-Summary:...
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2004The 2004 Formula One season was the 55th FIA Formula One World Championship season, running from March 7 to October 24 2004. The season was dominated by Michael Schumacher and Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro...
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June 20 |
United States Grand Prix |
GER Michael SchumacherMichael Schumacher is a German former Formula One driver and seven-time Formula One world drivers' champion, and current advisor for Ferrari. According to the official Formula One website, he is "statistically the greatest driver the sport has ever seen"...
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Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. The racing team has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929. Currently the team races in Formula One only, under the team name "Scuderia...
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ReportThe 2004 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on June 20, 2004 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana.There was a pile-up at the start of the race in turn 1, which caused Christian Klien, Felipe Massa, Giorgio Pantano, and Gianmaria Bruni to crash out and retire...
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| 2005 The 2005 Formula One season was the 56th FIA Formula One World Championship season. It commenced on March 6, 2005, and ended October 16, seeing fierce battles, as Fernando Alonso and the Renault F1 team brought home the World Drivers and Constructors Championships, ending five years of dominance by...
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June 19 |
United States Grand Prix |
GER Michael SchumacherMichael Schumacher is a German former Formula One driver and seven-time Formula One world drivers' champion, and current advisor for Ferrari. According to the official Formula One website, he is "statistically the greatest driver the sport has ever seen"...
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Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. The racing team has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929. Currently the team races in Formula One only, under the team name "Scuderia...
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ReportThe 2005 United States Grand Prix was one of the most controversial Formula One motor races in modern history. It was held on June 19, 2005 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It was the ninth race of the 2005 Formula One Season. Out of 20 cars entered for the race, only the six cars from the teams...
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| 2006 The 2006 Formula One season was the 57th FIA Formula One World Championship season. It began on March 12, and ended on October 22, after eighteen rounds. The Drivers' Championship was won by Fernando Alonso of Renault F1 for the second year in a row, with Alonso becoming the youngest ever double...
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July 2 |
United States Grand Prix |
GER Michael SchumacherMichael Schumacher is a German former Formula One driver and seven-time Formula One world drivers' champion, and current advisor for Ferrari. According to the official Formula One website, he is "statistically the greatest driver the sport has ever seen"...
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Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. The racing team has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929. Currently the team races in Formula One only, under the team name "Scuderia...
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190.2 |
73 |
ReportThe 2006 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on July 2, 2006 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.-Summary:The race started with two big accidents at the first corner, which took out 7 cars. At Turn 1, Mark Webber collided with Christian Klien, who then spun around and was taken out...
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| 2007 The 2007 Formula One season was the 58th FIA Formula One World Championship season. It began on 18 March and ended on 21 October after seventeen Grands Prix. The Drivers' Championship was won by Ferrari driver Kimi Räikkönen by one point at the final race of the season, making Räikkönen the third...
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June 17 |
United States Grand Prix |
GBR Lewis HamiltonLewis Carl Davidson Hamilton MBE is a British Formula One racing driver from England, currently racing for the McLaren Mercedes team and is the youngest ever Formula One World Champion...
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McLaren-Mercedes Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of luxury automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. It is currently a division of the parent company, Daimler AG , after previously being owned by Daimler-Benz...
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190.2 |
73 |
ReportThe 2007 United States Grand Prix was the seventh race of the 2007 Formula One season. It was also the last Formula 1 race held in the United States. It was held on 15–17 June at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway...
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Porsche Supercup (2000-2006)
The
Porsche SupercupThe Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup is the international motor racing series supporting the FIA Formula One World Championship organized by Porsche AG....
series held twin races on the road course at Indianapolis. From
2000-2006, it was held as a support race to the U.S. Grand Prix. On September 23, 2000, by winning the first of two races,
Bernd MaylanderBernd Mayländer is a German racing driver.- Racing career :Bernd started his career in karting sport at the end of the 1980s...
earned the distinction of becoming the first driver to win a race of any kind on the Indianapolis road course. All participating cars:
PorschePorsche SE is a German automotive manufacturer of luxury high performance automobiles, which is majority-owned by the Piëch and Porsche families. Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG , often shortened to Porsche AG, is responsible and manufacturer of the Porsche automobile line...
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| Year |
Date |
Winning Driver |
Race Distance |
| Miles |
Laps |
| 2000 |
Sept 23 |
GER Bernd MaylanderBernd Mayländer is a German racing driver.- Racing career :Bernd started his career in karting sport at the end of the 1980s...
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41.7 |
16 |
| Sept 24 |
GER Jörg BergmeisterJörg Bergmeister is a race car driver from Germany.His father, Willi Bergmeister, owns a workshop and dealership where Michael Schumacher learned his trade as a car mechanic in the 1980s....
|
41.7 |
16 |
| 2001 |
Sept 29 |
GER Sascha Maassen Sascha Maassen, born September 28, 1969, in Aachen, Germany) is a veteran sports car driver. He is currently a Porsche factory driver, and drives the #6 Porsche RS Spyder for Penske Racing in the American Le Mans Series.-Early career:...
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41.7 |
16 |
| Sept 30 |
GER Jörg BergmeisterJörg Bergmeister is a race car driver from Germany.His father, Willi Bergmeister, owns a workshop and dealership where Michael Schumacher learned his trade as a car mechanic in the 1980s....
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41.7 |
16 |
| 2002 |
Sept 28 |
AUS Alex Davison Alex Davison, born 3 November 1979, in Melbourne, Australia, is best known as a race driver. Davison preesently races for Stone Brothers Racing driving a Ford Falcon in the V8 Supercar Championship Series....
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41.7 |
16 |
| Sept 29 |
GER Wolf HenzlerWolf Henzler is a German racing driver known for his success with Porsches. He was born in Nürtingen Germany, and began racing in 1991 with a win in the German Junior Kart championship...
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41.7 |
16 |
| 2003 |
Sept 27 |
NED Patrick Huisman Patrick Huisman is a Dutch auto racing driver. He currently drives in the Porsche Supercup. Duncan Huisman is his younger brother.-External links:*...
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41.7 |
16 |
| Sept 28 |
GER Wolf HenzlerWolf Henzler is a German racing driver known for his success with Porsches. He was born in Nürtingen Germany, and began racing in 1991 with a win in the German Junior Kart championship...
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41.7 |
16 |
| 2004 |
June 19 |
GER Wolf HenzlerWolf Henzler is a German racing driver known for his success with Porsches. He was born in Nürtingen Germany, and began racing in 1991 with a win in the German Junior Kart championship...
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41.7 |
16 |
| June 20 |
GER Wolf HenzlerWolf Henzler is a German racing driver known for his success with Porsches. He was born in Nürtingen Germany, and began racing in 1991 with a win in the German Junior Kart championship...
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41.7 |
16 |
| 2005 |
June 18 |
BEL David Saelens David Saelens is a racing driver from Belgium. He drove in several racing classes such as Formula Three, International Formula 3000, American Le Mans Series, DTM and most recently the Porsche Supercup. In 1998 he won the Marlboro Masters of Formula Three at Zandvoort...
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41.7 |
16 |
| June 19 |
BEL David Saelens David Saelens is a racing driver from Belgium. He drove in several racing classes such as Formula Three, International Formula 3000, American Le Mans Series, DTM and most recently the Porsche Supercup. In 1998 he won the Marlboro Masters of Formula Three at Zandvoort...
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41.7 |
16 |
| 2006 |
July 1 |
GBR Richard Westbrook Richard Westbrook is an English auto racing driver from Islington, London notable for his success racing Porsche cars. As a boy he attended St Joseph's College, Ipswich public school...
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41.7 |
16 |
| July 2 |
GBR Richard Westbrook Richard Westbrook is an English auto racing driver from Islington, London notable for his success racing Porsche cars. As a boy he attended St Joseph's College, Ipswich public school...
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41.7 |
16 |
Ferrari Challenge (2000-2002)
The
Ferrari ChallengeThe Ferrari Challenge is a single-marque motorsport championship that was created in 1993 for owners of the 348 Berlinetta who wanted to become involved in racing. It now encompasses three official championships in the United States, Italy, and Europe. Competitors from each series are brought...
series held a race on the road course at Indianapolis. From 2000-2002, it was held as a support race to the U.S. Grand Prix. All participating cars:
FerrariFerrari S.p.A. is an Italian sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1928 as Scuderia Ferrari, the company sponsored drivers and manufactured race cars before moving into production of street-legal vehicles in 1947 as Ferrari S.p.A....
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| Year |
Date |
Winning Driver |
Race Distance |
| Miles |
Laps |
| 2000 |
Sept 24 |
USA Steve Earle |
39.1 |
15 |
| 2001 |
Sept 30 |
USA Steve Earle |
33.9 |
13 |
| 2002 |
Sept 29 |
IRL Michael Cullen |
31.3 |
12 |
Firestone Freedom 100 (since 2003)
The
Firestone Freedom 100 is a Firestone Indy Lights race held as a support race to the
Indianapolis 500The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500 or sometimes known simply as The 500, is an American automobile race, held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana...
. All participating cars:
DallaraDallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...
/
Infinitiis the luxury car division of Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Infiniti officially started selling vehicles on November 8, 1989 in North America and its global operations have since grown to include the Middle East, South Korea, Russia, Switzerland, China and Ukraine. Infiniti began sales...
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| Year |
Date |
Race Name |
Winning Driver |
Race Distance |
| Miles |
Laps |
| 2003 The 2003 IRL Menards Infiniti Pro Series Season was the series' second. It consisted of 12 races and the champion was Mark Taylor who won 7 of 12 races and only suffered 2 DNF's and 1 DNS. All teams used Dallara chassis and Infiniti engines...
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May 17-18 [a] |
Freedom 100 |
USA Ed Carpenter |
100 |
40 |
| 2004 The 2004 Menards IRL Infiniti Pro Series Season was the series' third. It consisted of 12 races and the champion was Thiago Medeiros. All teams used Dallara chassis and Infiniti engines.-Calendar:Note:...
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May 22 |
Futaba Freedom 100 |
BRA Thiago Medeiros Thiago Medeiros is a Brazilian racecar driver.After racing in Formula Three Sudamericana from 1999 to 2002, finishing 3rd in 2001 and 4th in 2002, he came to the United States in 2003 to race in the Infiniti Pro Series for Genoa Racing...
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100 |
40 |
| 2005 The 2005 Menards IRL Infiniti Pro Series Season was the series' fourth. It consisted of 14 races and the champion was Wade Cunningham. It was the first IPS season to include road course races. All teams used Dallara chassis and Infiniti engines....
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May 27 |
Futaba Freedom 100 |
BRA Jaime CamaraJaime Camara is a Brazilian race car driver, who most recently competed in the IndyCar Series for Conquest Racing.-Indy Racing League:...
|
100 |
40 |
| 2006 The 2006 Indy Racing League Indy Pro Series started the season at Homestead-Miami Speedway on March 26th and finished September 9th at Chicagoland Speedway.-Miami 100:*Date: March 26*Location: Homestead-Miami Speedway...
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May 26 |
Freedom 100 |
NZL Wade CunninghamWade Cunningham is a racing driver and from Auckland, New Zealand who has most notably competed in the Firestone Indy Lights Series.Cunningham's professional career began when he won the Karting World Championship in 2003....
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100 |
40 |
| 2007 The 2007 Indy Racing League Indy Pro Series started on Saturday March 24 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The season's premiere race is the Freedom 100 on May 25 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The season finale was held at Chicagoland Speedway on September 9...
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May 25 |
Freedom 100 |
GBR Alex LloydAlex Stewart Lloyd is a Manx motor racing driver. He currently takes part in the IndyCar Series.-Early career:...
|
100 |
40 |
2008The 2008 Indy Racing League Firestone Indy Lights Series season, formerly the Indy Pro Series, began on March 29, 2008 and consisted of 16 races. Due to the discontinuation of the United States Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the series lost its Liberty Challenge double header...
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May 24 [b] |
Firestone Freedom 100 |
GBR Dillon BattistiniDillon Battistini is an English-born racecar driver from Ewell.Battistini competed in various classes of karting before moving to cars in the Caterham R400 challenge in 2003. In 2006 and 2007 he raced in the Asian Formula Three Championship, finishing 4th his first year and winning the 2007 series...
|
100 |
40 |
| 2009 The 2009 Indy Racing League Firestone Indy Lights season began April 4 in St. Petersburg, Florida, where it ran a double-header weekend in support to the season-opening IndyCar Series event. The schedule will take place over 14 race weekends in support of the IndyCars, with 15 total races. Unlike...
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May 22 |
Firestone Freedom 100 |
NZL Wade CunninghamWade Cunningham is a racing driver and from Auckland, New Zealand who has most notably competed in the Firestone Indy Lights Series.Cunningham's professional career began when he won the Karting World Championship in 2003....
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100 |
40 |
| Notes: |
| [a] |
In 2003, the race started on Saturday May 17, but was halted by rain. It was completed the following day. |
| [b] |
In 2008, the race was scheduled for Friday May 23, but was postponed one day due to rain. |
Formula BMW (2004-2007)
The American
Formula BMWFormula BMW is a junior racing formula for single seater cars. It is positioned at the bottom of the motorsport career ladder alongside the longer established Formula Ford category...
series held twin races on the road course at Indianapolis.
From 2004-2007, it was held as a support race to the U.S. Grand Prix. All participating cars:
BMW, is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company. Founded in 1916, it is known for its performance and luxury vehicles. It owns and produces the MINI brand, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.-Company history:...
.
| Year |
Date |
Winning Driver |
Race Distance |
| Miles |
Laps |
| 2004 |
June 19 |
USA Jonathan Summerton Jonathan Summerton is an American race car driver.-Early Racing:He began racing karts at the age of 14 and by the end of the year had begun racing Skip Barber Series cars...
|
36.5 |
14 |
| June 20 |
USA Matt Jaskol |
36.5 |
14 |
| 2005 |
June 18 |
AUS James DavisonJames Davison, born 28 August 1986 in Melbourne, Australia, is a third-generation race driver whose father Jon Davison was a Formula 5000 competitor and was the long-running promotor of racing events at Sandown Raceway. Davison's grandfather, Lex Davison, was a four-time winner of the Australian...
|
33.9 |
13 |
| June 19 |
FRA Richard Philippe Richard Philippe is a French racecar driver residing in Miami, Florida, and younger brother of Nelson Philippe....
|
33.9 |
13 |
| 2006 |
July 1 |
CAN Robert Wickens Robert Tyler Wickens is a Canadian racing driver, currently driving in the FIA Formula Two Championship. On February 24, 2008 he took his maiden A1GP victory, and A1 Team Canada's maiden Sprint victory, winning from pole at the Durban Sprint race in South Africa.- Karting :* 2004 : 2nd in the...
|
39.1 |
15 |
| July 2 |
MON Stefano Coletti Stefano Coletti is a professional racing driver from Monaco.-Karting:Coletti enjoyed a successful karting career prior to moving into single-seater racing...
|
39.1 |
15 |
| 2007 |
June 16 |
CAN Daniel Morad Daniel Morad is a Canadian racecar driver currently competing in the Atlantic Championship with Italian team EuroInternational. He is notable for winning the 2007 American Formula BMW championship....
|
39.1 |
15 |
| June 17 |
MEX Esteban Gutierrez Esteban Gutiérrez is a Mexican race car driver who will compete in the 2009 Formula Three Euroseries for reigning champions ART Grand Prix...
|
39.1 |
15 |
Liberty Challenge (2005-2007)
The
Liberty ChallengeThe Liberty Challenge was a race in the Indy Pro Series , held on the road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2005, 2006 and 2007.-Race History:...
was an Indy Pro Series race held on the road course at Indianapolis. From 2005-2007, it was held as a support race to the U.S. Grand Prix. In 2007, twin races were held. The race was put on hiatus when the U.S. Grand Prix was removed from the Formula One calendar. All participating cars:
DallaraDallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...
/
Infinitiis the luxury car division of Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Infiniti officially started selling vehicles on November 8, 1989 in North America and its global operations have since grown to include the Middle East, South Korea, Russia, Switzerland, China and Ukraine. Infiniti began sales...
.
| Year |
Date |
Winning Driver |
Race Distance |
| Miles |
Laps |
| 2005 The 2005 Menards IRL Infiniti Pro Series Season was the series' fourth. It consisted of 14 races and the champion was Wade Cunningham. It was the first IPS season to include road course races. All teams used Dallara chassis and Infiniti engines....
|
June 18 |
USA Marco AndrettiMarco Michael Andretti is an American auto racing driver who drives the #26 car for Andretti-Green Racing in the Indy Racing League. He is the son of 1991 IndyCar World Series champion Michael Andretti and the grandson of racing legend Mario Andretti...
|
65.1 |
25 |
| 2006 The 2006 Indy Racing League Indy Pro Series started the season at Homestead-Miami Speedway on March 26th and finished September 9th at Chicagoland Speedway.-Miami 100:*Date: March 26*Location: Homestead-Miami Speedway...
|
July 1 |
GBR Alex LloydAlex Stewart Lloyd is a Manx motor racing driver. He currently takes part in the IndyCar Series.-Early career:...
|
59.9 |
23 |
| 2007 The 2007 Indy Racing League Indy Pro Series started on Saturday March 24 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The season's premiere race is the Freedom 100 on May 25 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The season finale was held at Chicagoland Speedway on September 9...
|
June 16 |
JPN Hideki Mutohis a Japanese race car driver from Tokyo currently racing in the IndyCar Series for Andretti Green Racing.- History :He began karting at age 12 in 1996 and quickly moved through the ranks, becoming a part of Honda's Formula Dream Project. He moved to Europe in 1998 to compete in Formula Vauxhall...
|
46.9 |
18 |
| June 17 |
USA Bobby WilsonBobby Wilson is an American racing driver.An accomplished karter, Wilson won the "Stars of Tomorrow" championship and the Jim Trueman Scholarship in 2003 and was Shifter Kart Illustrated's driver of the year. He moved up to cars the following year and won the Formula Ford 2000 Zetec championship...
|
46.9 |
18 |
IMSA GT3 Cup (2007)
The IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge held twin races on the road course at Indianapolis in 2007, as a support race to the U.S. Grand Prix. All participating cars are
Porsche 911 GT3The Porsche 911 GT3 was introduced in 1999 as a high performance version of the first water-cooled version of the Porsche 911, the 996, to continue the quarter-century tradition of low-weight RS models that ended with the 993 RS...
Cup.
| Year |
Date |
Winning Driver |
Race Distance |
| Miles |
Laps |
| 2007 |
June 16 |
USA Charles Scardina |
46.9 |
18 |
| June 17 |
USA Bryce Miller |
49.5 |
19 |
Red Bull Indianapolis GP (since 2008)
Beginning in 2008, the
Red Bull Indianapolis GPThe Indianapolis Grand Prix is a motorcycling event held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States as part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. Its first edition took place on September 14, 2008 and was sponsored by Red Bull...
, a round of the
Road Racing World Championship Grand Prixstyle="float:right"|-|Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix is the premier championship of motorcycle road racing currently divided into three distinct classes: 125cc, 250cc , and MotoGP...
motorcycle series, was held on a modified road course, utilizing part of the oval, part of the Formula One infield road course, and a new infield segment. Each year's event is to include the
FIMThe Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme is the governing body of motorcycle racing. It represents 98 national motorcycle federations that are divided into six regional continental unions....
's 125cc, 250cc and MotoGP classes. Beginning in 2010, the 250 cc category will be replaced by the new Moto2 class.
| Year |
Date |
Class |
Winning Rider |
Motorcycle |
Race Distance |
Report |
| Miles |
Laps |
2008The 2008 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 60th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.-MotoGP:The MotoGP class opened with the historic Qatar Grand Prix, the first night race held in the World Championship history...
|
Sept 14 |
125 cc |
Spain Nicolás TerolNicolás Terol Peidro is a professional motorcycle road racer who currently races in the 125cc World championship. He began his professional racing career in 2005...
|
ApriliaAprilia is an Italian motorcycle company, one of the seven marques owned by Piaggio, the world's fourth largest motorcycle manufacturer.Aprilia started as a scooter manufacturer, but has more recently come to be known for its race-winning sportbikes...
|
41.9 |
16 |
ReportThe 2008 Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourteenth round of the 2008 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of September 12–14, 2008 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway – the first time the circuit has hosted a major motorcycle racing event since its first year of...
|
| Sept 14 |
250 cc |
Practice and qualifications held. Race canceled due to high wind. |
| Sept 14 |
MotoGP |
Italy Valentino RossiValentino Rossi, , is an Italian professional motorcycle racer and multiple MotoGP World Champion. He is one of the most successful motorcycle racers of all time, with 8 Grand Prix World Championships to his name...
|
Yamaha, a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company. Yahama Motor is part of the Yamaha Corporation and its headquarter is located in Iwata, Shizuoka. Along with expanding Yamaha Corporation into the world's biggest piano maker, then Yamaha CEO Genichi Kawakami took Yamaha into the field of motorized...
|
52.4 |
20 |
| 2009 The 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season is the 61st F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.-Cost-cutting measures:As announced during 2008, MotoGP class switched to a single-tyre manufacturer. The move was made to try to improve safety by reducing cornering speeds, and in a marginal way...
|
Aug 30 |
125 cc |
Spain Pol Espargaro Pol Espargaró is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer who currently rides in the 125cc class for team Belson Derbi. Pol is the younger brother of Aleix Espargaró.- 2006, The Youngest rider to score a point in a GP :...
|
DerbiDerbi is a brand of motorcycles, scooters, and recreational ATVs produced by Nacional Motor S.A.U., a Spanish subsidiary of Piaggio & Co...
|
60.3 |
23 |
ReportThe 2009 Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix was the twelfth round of the 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of August 28–30, 2009 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The MotoGP race was won by Jorge Lorenzo....
|
| Aug 30 |
250 cc |
Italy Marco SimoncelliMarco Simoncelli is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. A top rider of the Italian Minimoto Championship from 1996 to 2000, Marco Simoncelli moved to 125cc bikes after taking two consecutive titles in the aforementioned discipline...
|
GileraGilera is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer founded in Arcore in 1909 by Giuseppe Gilera. In 1969 the company was purchased by the Piaggio & Co. SpA -- which now holds six marques and is the world's fourth largest motorcycle manufacturer....
|
68.1 |
26 |
| Aug 30 |
MotoGP |
Spain Jorge Lorenzo Jorge Lorenzo , is a professional motorcycle road racer. He was the 2006 and 2007 250cc World Champion.-125s and 250s:...
|
Yamaha Yamaha may refer to:* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services** Yamaha Motor Company, a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company...
|
73.4 |
28 |
Red Bull Rookies Cup (2008)
The Red Bull AMA Rookies Cup was an entry level series for young riders, held as support features primarily at
AMA SuperbikeThe AMA Superbike is the premiere superbike racing series in the United States. It is part of the AMA Pro Racing series, and it is managed by the Daytona Motorsports Group. AMA Superbike Championship was created in 1976 to provide playing field for professional racing teams and a means for...
events. It was the US counterpart to the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, a similar series held as support features at European
MotoGPstyle="float:right"|-|Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix is the premier championship of motorcycle road racing currently divided into three distinct classes: 125cc, 250cc , and MotoGP...
events. The Red Bull Riders Cup was an all-star event combining the leading riders in the AMA Rookies Cup and MotoGP Rookies Cup series. The Red Bull AMA Rookies Cup and Red Bull Riders Cup held races on the road course at Indianapolis in 2008, as support races to the
Red Bull Indianapolis GPThe Indianapolis Grand Prix is a motorcycling event held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States as part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. Its first edition took place on September 14, 2008 and was sponsored by Red Bull...
. All participating motorcycles:
KTMKTM Sportmotorcycle AG is an Austrian motorcycle manufacturer.The company was founded in 1934 by engineer Hans Trunkenpolz in Mattighofen. It started out as a metalworking shop and was named Kraftfahrzeuge Trunkenpolz Mattighofen...
.
| Year |
Date |
Series |
Winning Rider |
Race Distance |
| Miles |
Laps |
| 2008 |
Sept 13 |
Red Bull AMA Rookies Cup |
USA Jacob Gagne |
41.9 |
16 |
| Sept 14 |
Red Bull Riders Cup |
Norway Sturla Fagerhaug |
36.7 |
14 |
Multiple victories
27 of 148 winning drivers and riders (18.2%) have won three or more races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, accounting for 120 wins out of 260 races held (46.2%).
| Wins |
Driver |
First Win Year Date |
Last Win Year Date |
Races Won |
| 15 |
United States Johnny Aitken Johnny Aitken was a racecar driver from Indianapolis, who was active in the years prior to World War I.Aitken competed in the Indianapolis 500 three times. He started the race twice, in 1911 and 1916. He led the first lap of the first race . Aitken captured the pole position in 1916, but ended...
|
1909 |
Aug 20 |
1916 |
Sept 9 |
Two 1909 support races Nine 1910 support races 1910 unnamed 200-mile feature race Three 1916 Harvest Classic races |
| 8 |
United States Ray Harroun Ray Harroun was an American racecar driver, born in Spartansburg, Pennsylvania.-Racing career:Harroun is known to have started at least 60 AAA-sanctioned races, during the years 1905-1911...
|
1909 |
Aug 19 |
1911 |
May 30 |
One 1909 support race Four 1910 support races 1910 Wheeler-Schebler Trophy race May 1910 Remy Grand Brassard race 1911 Indianapolis 500 |
| 6 |
SUI Louis Chevrolet Louis-Joseph Chevrolet , of French descent was a race car driver and co-founder Louis-Joseph Chevrolet (December 25, 1878, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland – June 6, 1941, Detroit, Michigan), of French descent was a race car driver and co-founder Louis-Joseph Chevrolet...
|
1909 |
Aug 19 |
1910 |
July 4 |
One 1909 support race Five 1910 support races |
USA Joe DawsonJoe Dawson was an American race car driver.-Biography:Born in Odon, Indiana, Dawson competed in the Indianapolis 500 race three times, beginning in 1911 when he drove a Marmon to a fifth place finish. The following year, Dawson won after Ralph DePalma, who had led for 196 laps of the 200 lap race,...
|
1910 |
May 30 |
1912 |
May 30 |
Three 1910 support races July 1910 Remy Grand Brassard race 1910 Coby Trophy race 1912 Indianapolis 500 |
| USA Eddie Hearne Eddie Hearne Eddie Hearne Eddie Hearne (March 1, 1887 - February 9, 1955 was an American racecar driver from Kansas City, Kansas who was active in the formative years of auto racing. He participated in the inaugural Indianapolis 500. He later was a long-time Duesenberg factory-backed driver...
|
1909 |
Aug 20 |
1910 |
Sept 5 |
One 1909 support race Three 1910 support races 1910 unnamed 100-mile feature race 1910 unnamed 50-mile feature race |
| 5 |
USA Arthur Greiner Arthur Greiner was an American racecar driver, and historically the first to finish last in the Indianapolis 500. Greiner crashed on the backstretch after completing twelve laps in the inaugural race...
|
1910 |
May 27 |
1910 |
July 4 |
Five 1910 support races |
GER Michael SchumacherMichael Schumacher is a German former Formula One driver and seven-time Formula One world drivers' champion, and current advisor for Ferrari. According to the official Formula One website, he is "statistically the greatest driver the sport has ever seen"...
|
2000 |
Sept 24 |
2006 |
July 2 |
2000 United States Grand Prix 2003 United States Grand Prix 2004 United States Grand Prix 2005 United States Grand Prix 2006 United States Grand Prix |
| USA Howdy Wilcox Howard Wilcox was an American racecar driver active in formative years of auto racing.Born in Crawfordsville, Indiana, Howdy Wilcox led the last 98 laps of the 1919 Indianapolis 500 after starting in the 2nd position. He died in a wreck in 1923 at the Altoona Speedway board track in Tyrone,...
|
1910 |
May 28 |
1919 |
May 30 |
Three 1910 support races Sept 1910 Remy Grand Brassard race 1919 Indianapolis 500 |
| 4 |
USA A. J. FoytAnthony Joseph Foyt, Jr., or as he is universally known as in motorsports circles, A. J. Foyt , is a retired American automobile racing driver. He raced in numerous genres of motorsports. His open wheel racing includes USAC Champ cars and midget cars. He raced stock cars in NASCAR and USAC. He won...
|
1961 |
May 30 |
1977 |
May 29 |
1961 Indianapolis 500 1964 Indianapolis 500 1967 Indianapolis 500 1977 Indianapolis 500 |
United States Jeff GordonJeffery Michael Gordon is a professional American race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina...
|
1994 |
Aug 6 |
2004 |
Aug 8 |
1994 Brickyard 400 1998 Brickyard 400 2001 Brickyard 400 2004 Brickyard 400 |
GER Wolf HenzlerWolf Henzler is a German racing driver known for his success with Porsches. He was born in Nürtingen Germany, and began racing in 1991 with a win in the German Junior Kart championship...
|
2002 |
Sept 29 |
2004 |
June 20 |
One 2002 Porsche Supercup race One 2003 Porsche Supercup race Two 2004 Porsche Supercup races |
United States Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Kenneth Johnson is a current NASCAR Sprint Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowe's/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet Impala SS co-owned by Rick Hendrick and his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Hendrick Motorsports. Johnson is the reigning three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion...
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2003 |
Aug 2 |
2009 |
July 26 |
2003 IROC at Indy 2006 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard 2008 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard 2009 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard |
| United States Rick Mears Rick Ravon Mears is a retired American race car driver. He is the third of three men to have won the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race four times , and the current record-holder for pole positions in the race with six...
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1979 |
May 27 |
1991 |
May 26 |
1979 Indianapolis 500 1984 Indianapolis 500 1988 Indianapolis 500 1991 Indianapolis 500 |
USA Barney OldfieldBerna Eli "Barney" Oldfield was an automobile racer and pioneer. He was born on a farm on the outskirts of Wauseon, Ohio. He was the first man to drive a car at 60 miles per hour on an oval...
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1909 |
Aug 21 |
1910 |
May 30 |
1909 Remy Grand Brassard race Three 1910 support races |
| United States Al Unser Alfred Unser is a former American automobile racing driver, the younger brother of fellow racing drivers Jerry and Bobby Unser, and father of Al Unser, Jr....
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1970 |
May 30 |
1987 |
May 24 |
1970 Indianapolis 500 1971 Indianapolis 500 1978 Indianapolis 500 1987 Indianapolis 500 |
| 3 |
USA Caleb Bragg Caleb Bragg was an American racecar driver, speedboat racer, and aviation pioneer. In speedboat racing, Caleb one three consecutive Gold Cup races in Detroit from 1923-1925....
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1910 |
May 30 |
1910 |
May 30 |
Three 1910 support races |
Brazil Hélio CastronevesHélio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 14 wins and 28 poles, and has never placed lower than sixth in the standings in a complete season of racing...
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2001 |
May 27 |
2009 |
May 24 |
2001 Indianapolis 500 2002 Indianapolis 500 2009 Indianapolis 500 |
| USA Fred Huyck |
1909 |
Aug 14 |
1909 |
Aug 14 |
Three 1909 motorcycle races |
| United States Dale Jarrett Dale Arnold Jarrett is a former American race car driver. He is the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Champion and the son of two-time NASCAR Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett. He is the younger brother of Glenn Jarrett, a former NASCAR driver himself and pit commentator. He is also the father of former...
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1996 |
Aug 3 |
2002 |
Aug 3 |
1996 Brickyard 400 1999 Brickyard 400 2002 IROC at Indy |
| USA Tom Kincaid Tom Kincaid was an American racecar driver, born in Indianapolis, Indiana.-Racing Career:Kincaid is known to have started at least 23 AAA-sanctioned races, during the years 1909-1910. He drove primarily for the team operated by Indianapolis-based auto maker, National. However, at least one 1910...
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1909 |
Aug 21 |
1910 |
May 27 |
One 1909 support race One 1910 support race 1910 Prest-O-Lite Trophy race |
| USA Mark Martin |
1998 |
July 31 |
2000 |
Aug 4 |
1998 IROC at Indy 1999 IROC at Indy 2000 IROC at Indy |
| United States Louis Meyer Louis Meyer July 21 1904 - October 7 1995) was an American Hall of Fame race car driver best known as the first three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500....
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1928 |
May 30 |
1936 |
May 30 |
1928 Indianapolis 500 1933 Indianapolis 500 1936 Indianapolis 500 |
| USA Mortimer Roberts |
1910 |
July 1 |
1910 |
July 4 |
Three 1910 support races |
| United States Mauri Rose Mauri Rose was an American racecar driver.He started from the pole position driving a Maserati in the 1941 Indianapolis 500, but spark plug problems put him out of the race after sixty laps. He then took over the Wetteroth/Offenhauser car being driven by Floyd Davis that had started in 17th place...
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1941 |
May 30 |
1948 |
May 31 |
1941 Indianapolis 500 (co-winner) 1947 Indianapolis 500 1948 Indianapolis 500 |
| United States Johnny Rutherford John Sherman Rutherford, III is a retired U.S. automobile racer.The Texas-raised "Lonestar J.R." is one of nine drivers to win the prestigious Indianapolis 500 mile race at least three times: in 1974, 1976, and 1980. The others are Louis Meyer, Wilbur Shaw, Mauri Rose , A. J...
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1974 |
May 26 |
1980 |
May 24 |
1974 Indianapolis 500 1976 Indianapolis 500 1980 Indianapolis 500 |
| United States Wilbur Shaw |
1937 |
May 31 |
1940 |
May 30 |
1937 Indianapolis 500 1939 Indianapolis 500 1940 Indianapolis 500 |
| United States Bobby Unser Robert William "Bobby" Unser is a retired U.S. automobile racer. He is the brother of Al Unser and Jerry Unser, the father of Robby Unser, and the uncle of Al Unser, Jr. and Johnny Unser...
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1968 |
May 30 |
1981 |
May 24 |
1968 Indianapolis 500 1975 Indianapolis 500 1981 Indianapolis 500 |
First winners
| Year |
Date |
Winning Driver / Rider |
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| 1909 |
Aug 14 |
USA A. G. Chapple |
Winner of the first motorcycle race on the oval, a five-mile race (also the first motor race of any kind at IMS). |
| 1909 |
Aug 19 |
Austria-Hungary Louis Schwitzer |
Winner of the first automobile race on the oval, a five-mile race. |
| 1909 |
Aug 19 |
USA Bob Burman Bob Burman was an American racecar driver active in the formative years of auto racing...
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Winner of the first feature automobile race on the oval, the 250-mile Prest-O-Lite Trophy race. |
| 1911 |
May 30 |
USA Ray Harroun Ray Harroun was an American racecar driver, born in Spartansburg, Pennsylvania.-Racing career:Harroun is known to have started at least 60 AAA-sanctioned races, during the years 1905-1911...
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Winner of the first Indianapolis 500 (then named the International 500 Mile Sweepstakes). |
| 1994 |
Aug 6 |
United States Jeff GordonJeffery Michael Gordon is a professional American race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina...
|
Winner of the first Brickyard 400. |
| 2000 |
Sept 23 |
GER Bernd MaylanderBernd Mayländer is a German racing driver.- Racing career :Bernd started his career in karting sport at the end of the 1980s...
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Winner of the first automobile race on the original road course, a 41.7-mile Porsche Supercup race. |
| 2000 |
Sept 24 |
GER Michael SchumacherMichael Schumacher is a German former Formula One driver and seven-time Formula One world drivers' champion, and current advisor for Ferrari. According to the official Formula One website, he is "statistically the greatest driver the sport has ever seen"...
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Winner of the first United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis. |
| 2008 |
Sept 13 |
USA Jacob Gagne |
Winner of the first motorcycle race on the reconfigured road course, a 41.9-mile Rookies Cup race. |
| 2008 |
Sept 14 |
Italy Valentino RossiValentino Rossi, , is an Italian professional motorcycle racer and multiple MotoGP World Champion. He is one of the most successful motorcycle racers of all time, with 8 Grand Prix World Championships to his name...
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Winner of the first Red Bull Indianapolis GP. |
Stevens Challenge Trophy (1927-1954)
Beginning in 1927, The Stevens Challenge Trophy was offered to any automobile manufacturer to run a strictly stock, production automobile at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, for a period of
24 hours at an average speed of 60 miles per hour or more. This was not a race as such, as only one team participated in any instance. Four manufactures earned the trophy over the next 27 years. The trophy was retired after Chrysler's win in 1954. Ford made an unsuccessful run 1956 with drivers
Johnny MantzJohnny Mantz was an American racecar driver.-Champ car:He made 17 starts in the AAA Championship Car series from 1948 to 1952, capturing a victory in his rookie season at the Milwaukee Mile as well as winning the Indianapolis Sweepstakes at Williams Grove Speedway.-Stock car:He was the first USAC...
,
Chuck StevensonChuck Stevenson was an American racecar driver.He drove in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1949-1954, 1960-1961 and 1963-1965 seasons with 54 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 races in 1951-1954, 1960-1961, and 1963-1965...
, Chuck Davis, and Danny Ames.
| Year |
Date |
Participating Drivers |
Car |
Distance covered in 24 hours |
Speed |
| 1927 |
Apr 22 |
Unknown [a] |
Stutz -People:Harry C. Stutz , American automobile pioneer and manufacturer of luxury cars and fire engines Josef Stutz , Swiss Conservative politician...
|
1642 miles |
68.44 mph |
| 1931 |
Oct 14-15 |
Unknown [a] |
Marmon Marmon Motor Car Company was an automobile manufacturer founded by Howard Marmon and owned by Nordyke Marmon & Company of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. It was established in 1902 and was merged and renamed in 1933. They produced cars under the Marmon brand. It was succeeded by Marmon-Herrington and...
|
1,634.215 miles |
76.425 mph |
| 1937 |
June 21-22 |
USA Ab JenkinsDavid Abbott "Ab" Jenkins was the mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah from 1940 to 1944 and was a professional race car driver. He drove the Duesenberg "Mormon Meteor" to a 24 hour average land speed record of in 1935... [b] |
Cord Cord may refer to:* String or rope* Cord , a trimming made of multiple strands of yarn twisted together* The spinal cord* Cord Automobile, a former American car marque founded by Errett Lobban Cord* The cord , used to measure firewood...
|
1,909.851 miles |
79.577 mph |
| 1954 |
Oct 29-30 |
USA Tony Bettenhausen Melvin E. "Tony" Bettenhausen was an American racing driver, who won the National Championship in 1951 and 1958....
USA Pat O'ConnorPat O'Connor was an American racecar driver. He was killed in a 15-car pileup, after sustaining a fatal head injury after rolling his car and catching fire on the first lap of the 1958 Indianapolis 500.He was on the cover of Sports Illustrated in May 1958 adding to the legend of the Sports...
USA Bill Taylor |
ChryslerChrysler Group, LLC is an American automobile manufacturer headquartered in the Detroit suburb of Auburn Hills, Michigan. Chrysler was first organized as the Chrysler Corporation in 1925. From 1998 to 2007, Chrysler and its subsidiaries were part of the German based DaimlerChrysler AG...
|
2,157.5 miles |
89.89 mph |
| Notes: |
| [a] |
The trophy does not indicate the driver(s) involved. No other information is available. |
| [b] |
All available information indicates that Ab Jenkins was the only driver involved. However, there were two Cord automobiles involved in this effort, one that broke down after 15 hours, and another that completed the 24 hours and earned the trophy. Therefore, it would be logical to presume that other drivers were involved |
Nichels Engineering Endurance Run (1961)
In 1961, Ray Nichels, then a successful builder of race cars, prepared two production-based Pontiacs for a 24-hour endurance run at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He assembled six drivers, three from
USACThe United States Auto Club is one of the sanctioning bodies of auto racing in the United States. From 1956 to 1979, the USAC sanctioned the United States National Championship, and from 1956 to 1997 the organization sanctioned the Indianapolis 500...
and three from
NASCARThe National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947-48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
, taking turns in both cars.
| Year |
Date |
Participating Drivers |
Car |
Distance covered in 24 hours |
Speed |
| 1961 |
Nov 20-21 |
USA Paul GoldsmithPaul Goldsmith is a motorcycle Hall of Famer and former USAC and NASCAR driver.- Motorcycle career :... , USA Marvin PanchMarvin Panch is a former NASCAR driver.-Early career:He started his racing career as a car owner in Oakland, California. One week his driver didn't show up, and he raced the car to a third place finish... , USA Fireball RobertsEdward Glenn "Fireball" Roberts, Jr. was one of the pioneering race car drivers of NASCAR.-Background:Roberts was born in Tavares, Florida, and raised in Apopka, Florida where he was interested in both auto racing and baseball... , USA Len SuttonLen Sutton was an American racecar driver. He is best known for finishing second at the 1962 Indianapolis 500.-Early racing career:... , USA Rodger WardRodger Ward was an American racecar driver who won the 1959 and 1962 Indianapolis 500. He also was the 1959 and 1962 USAC Championship Car champion. Ward was born in Beloit, Kansas, and died in Anaheim, California.... , USA Joe WeatherlyJoe Weatherly was a two-time NASCAR championship driver. Weatherly was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2009.-Personality:...
|
Pontiac CatalinaThe Pontiac Catalina was part of Pontiac's full-sized automobile line. Initially, the name was used strictly to denote hardtop body styles, first appearing in the 1950 Chieftain Eight and DeLuxe Eight lines...
|
2,576.241 miles |
107.343 mph |
PontiacPontiac is a brand of automobiles first produced in 1926, and sold in the United States, Canada, and Mexico by General Motors . Pontiac has been marketed as an "athletic" brand, specializing in mainstream performance vehicles.... Enforcer |
2,586.878 miles |
107.787 mph |
Pit Stop Challenge
The Pit Stop Challenge is a
pit stopIn motorsports, a pit stop is where a racing vehicle stops in the pits during a race for refuelling, new tires, repairs, mechanical adjustments, a driver change, or any combination of the above....
contest held during activities leading up to the
Indianapolis 500The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500 or sometimes known simply as The 500, is an American automobile race, held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana...
. Since 1977, the event has been held on Carb Day, following the final practice session. As many as twelve top teams in the field compete in a single-elimination, tournament-style competition, two teams at a time. Pit crews must change four tires and hook-up the fuel hose to simulate a refuel. The driver actually drives the car in to a special pit box, and the time is taken from the entry into the box to the exit. Winners are based on time, not necessarily first out out the pit box. In 2008, the event was cancelled due to rain, and the posted prize money was donated to charity. Previous event sponsors include
MillerMiller Brewing Company merged with Coors Brewing Company on July 1, 2008, to become MillerCoors. Prior to the joint venture, Miller Brewing was the second largest brewing company in the United States behind Anheuser-Busch and was based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It was owned by SABMiller...
(1977-1995),
CoorsThe Coors Brewing Company is a regional division of the world's fifth-largest brewing company, the Molson Coors Brewing Company. According to the Molson-Coors website, the division is the third-largest brewer in the U.S...
(1996-2002), Checkers/Rally's (2003-2007), and
McDonald'sMcDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving nearly 47 million customers daily. At one time it was the largest global restaurant chain, but it has since been surpassed by multi-brand operator Yum! and sandwich chain Subway.In addition to its...
(2008).
Television coverage of the first contest appeared on ABC's
Wide World of Sports. From 1995-2007, coverage was shown on ESPN/ESPN2. Since 2009, coverage has been on Versus.
- 1977
The 1977 Indianapolis 500 was held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 29, 1977.Gordon Johncock led 129 laps and had a 16 second lead on A.J. Foyt one lap after final pit stops when his crankshaft broke. Foyt became the first driver to win four times. Tom Sneva broke the barrier in qualifying, and...
- Carillo (Jim McElreathJim McElreath , is a former driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series.-Racing career:He raced in the 1961-1983 seasons, with 178 combined career starts, including 15 in the Indianapolis 500 in 1962-1970, 1973-1974, and 1977-1980. He finished in the top ten 101 times, with five victories...
)
- 1978
The 1978 Indianapolis 500 was held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 28, 1978.Al Unser had a large lead but bent his Lola's front wing in the pitlane on lap 180. Tom Sneva charged to catch the crippled Lola but came up 8 seconds short at the finish. Unser led 121 laps and holds on for a third win on a...
- Team McLaren (Johnny Rutherford)
- 1979
The 1979 Indianapolis 500 was held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 27, 1979.After a month of court hearings and controversy due to the start-up CART series, a field of 35 cars takes the green flag , with second-year driver Rick Mears winning...
- Team McLaren (Johnny Rutherford)
- 1980
Results of the 1980 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 25, 1980.-Recap:After failing in its 1979 debut, Jim Hall's radically-new Chaparral chassis is driven to easy victory by Johnny Rutherford. Tom Sneva becomes the first driver to place second after starting last...
- Sherman Armstong (Tom BigelowTom Bigelow , USA, is a former driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series.-Midget car racing:...
)
- 1981
The 65th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 24, 1981. A hectic month of May was interrupted several times by rain. Bobby Unser took the checkered flag as the winner, with Mario Andretti second. The following morning, USAC officials ruled that Unser had...
- Penske RacingPenske Championship Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League, ALMS, and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, Formula One and CART. Penske Racing is a division of Penske Corporation, and is owned and chaired by Roger Penske...
(Bobby UnserRobert William "Bobby" Unser is a retired U.S. automobile racer. He is the brother of Al Unser and Jerry Unser, the father of Robby Unser, and the uncle of Al Unser, Jr. and Johnny Unser...
)
- 1982
The 66th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 30, 1982. Gordon Johncock, who had previously won the rain-shortened 1973 race, was the winner...
- Penske RacingPenske Championship Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League, ALMS, and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, Formula One and CART. Penske Racing is a division of Penske Corporation, and is owned and chaired by Roger Penske...
(Rick MearsRick Ravon Mears is a retired American race car driver. He is the third of three men to have won the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race four times , and the current record-holder for pole positions in the race with six...
)
- 1983
Results of the 1983 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 29, 1983.-Recap:Three-time runner up Tom Sneva is stuck behind the lapped car of Al Unser, Jr., who is helping protect the lead of his father Al Unser despite being shown the blue "move-over" flag...
- Penske RacingPenske Championship Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League, ALMS, and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, Formula One and CART. Penske Racing is a division of Penske Corporation, and is owned and chaired by Roger Penske...
(Rick MearsRick Ravon Mears is a retired American race car driver. He is the third of three men to have won the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race four times , and the current record-holder for pole positions in the race with six...
)
- 1984
Results of the 1984 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 27, 1984.-Recap:An exciting first half turns dull as defending champion Tom Sneva and Mario Andretti fall out late with mechanical trouble, leaving Rick Mears the winner by over two laps. Rookies Roberto Guerrero, Al Holbert,...
- Kraco Racing (Michael AndrettiMichael Mario Andretti is an American retired CART and Formula One driver. He now co-owns the Andretti Green Racing team in the Indy Racing League...
)
- 1985
Results of the 1985 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis, United States on Sunday, May 26, 1985. Due to a dramatic spin by eventual race winner Danny Sullivan, the race is known in auto racing lore as the "Spin and Win".-Recap:...
- Penske RacingPenske Championship Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League, ALMS, and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, Formula One and CART. Penske Racing is a division of Penske Corporation, and is owned and chaired by Roger Penske...
(Danny SullivanDaniel John "Danny" Sullivan III is a former racing driver from the United States. He is best known for winning the 1985 Indianapolis 500.-Before Racing:...
)
- 1986
The 70th Indianapolis 500 was held at Indianapolis on Saturday, May 31, 1986. After being rained out on May 25–26, the race was rescheduled for the following weekend...
- Penske RacingPenske Championship Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League, ALMS, and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, Formula One and CART. Penske Racing is a division of Penske Corporation, and is owned and chaired by Roger Penske...
(Danny SullivanDaniel John "Danny" Sullivan III is a former racing driver from the United States. He is best known for winning the 1985 Indianapolis 500.-Before Racing:...
)
- 1987
The 71st Indianapolis 500 was held Sunday May 24, 1987 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. During the month of May, an unusually high 25 crashes occurred during practice and qualifying. After dominating practice, qualifying, and most of the race, leader Mario Andretti slowed with mechanical...
- Newman-Haas RacingNewman/Haas/Lanigan Racing is a motor racing team competing in the IndyCar Series. The team operations are based in Lincolnshire, Illinois. Newman/Haas Racing was formed when actor Paul Newman and long-time racer Carl Haas, competitors in the Can-Am championship, each began looking to Champ Car...
(Mario AndrettiMario Gabriele Andretti is a retired American automobile racing driver, one of the most successful Americans in the history of the sport. He is one of only two drivers to win races in Formula One, IndyCar, World Sportscar Championship and NASCAR...
)
- 1988
Results of the 1988 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 29, 1988.-Recap:Roger Penske's team dominated the month, qualifying all three teammates Rick Mears, Danny Sullivan and Al Unser on the front row. Their cars have unique solid wheels instead of the conventional spoke designs...
- Penske RacingPenske Championship Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League, ALMS, and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, Formula One and CART. Penske Racing is a division of Penske Corporation, and is owned and chaired by Roger Penske...
(Danny SullivanDaniel John "Danny" Sullivan III is a former racing driver from the United States. He is best known for winning the 1985 Indianapolis 500.-Before Racing:...
)
- 1989
The 1989 Indianapolis 500 was held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 28, 1989. It was the 73rd running of the event.- Race events :The front row for the race was Rick Mears, Al Unser, Sr. and Emerson Fittipaldi. Mears, in a Pennzoil-sponsored Penske-Chevrolet, qualified for the pole with a speed of ....
- Galles RacingGalles Racing is a former auto racing team owned by Rick Galles that competed in the CART series and Indy Racing League, winning the 1990 CART Championship and 1992 Indianapolis 500 with driver Al Unser, Jr..-Early years:...
(Al Unser, Jr.Alfred Unser, Jr. , nicknamed "Little Al", "Al Junior" or simply "Junior" is a retired American race car driver and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner.-History:...
)
- 1990
The 1990 Indianapolis 500 was held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 27, 1990.-Recap:Emerson Fittipaldi runs a blistering pace and sets a record by leading the first 92 consecutive laps. Blistering tires, however, send him to the pits for two unscheduled stops about 30 laps later. Bobby Rahal takes...
- Galles-Kraco RacingGalles Racing is a former auto racing team owned by Rick Galles that competed in the CART series and Indy Racing League, winning the 1990 CART Championship and 1992 Indianapolis 500 with driver Al Unser, Jr..-Early years:...
(Al Unser, Jr.Alfred Unser, Jr. , nicknamed "Little Al", "Al Junior" or simply "Junior" is a retired American race car driver and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner.-History:...
)
- 1991
Results of the 1991 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 26, 1991.-Recap:Morning rains delayed the start by 55 minutes. Michael Andretti led Rick Mears by 15 seconds when a caution flag flies on lap 182. 'Luck' appears to be going Andretti's way as he is able to make it to the pits...
- Patrick RacingPatrick Racing was an auto racing team in both Champ Car and the Indy Racing League.Patrick Racing was started by Pat Patrick with the formation of CART in 1978. Patrick Racing would win three Indianapolis 500s and two CART championships, making it one of the most successful CART teams ever.In...
(Danny SullivanDaniel John "Danny" Sullivan III is a former racing driver from the United States. He is best known for winning the 1985 Indianapolis 500.-Before Racing:...
)
- 1992
The 76th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 24, 1992. Cold temperatures and high winds turned the race into a crash-filled, marathon day. The tone for the race was set early when pole position winner Roberto Guerrero crashed on the pace lap...
- Rahal-Hogan RacingRahal Letterman Racing is an auto racing team that currently races part-time in the IndyCar Series. It is co-owned by 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal and television talk show host and comedian David Letterman and is based in Hilliard, Ohio....
(Bobby RahalRobert "Bobby" Woodward Rahal is an American auto racing driver and team owner. As a driver, he won three championships and 24 races in the CART open-wheel series, including the 1986 Indianapolis 500...
)
- 1993
Results of the 1993 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday May 30, 1993.NOTE: Effective with the 1993 Indianapolis 500, a driver is no longer "Flagged" if he is a lapped car, and crosses the checkered flag....
- Galles-Kraco RacingGalles Racing is a former auto racing team owned by Rick Galles that competed in the CART series and Indy Racing League, winning the 1990 CART Championship and 1992 Indianapolis 500 with driver Al Unser, Jr..-Early years:...
(Al Unser, Jr.Alfred Unser, Jr. , nicknamed "Little Al", "Al Junior" or simply "Junior" is a retired American race car driver and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner.-History:...
)
- 1994
Results of the 1994 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 29, 1994.-Recap:*Al Unser, Jr. took the pole position at 228.011 mph, a cumulative four-lap effort of 2 minutes and 37.887 seconds. Brazilians Raul Boesel and two-time winner Emerson Fittipaldi started second and third on the...
- Forsythe Green RacingAndretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, American LeMans Series, and A1 Grand Prix.-CART:Founded in 1993 by Barry Green and Gerry Forsythe as Forsythe Green Racing, they fielded two Atlantic cars for Claude Bourbonnais and Jacques Villeneuve...
(Jacques VilleneuveJacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve, OQ is a Canadian automobile racing driver. He is the son of Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve, and is the namesake of his uncle...
)
- 1995
Results of the 1995 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 28, 1995.-Recap:For 1995, the rules loophole that allowed the pushrod Mercedes was closed. Neither Unser nor Fittipaldi qualified when their new Penske suffered from abnormal aerodynamic instability and refused to traverse the...
- Team GreenAndretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, American LeMans Series, and A1 Grand Prix.-CART:Founded in 1993 by Barry Green and Gerry Forsythe as Forsythe Green Racing, they fielded two Atlantic cars for Claude Bourbonnais and Jacques Villeneuve...
(Jacques VilleneuveJacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve, OQ is a Canadian automobile racing driver. He is the son of Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve, and is the namesake of his uncle...
)
- 1996
Results of the 1996 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 26, 1996. This was the first Indianapolis 500 run under the Indy Racing League, but still under USAC sanction. The majority of teams and drivers present in 1995 chose to boycott the race following the creation of Tony...
- Galles RacingGalles Racing is a former auto racing team owned by Rick Galles that competed in the CART series and Indy Racing League, winning the 1990 CART Championship and 1992 Indianapolis 500 with driver Al Unser, Jr..-Early years:...
(Davy JonesDavy Jones is an American former racing driver.In 1983 he came 3rd in the British Formula Three Championship behind Ayrton Senna and Martin Brundle. He also that year tested the Brabham F1 car at Brands Hatch with Bernie Ecclestone, the then team owner, looking at Jones as the next American hope...
)
- 1997
The 81st Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway over three days, May 25-27, 1997. It was originally scheduled Sunday, May 25, however, rain washed out all activities for the day. The race was started on Monday May 26, but rain halted the race after only 15 laps...
- Galles RacingGalles Racing is a former auto racing team owned by Rick Galles that competed in the CART series and Indy Racing League, winning the 1990 CART Championship and 1992 Indianapolis 500 with driver Al Unser, Jr..-Early years:...
(Kenny BrackKenny Bräck is a race car driver from Sweden. Until his retirement from racing, he competed in the CART, Indy Racing League and the IROC series. He is the winner of the 1999 Indianapolis 500 and the 1998 driving champion of the Indy Racing League...
)
- 1998
The 82nd Indianapolis 500 was held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 24, 1998. This was the first Indianapolis 500 fully sanctioned by the Indy Racing League after the IRL relied on USAC to sanction the 1996–1997 races...
- Panther RacingPanther Racing is an American open wheel auto racing team. It is one of the oldest continually operating teams in the Indy Racing League ....
(Scott GoodyearScott Goodyear is a former race car driver from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Goodyear ran the IRL and Champ Car series during his career from 1987, winning the Michigan 500 in 1992 and 1994...
)
- 1999
The 1999 Indianapolis 500 was held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 30, 1999.-Recap:Robby Gordon and Team Menard take a major gamble late in the race, and try to stretch their fuel for the win. Gordon had last pit on lap 164, and attempted to run the final 36 laps on one tank...
- Galles RacingGalles Racing is a former auto racing team owned by Rick Galles that competed in the CART series and Indy Racing League, winning the 1990 CART Championship and 1992 Indianapolis 500 with driver Al Unser, Jr..-Early years:...
(Davey HamiltonDavey Jay Hamilton is a race car driver in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He has made 50 series starts and while never winning a race, finished second 3 times...
)
- 2000
The 2000 Indianapolis 500 was held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 28, 2000.-Recap:Jimmy Vasser and Juan Pablo Montoya broke ranks from the CART series and raced at Indianapolis...
- Panther RacingPanther Racing is an American open wheel auto racing team. It is one of the oldest continually operating teams in the Indy Racing League ....
(Scott GoodyearScott Goodyear is a former race car driver from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Goodyear ran the IRL and Champ Car series during his career from 1987, winning the Michigan 500 in 1992 and 1994...
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- 2001
The 85th Indianapolis 500 was held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 27, 2001. Race rookie Hélio Castroneves led the final 52 laps and won his first Indy 500.-Changes for 2001:...
- Kelley RacingKelley Racing is a former Indy Racing League team founded by Fort Wayne, Indiana-based car dealer Tom Kelley that most notably fielded a Delphi sponsored car for Scott Sharp during its entire existence from 1998 to 2004...
(Scott SharpScott Sharp is an American race car driver in the American Le Mans Series. He is the son of six-time SCCA champion Bob Sharp. Scott Sharp is best known for his years as a competitor in the Indy Racing League....
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- 2002
The 86th Indianapolis race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 26, 2002. It was the seventh Indianapolis 500 held as part of the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series schedule, and was part of the 2002 Indy Racing League season....
- Team PenskePenske Championship Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League, ALMS, and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, Formula One and CART. Penske Racing is a division of Penske Corporation, and is owned and chaired by Roger Penske...
(Hélio CastronevesHélio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 14 wins and 28 poles, and has never placed lower than sixth in the standings in a complete season of racing...
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- 2003
The 2003 Indianapolis 500 was held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 25, 2003.-Recap:The "curse of the Indy three-peat" prevailed again on lap 169, as pole-sitter and two-time defending champion Hélio Castroneves was held up behind lap car A.J. Foyt IV coming out of the second turn, allowing teammate...
- Cheever RacingCheever Racing was an auto racing team founded in 1996 by Eddie Cheever as Team Cheever in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. They fielded a car for Cheever for much of its existence, but occasionally ran two cars, almost always for the Indianapolis 500...
(Buddy RiceBuddy Rice is an auto racing driver in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He is best known for winning the 2004 Indianapolis 500 while driving for Rahal Letterman Racing and the 2009 24 Hours of Daytona for Brumos Racing.-Early career:Buddy's racing career started in 1996, when he dove in one...
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- 2004
The 2004 Indianapolis 500 was held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 30, 2004. It was flagged at only 450 miles due to severe thunderstorms and a tornado in the area.-Recap:...
- Rahal Letterman RacingRahal Letterman Racing is an auto racing team that currently races part-time in the IndyCar Series. It is co-owned by 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal and television talk show host and comedian David Letterman and is based in Hilliard, Ohio....
(Buddy RiceBuddy Rice is an auto racing driver in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He is best known for winning the 2004 Indianapolis 500 while driving for Rahal Letterman Racing and the 2009 24 Hours of Daytona for Brumos Racing.-Early career:Buddy's racing career started in 1996, when he dove in one...
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- 2005
The 89th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 29, 2005. It was the premier event of the 2005 IndyCar Series season, and the tenth Indy 500 sanctioned by the Indy Racing League. Dan Wheldon won the race under a yellow flag...
- Team PenskePenske Championship Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League, ALMS, and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, Formula One and CART. Penske Racing is a division of Penske Corporation, and is owned and chaired by Roger Penske...
(Sam Hornish, Jr.Samuel Jon Hornish, Jr. is an American race car driver. He is best known for his open wheel accomplishments, which include an Indianapolis 500 victory and three Indy Racing League championships...
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- 2006
The 90th Indianapolis 500 was held on Sunday, May 28, 2006. Sam Hornish, Jr. won the race with the first final-lap pass for victory in race history, by overtaking, on the final straightaway, rookie Marco Andretti, whose father Michael Andretti finished third. The margin of victory was 0.0635...
- Team PenskePenske Championship Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League, ALMS, and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, Formula One and CART. Penske Racing is a division of Penske Corporation, and is owned and chaired by Roger Penske...
(Hélio CastronevesHélio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 14 wins and 28 poles, and has never placed lower than sixth in the standings in a complete season of racing...
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- 2007
The 91st Indianapolis 500 ran on Sunday, May 27, 2007 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It was the 12th Indy 500 sanctioned by the Indy Racing League, and marked the fifth race of the 2007 IndyCar Series season just after the 2007 Kansas Lottery Indy 300 and just before the 2007 ABC Supply...
- Team PenskePenske Championship Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League, ALMS, and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, Formula One and CART. Penske Racing is a division of Penske Corporation, and is owned and chaired by Roger Penske...
(Hélio CastronevesHélio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 14 wins and 28 poles, and has never placed lower than sixth in the standings in a complete season of racing...
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- 2008
The 92nd Indianapolis 500-Mile Race was run on Sunday May 25, 2008 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, USA. Scott Dixon of New Zealand won the race from the pole position. It was the thirteenth Indy 500 sanctioned by the Indy Racing League, and served as the showcase event of...
- Event cancelled due to rain
- 2009
The 93rd Indianapolis 500 was held on Sunday May 24, 2009, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. It was the 14th Indy 500 sanctioned by the Indy Racing League, and the premier event of the 2009 IndyCar Series season....
- Team PenskePenske Championship Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League, ALMS, and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, Formula One and CART. Penske Racing is a division of Penske Corporation, and is owned and chaired by Roger Penske...
(Hélio CastronevesHélio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 14 wins and 28 poles, and has never placed lower than sixth in the standings in a complete season of racing...
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