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...er, and the winning team or constructor may be played and the flags of the drivers' countries are hoisted above them. ...Franck |first=Lewis |date=August 1996 |publisher=Inside Sports}}</ref> The drivers will generally refrain from spraying champagne if a fatality or major accid

...rd would return a year later to lead eight laps of the [[1988 Indianapolis 500]], eventually to finish 6th. ==Indy 500 results==

...ter a failed attempt to qualify for the 1993 edition of the [[Indianapolis 500]], he did one more [[CART]] season in 1995, again only racing when his Belg ...Indy Lights]] championship. The team raced [[Laurent Rédon]] in the 2002 [[Indy Racing League|IRL]] before switching to [[Champ Car]], which suddenly becam

|Category = [[Indianapolis 500]] |Power = 500 hp (370 kW) @ N/A rpm<br>1150.44 lb-ft. (1560 Nm) of [[torque]] @ N/A rpm

...eel cars as Indy Cars because of their recognizable appearance at the Indy 500. ...ially different from driving a car with fenders. Virtually all Formula One drivers spent some time in various open-wheel categories before joining the F1 rank

This is a list of the teams in the [[IndyCar Series]] of the [[Indy Racing League]]. "TBA" indicates that this driver or sponsor is currently u ...ndex.cfm?series=i&cid=24360 | title = Will Power To Drive Verizon Wireless Indy Car in 2010 | work = Penske Racing | date = 11-19-2009 | accessdate = 11-19

...the-art racing car, which he used to place 20th in the 1915 [[Indianapolis 500]] automobile race. In 1916, he and his younger brother [[Gaston Chevrolet|G Louis also competed in the Indianapolis 500 four times, with a best finish of 7th in 1919. Younger brother Gaston won t

...8 at the [[Clipsal 500]] and will finish on October 26 at the [[Gold Coast Indy 300]]. The season consisted of nine rounds across five different states. ==Teams and drivers==

...am’s driver. Since then, the team has won 105 Champ Car races, as well the drivers championship in 1984 with Mario Andretti, 1991 with [[Michael Andretti]], 1 ...acing is also second overall in driver wins. The team has had many notable drivers over the years, including [[Mario Andretti]], [[Michael Andretti]], [[Nigel

|Power = 500 hp (370 kW) @ N/A rpm<br>1150.44 lb-ft. (1560 Nm) of [[torque]] @ N/A rpm |Notable Drivers = [[Emerson Fittipaldi]]<br>[[David Walker]]

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...nding the season of [[CART]] and his only appearance in the [[Indianapolis 500]], Villeneuve scaled back his motor racing activities, though he has regula * [http://f1rejects.com/drivers/villeneuve/index.html Comprehensive Biography at F1Rejects.com]

|Notable Drivers = {{flagicon|UK}} [[John Miles (auto racer)|John Miles]]<br>{{flagicon|USA} As the [[Lotus 56]] for Indy 500 (and later F1), the 63 chassis was designed around a [[four wheel drive]] s

...s was dropped from the CART series schedule, and switched alliances to the Indy Racing League. After mediocre attendance, the event was dropped altogether The 1.25-mile (2.01 km) oval is a favorite of many of the drivers who race there due to the unique shape and different degrees of banking in

|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"| [[2006 Lexmark Indy 300|SRF]]<br /><small>10</small> | [[2008 GAINSCO Auto Insurance Indy 300|HMS]]<br><small>DNP</small>

....com/sports/motor/irl/indy500/2004-05-27-attendance-count_x.htm Study puts Indy's capacity at 257,325&nbsp;– USA Today&nbsp;– 5/27/2004]</ref> permanen ...League|IRL]] [[IZOD IndyCar Series]]'''<br>[[Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500-Mile Race]]

...given that cars of the period were of a high-speed, low-safety design, and drivers of a win-at-all-costs mentality. Only a third of entrants typically finishe ...o Ramirez of the McLaren F1 team competed a Volvo P1800 amongst other star drivers.

...is the first driver to win races in Formula One (1962), NASCAR (1963), and Indy Car (1967). The other two are [[Mario Andretti]] and [[Juan Pablo Montoya]] ...ed by Frank Arciero, a brute of a car that was very fast but that even top drivers like Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles had found difficult to handle. He finishe

...e, but it was not enough, and the PDA drivers went on strike. Replacement drivers from the previous day's race were asked to race, and tickets were good for ...often frightening) multi-car accidents - dubbed "the Big One" by fans and drivers - and Talladega is notorious for such, and always has been. It is not uncom

...cated. Jim had been an auto mechanic in New Jersey where his father built Indy car engines. He met Bill at Bill's filling station and became Bill's race c ...ney before drivers were paid. On December 14, 1947 France began talks with drivers, mechanics, and car owners at the Ebony Bar at the Streamline Hotel at Dayt

...Watkins Glen Grand Prix]]<br><br>'''[[Indy Racing League|IRL]] [[Firestone Indy Lights]]'''<br>Corning 100<br><br>'''[[Sportscar Vintage Racing Association |Record_class = [[Indy Racing League|IRL]] [[IndyCar Series]]

...= May 5, 2007}}</ref> These were first shown off during the 1994 [[Daytona 500]], and four demonstration races were held during the season. The first even ...ldress]], [[Rick Hendrick]], and [[Jack Roush]] owned truck teams, and top drivers such as [[Dale Earnhardt]] and [[Ernie Irvan]] also fielded SuperTrucks for

...maker-Yeoman Racing Team'', with [[John Surtees]] and [[Roy Salvadori]] as drivers. A measure of success was immediate, with Surtees's car claiming [[pole po ...the engine-specialists from Honda was abandoned, and a Lola [[Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis]] monocoque used as the basis for a Honda-engined car. The res

...ith real-world racing organizations and series, including [[NASCAR]] and [[Indy Racing League]]. Starting in 2010, iRacing will host an online racing serie }}</ref> On a given track, the drivers can participate in practice, qualifying, time trial and race sessions.<ref>

...]] (1960)<br />'''[[IndyCar World Series]]'''<br />AirCal 500 / L.A. Times 500 (1981–1983) ...e Los Angeles Times Grand Prix, although the long course was also used for Indy car racing in the mid-1980s. When the 1969 version was built, the dogleg wa

...ed race victories in [[Portland International Raceway|Portland]], [[Molson Indy Toronto|Toronto]], and [[California Speedway|Fontana]] en route to sixth in [[Category:English racecar drivers]]

...single-seater races in North America are held on "oval" circuits and the [[Indy Racing League]] races mostly on ovals. ...ship Car Racing|National Championship]] (currently [[Champcars]] and the [[Indy Racing League]]) have traditionally been similar to [[F1 cars]] but with mo

...arly involvement in the sport was as a competitor and then as a manager of drivers [[Stuart Lewis-Evans]] and [[Jochen Rindt]]. In 1972 he bought the [[Brabha ...ught Engineering|Connaught]] team,<ref name=formulaonetremayne-pp8/> whose drivers included Lewis-Evans, [[Roy Salvadori]], [[Archie Scott Brown]], and [[Ivor

{{cite news|title=For the New GM, A Final Challenge to Please Drivers|date=2009-06-02|work=Wall Street Journal Online|author=Joseph B. White|url= ...12-17}}</ref> Penske is a Fortune 500 American company operated by [[Indy 500]] racing legend [[Roger Penske]]. GM would continue building the [[Saturn

...-seater racing, [[Formula One]], involves an annual World Championship for drivers and constructors. Single seater racing is not limited merely to professional teams and drivers. There is a large amateur 'club racing' scene catering for those who want t

...ld Championships]], one for [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|drivers]] and one for [[List of Formula One World Constructors' Champions|construct ...he war, but due to the suspension of racing during the conflict, the World Drivers' Championship was not formalised until 1947. The first world championship r

...sell the surplus ones, Porsche asked BMW for the services of their factory drivers [[Hubert Hahne]] and [[Dieter Quester]]. They practised, but Munich decline ...917/10 as McLaren had already left the series to concentrate on the [[Indy 500]] and F1.