Wikipedia:WikiProject American Open Wheel Racing

WikiProject American Open Wheel Racing is a project to better organize information in articles related to Open Wheel Racing based in the United States, with an emphasis on the Indy Racing League , Champ Car , and Indy/Championship racing under the AAA and USAC banner dating to approximately 1902, the first year of AAA sanctioning. Primary topics include races, tracks, drivers and the specific cars entered to compete. Other open wheel topics, such as support series ( Indy Pro Series , Indy Lights...

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Seasons

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Template:Indycar race infobox This template is for individual races. It is based upon the Template:NASCAR race infobox, but a couple small changes were made for IRL use.

Template:Champ Car race infobox

Race Results Tables Here is an example of race result tables, taken from Toyota Indy 300 . Tables are broken up separately for results under USAC, CART/Champ Car, and IRL. Results are listed in top-to-bottom-first-to-last order.

Track Infoboxes All tracks use the infobox. Here is an example taken from Iowa Speedway :

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Template:IndyCar Series racetracks The template for the footer at the bottom of the tracks pages is located here.

Template:IndyCar Series races The template for the footer at the bottom of the races pages is located here.

Drivers

1979 : R. Mears (CART) 1980 : J. Rutherford (CART) 1981 : R. Mears (CART) 1982 : R. Mears (CART) 1983 : A. Unser Sr. (CART) 1984 : Ma. Andretti (CART) 1985 : A. Unser Sr. (CART) 1986 : B. Rahal (CART) 1987 : B. Rahal (CART) 1988 : D. Sullivan (CART) 1989 : E. Fittipaldi (CART) 1990 : A. Unser Jr. (CART) 1991 : Mi. Andretti (CART) 1992 : B. Rahal (CART)

1993 : N. Mansell (CART) 1994 : A. Unser Jr. (CART) 1995 : J. Villeneuve (CART) 1996 : B. Calkins & S. Sharp 1996 : J. Vasser (CART) 1996–97 : T. Stewart 1997 : A. Zanardi (CART) 1998 : K. Bräck 1998 : A. Zanardi (CART) 1999 : G. Ray 1999 : J. Montoya (CART) 2000 : B. Lazier 2000 : G. de Ferran (CART)

2001 : S. Hornish Jr. 2001 : G. de Ferran (CART) 2002 : S. Hornish Jr. 2002 : C. da Matta (CART) 2003 : S. Dixon 2003 : P. Tracy (CART) 2004 : T. Kanaan 2004 : S. Bourdais (Champ Car) 2005 : D. Wheldon 2005 : S. Bourdais (Champ Car) 2006 : S. Hornish Jr. 2006 : S. Bourdais (Champ Car) 2007 : D. Franchitti

2007 : S. Bourdais (Champ Car) 2008 : S. Dixon 2009 : D. Franchitti 2010 : D. Franchitti 2011 : D. Franchitti 2012 : R. Hunter-Reay 2013 : S. Dixon 2014 : W. Power 2015 : S. Dixon 2016 : S. Pagenaud 2017 : J. Newgarden 2018 : S. Dixon 2019 : J. Newgarden

2020 : S. Dixon 2021 : Á. Palou 2022 : W. Power 2023 : Á. Palou 2024 : Á. Palou

Drivers

1979 R. Mears 1980 J. Rutherford 1981 R. Mears 1982 R. Mears 1983 A. Unser 1984 Ma. Andretti 1985 A. Unser 1986 B. Rahal

1987 B. Rahal 1988 D. Sullivan 1989 E. Fittipaldi 1990 A. Unser Jr. 1991 Mi. Andretti 1992 B. Rahal 1993 N. Mansell

1994 A. Unser Jr. 1995 J. Villeneuve 1996 J. Vasser 1997 A. Zanardi 1998 A. Zanardi 1999 J. Montoya 2000 G. de Ferran

2001 G. de Ferran 2002 C. da Matta 2003 P. Tracy 2004 S. Bourdais 2005 S. Bourdais 2006 S. Bourdais 2007 S. Bourdais

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Table 1

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Place this Wikitext on your user page	to create this userbox	and add your user page to:
	This user is a member of WikiProject American Open Wheel Racing.	Category:WikiProject American Open Wheel Racing participants
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Table 2

('American Open Wheel Racing articles by quality and importance', 'Quality', 'Quality')	('American Open Wheel Racing articles by quality and importance', 'Importance', 'Top')	('American Open Wheel Racing articles by quality and importance', 'Importance', 'High')	('American Open Wheel Racing articles by quality and importance', 'Importance', 'Mid')	('American Open Wheel Racing articles by quality and importance', 'Importance', 'Low')	('American Open Wheel Racing articles by quality and importance', 'Importance', 'NA')
FA	nan	nan	nan	2	nan
FL	nan	2	2	2	nan
GA	5	4	6	24	nan
B	14	11	14	16	nan
C	36	31	123	93	nan
Start	35	103	373	1056	nan
Stub	nan	nan	62	1049	nan
List	2	6	7	15	nan
Category	nan	nan	nan	nan	133
Disambig	nan	nan	nan	nan	30

Table 3

('Season', 'CART Champ Car history (Tamiami Park street course)')	('Date', 'CART Champ Car history (Tamiami Park street course)')	('Winning Driver', 'CART Champ Car history (Tamiami Park street course)')	('Chassis', 'CART Champ Car history (Tamiami Park street course)')	('Engine', 'CART Champ Car history (Tamiami Park street course)')
1985	November 10	Danny Sullivan	March	Cosworth
1986	November 9	Danny Sullivan	Lola	Cosworth
1987[1]	October 31	Bobby Rahal	Lola	Cosworth
1987	November 1	Michael Andretti	March	Cosworth
1988[2]	November 5	Michael Andretti	Lola	Cosworth
1988	November 6	Al Unser Jr.	March	Chevrolet
CART Champ Car history (Bicentennial Park street course)	CART Champ Car history (Bicentennial Park street course)	CART Champ Car history (Bicentennial Park street course)	CART Champ Car history (Bicentennial Park street course)	CART Champ Car history (Bicentennial Park street course)
1995	March 5	Jacques Villeneuve	Reynard	Ford-Cosworth
CART Champ Car history	CART Champ Car history	CART Champ Car history	CART Champ Car history	CART Champ Car history
1996	March 3	Jimmy Vasser	Reynard	Honda

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F1ABY Commentary

Consider this: does anyone truly believe the FIA’s “cost cap” is about fairness, or merely a meticulously crafted cage designed to neuter Red Bull’s momentum before the next World Championship coronation? The whispers circling the garages suggest a far more cynical calculation—a deliberate constriction of innovation aimed squarely at preserving the established order. Don't mistake strategic resource management for genuine sporting regulation; the vultures are already circling, assessing the value of a diminished challenger. The Italian team, predictably, is already exploring loopholes with an almost unsettling level of enthusiasm.

The entire notion of “team spirit” in this garage is a meticulously constructed illusion, frankly. Don’t be fooled by the champagne and the hugs – the battle for control of Red Bull Racing is being fought entirely through the subtle deployment of contractual obligations and the calculated withholding of technical information. Someone’s quietly dismantling Verstappen’s future, and it’s not Max himself.

F1ABY Trivia

The air in Indianapolis hangs thick tonight, not just with humidity, but with the unspoken calculations of Ferrari. Those Maranello engineers, obsessed with extracting a full 780 horsepower from that 2. 0-liter V8 – a figure that frankly, seems almost… optimistic given the prevailing wind conditions. Rumor has it, they’ve subtly adjusted the intake manifold geometry, a desperate gamble to compensate for the track’s notorious aero sensitivity. Let’s see if the gamble pays off; a team this meticulous rarely misjudges a situation.

The rain hammered Donington Park that afternoon, a fitting accompaniment to the chaos unfolding. Ten races. Ten. And just one driver, young Leo Maxwell, has ever dared to claim a victory. A stark, almost unsettling figure against the backdrop of a sport built on relentless pursuit. Don’t mistake it for a trend; it's a glaring absence, a statistical void that whispers of strategy, perhaps, or a fundamental disconnect.

F1ABY Tales

The rain hadn’t stopped, not truly, just shifted to a greasy, insistent drizzle. Verstappen’s engineer, Paul Russell, was a shade paler than usual, chewing on the edge of his helmet. Heard a murmur from the Red Bull garage – something about a ‘critical systems failure’ in the cooling system. Don’t mistake that for a mechanical issue, darling. The team’s been quietly building a contingency plan, one involving a significant shift in strategy, and a very pointed conversation with Horner about ‘risk assessment’. Let’s just say the young Dutchman isn’t entirely thrilled about the prospect of a long, wet race, and the implications for his championship lead. This isn’t a storm; it’s a calculated maneuver.

The rain in Indianapolis isn't just water, you understand. It’s a meticulously calibrated distraction, orchestrated by Horner’s people. Heard whispers – a subtle shift in McLaren’s tire allocation, a pointed question about Norris’s aggression. They’re not losing the race, not yet. Just… managing the narrative. And let’s be honest, the young Brit’s been a touch too eager this season, hasn’t he? A little less fire, a little more patience – that’s the message being delivered, implicitly, of course. Don’t mistake restraint for weakness.