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Alfred Unser (May 29, 1939 – December 9, 2021) was an American
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racing driver, the younger brother of fellow racing drivers Jerry and
Bobby Unser Robert William Unser (February 20, 1934 – May 2, 2021) was an American automobile racer. At his induction into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 1994, he had the fourth most IndyCar Series wins at 35 (behind his brother Al Unser, Al, A ...
, and father of Al Unser Jr. He was the second of four men (
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, himself,
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and
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) to have won the
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four times (1970, 1971, 1978, 1987), the fourth of six to have won the race in consecutive years, and the winner of the
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in 1970, 1983, and 1985. The Unser family has won the Indy 500 a record nine times. He was the only person to have both a sibling (Bobby) and child (Al Jr.) as fellow Indy 500 winners. Al's nephews
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and
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have also competed in that race. In 1971, he became the only driver to date to win the race on his birthday (his 32nd). After his son Al Unser Jr. joined the national championship circuit in 1983, Unser was generally known professionally by the
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"Al Unser Sr." He was also nicknamed "Big Al", and Al Unser Jr. was likewise nicknamed "Little Al".


Personal life

Unser was born in
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, the youngest of four sons of Mary Catherine (Craven) and Jerome Henry "Jerry" Unser. His father and two uncles, Louis and Joe, were also drivers. Beginning in 1926 they competed in the
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, an annual road race held in
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. Joe Unser became the first member of the Unser family to lose his life to the sport, killed while test-driving an FWD Coleman Special on the Denver highway in 1929. Al's oldest brother Jerry became the first Unser to drive at the
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. He qualifying 23rd and finishing 31st in the
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. However, tragedy struck the next year when he was killed by injuries sustained in a fiery crash during a practice session. Middle brother
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drove in his first Indianapolis 500 in 1963. In 1968, he became the first family member to win. He went on to win the race a total of three times. Son Al Unser Jr. drove in his first Indy 500 in 1983, winning twice. His mother Mary "Mom" Unser became a popular a fixture at the track. Each year she treated the participants to a chili cookout in the garage area. She died on December 18, 1975. Al Unser married Wanda Jesperson in 1958 and they had three children- Alfred Jr., Mary, and Deborah. Deborah was killed in a dune buggy accident in 1982. Al and Wanda divorced in 1971. Al married Karen Sue Barnes on November 22, 1977. Karen and Al divorced in 1988. Al Unser, with his family, owned and operated the Unser Racing Museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico.


Racing career and Indianapolis 500


USAC and Indycar

He began racing in 1957, at age 18, initially competing primarily in modified roadsters, sprint cars and midgets. In 1965 he raced in the
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for the first time and finished ninth. His breakout year in IndyCar's was in 1970 when he joined Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing, where he would drive for the next seven years. He won the Indianapolis 500 in 1970, two years after his brother, Bobby. During the race, he led for all but ten of the 200 laps and averaged . His quick pit stops were a factor in the victory, as well as the fact that VPJ had an insurmountable advantage over the field that year. That season, he won a record ten times on oval, road and dirt tracks to capture the
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national championship. Unser competed in USAC's Stock Car division in 1967, and was the series Rookie of the Year. In 1971, with Vel's Parnelli Jones, he won the Indianapolis 500 again, starting from the fifth position with an average speed of , and holding off
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's McLaren for the victory. Unser's bid to become the first three-time consecutive Indy 500 champion was thwarted when he finished second to
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in the
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. Unser would continue driving for the team up until 1977. During a few of those years, VPJ lost their competitive edge after changing their chassis, as well as their failed F1 bid. By 1977, the team regained competitive form, although Unser would announce his departure for Jim Hall Racing at year's end. Unser would later say, in a 2020 interview, that his departure from VPJ stemmed from disagreements with Jones and his partners over the direction of the team, although Unser maintained a friendship with Jones. Despite starting the
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from the fifth position in a First National City Travelers Checks
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, Unser's car was considered before the race to be a second-tier entry at best, if not an outright long shot to win. Moving to the front of the field for the first time on lap 75, he and opponent
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engaged in an on-again off-again duel for 75 more laps, before an engine failure on Ongais' car on lap 150 allowed Unser to assume a commanding 35 second lead. Although suffering right front-wing misalignment due to impacting a tire on his final pit stop, a situation that led to the lead shrinking steadily over the race's final 20 laps, it nevertheless proved wide enough for victory by nine seconds to spare at the checkered flag. Unser's race average speed of ranked as the then-second fastest ever run (one mile per hour less than the then-1972 record), and would not itself be topped for second for four more years. In 1979, Unser departed Jim Hall's team for the Longhorn Racing Team owned by Bobby Hillin Sr.. Although Unser went winless for three seasons, he would later say that driving for the Hillin family was his most joyful experience as a driver before his successful Penske years. The team folded operations after three years, putting Unser out of a ride. In the 1983 season, Unser joined
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and drove for four years in a Penske-owned car. Unser controlled the late stages of the
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, leading 61 laps. With less than 20 laps to go, Unser got challenges from
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who led the most laps. With help from his son - who was several laps down - Unser began pulling away from Sneva. However Sneva got by Al Jr., and set sail for Unser Sr.. Sneva caught up to Unser within one lap of passing Al Jr., and passed him to retake the lead with nine laps to go. Sneva then easily pulled away to win the race by 11 seconds, avenging his firing from the team in 1978. After the race, Unser Jr. was penalized two laps for his actions as well as having passed two cars under caution on lap 170. Unser won the IndyCar championships in 1983 and 1985 by winning one race and then having several top-five finishes. In 1986, Penske decided to focus the team's attention on teammate
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when he healed from serious injuries. As a result, Unser cut down his schedule to only a few IndyCar races a year, which he would do going forward.


NASCAR and IROC

Outside of his open-wheel career, Unser was a semi-regular competitor in
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, winning three races and the 1977-1978 championship. His final IROC start was an 11th-place finish at the 1993 Michigan race after winning the pole. Unser also started five races in NASCAR, three in the late 1960s and two in 1986. His best finishes were a pair of 4th-place results, one at the 1968 Daytona 500 and the other at the 1969 Motor Trend 500 at
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. He fared less well in two 1986 starts, finishing 29th at Watkins Glen and 20th at Riverside.


Fourth Indianapolis 500 victory

In 1987, Penske's slate of drivers included
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,
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, and
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. Al Unser Sr. was dropped from the team, and entered the month of May without a ride. During the first week of practice, Al Sr. spent much of the week shopping for a ride, and a few offers were made by owners. Al Sr., however, refused the offers, as he insisted on landing a ride in a competitive, well-funded car only. Unser planned on staying through the week, and if he did not have a ride by the end of the first week of time trials, he was planning to return home. Coincidentally, his son Al Unser Jr. (driving for Shierson Racing) was having difficulty with his car's handling. At the end of the first weekend of time trials, Al Jr. surprisingly had not yet qualified. Al Sr. agreed to stay through the week in order to help his son get his car up to speed. Danny Ongais crashed into the wall during the first week of practice, suffering a serious concussion, and was declared unfit to drive. Meanwhile, the Penske team's new
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chassis had been uncompetitive during practice. By the end of the first week of practice, Penske parked the PC-16s and elected to qualify back-up cars for the race. Mears and Sullivan were provided 1986
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- Ilmor Chevrolet machines, while a third car, a 1986 March-
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, was planned for third driver. Midway through the second week of practice, Roger Penske consummated a deal with Al Sr. to drive the third car. Penske promised Unser a well-funded effort, and a brand new Cosworth engine, the same chassis/engine combination that had won the previous four Indy 500s. The year-old March was removed from a Penske Racing display at a Sheraton hotel in the team's hometown of
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, and hurriedly prepared for a return to active competition. Unser easily put the car in the field on the third day of time trials. At the start Unser was in the 20th position. On a day when heavy attrition felled most of the field's front-runners, including the overwhelmingly dominant Newman-Haas entry of
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, Unser worked his way steadily forward and took the lead on the 183rd lap, after
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's car stalled on his final pit stop. Averaging , Unser bested a charging Guerrero by 4.5 seconds to win his fourth Indy 500, only five days before his 48th birthday. In doing so he tied Foyt as the winningest Indy 500 driver and broke brother Bobby's record as the oldest Indy winner. Unser rode the wave of his fourth Indy victory to secure a ride at Penske for the
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, Pocono 500, and
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for 1987. Near the end of the year, Unser had two other starts. He drove as a substitute for
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at Nazareth, and had a competitive run until crashing a few laps short of the finish. He was then hired to drive the brand new
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Indy car at Laguna Seca. The team was still in its infancy, and the car dropped out. Unser left the team after only one race. In 1988 and 1989, Unser returned to Penske to secure a ride at the three 500-miles races (Indianapolis, Michigan, Pocono). Unser appeared headed for a third Pocono 500 victory during the 1988 Pocono 500 until he suffered ignition failure while leading with 28 laps remaining. Unser had led a race-high 79 laps.


Retirement

After reorganization at
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in 1990, Unser was finally crowded out of his part-time ride. With competitive rides filling up, and his career winding down, he joined the sub-par
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team for 1990. After finishing 13th at Indy, Unser returned to the team for the
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. A broken right-front push-rod after only six practice laps led to a severe crash. The 51 year-old Unser suffered a broken right femur, right collarbone, and three upper right ribs. He quit the team after the crash. He spent most of the month of May 1991 shopping around for a competitive ride. The restrictions on the number of leases to the Chevy Ilmor engine kept him out of a ride during the first week of practice. A last-minute deal with the UNO/Granatelli team (where he would be
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's teammate) fell through when there was not enough time to prepare the car. Instead of jumping into another car "just to make the show," Unser sat out the 1991 race and watched from the sidelines for the first time since 1969. In
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, Unser entered the month of May for the second year in a row without a ride. During the first week of practice,
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was involved in a serious crash, and was unable to drive. Unser was hired by
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to fill the position vacated by Piquet. Unser drove to a 3rd-place finish, while his son Al Unser Jr. won the race. It was Team Menard's best Indy 500 finish, the best finish for the
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Indy engine, and the first time the Buick engine had gone the entire . Later in the year, Unser was selected to drive as a substitute for the injured
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at
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. It was Unser's first start for Penske since 1989, and his final start in a CART series event. He finished 12th, earning 1 championship point. In
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, driving for King Racing, he led 15 laps at the Indianapolis 500 to extend his career laps-led record. He finished 12th, one lap down. A month shy of his 55th birthday, Unser entered the 1994 race with Arizona Motorsports, hoping to qualify for what would be his 28th Indy 500. The team was very underfunded, and Unser had considerable trouble getting the car up to speed. On the first weekend of qualifying, he waved off after a poor qualifying lap. After some minimal practice the following day, he quit the team. He announced his retirement on May 17, 1994. His son Al Unser Jr. won the
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on his father's 55th birthday.


Health and death

Unser suffered from
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, which contributed to him being diagnosed with
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in 2004 and having a tumor and half of his liver removed in 2005. Unser continued to suffer from cancer for the next 17 years before dying from the disease aged 82 on December 9, 2021, in his home in
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.


Career highlights

Unser has led the second most laps of any driver in the history of the Indianapolis 500, at 644. Unser tied
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's long standing record of 612 laps led on the last lap of his 4th victory. Unser holds the record of being the oldest driver to ever win the 500 at 47 years old (1987), breaking the previous record set by his brother Bobby. Unser won two 500-mile races at Pocono (in
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and
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) and two more at
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(in
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and
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) bringing his total of 500-mile race wins (including four Indianapolis 500s) to eight. Unser was the 1978
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champion. He also competed in the 1968
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and four other
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& Grand National races, all held on road courses with a best finish of fourth (twice).


Awards

* Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame (1986) *
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(1991)Al Unser
at the
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 *
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(1998) * Pikes Peak Hill Climb Museum Hall of Fame (2020)


Motorsports career results


American open-wheel racing

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)


USAC Championship Car

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! J. C. Agajanian ! Troutman Barnes 64 ! Offy 252 ci , PHX , TRE ,
INDY Indy may refer to: Computing and technology *Indy (software), used for Internet access to music *Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library * SGI Indy, a computer workstation Periodicals *''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include ...
, MIL ,
LAN Lan or LAN may refer to: Science and technology * Local asymptotic normality, a fundamental property of regular models in statistics * Longitude of the ascending node, one of the orbital elements used to specify the orbit of an object in space * ...
, TRE , ISF , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIL
23 , DSF , INF , TRE , SAC , PHX , colspan{{=15, !style{{="background:#CFCFFF;", NC !style{{="background:#CFCFFF;", 0 , - , rowspan{{=5,
1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...
! Arciero Racing ! Weisman 64 !
Maserati Maserati S.p.A. () is an Italian luxury vehicle manufacturer. Established on 1 December 1914 in Bologna, Italy, the company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident. The company has been owned by Stellantis since 2021. Ma ...
255 ci 4.2 V8 , PHX
DNP , TRE , colspan{{=26, !rowspan{{=5 style{{="background:#CFCFFF;", 19th !rowspan{{=5 style{{="background:#CFCFFF;", 495 , - ! Ansted-Thompson Racing ! Lola T80 ! Ford 255 ci V8 , colspan{{=2, , style{{="background:#CFEAFF;",
INDY Indy may refer to: Computing and technology *Indy (software), used for Internet access to music *Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library * SGI Indy, a computer workstation Periodicals *''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include ...

9 , colspan{{=25, , - !rowspan{{=2, J Frank Harrison ! Eisert 65 !
Chevrolet Chevrolet ( ) is an American automobile division of the manufacturer General Motors (GM). In North America, Chevrolet produces and sells a wide range of vehicles, from subcompact automobiles to medium-duty commercial trucks. Due to the promi ...
305 ci V8 , colspan{{=3, , style{{="background:#CFCFFF;", MIL
13 , style{{="background:#CFCFFF;",
LAN Lan or LAN may refer to: Science and technology * Local asymptotic normality, a fundamental property of regular models in statistics * Longitude of the ascending node, one of the orbital elements used to specify the orbit of an object in space * ...

12 , , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TRE
22 , style{{="background:#CFCFFF;", IRP
12 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ATL
26 , style{{="background:#CFCFFF;",
LAN Lan or LAN may refer to: Science and technology * Local asymptotic normality, a fundamental property of regular models in statistics * Longitude of the ascending node, one of the orbital elements used to specify the orbit of an object in space * ...

16 , style{{="background:#CFCFFF;", MIL
11 , ISF , style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", MIL
7 , DSF , style{{="background:#FFCFCF;", INF
DNQ , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TRE
20 , , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
17 , colspan{{=10, , - ! Eisert ! Ford 289 ci , colspan{{=5, , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", PPR
1 , colspan{{=22, , - ! Roger Carsten ! Kuzma 53 D ! Offy 252 ci , colspan{{=16, , style{{="background:#CFCFFF;", SAC
11 , colspan{{=11, , - , rowspan{{=4,
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
! J Frank Harrison ! Eisert 65 !
Chevrolet Chevrolet ( ) is an American automobile division of the manufacturer General Motors (GM). In North America, Chevrolet produces and sells a wide range of vehicles, from subcompact automobiles to medium-duty commercial trucks. Due to the promi ...
305 ci V8 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
20 , TRE , colspan{{=26, !rowspan{{=4 style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", 5th !rowspan{{=4 style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", 1260 , - !
STP Corporation STP is an American brand of automotive aftermarket products, especially lubricants such as motor oil and motor oil additives. The name began as an abbreviation of ''Scientifically Treated Petroleum''. The brand has been owned by Energizer Holdin ...
! Lotus 38 !rowspan{{=2, Ford 255 ci V8 , colspan{{=2, , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;",
INDY Indy may refer to: Computing and technology *Indy (software), used for Internet access to music *Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library * SGI Indy, a computer workstation Periodicals *''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include ...

12 , colspan{{=25, , - ! Mecom Racing Enterprises ! Lola T90 , colspan{{=3, , style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", MIL
6 , style{{="background:#CFEAFF;",
LAN Lan or LAN may refer to: Science and technology * Local asymptotic normality, a fundamental property of regular models in statistics * Longitude of the ascending node, one of the orbital elements used to specify the orbit of an object in space * ...

9 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ATL
16 , PPR , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", IRP
2 , style{{="background:#FFDF9F;",
LAN Lan or LAN may refer to: Science and technology * Local asymptotic normality, a fundamental property of regular models in statistics * Longitude of the ascending node, one of the orbital elements used to specify the orbit of an object in space * ...

3 , ISF , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIL
20 , DSF , INF , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", TRE
2 , , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", PHX
2 , colspan{{=12, , - ! Joe Hunt !
Lesovsky Lesovsky was a racing car constructor. Lesovsky roadsters competed in the Indy 500 The Indianapolis 500, formally known as the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, and commonly shortened to Indy 500, is an annual automobile race held at the Indian ...
58 D ! Offy 252 ci , colspan{{=14, , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", SAC
18 , colspan{{=13, , - , rowspan{{=4,
1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...
!rowspan{{=4, Mecom Racing Enterprises ! Lola T90 !rowspan{{=2, Ford 255 ci V8 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
23 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TRE
12 , colspan{{=26, !rowspan{{=4 style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", 5th !rowspan{{=4 style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", 2505 , - ! Lola T92 , colspan{{=2, , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;",
INDY Indy may refer to: Computing and technology *Indy (software), used for Internet access to music *Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library * SGI Indy, a computer workstation Periodicals *''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include ...

2 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIL
19 , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;",
LAN Lan or LAN may refer to: Science and technology * Local asymptotic normality, a fundamental property of regular models in statistics * Longitude of the ascending node, one of the orbital elements used to specify the orbit of an object in space * ...

2 , PPR , style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", MOS
6 , style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", MOS
5 , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", IRP
2 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;",
LAN Lan or LAN may refer to: Science and technology * Local asymptotic normality, a fundamental property of regular models in statistics * Longitude of the ascending node, one of the orbital elements used to specify the orbit of an object in space * ...

22 , style{{="background:#DFFFDF;",
MTR The Mass Transit Railway system, known locally by the initialism MTR, is a rapid transit system in Hong Kong and the territory's principal mode of Rail transport in Hong Kong, railway transportation. Operated by the MTR Corporation (MTRCL), ...

5 , style{{="background:#DFFFDF;",
MTR The Mass Transit Railway system, known locally by the initialism MTR, is a rapid transit system in Hong Kong and the territory's principal mode of Rail transport in Hong Kong, railway transportation. Operated by the MTR Corporation (MTRCL), ...

5 , , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", MIL
2 , colspan{{=2, , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TRE
11 , , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", HAN
25 , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", PHX
2 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", RSD
12 , colspan{{=7, , - ! Dunlop 64 D !rowspan{{=2, Offy 252 ci , colspan{{=12, , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ISF
11 , , style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", DSF
9 , style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", INF
3 , colspan{{=12, , - !
Lesovsky Lesovsky was a racing car constructor. Lesovsky roadsters competed in the Indy 500 The Indianapolis 500, formally known as the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, and commonly shortened to Indy 500, is an annual automobile race held at the Indian ...
D , colspan{{=17, , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", SAC
14 , colspan{{=10, , - , rowspan{{=5,
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
!rowspan{{=3, Retzloff Racing Team ! Lola T92 !rowspan{{=2, Ford 255 ci V8 , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", HAN
2 , colspan{{=4, , style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", MIL
3 , style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", MOS
4 , style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", MOS
5 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;",
LAN Lan or LAN may refer to: Science and technology * Local asymptotic normality, a fundamental property of regular models in statistics * Longitude of the ascending node, one of the orbital elements used to specify the orbit of an object in space * ...

12 , , style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", CDR
4 , colspan{{=3, , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;",
LAN Lan or LAN may refer to: Science and technology * Local asymptotic normality, a fundamental property of regular models in statistics * Longitude of the ascending node, one of the orbital elements used to specify the orbit of an object in space * ...

1 , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;",
LAN Lan or LAN may refer to: Science and technology * Local asymptotic normality, a fundamental property of regular models in statistics * Longitude of the ascending node, one of the orbital elements used to specify the orbit of an object in space * ...

1 , colspan{{=12, !rowspan{{=5 style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", 3rd !rowspan{{=5 style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", 2895 , - !rowspan{{=2, Lola T150 , , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", LVS
14 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
16 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TRE
17 , colspan{{=8, , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", IRP
1 , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", IRP
1 , colspan{{=2, , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;",
MTR The Mass Transit Railway system, known locally by the initialism MTR, is a rapid transit system in Hong Kong and the territory's principal mode of Rail transport in Hong Kong, railway transportation. Operated by the MTR Corporation (MTRCL), ...

9 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;",
MTR The Mass Transit Railway system, known locally by the initialism MTR, is a rapid transit system in Hong Kong and the territory's principal mode of Rail transport in Hong Kong, railway transportation. Operated by the MTR Corporation (MTRCL), ...

15 , , style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", MIL
3 , colspan{{=7, , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", RSD
26 , - ! Ford 159ci V8 t , colspan{{=4, , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;",
INDY Indy may refer to: Computing and technology *Indy (software), used for Internet access to music *Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library * SGI Indy, a computer workstation Periodicals *''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include ...

26 , colspan{{=17, , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TRE
22 , , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MCH
18 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", HAN
15 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
15 , , - ! Al Unser !
Chevrolet Chevrolet ( ) is an American automobile division of the manufacturer General Motors (GM). In North America, Chevrolet produces and sells a wide range of vehicles, from subcompact automobiles to medium-duty commercial trucks. Due to the promi ...
Special !
Chevrolet Chevrolet ( ) is an American automobile division of the manufacturer General Motors (GM). In North America, Chevrolet produces and sells a wide range of vehicles, from subcompact automobiles to medium-duty commercial trucks. Due to the promi ...
, colspan{{=9, , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", PPR
22 , colspan{{=18, , - ! Retzloff Racing Team ! Dunlop 64 D ! Offy 252 ci , colspan{{=11, , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", NAZ
1 , colspan{{=6, , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ISF
12 , , style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", DSF
7 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", INF
15 , , style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", SAC
3 , colspan{{=4, , - , rowspan{{=4,
1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...
!rowspan{{=4, Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing ! Lola T150 !rowspan{{=2, Ford 159ci V8 t , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
22 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", HAN
13 , colspan{{=6, , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TRE
25 , colspan{{=2, , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", MIL
1 , , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", DOV
12 , colspan{{=4, , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TRE
21 , colspan{{=3, , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", PHX
1 , colspan{{=5, !rowspan{{=4 style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", 2nd !rowspan{{=4 style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", 2630 , - ! Lotus 56 , colspan{{=2, , style{{="background:#DFC484;",
INDY Indy may refer to: Computing and technology *Indy (software), used for Internet access to music *Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library * SGI Indy, a computer workstation Periodicals *''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include ...

Wth , MIL ,
LAN Lan or LAN may refer to: Science and technology * Local asymptotic normality, a fundamental property of regular models in statistics * Longitude of the ascending node, one of the orbital elements used to specify the orbit of an object in space * ...
, PPR , colspan{{=22, , - ! Lola T150 !rowspan{{=2, Ford 255 ci V8 , colspan{{=6, , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", CDR
9 , NAZ , , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", IRP
2 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", IRP
19 , colspan{{=5, , style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", BRN
3 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", BRN
9 , colspan{{=2, , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;",
SIR ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part ...

2 , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;",
SIR ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part ...

1 , , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", RSD
2 , colspan{{=4, , - ! Kingfish 69 D , colspan{{=12, , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ISF
8 , , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", DSF
1 , style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", INF
4 , colspan{{=3, , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", SAC
1 , colspan{{=8, , - , rowspan{{=5,
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...
!rowspan{{=5, Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing ! Colt-Lola T150 ! Ford 159ci V8 t , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", PHX
1 , , style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", TRE
3 , colspan{{=7, , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", MIL
1 , colspan{{=4, , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", TRE
1 , , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", PHX
2 , colspan{{=10, !rowspan{{=5 style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", 1st !rowspan{{=5 style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", 5130 , - !rowspan{{=2, Colt 70 ! Ford 255 ci V8 , , style{{="background:#FFDF9F;",
SON A son is a male offspring; a boy or a man in relation to his parents. The female counterpart is a daughter. From a biological perspective, a son constitutes a first degree relative. Social issues In pre-industrial societies and some current ...

3 , colspan{{=26, , - ! Ford 159ci V8 t , colspan{{=3, , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;",
INDY Indy may refer to: Computing and technology *Indy (software), used for Internet access to music *Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library * SGI Indy, a computer workstation Periodicals *''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include ...

1 , style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", MIL
3 , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;",
LAN Lan or LAN may refer to: Science and technology * Local asymptotic normality, a fundamental property of regular models in statistics * Longitude of the ascending node, one of the orbital elements used to specify the orbit of an object in space * ...

2 , , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MCH
18 , colspan{{=3, , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ONT
9 , colspan{{=16, , - ! Colt-Lola T150 !rowspan{{=2, Ford 255 ci V8 , colspan{{=6, , style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", CDR
5 , , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", IRP
1 , colspan{{=19, , - ! Kingfish 69 D , colspan{{=9, , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", ISF
1 , colspan{{=2, , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", DSF
1 , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", INF
1 , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", SED
1 , , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", SAC
1 , colspan{{=11, , - , rowspan{{=3,
1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...
!rowspan{{=3, Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing ! Colt 70 !rowspan{{=2, Ford 159ci V8 t , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", RAF
1 , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", RAF
1 , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", PHX
1 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TRE
21 , colspan{{=24, !rowspan{{=3 style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", 4th !rowspan{{=3 style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", 2200 , - !rowspan{{=2, Colt 71 , colspan{{=4, , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;",
INDY Indy may refer to: Computing and technology *Indy (software), used for Internet access to music *Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library * SGI Indy, a computer workstation Periodicals *''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include ...

1 , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", MIL
1 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", POC
31 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MCH
24 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIL
17 , colspan{{=19, , - ! Offy 159 ci t , colspan{{=9, , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ONT
15 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TRE
17 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
21 , colspan{{=16, , - , rowspan{{=2,
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...
!rowspan{{=2, Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing ! Colt 71/72 !rowspan{{=2, Offy 159 ci t , style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", PHX
6 , colspan{{=27, !rowspan{{=2 style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", 4th !rowspan{{=2 style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", 1800 , - ! Parnelli VPJ-1 , , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TRE
20 , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;",
INDY Indy may refer to: Computing and technology *Indy (software), used for Internet access to music *Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library * SGI Indy, a computer workstation Periodicals *''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include ...

2 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIL
20 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MCH
15 , style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", POC
3 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIL
15 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ONT
31 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TRE
23 , style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", PHX
4 , colspan{{=18, , - ,
1973 Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...
! Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing ! Parnelli VPJ-2 ! Offy 159 ci t , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", TWS
1 , style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", TRE
7 , style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", TRE
3 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;",
INDY Indy may refer to: Computing and technology *Indy (software), used for Internet access to music *Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library * SGI Indy, a computer workstation Periodicals *''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include ...

20 , style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", MIL
9 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", POC
33 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MCH
22 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIL
26 , ONT , style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", ONT
4 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ONT
9 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MCH
21 , MCH , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TRE
25 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TWS
16 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
19 , colspan{{=12, !style{{="background:#CFCFFF;", 13th !style{{="background:#CFCFFF;", 1080 , - , rowspan{{=2,
1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; ...
!rowspan{{=2, Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing ! Eagle 73 !rowspan{{=2, Offy 159 ci t , ONT , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ONT
5 , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", ONT
2 , colspan{{=25, !rowspan{{=2 style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", 4th !rowspan{{=2 style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", 2430 , - ! Eagle 74 , colspan{{=3, , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
18 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TRE
10 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;",
INDY Indy may refer to: Computing and technology *Indy (software), used for Internet access to music *Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library * SGI Indy, a computer workstation Periodicals *''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include ...

18 , style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", MIL
5 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", POC
22 , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", MCH
2 , style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", MIL
9 , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", MCH
1 , style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", TRE
6 , style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", TRE
5 , style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", PHX
5 , colspan{{=14, , - , rowspan{{=3,
1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
! Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing !rowspan{{=2, Eagle 74 !rowspan{{=2, Offy 159 ci t , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ONT
7 , ONT , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ONT
26 , PHX , TRE , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;",
INDY Indy may refer to: Computing and technology *Indy (software), used for Internet access to music *Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library * SGI Indy, a computer workstation Periodicals *''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include ...

16 , MIL , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", POC
32 , MCH , MIL , MCH , colspan{{=17, !rowspan{{=3 style{{="background:#CFCFFF;", 17th !rowspan{{=3 style{{="background:#CFCFFF;", 450 , - ! Sugaripe Prune Racing Team , colspan{{=11, , style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", TRE
4 , colspan{{=16, , - ! Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing ! Parnelli VPJ-6B !
Cosworth Cosworth is a British automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in high-performance internal combustion engines, powertrain, and electronics for auto racing, automobile racing (motorsport) and mainstream Automotiv ...
DFX V8 t , colspan{{=12, , style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", PHX
5 , colspan{{=15, , - ,
1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...
! Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing ! Parnelli VPJ-6B !
Cosworth Cosworth is a British automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in high-performance internal combustion engines, powertrain, and electronics for auto racing, automobile racing (motorsport) and mainstream Automotiv ...
DFX V8 t , style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", PHX
4 , TRE , style{{="background:#CFEAFF;",
INDY Indy may refer to: Computing and technology *Indy (software), used for Internet access to music *Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library * SGI Indy, a computer workstation Periodicals *''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include ...

7 , style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", MIL
4 , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", POC
1 , style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", MCH
10 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TWS
17 , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", TRE
2 , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", MIL
1 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ONT
32 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MCH
18 , style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", TWS
3 , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", PHX
1 , colspan{{=15, !style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", 4th !style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", 3020 , - ,
1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...
! Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing ! Parnelli VPJ-6B !
Cosworth Cosworth is a British automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in high-performance internal combustion engines, powertrain, and electronics for auto racing, automobile racing (motorsport) and mainstream Automotiv ...
DFX V8 t , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", ONT
2 , style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", PHX
9 , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", TWS
2 , TRE , style{{="background:#FFDF9F;",
INDY Indy may refer to: Computing and technology *Indy (software), used for Internet access to music *Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library * SGI Indy, a computer workstation Periodicals *''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include ...

3 , style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", MIL
3 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", POC
25 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MOS
17 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MCH
16 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TWS
21 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIL
15 , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", ONT
1 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MCH
4 , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", PHX
2 , colspan{{=14, !style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", 2nd !style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", 3030 , - ,
1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...
! Chaparral Racing ! Lola T500 !
Cosworth Cosworth is a British automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in high-performance internal combustion engines, powertrain, and electronics for auto racing, automobile racing (motorsport) and mainstream Automotiv ...
DFX V8 t , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
10 , style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", ONT
3 , style{{="background:#DFC484;", TWS
Wth , TRE , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;",
INDY Indy may refer to: Computing and technology *Indy (software), used for Internet access to music *Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library * SGI Indy, a computer workstation Periodicals *''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include ...

1 , style{{="background:#CFCFFF;", MOS
12 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIL
8 , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", POC
1 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MCH
17 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ATL
14 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TWS
17 , style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", MIL
5 , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", ONT
1 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MCH
17 , style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", TRE
4 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", SIL
10 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", BRH
15 , style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", PHX
5 , colspan{{=10, !style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", 2nd !style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", 4031 , - ,
1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
! Chaparral Racing ! Chaparral 2K !
Cosworth Cosworth is a British automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in high-performance internal combustion engines, powertrain, and electronics for auto racing, automobile racing (motorsport) and mainstream Automotiv ...
DFX V8 t , ONT , TWS , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;",
INDY Indy may refer to: Computing and technology *Indy (software), used for Internet access to music *Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library * SGI Indy, a computer workstation Periodicals *''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include ...

22 , MIL , POC , TWS , MIL , colspan{{=21, !style{{="background:#CFCFFF;", NC !style{{="background:#CFCFFF;", 0 , - ,
1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...
! Longhorn Racing ! Longhorn LR01 !
Cosworth Cosworth is a British automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in high-performance internal combustion engines, powertrain, and electronics for auto racing, automobile racing (motorsport) and mainstream Automotiv ...
DFX V8 t , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ONT
16 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;",
INDY Indy may refer to: Computing and technology *Indy (software), used for Internet access to music *Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library * SGI Indy, a computer workstation Periodicals *''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include ...

27 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIL
20 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", POC
24 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MDO
13 , colspan{{=23, !style{{="background:#CFCFFF;", 34th !style{{="background:#CFCFFF;", 49 , - , rowspan{{=2, 1981-82 !rowspan{{=2, Longhorn Racing ! Longhorn LR02 !rowspan{{=2,
Cosworth Cosworth is a British automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in high-performance internal combustion engines, powertrain, and electronics for auto racing, automobile racing (motorsport) and mainstream Automotiv ...
DFX V8 t , style{{="background:#CFCFFF;",
INDY Indy may refer to: Computing and technology *Indy (software), used for Internet access to music *Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library * SGI Indy, a computer workstation Periodicals *''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include ...

17 , POC , ISF , DSF , INF , colspan{{=23, !rowspan{{=2 style{{="background:#CFCFFF;", NC !rowspan{{=2 style{{="background:#CFCFFF;", 0 , - ! Longhorn LR03 , colspan{{=5, , style{{="background:#DFFFDF;",
INDY Indy may refer to: Computing and technology *Indy (software), used for Internet access to music *Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library * SGI Indy, a computer workstation Periodicals *''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include ...

5 , colspan{{=22, , - , 1982-83 !
Penske Racing Team Penske (formerly Penske Racing) is an American professional auto racing organization, competing in the IndyCar Series, NASCAR Cup Series, IMSA SportsCar Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship. Debuting at the 1966 24 Hours of Da ...
! Penske PC-11 !
Cosworth Cosworth is a British automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in high-performance internal combustion engines, powertrain, and electronics for auto racing, automobile racing (motorsport) and mainstream Automotiv ...
DFX V8 t , ISF , DSF , NAZ , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;",
INDY Indy may refer to: Computing and technology *Indy (software), used for Internet access to music *Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library * SGI Indy, a computer workstation Periodicals *''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include ...

2 , colspan{{=24, !style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", 2nd !style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", 800 , - , 1983-84 !
Penske Racing Team Penske (formerly Penske Racing) is an American professional auto racing organization, competing in the IndyCar Series, NASCAR Cup Series, IMSA SportsCar Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship. Debuting at the 1966 24 Hours of Da ...
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March 84C The March 84C is a highly successful and extremely competitive open-wheel race car built by March Engineering March Engineering was a Formula One constructor and manufacturer of customer racing cars from the United Kingdom. Although only mode ...
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Cosworth Cosworth is a British automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in high-performance internal combustion engines, powertrain, and electronics for auto racing, automobile racing (motorsport) and mainstream Automotiv ...
DFX V8 t , DSF , style{{="background:#FFDF9F;",
INDY Indy may refer to: Computing and technology *Indy (software), used for Internet access to music *Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library * SGI Indy, a computer workstation Periodicals *''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include ...

3 , colspan{{=26, !style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", 3rd !style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", 700


PPG Indy Car World Series

{, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" , - !colspan=45,
CART A cart or dray (Australia and New Zealand) is a vehicle designed for transport, using two wheels and normally pulled by draught animals such as horses, donkeys, mules and oxen, or even smaller animals such as goats or large dogs. A handcart ...
results , - ! Year ! Team ! Chassis ! Engine ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! Rank ! Points ! Ref , - , rowspan=2,
1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
!rowspan=2, Chaparral Racing ! Lola T500 !rowspan=2,
Cosworth Cosworth is a British automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in high-performance internal combustion engines, powertrain, and electronics for auto racing, automobile racing (motorsport) and mainstream Automotiv ...
DFX V8 t , style="background:#DFFFDF;", PHX
4 , style="background:#CFEAFF;", ATL
6 , style="background:#FFDF9F;", ATL
3 , colspan=6, , style="background:#CFEAFF;", TRE
6 , colspan=7, !rowspan=2 style="background:#DFFFDF;", 5th !rowspan=2 style="background:#DFFFDF;", 2085 !rowspan=2, , - ! Chaparral 2K , colspan=3, , style="background:#EFCFFF;",
INDY Indy may refer to: Computing and technology *Indy (software), used for Internet access to music *Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library * SGI Indy, a computer workstation Periodicals *''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include ...

22 , style="background:#DFDFDF;", TRE
2 , style="background:#EFCFFF;", TRE
12 , style="background:#CFCFFF;", MCH
13 , style="background:#FFDF9F;", MCH
3 , style="background:#DFFFDF;", WGL
5 , , style="background:#DFFFDF;", ONT
5 , style="background:#EFCFFF;", MCH
10 , style="background:#DFFFDF;", ATL
5 , style="background:#FFFFBF;", PHX
1 , colspan=3, , - ,
1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...
! Longhorn Racing ! Longhorn LR01 !
Cosworth Cosworth is a British automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in high-performance internal combustion engines, powertrain, and electronics for auto racing, automobile racing (motorsport) and mainstream Automotiv ...
DFX V8 t , style="background:#EFCFFF;", ONT
16 , style="background:#EFCFFF;",
INDY Indy may refer to: Computing and technology *Indy (software), used for Internet access to music *Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library * SGI Indy, a computer workstation Periodicals *''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include ...

27 , style="background:#EFCFFF;", MIL
20 , style="background:#EFCFFF;", POC
24 , style="background:#EFCFFF;", MDO
13 , style="background:#CFEAFF;", MCH
7 , style="background:#EFCFFF;", WGL
19 , style="background:#EFCFFF;", MIL
13 , style="background:#DFFFDF;", ONT
4 , style="background:#DFFFDF;", MCH
5 , style="background:#FFDF9F;", MEX
3 , style="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
15 , colspan=5, !style="background:#CFEAFF;", 8th !style="background:#CFEAFF;", 1153 ! , - , rowspan=2,
1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...
!rowspan=2, Longhorn Racing ! Longhorn LR02 !rowspan=2,
Cosworth Cosworth is a British automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in high-performance internal combustion engines, powertrain, and electronics for auto racing, automobile racing (motorsport) and mainstream Automotiv ...
DFX V8 t , style="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
17 , style="background:#DFFFDF;", MIL
5 , style="background:#CFEAFF;", ATL
6 , style="background:#CFEAFF;", ATL
7 , style="background:#EFCFFF;", MCH
11 , style="background:#EFCFFF;", RIV
14 , style="background:#DFFFDF;", MIL
5 , , style="background:#EFCFFF;", WGL
14 , style="background:#DFDFDF;", MEX
2 , style="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
22 , colspan=6, !rowspan=2 style="background:#CFEAFF;", 10th !rowspan=2 style="background:#CFEAFF;", 90 !rowspan=2, , - ! Eagle 81 , colspan=7, , style="background:#FFDF9F;", MCH
3 , colspan=9, , - , rowspan=2,
1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...
!rowspan=2, Longhorn Racing ! Longhorn LR03 !rowspan=2,
Cosworth Cosworth is a British automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in high-performance internal combustion engines, powertrain, and electronics for auto racing, automobile racing (motorsport) and mainstream Automotiv ...
DFX V8 t , style="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
21 , style="background:#EFCFFF;", ATL
8 , style="background:#EFCFFF;", MIL
17 , style="background:#FFDF9F;", CLE
3 , style="background:#DFFFDF;", MCH
4 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", MIL
DNS , colspan=11, !rowspan=2 style="background:#CFEAFF;", 7th !rowspan=2 style="background:#CFEAFF;", 125 !rowspan=2, , - ! Longhorn LR03B , colspan=6, , style="background:#EFCFFF;", POC
23 , style="background:#EFCFFF;", RIV
17 , style="background:#DFDFDF;", ROA
2 , style="background:#EFCFFF;", MCH
18 , PHX , colspan=6, , - , rowspan=2,
1983 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the ...
!rowspan=2,
Penske Racing Team Penske (formerly Penske Racing) is an American professional auto racing organization, competing in the IndyCar Series, NASCAR Cup Series, IMSA SportsCar Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship. Debuting at the 1966 24 Hours of Da ...
! Penske PC-11 !rowspan=2,
Cosworth Cosworth is a British automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in high-performance internal combustion engines, powertrain, and electronics for auto racing, automobile racing (motorsport) and mainstream Automotiv ...
DFX V8 t , style="background:#DFDFDF;", ATL
2 , style="background:#DFDFDF;",
INDY Indy may refer to: Computing and technology *Indy (software), used for Internet access to music *Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library * SGI Indy, a computer workstation Periodicals *''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include ...

2 , style="background:#DFDFDF;", MIL
2 , style="background:#FFFFBF;", CLE
1 , style="background:#DFDFDF;", MCH
2 , style="background:#FFDF9F;", ROA
3 , style="background:#CFCFFF;", POC
11 , style="background:#EFCFFF;", RIV
11 , colspan=9, !rowspan=2 style="background:#FFFFBF;", 1st !rowspan=2 style="background:#FFFFBF;", 151 !rowspan=2, , - !
Penske Penske Corporation, Inc. () is an American diversified transportation services company based in Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan. Roger Penske is the founder and chairman of the privately held company, and Rob Kurnick is the presid ...
PC-10B , colspan=8, , style="background:#DFFFDF;", MDO
4 , style="background:#DFFFDF;", MCH
5 , style="background:#DFFFDF;", CPL
4 , style="background:#EFCFFF;",
LAG Lag, or similar, may refer to: Lag * Łąg, Poland * Lag (company), a French guitar maker * Lag (cue sports), a brief pre-game competition to determine which player will go first * Latency (engineering), a slower response time in computing, co ...

11 , style="background:#DFFFDF;", PHX
4 , colspan=4, , - , rowspan=2,
1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...
!rowspan=2,
Penske Racing Team Penske (formerly Penske Racing) is an American professional auto racing organization, competing in the IndyCar Series, NASCAR Cup Series, IMSA SportsCar Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship. Debuting at the 1966 24 Hours of Da ...
! Penske PC-12 !rowspan=2,
Cosworth Cosworth is a British automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in high-performance internal combustion engines, powertrain, and electronics for auto racing, automobile racing (motorsport) and mainstream Automotiv ...
DFX V8 t , style="background:#EFCFFF;", LBH
22 , style="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
21 , colspan=15, !rowspan=2 style="background:#CFEAFF;", 9th !rowspan=2 style="background:#CFEAFF;", 76 !rowspan=2, , - !
March 84C The March 84C is a highly successful and extremely competitive open-wheel race car built by March Engineering March Engineering was a Formula One constructor and manufacturer of customer racing cars from the United Kingdom. Although only mode ...
, colspan=2, , style="background:#FFDF9F;",
INDY Indy may refer to: Computing and technology *Indy (software), used for Internet access to music *Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library * SGI Indy, a computer workstation Periodicals *''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include ...

3 , style="background:#DFFFDF;", MIL
5 , style="background:#EFCFFF;", POR
27 , style="background:#CFEAFF;", MEA
8 , style="background:#CFEAFF;", CLE
10 , style="background:#EFCFFF;", MCH
30 , style="background:#FFDF9F;", ROA
3 , style="background:#CFEAFF;", POC
8 , style="background:#CFEAFF;", MDO
8 , style="background:#EFCFFF;", SAN
13 , style="background:#DFFFDF;", MCH
4 , style="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
17 , style="background:#CFEAFF;",
LAG Lag, or similar, may refer to: Lag * Łąg, Poland * Lag (company), a French guitar maker * Lag (cue sports), a brief pre-game competition to determine which player will go first * Latency (engineering), a slower response time in computing, co ...

6 , style="background:#EFCFFF;", CPL
14 , , - ,
1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a n ...
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Penske Racing Team Penske (formerly Penske Racing) is an American professional auto racing organization, competing in the IndyCar Series, NASCAR Cup Series, IMSA SportsCar Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship. Debuting at the 1966 24 Hours of Da ...
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March 85C The March 85C is an open-wheel race car, designed by Adrian Newey, and built by March Engineering, to compete in the 1985 IndyCar season. March would win 10 out of the 15 races that season, along with taking 12 pole positions. Newey's March 85C ch ...
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Cosworth Cosworth is a British automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in high-performance internal combustion engines, powertrain, and electronics for auto racing, automobile racing (motorsport) and mainstream Automotiv ...
DFX V8 t , style="background:#DFFFDF;", LBH
5 , style="background:#DFFFDF;",
INDY Indy may refer to: Computing and technology *Indy (software), used for Internet access to music *Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library * SGI Indy, a computer workstation Periodicals *''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include ...

4 , MIL , style="background:#DFFFDF;", POR
4 , style="background:#FFDF9F;", MEA
3 , style="background:#FFDF9F;", CLE
3 , style="background:#DFDFDF;", MCH
2 , style="background:#CFEAFF;", ROA
7 , style="background:#FFDF9F;", POC
3 , style="background:#EFCFFF;", MDO
27 , style="background:#EFCFFF;", SAN
13 , style="background:#CFCFFF;", MCH
12 , style="background:#DFDFDF;",
LAG Lag, or similar, may refer to: Lag * Łąg, Poland * Lag (company), a French guitar maker * Lag (cue sports), a brief pre-game competition to determine which player will go first * Latency (engineering), a slower response time in computing, co ...

2 , style="background:#FFFFBF;", PHX
1 , style="background:#DFFFDF;",
MIA Mia, Mía, MIA, or M.I.A. may refer to: Music Artists * M.I.A. (rapper) (born 1975), English rapper and singer * M.I.A. (American band), 1980s punk rock band from Orange County, California * MIA. (German band), a German rock/pop band formed i ...

4 , colspan=2, !style="background:#FFFFBF;", 1st !style="background:#FFFFBF;", 151 ! , - , rowspan=2,
1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal en ...
!rowspan=2,
Penske Racing Team Penske (formerly Penske Racing) is an American professional auto racing organization, competing in the IndyCar Series, NASCAR Cup Series, IMSA SportsCar Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship. Debuting at the 1966 24 Hours of Da ...
! Penske PC-15 !rowspan=2,
Chevrolet Chevrolet ( ) is an American automobile division of the manufacturer General Motors (GM). In North America, Chevrolet produces and sells a wide range of vehicles, from subcompact automobiles to medium-duty commercial trucks. Due to the promi ...
265A V8 t , style="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
18 , LBH , style="background:#EFCFFF;",
INDY Indy may refer to: Computing and technology *Indy (software), used for Internet access to music *Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library * SGI Indy, a computer workstation Periodicals *''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include ...

22 , MIL , POR , MEA , CLE ,
TOR Tor, TOR or ToR may refer to: Places * Toronto, Canada ** Toronto Raptors * Tor, Pallars, a village in Spain * Tor, former name of Sloviansk, Ukraine, a city * Mount Tor, Tasmania, Australia, an extinct volcano * Tor Bay, Devon, England * Tor ...
, colspan=9, !rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;", NC !rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;", 0 !rowspan=2, , - !
March 86C The March 86C is a highly successful and extremely competitive open-wheel race car, designed by Adrian Newey, and built by March Engineering, to compete in the 1986 CART Indy Car season, and eventually the 1987 Indy Car season. The season was an ...
, colspan=8, , style="background:#EFCFFF;", MCH
14 , style="background:#EFCFFF;", POC
20 , MDO , SAN , MCH , ROA ,
LAG Lag, or similar, may refer to: Lag * Łąg, Poland * Lag (company), a French guitar maker * Lag (cue sports), a brief pre-game competition to determine which player will go first * Latency (engineering), a slower response time in computing, co ...
, PHX , style="background:#CFCFFF;",
MIA Mia, Mía, MIA, or M.I.A. may refer to: Music Artists * M.I.A. (rapper) (born 1975), English rapper and singer * M.I.A. (American band), 1980s punk rock band from Orange County, California * MIA. (German band), a German rock/pop band formed i ...

15 , - , rowspan=4,
1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...
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Penske Racing Team Penske (formerly Penske Racing) is an American professional auto racing organization, competing in the IndyCar Series, NASCAR Cup Series, IMSA SportsCar Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship. Debuting at the 1966 24 Hours of Da ...
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March 86C The March 86C is a highly successful and extremely competitive open-wheel race car, designed by Adrian Newey, and built by March Engineering, to compete in the 1986 CART Indy Car season, and eventually the 1987 Indy Car season. The season was an ...
!rowspan=2,
Cosworth Cosworth is a British automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in high-performance internal combustion engines, powertrain, and electronics for auto racing, automobile racing (motorsport) and mainstream Automotiv ...
DFX V8 t , LBH , PHX , style="background:#FFFFBF;",
INDY Indy may refer to: Computing and technology *Indy (software), used for Internet access to music *Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library * SGI Indy, a computer workstation Periodicals *''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include ...

1 , MIL , POR , MEA , CLE ,
TOR Tor, TOR or ToR may refer to: Places * Toronto, Canada ** Toronto Raptors * Tor, Pallars, a village in Spain * Tor, former name of Sloviansk, Ukraine, a city * Mount Tor, Tasmania, Australia, an extinct volcano * Tor Bay, Devon, England * Tor ...
, style="background:#DFDFDF;", MCH
2 , style="background:#EFCFFF;", POC
15 , ROA , MDO , colspan=5, !rowspan=4 style="background:#CFCFFF;", 13th !rowspan=4 style="background:#CFCFFF;", 39 !rowspan=4, , - ! Vince Granatelli Racing !
March 87C The March 87C is open-wheel race car, designed and built by March Engineering, to compete in the 1987 CART PPG Indy Car World Series, alongside the 85C and 86C. The results for the 87C were formidable, but slightly less-successful than the resul ...
, colspan=12, , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", NAZ
10 , colspan=4, , - ! Porsche Motorsports ! Porsche 2708 !
Porsche Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, usually shortened to Porsche (; see below), is a German automobile manufacturer specializing in luxury, high-performance sports cars, SUVs and sedans, headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Th ...
V8 t , colspan=13, , style="background:#EFCFFF;",
LAG Lag, or similar, may refer to: Lag * Łąg, Poland * Lag (company), a French guitar maker * Lag (cue sports), a brief pre-game competition to determine which player will go first * Latency (engineering), a slower response time in computing, co ...

24 , colspan=3, , - !
Penske Racing Team Penske (formerly Penske Racing) is an American professional auto racing organization, competing in the IndyCar Series, NASCAR Cup Series, IMSA SportsCar Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship. Debuting at the 1966 24 Hours of Da ...
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Penske Penske Corporation, Inc. () is an American diversified transportation services company based in Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan. Roger Penske is the founder and chairman of the privately held company, and Rob Kurnick is the presid ...
PC-16 !
Chevrolet Chevrolet ( ) is an American automobile division of the manufacturer General Motors (GM). In North America, Chevrolet produces and sells a wide range of vehicles, from subcompact automobiles to medium-duty commercial trucks. Due to the promi ...
265A V8 t , colspan=14, , style="background:#FFCFCF;",
MIA Mia, Mía, MIA, or M.I.A. may refer to: Music Artists * M.I.A. (rapper) (born 1975), English rapper and singer * M.I.A. (American band), 1980s punk rock band from Orange County, California * MIA. (German band), a German rock/pop band formed i ...

DNQ , colspan=2, , - , rowspan=3,
1988 1988 was a crucial year in the early history of the Internet—it was the year of the first well-known computer virus, the Morris worm, 1988 Internet worm. The first permanent intercontinental Internet link was made between the United State ...
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Penske Racing Team Penske (formerly Penske Racing) is an American professional auto racing organization, competing in the IndyCar Series, NASCAR Cup Series, IMSA SportsCar Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship. Debuting at the 1966 24 Hours of Da ...
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Penske Penske Corporation, Inc. () is an American diversified transportation services company based in Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan. Roger Penske is the founder and chairman of the privately held company, and Rob Kurnick is the presid ...
PC-17 !
Chevrolet Chevrolet ( ) is an American automobile division of the manufacturer General Motors (GM). In North America, Chevrolet produces and sells a wide range of vehicles, from subcompact automobiles to medium-duty commercial trucks. Due to the promi ...
265A V8 t , PHX , LBH , style="background:#FFDF9F;",
INDY Indy may refer to: Computing and technology *Indy (software), used for Internet access to music *Internet Direct, or "Indy", a software library * SGI Indy, a computer workstation Periodicals *''The Indy'', shorthand for newspapers that include ...

3 , MIL , POR , CLE , colspan=2, , style="background:#CFEAFF;", MCH
9 , style="background:#EFCFFF;", POC
13 , MDO , ROA , NAZ ,
LAG Lag, or similar, may refer to: Lag * Łąg, Poland * Lag (company), a French guitar maker * Lag (cue sports), a brief pre-game competition to determine which player will go first * Latency (engineering), a slower response time in computing, co ...
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MIA Mia, Mía, MIA, or M.I.A. may refer to: Music Artists * M.I.A. (rapper) (born 1975), English rapper and singer * M.I.A. (American band), 1980s punk rock band from Orange County, California * MIA. (German band), a German rock/pop band formed i ...
, colspan=2, !rowspan=3 style="background:#CFCFFF;", 19th !rowspan=3 style="background:#CFCFFF;", 23 !rowspan=3, , - !rowspan=2, Vince Granatelli Racing ! Lola T88/00 !rowspan=2,
Cosworth Cosworth is a British automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in high-performance internal combustion engines, powertrain, and electronics for auto racing, automobile racing (motorsport) and mainstream Automotiv ...
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March 87C The March 87C is open-wheel race car, designed and built by March Engineering, to compete in the 1987 CART PPG Indy Car World Series, alongside the 85C and 86C. The results for the 87C were formidable, but slightly less-successful than the resul ...
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1989 1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin W ...
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Penske Racing Team Penske (formerly Penske Racing) is an American professional auto racing organization, competing in the IndyCar Series, NASCAR Cup Series, IMSA SportsCar Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship. Debuting at the 1966 24 Hours of Da ...
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Penske Penske Corporation, Inc. () is an American diversified transportation services company based in Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan. Roger Penske is the founder and chairman of the privately held company, and Rob Kurnick is the presid ...
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Chevrolet Chevrolet ( ) is an American automobile division of the manufacturer General Motors (GM). In North America, Chevrolet produces and sells a wide range of vehicles, from subcompact automobiles to medium-duty commercial trucks. Due to the promi ...
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1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...
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Patrick Racing Patrick Racing was an auto racing team in United States Auto Club, USAC, Championship Auto Racing Teams, CART, Champ Car World Series, Champ Car and the Indy Racing League. Patrick Racing was started by Pat Patrick (auto racing), U.E. "Pat" Patri ...
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Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Automobiles S.p.A. () is an Italian carmaker known for its sports-oriented vehicles, strong auto racing heritage, and iconic design. Headquartered in Turin, Italy, it is a subsidiary of Stellantis Europe and one of 14 brands of mu ...
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DEN Den may refer to: * Den (room), a small room in a house * Maternity den, a lair where an animal gives birth Media and entertainment * ''Den'' (album), 2012, by Kreidler * Den (''Battle Angel Alita''), a character in the ''Battle Angel Alita'' ...
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VAN A van is a type of road vehicle used for transporting goods or people. There is some variation in the scope of the word across the different English-speaking countries. The smallest vans, microvans, are used for transporting either goods or ...
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1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...
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A. J. Foyt Enterprises A. J. Foyt Racing, officially and historically known as A. J. Foyt Enterprises, is an American racing team in the IndyCar Series and formerly NASCAR. It is owned by four-time Indianapolis 500 winner, 1972 Daytona 500 winner, 1967 24 Hours of Le ...
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Lola T91/00 The Lola T91/00 is a highly successful open-wheel racing car chassis, designed and built by Lola Cars that competed in the CART open-wheel racing series, for competition in the 1991 IndyCar season. It was the most dominant car that season, and ...
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Chevrolet Chevrolet ( ) is an American automobile division of the manufacturer General Motors (GM). In North America, Chevrolet produces and sells a wide range of vehicles, from subcompact automobiles to medium-duty commercial trucks. Due to the promi ...
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VAN A van is a type of road vehicle used for transporting goods or people. There is some variation in the scope of the word across the different English-speaking countries. The smallest vans, microvans, are used for transporting either goods or ...
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1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...
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Team Menard Team Menard was an auto racing team that competed in the Indianapolis 500, CART, Indy Racing League, NASCAR Cup Series, and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. The team was owned by Menards founder, John Menard Jr. Founded in 1980 to compete in CART, ...
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Lola T92/00 The Lola T92/00 is a highly successful open-wheel racing car chassis, designed and built by Lola Cars that competed in the CART open-wheel racing series, for competition in the 1992 IndyCar season. It was extremely competitive, winning 10 out of ...
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Buick Buick () is a division (business), division of the Automotive industry in the United States, American automobile manufacturer General Motors (GM). Started by automotive pioneer David Dunbar Buick in 1899, it was among the first American automobil ...
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Penske Racing Team Penske (formerly Penske Racing) is an American professional auto racing organization, competing in the IndyCar Series, NASCAR Cup Series, IMSA SportsCar Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship. Debuting at the 1966 24 Hours of Da ...
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Chevrolet Chevrolet ( ) is an American automobile division of the manufacturer General Motors (GM). In North America, Chevrolet produces and sells a wide range of vehicles, from subcompact automobiles to medium-duty commercial trucks. Due to the promi ...
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1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...
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Chevrolet Chevrolet ( ) is an American automobile division of the manufacturer General Motors (GM). In North America, Chevrolet produces and sells a wide range of vehicles, from subcompact automobiles to medium-duty commercial trucks. Due to the promi ...
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1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...
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1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...
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Lola Lola may refer to: Places * Lolá, a or subdistrict of Panama * Lola Township, Cherokee County, Kansas, United States * Lola Prefecture, Guinea * Lola, Guinea, a town in Lola Prefecture * Lola Island, in the Solomon Islands People * Lol ...
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1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
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STP Corporation STP is an American brand of automotive aftermarket products, especially lubricants such as motor oil and motor oil additives. The name began as an abbreviation of ''Scientifically Treated Petroleum''. The brand has been owned by Energizer Holdin ...
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1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...
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Lola Lola may refer to: Places * Lolá, a or subdistrict of Panama * Lola Township, Cherokee County, Kansas, United States * Lola Prefecture, Guinea * Lola, Guinea, a town in Lola Prefecture * Lola Island, in the Solomon Islands People * Lol ...
, Ford , align=center, 9 , align=center style="background:#DFDFDF;", 2 , Mecom Racing Enterprises , - ,
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
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Lola Lola may refer to: Places * Lolá, a or subdistrict of Panama * Lola Township, Cherokee County, Kansas, United States * Lola Prefecture, Guinea * Lola, Guinea, a town in Lola Prefecture * Lola Island, in the Solomon Islands People * Lol ...
, Ford , align=center, 6 , align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;", 26 , Retzloff Racing Team , - ,
1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...
, Lotus , Ford , align=center colspan=2 style="background:#DFC484;", Wth , Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing , - ,
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...
, Colt , Ford , align=center style="background:#FFFFBF;", 1 , align=center style="background:#FFFFBF;", 1 , Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing , - ,
1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...
, Colt , Ford , align=center, 5 , align=center style="background:#FFFFBF;", 1 , Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing , - ,
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...
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Parnelli Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing, commonly referred to simply as Parnelli or VPJ, was a motor racing constructor and team from the United States. The team was formed in 1969 by former USAC racer Parnelli Jones and his business partner Velko "Vel" Mil ...
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Offenhauser The Offenhauser Racing Engine, or Offy, is a racing engine design that dominated American open wheel racing for more than 50 years and is still popular among vintage sprint and midget car racers. History The Offenhauser engine, familiarl ...
, align=center, 19 , align=center style="background:#DFDFDF;", 2 , Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing , - ,
1973 Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...
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Parnelli Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing, commonly referred to simply as Parnelli or VPJ, was a motor racing constructor and team from the United States. The team was formed in 1969 by former USAC racer Parnelli Jones and his business partner Velko "Vel" Mil ...
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Offenhauser The Offenhauser Racing Engine, or Offy, is a racing engine design that dominated American open wheel racing for more than 50 years and is still popular among vintage sprint and midget car racers. History The Offenhauser engine, familiarl ...
, align=center, 8 , align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;", 20 , Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing , - ,
1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; ...
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Eagle Eagle is the common name for the golden eagle, bald eagle, and other birds of prey in the family of the Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of Genus, genera, some of which are closely related. True eagles comprise the genus ''Aquila ( ...
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Offenhauser The Offenhauser Racing Engine, or Offy, is a racing engine design that dominated American open wheel racing for more than 50 years and is still popular among vintage sprint and midget car racers. History The Offenhauser engine, familiarl ...
, align=center, 26 , align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;", 18 , Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing , - ,
1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
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Eagle Eagle is the common name for the golden eagle, bald eagle, and other birds of prey in the family of the Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of Genus, genera, some of which are closely related. True eagles comprise the genus ''Aquila ( ...
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Offenhauser The Offenhauser Racing Engine, or Offy, is a racing engine design that dominated American open wheel racing for more than 50 years and is still popular among vintage sprint and midget car racers. History The Offenhauser engine, familiarl ...
, align=center, 11 , align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;", 16 , Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing , - ,
1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...
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Parnelli Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing, commonly referred to simply as Parnelli or VPJ, was a motor racing constructor and team from the United States. The team was formed in 1969 by former USAC racer Parnelli Jones and his business partner Velko "Vel" Mil ...
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Cosworth Cosworth is a British automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in high-performance internal combustion engines, powertrain, and electronics for auto racing, automobile racing (motorsport) and mainstream Automotiv ...
, align=center, 4 , align=center style="background:#CFEAFF;", 7 , Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing , - ,
1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...
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Parnelli Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing, commonly referred to simply as Parnelli or VPJ, was a motor racing constructor and team from the United States. The team was formed in 1969 by former USAC racer Parnelli Jones and his business partner Velko "Vel" Mil ...
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Cosworth Cosworth is a British automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in high-performance internal combustion engines, powertrain, and electronics for auto racing, automobile racing (motorsport) and mainstream Automotiv ...
, align=center, 3 , align=center style="background:#FFDF9F;", 3 , Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing , - ,
1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...
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Lola Lola may refer to: Places * Lolá, a or subdistrict of Panama * Lola Township, Cherokee County, Kansas, United States * Lola Prefecture, Guinea * Lola, Guinea, a town in Lola Prefecture * Lola Island, in the Solomon Islands People * Lol ...
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Cosworth Cosworth is a British automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in high-performance internal combustion engines, powertrain, and electronics for auto racing, automobile racing (motorsport) and mainstream Automotiv ...
, align=center, 5 , align=center style="background:#FFFFBF;", 1 , Chaparral Racing , - ,
1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
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Chaparral Chaparral ( ) is a shrubland plant plant community, community found primarily in California, southern Oregon, and northern Baja California. It is shaped by a Mediterranean climate (mild wet winters and hot dry summers) and infrequent, high-intens ...
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Cosworth Cosworth is a British automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in high-performance internal combustion engines, powertrain, and electronics for auto racing, automobile racing (motorsport) and mainstream Automotiv ...
, align=center, 3 , align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;", 22 , Chaparral Racing , - ,
1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...
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Cosworth Cosworth is a British automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in high-performance internal combustion engines, powertrain, and electronics for auto racing, automobile racing (motorsport) and mainstream Automotiv ...
, align=center, 9 , align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;", 27 , Longhorn Racing , - ,
1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...
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Cosworth Cosworth is a British automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in high-performance internal combustion engines, powertrain, and electronics for auto racing, automobile racing (motorsport) and mainstream Automotiv ...
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1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...
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Cosworth Cosworth is a British automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in high-performance internal combustion engines, powertrain, and electronics for auto racing, automobile racing (motorsport) and mainstream Automotiv ...
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1983 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the ...
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Penske Penske Corporation, Inc. () is an American diversified transportation services company based in Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan. Roger Penske is the founder and chairman of the privately held company, and Rob Kurnick is the presid ...
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Cosworth Cosworth is a British automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in high-performance internal combustion engines, powertrain, and electronics for auto racing, automobile racing (motorsport) and mainstream Automotiv ...
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Penske Racing Team Penske (formerly Penske Racing) is an American professional auto racing organization, competing in the IndyCar Series, NASCAR Cup Series, IMSA SportsCar Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship. Debuting at the 1966 24 Hours of Da ...
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1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...
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March March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of March. The March equinox on the 20 or 2 ...
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Cosworth Cosworth is a British automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in high-performance internal combustion engines, powertrain, and electronics for auto racing, automobile racing (motorsport) and mainstream Automotiv ...
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Penske Racing Team Penske (formerly Penske Racing) is an American professional auto racing organization, competing in the IndyCar Series, NASCAR Cup Series, IMSA SportsCar Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship. Debuting at the 1966 24 Hours of Da ...
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1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a n ...
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March March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of March. The March equinox on the 20 or 2 ...
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Cosworth Cosworth is a British automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in high-performance internal combustion engines, powertrain, and electronics for auto racing, automobile racing (motorsport) and mainstream Automotiv ...
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Penske Racing Team Penske (formerly Penske Racing) is an American professional auto racing organization, competing in the IndyCar Series, NASCAR Cup Series, IMSA SportsCar Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship. Debuting at the 1966 24 Hours of Da ...
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1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal en ...
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Penske Penske Corporation, Inc. () is an American diversified transportation services company based in Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan. Roger Penske is the founder and chairman of the privately held company, and Rob Kurnick is the presid ...
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Chevrolet Chevrolet ( ) is an American automobile division of the manufacturer General Motors (GM). In North America, Chevrolet produces and sells a wide range of vehicles, from subcompact automobiles to medium-duty commercial trucks. Due to the promi ...
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1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...
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March March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of March. The March equinox on the 20 or 2 ...
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Cosworth Cosworth is a British automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in high-performance internal combustion engines, powertrain, and electronics for auto racing, automobile racing (motorsport) and mainstream Automotiv ...
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1988 1988 was a crucial year in the early history of the Internet—it was the year of the first well-known computer virus, the Morris worm, 1988 Internet worm. The first permanent intercontinental Internet link was made between the United State ...
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Penske Penske Corporation, Inc. () is an American diversified transportation services company based in Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan. Roger Penske is the founder and chairman of the privately held company, and Rob Kurnick is the presid ...
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Penske Racing Team Penske (formerly Penske Racing) is an American professional auto racing organization, competing in the IndyCar Series, NASCAR Cup Series, IMSA SportsCar Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship. Debuting at the 1966 24 Hours of Da ...
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Penske Racing Team Penske (formerly Penske Racing) is an American professional auto racing organization, competing in the IndyCar Series, NASCAR Cup Series, IMSA SportsCar Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship. Debuting at the 1966 24 Hours of Da ...
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1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...
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Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Automobiles S.p.A. () is an Italian carmaker known for its sports-oriented vehicles, strong auto racing heritage, and iconic design. Headquartered in Turin, Italy, it is a subsidiary of Stellantis Europe and one of 14 brands of mu ...
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Patrick Racing Patrick Racing was an auto racing team in United States Auto Club, USAC, Championship Auto Racing Teams, CART, Champ Car World Series, Champ Car and the Indy Racing League. Patrick Racing was started by Pat Patrick (auto racing), U.E. "Pat" Patri ...
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1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...
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Lola Lola may refer to: Places * Lolá, a or subdistrict of Panama * Lola Township, Cherokee County, Kansas, United States * Lola Prefecture, Guinea * Lola, Guinea, a town in Lola Prefecture * Lola Island, in the Solomon Islands People * Lol ...
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Buick Buick () is a division (business), division of the Automotive industry in the United States, American automobile manufacturer General Motors (GM). Started by automotive pioneer David Dunbar Buick in 1899, it was among the first American automobil ...
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Team Menard Team Menard was an auto racing team that competed in the Indianapolis 500, CART, Indy Racing League, NASCAR Cup Series, and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. The team was owned by Menards founder, John Menard Jr. Founded in 1980 to compete in CART, ...
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1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...
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1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...
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Non-Championship Formula One Results

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1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...
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NASCAR

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Grand National Series

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Winston Cup Series

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1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal en ...
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=Daytona 500

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1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
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International Race of Champions

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1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal en ...
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1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...
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10 , style="background:#CFEAFF;", MCH
6 , style="background:#CFEAFF;", GLN
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1988 1988 was a crucial year in the early history of the Internet—it was the year of the first well-known computer virus, the Morris worm, 1988 Internet worm. The first permanent intercontinental Internet link was made between the United State ...
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DAY A day is the time rotation period, period of a full Earth's rotation, rotation of the Earth with respect to the Sun. On average, this is 24 hours (86,400 seconds). As a day passes at a given location it experiences morning, afternoon, evening, ...

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1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...
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DAY A day is the time rotation period, period of a full Earth's rotation, rotation of the Earth with respect to the Sun. On average, this is 24 hours (86,400 seconds). As a day passes at a given location it experiences morning, afternoon, evening, ...

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24 hours of Daytona

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References

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A. J. Foyt Anthony Joseph Foyt Jr. (born January 16, 1935) is an American former racing driver who competed in numerous disciplines of motorsport. He is best known for his open wheel racing career, and for becoming the first four-time winner of the India ...
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International Race of Champions International Race of Champions (IROC) was a North American auto racing competition, created by Les Richter, Roger Penske and Mike Phelps, promoted as an American-motorsports equivalent of an all-star game. Despite its name, IROC was primarily ...

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Mario Andretti Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940) is an American former racing driver and businessman, who competed in Formula One from to , and American open-wheel racing, IndyCar from 1964 USAC Championship Car season, 1964 to 1994 IndyCar se ...
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Mario Andretti Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940) is an American former racing driver and businessman, who competed in Formula One from to , and American open-wheel racing, IndyCar from 1964 USAC Championship Car season, 1964 to 1994 IndyCar se ...
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Indianapolis 500 The Indianapolis 500, formally known as the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, and commonly shortened to Indy 500, is an annual automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States, an enclave suburb of Indian ...

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1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...
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1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...
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Mark Donohue Mark Neary Donohue Jr. (March 18, 1937 – August 19, 1975), nicknamed "Captain Nice," was an American race car driver and engineer known for his ability to set up his own race car as well as driving it to victory. Donohue is probably best kno ...
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A. J. Foyt Anthony Joseph Foyt Jr. (born January 16, 1935) is an American former racing driver who competed in numerous disciplines of motorsport. He is best known for his open wheel racing career, and for becoming the first four-time winner of the India ...
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Indianapolis 500 The Indianapolis 500, formally known as the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, and commonly shortened to Indy 500, is an annual automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States, an enclave suburb of Indian ...

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1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...
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Rick Mears Richard Ravon Mears (born December 3, 1951) is an American former race car driver. He is one of four men to win the Indianapolis 500 four times (1979, 1984, 1988, 1991) and is the current record-holder for pole positions in the race with six (197 ...
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Bobby Rahal Robert Woodward Rahal ( ; born January 10, 1953) is an American racing driver and motorsports executive. As a driver, he won three championships and 24 races in the CART open-wheel series, including the 1986 Indianapolis 500. As co-owner of R ...
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Indianapolis 500 The Indianapolis 500, formally known as the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, and commonly shortened to Indy 500, is an annual automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States, an enclave suburb of Indian ...

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1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...
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Rick Mears Richard Ravon Mears (born December 3, 1951) is an American former race car driver. He is one of four men to win the Indianapolis 500 four times (1979, 1984, 1988, 1991) and is the current record-holder for pole positions in the race with six (197 ...
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