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The Hoosier Grand Prix was a
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Champ Car Champ Car World Series (CCWS) was the series sanctioned by Open-Wheel Racing Series Inc., a Governing body, sanctioning body for American open-wheel car racing that operated from 2004 to 2008. It was the successor to Championship Auto Racing T ...
race held at
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between 1961 and 1994. The race began as a round of the
USAC Road Racing Championship The USAC Road Racing Championship was a sports car racing series in the United States held from 1958 until 1962. The series was organized by the United States Auto Club as a fully professional alternative to the Sports Car Club of America's SCCA Na ...
. After being run for sports cars in its first year, the race switched to
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for the next two. After not being held in 1964, the race shifted to the USAC National Championship Trail for Champ Cars in 1965, running until 1970. The
IMSA GT Championship IMSA GT was a sports car racing series organized by International Motor Sports Association. Races took place primarily in the United States and occasionally in Canada. History The series was founded in 1969 by John and Peggy Bishop, and Bill ...
revived the race in 1973, and again in 1994.


Results

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External links


Racing Sports Cars: IRP archive
IMSA GT Championship races American open wheel series races Motorsport in Indianapolis Sports car races 1961 establishments in Indiana 1994 disestablishments in Indiana Recurring sporting events established in 1961 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1994