Sep 22, 2016 television viewership was up, the indy 500 sold out, and fans came out in droves at places like road america and watkins glen. Jeff gordon, mark martin, bobby labonte, mike skinner, and dale earnhardt. View cart 2020 indianapolis motor speedwayindycar store powered by bigcommerce. Beginning in 2002, arie competed in the indy racing leagues indy pro series now known as. Aries dad is a famous race car driver, so the bachelor. Scott dixon didnt just dominate the race at the indycar grand prix at the glen at watkins glen in new york on sunday, he dominated the weekend. Arie followed in his dads footsteps and also became a professional driver. Rahal pays tribute to late cart racer bob lazier, who died. It included the 100th running of the indianapolis 500.
He is one of only two drivers to have won races in formula one, indycar, world sportscar championship, and nascar the other being dan gurney. As a result of this change, we have also made the unfortunate, but unavoidable decision to cancel race weekend concerts, including the snake pit presented by coors light, featuring martin garrix, galantis, rezz, steve aoki, and yellow claw. The indianapolis motor speedway, located in speedway, indiana an enclave suburb of indianapolis in the united states, is the home of the indianapolis 500mile race and the brickyard 400. Active drivers career stats nascar cup series xfinity series gander outdoor truck series pintys series ntt indycar series arca menards series. Hes competed in the indy 500 and snagged a bronze medal in the 2015 xgames.
Driver danica patricks nascar cup series results at watkins. Indy car racing indy cars indy 500 winner indianapolis motor speedway american racing race engines old race cars vintage race car car and driver. Arie luyendyk passes teammate scott goodyear to win 1997 indy 50. He is a threetime monster energy nascar cup series champion as a driver, winning titles in 2002, 2005 and 2011. Indycar grand prix at the glen tickets, camping set to go. Though the busy offseason has already begun, lets look back at what was a terrific 2016 season. He holds the unique distinction of being the only driver who has won the indianapolis 500, the 24 hours of le mans and the formula 1 world championship. Teams can be of any size, with some teams running only one car and other teams running 4 cars. Each car runs the same chassis, but there are two engine manufacturers honda and chevrolet. Nascar cup series results watkins glen international.
Graham hill was a key member of a wave of international drivers who tested their skill at the indianapolis 500 in the 1960s. Indycar drivers believe ryan newmans lastlap crash at daytona is an unavoidable product of autoracing at its highest levels. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. It takes perfect execution to have a chance at winning this race driver ed jones on prerace ritual, planning for weather. In october 1961, the final remaining brick sections of the track were paved over with asphalt, with the exception of a distinct threefootwide line of bricks at the startfinish line. Alexander rossi takes maiden indycar pole at watkins glen. Mario gabriele andretti born february 28, 1940 is an italianborn american former racing driver, one of the most successful americans in the history of the sport. Indianapolis 500 starter and racing royalty known as the son of racer arie luyendyk. Scott dixon dominates in indycars return to watkins glen. Scott dixon claimed 2017 indianapolis 500 pole with the fastest qualifying speed since arie luyendyks 1996 record, while fernando alonso earned fifth on the grid for his indycar debut. It has existed since 1909, and is the original speedway, the first racing facility historically to incorporate the word.
Andretti joined his father at newmanhaas from 198992, and to his credit he thoroughly dominated mario, and in particularly had two of the most dominant seasons ever in 199192 winning of 32 races and averaging about 50% led in that period, but chevrolet had a massive advantage in speed in 1991 just as ford did the following year in 1992. August 1998 news archives jayskis nascar silly season site. Starting in 1984 as an ownerdriver, dale coyne ran seven seasons in cart. Indycar drivers stunned by speeds on watkins glen return.
Andretti autosports alexander rossi clinched his first indycar pole position at watkins glen, edging fourtime champion scott dixon. Matthew lakins indycar stats page friday, june 30, 2017. Worlds top drivers from nascar, indycar, formula 1 to compete in unique race kurt busch, helio castroneves and travis pastrana are among the drivers who will compete. He earned five wins and third place overall in the 2006 champ car season. In 1985 he was the rookie of the year at the indy 500 race where he placed seventh in a field of 33 starters. In the promotions leading up to and in the first couple episodes of the the bachelor, the show played up arie luyendyk jr. Indycar drivers believe the watkins glen track record will be broken by at least six seconds on the series return to the famous circuit this weekend. The verizon indycar series is back in action at the midohio sports car course this week for the honda indy 200 at midohio. Champ car, now called indycar, was the name for a class and specification of open wheel cars used in american championship car racing for many decades, associated primarily with the indianapolis 500.
Indycars pappas deems universal kit testing a success the sanctioning bodys vice president of competition, race engineering, says the four tests confirmed the performance parameters predicted for the aero kit that will be used by all verizon indycar series competitors in 2018. The ntt indycar series is the fastest and closest form of motorsports in the world. Foyt enterprises, with brack the winner, and team cars billy boat third, and robbie buhl sixth. On may, 2016, indycar announced that watkins glen would replace.
What drivers said after indycars iracing opener at watkins. Aaa 19091955 usac 19561985 cart 19792003 champcar 20032007 irl 1996present. Indycar dropping watkins glen is all too familiar for. The ntt indycar series hosted the inaugural american red cross grand prix at virtual watkins glen international this weekend, the opener of. Indy car series the worlds largest repository of motor racing results and statistics from f1 to wrc, from motogp, covering 50 events every weekend with stats dating back to 1894 motorsport stats. It consisted of twelve races, beginning in ontario, california on april and concluding in avondale, arizona on november 8. Luyendyk is best known for competing in the indy lights series where he finished 2nd, 3rd and 4th in. Nascar daytona 500 finishes with hard crash involving hoosier. Presented below is a list of all the indy 500 winners.
In 1990, he focused his efforts on the tutelage of several upandcoming drivers. Click on the site to see all races run at that track view career statistics for arie luyendyk. Scott dixon takes 2017 indianapolis 500 pole, fernando alonso. He has competed mostly in north america where his father lives and made his career. Indy car driver sage karam practices on track during a rookie orientation for the may 25 indianapolis 500 mile race at indianapolis motor speedway on may 5, 2014 in. April 29, which will consist of races at watkins glen and montreal, two circuits. Jacky ickx drives the lola t33 cs canam at watkins glen in 1979. So watkins glen not being back on the schedule is a feeling all too familiar for race venues that have not returned to the series schedule the year after hosting wet indycar race weekends. Click here for main stats page click here for indy lights stats. He also competes parttime in the nascar xfinity series, driving the no. Allmendinger born december 16, 1981 is an american professional racing driver who is currently an analyst for imsa on nbc and nascar america. Theyre eligible by virtue of being the top5 finishers at the brickyard 400. In 2017, he became the star of season 22 of abcs the bachelor he previously was runnerup on the 8th season of the bachelorette and went on to appear in an episode of wipeout. The 198182 usac championship car season consisted of six races, beginning in speedway, indiana, on may 24, 1981, and concluding at the same location on may 30, 1982.
Bodine also competed at watkins glen international in nascars nationwide and camping world truck series, as well as the iroc series, among other touring series during a career that. Best time best speed best lap total laps difference gap. In 1996, luyendyk was arguably the top indy car driver who chose to join the newlyformed indy racing league. Is one of five drivers who have won on the oval and road course at indianapolis motor speedway winning one of the grand prix of indianapolis races and the freedom 100 in 2015. None of the regular indy drivers raced in formula one.
Arie was in a league of his own throughout the month of may, but he had little or no luck. American championship car racing, also known as indy car racing, is a genre of professionallevel automobile racing based in the united states and north america. Finished as indy lights runnerup in both 2014 and 2015, winning six races over the two seasons. Arie luyendyk is well known by those who follow auto racing, and especially formula i or indy car racing. Indy 500 a race for heroes arie luyendyk doctorindy.
With a permanent seating capacity for more than 257,000 people and infield seating. After setting the unofficial ims track record with a 239. Cookies are used to keep you logged in, to optimize your ad experience, and for other features, but you can optout if you wish. He was inducted into the indianapolis motor speedway hall of fame in 2009, and the motorsports hall of fame of america in 2014. In just his fourth formula 1 race, fittipaldi won the 1970 united states gp at watkins glen at age 24 to set the record as the. Ed carpenter racing ownerdriver ed carpenter will compete saturday in his.
Rossi led dixon on the final restart and it became a two car race over the final laps between a fourtime winner at watkins glen and a driver racing at the famed road course for only the second. In july 2009, the team celebrated its first win with justin wilson at watkins glen. There were a lot of positives for indycar this year. Foyt, who had previously won a record four times as a driver 1961, 1964, 1967, 1977. Drivers pilot singleseat, opencockpit cars that feature a 2. In just his fourth formula 1 race, fittipaldi won the 1970 united states gp at watkins glen at age 24 to set the record as the youngest winner of a formula 1 grand prix. It takes perfect execution to have a chance at winning this race spencer pigot. The race victory represented the longawaited fifth indy 500 win for a. The closedcourse practice and qualifying lap records arie luyendyk had set in the runup to the 1996 indy 500 at 239. Although he became the first driver to win three races in a row in the irl, the only driver to take control of a championship battle from tony stewart i dont think nascar in 2009 counts as the chase nullified his advantage, won an indy 500, and then proved his versatility in different kinds of cars by winning the most races in cart in 2001. Chip ganassi whose lengthy list of accomplishments as a car owner includes 11 indy car season championships and 101 race wins, including four at the indianapolis 500 will be inducted into the motorsports hall of fame of america tonight in daytona beach, fla. Andretti to face difficult challenge indycar autosport. The 1980 cart ppg indy car world series season was the second in the cart era of u. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year.
Watkins glen, and mexico city, while teammate unser went winless in cart in his final season but did win that years eternallycontroversial indy 500. Compare drivers driver rankings owners crew chiefs. Indianapolis march 27, 2020 the indycar iracing challenge, a virtual racing event featuring a full field of ntt indycar series drivers, begins this weekend with saturdays american red cross grand prix at watkins glen international beginning at 4 p. Indy 500 historical stats indianapolis motor speedway.
In addition to his offroad racing career, he continues to participate in indycar racing, although he has not participated in the indy 500 since 2006. Such racing had been sanctioned by the aaa, usac, scca, the crl, cart, and indycar. Jimmie johnson and fernando alonso will swap rides later this month, one day after the formula one seasonending race weekend in abu dhabi. Jun 29, 2016 two of the most successful team owners in indy car history will be honored in separate events this week. He continued to be a regular at the indy 500 race and won his first indy 500 title in 1990. Arie luyendyk to join race control indycar news crash. Click on the site to see all races run at that track view career statistics for arie luyendyk, jr. Indycar runs on a mix of road, street, and oval tracks. The 2016 verizon indycar series was the 21st season of the indycar series and the 105th season of american open wheel racing. Anthony wayne stewart nicknamed smoke, is an american former professional stock car racing driver and current nascar team owner. Click on the race to see the complete results for that race. Also included are the names of drivers who won national championships that year. Actor chris pratt star of the soontobereleased movie guardians of the galaxy will serve as honorary pace car driver in a 2014 red and silver chevy ss pace car for the crown royal presents the john wayne walding 400 at the brickyard powered by on sunday, july 27 at the indianapolis. Arie luyendyk ims museum speakers series june 27, 2018 duration.
Indy 500 snake pit presented by coors light the indianapolis 500 presented by gainbridge has been rescheduled for august 23 due to the covid19 pandemic. Scott dixon entered as the reigning drivers champion, while chevrolet. At nashville superspeedway, he won the gibson guitar trophy by a couple of car lengths over his teammate wheldon. Aries dad is a famous race car driver, so the bachelor comes from a family of champions. On august 29, 20, the sporting news reported that allmendinger would be the fulltime driver for jtg daugherty racing in 2014. During his indy lights career luyendyk was named most popular driver for four consecutive years.
Double indy 500 winner arie luyendyk believes that michael andretti is up against a big mental challenge to race against his son in the indy 500 this season and admits he wouldnt do such a. The ppg indy car world series drivers champion and indianapolis 500. What drivers said after indycars iracing opener at watkins glen. Nascar cup series driver ryan newman 6 goes airborne after being hit by corey lajoie 32 on the last lap of the daytona 500 at daytona international. As of 2015, the toplevel american open wheel racing championship is sanctioned by indycar. The arrangement was a controversial rule, known as the 258 rule, introduced during the 1996 irl season, and had been a key issue that led the cart teams to boycott the 1996 race. When the founders of the indianapolis motor speedway drew up the plans for the indianapolis motor speedway, the indianapolis star. By winning the indianapolis 500, pocono 500, and california 500, al unser swept the indy car triple crown, the only driver in history to do so. For the 1997 indy 500, 25 of 33 starting grid positions were set aside for the top 25 cars in 199697 season irl points standings. Sunday, september 3, 2017 at watkins glen international, watkins glen, ny 60 laps on a 3. Kurt busch became the latest driver to go between nascar and indy when he raced in both the 2014 indianapolis 500 and cocacola 600 nascar sprint cup series.
Bobby rahal has paid tribute to 1981 cart rookie of the year bob lazier, who died from complications arising from coronavirus at the age of 81 on sunday. Champ car is the general name for a class and specification of american professional toplevel open wheel cars used in american championship car racing for many decades, associated primarily with the indianapolis 500. Indycar drivers who died racing indianapolis motor speedway. Miscellaneous all races for a year all races on a specific date random page chase races road course stats restrictor plate races. Dixon repeated his 2005 indy grand prix win at watkins glen, and became the first driver to win an irl race run in wet conditions. Indianapolis motor speedway track news archive espn. Alberto ascari from ferrari was the only f1 driver to race in the 500 during this time. Driver arie luyendyk 2002 indy racing league results. Arie luyendyk passes teammate scott goodyear to win 1997. By modern standards hill started racing late in his life. Worlds top drivers from nascar, indycar, formula 1 to. Openwheel sanctioning bodies through the years have been.
The charismatic brazilians highly successful second career as an indy car racer blazed a trail to america for many other south american and european drivers. For the indianapolis 500 andretti autosport will run 6 cars. In 1905 the aaa established the national driving championship and became the first sanctioning body for auto racing in the united states. Click on the site to see arie luyendyk s career results at that track glossary. Arie luyendyk will be one of the key voices in race control during indycar events in 2012, after agreeing to join the lineup of officials working alongside newly appointed race director beaux. The motorsports hall of fame of america mshfa has an ambitious goal. Indy lights series results races click on the race to see the complete results for that race. But youre nowhere near indycar race winners or allstars, indy 500 champions or pennant winners, indycar series or world series champions. August 1998 news archives 83198 pepsi southern 500 is a no bull 5 event. The thirdgeneration driver s accomplishments at watkins glen international include three top5s and his eventual final win in the series, which came in 1996. Last race, 1986 the budweiser at the glen watkins glen. May 17, 2016 less than a week after announcing the return of the verizon indycar series and indy lights to watkins glen international during labor day weekend, september 14, the iconic road course is set to go on sale with tickets to the general public. Take a look at the stats from drivers who attempted a run of 10 consecutive laps in practices this weekend at indianapolis motor speedway. F1s fernando alonso to swap rides with nascars jimmie.
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