List Of American Championship Car Winners
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. The list recognizes "Indy car" or "Champ car" victories under the following auspices: *
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Contest Board (1905, 1916, and 1920–1955) *
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(1956–1997) *
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(1979–2007) *
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(1996–present)


Sanctioning bodies

The
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Contest Board began sanctioning races as early as 1904. In the early years of the sport, only two seasons (
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and
1916 Events Below, the events of the First World War have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 1 – The British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that had been stored and cooled. * ...
) an official national championship was recognized and awarded. Individual events from 1904, 1906–1915, and 1917–1919 are specifically excluded from the table below, due to the fact that they were not part of an official "championship" season. The national championship was re-instated by AAA for 1920 and beyond. Retroactively awarded titles for the other years were later researched, although most historians consider them to be revisionist, and do not deem them as suitable for official record. All racing was suspended from 1942 to 1945, due to
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. The 1946 season is a source of a statistical anomaly. The
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included a substantial number of "Big Car" races in the national championship for 1946, swelling the season to 77 events (6 Champ Car races and 71 Big Car races). Some later texts chose to dismiss the 71 Big Car races from record, but reliable records and historians contend that the season should be regarded as the full 77-race schedule. Note that victories in the
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from 1979 to 1995 are listed under the heading of USAC. While
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sanctioned the primary year-long season of races, the Indianapolis 500 itself remained under the sanctioning of USAC. For 1996–1997, victories in the
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and
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are listed solely under the heading of
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. For the first nine races of its existence (five in 1996 and four in 1997), the Indy Racing League fell under the sanctioning umbrella of USAC. After two controversial races in early 1997, sanctioning abruptly switched to in-house oversight by the
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. In 2010, the series retired the term "IRL" in favor of "IndyCar." Non-points races such as the
Race of Two Worlds The Race of Two Worlds (Trofeo dei Due Mondi in Italian), also known as the ''500 Miglia di Monza'' (500 Miles of Monza), was an automobile race held at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy in 1957 and again in 1958. It was intended as ...
,
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, and the
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are not reflected in the totals below.


National Championships chart

* ''Results current through the
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season''.


Notes

* The retroactively-awarded (unofficial) champions published by Haresnape & Means, and later Russ Catlin, are not reflected in the totals. * Winners of the largely ceremonial USAC Gold Crown Championship (awarded from 1981 to 1995) are not included. During that period, the
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series conducted the national championship. Except for a dwindling "rump" period from 1980 to 1982, the Gold Crown title consisted of only the
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. Therefore, the Indy 500 winner was the de facto Gold Crown champion. * Due to sanctioning body splits in the sport of American Open Wheel racing from 1979 to 2007, several years saw two separate champions awarded for separately sanctioned championship circuits. It is reflected in the table for 1979, and 1996–2007. *
Buzz Calkins Bradley "Buzz" Calkins Jr. (born May 2, 1971 in Denver, Colorado) is a former Indy Racing League driver. After a successful run in Indy Lights from 1993 to 1995 where he finished 11th, 10th, and 6th in his three seasons, he and his Bradley Motorsp ...
and
Scott Sharp Scott Sharp (born February 14, 1968) is an American professional racing driver in the United SportsCar Championship. He is the son of six-time SCCA champion Bob Sharp. Sharp is best known for his years as a competitor in the Indy Racing League. E ...
tied for the three-race
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championship. No rule existed to provide for a tiebreaker, and the two were declared co-champions.


Race wins chart

* ''Results current through the
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season''. : Indicates active driver.


Winners of non-championship events

A substantial number of non-championship races were sanctioned by the
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, namely from the periods from 1902–1904, 1906–1915, and 1917–1920. That includes the
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in
1911 A notable ongoing event was the Comparison of the Amundsen and Scott Expeditions, race for the South Pole. Events January * January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory ...
,
1912 Events January * January 1 – The Republic of China (1912–49), Republic of China is established. * January 5 – The Prague Conference (6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party) opens. * January 6 ...
,
1913 Events January * January 5 – First Balkan War: Battle of Lemnos (1913), Battle of Lemnos – Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it will not ven ...
,
1914 This year saw the beginning of what became known as World War I, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It als ...
,
1915 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January – British physicist Sir Joseph Larmor publishes his observations on "The Influence of Local Atmospheric Cooling on Astronomical Refraction". *January 1 ...
, and
1919 Events January * January 1 ** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (now Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia. ** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off the c ...
. Various other non-championship races have been conducted over the years by AAA, USAC, CART, and IRL from 1920–2008. The winners from those races are specifically not included in the main table above. Below is an abridged list of race winners from non-championship AAA races. *
Ralph DePalma Raffaele "Ralph" De Palma (December 19, 1882 – March 31, 1956) was an Italian-American racecar driving champion who won the 1915 Indianapolis 500. His entry at the International Motorsports Hall of Fame estimates that he won about 2,0 ...
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Bob Burman Robert R. Burman (April 23, 1884 – April 8, 1916) was an American race car driver, he was an open-wheel pioneer, setting numerous speed records in the early 1900s. He participated in many historic races and was one of the drivers to compe ...
(6) * Hughie Hughes (4) *
Ray Harroun Ray Harroun (January 12, 1879 – January 19, 1968) was an American racecar driver and pioneering constructor most famous for winning the inaugural Indianapolis 500 in 1911. He is the inventer of the open-wheel car. Biography He was born on Janua ...
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Louis Disbrow Louis Disbrow (1876–1939) was an American racecar driver. Life He was born on September 23, 1876, in Richmond Hill, Queens, New York. Disbrow came from a wealthy family. He was indicted for the 1902 murders of Sarah "Dimples" Lawrence an ...
(4) *
Gil Andersen Gilbert Andersen (sometimes misspelled Anderson) (27 November 1879 – 20 September 1930) was a Norwegian-American racecar driver active during the formative years of auto racing. Biography Gilbert "Gil" Andersen was born on 27 November 1879 i ...
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Bert Dingley Albert Francis "Bert" Dingley (August 21, 1885 – April 7, 1966) was an American racecar driver. Having started his career on the West Coast by 1904, Dingley appeared in a couple of Vanderbilt Cup races and suffered serious injuries at Tacom ...
(3) *
Eddie O'Donnell Edward "Eddie" O'Donnell (April 30, 1887 – November 26, 1920) was an American racecar driver. He died of injuries sustained in a crash during a AAA-sanctioned national championship race. Career O'Donnell started his career as a riding mechani ...
(3) *
Charlie Merz Charles Cleveland Merz (July 6, 1888 in Indianapolis, Indiana – July 8, 1952 in Indianapolis, Indiana) was an American racecar driver, military officer, engineering entrepreneur, and racing official. Active in the early years of the Indianap ...
(3) *
Cliff Durant Russell Clifford "Cliff" Durant (November 26, 1890 – October 31, 1937) was an American racecar driver. He was the son of William C. Durant, the founder of General Motors and Durant's first wife, Clara Pitt. Cliff Durant had four wives: Lena ...
(3) *
Teddy Tetzlaff Theodore Herbert Tetzlaff (February 5, 1883 – December 8, 1929) was an American racecar driver active in the formative years of auto racing. He competed in the first four Indianapolis 500 The Indianapolis 500, formally known as the Ind ...
(3) *
Bill Endicott "Farmer" Bill Endicott (November 5, 1876 – June 7, 1944) was an American racecar driver. He raced in three Indianapolis 500 races in the 1910s. Endicott raced on several IMCA circuits in the United States and Canada in the 1910s and 1920s ...
(3) *
Tom Alley Tom Alley (21 May 1889 Metamora, Indiana – 26 March 1953 Indianapolis, Indiana) was an American racecar driver. Alley was also a riding mechanic, most notably winning the 1914 Vanderbilt Cup with Ralph DePalma Raffaele "Ralph" De P ...
(2) * Joe Dawson (2) * Harry Grant (2) * George Robertson (2) *
Tom Kincaid Thomas A. Kincade (June 28, 1887 – July 6, 1910) was an American racecar driver. Racing career Kincade is known to have started at least 23 AAA-sanctioned races, during the years 1909–1910. He drove primarily for the team operated by Ind ...
(2) * Harvey Herrick (2) * Frank Lescault (1) *
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(1) * Charles Bigelow (1) * George Joerimann (1) * Dave Buck (1) * William Sharp (1) * Charlie Arnold (1) *
Joe Matson Joe Matson (6 March 1881 – 4 January 1937) was an American racecar driver from Brighton, Massachusetts (now a neighborhood of Boston) who raced in the second Indianapolis 500 The Indianapolis 500, formally known as the Indianapolis ...
(1) * Bruce Keen (1) * Armour Ferguson (1) *
Jules Goux Jules Goux (6 April 1885 - 6 March 1965) was a French racing driver and Grand Prix motor racing champion. He was also notable for being the first Frenchman, and the first European driver, to win the Indianapolis 500. Biography Influenced by the G ...
(1) * William Taylor (1) * David L. Bruce-Brown (1) * George Hill (1) * Willie Knipper (1) *
Jack Fleming Leo W. "Jack" Fleming Jr. (February 3, 1923 – January 3, 2001) was an American sports announcer for the National Football League's Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls in professional sports, and als ...
(1) * Arthur See (1) * Len Zengel (1) * Louis Nikrent (1) *
Ira Vail Ira Vail (22 November 1893 – 21 April 1979) was a Canadian-American racecar driver and auto racing promoter. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Career Vail raced sprint and championship cars in the AAA-sanctioned racing series. He com ...
(1) * William Carlson (1) *
Spencer Wishart Spencer E. Wishart (December 3, 1889 – August 22, 1914) was an American racecar driver. He was active during the early years of the Indianapolis 500. Biography He was born on December 3, 1889, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Wishart was ki ...
(1) * Al Livingstone (1) *
Joe Nikrent Joseph August Nikrent (August 4, 1879 – July 25, 1958) was an American racing driver. He competed in eight AAA Championship Car races from 1909 to 1913, winning the 1909 point-to-point race between Phoenix, Arizona and Los Angeles behind the w ...
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Don Herr Don Herr (August 31, 1889 – June 21, 1953) was an American racecar driver. Biography Don Herr was born in Salona, Pennsylvania on August 31, 1889. Herr won the 1911 Illinois Trophy Race held on the roads of Elgin, Illinois driving a National ...
(1) * Erwin Bergdoll (1) * Herbert Lytle (1) * Glover Ruckstell (1) *
Johnny Jenkins Johnny Edward Jenkins (March 5, 1939 – June 26, 2006) was an American left-handed blues guitarist, who helped launch the career of Otis Redding. His flamboyant style of guitar playing also influenced Jimi Hendrix. Career In the 1960s Je ...
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Leigh Lynch Leigh Lynch was an American racecar driver, who was active in the years 1906-1910. Racing career Lynch won the 1909 Wheeler-Schebler Trophy Race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS). This race which was shortened to from its originally-planne ...
(1) *
Pete Henderson Pete Henderson (18 February 1895 Arran, Ontario – 19 June 1940 Los Angeles, California) was a Canadian racecar driver. He began racing career in 1915 at Des Moines Speedway, driving and as a mechanic for the Duesenberg team. Indy 500 results ...
(1) * Mortimer Roberts (1) *
Lewis Strang Lewis Strang (7 August 1884 – 20 July 1911) was an American racecar driver. Biography He was born on August 7, 1884 in Amsterdam, New York. As the first entrant for the race, which predated modern on-track qualifications, Strang was pole si ...
(1) * René Thomas (1) Notes * The USAC
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was considered a non-championship event. Likewise, the 1966 event at
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was a non-championship event. In some seasons, the
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was a championship event, and in some seasons it was not. * CART conducted the
Marlboro Challenge The Marlboro Challenge was an all-star race in the CART series race held from 1987–1992, sponsored by cigarette brand Marlboro. After 1992, the race was discontinued, in part because Phillip Morris reorganized its race sponsorship after the Marl ...
all-star race from 1987–1992. This was considered a non-championship event. * Two INDYCAR races were abandoned as they were stopped before the legal definition of an official race by the sanctioning body, half distance plus one lap, unlike the FIA Code, which requires three green flag laps to be conducted for an official race. The
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at
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was cancelled after 79 laps, and struck from record, with no winner officially declared following a Lap 62 crash where a tire went into the grandstand, killing three spectators.
Buddy Lazier Robert Buddy Lazier (born October 31, 1967) is an American auto racing driver, best known for winning the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and the 2000 Indy Racing League season championship. Lazier began his career in the 1980s by competing in such s ...
was leading at the time of the Lap 61 caution, while
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was leading at the formal race abandonment after Lap 79. The
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was halted and formally abandoned after 11 laps as a result of a multiple-car crash that involved the death of
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, with
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leading. Therefore, the total number of IRL/IndyCar races reflected in the chart is two fewer than the number of actual events. Both races are recognised as "cancelled events" with the box scores listed based on standings at the time of abandonment on Racing Reference. * In the aftermath of the open wheel unification in early 2008, due to a scheduling conflict, the 2008 Long Beach Grand Prix was contested with former Champ Car teams and
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. It was uniquely regarded as the "final" Champ Car race. However, it was officially contested under
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sanction, awarded points towards the IndyCar championship, and race winner
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is credited with an IndyCar victory to his credit from the event. Furthermore, the
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was included on the 2008 schedule as a non-points exhibition race. Therefore, race winner
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was not credited with an official victory for that event. * In 1952, another open wheel series was formed alongside the AAA, the
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. Only one full season, along with a second partial season, was held, and the division folded after only ten points races. Of the ten race winners, none of the drivers (seven total) managed to win any races under AAA or USAC sanctioning.


Race wins at different tracks

This is an overview of which drivers have achieved a win on which race track. Only the number of different racetracks is displayed. Several victories on a particular track are not highlighted. The number of wins per driver is therefore smaller than the total number of career victories.


Paved Ovals


Permanent Road Courses


Temporary Street Courses


Notes


Race wins by nationality

* ''All figures current through the
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season''.


Race wins by teams

Total all-time victories for Indy car teams (selected teams & active teams). ''All figures current through the
2022 IndyCar Series The 2022 NTT IndyCar Series was the 111th official championship season of American open wheel racing and the 27th season under IndyCar Series sanction. The showcase event was the 2022 Indianapolis 500. It was the third year under Penske mana ...
season''. *
Team Penske Team Penske (formerly Penske Racing) is an American professional auto racing organization, competing in the IndyCar Series, NTT IndyCar Series, NASCAR Cup Series, and the FIA World Endurance Championship. Debuting at the 1966 24 Hours of Daytona ...
: 231 *
Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing, LLC (CGR), also sometimes branded as Chip Ganassi Racing Teams, is an American auto racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series, NTT IndyCar Series, International Motor Sports Association, IMSA WeatherTech ...
: 123 *
Newman/Haas Racing Newman/Haas Racing was an auto racing team that competed in the CART and the IndyCar Series from 1983 to 2011. The team operations were based in Lincolnshire, Illinois. Newman/Haas Racing was formed as a partnership between actor, automotive enth ...
: 107 *
Andretti Autosport Andretti Autosport is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, Indy Lights, Indy Pro 2000, and Formula E. The team also has a 37.5% ownership stake in the Australian Supercars Championship touring car team, Walkinshaw Andretti ...
: 70 *
Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing 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 ...
: 53 *
All American Racers All American Racers is an American auto racing team and constructor based in Santa Ana, California. Founded by Dan Gurney and Carroll Shelby in 1964, All American Racers initially participated in American sports car and Champ Car races as well as ...
: 51 *
Patrick Racing Patrick Racing was an auto racing team in both Champ Car and the Indy Racing League. Patrick Racing was started by Pat Patrick in the 1970s. The team is best known for winning the Indianapolis 500 on three occasions (1973, 1982, 1989), and the I ...
: 42 *
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 ...
: 38 *
Forsythe/Pettit Racing Forsythe/Pettit Racing was an American racing team that competed in the Champ Car World Series owned by Gerald Forsythe and Dan Pettit. The Champ Car effort ceased operations after the 2008 unification of North American open wheel racing. Histor ...
: 37 *
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing is an auto racing team that has participated in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the IndyCar Series. Headquartered in Brownsburg, Indiana and Hilliard, Ohio, it is co-owned by 1986 Indianapolis 500 win ...
: 29 * Team Green: 23 *
Galles Racing Galles Racing is a former auto racing team owned by Rick Galles that competed in the CART series, Can-Am and the Indy Racing League. The team won the 1990 CART championship as well as the 1992 Indianapolis 500 with driver Al Unser Jr. The team ...
: 21 *
Truesports Truesports
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was an automobile racing team founded by
: 18 *
Panther Racing Panther Racing was an American open wheel auto racing team. It was one of the oldest continually operating teams in the IndyCar Series. Four years in a row (2008–2011), the team finished second at the Indianapolis 500. Formation The team was f ...
: 15 *
Arrow McLaren SP The IndyCar Series operation of McLaren Racing competes under the banner of Arrow McLaren SP. This entry is based in Indianapolis and was founded by former driver Sam Schmidt as Sam Schmidt Motorsports. Fellow ex-driver Davey Hamilton joined as ...
: 11 *
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 CAR ...
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Hemelgarn Racing Hemelgarn Racing is an American auto racing team owned by Ron Hemelgarn. The team debuted in 1985, and competed in the CART and Indy Racing League ranks until the team originally shut down in 2010. The team returned to competition in 2015, and cur ...
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Shierson Racing Doug Shierson Racing is a former racing team that competed in the Champ Car, CART Championship Car Series from 1982 to 1990. The team was sponsored by Domino's Pizza for its entire run in CART. Shierson Racing's biggest victory came at the 1990 In ...
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KV Racing Technology KV Racing Technology was an auto racing team that last competed in the IndyCar Series. The team was originally formed as PK Racing before the 2003 season by Australian businessman Kevin Kalkhoven and former Formula One team manager Craig Poll ...
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Dale Coyne Racing Dale Coyne Racing (DCR) is an American professional open-wheel racing team that currently competes in the IndyCar Series. The team was founded in 1984 and is owned by former driver Dale Coyne. From 1995 to 2000, the team was known as Payton-Coyn ...
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Ed Carpenter Racing Ed Carpenter Racing is an American racing team based in Speedway, Indiana that currently competes in the IndyCar Series. The team is owned by driver Ed Carpenter. The team is based in Indianapolis, Indiana, and currently fields the No. 20 Dal ...
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CFH Racing CFH Racing was an American auto racing team that competed in the IndyCar Series The team was founded in August 2014 via a merger between Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing and Ed Carpenter Racing, and debuted in 2015. CFH Racing was co-owned by Ed Carp ...
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Harding Steinbrenner Racing Harding Racing logo prior to partnership Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport was an auto racing team that competed in the IndyCar Series. Founded as Harding Racing in 2017 by businessman Mike Harding, the team would form partnerships in 2019 ...
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Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dreyer & Reinbold Racing is an automotive racing organization that competes in the IndyCar Series and Nitro Rallycross. The team is owned by Indianapolis BMW, Infiniti, Volkswagen, Mini, and Subaru dealer Dennis Reinbold. Off the track, Dreyer & ...
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Bryan Herta Autosport Bryan Herta Autosport is an American auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series and the Michelin Pilot Challenge. It is owned by former IndyCar driver Bryan Herta. The team won the 2011 Indianapolis 500 with driver Dan Wheldon. In 2016 ...
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Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing was an auto racing team founded in January 2008 which competed in the Verizon IndyCar Series. The team was jointly owned by former driver Sarah Fisher, Fisher's husband Andrew O'Gara, and businessman Willis "Wink" E. H ...
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Meyer Shank Racing Meyer Shank Racing (formerly Michael Shank Racing) is an American auto racing organization that competes in the IndyCar Series and IMSA SportsCar Championship. History Atlantic Championship Michael Shank as an owner of Michael Shank Racing, he ...
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External links


IndyCar.com – Official site

ChampCarStats.com


See also

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List of Formula One Grand Prix winners Formula One (F1) is the highest class of open-wheeled motor racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participan ...
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