The Firestone Indy 225 was an

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event held at

Nazareth Speedway Nazareth Speedway was an auto racing facility near Nazareth in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania which operated from 1910 to 2004 in two distinct course configurations. In its early years, it was a dirt twin oval layout. In 1987 it was reo ...

from

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– 2004. From

– 2001, the event was sanctioned by CART. In 2002, the race switched to the

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. From

– 1996, the race was scheduled for 200 laps. In

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, the race was lengthened to 225 laps. Rising speeds had led to the races being completed very quickly, and CART officials worried that the fans were not getting their money's worth. The race was discontinued after the track closed permanently in 2004. Nazareth also hosted the Marlboro Challenge all-star event in 1990 and 1992. IndyCar points racing would not return in Pennsylvania until their return to Pocono Raceway in 2013 for the first time since 1989.

Past winners

*1982: Race shortened due to rain. *2000: Originally scheduled for April 9; postponed due to snow.

Lights and Atlantics winners

*2000: Originally scheduled for April 9, postponed due to snow. Indy Lights and Atlantic races were not made up.

References

External links

Nazareth results at ChampCarStats.com
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