List of Indycar races

The following are lists of Indy Car (American Championship car) races from 1905 up to and including the 2016 season. The lists include Indy Car events sanctioned by the AAA, USAC, CART and INDYCAR:

2016 IndyCar season schedule

St. Petersburg

Phoenix

Long Beach

Barber

Indianapolis

Detroit

Road America

Iowa

Toronto

Mid-Ohio

Pocono

Texas

Watkins Glen

Sonoma

Races in the IndyCar Series as of the 2016 season. Red dots represent ovals, blue dots represent road courses, orange dots represent street circuits. Indianapolis hosts one oval race and one road course race.

Rd.	Date	Race Name	Track	City	TV
1	March 13	Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg	Streets of St. Petersburg	St. Petersburg, Florida	ABC
2	April 2	Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix	Phoenix International Raceway	Avondale, Arizona	NBCSN
3	April 17	42nd Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach	Streets of Long Beach	Long Beach, California	NBCSN
4	April 24	Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama	Barber Motorsports Park	Birmingham, Alabama	NBCSN
5	May 14	Angie's List Grand Prix of Indianapolis	Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course	Speedway, Indiana	ABC
6	May 29	100th Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana	ABC
7	June 4	Chevrolet Indy Dual in Detroit	The Raceway at Belle Isle Park	Detroit, Michigan	ABC
8	June 5
9	June 26	Kohler Grand Prix	Road America[1]	Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	NBCSN
10	July 10	Iowa Corn 300	Iowa Speedway	Newton, Iowa	NBCSN
11	July 17	Honda Indy Toronto	Exhibition Place	Toronto, Ontario	CNBC
12	July 31	Honda Indy 200	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio	CNBC
13	August 22	ABC Supply 500	Pocono Raceway	Long Pond, Pennsylvania	NBCSN
14	June 12/August 27	Firestone 600	Texas Motor Speedway	Fort Worth, Texas	NBCSN
15	September 4	Grand Prix at The Glen	Watkins Glen International	Watkins Glen, New York	NBCSN
16	September 18	GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma	Sonoma Raceway	Sears Point, California	NBCSN

Current Indy Car races and locations

Current Indy Car events sanctioned by INDYCAR including :

Event	Track	AAA	USAC	CART	INDYCAR	Races	Seasons
Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	1911-1916 1919-1941 1946-1955	1956-1995		1996–Present	100	100
Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix	Phoenix International Raceway		1964-1978	1979-1995	1996-2005 Present	66	43
Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach	Streets of Long Beach			1984-2008	2009–Present	33	33
Honda Indy 200	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course			1980 1983-2003	2007–Present	32	32
Honda Indy Toronto	Exhibition Place			1986-2007	2009–Present	32	30
Kohler Grand Prix	Road America			1982-2004 2006-2007	Present	26	26
ABC Supply 500	Pocono Raceway		1971-1981	1982-1989	2013–Present	23	23
Firestone 600	Texas Motor Speedway				1997–Present	27	20
Chevrolet Indy Dual in Detroit	Detroit street circuit & The Raceway at Belle Isle Park			1989-2001	2007-2008 2012–Present	24	20
GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma	Sonoma Raceway		1970		2005–Present	13	13
Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg	Streets of St. Petersburg			2003	2005–Present	13	13
Grand Prix at The Glen	Watkins Glen International			1979-1981	2005-2010 Present	10	10
Iowa Corn 300	Iowa Speedway				2007–Present	10	10
Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama	Barber Motorsports Park				2010–Present	7	7
Angie's List Grand Prix of Indianapolis	Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course				2014–Present	3	3

Former Indy Car races and locations

The following is a list of former Indycar races:

Event	Track	AAA	USAC	CART	INDYCAR	Races	Seasons
ABC Supply Wisconsin 250	Milwaukee Mile	1937-1939 1941 1946-1955	1956-1979	1980-2006	2004–2009 2011–2015	115	73
Atlanta 100	Lakewood Speedway	1946-1948	1956-1958			12	6
Atlanta 500 Classic	Atlanta Motor Speedway		1965-1966 1978	1979 1981-1983	1998–2001	14	11
Bavaria Champ Car Grand Prix	TT Circuit Assen			2007		1	1
Belgian Champ Car Grand Prix	Circuit Zolder			2007		1	1
Bobby Ball Memorial	Arizona State Fairgrounds	1915 1950-1955	1956-1963			15	15
Brainerd 200	Brainerd International Raceway		1969			2	1
California 200	Hanford Motor Speedway		1967-1969			4	3
California 500	Ontario Motor Speedway		1970-1978	1979-1980		11	11
Caesars Palace Grand Prix	Caesars Palace, Las Vegas			1983-1984		2	2
Daily Empress Indy Silverstone	Silverstone Circuit		1978			1	1
Dan Gurney 200	Pacific Raceways		1969			1	1
USAC Daytona 100	Daytona International Speedway		1959			1	1
Dayton 25	Dayton Speedway		1956*			1	1
Delphi Indy 200	Walt Disney World Speedway				1996–2000	5	5
Detroit 100	Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway	1949-1953	1957			6	6
Edmonton Indy	Edmonton City Centre Airport			2005-2007	2008–2012	8	8
Emerson Indy 250	Gateway International Speedway			1997-2000	2001–2003	7	7
Firestone Indy 200	Nashville Superspeedway				2001–2008	8	8
Firestone Indy 225	Nazareth Speedway		1968-1969 1982	1987-2001	2002–2004	21	21
Firestone Indy 400	Michigan International Speedway		1968 1970-1978	1979-2001	2002–2007	54	39
Fuji Race	Fuji Speedway		1966*			1	1
German 500	EuroSpeedway Lausitz			2001,2003		2	2
Gold Coast Indy 300	Surfers Paradise Street Circuit			1991-2007	2008*	18	18
Golden State 100	California State Fairgrounds Race Track	1949-1950 1953-1955	1956-1970			20	20
Grand Prix of Baltimore	Streets of Baltimore				2011–2013	3	3
Grand Prix of Cleveland	Burke Lakefront Airport			1982-2007		26	26
Grand Prix of Denver	Civic Center & Pepsi Center			1990-1991 2002-2006		7	7
Grand Prix of Houston	Downtown Houston & Reliant Park			1998-2001 2006-2007	2013–2014	10	8
Grand Prix of Miami	Tamiami Park Museum Park Bayfront Park			1985-1988 1995 2002-2003		7	7
Grand Prix of Portland	Portland International Raceway			1984-2007		24	24
Gran Premio Tecate	Autódromo Hermanos Rodriguez			1980-1981 2002-2007		8	8
Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey	Fundidora Park			2001-2006		6	6
Homestead–Miami Indy 300	Homestead-Miami Speedway			1996-2000	2001–2010	15	15
Honda Indy 225	Pikes Peak International Raceway				1997–2005	9	9
Hoosier Grand Prix	Indianapolis Raceway Park		1965-1970			6	6
Hoosier Hundred	Indiana State Fairgrounds	1946 1953-1955	1956-1970 1981			20	20
Indianapolis Sweepstakes	Williams Grove Speedway	1949-1955	1956-1959*			11	11
Indy Grand Prix of Louisiana	NOLA Motorsports Park				2015	1	1
Indy Japan 300	Twin Ring Motegi			1998-2002	2003–2011	14	14
Itaipava São Paulo Indy 300	Streets of São Paulo				2010–2013	4	4
IZOD IndyCar World Championships	Las Vegas Motor Speedway			2004-2005	1996–2000 2011	8	8
Kentucky Indy 300	Kentucky Speedway				2000–2011	12	12
Langhorne 100	Langhorne Speedway	1930,1935 1940-1941 1946-1951 1954-1955	1956-1970			32	27
LA Times/Budweiser 500	Riverside International Raceway		1967–1969	1981-1983		6	6
London Champ Car Trophy	Brands Hatch		1978	2003		2	2
Lubrilon Grand Prix	Texas World Speedway		1973 1976-1979			9	5
Marlboro Challenge	All-star event (various circuits)			1987-1992		6	6
MAVTV 500	Auto Club Speedway			1997-2003	2002–2005 2012–2015	14	13
MBNA Mid-Atlantic 200	Dover International Speedway		1969		1998–1999	3	3
Meadowlands Grand Prix	Meadowlands Sports Complex			1984-1991		8	8
Molson Diamond Indy	Canadian Tire Motorsport Park		1967-1968 1977-1978			4	4
Molson Indy Montreal	Sanair Super Speedway & Circuit Gilles Villeneuve			1984-1986 2002-2006		7	7
Molson Indy Vancouver	Concord Pacific Place			1990-2004		15	15
Mont-Tremblant Champ Car Grand Prix	Circuit Mont-Tremblant		1967-1968	2007		3	3
Monterey Grand Prix	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca			1983-2004		22	22
New Hampshire Indy 225	New Hampshire Motor Speedway			1992-1995	1996–1998 2011	8	8
Peak Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy 300	Chicagoland Speedway				2001–2010	10	10
Pee Dee 200	Darlington Raceway		1956			1	1
Race of Two Worlds	Autodromo Nazionale Monza		1957-1958*			6	2
Rafaela Indy 300	Autódromo Ciudad de Rafaela		1971			1	1
Rio 200	Emerson Fittipaldi Speedway at Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet			1996-2000		5	5
RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300	Kansas Speedway				2001–2010	10	10
Rockingham 500	Rockingham Motor Speedway			2001-2002		2	2
Rocky Mountain 150	Continental Divide Raceways		1968-1970			3	3
San Jose Grand Prix	Streets of San Jose			2005-2007		3	3
Sedalia 100	Missouri State Fair Speedway		1970			1	1
Stardust 150	Stardust International Raceway		1968			1	1
SunTrust Indy Challenge	Richmond International Raceway		1946		2001–2009	11	10
Syracuse 100	New York State Fairgrounds	1920-1941 1949-1955	1956-1962			36	36
Target Grand Prix	Chicago Motor Speedway			1999-2002		4	4
Ted Horn Memorial	DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack	1948-1949	1956-1961 1963-1970 1981-1983			26	24
Tony Bettenhausen 100	Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack	1934-1940 1947-1955	1956-1970 1981-1982			37	33
Trenton 150	Trenton Speedway	1946,1949	1957-1978	1979		53	25
Vegas Grand Prix	Streets of Las Vegas			2007		1	1
VisionAire 500K	Charlotte Motor Speedway				1997–1999	3	3

*Non-championship race

Cancelled Indy Car races and locations

These races were cancelled during the IndyCar season for various reasons. This includes all sanctioning bodies.

Event	Year	Track	Body	Cancellation Reason
100-mile race	1916*	Kalamazoo Fairgrounds	AAA	Cancelled after first-round eleven-car pileup, which left two racers dead and eight injured
1917/1918 Indianapolis 500	1917/18	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	AAA	Cancelled due to the United States entering World War I
1942 Indianapolis 500	1942	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	AAA	Cancelled as the United States entered World War II. Future races would remain halted for the next three years. The Indy 500 would return in 1946.
1980 USAC Championship Car season	1980	Texas World Speedway Road Atlanta Milwaukee Mile (second race) Talladega Superspeedway Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Charlotte Motor Speedway	USAC	Six events cancelled as USAC started to unite with CART
Chicago Indy Grand Prix	1981	Streets of Chicago	CART	Announced in 1980 for a race the following year, however it never came into fruition
1999 VisionAire 500K	1999	Charlotte Motor Speedway	IRL	Cancelled after 79 laps due to spectator fatalities
Hawaiian Super Prix	1999	Kalaeloa Airport	CART	Cancelled by promoter at the last minute
Firestone Firehawk 600	2001	Texas Motor Speedway	CART	Cancelled after qualifying due to driver safety concerns
2003 King Taco 500	2003	Auto Club Speedway	CART	Cancelled due to the Old Fire natural disaster
Grand Prix of Seoul	2004	Streets of Seoul	CART	Cancelled due to track construction behind schedule
Grand Prix of Ansan	2005	Streets of Ansan	CART	Cancelled due to numerous delays
Champ Car China Grand Prix Grand Prix Arizona Grand Prix of Denver	2007	Zhuhai International Circuit Streets of Phoenix Streets of Denver	CART	Announced but were never fulfilled mostly due to financial reasons
2008 Champ Car season	2008	All races except for three	CART	Champ Car / IndyCar reunification - Champ Car held its final race at the Grand Prix of Long Beach and the Indy Racing League added the Edmonton Indy and Surfer's Paradise to its 2008 schedule.
2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship	2011	Las Vegas Motor Speedway	INDYCAR	Cancelled after 11 laps due to the death of Dan Wheldon
Indy Qingdao 600	2012	Streets of Qingdao	INDYCAR	Cancelled by promoters due to logistical reasons
Brasilia Indy 300	2015	Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet (Brasília)	INDYCAR	Cancelled by the newly elected Brazilian Socialist Party representatives
Grand Prix of Boston	2016	Boston Seaport District	INDYCAR

*Non-championship race

Selected records

All-time fastest races

500 mile races

• Races averaging 180 mph or greater

Date	Race	Track	Sanction	Winner	Distance (miles)	Time	Speed (mph)
July 6, 2014	Pocono IndyCar 500	Pocono	INDYCAR	Juan Pablo Montoya	500	2:28:13.1798	202.402
November 3, 2002	The 500	Fontana	CART	Jimmy Vasser	507.25	2:33:42.960	197.995
August 30, 2014	MAVTV 500	Fontana	INDYCAR	Tony Kanaan	500	2:32:58.4659	196.111
August 5, 1990	Marlboro 500	Michigan	CART	Al Unser Jr.	500	2:38:07.219	189.727
August 1, 1993	Marlboro 500	Michigan	CART	Nigel Mansell	500	2:39:24.131	188.203
May 26, 2013	Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis	INDYCAR	Tony Kanaan	500	2:40:03.4181	187.433
May 25, 2014	Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis	INDYCAR	Ryan Hunter-Reay	500	2:40:48.2305	186.563
July 25, 1999	U.S. 500	Michigan	CART	Tony Kanaan	500	2:41:12.362	186.097
May 27, 1990	Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis	USAC	Arie Luyendyk	500	2:41:18.414	185.981
August 7, 1988	Marlboro 500	Michigan	CART	Danny Sullivan	500	2:46:03.820	180.654
August 22, 2016	ABC Supply 500	Pocono	INDYCAR	Will Power	500	2:46:29	180.198

All types and all tracks

• Races averaging 190 mph or greater

Date	Race	Track	Sanction	Winner	Distance (miles)	Time	Speed (mph)
September 21, 2003	Toyota Indy 400	Fontana	IRL	Sam Hornish Jr.	400	1:55:51.451	207.151
June 11, 2011	Firestone Twin 275s #2	Texas	INDYCAR	Will Power	165.87	0:48:08.9739	206.693
July 6, 2014	Pocono IndyCar 500	Pocono	INDYCAR	Juan Pablo Montoya	500	2:28:13.1798	202.402
October 10, 2009	Firestone Indy 300	Homestead	IRL	Dario Franchitti	297	1:28:28.3117	201.420
August 1, 2009	Meijer Indy 300	Kentucky	IRL	Ryan Briscoe	296	1:28:24.3246	200.893
November 3, 2002	The 500	Fontana	CART	Jimmy Vasser	507.25	2:33:42.977	197.995
August 17, 2003	Belterra Casino Indy 300	Kentucky	IRL	Sam Hornish Jr.	296	1:29:44.6120	197.897
August 30, 2014	MAVTV 500	Fontana	INDYCAR	Tony Kanaan	500	2:32:58.4659	196.111
September 10, 2006	Peak Antifreeze Indy 300	Chicagoland	IRL	Dan Wheldon	304	1:33:37.2662	194.828
July 30, 2006	Firestone Indy 400	Michigan	IRL	Hélio Castroneves	400	2:03:43.7441	193.972
July 7, 2013	Pocono IndyCar 400	Pocono	INDYCAR	Scott Dixon	400	2:04:26.4178	192.864

NOTE: Some discrepancy in track calculations used by INDYCAR and CART.

Closest finishes

All races

Date	Winner	Margin (seconds)	Runner-up	Sanction	Race	Track
September 8, 2002	Sam Hornish Jr.	0.0024	Al Unser Jr.	IRL	Delphi Indy 300	Chicagoland
September 7, 2008	Hélio Castroneves	0.0033	Scott Dixon	IRL	Peak Antifreeze Indy 300	Chicagoland
July 4, 2004	Buddy Rice	0.0051	Vítor Meira	IRL	Argent Mortgage Indy 300	Kansas
August 29, 2009	Ryan Briscoe	0.0077	Scott Dixon	IRL	Peak Antifreeze Indy 300	Chicagoland
August 27, 2016	Graham Rahal	0.0080	James Hinchcliffe	INDYCAR	Firestone 600	Texas
September 15, 2002	Sam Hornish Jr.	0.0096	Hélio Castroneves	IRL	Chevy 500	Texas
October 2, 2011	Ed Carpenter	0.0098	Dario Franchitti	INDYCAR	Kentucky Indy 300	Kentucky
September 7, 2003	Sam Hornish Jr.	0.0099	Scott Dixon	IRL	Delphi Indy 300	Chicagoland

500 mile races

Date	Winner	Margin (seconds)	Runner-up	Sanction	Race	Track
July 25, 1999	Tony Kanaan	0.032	Juan Pablo Montoya	CART	U.S. 500 by Toyota	Michigan
July 23, 2000	Juan Pablo Montoya	0.040	Michael Andretti	CART	U.S. 500 by Toyota	Michigan
May 24, 1992	Al Unser Jr.	0.043	Scott Goodyear	USAC	Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis
July 30, 1995	Scott Pruett	0.056	Al Unser Jr.	CART	Marlboro 500	Michigan
May 26, 2014	Ryan Hunter-Reay	0.0600	Hélio Castroneves	INDYCAR	Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis
May 28, 2006	Sam Hornish Jr.	0.0635	Marco Andretti	IRL	Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis

Road courses

Date	Winner	Margin (seconds)	Runner-up	Sanction	Race	Track
June 27, 1997	Mark Blundell	0.027	Gil de Ferran	CART	Budweiser/G.I. Joe's 200	Portland
June 15, 1986	Mario Andretti	0.070	Michael Andretti	CART	Budweiser/G.I. Joe's 200	Portland

References