The following are lists of Indy Car (American Championship car) races from 1905 up to and including the 2024 season. The lists include IndyCar events sanctioned by the AAA, USAC, CART and IndyCar:
Current Indy Car events sanctioned by IndyCar including :
The following is a list of former Indycar races:
Bold: Race abandoned.
*Non-championship race
These races were cancelled during the IndyCar season for various reasons. This includes all sanctioning bodies.
Event | Year | Track | Body | Cancellation Reason |
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100-mile race | 1916* | Recreation Park | AAA | Cancelled after first-round eleven-car pileup, which left two racers dead and eight injured. Authorities had track investigation. |
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. CART eventually raced in Cicero. |
1999 VisionAire 500K | 1999 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | IRL | Abandoned after 79 laps due to spectator fatalities, not an official race (105 of 208 laps required). |
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 | 2005/06 | 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 | Abandoned after 11 laps due to the death of Dan Wheldon. Series rules required 101 of 200 laps to be completed for race to become official. |
Indy Qingdao 600 | 2012 | Streets of Qingdao | INDYCAR | Cancelled by promoters due to logistical reasons. Replaced on schedule in 2013 by Pocono Raceway. |
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 | Replaced by Watkins Glen International following issues with promoter. |
Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama Grand Prix of Long Beach AutoNation IndyCar Challenge Detroit Grand Prix Indy Richmond 300 Honda Indy Toronto Grand Prix of Portland IndyCar Monterey Grand Prix | 2020 | Barber Motorsports Park Streets of Long Beach Circuit of the Americas The Raceway at Belle Isle Park Richmond Raceway Exhibition Place Portland International Raceway WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca | INDYCAR | Cancelled due to health concerns caused from the COVID-19 pandemic. |
*Non-championship race
Date | Race | Track | Sanction | Winner | Distance (miles) | Time | Speed (mph) |
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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 |
Date | Race | Track | Sanction | Winner | Distance (miles) | Time | Speed (mph) |
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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.
Date | Winner | Margin (seconds) | Runner-up | Sanction | Race | Track |
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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 |
Date | Winner | Margin (seconds) | Runner-up | Sanction | Race | Track |
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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 |
Date | Winner | Margin (seconds) | Runner-up | Sanction | Race | Track |
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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 |
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