- Milwaukee 225
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Milwaukee 225 
IndyCar Series Venue Milwaukee Mile First race 1937 First IndyCar race 2004 Distance 228.4 mi (367.6 km) Laps 225 Most wins (driver) Rodger Ward (7) Most wins (manufacturer) Chassis: Lola (16)
Engine: Offenhauser (50)The Milwaukee 225 is an IndyCar Series race held at The Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin. It is the only IndyCar race to be sanctioned by all four of the sport's various governing bodies: AAA, USAC, CART (and its successor CCWS), and IndyCar.
American Championship car racing debuted at the track in 1937. AAA sanctioned races from 1937–1939, 1941, 1946–1955. USAC sanctioned Championship car races from 1956–1979. In 1980, the race switched to a CART champ car race, and continued through 2003. For most years starting in 1949, Milwaukee hosted the first race following the Indianapolis 500. From 1947–1982, Milwaukee generally hosted two races, one in June, and the other in August or September. Starting in 1983, the second race was dropped.[1] The track was paved in 1954.
In the 1963 Tony Bettenhausen 200, Jim Clark and Team Lotus became the first to win an American Championship race with a rear-engined, monocoque car. After finishing second in that year's Indianapolis 500, Lotus decided to run the car again at Milwaukee and Trenton. Clark and teammate Dan Gurney broke the track record by over a second in qualifying, and Clark led all 200 laps to win, lapping the entire field except for second place A. J. Foyt.[2]
In 1986, the race was scheduled for Sunday June 1. However, due to rain on May 25–26, the Indianapolis 500 was rescheduled to Saturday May 31. After discussions with track, television, and series leaders, the Milwaukee was pushed back one week to make the accommodation.
In 2004–2006, the hosted two separate open wheel races, a Champ Car race, and an Indy Racing League event. Starting in 2007, IndyCar became the lone event, and was moved back to the traditional date, the weekend after the Indy 500, through 2009. The race was put on hiatus for 2010, stemming from management difficulties regarding payment of sanctioning fees. In 2011, the race has returned to the IndyCar calendar.
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Past winners
AAA Championship Car history
Season Date Race Title Winning Driver Chassis Engine 1937NC August 29 Milwaukee 100 Rex Mays Adams Sparks 1938NC August 28 Milwaukee 100 Chet Gardner Miller Offy 1939 August 27 Milwaukee 100 Babe Stapp ? Offy 1940 Not held 1941 August 24 Milwaukee 100 Rex Mays Stevens Winfield 1942–
1945Not held (World War II) 1946 September 22 Milwaukee 100 Rex Mays Stevens Winfield 1947 June 8 Milwaukee 100 Bill Holland Wetteroth Offy July 27 Milwaukee 100 Charles Van Acker Stevens Lencki August 24 Milwaukee 100 Ted Horn Horn Offy 1948 June 6 Milwaukee 100 Emil Andres Kurtis Offy August 15 Milwaukee 100 Johnny Mantz Kurtis Offy August 29 Milwaukee 200 Myron Fohr/Tony BettenhausenA Marchese Offy 1949 June 5 Milwaukee 100 Myron Fohr Marchese Offy August 28 Milwaukee 200 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Offy 1950 June 11 Rex Mays Classic Tony Bettenhausen Wetteroth Offy August 27 Milwaukee 200 Walt Faulkner Kurtis Offy 1951 June 10 Rex Mays Classic Tony Bettenhausen Kurtis Offy August 26 Milwaukee 200 Walt Faulkner Kuzma Offy 1952 June 8 Rex Mays Classic Mike Nazaruk Kurtis/Wetteroth Offy August 24 Milwaukee 200 Chuck Stevenson Kurtis Offy 1953 June 7 Rex Mays Classic Jack McGrath Kurtis Offy August 30 Milwaukee 200 Chuck Stevenson Kuzma Offy 1954 June 6 Rex Mays Classic Chuck Stevenson Kuzma Offy August 29 Milwaukee 200 Manny Ayulo Kuzma Offy 1955 June 5 Rex Mays Classic Johnny Thomson Kuzma Offy August 28 Milwaukee 250 Pat Flaherty Kurtis Offy USAC Championship Car history
Season Date Race Title Winning Driver Chassis Engine Team 1956 June 10 Rex Mays Classic Pat Flaherty Watson Offy John Zink August 26 Milwaukee 250 Jimmy Bryan Kuzma Offy Dean Van Lines 1957 June 9 Rex Mays Classic Rodger Ward Lesovsky Offy s/c August 25 Milwaukee 200 Jim Rathmann Epperly Offy 1958 June 8 Rex Mays Classic Art Bisch Kuzma Offy August 24 Milwaukee 200 Rodger Ward Lesovsky Offy 1959 June 7 Rex Mays Classic Johnny Thomson Lesovsky Offy Racing Associates August 30 Milwaukee 200 Rodger Ward Watson Offy Leader Card Racing 1960 June 5 Rex Mays Classic Rodger Ward Watson Offy Leader Card Racing August 28 Milwaukee 200 Len Sutton Watson Offy S-R Racing Enterprises 1961 June 4 Rex Mays Classic Rodger Ward Watson Offy Leader Card Racing August 20 Tony Bettenhausen 200 Lloyd Ruby Watson Offy John Zink Trackburner 1962 June 10 Rex Mays Classic A. J. Foyt Trevis Offy August 20 Tony Bettenhausen 200 Rodger Ward Watson Offy Leader Card Racing 1963 June 9 Rex Mays Classic Rodger Ward Watson Offy August 18 Tony Bettenhausen 200 Jim Clark Lotus Ford Team Lotus 1964 June 7 Rex Mays Classic A. J. Foyt Watson Offy Sheraton-Thompson August 23 Tony Bettenhausen 200 Parnelli Jones Lotus Ford Lotus Ford 1965 June 6 Rex Mays Classic Parnelli Jones Lotus Ford Agajanian/Hurst August 14 Milwaukee 150 Joe Leonard Halibrand Ford All American Racers August 22 Tony Bettenhausen 200 Gordon Johncock Gerhardt Offy 1966 June 5 Rex Mays Classic Mario Andretti Brawner Hawk Ford Dean Van Lines August 27 Tony Bettenhausen 200 Mario Andretti Brawner Hawk Ford Dean Van Lines 1967 June 4 Rex Mays Classic Gordon Johncock Gerhardt Ford August 20 Tony Bettenhausen 200 Mario Andretti Brawner Hawk Ford Dean Van Lines 1968 June 9 Rex Mays Classic Lloyd Ruby Mongoose Offy t/c Gene White August 18 Tony Bettenhausen 200 Lloyd Ruby Mongoose Offy t/c Gene White 1969 June 8 Rex Mays Classic Greg Weld/Art PollardA Gerhardt Offy t/c August 18 Tony Bettenhausen 200 Al Unser Lola Ford t/c Vel's Parnelli Ford 1970 June 7 Rex Mays Classic Joe Leonard Colt Ford t/c August 23 Tony Bettenhausen 200 Al Unser Colt Ford t/c 1971 June 6 Rex Mays Classic Al Unser Colt Ford t/c August 15 Tony Bettenhausen 200 Bobby Unser Eagle Offy t/c 1972 June 4 Rex Mays Classic Bobby Unser Eagle Offy t/c August 13 Tony Bettenhausen 200 Joe Leonard Parnelli Offy t/c 1973 June 10 Rex Mays Classic Bobby Unser Eagle Offy t/c August 12 Tony Bettenhausen 200 Wally Dallenbach Eagle Offy t/c 1974 June 9 Rex Mays Classic Johnny Rutherford McLaren Offy t/c McLaren August 11 Tony Bettenhausen 200 Gordon Johncock Eagle Offy t/c 1975 June 8 Rex Mays Classic A. J. Foyt Coyote Foyt t/c Gilmore Racing August 17 Tony Bettenhausen 200 Mike Mosley Eagle Offy t/c 1976 June 13 Rex Mays Classic Mike Mosley Eagle Offy t/c August 22 Tony Bettenhausen 200 Al Unser Parnelli Cosworth t/c 1977 June 12 Rex Mays Classic Johnny Rutherford McLaren Cosworth t/c August 21 Tony Bettenhausen 200 Johnny Rutherford McLaren Cosworth t/c 1978 June 18 Rex Mays Classic Rick Mears Penske Cosworth t/c Penske Racing August 20 Tony Bettenhausen 200 Danny Ongais Parnelli Cosworth t/c Interscope Racing 1979 June 10 Rex Mays Classic A. J. Foyt Parnelli Cosworth t/c Gilmore Racing August 12 Tony Bettenhausen 200 Roger McCluskey Lola Cosworth t/c - ^A Shared drive
CART ChampCar History
Season Date Race Title Winning Driver Chassis Engine Team Report 1980 June 8 Gould Rex Mays Classic 
Bobby UnserPenske Cosworth Penske Racing Report August 10 Tony Bettenhausen 200 Johnny RutherfordChaparral Cosworth Chaparral Racing Report 1981 June 7 Gould Rex Mays Classic Mike MosleyEagle Chevrolet All American Racers Report September 5 A.B. Dick Tony Bettenhausen 200 Tom SnevaMarch Cosworth Bignotti-Cotter Report 1982 June 13 Gould Rex Mays Classic Gordon JohncockWildcat Cosworth Patrick Racing Report September 1 Provimi Veal Tony Bettenhausen 200 Tom SnevaMarch Cosworth Bignotti-Cotter Report 1983 June 12 Dana Rex Mays Classic Tom SnevaMarch Cosworth Bignotti-Cotter Report 1984 June 3 Dana Rex Mays Classic Tom SnevaMarch Cosworth Mayer Motorsports Ltd Report 1985 June 2 Dana Rex Mays Classic Mario AndrettiLola Cosworth Newman/Haas Racing Report 1986 June 8 Miller American 200, in Honor of Rex Mays Michael AndrettiMarch Cosworth Kraco Racing Report 1987 May 31 Miller American 200, in Honor of Rex Mays Michael AndrettiMarch Cosworth Kraco Racing Report 1988 June 5 Miller High Life 200 Rick MearsPenske Chevrolet-Ilmor Penske Racing Report 1989 June 4 Miller High Life 200 Rick MearsPenske Chevrolet-Ilmor Penske Racing Report 1990 June 3 Miller Genuine Draft 200 Al Unser, Jr.Lola Chevrolet-Ilmor Galles/Kraco Racing Report 1991 June 2 Miller Genuine Draft 200 Michael AndrettiLola Chevrolet-Ilmor Newman/Haas Racing Report 1992 June 28 Miller Genuine Draft 200 Michael AndrettiLola Ford-Cosworth Newman/Haas Racing Report 1993 June 6 Miller Genuine Draft 200 
Nigel MansellLola Ford-Cosworth Newman/Haas Racing Report 1994 June 5 Miller Genuine Draft 200 Al Unser, Jr.Penske Ilmor Penske Racing Report 1995 June 4 Miller Genuine Draft 200 
Paul TracyLola Ford-Cosworth Newman/Haas Racing Report 1996 June 2 Miller Genuine Draft 200 Michael AndrettiLola Ford-Cosworth Newman/Haas Racing Report 1997 June 1 Miller 200 Greg MooreReynard Mercedes-Benz Forsythe Racing Report 1998 May 31 Miller 200 Jimmy VasserReynard Honda Chip Ganassi Racing Report 1999 June 6 Miller Lite 225 Paul TracyReynard Honda Team Green Report 2000 June 4 Miller Lite 225 
Juan Pablo MontoyaLola Toyota Chip Ganassi Racing Report 2001 June 3 Miller Lite 225 
Kenny BräckLola Ford-Cosworth Team Rahal Report 2002 June 2 Miller Lite 250 Paul TracyLola Honda Team Green Report 2003 May 31 The Milwaukee Mile Centennial 250 Presented by Miller Lite 
Michel Jourdain, Jr.Lola Ford-Cosworth Team Rahal Report 2004 June 5 Time Warner Cable Roadrunner 250 Ryan Hunter-ReayLola Ford-Cosworth Herdez Competition Report 2005 June 4 Time Warner Cable Roadrunner 225 Presented by U.S. Bank Paul TracyLola Ford-Cosworth Forsythe Racing Report 2006 June 4 Time Warner Cable Road Runner 225 
Sébastien BourdaisLola Ford-Cosworth Newman/Haas Racing Report Izod IndyCar Series History
Season Date Race Title Winning Driver Chassis Engine Team Report 2004 July 25 Menards A. J. Foyt Indy 225 Dario FranchittiDallara Honda Andretti Green Racing Report 2005 July 24 ABC Supply Company A. J. Foyt Indy 225 Sam Hornish, Jr.Dallara Toyota Team Penske Report 2006 July 23 ABC Supply Company A. J. Foyt Indy 225 
Tony KanaanDallara Honda Andretti Green Racing Report 2007 June 3 ABC Supply Company A. J. Foyt Indy 225 Tony KanaanDallara Honda Andretti Green Racing Report 2008 June 1 ABC Supply Company A. J. Foyt Indy 225 
Ryan BriscoeDallara Honda Team Penske Report 2009 May 31 ABC Supply Company A. J. Foyt Indy 225 
Scott DixonDallara Honda Chip Ganassi Racing Report 2010 Not held 2011 June 19 Milwaukee 225 Dario FranchittiDallara Honda Chip Ganassi Racing Report Support Race History
ARS/Indy Lights Atlantic Championship Season Date Winning Driver 1986 June 8 Mike Groff1987 May 31 
Didier Theys1988 June 4 Dave Simpson1989 June 4 Mike Groff1990 June 3 Paul Tracy1991 June 2 Robbie Groff1992 June 28 Adrian Fernandez1993 June 6 Bryan Herta1994 June 5 Steve Robertson1995 June 4 Greg Moore1996 June 2 Mark Hotchkis1997 June 1 Clint Mears1998 May 31 
Derek Higgins1999 June 6 Derek Higgins2000 June 5 Scott Dixon2001 June 3 Townsend Bell2002–
2003Not held 2004 July 25 Paul Dana2005 July 24 Jeff Simmons2006 July 22 Jaime Camara2007 June 2 Alex Lloyd2008 June 1 Bobby Wilson2009 May 31 Mario Romancini2010 Not held 2011 June 19 
Esteban GuerrieriSeason Date Winning Driver 1988 May 15 Jocko Cunningham1989–
1992Not held 1993 June 5 Claude Bourbonnais1994 June 4 Greg Ray1995 June 3 David Empringham1996 June 1 Anthony Lazzaro1997 May 31 Alex Barron1998 May 30 Memo Gidley1999 June 5 Lee Bentham2000 June 3 Martín Basso2001 June 2 Hoover Orsi2002 June 2 Roger Yasukawa2003 June 1 Ryan Dalziel2004 June 5 Jon FogartyCART & IndyCar Broadcast Information
CART/CCWS
Izod IndyCar Series
Season Date US TV channel Lap-by-lap Driver Analyst(s) Pit Reporters 2004 July 25 ABC Paul Page Scott Goodyear & Jack Arute Dr. Jerry Punch & Todd Harris 2005 July 24 ESPN Todd Harris Scott Goodyear Jack Arute, Dr. Jerry Punch, & Jamie Little 2006 July 23 ESPN Marty Reid Scott Goodyear & Rusty Wallace Jack Arute, Dr. Jerry Punch, & Jamie Little 2007 June 3 ABC Marty Reid Scott Goodyear Jack Arute, Vince Welch, & Brienne Pedigo 2008 June 1 ABC Marty Reid Scott Goodyear Jack Arute, Vince Welch, & Brienne Pedigo 2009 May 31 ABC Marty Reid Scott Goodyear Jack Arute, Vince Welch, & Brienne Pedigo 2010 Not held 2011 June 19 ABC Marty Reid Scott Goodyear Jamie Little, Vince Welch, & Rick DeBruhl References
- ^ "The Milwaukee Mile". Champ Car Stats. http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/milwaukee.htm. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- ^ Case, Dean. "The Day the Dinosaurs Died". http://www.allamericanracers.com/dino/case.html. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
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