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XM Satellite Radio Indy 200 Venue Arizona State Fairgrounds (1915, 1950–63)
Phoenix International Raceway (1964–2005)First race 1915 Last race 2005 Previous names Bobby Ball Memorial
Jimmy Bryan MemorialMost wins (driver) A. J. Foyt (5)
Al Unser (5)Most wins (manufacturer) Chassis: March (9)
Engine: Offenhauser (25)The XM Satellite Radio Indy 200 was an IndyCar race held at the Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. The event began in 1915 on a dirt oval at the Arizona State Fairgrounds. The race was revived in 1950 by the American Automobile Association, and then passed to the United States Auto Club in 1956. USAC moved the race to the newly built Phoenix International Raceway in 1964. The race became a CART event in 1979, and joined the Indy Racing League in 1996. It was last run in 2005.
In 2007, the Grand Prix Arizona, an attempt to run a Champ Car street race in downtown Phoenix, was aborted four months before the event due to lack of sponsorship funding.[1]
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Past winners
Season Date Race Name Winning Driver Chassis Engine Team AAA Championship Car history (Fairgrounds) 1915 November 20 Earl Cooper
Stutz Stutz 1916–1949: Not held 1950 November 12 Phoenix 100 Jimmy Davies
Ewing Offy 1951 November 4 Phoenix 100 Johnnie Parsons
Kurtis Kraft Offy 1952 November 11 Phoenix 100 Johnnie Parsons
Kurtis Kraft Offy 1953 November 11 Phoenix 100 Tony Bettenhausen
Kurtis Kraft Offy 1954 November 7 Bobby Ball Memorial Jimmy Bryan
Kuzma Offy 1955 November 6 Bobby Ball Memorial Jimmy Bryan
Kuzma Offy USAC Championship Car history (Fairgrounds) 1956 November 12 Bobby Ball Memorial George Amick
Lesovsky D Offy 1957 November 11 Bobby Ball Memorial Jimmy Bryan
Kuzma Offy 1958 November 11 Bobby Ball Memorial Jud Larson
Lesovsky D Offy 1959 October 18 Bobby Ball Memorial Tony Bettenhausen
Kuzma Offy 1960 November 20 Bobby Ball Memorial A.J. Foyt
Meskowski Offy 1961 November 19 Bobby Ball Memorial Parnelli Jones
Lesovsky Offy 1962 November 18 Bobby Ball Memorial Bobby Marshman
Kuzma Offy 1963 November 17 Bobby Ball Memorial Rodger Ward
Watson Offy USAC Championship Car history (Phoenix) 1964 March 22 Phoenix 100 A.J. Foyt
Watson Offy November 22 Bobby Ball Memorial Lloyd Ruby
Halibrand RE Foyt 1965 March 28 Jimmy Bryan Memorial Don Branson
Watson Offy November 21 Bobby Ball Memorial A.J. Foyt
Lotus Ford 1966 March 20 Jimmy Bryan Memorial Jim McElreath
Brabham Ford November 20 Bobby Ball Memorial Mario Andretti
Hawk Ford 1967 April 9 Jimmy Bryan Memorial Lloyd Ruby
Mongoose Ford November 19 Bobby Ball Memorial Mario Andretti
Hawk Ford 1968 April 7 Jimmy Bryan Memorial Bobby Unser
Eagle Offy November 17 Bobby Ball Memorial Gary Bettenhausen
Gerhardt Offy 1969 March 30 Jimmy Bryan 150 George Follmer
Cheetah Chevrolet November 15 Bobby Ball 200 Al Unser
Lola Ford 1970 March 28 Jimmy Bryan 150 Al Unser
Colt Ford November 21 Bobby Ball 150 Swede Savage
Eagle Ford 1971 March 27 Jimmy Bryan 150 Al Unser
Colt Ford October 23 Bobby Ball 150 A.J. Foyt
Coyote Ford 1972 March 18 Jimmy Bryan 150 Bobby Unser
Eagle Offy November 4 Best Western 150 Bobby Unser
Eagle Offy 1973 November 3 Arizona 150 Gordon Johncock
Eagle Offy 1974 March 17 Phoenix 150 Mike Mosley
Eagle Offy November 2 Phoenix 150 Gordon Johncock
Eagle Offy 1975 March 16 Bricklin 150 Johnny Rutherford
McLaren Offy November 9 Phoenix 150 A.J. Foyt
Coyote Foyt 1976 March 14 Jimmy Bryan 150 Bobby Unser
Eagle Offy November 7 Bobby Ball 150 Al Unser
Parnelli Cosworth 1977 March 27 Jimmy Bryan 150 Johnny Rutherford
McLaren Cosworth September 17 Bobby Ball 150 Gordon Johncock
Wildcat DGS 1978 March 18 Jimmy Bryan 150 Gordon Johncock
Wildcat DGS October 28 Miller High Life Bobby Ball Memorial 150 Johnny Rutherford
McLaren Cosworth CART Champ Car history (Phoenix) 1979 March 11 Arizona Republic / Jimmy Bryan 150 Gordon Johncock
Penske Cosworth Penske Racing October 20 Miller High Life 150 Al Unser
Chaparral Cosworth Chaparral Racing 1980 November 8 Miller High Life 150 Tom Sneva
Phoenix Cosworth O'Connell 1981 March 22 Kraco Car Stereo 150 Johnny Rutherford
Chaparral Cosworth Chaparral Racing October 31 Miller High Life 150 Tom Sneva
March Cosworth Bignotti-Cotter 1982 March 28 Kraco Car Stereo 150 Rick Mears
Penske Cosworth Penske Racing November 6 Miller High Life 150 Tom Sneva
March Cosworth Bignotti-Cotter 1983 October 29 Miller High Life 150 Teo Fabi
March Cosworth Forsythe Racing 1984 April 14 Dana-Jimmy Bryan 150 Tom Sneva
March Cosworth Bignotti-Cotter October 13 Stroh's 150 Bobby Rahal
March Cosworth Truesports 1985 October 13 Dana 150 Al Unser
March Cosworth Penske Racing 1986 April 6 Dana 200 Kevin Cogan
March Cosworth Patrick Racing October 19 Circle K/Fiesta Bowl 200 Michael Andretti
March Cosworth Newman/Haas Racing 1987 April 12 Dana 200 Roberto Guerrero
March Cosworth Granatelli Racing Team 1988 April 10 Dana 200 Mario Andretti
Lola Chevrolet Newman/Haas Racing 1989 April 9 Dana 200 Rick Mears
Penske Chevrolet Penske Racing 1990 April 8 Autoworks 200 Rick Mears
Penske Chevrolet Penske Racing 1991 April 21 Valvoline 200 Arie Luyendyk
Lola Chevrolet Granatelli Racing Team 1992 April 5 Valvoline 200 Bobby Rahal
Lola Chevrolet Rahal/Letterman Racing 1993 April 4 Valvoline 200 Mario Andretti
Lola Ford-Cosworth Newman/Haas Racing 1994 April 10 Slick-50 200 Emerson Fittipaldi
Penske Chevrolet Penske Racing 1995 April 2 Slick-50 200 Robby Gordon
Reynard Ford-Cosworth Walker Racing IRL IndyCar Series history (Phoenix) 1996 March 24 Dura-Lube 200 Arie Luyendyk
Reynard Cosworth Treadway Racing 1997 March 23 Phoenix 200 Jim Guthrie
Dallara Oldsmobile Blueprint Racing 1998 March 22 Dura-Lube 200 Scott Sharp
Dallara Oldsmobile Kelley Racing 1999 March 28 MCI WorldCom 200 Scott Goodyear
G-Force Oldsmobile Panther Racing 2000 March 19 MCI WorldCom 200 Buddy Lazier
Riley & Scott Oldsmobile Hemelgarn Racing 2001 March 18 Pennzoil / Copper World Indy 200 Sam Hornish Jr.
Dallara Oldsmobile Panther Racing 2002 March 17 Bombardier ATV Indy 200 Helio Castroneves
Dallara Chevrolet Team Penske 2003 March 23 Purex / Dial Indy 200 Tony Kanaan
Dallara Honda Andretti Green Racing 2004 March 21 Copper World Indy 200 Tony Kanaan
Dallara Honda Andretti Green Racing 2005 March 19 XM Satellite Radio Indy 200 Sam Hornish, Jr.
Dallara Toyota Team Penske Indy Lights Series history (PIR)
Season Date Winning Driver Chassis Engine 1986 April 6 Steve Millen
March Buick October 19 Fabrizio Barbazza
March Buick 1987 April 12 Jeff Andretti
March Buick 1988 April 9 Paul Tracy
March Buick 1989 April 8 Mike Groff
March Buick 1990 April 7 Paul Tracy
March Buick 1991 April 21 Robbie Groff
March Buick 1992 April 5 Adrián Fernández
March Buick 1993 April 4 Sandy Brody
Lola Buick 1994 April 10 Greg Moore
Lola Buick 1995 April 2 Greg Moore
Lola Buick References
- ^ Berry, Jahna (29 August 2007). "Grand Prix Arizona canceled". The Arizona Republic.
External links
- Champ Car Stats: Fairgrounds archive, PIR archive, Indy Lights archive
- Ultimate Racing History: Fairgrounds archive, Phoenix archive
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- Motorsport in Arizona
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