Grand Prix of Chicago
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| Venue | Chicago Motor Speedway |
|---|---|
| First race | 1999 |
| Last race | 2002 |
| Distance | 257 miles (414 km) |
| Laps | 250 |
| Previous names | Target Grand Prix of Chicago Presented by Energizer (1999-2001) Grand Prix of Chicago (2002) |
| Most wins (driver) | Cristiano da Matta (2) |
| Most wins (team) | Chip Ganassi Racing, PPI Motorsports, Team Rahal & Newman/Haas Racing (1) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Lola & Reynard (2) |
The Grand Prix of Chicago was a Champ Car race last held at Chicago Motor Speedway in Cicero, Illinois, just outside Chicago in the United States.
Indy/Championship car racing first appeared in the Chicago area in 1914–1915 at Galesburg District Fairgrounds. Both races were 100 laps around the 1-mile (1.6 km) dirt oval. AAA held races at Speedway Park, a 2-mile (3.2 km) board track in nearby Maywood, Illinois. The first such race was a 500-mile (800 km) event in 1915. Subsequent races ranged from 10 to 300 miles, and the final race was held in 1918. The track was eventually demolished, and the Edward Hines Veterans Hospital now stands on its former location.
Although no races would be held in the Chicago area until 1999, the state of Illinois hosted numerous USAC Championship Car races at Springfield and DuQuoin.
A CART race was held at Chicago Motor Speedway in Cicero, just outside Chicago, from 1999 to 2002. It was discontinued and the track closed after the 2002 race. [1]
Past winners
| Season | Date | Driver | Team | Chassis | Engine | Race Distance | Race Time | Average Speed (mph) |
Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laps | Miles (km) | |||||||||
| 1999 | August 22 |  Juan Montoya
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Reynard | Honda | 225 | 231.525 (372.603) | 1:53:38 | 122.236 | Report |
| 2000 | July 30 |  Cristiano da Matta
|
PPI Motorsports | Reynard | Toyota | 225 | 231.525 (372.603) | 2:01:23 | 114.432 | Report |
| 2001 | July 29 |  Kenny Bräck
|
Team Rahal | Lola | Ford-Cosworth | 225 | 231.525 (372.603) | 1:45:12 | 132.031 | Report |
| 2002 | June 30 | Cristiano da Matta
|
Newman/Haas Racing | Lola | Toyota | 250 | 257.25 (414.003) | 2:07:00 | 121.524 | Report |
References
- ↑ "2003 CART Calendar Update". autoweek.com. February 13, 2003. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
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