List of Indycar races

The following are lists of Indy Car (American Championship car) races from 1905 up to and including the 2020 season. The lists include IndyCar events sanctioned by the AAA, USAC, CART and IndyCar:

2020 IndyCar season schedule

Races in the IndyCar Series as of the 2020 season. Red dots represent ovals, blue dots represent road courses, orange dots represent street circuits. Indianapolis hosts one oval race and two road course weekends. Except for Texas, Indianapolis NASCAR and 500, and St. Petersburg, most event weekends will feature two races. Iowa and the Indianapolis Harvest Classic will feature Friday and Saturday races, while the other weekends are Saturday and Sunday.
Rd. Date Race Name Track City
1 June 6 Genesys 300  O  Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, Texas
2 July 4 GMR Grand Prix  R  Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course Speedway, Indiana
3 July 11 REV Group Grand Prix at Road America  R  Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
4 July 12
5 July 17 Iowa INDYCAR 250s  O  Iowa Speedway Newton, Iowa
6 July 18
7 August 8 Honda Indy 200  R  Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio
8 August 9
9 August 23 104th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Presented by Gainbridge  O  Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana
10 August 29 Bommarito Automotive Group MEGA Savings Weekend  O  World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway Madison, Illinois
11 August 30
12 October 2 INDYCAR Harvest GP  R  Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course Speedway, Indiana
13 October 3
14 October 25 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg  R  Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida
  Oval/Speedway
  Road Course/Street Circuit

Current IndyCar 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
1956–1978 1979–1995 1996–present 103 103
Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Streets of Long Beach 1984–2008 2009–present 36 36
Honda Indy 200 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 1980
1983–2003
2007–present 35 35
Honda Indy Toronto Exhibition Place 1986–2007 2009–present 35 33
REV Group Grand Prix at Road America Road America 1982–2004
2006–2007
2016–present 29 29
Grand Prix of Portland Portland International Raceway 1984–2007 2018–present 26 26
Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 1983–2004 2019 23 23
Genesys 600 Texas Motor Speedway 1997–present 30 23
Chevrolet Dual in Detroit Detroit street circuit &
The Raceway at Belle Isle Park
1989–2001 2007–2008
2012–present
29 23
Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Streets of St. Petersburg 2003 2005–present 15 15
Iowa 300 Iowa Speedway 2007–present 13 13
Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama Barber Motorsports Park 2010–present 10 10
Bommarito Automotive Group 500 World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway 1997–2000 2001–2003, 2017–present 10 10
Indy Richmond 300 Richmond Raceway 1946 2001–2009, 2020-present 11 10
GMR Grand Prix Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course 2014–present 6 6
AutoNation IndyCar Challenge Circuit of the Americas 2019-present 1 1
INDYCAR Harvest GP Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course 1916 2020–present 3 1
  Oval/Speedway
  Road Course/Street Circuit

Former Indy Car races and locations

The following is a list of former Indycar races:

  Paved Oval/Speedway
  Dirt Oval/Speedway
  Road Course/Street Circuit
Event Track AAA USAC CART INDYCAR Races Seasons
ABC Supply 500 Pocono Raceway 1971–1981 1982–1989 2013–2019 26 26
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 Express 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
Phoenix 250 Phoenix Raceway 1964–1978 1979–1995 1996–2005
2016–2018
64 45
Detroit 100 Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway 1949–1953 1957 6 6
Edmonton Indy Edmonton City Centre Airport 2005–2007 2008–2012 8 8
Firestone Indy 200 Nashville Superspeedway 2001–2008 8 8
Firestone Indy 225 Nazareth Speedway 1968–1969
1982
1987–2001 2002–2004 21 21
Michigan 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 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 &
NRG 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 Sonoma Sonoma Raceway 1970 2005–2018 15 15
Grand Prix at The Glen Watkins Glen International 1979–1981 2005–2010
2016–2017
11 11
Gran Premio Tecate Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 1980–1981
2002–2007
8 8
Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey Fundidora Park 2001–2006 6 6
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 São Paulo Street Circuit 2010–2013 4 4
Las Vegas 300 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 1997–2002 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
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 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
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 1997–1998, 1999 3 3

Bold: Race abandoned.

*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* 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 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
2020 Barber Motorsports Park
Streets of Long Beach
Circuit of the Americas
The Raceway at Belle Isle Park
Richmond Raceway
Exhibition Place
INDYCAR Cancelled due to health concerns caused from the COVID-19 pandemic.

*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, 2014Pocono IndyCar 500PoconoINDYCAR Juan Pablo Montoya5002:28:13.1798202.402
November 3, 2002The 500FontanaCART Jimmy Vasser507.252:33:42.960197.995
August 30, 2014MAVTV 500FontanaINDYCAR Tony Kanaan5002:32:58.4659196.111
August 5, 1990Marlboro 500 MichiganCART Al Unser Jr.5002:38:07.219189.727
August 1, 1993Marlboro 500 MichiganCART Nigel Mansell5002:39:24.131188.203
May 26, 2013Indianapolis 500IndianapolisINDYCAR Tony Kanaan5002:40:03.4181187.433
May 25, 2014Indianapolis 500IndianapolisINDYCAR Ryan Hunter-Reay5002:40:48.2305186.563
July 25, 1999U.S. 500 MichiganCART Tony Kanaan5002:41:12.362186.097
May 27, 1990Indianapolis 500IndianapolisUSAC Arie Luyendyk5002:41:18.414185.981
August 7, 1988Marlboro 500 MichiganCART Danny Sullivan5002:46:03.820180.654
August 22, 2016ABC Supply 500PoconoINDYCAR Will Power5002:46:29180.198

All types and all tracks

  • Races averaging 190 mph or greater
Date
Race
Track
Sanction
Winner
Distance
(miles)
Time
Speed
(mph)
September 21, 2003Toyota Indy 400FontanaIRL Sam Hornish Jr.4001:55:51.451207.151
June 11, 2011Firestone Twin 275s #2TexasINDYCAR Will Power165.870:48:08.9739206.693
July 6, 2014Pocono IndyCar 500PoconoINDYCAR Juan Pablo Montoya5002:28:13.1798202.402
October 10, 2009Firestone Indy 300HomesteadIRL Dario Franchitti2971:28:28.3117201.420
August 1, 2009Meijer Indy 300KentuckyIRL Ryan Briscoe2961:28:24.3246200.893
November 3, 2002The 500FontanaCART Jimmy Vasser507.252:33:42.977197.995
August 17, 2003Belterra Casino Indy 300KentuckyIRL Sam Hornish Jr.2961:29:44.6120197.897
August 30, 2014MAVTV 500FontanaINDYCAR Tony Kanaan5002:32:58.4659196.111
September 10, 2006Peak Antifreeze Indy 300ChicagolandIRL Dan Wheldon3041:33:37.2662194.828
July 30, 2006Firestone Indy 400MichiganIRL Hélio Castroneves4002:03:43.7441193.972
July 7, 2013Pocono IndyCar 400PoconoINDYCAR Scott Dixon4002:04:26.4178192.864

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.IRLDelphi Indy 300Chicagoland
September 7, 2008 Hélio Castroneves0.0033 Scott DixonIRLPeak Antifreeze Indy 300Chicagoland
July 4, 2004 Buddy Rice0.0051 Vítor MeiraIRLArgent Mortgage Indy 300Kansas
August 29, 2009 Ryan Briscoe0.0077 Scott DixonIRLPeak Antifreeze Indy 300Chicagoland
August 27, 2016 Graham Rahal0.0080 James HinchcliffeINDYCARFirestone 600Texas
September 15, 2002 Sam Hornish Jr.0.0096 Hélio CastronevesIRLChevy 500Texas
October 2, 2011 Ed Carpenter0.0098 Dario FranchittiINDYCARKentucky Indy 300Kentucky
September 7, 2003 Sam Hornish Jr.0.0099 Scott DixonIRLDelphi Indy 300Chicagoland

500 mile races

Date
Winner
Margin
(seconds)
Runner-up
Sanction
Race
Track
July 25, 1999 Tony Kanaan0.032 Juan Pablo MontoyaCARTU.S. 500 by ToyotaMichigan
July 23, 2000 Juan Pablo Montoya0.040 Michael AndrettiCARTU.S. 500 by ToyotaMichigan
May 24, 1992 Al Unser Jr.0.043 Scott GoodyearUSACIndianapolis 500Indianapolis
July 30, 1995 Scott Pruett0.056 Al Unser Jr.CARTMarlboro 500Michigan
May 26, 2014 Ryan Hunter-Reay0.0600 Hélio CastronevesINDYCARIndianapolis 500Indianapolis
May 28, 2006 Sam Hornish Jr.0.0635 Marco AndrettiIRLIndianapolis 500Indianapolis

Road courses

Date
Winner
Margin
(seconds)
Runner-up
Sanction
Race
Track
June 27, 1997 Mark Blundell0.027 Gil de FerranCARTBudweiser/G.I. Joe's 200Portland
June 15, 1986 Mario Andretti0.070 Michael AndrettiCARTBudweiser/G.I. Joe's 200Portland
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