List of Indycar races
The following are lists of Indy 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
Rd. | Date | Race Name | Track | City |
1 | June 6 | Genesys 300 | Texas Motor Speedway | Fort Worth, Texas |
2 | July 4 | GMR Grand Prix | Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course | Speedway, Indiana |
3 | July 11 | REV Group Grand Prix at Road America | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin |
4 | July 12 | REV Group Grand Prix at Road America | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin |
5 | July 17 | Iowa INDYCAR 250s | Iowa Speedway | Newton, Iowa |
6 | July 18 | Iowa INDYCAR 250s | Iowa Speedway | Newton, Iowa |
7 | August 8 | Honda Indy 200 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
8 | August 9 | Honda Indy 200 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
9 | August 23 | 104th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Presented by Gainbridge | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana |
10 | August 29 | Bommarito Automotive Group MEGA Savings Weekend | World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway | Madison, Illinois |
11 | August 30 | Bommarito Automotive Group MEGA Savings Weekend | World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway | Madison, Illinois |
12 | October 2 | INDYCAR Harvest GP | Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course | Speedway, Indiana |
13 | October 3 | INDYCAR Harvest GP | Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course | Speedway, Indiana |
14 | October 25 | Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg | Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida |
Current IndyCar">American open-wheel car racing">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 |
Former Indy Car">American open-wheel car racing">Indy Car races and locations
The following is a list of former Indycar races: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 | 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.
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 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. |
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 | 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. |
Selected records
All-time fastest races
500 mile races
- Races averaging 180 mph or greater
Date | Race | Track | Sanction | Winner | Distance | Time | Speed |
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 |
All types and all tracks
- Races averaging 190 mph or greater
Date | Race | Track | Sanction | Winner | Distance | Time | Speed |
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.