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The Michigan 500 was shifted to the last weekend in July for 1994 and beyond. In several seasons (1987–1995, 1997), IROC was held as a support race to the Michigan 500. The Indy Lights series initially did not race at Michigan, but eventually made its first appearance in 1996. Roger Penske sold the track to International Speedway Corporation ...
The 1984 Michigan 500, the fourth running of the event, was held at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan, on Sunday, July 22, 1984. The event was race number 8 of 16 in the 1984 CART PPG Indy Car World Series. The race was won by Mario Andretti, his first Michigan 500 victory.
The 1981 Michigan 500, the inaugural running of the event, was held at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan, on Saturday, July 25, 1981. Branded as the 1981 Norton Michigan 500 for sponsorship reasons, the event was race number 5 of 11 in the 1981 CART PPG Indy Car World Series .
The 1990 Michigan 500, the tenth running of the event, was held at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan, on Sunday, August 5, 1990. Branded as the 1990 Marlboro 500 for sponsorship reasons, the event was race number 10 of 16 in the 1990 CART PPG Indy Car World Series.
The Novi was first used in 1941 at the Indianapolis 500 under the "Winfield" name; it produced over 450 hp (340 kW), an amazing output for the time. [7] It was fitted to a 1935 frame built for a Miller engine, but its power made the vehicle very difficult to handle.
The 1986 Michigan 500, the sixth running of the event, was held at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan, on Saturday, August 2, 1986. The race was won by Johnny Rutherford, his 27th and final Indy Car victory. It was Rutherford's sixth win in IndyCar racing's Triple Crown of 500 mile races, and his first at the Michigan 500.
The 1992 Michigan 500, the twelfth running of the event, was held at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan, on Sunday, August 2, 1992. Branded as the 1992 Marlboro 500 for sponsorship reasons, the race was won by Scott Goodyear, his first Indy Car victory. It was the first time a Canadian won a 500-mile Indy Car race.
The 1996 U.S. 500 was held at Michigan at the same time at the Indianapolis 500. The event was won by Jimmy Vasser. Despite the creation of a second 500-mile race, the Marlboro 500 continued unchanged in late July as it had for the last 16 years. Teams and drivers entered the race with the belief that the event was not as an important as the U ...