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By 1982, the CART PPG Indy Car World Series was generally recognized as the American national championship in open wheel racing. In 1983, USAC agreed to allow CART to add the Indy 500 to its schedule and have drivers be awarded points in the CART championship while retaining their authority to sanction the 500.
The season consists of a series of races held variously on permanent road courses, closed city streets and oval tracks, usually in the United States and in a few cases abroad. [ 5 ] [ 9 ] The Drivers' Championship is presented to the most successful open-wheel driver over the course of the season through a points system based on individual race ...
Colton Herta is the youngest winner of a major American open-wheel car race; he was 18 years, 11 months and 25 days old when he won the 2019 IndyCar Classic. [1] Louis Unser is the oldest winner of a major American open-wheel car race; he was 57 years, 5 months and 22 days when he won the 1953 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb .
CART continued to use this modified USAC points scoring system in the following seasons (1979 and 1980). There were only points for ranks in races, no bonus points. The points system based on a mileage factor, the winner receiving 2 points per mile. Points scored by drivers sharing a ride were split according to percentage of race driven.
Forsythe began his career as a car owner in 1983.His team, Forsythe Racing, fielded an entry for Italian rookie Teo Fabi in the CART PPG Indy Car World series. Fabi made an impressive showing, winning four races and six poles (including that for the Indianapolis 500) and finishing second in the series points standings.
CART PPG Indy Car World Series: Newman/Haas Racing: 1 0 0 0 1 14 23rd World Sportscar Championship: TWR Jaguar: 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 1986 Formula One: Team Haas (USA) Ltd: 16 0 0 0 0 4 12th 1987 All-Japan Sports Prototype Championship: Toyota Team Tom's: 3 1 0 0 2 12 22nd World Sportscar Championship: 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC 1988 Asia-Pacific Touring Car ...
The U.S. Formula 5000 series ran from 1970 to 1976, and the revived Can-Am series ran from 1977 to 1980. The CART series debuted at the track in 1980, and continued to race there from 1983 to 2003. In 2007, American open wheel racing returned to the venue, when the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series held an event.
The race was an annual event from 1984 to 2007, initially as a race in the CART series, and later as part of the Champ Car World Series. After a ten-year hiatus, the race made its return to the IndyCar Series in the 2018 season. [1] Portland is best-remembered as being the site of two of the closest finishes on a road course in Indy car racing ...