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The 1996 PPG Indy Car World Series season was the eighteenth in the Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) era of American open-wheel car racing.It consisted of 16 races, beginning in Homestead, Florida on March 3 and concluding in Monterey, California on September 8.
[5] [6] The CCWS and the IRL merged in February 2008 to unify American open-wheel car racing and the merged body has run the sport under the IndyCar Series name since then. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] 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 ...
The World Karting Association, or WKA, is the largest sanctioning body for kart racing in North America. The WKA was founded in 1971 and is located directly behind Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. The WKA is believed to currently have approximately 5,000 members.
Alsup Racing expanded to a two-car team, with Bill Alsup joined in most races by Phil Caliva. After running a full season in 1979, All American Racers and driver Mike Mosley only ran three races in 1980. Hoffman Racing once again fielded a variety of drivers, with Lee Kunzman, Joe Saldana, and Bob Frey splitting the year.
The 1988 CART PPG Indy Car World Series season was the 10th national championship season of American open wheel racing sanctioned by CART.The season consisted of 15 races, and one non-points exhibition event.
The 1997 CART PPG World Series season was the nineteenth in the Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) era of American open-wheel car racing.It consisted of 17 races, beginning in Homestead, Florida on March 2 and concluding in Fontana, California on September 28.
Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) was a sanctioning body for American open-wheel car racing that operated from 1979 until dissolving after the 2003 season. CART was founded in 1979 by team owners formerly from the United States Auto Club (USAC) Championship Car division. The owners disagreed with the direction and leadership of USAC.
The relative decline of Chip Ganassi Racing and an atypical parity among the major engine and chassis builders led to the most wide-open championship race in the history of the series, with seven different winners in the first seven races of the year and 11 drivers winning a race. From 1997–1999, only two drivers came within 50 points of the ...