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The April 7, 1963, race at Marlboro Motor Raceway was the opening race of the thirteenth season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. A&B Production Results [ 1 ] Finish
During its tenure, from 1988–1991, the race was part of the Marlboro Million bonus program, which was similar to NASCAR's Winston Million. Any driver who won the Marlboro Grand Prix at the Meadowlands , the Marlboro 500 at Michigan , and Marlboro Challenge in the same season, would win a $ 1,000,000 bonus. [ 13 ]
The 1991 Marlboro 500, the eleventh running of the event, was held at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan, on Sunday, August 4, 1991. Branded as the 1991 Marlboro 500 for sponsorship reasons, the race was won by Rick Mears , his final Indy Car victory.
^A C and D Modified were classified together at Marlboro; the combined class was won by Fred Gamble's DM Maserati Tipo 61. The highest-finishing CM car was Bud Faust's Ferrari-Chevrolet in 2nd. ^B F Modified were classified with E Modified at Marlboro. ^C F Modified were classified with E Modified at VIR.
Al Unser Jr., the two-time former Indianapolis 500 winner, and Penske Racing stalwart was running his last race for the team. Both of Penske’s cars were going to be filled with new drivers for 2000, as the team signed Gil de Ferran and Greg Moore to take those positions.
Branded as the 1994 Marlboro 500 for sponsorship reasons, the race was won by Scott Goodyear, his second Michigan 500 win. It was race number 10 of 16 of the 1994 PPG IndyCar World Series . 42°03′58.68″N 84°14′29.18″W / 42.0663000°N 84.2414389°W / 42.0663000; -84.2414389
52 year-old Mario Andretti won the pole for the Marlboro 500 with a speed of 230.150 mph. It was Mario's first Indy car pole since 1987 and set the record for oldest driver to win a pole. Second place was Michael Andretti with a speed of 230.056 mph. Chip Ganassi Racing teammates Eddie Cheever and Arie Luyendyk completed the second row. 19 cars ...
There have been two IndyCar/Champ Car races named Marlboro 500: Marlboro 500 (Michigan) , run at Michigan International Speedway from 1987 to 1996 Marlboro 500 (California) , run at California Speedway in 1997 and from 1999 to 2001