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The Michigan 500 was an IndyCar Series race held at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Held from 1981 to 2001, the event was held in high prestige, constituting part of Indy car racing's 500-mile "Triple Crown" .
2000 Michigan 500; Race details; Race 11 of 20 in the 2000 CART season: Date: July 23, 2000: Official name: 2000 Michigan 500: Location: Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan, United States: Course: Permanent racing facility 2.000 mi / 3.219 km: Distance: 250 laps 500.000 mi / 804.672 km: Pole position; Driver: Paul Tracy Time: 30 ...
The 1993 Michigan 500, the thirteenth running of the event, was held at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan, on Sunday, August 1, 1993. Branded as the 1993 Marlboro 500 for sponsorship reasons, the race was won by Nigel Mansell , his only Michigan 500 win.
As was the case in 1983, Domino's Pizza offered a one million dollar bonus to any driver who could win IndyCar's Triple Crown of 500 Mile Races: The Indianapolis 500, Michigan 500, and Pocono 500. [4] Rick Mears won the 1984 Indianapolis 500 and entered Michigan still eligible to win the million dollars.
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 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 1997 Michigan 500, the seventeenth running of the event, was held at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan, on Sunday, July 27, 1997. The race was branded as the 1997 U.S. 500 Presented by Toyota, for sponsorship reasons, and in an attempt to create a link to the 1996 U.S. 500, which had been run on Memorial Day the previous season.
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.