The two primary disciplines of IndyCar (ovals and road courses) were named after respective legends of the sport: [20] This formula was used through 2003. After a number of attempts at a compromise board failed, IMS formed the Indy Racing League in 1994, with the series being slated to begin racing in 1996. Rank - Driver - Points (Behind) 1 - Alex Palou - 92 (0) 2 - Josef Newgarden - 56 (-36). Ford-Cosworth reluctantly provided support to teams wishing to run their older-spec engines in the IRL, a major point of contention for CART management, to whom Ford-Cosworth was an official engine supplier. Year Ray Harroun - Winner of 1st Indianapolis 500 Some of A.J. The series is self-sanctioned by its parent company, INDYCAR, LLC., which began in 1996 as the Indy Racing League (IRL) and was created by then Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Tony George as a competitor to Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART). Car design was attributed as a leading cause of early injuries, and the series made improvements to chassis design to address those safety concerns. The engine lubrication is a dry-sump type, cooled by a single water pump. After Riley & Scott was purchased by Reynard, an all-new model, the Mark VII, was introduced for the 2000 season. headers, clutch, ECU, spark box or filters). Ganassi won last year's Indianapolis 500 with Marcus Ericsson and the 2021 IndyCar championship with Alex Palou. This chassis was intended to support multiple aerodynamic kits, but introduction of these was delayed until 2015, with teams citing costs. On January 15, 2019, it was announced that NTT Corporation (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone) would become the title sponsor and the series will become the NTT IndyCar Series. BBS and O.Z. These are the street races of Long Beach, Detroit, and Toronto, and starting in 2016, Road America. The 46-year-old hall of fame driver won a total of 31 IndyCar races that included four National Championships in 2007, and three straight from 2009. [6] The CART ARS/Indy Lights series began in 1986, but the Indy Lights concept traces its roots back the USAC Mini Indy Series of the late 1970s. The former was just reestablished at the beginning of the year when IndyCar announced a new three-year broadcasting contract with NBC starting in 2019, while the latter is already in the. After Chevrolet and Toyota elected to shut down their IRL involvement after 2005 season (Chevrolet temporarily hiatus from IndyCar Series for six years while Toyota USA elected to focus on NASCAR involvement), Honda became the only standard spec-engine manufacturer in the IndyCar Series starting in 2006 and continued in that capacity through 2011 as it was announced by Indy Racing League president & chief operating officer Brian Barnhart and Honda Performance Development president Robert Clarke on December 15, 2005. UPC: 0095949053408. Since the 2012 season, the calendar has roughly consisted of 1/3 of oval races, 1/3 of races on permanent natural road courses, and 1/3 of races on temporary street courses in larger cities. However, Toyota had just one podium in the last seven races of 2004, and only Penske Racing fielded competitive Toyota-powered cars in 2005, while Honda became the dominant engine manufacturer within the series. Robb won the 2020 Indy Pro 2000 championship, and then finished eighth and second in two attempts at the Indy Lights championship. Izod signed a six-year deal to become the series title sponsor beginning on November 5, 2009 through 2014,[3] but the sponsonship was terminated at the end of the 2013 season. Photos Link s History. In 2019, an IndyCar race was held for the first time on a current Formula 1 racetrack, the "Indycar Classics" at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. On January 23, 2008, Tony George offered Champ Car management a proposal that included free cars and engine leases to Champ Car teams willing to run the entire 2008 IndyCar Series schedule in exchange for adding Champ Car's dates at Long Beach, Toronto, Edmonton, and Australia to the IndyCar Series schedule, effectively reuniting American open-wheel car racing. The Indy Pro 2000 Championship presented is an open-wheel racecar driver development series in North America. Previously, Goodyear had also supplied tires from 1996 to 1999 for several teams, before withdrawing their support. Alexander Rossi believes that McLaren's inclusion in the IndyCar field will boost the prospect of drivers gaining a Formula 1 opportunity. While Honda was able to make gains in 2016, after two years of development the kits were frozen for 2017, and starting in 2018 all cars ran the same aero package again. The engines are now fuel-efficient DOHC 2.2-liter twin-turbo V6 with four-stroke piston Otto cycle developing an estimated 550750 hp depending on the level of boost used and no inter-cooling systems. Speedway LLC took over as series official fuel supplier beginning from 2019 season onwards, but the E85 formula still retained until at 2022. Josef Newgarden: +180. In the case of a tie, the IndyCar Series will determine the champion based on the most first-place finishes. After Roger Penske sold his racetracks (Fontana, Michigan, and Nazareth) to the International Speedway Corporation, the IRL began racing at these tracks in the 2002 season. Live telemetry is used only for television broadcasts, but the data can be recorded from the ECU to the computer if the car is in the garage tents and not on the track. In addition, the new 1.5-mile ovals of Kansas, Kentucky, and Chicagoland were added. All IndyCar Series cars carry an Electronic Control Unit. Alongside the prestigious Indy 500, the 1-mile oval tracks of Phoenix and Loudon were added to the schedule. SONOMA, Calif. - With a dominating drive from the pole position, Simon Pagenaud won the GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma and earned his first Verizon IndyCar Series championship. The new 1997 technical rules featured less expensive chassis and "production-based" engines that were purchased rather than leased, but most importantly, were technically incompatible with CART specifications. WINNER. [39] From 2000 to 2008, ABC and ESPN were the exclusive television partners of the Indy Racing League. Previous capacities were 22 US gallons (83 litres) in 20072011, 30 US gallons (114 litres) in 20042006, and 35 US gallons (132 litres) in 19972003. In addition, a road course race at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham and an oval race at Iowa Speedway were scheduled and held. 1. For the 2001 season, the IRL also began to race on ovals that were being used by CART. Like other governing bodies, IndyCar awards points based upon where a driver finishes in a race. The following are lists of Indy Car (American Championship car) races from 1905 up to and including the 2020 season. Originally, the cars were unique, being designed specifically for oval racing; for example, the oil and cooling systems were asymmetrical to account for the pull of liquids to the right side of the cars. The circuits of Homestead and Gateway changed from CART to the calendar of the IRL, with the race at Walt Disney World being dropped in favor of Homestead. The additives satisfy the U.S. government's demand that the alcohol is unfit for human consumption and add visible color in case of fire. In the late 2000s, the official website streamed online all races, qualifying and practice sessions unrestricted. [5] By 2009, the series had a roughly 50/50 split of ovals and road/street courses. They are limited to 12,000 rpm and weighed up to 248lb (112kg). In 1992, during an attempt by CART to broaden their board membership, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway registered the camel case trademark IndyCar with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and licensed it to CART as their new tradename. From 2024 season onwards the hybrid systems will be introduced, consisting of a multi-phase motor, inverter, and battery that will create energy recovery from the car's braking system as well as current engine displacement still remained.[29]. 4 min read. The current, third-generation IndyCar formula was introduced in 2012 including two new manufacturers, and marked the return of the IndyCar Series engine manufacturer competition war since the 2005 season. Get the complete 2022 standings, right here at ESPN.com. However, early in the 1999 season, Cheever Racing, a well-funded team, was brought on to develop the engine with team owner Eddie Cheever expanding the team to two cars and bringing on his brother Ross Cheever as a test driver. ***INDYCAR has begun the process of digitizing our historical records dating back to 1909 and the earliest days of our sport. This was the first year Indy Lights drivers and teams were honored at the annual year-end ceremony that also salutes champions and other top drivers in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, as in 2022 INDYCAR took over execution and promotion of Indy Lights. In total, four manufacturers have built IndyCar chassis. [14] Moving that race, or postponing it, would be required in order to accommodate the Long Beach Grand Prix, which was scheduled for the same weekend. Soccer Journalist. 2. Racing Champions Indy Car Eliseo Salazar 1/64 Die Cast New In Package . It is the fifth major sanctioning body to govern the sport of Indy car racing, following AAA, USAC, CART, and Champ Car. Dallara was also tabbed to build the Firestone Indy Lights machines. Starting in 1997, IRL cars were powered by 4.0-litre V8, four-stroke piston, Otto cycle methanol-burning, production prototype-based, naturally-aspirated internal combustion engines and electronic indirect multi-point port fuel injection, produced by General Motors (under the Oldsmobile Aurora label) and Nissan (badged as Infiniti). In 2005, the series abandoned its unofficial ovals-only stance, and added three roadstreet course events. The Indy Lights typically run as support races to IndyCar Series races, but occasionally has run stand-alone races, or as a support race of other events. 13 Virginia early with an ankle injury. Racing Champions Indy Car Arie Luyendyk 1/64 Die Cast New In Package . IndyCar collaborated with DreamWorks Animation to launch comedy film Turbo in 2013. Leading IndyCar teams like Penske Racing, Andretti Green Racing, Chip Ganassi Racing, Rahal Letterman Racing and A. J. Foyt Enterprises received free engines from Honda due to direct works partnership but the rest of them were utilizing engine purchase payment system. 2023 Land Rover Range Rover Is a Classy Cruiser. Calling all IndyCar Series Indy Car, racing fans! IndyCar stars settle into Supercar. For the first time since 1911, the Indianapolis 500 was not held on the traditional Sunday before Memorial Day. Before next week's IndyCar season finale at Sonoma, we break down Will Power's chances to win his second championship in three years. In February 2013, Sportsnet announced that it would become the official Canadian broadcaster of the IndyCar Series beginning in the 2013 season in a five-year deal with the series. 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On the new Walt Disney World Speedway the first IRL race took place in January 1996. The League's premier series debuted in 1996 under the name Indy Racing League (IRL). What a way to cap off the year!" Alex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing Honda) 2021 NTT INDYCAR SERIES CHAMPION; his first Indy car championship and the 18 th for a Honda-powered driver. Mario Andretti Says 'Important People' Back F1 . The 21-year-old emerged as a contender for the second Coyne seat - the first . The second-gen, high-tech, carbon-fiber car was released in 2004. It won in Phoenix, the second race of the season (driven by Buddy Lazier), but was off the pace at Indy and was quickly dropped by its teams. [13] On February 10, 2008, Tony George, along with IRL representatives Terry Angstadt and Brian Barnhart, plus former Honda executive Robert Clarke, traveled to Japan to discuss moving the Indy Japan 300 at Twin Ring Motegi. In the United Kingdom, since the launch of BT Sport in August 2013 races are shown on one of the BT branded channels or ESPN. [21] In 2004, in the wake of several crashes including the fatal crash of Tony Renna and the severe crash of Kenny Brck, the displacement was reduced to 3.0-liters using the existing engine blocks to curb top speeds (started from the 2004 Indianapolis 500). Porsche also expressed interest in joining the series as a third engine supplier in 2019. [12], In 2015, teams began running aero kits developed by their engine manufacturers as a first-ever Dallara DW12 facelift. Here is how many points each driver scored last year at the two tracks remaining on this year's schedule. The series was promoted and managed by Andersen Promotions from 2014 to 2021 and is now managed directly under Penske Entertainment as the feeder series directly below IndyCar.[7]. Ultimately Porsche backed out when IndyCar refused to allow them to field a hybrid powertrain. [19] They produced around 600700hp (450520kW). American driver Sting Ray Robb has claimed the final full-time seat on the IndyCar grid and will race for Dale Coyne Racing in 2023. Prior to that, any interested party could build a car, provided it met the rules and was made available to customers at the league-mandated price. The ex-Formula 1 . The IndyCar Series, currently known as the NTT IndyCar Series under sponsorship, is the highest class of regional North American open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars in the United States, which has been conducted under the auspices of various sanctioning bodies since 1920 after two initial attempts in 1905 and 1916. Infiniti's engines, though reliable, were significantly down on power compared to the Auroras in 1997, leading many of the teams that had initially opted for the Infiniti to switch. The series utilizes tube frame Formula Ford chassis fitted with larger Mazda MZR four cylinder engines and wings and slicks and was originally based on the Formula Continental rules formula. The term continued to be used by USAC's replacement as the dominant governing body for open-wheel racing, Championship Auto Racing Teams, which called its main series the "CART PPG Indy Car World Series" despite the body not sanctioning the 500. After the Champ Car World Series was dissolved in 2008, some of their races were taken over by the IndyCar Series. He also took home Indy 500's checkered flag three times in 2007, 2010, and 2012, before a crash forced him into retirement. The IRL began to draw top teams from CART starting in 2002, contributing to the latter's bankruptcy, re-branding as Champ Car in 2003,[12] and ultimate demise and absorption by the IRL in 2008. For oval racing, a single set of specifications is used, based upon the configuration and speed of the track, as well as having the right rear tire diameter constructed to be slightly larger than the left rear, (also known as stagger) to aid in high speed cornering. The series began to progressively downplay the former IRL name, changing its name to simply IndyCar for the 2008 season. The IndyCar Series also had highlights of all the races on the channel Five British terrestrial channel and Five USA, but has since been discontinued since the 2009 season. Following a series of spectacular high-profile accidents in 2003, including American racing legend Mario Andretti and former champion Kenny Brck, as well as the death of Tony Renna in testing at Indianapolis, the IRL made additional changes to reduce speeds and increase safety. Chevrolet returned to the series in 2012 to provide all-new, Ilmor developed and engineered, V6 twin-turbocharged engines after six-year hiatus while Honda still remain committed to the series also to provide all-new V6 single-turbocharged engines in the same year. [16] The result was that the Champ Car World Series was suspended except for the Long Beach Grand Prix. Alker, 51, won four times and finished in the top 10 18 times in 23 starts to capture the Charles . Instead, more races were held in cities, including Houston, Baltimore, and So Paulo. The engines proved themselves to be quite durable there had been no engine failures at Indy from 2006 to 2010, which also lowered the number of crashes. Eriksen will report directly to team ownership and oversee operations for the team's involvement in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES and IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Unser's 1994 season included his second of two . Starting in 2007, the league advertised "100% Fuel Grade Ethanol," the first competitive series to utilize renewable fuel. Superficially, IndyCar machines closely resemble those of other open-wheeled formula racing cars, with front and rear wings and prominent airboxes. The Japanese 45-year-old, who won the Indy 500 in 2017 for Andretti Autosport and in 2020 for Rahal Letterman Lanigan, joins CGR after a single season with Dale Coyne Racing. Shwartzman won the FIA Formula 3 completion in 2019, followed by a fourth-place finish in Formula 2 the following year. By the end of the 1998 season, only a handful of low-budget teams were using the Infiniti. Honda abandoned the single-turbocharged after 2013 in favor of twin-turbochargers from 2014 until the present. He spent two years racing in Japan, but it was IndyCar where he wanted to be and Palou simulated life as if he drove in America's top open-wheel racing series. In 2009, Honda froze the Indy V8 engine development for the 20092011 seasons due to Honda focusing on a new third-generation V6 turbo engine for the 2012 season. From 2017, the series has used spec Tatuus PM-18s. [50], In Brazil, DAZN is IndyCar's broadcast partner in that country since 2019, with all races, qualifying and practice sessions live. The Dallara and G Force chassis were relatively evenly matched over their first few seasons, but eventually, the Dallara began to win more races. Sato has earned six wins, 14 podiums and 10 pole positions in 215 IndyCar races, he is the most recent driver to attain multiple wins in the Indy 500 and is the only Japanese driver to triumph in. Free shipping for many products! Further, Chevrolet's aero kit was the more dominant with Honda only able to mount a competitive charge on ovals due to having slightly better engine power. As compensation, double-header races took place in Road America, Iowa, Mid-Ohio, and Gateway. Methanol had long provided a safer alternative to gasoline. Since the formation of IndyCar Series in 1996, the brake package for the IndyCar Series was slimmer carbon brake rotors with 4-pot brake calipers and carbon pads on all-oval races until 2011. The 1988 series champion and 1985 Indianapolis 500 winner Danny Sullivan is also ineligible, his Indycar debut in 1982 coming one year before his single F1 season at Tyrrell, while Juan Pablo. Foyt's Indy Cars Through the Years A.J. In 2021, the event was broadcast by TV Cultura. Eleventh through twenty-fifth are separated by one point each. How long does the race last? Roger Penske and Chip Ganassi have been slugging it out at the Indy 500 and for championship supremacy in the NTT IndyCar . Starting in 2010, the series began recognizing two sub-set championship trophies alongside the season championship. Lotus Cars provided an engine developed by Judd in 2012, but left the series in 2013 after lack of interest from teams in running the underdeveloped and uncompetitive Lotus engine. 2022 IndyCar Awards: Will Power Makes A Powerful Statement December 5, 2022 Mike Knapp It's been more than 12 weeks since the NTT IndyCar Series contested its last race of the 2022 season and. Legendary Indy champion Danny Sullivan 2 pc inspired 3D wall art decor Garage63 (577) $139.00 FREE shipping Racing champion legend Bobby Rahal 1986 inspired indy 500 wall art garage sign decor Garage63 (577) $69.00 FREE shipping Racing legend Indy champion 1970 Al Unser car inspired 3D wall decor garage art Garage63 (577) $69.00 FREE shipping In the series' first season (1996), 1992 to 1995 model year CART chassis built by Lola and Reynard were used. There have been five fatal crashes in the history of the series. The cars' steering wheels are designed by Cosworth with a system of buttons that allow the drivers to make adjustments to their cars mid-race. The redesigned aero kit reduces both aerodynamic downforce and team and manufacturer design development costs. It also proved to be uncompetitive. The three-race inaugural season was televised on ABC. Lundgaard, from Denmark, scored one podium, two top-five finishes and seven top-10s in the No. 18-inch wheel rims will be adopted if the Dallara DW12's successor comes out for the 2023 season onward. For the Indianapolis 500, qualifying points are awarded for all 33 cars at the Indianapolis 500. One rolling chassis was completed and shown, but it was never fitted with a working engine and never ran. For 19981999, the series garnered its first title sponsor, and was advertised as the Pep Boys Indy Racing League. With the IRL's introduction of night races in 1997, the burning of methanol fuel was visible for the first time, seen with a light blue haze. After the split from IndyCar World Series, the Indy Racing League began as a pure oval race series. The fuel feed of Honda Indy V8 engine was an electronic indirect multipoint port fuel injection. All other drivers who start the race score five points. Lundqvist was honored as champion after a dominant season for HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing. INDYCAR, LLC, is an American-based auto racing sanctioning body for Indy car racing and other disciplines of open wheel car racing. V-8 powerplants were allowed the typical 45inHg (1.5bar; 22.1psi) of pressure boost. Previously a BorgWarner EFR9180 single turbo was used exclusively by Honda-powered cars while BorgWarner EFR6758 twin turbos were used exclusively by Chevrolet and Lotus (2012) powered cars. In 2005, the driver Paul Dana brought the sponsorship of the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC) to his IndyCar team. The IndyCar Series runs the bespoke compounds since 1996 and re-profiled in 2003. The IR-18 also lacks an air inlet above the cockpit, a first for an IndyCar Series chassis (most Champ Car chassis had been designed that way). %4aWU"=Zvo Vd[{[9e!vp92xCq>W7^MY$IiiFVj`R6AS$vbHXm|~5U&3%&b!_GLg$fcbgv'. All IndyCar Series cars were equipped with Pi Research Sigma Wheel to Display data display units from 20012017 until they were replaced by Cosworth's Configurable Display Unit 4.3 display from 2018 onwards (although in 2018 some smaller low-budget IndyCar Series teams still utilized old Pi Research Sigma Wheel instead of new Cosworth Configurable Display Unit 4.3 due to cost reasons). The clutches of all IndyCar Series cars are carbon with steel housing 3-plate clutch operated by foot-pedal in 19962011 later hand-paddle steering wheel clutch in 2012present and provided by AP Racing. The trademark name INDYCAR was officially adopted on January 1, 2011. IndyCar Series will apply the same system to other ties in the rankings at the close of the season and at any other time during the season. The term "Indy Car" began as a nickname for the cars that competed in USAC's "Championship" division of open-wheel auto racing in the United States, deriving from the sport's most popular competition, the Indianapolis 500. The series' stated goal is "to develop new race driving talent." Because of a schedule conflict, the Champ Car World Series spec Panoz DP01, with a Cosworth engine, was run in an IndyCar Series points event in the 2008 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Roger Penske is the first team owner in auto racing history to win the Nascar Cup Series championship and the NTT IndyCar Series championship in the same season after Joey Logano won the Nascar . After a series of major accidents at Charlotte and Atlanta and a lack of spectator turnout, however, the ovals of Atlanta, Charlotte, and Las Vegas were removed from the calendar. In 1996, Indianapolis Motor Speedway President Tony George launched a new national championship racing series, the USAC sanctioned Indy Racing League. The fourth through tenth-place finishers are separated by two points each. Note that street courses are included as part of the road racing discipline. Eventually a settlement was reached in which CART agreed to give up the use of the IndyCar mark following the 1996 season and the IRL agreeing not to use the name before the end of the 2002 season. The universal Aero Kit was designed without the wheel guards of the DW12 chassis, which were deemed ineffective and proved prone to breaking. After the series was established, ovals used mainly by NASCAR were raced on. Unlike methanol, ethanol is not caustic and does not cause chemical burns when it comes in contact with the skin. The series' primary sponsors is Cooper Tire and the cars, while purpose built for the track with carbon fiber monocoques, are powered by 275 horsepower Mazda-prepared 2 liter MZR-PM18A engines. [37][38] In 1999, Fox Sports Net aired the majority of the races, and the remaining ones aired on Fox, ABC and ESPN2. Christian Lundgaard was honored as the 2022 NTT IndyCar rookie of the year. The cockpits of all IndyCar Series cars are still open but protected by zylon, a foot protection bulkhead, and cockpit padding. [51] The 2022 season will also be broadcast by ESPN (in cable and streaming by Star+).[52][50]. [13] The offer was initially made in November 2007. [5] In January 2019, it was announced that Japanese communications company NTT would become title sponsor and official technology partner of the IndyCar Series.[6]. Only the oval races in Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Iowa, Texas, and Fontana remained for the next three seasons. A 'push-to-pass' system was intermitently adopted since the middle portion of the 2009 season, which increased the numbers to 10.500 rpm and 690 hp when employed. In 2002, lan Motorsport Technologies bought G Force, and the chassis was renamed "Panoz G Force", and then shortened to "Panoz" in 2005. Dale Coyne Racing has confirmed that it has signed Sting Ray Robb to fill the team's second IndyCar seat, advancing the rookie up from Indy NXT. [40], In 2009, Versus (later NBCSN) began a 10-year deal to broadcast 13 IndyCar races per season, whereas the remaining races, including the Indianapolis 500, would remain on ABC through 2018. INDYCAR: GMR Grand Prix The Month of May shifts into gear May 12-13 as the stars of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES take on the action-packed IMS road course for the GMR Grand Prix. Scott Dixon: +500 . The Indianapolis 500 continued to be the centerpiece of the IRL schedule, but the series also held other races throughout the year. Please continue to visit this page and follow us on social media for updates as we continue to expand this historical experience. Features: Sealed. The discipline trophies were created as the series moved closer to a 50/50 split of oval and road races, and to encourage incentive for part-time entries specifically, those that might prefer to compete in one discipline over the other. Indy Racing League / IndyCar Series (1996-present) Contents 1 Sanctioning bodies 2 National Championships chart 2.1 Notes 3 Race wins chart 3.1 Winners of non-championship events 3.2 Race wins at different tracks 3.2.1 Paved Ovals 3.2.2 Permanent Road Courses 3.2.3 Temporary Street Courses 3.2.4 Notes 4 Race wins by nationality 5 Race wins by teams Vehicle Year: 1996. Compared to road racing venues, the lack of run-offs on oval tracks, coupled with higher speeds due to the long straights and banked turns, means that there is far less margin for error. Five drivers enter Sunday's. Indianapolis 500, byname Indy 500, U.S. automobile race held annually from 1911, except for the war years 1917-18 and 1942-45. The division's link with Indianapolis soon resulted in the term supplanting the official descriptor, "champ car," in common use and promotions. INDIANAPOLIS 500 WINNERS: 106 105 104 103 102 101 100 99 98 97 96 95 94 93 92 91 90 89 88 87 86 85 84 83 82 81 80 79 78 77 76 75 74 73 72 71 70 69 68 67 66 65 64 63 62 61 60 59 . In 2022, IndyCar launched its streaming service (branded as IndyCar Live) to viewers in certain international territories without local broadcast partner.[53]. In May 2010, Sunoco became the official fuel of the series starting in mid-2010 with an immediate effect, running through 2018. In 2008, the IndyCar Series merged with CART's successor, the Champ Car World Series and the history and statistics of both series, as well as those from its predecessors, were unified. From 1992 through 1996, the competing Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) organization called themselves "IndyCar". Car was released in 2004 kit was designed without the wheel guards of the series had a roughly 50/50 of. 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