IndyCar Racing under CART before the split
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| Villeneuve makes a pass on the Penske power-duo |
Dear AR1,
Not to mention, this was the first CART race JV won on his way to the following Indy 500 win, CART championship the same year and move to F1 with the F1 championship in 97 (three years after his win at RA)………
CART was at a global level of performance. Mansell to CART, JV to F1….etc. Drivers, global engine and chassis manufacturers, sponsors (signage, tents!), TV, radio even.
You are killing me. Absolutely criminal.
See image. JV turn 5 after a long stalk and pass in turn 4 of the Penske team mates of Fittipaldi and Unser Jr. Curt Olsen
03/17/10 How far has IndyCar Racing fallen since the split in 1996? Here is a rundown from the CART IndyCar Road America race in 1994. Note the names. Note the size of the field. Note the array of engines and chassis. Note all the big sponsors. And weep…..It is a complete travesty.
Nigel Mansell, Al Unser Jr., Robby Gordon, Adrian Fernandez, Mario Andretti and Mark Smith come through turn seven at Road America in the CART race on September 11, 1994
Bob Jennings
| "Texaco/Havoline 200" at Road America |
| September 11, 1994 |
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50 laps, 200 miles |
| attendance 50,000 |
| grid |
starting grid |
time | speed | |||
| 1 | 3 | Paul Tracy | Marlboro Penske PC23 – Ilmor V-8/D | Penske Racing | 1:45.416 | 136.602 |
| 2 | 12 | Jacques Villeneuve | Player's Ltd. Reynard 941 – Ford XB V-8 | Forsythe-Green Racing | 1:45.988 | 135.864 |
| 3 | 1 | Nigel Mansell | Kmart/Texaco Havoline Lola T94/00 – Ford XB V-8 | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:46.016 | 135.829 |
| 4 | 31 | Al Unser Jr. | Marlboro Penske PC23 – Ilmor V-8/D | Penske Racing | 1:46.196 | 135.598 |
| 5 | 9 | Robby Gordon | Valvoline/Cummins Lola T94/00 – Ford XB V-8 | Walker Racing | 1:46.916 | 134.685 |
| 6 | 7 | Adrian Fernandez | Tecate/Quaker State Reynard 941 – Ilmor V-8/D | Galles Racing International | 1:46.985 | 134.623 |
| 7 | 6 | Mario Andretti | Kmart/Texaco Havoline Lola T94/00 – Ford XB V-8 | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:47.474 | 133.986 |
| 8 | 15 | Mark Smith | Craftsman Tool Lola T94/00 – Ford XB V-8 | Walker Racing | 1:47.477 | 133.982 |
| 9 | 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Marlboro Penske PC23 – Ilmor V-8/D | Penske Racing | 1:47.739 | 133.656 |
| 10 | 5 | Raul Boesel | Duracell Lola T94/00 – Ford XB V-8 | Dick Simon Racing | 1:47.754 | 133.638 |
| 11 | 14 | Eddie Cheever | A.J. Foyt Copenhagen T94/00 – Ford XB V-8 | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | 1:48.019 | 133.310 |
| 12 | 17 | Dominic Dobson | PacWest Lola T94/00 – Ford XB V-8 | PacWest Racing Group | 1:48.372 | 132.876 |
| 13 | 71 | Scott Sharp | PacWest Lola T94/00 – Ford XB V-8 | PacWest Racing Group | 1:48.390 | 132.854 |
| 14 | 40 | Scott Goodyear | Budweiser King Lola T94/00 – Ford XB V-8 | Budweiser King IndyCar Racing | 1:48.449 | 132.781 |
| 15 | 11 | Teo Fabi | Pennzoil Reynard 941- Ilmor V-8/D | Hall/VDS Racing | 1:48.595 | 132.603 |
| 16 | 4 | Bobby Rahal | Miller Genuine Draft Lola T94/00 – Honda V-8 | Rahal – Hogan Racing | 1:48.648 | 132.538 |
| 17 | 28 | Arie Luyendyk | Eurosport/Boost Monaco Lola T94/00 – Ilmor V-8/D | Indy Regency Racing Inc. | 1:48.758 | 132.404 |
| 18 | 10 | Mike Groff | Motorola Lola T94/00 – Honda V-8 | Rahal – Hogan Racing | 1:48.969 | 132.148 |
| 19 | 16 | Stefan Johansson | Alumax Penske PC22 – Ilmor V-8/D | Bettenhausen Motorsports | 1:49.065 | 132.031 |
| 20 | 8 | Michael Andretti | Target/Scotch Reynard 941- Ford XB V-8 | Chip Ganassi Racing Teams | 1:49.068 | 132.028 |
| 21 | 64 | Christian Danner | No Touch Lola T93/06 – Ford XB V-8 | Project Indy | 1:49.609 | 131.376 |
| 22 | 18 | Jimmy Vasser | Conseco/STP Reynard 941- Ford XB V-8 | Hayhoe Racing | 1:50.274 | 130.584 |
| 23 | 30 | Claude Bourbonnais | McCormack Motorsports Lola T93/07 – Ilmor V-8/C+ | McCormack Motorsports | 1:50.296 | 130.558 |
| 24 | 24 | Willy T. Ribbs | Service Merchandise Lola T94/00 – Ford XB V-8 | Walker Racing | 1:50.361 | 130.481 |
| 25 | 88 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Hollywood Reynard 941- Ford XB V-8 | Chip Ganassi Racing Teams | 1:50.407 | 130.427 |
| 26 | 19 | Alessandro Zampedri | Mi-Jack Lola T93/06 – Ford XB V-8 | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:51.296 | 129.385 |
| 27 | 22 | Hiro Matsushita | Panasonic/Duskin Lola T94/00 – Ford XB V-8 | Dick Simon Racing | 1:52.392 | 128.123 |
| 28 | 23 | Giovanni Lavaggi | Financial World Magazine Lola T93/07 – Ilmor V-8/C+ | Leader Cards Racing | 1:52.769 | 127.695 |
| 29 | 25 | Marco Greco | Arciero Project Indy Lola T94/00 – Ford XB V-8 | Arciero Racing | 1:53.553 | 126.813 |
| 30 | 39 | Ross Bentley | AFGA Lola T92/00 – Chevrolet V-8/A | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:54.483 | 125.783 |
| 31 | 50 | Franck Freon | AGIP/Hawaiian Tropic Lola T92/00 – Chevrolet V-8/A | Euromotorsport Racing | 1:57.951 | 122.085 |
| pos. | finish | laps | status |
| 1 | Villeneuve | 50 | |
| 2 | Unser Jr. | 50 | |
| 3 | Fittipaldi | 50 | |
| 4 | Fabi | 50 | |
| 5 | Fernandez | 50 | |
| 6 | Boesel | 50 | |
| 7 | Goodyear | 50 | |
| 8 | Johansson | 50 | |
| 9 | Rahal | 50 | |
| 10 | Sharp | 50 | |
| 11 | Dobson | 50 | |
| 12 | Danner | 50 | |
| 13 | Mansell | 50 | |
| 14 | Matsushita | 49 | |
| 15 | Lavaggi | 49 | |
| 16 | Mario Andretti | 47 | engine |
| 17 | Michael Andretti | 46 | exhaust |
| 18 | Tracy | 43 | engine |
| 19 | Gugelmin | 40 | engine |
| 20 | Groff | 38 | engine |
| 21 | Greco | 38 | |
| 22 | Luyendyk | 30 | contact |
| 23 | Zampedri | 24 | transmission |
| 24 | Ribbs | 19 | engine |
| 25 | Gordon | 16 | transmission |
| 26 | Smith | 12 | engine |
| 27 | Cheever | 8 | engine |
| 28 | Vasser | 6 | vibration |
| 29 | Freon | 2 | electrical |
| 30 | Bourbonnais | 0 | contact |
| 31 | Bentley | 0 | did not start |
| lap leaders | |||
| 1 – 35 | Tracy | ||
| 36 – 50 | Villeneuve | ||
| fastest race lap | Mansell | lap 44 | 133.328 |
| winner's average | 116.922 | ||
| margin of victory | 0.609 seconds |