1987 in Indy Lights
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The 1987 American Racing Series Championship consisted of 10 races. Didier Theys
Didier Theys
Didier Theys is an Belgian sports car driver. He is a two-time overall winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona ; a winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring ; the Sports Racing Prototype driver champion of the Grand-American Road Racing Association and the winner of the 24 Hours of Spa...

 won three races on his way to the championship.

Calendar

Race No Track State Date Laps Distance Time Speed Winner Pole Position Most Leading Laps Fastest Race Lap
1 Phoenix
Phoenix International Raceway
Phoenix International Raceway, also known as PIR, is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. The track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the Indycar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series...

 
Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...

 
April 12, 1987 75 1.6093=120.6975 km 0'41:38.23 173.928 km/h Jeff Andretti
Jeff Andretti
Jeff Andretti is an American race car driver. He competed in CART, and was the series' Rookie of the Year in 1991.-Racing career:...

 
Didier Theys
Didier Theys
Didier Theys is an Belgian sports car driver. He is a two-time overall winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona ; a winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring ; the Sports Racing Prototype driver champion of the Grand-American Road Racing Association and the winner of the 24 Hours of Spa...

 
Jeff Andretti
Jeff Andretti
Jeff Andretti is an American race car driver. He competed in CART, and was the series' Rookie of the Year in 1991.-Racing career:...

 
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2 Milwaukee
Milwaukee Mile
The Milwaukee Mile is a -long oval race track in West Allis, Wisconsin that seats about 40,000 spectators. It operated as a dirt track until 1953. The track was paved in 1954....

 
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

 
May 31, 1987 75 1.6607976=124.55982 km 0'37:43.192 198.134 km/h Didier Theys
Didier Theys
Didier Theys is an Belgian sports car driver. He is a two-time overall winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona ; a winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring ; the Sports Racing Prototype driver champion of the Grand-American Road Racing Association and the winner of the 24 Hours of Spa...

 
Didier Theys
Didier Theys
Didier Theys is an Belgian sports car driver. He is a two-time overall winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona ; a winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring ; the Sports Racing Prototype driver champion of the Grand-American Road Racing Association and the winner of the 24 Hours of Spa...

 
Didier Theys
Didier Theys
Didier Theys is an Belgian sports car driver. He is a two-time overall winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona ; a winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring ; the Sports Racing Prototype driver champion of the Grand-American Road Racing Association and the winner of the 24 Hours of Spa...

 
?
3 Meadowlands
Meadowlands Sports Complex
The MetLife Sports Complex is a sports and entertainment facility located in East Rutherford, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, owned and operated by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority...

 
New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

 
June 28, 1987 41 2.7229356=111.6403596 km 0'46:37.80 143.650 km/h Didier Theys
Didier Theys
Didier Theys is an Belgian sports car driver. He is a two-time overall winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona ; a winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring ; the Sports Racing Prototype driver champion of the Grand-American Road Racing Association and the winner of the 24 Hours of Spa...

 
Didier Theys
Didier Theys
Didier Theys is an Belgian sports car driver. He is a two-time overall winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona ; a winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring ; the Sports Racing Prototype driver champion of the Grand-American Road Racing Association and the winner of the 24 Hours of Spa...

 
Didier Theys
Didier Theys
Didier Theys is an Belgian sports car driver. He is a two-time overall winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona ; a winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring ; the Sports Racing Prototype driver champion of the Grand-American Road Racing Association and the winner of the 24 Hours of Spa...

 
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4 Cleveland
Grand Prix of Cleveland
The Grand Prix of Cleveland was an open wheel automobile racing event in the Champ Car World Series, held annually at Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America. The 2006 race, held on June 25, marked the 25th anniversary of the event...

 
Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

 
July 5, 1987 30 3.991064=119.73192 km 0'36:57.06 194.417 km/h Didier Theys
Didier Theys
Didier Theys is an Belgian sports car driver. He is a two-time overall winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona ; a winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring ; the Sports Racing Prototype driver champion of the Grand-American Road Racing Association and the winner of the 24 Hours of Spa...

 
Didier Theys
Didier Theys
Didier Theys is an Belgian sports car driver. He is a two-time overall winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona ; a winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring ; the Sports Racing Prototype driver champion of the Grand-American Road Racing Association and the winner of the 24 Hours of Spa...

 
Didier Theys
Didier Theys
Didier Theys is an Belgian sports car driver. He is a two-time overall winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona ; a winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring ; the Sports Racing Prototype driver champion of the Grand-American Road Racing Association and the winner of the 24 Hours of Spa...

 
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5 Toronto  July 19, 1987 41 2.8709912=117.7106392 km 0'45:38.760 154.726 km/h Tommy Byrne
Tommy Byrne (Formula One)
Thomas Byrne is a former racing driver from Ireland. He participated in five Formula One Grands Prix in with the backmarker Theodore team, debuting on 8 August...

 
Tommy Byrne
Tommy Byrne (Formula One)
Thomas Byrne is a former racing driver from Ireland. He participated in five Formula One Grands Prix in with the backmarker Theodore team, debuting on 8 August...

 
Tommy Byrne
Tommy Byrne (Formula One)
Thomas Byrne is a former racing driver from Ireland. He participated in five Formula One Grands Prix in with the backmarker Theodore team, debuting on 8 August...

 
?
6 Pocono
Pocono Raceway
Pocono Raceway also known as the Tricky Triangle, is a superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania at Long Pond...

 
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

 
August 16, 1987 40 4.02325=160.93 km 0'35:33.960 271.490 km/h Tommy Byrne
Tommy Byrne (Formula One)
Thomas Byrne is a former racing driver from Ireland. He participated in five Formula One Grands Prix in with the backmarker Theodore team, debuting on 8 August...

 
Tommy Byrne
Tommy Byrne (Formula One)
Thomas Byrne is a former racing driver from Ireland. He participated in five Formula One Grands Prix in with the backmarker Theodore team, debuting on 8 August...

 
Tommy Byrne
Tommy Byrne (Formula One)
Thomas Byrne is a former racing driver from Ireland. He participated in five Formula One Grands Prix in with the backmarker Theodore team, debuting on 8 August...

 
?
7 Lexington
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a road course auto racing facility located in Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio, United States, just outside of the village of Lexington...

 
Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

 
September 6, 1987 21 3.86232=81.10872 km 0'30:57.910 157.161 km/h Juan Manuel Fangio II
Juan Manuel Fangio II
Juan Manuel Fangio II is a former auto racing champion and the nephew of legendary auto racer Juan Manuel Fangio....

 
Tommy Byrne
Tommy Byrne (Formula One)
Thomas Byrne is a former racing driver from Ireland. He participated in five Formula One Grands Prix in with the backmarker Theodore team, debuting on 8 August...

 
Juan Manuel Fangio II
Juan Manuel Fangio II
Juan Manuel Fangio II is a former auto racing champion and the nephew of legendary auto racer Juan Manuel Fangio....

 
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8 Nazareth
Nazareth Speedway
Nazareth Speedway was an auto racing track in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania which operated from 1910 to 2004. The track is often associated with local drivers Mario and Michael Andretti. It was associated with Frankie Schneider in its earlier dirt track history....

 
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

 
September 20, 1987 75 1.5223978=114.179835 km 0'39:31.310 173.342 km/h Mike Groff
Mike Groff
Mike Groff is a former race car driver in CART and the Indy Racing League and the 1989 Indy Lights champion. He made 54 starts in CART beginning in 1990 with a best finish of 6th, occurring at Phoenix International Raceway in 1994...

 
Didier Theys
Didier Theys
Didier Theys is an Belgian sports car driver. He is a two-time overall winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona ; a winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring ; the Sports Racing Prototype driver champion of the Grand-American Road Racing Association and the winner of the 24 Hours of Spa...

 
Mike Groff
Mike Groff
Mike Groff is a former race car driver in CART and the Indy Racing League and the 1989 Indy Lights champion. He made 54 starts in CART beginning in 1990 with a best finish of 6th, occurring at Phoenix International Raceway in 1994...

 
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9 Monterey
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca is a paved road racing track used for both auto racing and motorcycle racing, originally constructed in 1957 near both Salinas and Monterey, California, USA....

 
California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 
October 11, 1987 40 3.05767=120.3068 km 0'40:23.057 181.714 km/h Dave Simpson  Dave Simpson  Dave Simpson  ?
10 Miami
Tamiami Park
Tamiami Park is a public urban park in metropolitan Miami, just south of the Modesto Maidique campus of Florida International University.-Background:...

 
Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

 
November 1, 1987 22 2.8709912=63.1618064 km 0'45:59.77 82.392 km/h Jeff Andretti
Jeff Andretti
Jeff Andretti is an American race car driver. He competed in CART, and was the series' Rookie of the Year in 1991.-Racing career:...

 
Dave Simpson  Jeff Andretti
Jeff Andretti
Jeff Andretti is an American race car driver. He competed in CART, and was the series' Rookie of the Year in 1991.-Racing career:...

 
?

Phoenix race

Held April 12 at Phoenix International Raceway
Phoenix International Raceway
Phoenix International Raceway, also known as PIR, is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. The track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the Indycar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series...

. Didier Theys
Didier Theys
Didier Theys is an Belgian sports car driver. He is a two-time overall winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona ; a winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring ; the Sports Racing Prototype driver champion of the Grand-American Road Racing Association and the winner of the 24 Hours of Spa...

 won the pole.

Top Five Results
  1. Jeff Andretti
    Jeff Andretti
    Jeff Andretti is an American race car driver. He competed in CART, and was the series' Rookie of the Year in 1991.-Racing career:...

  2. Didier Theys
    Didier Theys
    Didier Theys is an Belgian sports car driver. He is a two-time overall winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona ; a winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring ; the Sports Racing Prototype driver champion of the Grand-American Road Racing Association and the winner of the 24 Hours of Spa...

  3. Juan Manuel Fangio II
    Juan Manuel Fangio II
    Juan Manuel Fangio II is a former auto racing champion and the nephew of legendary auto racer Juan Manuel Fangio....

  4. Mike Groff
    Mike Groff
    Mike Groff is a former race car driver in CART and the Indy Racing League and the 1989 Indy Lights champion. He made 54 starts in CART beginning in 1990 with a best finish of 6th, occurring at Phoenix International Raceway in 1994...

  5. George Metsos

Milwaukee race

Held May 31 at The Milwaukee Mile
Milwaukee Mile
The Milwaukee Mile is a -long oval race track in West Allis, Wisconsin that seats about 40,000 spectators. It operated as a dirt track until 1953. The track was paved in 1954....

. Didier Theys
Didier Theys
Didier Theys is an Belgian sports car driver. He is a two-time overall winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona ; a winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring ; the Sports Racing Prototype driver champion of the Grand-American Road Racing Association and the winner of the 24 Hours of Spa...

 won the pole.

Top Five Results
  1. Didier Theys
    Didier Theys
    Didier Theys is an Belgian sports car driver. He is a two-time overall winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona ; a winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring ; the Sports Racing Prototype driver champion of the Grand-American Road Racing Association and the winner of the 24 Hours of Spa...

  2. Dave Simpson
  3. Mike Groff
    Mike Groff
    Mike Groff is a former race car driver in CART and the Indy Racing League and the 1989 Indy Lights champion. He made 54 starts in CART beginning in 1990 with a best finish of 6th, occurring at Phoenix International Raceway in 1994...

  4. Tommy Byrne
    Tommy Byrne (Formula One)
    Thomas Byrne is a former racing driver from Ireland. He participated in five Formula One Grands Prix in with the backmarker Theodore team, debuting on 8 August...

  5. George Metsos

Meadowlands race

Held June 28 at the Meadowlands Sports Complex
Meadowlands Sports Complex
The MetLife Sports Complex is a sports and entertainment facility located in East Rutherford, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, owned and operated by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority...

. Didier Theys
Didier Theys
Didier Theys is an Belgian sports car driver. He is a two-time overall winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona ; a winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring ; the Sports Racing Prototype driver champion of the Grand-American Road Racing Association and the winner of the 24 Hours of Spa...

 won the pole.

Top Five Results
  1. Didier Theys
    Didier Theys
    Didier Theys is an Belgian sports car driver. He is a two-time overall winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona ; a winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring ; the Sports Racing Prototype driver champion of the Grand-American Road Racing Association and the winner of the 24 Hours of Spa...

  2. Jeff Andretti
    Jeff Andretti
    Jeff Andretti is an American race car driver. He competed in CART, and was the series' Rookie of the Year in 1991.-Racing career:...

  3. Rich Rutherford
  4. Dave Simpson
  5. Lee Perkinson, Jr.

Cleveland race

Held July 5 at Burke Lakefront Airport. Didier Theys
Didier Theys
Didier Theys is an Belgian sports car driver. He is a two-time overall winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona ; a winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring ; the Sports Racing Prototype driver champion of the Grand-American Road Racing Association and the winner of the 24 Hours of Spa...

 won the pole.

Top Five Results
  1. Didier Theys
    Didier Theys
    Didier Theys is an Belgian sports car driver. He is a two-time overall winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona ; a winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring ; the Sports Racing Prototype driver champion of the Grand-American Road Racing Association and the winner of the 24 Hours of Spa...

  2. Tommy Byrne
    Tommy Byrne (Formula One)
    Thomas Byrne is a former racing driver from Ireland. He participated in five Formula One Grands Prix in with the backmarker Theodore team, debuting on 8 August...

  3. Steve Millen
    Steve Millen
    Steve Millen was a New Zealand IMSA racecar driver. In the 1970s and 1980s, Millen raced in hillclimbing and Formula Ford before doing stadium off-road racing in the United States in the Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group . He then began sports car racing, winning numerous championships in IMSA...

  4. Jeff Andretti
    Jeff Andretti
    Jeff Andretti is an American race car driver. He competed in CART, and was the series' Rookie of the Year in 1991.-Racing career:...

  5. Rich Rutherford

Toronto race

Held July 19 at Exhibition Place
Exhibition Place
Exhibition Place is a mixed-use district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, by the shoreline of Lake Ontario, just west of downtown. The 197–acre area includes expo, trade, and banquet centres, theatre and music buildings, monuments, parkland, sports facilities, and a number of civic, provincial,...

. Tommy Byrne
Tommy Byrne (Formula One)
Thomas Byrne is a former racing driver from Ireland. He participated in five Formula One Grands Prix in with the backmarker Theodore team, debuting on 8 August...

 won the pole.

Top Five Results
  1. Tommy Byrne
    Tommy Byrne (Formula One)
    Thomas Byrne is a former racing driver from Ireland. He participated in five Formula One Grands Prix in with the backmarker Theodore team, debuting on 8 August...

  2. Mike Groff
    Mike Groff
    Mike Groff is a former race car driver in CART and the Indy Racing League and the 1989 Indy Lights champion. He made 54 starts in CART beginning in 1990 with a best finish of 6th, occurring at Phoenix International Raceway in 1994...

  3. Steve Millen
    Steve Millen
    Steve Millen was a New Zealand IMSA racecar driver. In the 1970s and 1980s, Millen raced in hillclimbing and Formula Ford before doing stadium off-road racing in the United States in the Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group . He then began sports car racing, winning numerous championships in IMSA...

  4. Albert Naon, Jr.
  5. Lee Perkinson, Jr.

Pocono race

Held August 16 at Pocono Raceway
Pocono Raceway
Pocono Raceway also known as the Tricky Triangle, is a superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania at Long Pond...

. Tommy Byrne
Tommy Byrne (Formula One)
Thomas Byrne is a former racing driver from Ireland. He participated in five Formula One Grands Prix in with the backmarker Theodore team, debuting on 8 August...

 won the pole.

Top Five Results
  1. Tommy Byrne
    Tommy Byrne (Formula One)
    Thomas Byrne is a former racing driver from Ireland. He participated in five Formula One Grands Prix in with the backmarker Theodore team, debuting on 8 August...

  2. Jeff Andretti
    Jeff Andretti
    Jeff Andretti is an American race car driver. He competed in CART, and was the series' Rookie of the Year in 1991.-Racing career:...

  3. Mike Hooper
  4. Steve Millen
    Steve Millen
    Steve Millen was a New Zealand IMSA racecar driver. In the 1970s and 1980s, Millen raced in hillclimbing and Formula Ford before doing stadium off-road racing in the United States in the Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group . He then began sports car racing, winning numerous championships in IMSA...

  5. Didier Theys
    Didier Theys
    Didier Theys is an Belgian sports car driver. He is a two-time overall winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona ; a winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring ; the Sports Racing Prototype driver champion of the Grand-American Road Racing Association and the winner of the 24 Hours of Spa...


Mid-Ohio race

Held September 6 at The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a road course auto racing facility located in Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio, United States, just outside of the village of Lexington...

. Tommy Byrne
Tommy Byrne (Formula One)
Thomas Byrne is a former racing driver from Ireland. He participated in five Formula One Grands Prix in with the backmarker Theodore team, debuting on 8 August...

 won the pole.

Top Five Results
  1. Juan Manuel Fangio II
    Juan Manuel Fangio II
    Juan Manuel Fangio II is a former auto racing champion and the nephew of legendary auto racer Juan Manuel Fangio....

  2. Steve Millen
    Steve Millen
    Steve Millen was a New Zealand IMSA racecar driver. In the 1970s and 1980s, Millen raced in hillclimbing and Formula Ford before doing stadium off-road racing in the United States in the Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group . He then began sports car racing, winning numerous championships in IMSA...

  3. Mike Groff
    Mike Groff
    Mike Groff is a former race car driver in CART and the Indy Racing League and the 1989 Indy Lights champion. He made 54 starts in CART beginning in 1990 with a best finish of 6th, occurring at Phoenix International Raceway in 1994...

  4. Tommy Byrne
    Tommy Byrne (Formula One)
    Thomas Byrne is a former racing driver from Ireland. He participated in five Formula One Grands Prix in with the backmarker Theodore team, debuting on 8 August...

  5. Jeff Andretti
    Jeff Andretti
    Jeff Andretti is an American race car driver. He competed in CART, and was the series' Rookie of the Year in 1991.-Racing career:...


Nazareth race

Held September 20 at Nazareth Speedway
Nazareth Speedway
Nazareth Speedway was an auto racing track in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania which operated from 1910 to 2004. The track is often associated with local drivers Mario and Michael Andretti. It was associated with Frankie Schneider in its earlier dirt track history....

. Didier Theys
Didier Theys
Didier Theys is an Belgian sports car driver. He is a two-time overall winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona ; a winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring ; the Sports Racing Prototype driver champion of the Grand-American Road Racing Association and the winner of the 24 Hours of Spa...

 won the pole.

Top Five Results
  1. Mike Groff
    Mike Groff
    Mike Groff is a former race car driver in CART and the Indy Racing League and the 1989 Indy Lights champion. He made 54 starts in CART beginning in 1990 with a best finish of 6th, occurring at Phoenix International Raceway in 1994...

  2. Didier Theys
    Didier Theys
    Didier Theys is an Belgian sports car driver. He is a two-time overall winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona ; a winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring ; the Sports Racing Prototype driver champion of the Grand-American Road Racing Association and the winner of the 24 Hours of Spa...

  3. Jeff Andretti
    Jeff Andretti
    Jeff Andretti is an American race car driver. He competed in CART, and was the series' Rookie of the Year in 1991.-Racing career:...

  4. Albert Naon, Jr.
  5. Rich Rutherford

Laguna Seca race

Held October 11 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca is a paved road racing track used for both auto racing and motorcycle racing, originally constructed in 1957 near both Salinas and Monterey, California, USA....

. Dave Simpson won the pole.

Top Five Results
  1. Dave Simpson
  2. Didier Theys
    Didier Theys
    Didier Theys is an Belgian sports car driver. He is a two-time overall winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona ; a winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring ; the Sports Racing Prototype driver champion of the Grand-American Road Racing Association and the winner of the 24 Hours of Spa...

  3. Tommy Byrne
    Tommy Byrne (Formula One)
    Thomas Byrne is a former racing driver from Ireland. He participated in five Formula One Grands Prix in with the backmarker Theodore team, debuting on 8 August...

  4. Steve Millen
    Steve Millen
    Steve Millen was a New Zealand IMSA racecar driver. In the 1970s and 1980s, Millen raced in hillclimbing and Formula Ford before doing stadium off-road racing in the United States in the Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group . He then began sports car racing, winning numerous championships in IMSA...

  5. Mike Groff
    Mike Groff
    Mike Groff is a former race car driver in CART and the Indy Racing League and the 1989 Indy Lights champion. He made 54 starts in CART beginning in 1990 with a best finish of 6th, occurring at Phoenix International Raceway in 1994...


Miami race

Held November 1 at Tamiami Park
Tamiami Park
Tamiami Park is a public urban park in metropolitan Miami, just south of the Modesto Maidique campus of Florida International University.-Background:...

. Dave Simpson won the pole.

Top Five Results
  1. Jeff Andretti
    Jeff Andretti
    Jeff Andretti is an American race car driver. He competed in CART, and was the series' Rookie of the Year in 1991.-Racing career:...

  2. Dave Simpson
  3. Juan Manuel Fangio II
    Juan Manuel Fangio II
    Juan Manuel Fangio II is a former auto racing champion and the nephew of legendary auto racer Juan Manuel Fangio....

  4. Albert Naon, Jr.
  5. George Metsos

Driver

For every race the points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 16 for runner up, 14 for third place, 12 for fourth place, 10 for fifth place, 8 for sixth place, 6 seventh place, winding down to 1 points for 12th place. Additional points were awarded to the pole winner (1 point) and to the driver leading the most laps (1 point).
Place Name Country Team Total Points                    
1 Didier Theys
Didier Theys
Didier Theys is an Belgian sports car driver. He is a two-time overall winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona ; a winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring ; the Sports Racing Prototype driver champion of the Grand-American Road Racing Association and the winner of the 24 Hours of Spa...

 
Truesports
Truesports
Truesports was an automobile racing team founded by Jim Trueman based in Hilliard, Ohio. The team is best known for winning the 1986 Indianapolis 500 and back-to-back CART championships in 1986 and 1987....

 
137 17 22 22 22 3 10 8 17 16 -
2 Jeff Andretti
Jeff Andretti
Jeff Andretti is an American race car driver. He competed in CART, and was the series' Rookie of the Year in 1991.-Racing career:...

 
Arciero Racing  123 21 2 16 12 5 16 10 14 6 21
3 Tommy Byrne
Tommy Byrne (Formula One)
Thomas Byrne is a former racing driver from Ireland. He participated in five Formula One Grands Prix in with the backmarker Theodore team, debuting on 8 August...

 
Opar Racing  120 3 12 6 16 22 22 13 6 14 6
4 Dave Simpson  Bill Simpson Racing  101 5 16 12 5 8 8 4 4 22 17
5 Mike Groff
Mike Groff
Mike Groff is a former race car driver in CART and the Indy Racing League and the 1989 Indy Lights champion. He made 54 starts in CART beginning in 1990 with a best finish of 6th, occurring at Phoenix International Raceway in 1994...

 
Opar Racing  96 12 14 3 1 16 3 14 21 10 2
6 Steve Millen
Steve Millen
Steve Millen was a New Zealand IMSA racecar driver. In the 1970s and 1980s, Millen raced in hillclimbing and Formula Ford before doing stadium off-road racing in the United States in the Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group . He then began sports car racing, winning numerous championships in IMSA...

 
Hemelgarn Racing
Hemelgarn Racing
Hemelgarn Racing was a racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by Ron Hemelgarn. The team won the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and 2000 Series Championship with driver Buddy Lazier. Along with A.J...

 
88 8 - 5 14 14 12 16 3 12 4
7 Juan Manuel Fangio II
Juan Manuel Fangio II
Juan Manuel Fangio II is a former auto racing champion and the nephew of legendary auto racer Juan Manuel Fangio....

 
TEAMKAR International  57 14 6 2 - - - 21 - - 14
8 Albert Naon, Jr.  Coors Racing  48 - - - 6 12 4 - 12 2 12
9 Rich Rutherford  Monarch Motorsports  41 - 3 14 10
Agapiou Racing  4 - -
Bill Simpson Racing  10 - -
10 Lee Perkinson, Jr.  Hemelgarn Racing
Hemelgarn Racing
Hemelgarn Racing was a racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by Ron Hemelgarn. The team won the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and 2000 Series Championship with driver Buddy Lazier. Along with A.J...

 
35 - - 10 3 10 2 5 5 - -
11 George Metsos  Agapiou Racing  35 10 10 - - - - - - 5 10
12 Brad Murphey
Brad Murphey
Brad Murphey , is a former American-born Australian racecar driver in the Indy Racing League. He raced in the 1996 and 1996-1997 seasons for Hemelgarn Racing with 3 career starts, including the Indianapolis 500 where he was credited with 23rd place, but never finished a race or led a lap...

 
TEAMKAR International  22 - 5 4 2 6 - - - 4 1
13 Nikolas Konstant  Agapiou Racing  17 6 8 - - - - - - 3 -
14 Mike Hooper  Opar Racing  14 - - - - - 14 - - - -
15 Steve Petty  Petty Racing  12 - - 8 - - - - - 1 3
16 Matt McBride  Don McBride Co.  11 - - - - - 5 6 - - -
17 Paul Radisich
Paul Radisich
Paul Radisich is a New Zealand racing driver of Croat origin. He has competed in saloon cars for many years - both European-style tourers and the V8 Supercars of Australia and New Zealand.-Early years:...

 
Agapiou Racing  8 - - - 8 - - - - - -
Wally Dallenbach, Jr.
Wally Dallenbach, Jr.
Wally Dallenbach, Jr. is an American former NASCAR Winston Cup driver. He competed in 226 Winston Cup races from 1991 to 2001 and had 23 top 10 finishes. The son of open wheel racer and former CART chief steward, Wally Dallenbach, Sr., Wally Jr. is also a road racer...

 
TEAMKAR International  8 - 4 - 4 - - - - - -
Bob Tullius  TEAMKAR International  8 - - - - - - - 8 - -
Pat Phinny  ? 8 - - - - - - - - 8 -
Guido Daccò
Guido Daccò
Guido Daccò was an Italian race car and motorcycle racer from Limbiate. He began motorcycle racing in 1969 and from 1980-1984 he raced in Formula 2. He then drove in the 1985 24 Hours of Le Mans and began racing in Formula 3000. In 1988 he moved to the United States to drive in the Indy Lights...

 
Agapiou Racing  8 - - - - - - - - - 8
22 Dean Hall
Dean Hall
Dean Hall , is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1990, 1991, and 1995 seasons with 21 career starts, including the 1990 Indianapolis 500...

 
TEAMKAR International  6 - - - - - 6 - - - -
23 Bobby Fix  ? 5 - - - - - - - - - 5
24 Billy Boat
Billy Boat
William "Billy" Leonard Boat is a former American open wheel driver who raced in the Indy Racing League....

 
Machinist Union Racing  4 4 - - - - - - - - -
25 Paul Dallenbach  TEAMKAR International  1 - 1 - - - - - - - -
Ron Giery  ? 1 - - - - - 1 - - - -


Note:

Race 1, 3, 5, 7 and 8 not all points were awarded (not enough competitors).

Complete Overview

first column of every race 10 = grid position
second column of every race 10 = race result


R10=retired, but classified NS=did not start
Place Name Country Team                    
1 Didier Theys
Didier Theys
Didier Theys is an Belgian sports car driver. He is a two-time overall winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona ; a winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring ; the Sports Racing Prototype driver champion of the Grand-American Road Racing Association and the winner of the 24 Hours of Spa...

 
Truesports
Truesports
Truesports was an automobile racing team founded by Jim Trueman based in Hilliard, Ohio. The team is best known for winning the 1986 Indianapolis 500 and back-to-back CART championships in 1986 and 1987....

 
1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 R10 2 5 2 R6 1 2 2 2 - -
2 Jeff Andretti
Jeff Andretti
Jeff Andretti is an American race car driver. He competed in CART, and was the series' Rookie of the Year in 1991.-Racing career:...

 
Arciero Racing  2 1 2 R11 5 2 8 4 4 8 5 2 5 5 3 3 9 7 4 1
3 Tommy Byrne
Tommy Byrne (Formula One)
Thomas Byrne is a former racing driver from Ireland. He participated in five Formula One Grands Prix in with the backmarker Theodore team, debuting on 8 August...

 
Opar Racing  5 R10 4 4 2 R7 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 4 2 7 4 3 2 7
4 Dave Simpson  Bill Simpson Racing  4 R8 9 2 7 4 5 8 8 6 6 6 9 R9 6 R9 1 1 1 2
5 Mike Groff
Mike Groff
Mike Groff is a former race car driver in CART and the Indy Racing League and the 1989 Indy Lights champion. He made 54 starts in CART beginning in 1990 with a best finish of 6th, occurring at Phoenix International Raceway in 1994...

 
Opar Racing  8 4 5 3 4 10 6 R12 3 2 8 10 6 3 5 1 7 5 5 R11
6 Steve Millen
Steve Millen
Steve Millen was a New Zealand IMSA racecar driver. In the 1970s and 1980s, Millen raced in hillclimbing and Formula Ford before doing stadium off-road racing in the United States in the Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group . He then began sports car racing, winning numerous championships in IMSA...

 
Hemelgarn Racing
Hemelgarn Racing
Hemelgarn Racing was a racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by Ron Hemelgarn. The team won the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and 2000 Series Championship with driver Buddy Lazier. Along with A.J...

 
7 6 3 R14 6 8 3 3 6 3 3 4 4 2 4 R10 3 4 3 R9
7 Juan Manuel Fangio II
Juan Manuel Fangio II
Juan Manuel Fangio II is a former auto racing champion and the nephew of legendary auto racer Juan Manuel Fangio....

 
TEAMKAR International  3 3 8 7 3 11 - - - - - - 3 1 - - - - 15 3
8 Albert Naon, Jr.  Coors Racing  - - - - - - 4 7 7 4 7 9 - - 9 4 5 R11 6 4
9 Rich Rutherford  Monarch Motorsports  - - 12 10 8 3 9 5
Agapiou Racing  10 9
Opar Racing  11 13 - -
Bill Simpson Racing  7 R5 - - - -
10 Lee Perkinson, Jr.  Hemelgarn Racing
Hemelgarn Racing
Hemelgarn Racing was a racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by Ron Hemelgarn. The team won the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and 2000 Series Championship with driver Buddy Lazier. Along with A.J...

 
- - - - 9 5 11 10 5 5 13 11 7 R8 8 R8 8 R13 11 R14
11 George Metsos  Agapiou Racing  10 5 14 5 ? NS - - - - - - - - - - 11 8 12 5
12 Brad Murphey
Brad Murphey
Brad Murphey , is a former American-born Australian racecar driver in the Indy Racing League. He raced in the 1996 and 1996-1997 seasons for Hemelgarn Racing with 3 career starts, including the Indianapolis 500 where he was credited with 23rd place, but never finished a race or led a lap...

 
TEAMKAR International  - - 7 8 10 9 12 11 9 7 - - - - - - 13 9 14 R12
13 Nikolas Konstant  Agapiou Racing  11 7 13 6 ? NS - - - - - - - - - - 12 10 - -
14 Mike Hooper  Opar Racing  - - - - - - - - - - 4 3 - - - - - - - -
15 Steve Petty  Petty Racing  - - - - 11 6 - - - - - - - - - - 10 R12 13 10
16 Matt McBride  Don McBride Co.  - - - - - - - - - - 12 8 8 R7 - - - - - -
17 Paul Radisich
Paul Radisich
Paul Radisich is a New Zealand racing driver of Croat origin. He has competed in saloon cars for many years - both European-style tourers and the V8 Supercars of Australia and New Zealand.-Early years:...

 
Agapiou Racing  - - - - - - 7 6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Wally Dallenbach, Jr.
Wally Dallenbach, Jr.
Wally Dallenbach, Jr. is an American former NASCAR Winston Cup driver. He competed in 226 Winston Cup races from 1991 to 2001 and had 23 top 10 finishes. The son of open wheel racer and former CART chief steward, Wally Dallenbach, Sr., Wally Jr. is also a road racer...

 
TEAMKAR International  - - 10 9 - - 10 9 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Bob Tullius  TEAMKAR International  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 6 - - - -
Pat Phinny  ? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 6 - -
Guido Daccò
Guido Daccò
Guido Daccò was an Italian race car and motorcycle racer from Limbiate. He began motorcycle racing in 1969 and from 1980-1984 he raced in Formula 2. He then drove in the 1985 24 Hours of Le Mans and began racing in Formula 3000. In 1988 he moved to the United States to drive in the Indy Lights...

 
Agapiou Racing  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 6
22 Dean Hall
Dean Hall
Dean Hall , is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1990, 1991, and 1995 seasons with 21 career starts, including the 1990 Indianapolis 500...

 
TEAMKAR International  - - - - - - - - - - 10 7 - - - - - - - -
23 Bobby Fix  ? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 8
24 Billy Boat
Billy Boat
William "Billy" Leonard Boat is a former American open wheel driver who raced in the Indy Racing League....

 
Machinist Union Racing  6 R9 6 R13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
25 Paul Dallenbach  TEAMKAR International  - - 11 R12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Ron Giery  ? - - - - - - - - - - 9 12 - - - - - - - -
- Fábio Greco  TEAMKAR International  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 R13
- Stan Fox
Stan Fox
Stan Fox was a United States open wheel race car driver. Fox was one of the last links between the midget car racing world and the Indianapolis 500.-Midget car career:...

 
Petty Racing  - - 15 R15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- Giovanni Fontanesi  Agapiou Racing  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 R15
- Gordon Johncock
Gordon Johncock
Gordon Johncock is a former racing driver, best known as a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 and the 1976 USAC Marlboro Championship Trail champion. Johncock was most often simply referred to as "Gordy."...

 
TEAMKAR International 9 (R8) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


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