Castroneves also had four years of ChampCar experience prior to IndyCar and the three-time Indy 500 winner is trying to win his first championship (see related articles). Defending IndyCar champion and currently third place overall is 32 year old Ryan ...

In 2008, the Gold Coast Indy 300 was replaced by the Gold Coast V8 Supercars event – known as the Gold Coast 600 – when the American ChampCar series, previously known as the Indy Car series, pulled out of the Surfers Paradise annual attraction.

The race became a V8-only event, the Gold Coast 600, several years ago after the American ChampCar series (formerly IndyCar) pulled out of Surfers Paradise.. Miss Indy entrants, who were part of a push to bring the Indy cars back, were banned from the ...

Castroneves has won his fair share of races over the years with 22 IndyCar wins. Plus, he has always been an IndyCar series contender, finishing in the top six in points, 11 out of 12 full-time seasons. In ChampCar's final point standings, Helio had a ...

Bobby Rahal had won more races at MRLS as a ChampCar driver, then team owner, and ALMS sports car team owner (all combined) than anyone else in the history of the storied race track, and since September, 2003 his name is linked to the facility in ...

Because the ChampCar series (previous name of the IndyCar) never found a home in Montreal, despite the presence of local drivers like Tagliani, Tracy, Ranger, and Carpentier. The same series did not attract huge crowds at Mont-Tremblant, and IndyCar ...

Sponsors, manufacturers and teams wanted to be at Indy for the 500, and forced to placate the people who paid their bills, CART teams (which became ChampCar in 2004 after a first bankruptcy) started to make appearances at the Indy 500 again - and ...

The former Champcar star-turned-paralympian blessed the Brazilian's No.11 Dallara with his gold medals from London before the race, Kanaan returning the favour by giving the beloved Italian the helmet he wore to victory. Friendship still's a value?