Champ Car Seasons: 1994 Indycar Season, 2007 Champ Car Season, 1995 Indycar Season, 1984 Indycar Season, 1980 Indycar Season

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General Books LLC, 2010 - 252 pages
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 32. Chapters: 1994 IndyCar season, 2007 Champ Car season, 1995 IndyCar season, 2003 CART season, 1984 IndyCar season, 1993 IndyCar season, 1980 IndyCar season, 2002 CART season, 2005 Champ Car season, 2004 Champ Car season, 1999 CART season, 1998 CART season, 2006 Champ Car season, 1990 IndyCar season, 1989 IndyCar season, 1996 IndyCar season, 2001 CART season, 1988 IndyCar season, 2000 CART season, 1992 IndyCar season, 1979 IndyCar season, 1991 IndyCar season, 1997 CART season, 1981 IndyCar season, 2008 Champ Car season, 1909 AAA Championship Car season, 1987 IndyCar season, 1983 IndyCar season, 1910 AAA Championship Car season, 1982 IndyCar season, 1985 IndyCar season, 1986 IndyCar season. Excerpt: The 1994 IndyCar season, the sixteenth in the CART era of U.S. open-wheel racing, consisted of 16 races, beginning in Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia on March 20 and concluding in Monterey, California on October 9. The PPG Indy Car World Series Drivers' Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Al Unser, Jr. Rookie of the Year was Jacques Villeneuve. The 78th Indianapolis 500 was sanctioned by the USAC, but counted in the CART points standings. The 1994 season was memorable for four main reasons: the dominance of Team Penske's PC-23 chassis, the retirement of the great Mario Andretti, the return of Michael Andretti after his unsuccessful season in Formula One, and the rise of young Canadian Jacques Villeneuve. The following teams and drivers competed in the 1994 Indy Car World Series season. All teams used Goodyear tyres; Firestone would return one year later after a hiatus lasting for two decades. Emerson Fittipaldi took his first pole in nearly a year. At the start, eighth place starter Adrian Fernandez spun across the track without contact. But in an effort to avoid him, Jacques Villeneuve and Arie Luyendyk crashed and were...

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