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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).
The 2000 Indy Racing Northern Light Series was another season that saw a high level of parity, as only one driver, champion Buddy Lazier, won more than a single race.It also saw the beginning of the jump from CART as Al Unser Jr. moved to the series full-time and Chip Ganassi Racing came over to run the Indy 500, which it won with driver Juan Pablo Montoya.
The 2001 Indy Racing Northern Light Series saw the addition of five races and loss of one to bring the total to 13. Chip Ganassi Racing returned to the Indy 500 with four cars and were joined on the grid by Penske Racing and Team Kool Green .
The 2024 IndyCar Series season includes 17 points-paying races and one $1 Million Challenge. The schedule begins in March and finishes in September. Alex Palou won the 2023 championship, his ...
The 1996 Indy Racing League was the first season in the history of the series, which was created and announced on March 11, 1994 by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, as a supplementary series to the established Indy Car World Series sanctioned by Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) since 1979.
The 1996–97 Indy Racing League was the second season contested by the Indy Racing League.Tony Stewart was the champion, while Arie Luyendyk won the Indianapolis 500.The lengthy season was a result of the league abandoning the concept of ending each season with the Indianapolis 500.
Currently, Palou (who starts 12th Race 1; 10th Race 2) holds a 54-point cushion on Power, a 67-point lead on Colton Herta (10th Race 1; 18th Race 2) and 88 on McLaughlin (1st Race 1; 2nd Race 2).
IndyCar announced on May 14, 2024, that the new hybrid powertrain would debut at Mid-Ohio. [3] This was the final year of IndyCar's current television contract with NBC Sports, which began in 2019 and was extended in 2021. [4] [5] For 2025, the series' television coverage moved to Fox for all races. [6] New race restart procedures were ...