2018 CART Reunion Announced
Count them – 18 – years ago and today's IndyCars still cannot beat the best era of IndyCar ever – the CART era. The track record on the 4.048 mi, … Read More
Category: CART
Dan Gurney dies (2nd Update)
Dan Gurney in a 4-wheel drift in 1967 in his Gurney Eagle UPDATE "The employees and fans of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach are truly saddened to hear … Read More
A Tribute to Dan Gurney
Dan Gurney The Henry Ford pays tribute to racing legend Dan Gurney with the Edison-Ford Medal for his ingenuity and lifetime of innovative achievements. In addition to a number of … Read More
Video: 25th Anniversary of Senna CART IndyCar test
Aryton Senna Today marks the 25th anniversary of a momentous day in Indy car history – for what it was and what it wasn’t. It was on Dec. 20, 1992, … Read More
1987 Indianapolis 500 on ABC
The ABC broadcast of the 1987 CART IndyCar Indianapolis 500. Mario Andretti dominated the race but Al Unser Sr. lucked into the win when Andretti's valve spring broke on his … Read More
1987 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
The NBC broadcast of the 1987 CART IndyCar Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Note the height of the grandstands – double what they are today – before Tony George … Read More
1987 Nissan Challenge Miami
1986 CART IndyCar season finale in Miami on a wet windy day. Note all the huge sponsors on the cars. Mario Andretti's engineer that year was none other than F1 … Read More
Bruce Leven who owned IMSA and CART team dies
Bruce Leven June 12, 1938 – Sept. 15, 2017 ISC Archives & Research Center During the late 1970s and 1980s, Seattle businessman Bruce Leven pursued his dreams and competed at … Read More
Classic Rewind: 1987 Milwaukee Miller American 200
Note how huge the crowds were under CART and before Tony George destroyed the sport. A week after the Indianapolis 500, the 1987 CART season moved north to The Milwaukee … Read More
Father Phil Dies
Father Phil DeRea It is with great sadness that we report the passing yesterday of Father Phil DeRea at the age of 75 – the Roman Catholic Priest who helped … Read More
Mario Andretti: Letter to My Younger Self
by Mario Andretti, Racing Legend (originally published on the Players Tribune) Dear Mario, If you’re reading this, it means you’ve arrived in America. It’s 1955, you’re just 15 years old … Read More
IndyCar under CART was so popular Ferrari built an IndyCar
Ferrari 637 IndyCar – it was sleek and beautiful. Compare that to today's ugly duckling IndyCar monstrosity CART was too popular so Tony George had to destroy it, and he … Read More
Video: 1987 Phoenix 200
Video of the 1987 Phoenix 200 a CART IndyCar race. Note all the fans. Tony George decided he had to destroy CART and he did. You will see 1/10th the … Read More
Ecclestone played George like a ‘dam’ fiddle
AR1.com has said for 20 years that Bill France Jr. and Bernie Ecclestone played Tony George like a fiddle and got him to break up CART and destroy IndyCar racing … Read More
Video: Robin Miller on Dan Gurney
From sports cars to Formula One in 23 races, the only man to ever build and drive his own F1 car to victory and a versatile star who won in … Read More
Herm Johnson dies
Herm Johnson back in his CART days Herm Johnson a former driver in the CART IndyCar Championship Car series passed away from liver & renal failure at the age of … Read More
Video: 1988 Miami Grand Prix
When IndyCar was big before Tony George destroyed it with the creation of the IRL. Note all the big sponsors on the cars, all drained from the paddock after the … Read More
Saturday at the CART Reunion
A new car under construction The CART reunion committee worked hard to organize several things for the attendees to do today before the big dinner this evening. It seems that … Read More
Friday Night at the CART reunion
Bob and Barbara Funk It has been a long time since you had so many CART shirts and logo items assembled in Indianapolis. Friday it was fashionable to wear something … Read More
Penske, Gurney and Patrick to be honored at 2nd annual CART Reunion (Update)
UPDATE Paul Leyton speaks at last year's event This weekend is the 2016 CART Reunion in Plainfield, Indiana. Last year's event was a fun and memorable time for all who … Read More
Lon Bromley killed in boating accident
Lon Bromley helped shape the best rescue team in all of motorsports 30 years ago and earned everyone's trust in the CART paddock with his calm, level-headed expertise in dealing … Read More