Firestone Indy 400 - Past Winners

Past Winners

Season Date Race Name Driver Team Chassis Engine Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
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Laps Miles (km)
USAC Championship Car history
1968 October 13 Michigan Inaugural 250 Ronnie Bucknum All American Racers Eagle Offy 125 250 (402.336) 1:32:42 161.812 Report
1970 July 4 Michigan Twin 200s Gary Bettenhausen Bettenhausen Racing Gerhardt Offy 100 200 (321.868) 1:25:20 138.67 Report
1971 July 18 Michigan 200 Mark Donohue Penske Racing McLaren Offy 100 200 (321.868) 1:22:09 144.898 Report
1972 July 16 Michigan 200 Joe Leonard Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing Parnelli Offy 100 200 (321.868) 140.685 Report
1973 July 15 Michigan 200 Roger McCluskey Lindsey Hopkins McLaren Offy 100 200 (321.868) 1:14:28 161.146 Report
September 16 Michigan Twin 125s Bill Vukovich II Jerry O'Connell Eagle Offy 63 126 (202.777) 0:56:24 134.026 Report
Johnny Rutherford Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren Offy 63 126 (202.777) 0:48:05 157.243
1974 July 21 Michigan 200 Bobby Unser All American Racers Eagle Offy 100 200 (321.868) 1:14:41 160.695 Report
September 15 Norton 250 Al Unser Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing Eagle Offy 125 250 (402.336) 1:45:32 142.135 Report
1975 July 20 Norton 200 A.J. Foyt A.J. Foyt Enterprises Coyote Foyt 100 200 (321.868) 1:15:31 158.907 Report
September 13 Michigan 150 Tom Sneva Penske Racing McLaren Offy 75 150 (241.401) 0:51:05 176.16 Report
1976 July 18 Norton Twin 200s Gordon Johncock Patrick Racing Wildcat DGS 100 200 (321.868) 1:12:43 1:12:43 Report
September 18 Michigan 150 A.J. Foyt A.J. Foyt Enterprises Coyote Foyt 75 150 (241.401) 0:54:51 164.058 Report
1977 July 17 Norton 200 Danny Ongais Interscope Racing Parnelli Cosworth 100 200 (321.868) 1:20:27 149.152 Report
September 17 Michigan Grand Prix Gordon Johncock Patrick Racing Wildcat DGS 75 150 (241.401) 0:51:21 175.25 Report
1978 July 16 Norton Twin 200 Johnny Rutherford Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren Cosworth 100 200 (321.868) 1:15:02 159.941 Report
September 16 Gould Grand Prix Danny Ongais Interscope Racing Parnelli Cosworth 75 150 (241.401) 1:01:32 146.246 Report
Indy Car / CART World Series history
1979 July 15 Norton Twin 125s Gordon Johncock Patrick Racing Penske Cosworth 63 126 (202.777) 0:44:13 170.796 Report
Bobby Unser Penske Racing Penske Cosworth 63 126 (202.777) 0:48:40 155.342
September 15 Gould Grand Prix Bobby Unser Penske Racing Penske Cosworth 75 150 (241.401) 0:51:22 175.211 Report
1980 July 20 Norton 200 Johnny Rutherford Chaparral Cars Chaparral Cosworth 100 200 (321.868) 1:20:48 148.515 Report
October 20 Gould Grand Prix Mario Andretti Penske Racing Penske Cosworth 75 150 (241.401) 0:53:44 167.494 Report
1981 July 25 Norton Michigan 500 Pancho Carter Alex Morales Autosport Penske Cosworth 250 500 (804.672) 3:45:45 132.89 Report
September 20 Detroit News Grand Prix Rick Mears Penske Racing Penske Cosworth 74* 148 (238.182) 1:10:30 125.957 Report
1982 July 18 Norton Michigan 500 Gordon Johncock Patrick Racing Wildcat Cosworth 250 500 (804.672) 3:14:54 153.925 Report
September 26 Detroit News Grand Prix Bobby Rahal TrueSports March Cosworth 75 150 (241.401) 1:04:03 140.515 Report
1983 July 17 Norton Michigan 500 John Paul, Jr. VDS Penske Cosworth 250 500 (804.672) 3:42:27 134.862 Report
September 18 Detroit News Grand Prix Rick Mears Penske Racing Penske Cosworth 100 200 (321.868) 1:05:49 182.235 Report
1984 July 22 Michigan 500 Mario Andretti Newman/Haas Racing Lola Cosworth 250 500 (804.672) 3:44:45 133.482 Report
September 24 Detroit News Grand Prix Mario Andretti Newman/Haas Racing Lola Cosworth 100 200 (321.868) 1:11:12 168.523 Report
1985 July 28 Michigan 500 Emerson Fittipaldi Patrick Racing March Cosworth 250 500 (804.672) 3:53:58 128.22 Report
September 22 Detroit News 200 Bobby Rahal TrueSports March Cosworth 100 200 (321.868) 1:13:19 163.647 Report
1986 August 2 Michigan 500 Johnny Rutherford Alex Morales Autosport March Cosworth 250 500 (804.672) 3:38:45 137.139 Report
September 28 Pepsi Cola 250 Bobby Rahal TrueSports March Cosworth 125 250 (402.336) 1:22:33 181.701 Report
1987 August 2 Marlboro 500 Michael Andretti Kraco Racing March Cosworth 250 500 (804.672) 2:54:56 171.493 Report
1988 August 7 Marlboro 500 Danny Sullivan Penske Racing Penske Chevrolet 250 500 (804.672) 2:46:03 180.654 Report
1989 August 6 Marlboro 500 Michael Andretti Newman/Haas Racing Lola Chevrolet 250 500 (804.672) 3:07:15 160.21 Report
1990 August 5 Marlboro 500 Al Unser, Jr. Galles/Kraco Racing Lola Chevrolet 250 500 (804.672) 2:38:07 189.727 Report
1991 August 4 Marlboro 500 Rick Mears Penske Racing Penske Chevrolet 250 500 (804.672) 2:59:23 167.23 Report
1992 August 2 Marlboro 500 Scott Goodyear Walker Racing Lola Chevrolet 250 500 (804.672) 2:48:53 177.265 Report
1993 August 1 Marlboro 500 Nigel Mansell Newman/Haas Racing Lola Ford-Cosworth 250 500 (804.672) 2:39:24 188.203 Report
1994 July 31 Marlboro 500 Scott Goodyear King Racing Lola Ford-Cosworth 250 500 (804.672) 3:07:44 159.8 Report
1995 July 30 Marlboro 500 Presented by Speedstick Scott Pruett Patrick Racing Lola Ford-Cosworth 250 500 (804.672) 3:07:52 159.676 Report
1996 May 26 Inaugural U.S. 500 Jimmy Vasser Chip Ganassi Racing Reynard Honda 250 500 (804.672) 3:11:48 156.403 Report
July 28 Marlboro 500 André Ribeiro Tasman Racing Lola Honda 250 500 (804.672) 3:16:33 152.627 Report
1997 July 27 U. S. 500 Presented by Toyota Alex Zanardi Chip Ganassi Racing Reynard Honda 250 500 (804.672) 2:59:35 167.044 Report
1998 July 26 U. S. 500 Presented by Toyota Greg Moore Forsythe Racing Reynard Mercedes 250 500 (804.672) 3:00:48 165.913 Report
1999 July 25 U. S. 500 Presented by Toyota Tony Kanaan Forsythe Racing Reynard Honda 250 500 (804.672) 2:41:12 186.097 Report
2000 July 23 Michigan 500 Presented by Toyota Juan Montoya Chip Ganassi Racing Lola Toyota 250 500 (804.672) 2:48:49 177.694 Report
2001 July 22 Harrah's 500 Presented by Toyota Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing Reynard Ford-Cosworth 250 500 (804.672) 2:54:55 171.498 Report
Indy Racing League IndyCar Series history
2002 July 28 Michigan Indy 400 Tomas Scheckter Team Cheever Dallara Infiniti 200 400 (643.737) 2:14:03 179.044 Report
2003 July 27 Firestone Indy 400 Alex Barron Mo Nunn Racing G-Force Toyota 200 400 (643.737) 2:12:39 180.917 Report
2004 August 1 Michigan Indy 400 Buddy Rice Rahal Letterman Racing G-Force Honda 200 400 (643.737) 2:11:47 182.123 Report
2005 July 31 Michigan Indy 400 Bryan Herta Andretti Green Racing Dallara Honda 200 400 (643.737) 2:23:33 167.197 Report
2006 July 30 Firestone Indy 400 Helio Castroneves Team Penske Dallara Honda 200 400 (643.737) 2:03:44 193.972 Report
2007 August 5 Firestone Indy 400 Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing Dallara Honda 200 400 (643.737) 2:49:38 141.481 Report
  • September 1981: Race shortened due to scoring error.

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