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...to become a [[Formula 1]] driver. He won the [[Indy Racing League]] (IRL) championship in [[2003]] at his first attempt. ...13 wins in 14 races. In [[1996]] he won the full New Zealand Formula Ford championship.

...y Lights series]]. Wheldon is playfully nicknamed "Difficult Dan" in the [[Indy Racing League|IRL]] pit lane for his sometimes choleric temperament. He cur ...005 also broke the record for most victories in one IRL season. His win at Indy was the first for an Englishman since [[Graham Hill]]'s triumph in 1966. Bu

...car with the [[BAR-Honda]] Team at [[Jerez]] as a reward for his 2004 IRL championship in a Honda powered car. ...mercial for the Caramel Cup brand with a driver in NASCAR who has a win at Indy (something Kannan aspires to do). 2003 [[Allstate 400 at the Brickyard]] w

The NASCAR Championship's most important race, the [[Daytona 500]], is held annually at Daytona Int ...thick smoke from wildfires that summer. The Pepsi 400 has been held under lights ever since.

...finished outside the top four of the previous season's World Constructors' Championship are allowed to take part in Friday's free practice sessions. Another free p ...otal of 22 cars, while the regulations place a limit of 24 entries for the championship. At some periods in the history of Formula One the number of cars entered f

...acing ranks and in the [[United States]] he won the [[1990]] [[Indy Lights Championship]], setting a record with nine wins. The following year, he competed in his ...th or worse in each of the final five events to slip to fifth place in the championship.

...rbike Series 1981 and 1982. He also won the AMA 250cc road racing National Championship in 1980 and 1981 for Kawasaki. ...won the [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|1984 world championship]]. It would mark the first of four world titles Lawson would go on to win.

...to racing]] driver, winner of the American [[Champ Car World Series|CART]] Championship in 2002, and former [[Toyota F1|Toyota]] [[Formula One]] driver. ...4]], he continued his successful ways, winning the [[Formula 3]] Brazilian championship. In [[1996]], da Matta participated in the [[Formula 3000]] series in [[Gr

|Major events || *'''[[Indy Racing League]]''' <br>[[ABC Supply Company A.J. Foyt 225]] ''June 3, 2007' ...obile Club|USAC]], [[NASCAR]], CART/[[Champ Car World Series]]), and the [[Indy Racing League]]. There have also been many races in regional series such as

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...uced, the Daytona Continental, which counted towards the [[World Sportscar Championship]]. The first Continental was won by [[Dan Gurney]], driving a 2.7L Coventry ...hter lights around the pit straight, and decent lighting similar to street lights around the circuit.

...the final preparatory step for drivers hoping to enter the [[Formula One]] championship. [[Formula Two]] had become too expensive, and was dominated by works-run ...output under control. As well as the Cosworth, a Honda engine based on an Indy V8 by [[Judd (engine)|John Judd]] also appeared; a rumoured [[Lamborghini]]

[[Image:irl_logo.jpg|120px|center|Indy Racing League Logo]] ...breakaway group of drivers from [[Champ Car|CART]], which had sancationed Indy car racing since [[1979 in sports|1979]], who incidently, had broken away f

'''[[Indy Racing League|IRL]] [[IndyCar Series]]''' '''[[Indy Racing League|IRL]] [[Firestone Indy Lights]]'''<br>[[Camping World Watkins Glen Grand Prix]]

...1925]] Alfa Romeo won the first [[Grand Prix motor racing|World Grand Prix Championship]]. Over 4 rounds the [[Alfa Romeo P2]] won the [[European Grand Prix]] at ...fa Romeo P3|P3]] whilst the German [[Silver Arrows]] dominated the other 4 championship events. However the P3s won 18 of the 35 Grands Prix held throughout Europe

...the raceway has also hosted open-wheel events from both [[CART]] and the [[Indy Racing League]]. ...Racing Association]] (GARRA) and by the [[JGTC|Japanese Grand Touring Car Championship]], with the JGTC race being unique as a night race. The GARRA Rolex Sports