Chicago

The growth of oval racing in North America at the turn of the millennium was amply displayed in the Chicago area where two speedways opened within a couple of years of each other.

Country

United States

Location

Cicero, Illinois

Co-ordinates

41.828347, -87.748943

Latest Race

2002 Chicago Champ Cars

First Race

1999 Chicago Champ Cars

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The growth of oval racing in North America at the turn of the millennium was amply displayed in the Chicago area where two speedways opened within a couple of years of each other. Chip Ganassi opened the 67,000 capacity 1-mile Chicago Motor Speedway in Cicero, Illinois in 1999, two years ahead of the rival Chicagoland was ready. Built around an active horse track (Hawthorne), the circuit was very wide with shallow six degree banking. However, the 2002 Champ Car event only went ahead when CART took over as promoters and the venue soon closed.

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1999 - 2003

Type

Paved oval

Length

1.029 (Miles)

Fastest Race Lap

Roberto Moreno (Swift 010c-Ford), 23.687s, 156.390 mph, Champ Cars, 1999

Fastest Qualifying Lap

Juan Pablo Montoya (Reynard 2KI-Toyota), 22.107s, 167.567 mph, Champ Cars, 2000

Latest Races

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Race name	Date	Championship	Laps	Winner
2002 Chicago Champ Cars	30/06/2002	FedEx Championship Series	250	Cristiano da Matta Newman-Haas Racing
2001 Chicago Champ Cars	29/07/2001	FedEx Championship Series	225	Kenny Brack Team Rahal
2000 Chicago Indy Lights	30/07/2000	Dayton Indy Lights Championship	97	Scott Dixon PacWest Lights
2000 Chicago Champ Cars	30/07/2000	FedEx Championship Series	225	Cristiano da Matta PPI Motorsports
1999 Chicago Indy Lights	22/08/1999	PPG/Dayton Indy Lights Championship	97	Scott Dixon Johansson Motorsports
1999 Chicago Champ Cars	22/08/1999	FedEx Championship Series	225	Juan Pablo Montoya Chip Ganassi Racing Team

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Championships

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13,982

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16,081

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9,348

Teams

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