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Season	Championship	Champion
2007	Champ Car World Series	Sebastien Bourdais Newman-Haas-Lanigan Racing
2006	Champ Car World Series	Sebastien Bourdais Newman-Haas Racing
2005	Champ Car World Series	Sebastien Bourdais Newman-Haas Racing
2004	Bridgestone Champ Car World Series	Sebastien Bourdais Newman-Haas Racing
2003	Bridgestone Champ Car World Series	Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing
2002	FedEx Championship Series	Cristiano da Matta Newman-Haas Racing
2001	FedEx Championship Series	Gil de Ferran Marlboro Team Penske
2000	FedEx Championship Series	Gil de Ferran Marlboro Team Penske
1999	FedEx Championship Series	Juan Pablo Montoya Chip Ganassi Racing Team
1998	FedEx Championship Series	Alessandro Zanardi Chip Ganassi Racing Team
1997	PPG CART World Series	Alessandro Zanardi Chip Ganassi Racing Team
1996	PPG Indycar World Series	Jimmy Vasser Chip Ganassi Racing Team
1995	PPG Indycar World Series	Jacques Villeneuve Team Green
1994	PPG Indycar World Series	Al Unser jr Marlboro Team Penske
1993	PPG Indycar World Series	Nigel Mansell Newman-Haas Racing
1992	PPG Indycar World Series	Bobby Rahal Rahal-Hogan Racing
1991	CART/PPG Indycar World Series	Michael Andretti Newman-Haas Racing
1990	CART/PPG Indycar World Series	Al Unser jr Galles-Kraco Racing
1989	CART/PPG Indycar World Series	Emerson Fittipaldi Patrick Racing
1988	CART/PPG Indycar World Series	Danny Sullivan Penske Racing
1987	CART/PPG Indycar World Series	Bobby Rahal Truesports
1986	CART/PPG Indycar World Series	Bobby Rahal Truesports
1985	CART/PPG Indycar World Series	Al Unser Penske Racing
1984	CART/PPG Indycar World Series	Mario Andretti Newman-Haas Racing
1983	CART/PPG Indycar World Series	Al Unser Penske Racing
1982	CART/PPG Indycar World Series	Rick Mears Penske Racing
1981	CART/PPG Indycar World Series	Rick Mears Penske Racing
1980	CART/PPG Indycar World Series	Johnny Rutherford Chaparral Racing
1979	SCCA/CART Indycar Championship	Rick Mears Penske Racing

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