Wikipedia:WikiProject American Open Wheel Racing
WikiProject American Open Wheel Racing is a project to better organize information in articles related to Open Wheel Racing based in the United States, with an emphasis on the Indy Racing League, Champ Car, and Indy/Championship racing under the AAA and USAC banner dating to approximately 1909. Primary topics include races, tracks and drivers. Other open wheel topics, such as support series (Indy Pro Series, Indy Lights, Atlantics), sprint cars (both USAC- and WoO-sanctioned), and other similar forms are also welcome. It is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians. If you would like to help, please browse and improve the articles as you see fit. Open discussion on such edits is welcome and desired. This project, like everything else on the Wikipedia, is what everyone makes of it. The To-do list keeps track of what the projects current short term objectives are.
Goals
- Create standards of quality for Open wheel-related articles, consistent with Wikipedia's broader standards for biographical articles and sporting event articles, and consistent with Wikipedia's overall standards of WP:Verifiability, WP:NPOV, and so forth.
- Create and standardize articles for Open wheel drivers, teams, tracks and series
- Better organize all Open wheel-related articles
- Expand upon existing Open wheel-related articles
- Create a working relationship between members who concentrate primarily on IRL and those with members who concentrate primarily on the CART/Champ Car. Establish an atmosphere of equality in information reporting, and establish a firm stance on WP:NPOV.
- Define areas requiring attention of above mentioned goals.
Participants
If you would like to be recognized as a participant, add your name here. This template may be placed on user pages.
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- Doctorindy: Founding member- initially created the project. Helping to establish needs and organization. Frequent contributor to various auto racing projects. I do not act in the role as a moderator, instead merely a large contributor.
- Royalbroil Talk Contrib - I was a fan from the late 1970's to 1990's. I live fairly near Road America, and I've went to a couple of CART events. I have a bot, so contact me on my talk page if you have a task that you think might be able to be automated.
- Drdisque: Formed a ton of the articles on the site, fan since 1992, mainly concerned with Indy 500 and anything from 1995-1999 and 2005+.
- Chr.K.: WP:F1 and WP:Motorsport member; Indianapolis Motor Speedway specialist; universal AOWR focus, sometime F1 and Sportscars interest; despise the way NASCAR changes rules in mid-race for circus-like atmosphere, do not participate in any form of NASCAR collaberation if avoidable. (Updated 6 July 2007)
- Mustang6172: Member of Wikiprojects Formula One, NASCAR, and IROC. I've been watching open wheel racing for 8 years, and have been tinkering with the Open Wheel articles for some time.
- KPatin: Open Wheel Fan 4 Life. I have been keeping indy, champ, and f1 pages up to date allong with others. Also Created Indy Pro Series Seasons.
- Manwithaduck: Started CCWS season pages for 1979, 1984, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2006 & 2007. 1984 is just finished and 1990 has just been started, but work will prevent me from finishing quickly. Looking forward to a re-united open wheel series in the not-too distant future! (One can dream...)
- Checkpoint10: I added race results to some of the Champ Car drivers, some infoboxes for the drivers, and made the 2006 Champ Car season template what it is now. I'm happy to see this project started; there's a ton of work left to be done! I have been a fan of Champ Car since 1995, although I haven't watched it regularly on TV since 2002.
- Jsydave: Created the 2005 Champ Car season article and frequent updater of that for 2006. Also, a member of the A1GP and F1 Projects, and creater of all of the Speedway Grand Prix season pages.
- Mycroft.Holmes: I've used my Indy 500 database at http://indy500.tjs-labs.com/index.php to create many of the Wiki race results and added results to individual drivers. I can easily and quickly dump the data in any format agreed upon by the group and rework the format quickly if a change is required.
- Please note that your own website is not a reliable source and not appropriate to be cited as a reference. Femto 15:35, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
- Willirennen: A member of few other car related wikiproject inclding F1, WRC as car topics are my speciality. As a UK resident I have been following CART since the Nigel Mansell era but I would like to follow IRL and Champ Car again since I just got my cable. I have expanded the Hiro Matsushita and lots more.
- Cs-wolves: Will work on any article that needs improving. Motor racing fan in general.
- Chuck Carroll: Primarily interested in Indy 500-related pages.
- DH85868993: No particular expertise in AOWR (F1 is my special interest), but I am keen on promoting consistency between the various children of WP:MOTOR.
- CorSter: CART, Champ Car, Atlantics, Indy Lights, and IRL.
- Apmiller: When real life allows me the time, you can find me writing Champ Car race report articles and keeping up the season point tables. Hope to find the time to create race reports for 2005 and earlier eventually.
- JohnnyBGood t c VIVA! : CCWS mainly. Big fan of the CCWS and F1. Major upgrades done to 2007 CCWS season.
- Tim Wohlford: Already a key contributor (words and pics) for many IRL, USAC, Indy500, F1 and Michigan Speedway articles. I regularly write for a motor sports web site.
- Fanofspeed: IndyCar Series is a big interest of mine. My favorite is F1 though, but not by much. I also enjoy some Champ Car World Series.
- Sesameball: Mostly IRL, although a fan of CCWS and F1. Particular attention to updating point tables, keeping driver pages up to date, and developing driver pages as needed. Also a member of the Wikification drive.
- Barno: Participant in WP:Motorsport and WP:NASCAR for a long time. Main open-wheel interests are Sprints, Midgets, and historical AAA/USAC Indycars. Grew up in Modified country, worked at both dirt and paved tracks, wrote for racing weekly papers.
Similar WikiProjects
Parent WikiProject
- WikiProject Motorsport, this WikiProject is the child of WikiProject Motorsport, which focuses on the interrelationships between motorsport Wikiprojects.
Sibling WikiProjects
- WikiProject A1 Grand Prix, focusing on the new A1 Grand Prix series.
- WikiProject British Motorsport, motorsports in the United Kingdom.
- WikiProject Formula One, focusing on Formula One and its pages.
- WikiProject IROC, focusing on the International Race of Champions and its pages.
- WikiProject NASCAR, focusing on NASCAR.
- WikiProject Sports Car Racing, focusing on a variety of sports car racing series throughout the world.
- WikiProject World Rally, focusing on the World Rally Championship and related articles.
Organization
- To be developed
Standards
- Individual Race Page Titles For simplicity reasons, the page titles have been established/adjusted to include only the primary title sponsor, and not any additional/optional "presenting sponsors." The presenting sponsor(s) is still mentioned prominently on the individual page, but due to the overly long titles, they do not seem necessary to include for the title. Television presenting sponsor also are not to be included as part of the page title, but should be mentioned on the page text/info box, etc.
- Individual Race Pages For all current IRL Indycar races. Following in a similar fashion to the series of current NASCAR races format, various details include:
- Each race has its own page, titled as the current name of the race
- Each race has an infobox Template:Indycar race infobox with various information:
- Race logo (uploaded and labled according to wiki standards
- Track, sponsor, previous race names, distance
- Notations of first open wheel race and first IRL specific race
- Race results in table form, as has been established on wiki already. Since many races extend previous to the formation of the IRL, or stem from what was at one time a Champ Car race (either AAA, USAC or CART), the tables are listed in seperate but sequential order.
- Additional race results for related events can also be included in the race pages. This includes previous races, or previous versions of the same race (or different races) that have a reasonable tie (such as the city) to the current event.
- Examples include listing race winners for Tamiami Park Miami with the Homestead event, since both have Miami in common.
- Next/previous race box at the bottom Template:Indycar next race
Project Progress Report
Article Status
Drivers
Further standards to be progressively introduced.
| Driver | Unified AOWDRL |
Peer Review | FAC/FLC | Rating (Promotion) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andretti, Marco
|
yes | |||
| Andretti, Mario
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no | none |  Good Article(GA, July 16, 2007) | |
| Andretti, Michael
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yes | |||
| Carpenter, Ed
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yes | |||
 Castroneves, Hélio
|
yes | |||
 Clarke, Dan
|
yes | |||
 Dixon, Scott
|
yes | |||
 Duno, Milka
|
yes | |||
| Figge, Alex
|
yes | |||
| Fisher, Sarah
|
yes | |||
| Foyt, A.J.
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no | |||
| Foyt, A.J., IV
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yes | none | Good article (GA, December 27, 2007) | |
| Franchitti, Dario
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yes | |||
| Gugelmin, Mauricio
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yes | PR | Good article (GA, January 8, 2007) | |
| Hornish, Sam, Jr.
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yes | |||
| Junqueira, Bruno
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no | |||
| Kanaan, Tony
|
yes | |||
| Legge, Katherine
|
yes | |||
| Manning, Darren
|
yes | |||
 Matsuura, Kosuke
|
yes | |||
| Meira, Vitor
|
yes | |||
| Patrick, Danica
|
yes | |||
| Rahal, Bobby
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no | |||
| Rahal, Graham
|
yes | |||
| Rice, Buddy
|
yes | |||
| Sharp, Scott
|
yes | |||
 Scheckter, Tomas
|
yes | |||
| Simmons, Jeff
|
yes | |||
 Tagliani, Alex
|
yes | |||
| Wheldon, Dan
|
yes | |||
| Wilson, Justin
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yes |
Facilities
Lists
Did You Know
To-do List
A To-do list has been created here. Please check and add to the to-do list to coordinate efforts.
Templates
Page templates
Template:Indycar race infobox This template is for individual races. It is based upon the Template:NASCAR race infobox, but a couple small changes were made for IRL use.
{| class="toccolours" cellspacing=1 style="float:right;margin:7px;width:270px;font-size:90%;"
|+ style="font-size:larger;"|'''{{{Name}}}'''
|-
|colspan="2"|[[Image:{{{Logo}}}|center|{{{Img_size}}}|{{{Name}}}]]
|-
|bgcolor="#efefef" width=80|[[List of current Indycar races|Venue]]
|{{{Venue}}}
|-
|bgcolor="#efefef"|Corporate [[sponsor]]
|{{{Sponsor}}}
|-
|bgcolor="#efefef"|First race
|{{{First race}}}
|-
|bgcolor="#efefef"|First [[Indy Racing League|IRL]] race
|{{{First IRL race}}}
|-
|bgcolor="#efefef"|Distance
|{{{Distance}}}
|-
|bgcolor="#efefef"|Number of laps
|{{{Laps}}}
|-
|bgcolor="#efefef"|Previous names
|{{{Previous names}}}
|}
<br clear="all"/>
{| style="margin:0 auto; text-align:center;" class="toccolours"
|Previous race:
{{{Previous_race}}}
| style="padding:0 1em;" |'''[[List of current Indycar races|Current Indycar Series Races]]'''
|Next race:
{{{Next_race}}}
|}
Template:Champ Car race infobox
- This will serve as a very similar alternative for the Champ Car races, with one line changed. "First Champ Car Race" replaces "First IRL Race"
{| class="toccolours" cellspacing=1 style="float:right;margin:7px;width:270px;font-size:90%;"
|+ style="font-size:larger;"|'''{{{Name}}}'''
|-
|colspan="2"|[[Image:{{{Logo}}}|center|{{{Img_size}}}|{{{Name}}}]]
|-
|bgcolor="#efefef" width=80|[[List of current Indycar races|Venue]]
|{{{Venue}}}
|-
|bgcolor="#efefef"|Corporate [[sponsor]]
|{{{Sponsor}}}
|-
|bgcolor="#efefef"|First race
|{{{First race}}}
|-
|bgcolor="#efefef"|First [[Champ Car]] race
|{{{First IRL race}}}
|-
|bgcolor="#efefef"|Time
|{{{Time}}}
|-
|bgcolor="#efefef"|Number of laps
|{{{Laps}}}
|-
|bgcolor="#efefef"|Previous names
|{{{Previous names}}}
|}
Race Results Tables
Here is an example of race result tables, taken from Toyota Indy 300. Tables are broken up seperately for results under USAC, CART/Champ Car, and IRL. Results are listed in top-to-bottom-first-to-last order.
Track Infoboxes
All tracks use the {{Motorsport_venue}} infobox. Here is an example taken from Iowa Speedway:
{{Motorsport venue|
Name = Iowa Speedway|
Nickname =
Time = GMT-6|
Location = [[Newton, Iowa]]|
Image = [[Image:Iowaspeed.jpg]]|
Image_caption = "Rusty Wallace Signature Series Track"|
Capacity = 30,000 <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.iowaspeedway.com/newsline/news.asp?newsID=150 | title = Iowa Speedway Adds Seating for June IndyCar Series Race | accessdate = 2007-06-01}}</ref>|
Owner = U.S. Motorsport Entertainment Corp.|
Operator = Iowa Speedway|
Broke_ground = [[June 21]], [[2005]]|
Opened = [[September 15]], [[2006]]|
Closed = |
Construction_cost= [[United States dollar|$]]70 million|
Architect = Paxton Waters Architecture<br>[[Rusty Wallace]]|
Former_names = Quad Cities International Raceway Park ''(planning stages name)''|
Events = '''[[Indy Racing League|IRL IndyCar Series]]'''<br>[[Iowa Corn Indy 250]] (2007)<p>'''[[ARCA RE/MAX Series]]'''<br>[[Prairie Meadows 250]] (2007)<br>'''[[Grand-Am]] [[Rolex Sports Car Series]]'''<br>[[Iowa 400k]] (2007)|
Layout1 = Tri-oval|
Surface = Asphalt|
Length_km = 1.4|
Length_mi = 0.875|
Turns = 4|
Banking = Turns: 12°-14°<br>Frontstrech: 10°<br>Backstrech: 4°|
Record_time = 17.6484|
Record_driver = [[Scott Dixon]]|
Record_team = [[Chip Ganassi Racing]]|
Record_year = 2007|
Record_class = [[Indy Racing League|IRL]] [[IndyCar Series]]|
Layout2 = Road Course|
Surface2 = Asphalt|
Length_km2 = 2.09|
Length_mi2 = 1.3|
Turns2 = 9|
Banking2 = Turns 1&2: 12°-14°<br>Frontstrech: 10°<br>Backstrech: 4°|
Record_time2 = 41.709|
Record_driver2 = [[Jon Fogarty]]|
Record_team2 = [[GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing]]|
Record_year2 = 2007|
Record_class2 = [[Daytona Prototype]]|
}}
Template:Indy Racing League
The template for the footer at the bottom of the tracks pages is located here.
Template:Indy Racing League Seasons
The template for the footer at the bottom of the seasons pages is located here.
Template:IRL Champions The template for the footer at the bottom of the drivers' pages is located here.
Template:USAC Tracks
The template for the footer at the bottom of the tracks pages is located here.
Template:USAC Tracks
Template:Champ Car Tracks
The template for the footer at the bottom of the tracks pages is located here.
Template:Champ Car Tracks
Template:CART/CCWS Drivers' Champions
Template:Champ Car World Series
The 2008 template for the footer at the bottom of the seasons pages is located here.
| 2008 Champ Car season | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHL | Forsythe/Pettit | Minardi | Australia | Rocketsports | Coyne | PKV | PCM | Conquest | |
| 1 Wilson 2 Rahal |
3 Tracy 7 TBA |
4 TBA 14 Doornbos |
5 Power 15 TBA |
8 Bernoldi | 11 TBA 19 TBA |
21 TBA 22 Servià |
28 TBA 29 Figge |
24 Perera 34 TBA | |
| Long Beach - Houston - Laguna Seca - Zolder - Jerez - Cleveland - Mont-Tremblant - Toronto - Edmonton - Portland - Road America - Assen - Surfers Paradise - Mexico City | |||||||||
Template:IndyCar Series The 2008 template for the footer at the bottom of the seasons pages is located here.
External Links
- Racing-Database.com Top site for results of CART/USAC from years gone past.
- Champ Car Stats.com Champ Car stat site with AAA/USAC/CART/IRL included.
- Firstsuperspeedway.com Foremost site for pre-World War I American oval track auto racing, then indistinguishable from open-wheel.