Chicago Motor Speedway
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Cicero , Illinois | ||
Route type: | permanent race track | |
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Owner: | Charles W. Bidwill III , Chip Ganassi | |
Building-costs: | $ 70 million | |
Start of building: | 1997 | |
Opening: | 1999 | |
Decommissioned: | 2002 | |
Demolition: | 2003 | |
Speedway oval | ||
Route data | ||
Important events: |
CART (1999-2002), NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series , Sears Craftsman 175 (2000-2001) | |
Route length: | 1.656 km (1.03 mi ) | |
Curves: | 4th | |
Curve superelevation: | 0 ° | |
Audience capacity: | 67,000 | |
Records | ||
Course record: (qualification) |
0: 22.107 min. (Juan Pablo Montoya, Chip Ganassi, 2000) |
Coordinates: 41 ° 49 ′ 50 " N , 87 ° 44 ′ 55" W.
The Chicago Motor Speedway was an oval course in Cicero , Illinois that opened in 1999. The circuit was 1,029 miles (1,656 km) in length and the curves were not banked, unlike other courses of this type. The Chicago Grand Prix of the Champcar World Series and twice the Sears Craftsman 175 of Chicago of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series were held here.
history
Originally it was a horse racing track. This was called Sportsman's Park. They were created in the 1920s by the Al Capone syndicate . Later the co-owner Charles Bidwill took over the racetrack. Bidwill had bought the Chicago Cardinals football team back in 1933 . After Bidwill's death in 1947, his widow Violet Bidwill took control. Later, their son Charles "Stormy" Bidwill Jr. became the owner of the circuit. His son Charles Bidwill III. allied with Chip Ganassi in the late 1990s to transform the horse racing track into an automobile race track. New grandstands were built and the racetrack was paved. The direct competition to the Chicagoland Speedway , which was opened in 2001 , as well as the conditions that are unacceptable for horse racing led to the financial fiasco. Eventually the circuit was sold to the county and demolished in 2003.
Previous winners
CART
year | date | winner | race car | engine | team |
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1999 | August 22nd | Juan Pablo Montoya | Reynard | Honda | Chip Ganassi Racing |
2000 | 30th July | Cristiano da Matta | Reynard | Toyota | Team Cal Wells |
2001 | 29th of July | Kenny Bräck | Lola | ford | Team Bobby Rahal |
2002 | June 30th | Cristiano da Matta | Lola | Toyota | Newman Haas Racing |
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
year | winner | Manufacturer |
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2000 | Joe Ruttman | Dodge |
2001 | Scott Riggs | Dodge |
Web links
- Chicago Motor Speedway ( English ) theracingline.net. November 15, 2002. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- Race Results at Chicago Motor Speedway ( English ) racing-reference.info. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- Chicago Motor Speedway ( English ) champcarstats.com. Retrieved August 9, 2014.