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American National Champions
| The AAA Years |
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The USAC/CART Years |
| 1905 |
Barney Oldfield |
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1956 |
Jimmy Bryan |
| 1906 |
No Championship |
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1957 |
Jimmy Bryan |
| 1907 |
No Championship |
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1958 |
Tony Bettenhausen, Sr. |
| 1908 |
No Championship |
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1959 |
Rodger Ward |
| 1909 |
No Championship |
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1960 |
A.J. Foyt |
| 1910 |
No Championship |
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1961 |
A.J. Foyt |
| 1911 |
No Championship |
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1962 |
Rodger Ward |
| 1912 |
No Championship |
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1963 |
A. J. Foyt |
| 1913 |
No Championship |
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1964 |
A. J. Foyt |
| 1914 |
No Championship |
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1965 |
Mario Andretti |
| 1915 |
No Championship |
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1966 |
Mario Andretti |
| 1916 |
Dario Resta |
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1967 |
A.J. Foyt |
| 1917 |
No Champ. - WWI |
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1968 |
Bobby Unser |
| 1918 |
No Champ. - WWI |
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1969 |
Mario Andretti |
| 1919 |
No Champ. - WWI |
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1970 |
Al Unser, Sr. |
| 1920 |
Gaston Chevrolet |
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1971 |
Joe Leonard |
| 1921 |
Tommy Milton |
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1972 |
Joe Leonard |
| 1922 |
Jimmy Murphy |
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1973 |
Roger McCluskey |
| 1923 |
Eddie Hearne |
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1974 |
Bobby Unser |
| 1924 |
Jimmy Murphy |
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1975 |
A.J. Foyt |
| 1925 |
Peter DePaolo |
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1976 |
Gordon Johncock |
| 1926 |
Harry Hartz |
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1977 |
Tom Sneva |
| 1927 |
Peter Depaolo |
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1978 |
Tom Sneva |
| 1928 |
Louis Meyer |
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1979 |
Rick Mears (CART) |
| 1929 |
Louis Meyer |
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A.J. Foyt (USAC) |
| 1930 |
Billy Arnold |
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1980 |
Johnny Rutherford |
| 1931 |
Louis Schneider |
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1981 |
Rick Mears |
| 1932 |
Bob Carey |
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1982 |
Rick Mears |
| 1933 |
Louis Meyer |
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1983 |
Al Unser, Sr. |
| 1934 |
Bill Cummings |
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1984 |
Mario Andretti |
| 1935 |
Kelly Petillo |
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1985 |
Al Unser, Sr. |
| 1936 |
Mauri Rose |
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1986 |
Bobby Rahal |
| 1937 |
Wilbur Shaw |
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1987 |
Bobby Rahal |
| 1938 |
Floyd Roberts |
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1988 |
Danny Sullivan |
| 1939 |
Wilbur Shaw |
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1989 |
Emerson Fittipaldi |
| 1940 |
Rex Mays |
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1990 |
Al Unser, Jr. |
| 1941 |
Rex Mays |
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1991 |
Michael Andretti |
| 1942 |
No Racing - WWII |
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1992 |
Bobby Rahal |
| 1943 |
No Racing - WWII |
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1993 |
Nigel Mansell |
| 1944 |
No Racing - WWII |
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1994 |
Al Unser, Jr. |
| 1945 |
No Racing - WWII |
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1995 |
Jacques Villeneuve |
| 1946 |
Ted Horn |
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1996 |
Jimmy Vasser |
| 1947 |
Ted Horn |
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1997 |
Alex Zanardi |
| 1948 |
Ted Horn |
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1998 |
Alex Zanardi |
| 1949 |
Johnny Parsons |
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1999 |
Juan Montoya |
| 1950 |
Henry Banks |
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2000 |
Gil de Ferran |
| 1951 |
Tony Bettenhausen, Sr. |
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2001 |
Gil de Ferran |
| 1952 |
Chuck Stevenson |
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2002 |
Cristiano da Matta |
| 1953 |
Sam Hanks |
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2003 |
Paul Tracy |
| 1954 |
Jimmy Bryan |
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2004 |
Sebastien Bourdais |
| 1955 |
Bob Sweikert |
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2005 |
Sebastien Bourdais |
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2006 |
Sebastien Bourdais |
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2007 |
Sebastien Bourdais |
For complete race results sorted by either year or track, go to the
motorsport.com champ car statistics.
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National Notes
1905: In 1951, Victor Hémery was retroactively awarded a National Championship. This is not considered official.
1906-1915: No championship was awarded. Points standings were retroactively applied in 1927 (and sometimes also 1951), but are not considered official.
1917-1919: No championship was awarded due to World War I. Points standings were retroactively applied in 1927, but are not considered official.
1920: The original championship consisted of five races. This has been confirmed by many historians. In 1926 an 11-race championship was listed for 1920 giving Tommy Milton the title. This is not considered official.
1938: Due to the Depression, only two races are held -- Indy and Syracuse.
1948: First three-time consecutive champion.
1965: Foyt wins most pole positions in one year -- 10.
1968: Record 28 races count towards the championship.
1979: Foyt wins his record seventh national championship. Last year USAC names a national
champion.
1985: Father beats son by a single point.
1989: First foreign champion since 1916.
1999: Closest finish ever -- Montoya ties Dario Franchitti on points; wins tie-breaker of
most wins (7-3).
2007: First four-time consecutive champion.
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