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[NOTE: This race fact sheet was used during the CART/Champ Car years. They have not been updated since then. However, we left them up for the historical information.]
Detroit
Track: The Raceway on Belle Isle Park
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Type: 2.346-mile street circuit (16-turn flat layout).
Lap Record (up to 2001)
Juan Montoya (2000) - 1:13.056 (115.604 mph).
Race Record (up to 2001)
Alex Zanardi (1998) - 1:41:17:673 (100.052 mph).
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Past Race Winners
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
1989 |
Emerson Fittipaldi |
62 |
155 |
2:02:11.349 |
76.112 |
| 1990 |
Michael Andretti |
62 |
155 |
1:49:32.249 |
84.902 |
| 1991 |
Emerson Fittipaldi |
62 |
156.24 |
1:57:59.050 |
79.455 |
| 1992 |
Bobby Rahal |
77 |
161.7 |
1:58:20.020 |
81.890 |
| 1993 |
Danny Sullivan |
77 |
161.7 |
1:56:43.678 |
83.116 |
| 1994 |
Paul Tracy |
77 |
161.7 |
1:52:29.642 |
86.245 |
| 1995 |
Robby Gordon |
77 |
161.7 |
1:56:11.607 |
83.499 |
| 1996 |
Michael Andretti |
72 |
151.2 |
2:00:44.451 |
75.136 |
| 1997 |
Greg Moore |
77 |
161.7 |
1:52:45.143 |
86.047 |
| 1998 |
Alex Zanardi |
72 |
168.912 |
1:41:17:673 |
100.052 |
| 1999 |
Dario Franchitti |
71 |
166.566 |
2:02:24.662 |
81.643 |
| 2000 |
Helio Castroneves |
84 |
197.064 |
2:01:23.607 |
97.401 |
| 2001 |
Helio Castroneves |
72 |
168.912 |
1:53:51.815 |
89.008 |
Other Detroit Area Venues and Results
(Other Michigan area venues are covered in the
Michigan 500 Race Fact Sheet.)
Detroit - 1-mile Dirt Oval
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1928 |
Ray Keech |
100 |
100 |
1:17:15.33 |
77.664 |
| 1929 |
Cliff Woodbury |
100 |
100 |
1:18:42.95 |
76.223 |
| 1930 |
Wilbur Shaw |
100 |
100 |
1:27:54.30 |
68.256 |
| 1931 |
Louis Meyer |
100 |
100 |
1:19:30.89 |
75.458 |
| 6/32 |
Bob Carey |
83 |
83 |
1:09:32.63 |
71.609 |
| 9/32 |
Mauri Rose |
100 |
100 |
1:20:34.43 |
74.446 |
| 1933 |
Bill Cummings |
100 |
100 |
1:21:11.31 |
73.902 |
| 1949 |
Tony Bettenhausen, Sr. |
100 |
100 |
1:13:50.00 |
81.264 |
| 1950 |
Henry Banks |
100 |
100 |
1:12:25.4 |
82.846 |
| 1951 |
Paul Russo |
100 |
100 |
1:11:44.21 |
83.620 |
| 1952 |
Bill Vukovich, Sr. |
100 |
100 |
1:13:34.00 |
81.559 |
| 1953 |
Rodger Ward |
51 |
51 |
37:12.04 |
82.257 |
| 1957 |
Jimmy Bryan |
100 |
100 |
1:14:47.00 |
80.232 |
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The Track
Detroit Doings
1930: Riding mechanic William Berry fatally injured when Doc MacKenzie crashed in practice.
6/32: Race cut short by 17 laps due to rain.
1952: Vukovich lapped entire field.
1953: 73 laps were completed with Allen Heath leading. However, race was stopped due to
bad flip after 51 laps, and scoring reverted back to that lap because of work done on cars during
red flag.
1991: Race halted due to red flag lasting 54:57.131
1992: Race moved from downtown Detroit (a 2.5-mile track) to Belle Isle, a 2.1-mile course.
1996: Race halted five laps short due to two hour limit.
1998: Track reconfigured to 2.346-miles.
2001: Castroneves becomes first repeat winner.
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