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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.]
Gateway
Track: Gateway International Racway
Location: Madison, Illinois
Type: 1.27-mile oval (banked turns of different sizes).
Lap Record (up to 2000)
Raul Boesel (1997) - 24.324 (187.963 mph).
Race Record (up to 2000)
Juan Montoya (2000) - 1:55:38.003 (155.519 mph).
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Past Race Winners
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1997 |
Paul Tracy |
236 |
299.72 |
2:37:54.496 |
113.884 |
| 1998 |
Alex Zanardi |
236 |
299.72 |
2:23:02.140 |
125.725 |
| 1999 |
Michael Andretti |
236 |
299.72 |
2:25:35.829 |
123.513 |
| 2000 |
Juan Montoya |
236 |
299.72 |
1:55:38.003 |
155.519 |
Other Missouri Area Venues and Results
(Note: Although Gateway is located in Illinois, we are considering it a
Missouri track. Other Illinois area venues are covered in the
Chicago Race Fact Sheet.)
Kansas City - 1.25-mile Board Track
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1922 |
Tom Milton |
240 |
300 |
2:46:52.96 |
107.860 |
| 7/23 |
Eddie Hearne |
200 |
250 |
2:21:21.15 |
106.118 |
| 10/23 |
Harlan Fengler |
200 |
250 |
2:12:27 |
113.25 |
| 1924 |
Jimmy Murphy |
120 |
150 |
1:18:39.02 |
114.43 |
Sedalia - 1-mile Dirt Oval
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1970 |
Al Unser, Sr. |
100 |
100 |
1:01:12.01 |
98.039 |
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The Track
The Sights
Gateway Going Ons
1922: Roscoe Sarles killed on lap 115.
10/23: Fengler drove non-stop for the victory.
1924: Race halted 80 laps short of scheduled distance due to track damage.
1970: Al Unser, Sr. finished at half throttle because he was running out of fuel.
2000: In CART's final year at the track, Juan Montoya breaks the race record.
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