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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.]
Miami
Track: Bayfront Park
Location: Miami, Florida
Type: 1.15-mile street course (14-turn flat layout).
Lap Record (up to 2003)
Adrian Fernandez (2003) - 44.253 (93.553 mph).
Race Record (up to 2003)
Mario Dominguez (2003) - 2:03:19.401 (75.533 mph).
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Past Race Winners
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1995 |
Jacq Villenueve |
90 |
164.610 |
1:59:16.863 |
82.801 |
| 2002 |
Cristiano da Matta |
105 |
145.635 |
2:07:09.003 |
68.723 |
| 2003 |
Mario Dominguez |
135 |
155.25 |
2:03:19.401 |
75.533 |
Other Florida Area Venues and Results
Jacksonville - 5-mile Beach Track
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1911 |
Louis Disbrow |
20 |
100 |
1:15:25 |
79.56 |
Fulford-by-the-sea - 1.25-mile Board Oval
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1926 |
Peter DePaolo |
240 |
300 |
2:19:12.95 |
129.295 |
Daytona International Speedway - 2.5-mile Paved Oval
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1959 |
Jim Rathmann |
40 |
100 |
35:14.40 |
160.694 |
| 1959 |
Jim Rathmann |
20 |
50 |
18:40.14 |
170.261 |
Tamiami Park - 1.784-mile Temporary Road Course
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1985 |
Danny Sullivan |
112 |
199.808 |
2:04:59.410 |
95.915 |
| 1986 |
Al Unser, Jr. |
112 |
199.808 |
1:52:45.380 |
106.322 |
| 1987 |
Michael Andretti |
103 |
183.752 |
1:56:12.550 |
94.873 |
| 1988 |
Al Unser, Jr. |
112 |
199.808 |
1:58:08.832 |
101.471 |
Miami-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex - 1.502-mile Paved Oval
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1996 |
Jimmy Vasser |
133 |
203.091 |
1:51:23.100 |
109.399 |
| 1997 |
Michael Andretti |
147 |
222.999 |
1:38:45.666 |
135.478 |
| 1998 |
Michael Andretti |
150 |
225.300 |
1:33:39.268 |
144.339 |
| 1999 |
Greg Moore |
150 |
225.300 |
1:38:54.535 |
136.671 |
| 2000 |
Max Papis |
150 |
225.300 |
1:22:01.975 |
164.788 |
St. Petersburg - 1.806-mile Street/Airport Course
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 2003 |
Paul Tracy |
105 |
189.63 |
2:04:28.904 |
91.401 |
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The Track
The Sights
Miami Musings
1911: Though eight cars entered, only three met the rules for championship points, and one
of them didn't finish a lap. Despite this, the margin of victory was only three seconds.
1926: DePaolo drove a Duesenberg while the next five finishers were in Millers. Track was
destroyed by a hurricane just seven months after this event.
1959: Points race was held first, and it saw George Amick fatally injured. Non-points race
was held afterwards and cut in half due to time constraints from the cleanup of Amick's wreck.
Rathmann drove a Watson-Offy.
1987: Race shortened from 112 laps due to heavy rains.
1995: First race through the streets of Miami was a 1.829-mile course.
1997: Michael Andretti gives the Swift chassis its first victory in its first race. This
is the second time Andretti brought a new chassis manufacturer a victory in its debut, winning for
Reynard at Australia in 1994.
1998: Homestead configuration changed from a miniature Indy lookalike (four distinct
corners with short chutes on each end) to constant radius turns on either end for a "truer" oval
shape.
2000: In CART's final year at Homestead, Max Papis breaks the race record.
2002: Slowest race in CART history.
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