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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.]
Michigan 500
Track: Michigan Speedway
Location: Brooklyn, Michigan
Type: 2-mile superspeedway oval (D-shaped, 18 degree banked turns).
Lap Record (up to 2001)
Paul Tracy (2000) - 0:30.645 (234.949 mph).
Race Record (up to 2001)
Al Unser, Jr. (1990) - 2:38:07:291 (189.727 mph).
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Past Race Winners
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
1968 |
Ronnie Bucknam |
125 |
250 |
1:32:42 |
161.812 |
1970 |
Gary Bettenhausen |
100 |
200 |
1:25:20.0 |
138.67 |
1971 |
Mark Donohue |
100 |
200 |
1:22:49.010 |
144.898 |
1972 |
Joe Leonard |
100 |
200 |
1:25:17.810 |
140.685 |
7/73 |
Roger McCluskey |
100 |
200 |
1:14:27.990 |
161.146 |
9/73 |
Billy Vukovich, Jr. |
63 |
126 |
0:56:24.41 |
134.026 |
9/73 |
Johnny Rutherford |
63 |
126 |
0:48:04.70 |
157.243 |
7/74 |
Bobby Unser |
100 |
200 |
1:14:40.53 |
160.695 |
9/74 |
Al Unser, Sr. |
125 |
250 |
1:45:32.00 |
142.135 |
7/75 |
A.J. Foyt |
100 |
200 |
1:15:30.95 |
158.907 |
9/75 |
Tom Sneva |
75 |
150 |
0:51:05.39 |
176.160 |
7/76 |
Gordon Johncock |
100 |
200 |
1:12:42.76 |
165.033 |
9/76 |
A.J. Foyt |
75 |
150 |
0:54:51.32 |
164.058 |
7/77 |
Danny Ongais |
100 |
200 |
1:20:27.28 |
149.152 |
9/77 |
Gordon Johncock |
75 |
150 |
0:51:21.31 |
175.250 |
7/78 |
Johnny Rutherford |
100 |
200 |
1:15:01.66 |
159.941 |
9/78 |
Danny Ongais |
75 |
150 |
1:01:32.41 |
146.246 |
7/79 |
Gordon Johncock |
63 |
126 |
0:44:13 |
170.976 |
7/79 |
Bobby Unser |
63 |
126 |
0:48:40 |
155.342 |
9/79 |
Bobby Unser |
75 |
150 |
0:51:21.990 |
175.211 |
7/80 |
Johnny Rutherford |
100 |
200 |
1:20:47.990 |
148.515 |
9/80 |
Mario Andretti |
75 |
150 |
0:53:44 |
167.494 |
7/81 |
Pancho Carter |
250 |
500 |
3:45:45 |
132.890 |
9/81 |
Rick Mears |
74 |
148 |
1:10:30 |
125.957 |
7/82 |
Gordon Johncock |
250 |
500 |
3:14:54.00 |
153.925 |
9/82 |
Bobby Rahal |
75 |
150 |
1:04:03 |
140.515 |
7/83 |
John Paul, Jr. |
250 |
500 |
3:42:27 |
134.862 |
9/83 |
Rick Mears |
100 |
200 |
1:05:49 |
182.325 |
7/84 |
Mario Andretti |
250 |
500 |
3:44:45 |
133.482 |
9/84 |
Mario Andretti |
100 |
200 |
1:11:12.42 |
168.523 |
7/85 |
Emerson Fittipaldi |
250 |
500 |
3:53:58.33 |
128.220 |
9/85 |
Bobby Rahal |
100 |
200 |
1:13:19.45 |
163.647 |
7/86 |
Johnny Rutherford |
250 |
500 |
3:38:45.32 |
137.139 |
9/86 |
Bobby Rahal |
125 |
250 |
1:22:33.20 |
181.701 |
1987 |
Michael Andretti |
250 |
500 |
2:54:56.071 |
171.493 |
1988 |
Danny Sullivan |
250 |
500 |
2:46:03.820 |
180.654 |
1989 |
Michael Andretti |
250 |
500 |
3:07:15.239 |
160.210 |
| 1990 |
Al Unser, Jr. |
250 |
500 |
2:38:07.291 |
189.727 |
| 1991 |
Rick Mears |
250 |
500 |
2:59:23.650 |
167.230 |
| 1992 |
Scott Goodyear |
250 |
500 |
2:48:53.699 |
177.625 |
| 1993 |
Nigel Mansell |
250 |
500 |
2:39:24.131 |
188.203 |
| 1994 |
Scott Goodyear |
250 |
500 |
3:07:44.099 |
159.800 |
| 1995 |
Scott Pruett |
250 |
500 |
3:07:52.826 |
159.676 |
| 5/96 |
Jimmy Vasser |
250 |
500 |
3:11:48.712 |
156.403 |
| 7/96 |
Andre Ribeiro |
250 |
500 |
3:16:33.425 |
152.627 |
| 1997 |
Alex Zanardi |
250 |
500 |
2:59:35.579 |
167.044 |
| 1998 |
Greg Moore |
250 |
500 |
3:00:48:785 |
165.913 |
| 1999 |
Tony Kanaan |
250 |
500 |
2:41:12.362 |
186.097 |
| 2000 |
Juan Montoya |
250 |
500 |
2:48:49.790 |
177.694 |
| 2001 |
Patrick Carpentier |
250 |
500 |
2:54:55.757 |
171.498 |
Other Michigan Area Venues and Results
(Detroit area venues are covered in the Detroit
Race Fact Sheet.)
Kalamazoo - 1-mile Dirt Oval
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1914 |
Bob Burman |
100 |
100 |
1:34:29.4 |
63.350 |
| 1915 |
Ralph DePalma |
100 |
100 |
1:33:31.40 |
64.155 |
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The Track
The Sights
Michigan Musings
1968: First race held on Michigan Speedway.
9/73: Race run in two heat format. Rutherford lapped entire field.
9/74: Unser lapped entire field twice.
9/77: Johncock lapped entire field.
7/78: Rutherford lapped entire field.
7/79: Race run in two heat format.
7/80: Race red flagged for 46 minutes to repair guardrail after Tim Richmond crash.
7/84: Andretti beat Tom Sneva by 0.14 seconds.
9/84: Race halted after 33 laps due to rain; restarted following day.
7/85: Race delayed one week due to tire problems. Thirteen yellow flags for 104 laps.
1988: Sullivan lapped entire field.
1989: Andretti lapped entire field.
1990: Fastest 500 mile race of all time.
1994: Goodyear lapped entire field.
1995: Pruett beat Al Unser, Jr. by 0.056 seconds.
5/96: US 500 for the Vanderbilt Cup hastily put together in response to Indy 500's 25/8
qualifying rule. Twelve cars wrecked on pace lap; race restarted with all but Adrian Fernandez.
1997-99: Called the US 500 for the Vanderbilt Cup.
1998: Record 63 lead changes. Three fans are killed when debris from Adrian Fernandez's
car goes into crowd.
1999: Kanaan beat Juan Montoya by 0.032 seconds as Max Papis runs out of fuel while leading
last lap.
2000: Montoya beat Michael Andretti by 0.040 seconds in a stirring side by side duel. 52 official lead
changes occurred (and approximately 162 unofficial lead changes).
2001: 60 official lead changes occurred (and 167 unofficial lead changes).
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