American Championship Car Racing

This article provides a general outline of the major American Open-Wheel motor racing championship, for specific information on the current Champ Car World Series and the Indy Racing League see Champcar and IRL.

Types of circuit

The American National Championship is notable for the wide variety of racetracks it has used in comparison other series, such as Formula One and the various forms of Endurance sports car racing. The mainstays of the championship are paved oval speedway tracks, road courses and closed public road (Street) circuits.

Related Topics:
Formula One - Sports car racing

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Until 1970 the championship frequently raced on dirt and clay tracks, but all such tracks were removed permanently by the USAC before the 1971 season.

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From 1915 to 1931 wooden speedways were frequently used for championship races, however they were too expensive to maintain and nearly all were demolished in the 1930s.

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The Pikes Peak Hillclimb was a round of the championship in the years 1947 to 1955

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and 1965 to 1969.

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In 1909 a point-to-point race from Los Angeles, California to Phoenix, Arizona was included in the championship.

Related Topics:
Los Angeles - Phoenix

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A full list of tracks is available here http://cdscds.net/champcar//tracks/alpha-city.htm

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