Draft:CART–IRL split
The IRL–CART split refers to the split within the top series of open wheel racing in the United States, known as Indycar over the costs related to compete and the focus on ovals. In 1994, the Indy Racing League (IRL) was founded as an oval-forward IndyCar series to start in 1996 by then Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Tony George.[1] Before the founding of the IRL, top-tier American open wheel racing was unified under the Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) sanctioning body from the 1980s after the CART–USAC split.[2] The split led to a period from 1996–1999 where no CART teams ran at the Indianapolis 500, which was sanction by the IRL, including an attempt at a direct competitor to the Indianapolis 500 in 1996, with the running of the 1996 U.S. 500 in Michigan on the same day as that years' Indianapolis 500.[3]
References
- ^ "INDY RACING LEAGUE TIMELINE". Tampa Bay Times. 31 March 2006. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ Lerner, Preston (8 April 2021). "Remembering the split that nearly sunk Indycar racing". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ Blackstock, Elizabeth (23 May 2022). "Indianapolis 500 vs. U.S. 500: The Year American Open-Wheel Racing Split in Two". Jalopnik. Retrieved 6 July 2023.