1988 - PPG Indy Car World Series

1988 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Race Summary

The Champ Car World Series merged operations with the Indy Racing League (IRL) under the Indy Car Series name effective for the 2008 season. The owners of the Champ Car World Series filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 5, 2008.

The Champ Car was formed in 2004 after team owners Kevin Kalkhoven, Paul Gentilozzi and Gerald Forsythe bought the assets of Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) after it had filed for bankruptcy.

Champ Car World Series Champions

Champ Car World Series by Year

CART-Champ Car History

1988 - PPG Indy Car World Series

PPG Indy Car World Series Series

A listing of races during the year including the winner, track location and race name. To access specific race information follow the race date link.

Date	Winning Driver	Race Name	Track
4/10/1988	Mario Andretti	Checker 200	Phoenix International Raceway
4/17/1988	Al Unser, Jr.	Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach	Long Beach Street Circuit
5/29/1988	Rick Mears	Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis Motor Speedway
6/5/1988	Rick Mears	Miller High Life 200	Milwaukee Mile
6/17/1988	Danny Sullivan	Budweiser G.I. Joes 200	Portland Intenational Raceway
7/3/1988	Mario Andretti	Budweiser Grand Prix of Cleveland	Burke Lakefront Airport
7/17/1988	Al Unser, Jr.	Molson Indy Toronto	Exhibition Place
7/24/1988	Al Unser, Jr.	Marlboro Grand Prix at the Meadowlands	Meadowlands Sports Complex
8/7/1988	Danny Sullivan	Marlboro 500	Michigan International Speedway
8/21/1988	Bobby Rahal	Quaker State 500	Pocono International Raceway
9/4/1988	Emerson Fittipaldi	Escort Radar Warning 200	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
9/11/1988	Emerson Fittipaldi	Road America 200	Road America
9/25/1988	Danny Sullivan	Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix	Nazareth Speedway
10/16/1988	Danny Sullivan	Champion Spark Plug 300K	Laguna Seca Raceway
11/6/1988	Al Unser, Jr.	Nissan Indy Challenge	Tamiami Park