1987 - PPG Indy Car World Series

1987 - 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

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CART-Champ Car History

1987 - 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
4/5/1987	Mario Andretti	Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach	Long Beach Street Circuit
4/12/1987	Roberto Guerrero	Checker 200	Phoenix International Raceway
5/24/1987	Al Unser	Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis Motor Speedway
5/31/1987	Michael Andretti	Miller American 200 in Honor of Rex Mays	Milwaukee Mile
6/14/1987	Bobby Rahal	Budweiser G.I. Joes 200 Presented by Texaco	Portland Intenational Raceway
6/28/1987	Bobby Rahal	Meadowlands Indy	Meadowlands Sports Complex
7/5/1987	Emerson Fittipaldi	Budweiser Grand Prix of Cleveland	Burke Lakefront Airport
7/19/1987	Emerson Fittipaldi	Molson Indy Toronto	Exhibition Place
8/2/1987	Michael Andretti	Marlboro 500	Michigan International Speedway
8/16/1987	Rick Mears	Quaker State 500	Pocono International Raceway
8/30/1987	Mario Andretti	Road America 200	Road America
9/6/1987	Roberto Guerrero	Escort Radar Warning 200	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
9/20/1987	Michael Andretti	Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix	Nazareth Speedway
10/11/1987	Bobby Rahal	Champion Spark Plug 300K	Laguna Seca Raceway
11/1/1987	Michael Andretti	Nissan Indy Challenge	Tamiami Park