The 1988 CART PPG Indy Car World Series season was the 10th national championship season of American open wheel racing sanctioned by CART. The season consisted of 15 races, and one non-points exhibition event. Danny Sullivan was the national champion, winning for Team Penske. The rookie of the year was John Jones. The 1988 Indianapolis 500 was sanctioned by USAC, but counted towards the CART points championship. Rick Mears won the Indy 500, his third victory at Indy.
The 1988 season was the breakout year for the Ilmor Chevrolet Indy V-8 engine. After being introduced in 1986, and earning its first victory in 1987, the Ilmor Chevy dominated the series in 1988, and established itself as the best powerplant on the circuit. Chevy won 14 of the 15 races, and all 15 pole positions. Along the way, the Ilmor Chevy earned its first victory at Indianapolis in 1988, with Rick Mears winning from the pole.
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The 1989 CARTPPGIndyCarWorldSeries season was the 11th national championship season of American open wheel racing sanctioned by CART. The season consisted...
The 1987 CARTPPGIndyCarWorldSeries season was the 9th national championship season of American open wheel racing sanctioned by CART. The season consisted...
promoting their own series collectively instead of relying on a neutral body to do so. Through the 1980s, CART'sIndyCarWorldSeries became the pre-eminent...
Infiniti Pro Series as a way to introduce new talent to IndyCar, with the moniker Indy Lights returning in 2008 when CART and IndyCar unified. The Indy Lights...
finishing the race. Andretti was the drivers' champion of the 1991 CARTPPGIndyCarWorldSeries. He won a total eight of 17 races, eight poles and led more...
May. Danny Sullivan won the Michigan 500. The 1988CART Season was dominated by the Ilmor Chevrolet Indy V-8 engine. The first nine races were won by the...
part of the CART/Champ Carseries from 1983 through 2004. After a fifteen-year hiatus, the event returned in 2019 as part of the IndyCarSeries, replacing...
driver. He earned 17 wins in the CARTIndyCarWorldSeries, including the 1985 Indianapolis 500. Sullivan won the 1988CART Championship, and placed third...
various sports car events, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the IMSA GT Championship. In 1982, Rahal entered the CARTIndycarseries with the Truesports...
CarWorldSeries (1979–2007) Indy Racing League/IndyCarSeries (1996–present) Colton Herta is the youngest winner of a major American open-wheel car race;...
Fabi joined the CART/PPGWorldSeries in 1983 for Forsythe Racing in the No. 33 Skoal Bandit March 83C-Cosworth DFX. He made his Indycar debut at the Kraco...
CART championship in 1980. Rutherford began racing modified stock cars in 1959 and he also dabbled in stock car racing, making 35 NASCAR Cup Series starts...
owns IMS and the IndyCarSeries. Shortly after being removed from the CART Board of Directors, George announced the creation of the Indy Racing League,...
year, in 1987, Andretti joined CART'sPPGIndyCarWorldSeries. In his debut at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the 1988 Indianapolis 500, he reached...
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