16th national championship season of American open wheel racing
1994 CART season
PPG Indy Car World Series
Al Unser Jr.
Season
Races
16
Start date
March 20
End date
October 9
Awards
Drivers' champion
Al Unser Jr.
Constructors' Cup
Penske
Manufacturers' Cup
Ilmor
Nations' Cup
United States
Rookie of the Year
Jacques Villeneuve
Indianapolis 500 winner
Al Unser Jr.
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The 1994 PPG Indy Car World Series season was the 16th national championship season of American open wheel racing sanctioned by CART under the name "IndyCar". The season consisted of 16 races. Al Unser Jr. was the national champion, his second CART title, and the rookie of the year was Jacques Villeneuve. The 1994 Indianapolis 500 was sanctioned by USAC, but counted towards the CART points championship. Al Unser Jr. won the Indy 500 from the pole position, his second career victory in that event.
Marlboro Team Penske dominated the 1994 CART season, winning 12 of 16 events including the Indianapolis 500. The three-car team of Al Unser Jr. (8 wins), Emerson Fittipaldi (1 win), and Paul Tracy (3 wins) swept the top three spots in the final season points standings, and had five 1-2-3 finishes over the course of the season. The Penske Team also made headlines during the month of May, when they unveiled the new Ilmor Mercedes-Benz 500I engine. The secretly-built, 209 in3 (3.42 L) displacement purpose-built pushrod engine, which was capable of nearly 1,000 horsepower (750 kW)[1] was constructed specifically for the Indy 500.[2]
^Siano, Joseph (1994-04-18). "AUTO RACING; Penske's Engine Has Opponents Singing Brickyard Blues". The New York Times. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
^Beast. Octane Press. 2014. ISBN 978-1937747336.
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