The 1997 Calendar year of the Indy Car season consisted of 25 races. It began with a race at Walt Disney World Speedway on January 25th, and ended with a race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 11th. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Indy_Racing_League_season
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_CART_season.


Here are the race results:
DATE       League    Location       # of CARS  WINNER

1/25/1997	IRL	Disney	19	Eddie Cheever, Jr.
3/2/1997	CART	Homestead	28	Michael Andretti
3/23/1997	IRL	Phoenix	22	Jim Guthrie
4/6/1997	CART	Queensland	28	Scott Pruett
4/13/1997	CART	Long Beach	27	Alex Zanardi
4/27/1997	CART	Nazareth	26	Paul Tracy
5/11/1997	CART	Jacarepagua	28	Paul Tracy
5/24/1997	CART	Gateway	26	Paul Tracy
5/27/1997	IRL	Indianapolis	35	Arie Luyendyk
6/1/1997	CART	Milwaukee	27	Greg Moore
6/7/1997	IRL	Fort Worth	26	Arie Luyendyk
6/8/1997	CART	Belle Isle	27	Greg Moore
6/22/1997	CART	Portland	28	Mark Blundell
6/29/1997	IRL	Pikes Peak	22	Tony Stewart
7/13/1997	CART	Cleveland	28	Alex Zanardi
7/20/1997	CART	Toronto	28	Mark Blundell
7/26/1997	IRL	Charlotte	23	Buddy Lazier
7/27/1997	CART	Michigan	28	Alex Zanardi
8/10/1997	CART	Mid-Ohio	27	Alex Zanardi
8/17/1997	CART	Elkhart Lake	28	Alex Zanardi
8/17/1997	IRL	Loudon	24	Robbie Buhl
8/31/1997	CART	Vancouver	28	Mauricio Gugelmin
9/7/1997	CART	Laguna Seca	28	Jimmy Vasser
9/28/1997	CART	Fontana	27	Mark Blundell
10/11/1997	IRL	Las Vegas	31	Eliseo Salazar

Final Point standings:
IRL
1. Tony Stewart
2. Davey Hamilton -6


CART
1. Alex Zanardi
2. Gil de Ferran -33


Wins by team:
Chip Ganassi 6 wins (Alex Zanardi #4 Target Reynard/Honda 5 wins, Jimmy Vasser #1 Target Reynard/Honda 1 win.)


Pac-West Racing 4 wins (Mark Blundell #18 Motorola Reynard/Mercedes 3 wins, Mauricio Gugelmin #17 Hollywood Reynard/Mercedes 1 win.)


Team Penske 3 wins (Paul Tracy #3 Marlboro Penske/Mercedes)
Gerry Forsythe 2 wins (Greg Moore #99 Player's Reynard/Mercedes)
Team Menard 2 wins (Tony Stewart #2 Glidden G-Force/Oldsmobile 1 win, Robbie Buhl #3 Quaker State G-Force/Oldsmobile 1 win.)


Team Treadway 2 wins (Arie Luyendyk #5 Wavephore G-Force Oldmobile)
Newman-Haas 1 win (Michael Andretti #6 Kmart/Havoline Swift/Ford)
Pat Patrick 1 win (Scott Pruett #20 Brahma Reynard/Ford)
Eddie Cheever 1 win (#51 First Plus G-Force/Oldsmobile)
Ron Hemelgarn 1 win (Buddy Lazier #91 Delta Faucet Dallara/Oldsmobile)
Team Scandia 1 win (Eliseo Salazar #7 Copec Dallara/Oldsmobile)
Blueprint Racing 1 win (Jim Guthrie #27 Jacuzzi Dallara/Oldsmobile)
A.J. Foyt Enterprises 1 win (Scott Sharp #1 Conseco Lola/Ford)***
Della Penna Motorsports 1 win (Richie Hearn #4 Ralph's Food 4 Less Lola/Ford)***
***Scott Sharp and Richie Hearn won races at the end of the 1996 IRL season, which counted toward the 1997 season.


Races won from the pole:
Paul Tracy Nazareth
Arie Luyendyk Indianapolis
Alex Zanardi Cleveland


Farthest back anybody started and won: Michael Andretti started 14th and won at Homestead
Most cautions in a race: 15 Indianapolis 500
Fewest cautions in a race: Laguna Seca went caution free
Fastest average speed: 167.044 Michigan 500
Slowest average speed: 76.575 Portland
Most lead changes in a race: 17 Indianapolis 500
Fewest lead changes in a race: 2 Laguna Seca
Longest race by time: 3 hours 25 minutes Indianapolis 500
Shortest race by time: 1 hour 33 minutes Walt Disney.

The 2003 American Open Wheel Series consisted of a combined 34 races. It started Feb. 23rd with the Only CART Race at St. Petersburg, and ended Oct. 26th with a CART race at Surfer's Paradise in Australia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_IndyCar_Series_season, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_CART_season.


Here are the season results:

2/23/2003	CART	St. Petersburg	19	Paul Tracy
3/2/2003	IRL	Homestead	21	Scott Dixon
3/23/2003	CART	Monterrey	19	Paul Tracy
3/23/2003	IRL	Phoenix	22	Tony Kanaan
4/13/2003	CART	Long Beach	19	Paul Tracy
4/13/2003	IRL	Motegi	24	Scott Sharp
5/5/2003	CART	Brands Hatch	19	Sebastien Bourdais
5/11/2003	CART	Lausitz	19	Sebastien Bourdais
5/25/2003	IRL	Indianapolis	33	Gil de Ferran
5/31/2003	CART	Milwaukee	19	Michel Jourdain, Jr.
6/7/2003	IRL	Fort Worth	22	Al Unser, Jr.
6/15/2003	CART	Laguna Seca	19	Patrick Carpentier
6/15/2003	IRL	Pikes Peak	22	Scott Dixon
6/22/2003	CART	Portland	19	Adrian Fernandez
6/28/2003	IRL	Richmond	22	Scott Dixon
7/5/2003	CART	Cleveland	18	Sebastien Bourdais
7/6/2003	IRL	Kansas	22	Bryan Herta
7/13/2003	CART	Toronto	19	Paul Tracy
7/19/2003	IRL	Nashville	21	Gil de Ferran
7/27/2003	CART	Vancouver	17	Paul Tracy
7/27/2003	IRL	Michigan	21	Alex Barron
8/3/2003	CART	Elkhart Lake	19	Bruno Junqueira
8/10/2003	CART	Mid-Ohio	19	Paul Tracy
8/10/2003	IRL	Gateway	21	Helio Castroneves
8/17/2003	IRL	Kentucky	21	Sam Hornish, Jr.
8/24/2003	CART	Montreal	19	Michel Jourdain, Jr.
8/24/2003	IRL	Nazareth	21	Helio Castroneves
8/31/2003	CART	Denver	19	Bruno Junqueira
9/7/2003	IRL	Chicago	22	Sam Hornish, Jr.
9/21/2003	IRL	Fontana	22	Sam Hornish, Jr.
9/28/2003	CART	Bayfront	19	Mario Dominguez
10/12/2003	CART	Mexico City	20	Paul Tracy
10/12/2003	IRL	Fort Worth	22	Gil de Ferran
10/26/2003	CART	Queensland	19	Ryan Hunter-Reay

Final point standings:
CART
1. Paul Tracy 7 wins
2. Bruno Junqueira -27 2 wins
3. Michel Jourdain -31 2 wins
4. Sebastien Bourdais -67 3 wins
5. Patrick Carpentier -80 1 win
6. Mario Dominguez -108 1 win
7. Oriol Servia -118 0 wins


IRL
1. Scott Dixon 3 wins
2. Gil de Ferran -18 3 wins
3. Helio Castroneves -23 2 wins
4. Tony Kanaan -31 1 win
5. Sam Hornish -46 3 wins
6. Al Unser Jr. -133 1 win
7. Tomas Scheckter -151 0 wins


Wins by team:
Forsythe Racing 8 wins (Paul Tracy #3 Player's Lola Chassis 7 wins, Patrick Carpentier #32 Player's Lola Chassis 1 win.)
Newman-Haas Racing 5 wins (Sebastien Bourdais #2 Lilly Lola 3 wins, Bruno Junqueira #1 PacifiCare Lola 2 wins.)
Team Penske 5 wins (Gil de Ferran #6 Marlboro Dallara Toyota 3 wins, Helio Castroneves #3 Marlboro Dallara Toyota 2 wins.)
Chip Ganassi Racing 3 wins (Scott Dixon #9 Target G-Force Toyota)
Panther Racing 3 wins (Sam Hornish #4 Pennzoil Dallara Chevy)
Team Rahal 2 wins (Michel Jourdain #9 Gigante Lola)
Andretti Green Racing 2 wins (Tony Kanaan #11 7-Eleven Dallara Honda 1 win, Bryan Herta #27 Archipelago Dallara Honda 1 win.)
Team Kelley 2 wins (Al Unser Jr. #31 Corteco Dallara Toyota 1 win, Scott Sharp #8 Delphi Dallara Toyota 1 win.)
HVM Racing 1 win (Mario Dominguez #55 Herdez Lola)
Team Fernandez 1 win (Adrian Fernandez #51 Tecate Lola)
Team American Spirit 1 win (Ryan Hunter-Reay #31 American Spirit Reynard)
Team Mo Nunn 1 win (Alex Barron #21 Hollywood G-Force Toyota)


Races won from the pole:
Tony Kanaan Phoenix
Sebastien Bourdais Germany
Patrick Carpentier Laguna Seca
Scott Dixon Richmond
Sebastien Bourdais Cleveland
Paul Tracy Toronto
Paul Tracy Vancouver
Bruno Junqueira Road America
Paul Tracy Mid-Ohio
Helio Castroneves Gateway
Sam Hornish Kentucky
Bruno Junqueira Denver
Paul Tracy Mexico City
Gil de Ferran Texas 2


Farthest back a driver started and won: 12th Scott Dixon Homestead, and Ryan Hunter-Reay Australia.
Most cautions: 10 Phoenix
Fewest cautions: 1 Laguna Seca, Kentucky, and California
Fastest average speed: 207.151 California
Slowest average speed: 75.533 Miami Street Course
Most lead changes: 30 Michigan
Fewest lead changes: 0 Laguna Seca, Richmond, Toronto, and Road America
Longest race by time: 3 hours 11 minutes Indianapolis 500.
Shortest race by time: 1 hour 26 minutes Richmond.

The 1986 Formula 1 season consisted of 16 races. The season started March 23rd with the Grand Prix of Brazil, and ended October 26th with the Australian Grand Prix.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_Formula_One_season.


Here are the season results:

Rnd	Race	Date	Location	Race Winner	Constructor	Time of Race
1	Brazilian Grand Prix	23-Mar	Jacarepaguá	Nelson Piquet	Williams-Honda	1:39
2	Spanish Grand Prix	13-Apr	Jerez	Ayrton Senna	Lotus-Renault	1:48
3	San Marino Grand Prix	27-Apr	Imola	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	1:32
4	Monaco Grand Prix	11-May	Monaco	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	1:55
5	Belgian Grand Prix	25-May	Spa-Francorchamps	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda	1:27
6	Canadian Grand Prix	15-Jun	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda	1:42
7	Detroit Grand Prix	22-Jun	Detroit	Ayrton Senna	Lotus-Renault	1:51
8	French Grand Prix	6-Jul	Paul Ricard	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda	1:37
9	British Grand Prix	13-Jul	Brands Hatch	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda	1:30
10	German Grand Prix	27-Jul	Hockenheimring	Nelson Piquet	Williams-Honda	1:22
11	Hungarian Grand Prix	10-Aug	Hungaroring	Nelson Piquet	Williams-Honda	2:00
12	Austrian Grand Prix	17-Aug	Österreichring	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	1:21
13	Italian Grand Prix	7-Sep	Monza	Nelson Piquet	Williams-Honda	1:17
14	Portuguese Grand Prix	21-Sep	Estoril	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda	1:37
15	Mexican Grand Prix	12-Oct	Hermanos Rodriguez	Gerhard Berger	Benetton-BMW	1:33
16	Australian Grand Prix	26-Oct	Adelaide	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	1:54

Here are the final Driver point standings
1. Alain Prost 4 wins
2. Nigel Mansell -2 5 wins
3. Nelson Piquet -3 4 wins
4. Ayrton Senna -17 2 wins
5. Stefan Johansson -49 (Highest driver in points with no wins)


Final Constructer standings
1. Canon Williams Honda 9 wins (Nigel Mansell #5 5 wins, Nelson Piquet #6 4 wins)
2. Marlboro McLaren International -45 4 wins (Alain Prost #1)
3. John Player Special Team Lotus -83 2 wins (Ayrton Senna #12)
4. Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC -104 0 wins
5. Equipe Ligier -112 0 wins
6. Benetton Formula -122 1 win (Gerhard Berger #20)


Races won from the pole:
Ayrton Senna Jerez
Alain Prost Monaco
Nigel Mansell Montreal
Ayrton Senna Detroit


Farthest back a driver started and won: 6th Nelson Piquet at Monza
Fastest average speed: 137.023 Monza
Slowest average speed: 80.780 Monaco
Most lead changes: 8 Hockenheimring
Fewest lead changes: 1 Brands Hatch, and Estoril
Longest race by time: 2 hours at Hungaroring
Shortest race by time: 1 hour 17 minutes at Monza.