1991 CART PPG Indy Car World Series

American motorsport season April 2025 1991 CART PPG Indy Car World Series 200px200pxMichael Andretti 18 March 17 October 20 United States Michael Andretti United Kingdom Lola United States Chevrolet United States Jeff Andretti United States Rick Mears 1990 1992 The 1991 CART PPG Indy Car World Series season was the 13th national championship season of American open wheel racing sanctioned by CART. The season consisted of 17 races, and one non-points exhibition event. Michael Andretti was the national champion, and the rookie of the year was his younger brother Jeff Andretti. Autocourse 1991-92 0-905138-87-2 Hazleton Publishing Richmond, Surrey, United Kingdom Henry Alan Kirby Gordon Hamilton Maurice Saward Joe Tremayne David Hayoe David Dodgins Tony Cooper Adam Hughes Mark 1991 250-259 The 1991 Indianapolis 500 was sanctioned by USAC, but counted towards the CART points championship. Rick Mears won the Indy 500, his record-tying fourth victory in the event. Michael Andretti won a total of eight races, eight pole positions, and led more than half of the laps during the season, but the championship battle still went down to the final race of the season. Bobby Rahal won only one race, but had 11 podium finishes and 13 top tens. Rahal's consistent season put him in position to challenge Andretti for the title in the season finale at Laguna Seca. Andretti got off to a slow start to the season, dropping out of the first two races, and finished a heartbreaking second at Indianapolis. But after Indy, he shot to the top of the standings. He won four of the last five races of the season, and needed to finish 6th or better at Laguna Seca to clinch the title. When Bobby Rahal dropped out at Laguna Seca with overheating problems, Andretti cruised to the title. Drivers and constructors The following teams and drivers competed for the 1991 Indy Car World Series. All entrants used Goodyear tires. TeamChassisEngineNo.Driver(s)StatusRound(s)Ref(s)Arciero RacingPenske PC-17Buick12US Mark Dismoreorange R silver1–4Practiced for round 4, but withdrew from the event due to multiple leg injuries. Dismore NJanuary 31, 1991 Mark Dismore joins Arciero team https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-reporter-mark-dismore-joins-ar/168837824/ March 25, 2025 The Daily Reporter 7Archives L. A. Times May 11, 1991 Dismore Injured in Fiery Crash in Indianapolis Practice Session https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-05-11-sp-1327-story.html March 25, 2025 Los Angeles Times en-USLola T89/00US Pancho Carter4–5May 14, 1991 Indy dealing starts as drivers search for rides and vice-versa https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-rock-island-argus-indy-dealing-start/168843244/ March 25, 2025 The Rock Island Argus 21May 20, 1991 A Place for Dismore https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-a-place-for-dismor/168845585/ March 25, 2025 The Indianapolis Star 34US Jeff Wood6–7June 14, 1991 Detroit Grand Prix - The Drivers https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press/168850865/ March 26, 2025 Detroit Free Press 60Canada John Jones8–17July 4, 1991 Jones back on the track after landing a ride https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-windsor-star-jones-back-on-the-track/168851991/ March 26, 2025 The Windsor Star 14July 22, 1991 Indy Notes https://www.newspapers.com/image/731398119/?clipping_id=168852213 March 26, 2025 The Kingston Whig-Standard 30August 5, 1991 Mears reigns supreme on Indy-car oval tracks https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star-mears-reigns-supreme-on/168852525/ March 26, 2025 The Toronto Star 31A. J. Foyt EnterprisesLola T91/00Chevrolet14Mexico Bernard Jourdain2February 17, 1991 Foyt, Waltrip Bring New Outlook to Daytona https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-foyt-waltrip-br/168854848/ March 26, 2025 St. Louis Post-Dispatch 36US Al Unser3April 17, 1991 Article clipped from The Star Press https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-press/63793543/ March 26, 2025 The Star Press 15US A. J. Foyt4–9, 11, 16November 21, 1990 Foyt says '91 racing season will be his last (Part 1) https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star/72712961/ March 26, 2025 The Indianapolis Star 1November 21, 1990 Foyt's "retirement" announcement, Part 2 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-foyts-retirement/168854575/ March 26, 2025 The Indianapolis Star 6US Mike Groff10, 12, 14–15, 17July 20, 1991 Foyt and driver Groff an odd coupling https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star-foyt-and-driver-groff-a/168858003/ March 26, 2025 The Toronto Star 21August 28, 1991 Article clipped from The Vancouver Sun https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-vancouver-sun/164589461/ March 26, 2025 The Vancouver Sun 15Lola T90/00Buick48Mexico Bernard Jourdain4March 14, 1991 Article clipped from The South Bend Tribune https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune/66474547/ March 26, 2025 The South Bend Tribune 40Bayside MotorsportsLola T91/00Cosworth86US Jeff Andrettiorange R silverAllNovember 9, 1990 IMS Lyn St James tests car 11-1990 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-news-ims-lyn-st-james-t/13408742/ March 26, 2025 The Indianapolis News 63Bettenhausen MotorsportsPenske PC-19Chevrolet16US Tony Bettenhausen Jr.AllAugust 5, 1990 Chevy spreads wealth to three Indy-car teams https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-chevy-spreads-weal/168860389/ March 26, 2025 The Indianapolis Star 41Chip Ganassi RacingLola T91/00Chevrolet8US Eddie CheeverAllJanuary 6, 1990 Ganassi buys out Patrick; signs Cheever as top-driver for team https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kalamazoo-gazette-ganassi-buys-out-p/168861416/ March 26, 2025 The Kalamazoo Gazette 17Dale Coyne RacingNu-Tech RacingHemelgarn Coyne RacingDale Coyne / BettenhausenLola T90/00Cosworth19US Randy Lewis1–4, 9–12, 14–15, 17February 20, 1991 Scarborough's Tracy cuts his own racing deal https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star-scarboroughs-tracy-cut/169029481/ March 28, 2025 The Toronto Star 32US Dale Coyne5, 7June 1, 1991 Miller 200 entries at 22; Coyne to drive own car https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-miller-200-entries/169030848/ March 28, 2025 The Indianapolis Star 41June 18, 1991 Ribbs may not race again until July 7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-oregonian-ribbs-may-not-race-again-u/169030934/ March 28, 2025 The Oregonian 22US Buddy Lazier8Franchises NCanada Ross Bentleyorange R silver13August 14, 1991 Article clipped from The Province https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-province/169080916/ March 29, 2025 The Province 68US Dennis Vitoloorange R silver16Lola T89/00391, 6Franchises NMarch 16, 1991 The Miami Herald, Florida https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-the-miami-herald-flori/53985841/ March 29, 2025 The Miami Herald 194June 14, 1991 Article clipped from The Windsor Star https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-windsor-star/169078825/ March 29, 2025 The Windsor Star 9Lola T90/00Canada Paul Tracyorange R silver2April 29, 1991 1991 Indy 500 ROP https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-news-1991-indy-500-rop/122885955/ March 28, 2025 The Indianapolis News 14US Jeff Wood3https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWIrn12z-vQ CART 1991 - PHOENIX - ROUND 3 December 26, 2013 ((asopher2)) March 29, 2025 YouTubeUS Buddy Lazier10, 12, 17Franchises NUS Michael Greenfield14–15September 15, 1991 Foyt and CART have differences again https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-foyt-and-cart-have/169097238/ March 29, 2025 The Indianapolis Star 28Lola T88/0090US Buddy Lazier1Lola T90/006, 15Franchises NLola T89/00US Dennis Vitoloorange R silver2Franchises NPenske PC-19ChevroletNetherlands Cor Euserorange R silver17Franchises NOctober 19, 1991 Article clipped from The Indianapolis Star https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star/169097212/ March 29, 2025 The Indianapolis Star 40D. B. Mann MotorsportsLola T90/00Buick93US John Paul Jr.4April 5, 1991 John Paul Jr. is driver for Mann 500 entry https://www.newspapers.com/article/muncie-evening-press-john-paul-jr-is-dr/168861666/ March 26, 2025 Muncie Evening Press 17Dick Simon RacingLola T90/00Used by Matsushita at rounds 1, 3, 6 and 7, and by Palmroth. Matsushita NLola T91/00Cosworth7Japan Hiro Matsushita1–3, 5–16February 9, 1991 Brayton, Matsushita in Indy 500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-vicksburg-post-brayton-matsushita-i/168998475/ March 27, 2025 The Vicksburg Post 27Buick4Chevrolet17October 21, 1991 Article clipped from The Indianapolis News https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-news/169004995/ March 28, 2025 The Indianapolis News 1722US Scott BraytonAllOctober 13, 1990 Article clipped from The Arizona Republic https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-arizona-republic/169005831/ March 28, 2025 The Arizona Republic 100Paragon MotorsportsCosworth23Finland Tero Palmroth4May 4, 1991 Article clipped from The Indianapolis Star https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star/95562670/ March 28, 2025 The Indianapolis Star 35Euromotorsport RacingLola T90/00Cosworth42 Practiced as No. 50T for the Indianapolis 500.Italy Franco Scapiniorange R silver1March 8, 1991 Article clipped from The Indianapolis News https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-news/168879636/ March 26, 2025 The Indianapolis News 56April 23, 1991 Alfa serious 500 threat https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-news-alfa-serious-500-t/168880124/ March 26, 2025 The Indianapolis News 8Belgium Didier Theys4Italy Tony de Tommasoorange R silver12Italy Nicola Marozzoorange R silver13–15August 28, 1991 Preparation shifts into high gear https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-province-preparation-shifts-into-hig/168903535/ March 26, 2025 The Province 4050US Mike Groff1–3February 8, 1991 Article clipped from The Indianapolis News https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-news/168900408/ March 26, 2025 The Indianapolis News 56Lola T91/004–9Lola T90/00Colombia Roberto Guerrero10July 21, 1991 Article clipped from The Billings Gazette https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-billings-gazette/168902796/ March 26, 2025 The Billings Gazette 21Lola T91/00US Jeff Wood12–17Galles-Kraco RacingLola T91/00Chevrolet1 Raced as No. 2 at the Indianapolis 500.US Al Unser Jr.AllJuly 23, 1990 Al Jr. won't go Formula One https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-al-jr-wont-go-fo/168907886/ March 26, 2025 The Indianapolis Star 1918US Bobby RahalAllAugust 31, 1988 Rahal signs with Kraco for 1989 (Part 1) https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-rahal-signs-with-k/168908771/ March 26, 2025 The Indianapolis Star 33August 31, 1988 Rahal signs with Kraco for 1989 (Part 2) https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-rahal-signs-with-k/168908821/ March 26, 2025 The Indianapolis Star 34Genoa RacingLola T90/00Cosworth33 Practiced as No. 37 for the Indianapolis 500.Italy Guido Daccò2–4, 6–7March 5, 1991 Article clipped from Oakland Tribune https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune/168913727/ March 26, 2025 Oakland Tribune 36May 17, 1991 Article clipped from The Press Democrat https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-press-democrat/168921289/ March 26, 2025 The Press Democrat 24Hall-VDS RacingLola T91/00Chevrolet4US John AndrettiAllOctober 9, 1990 Racing's Jim Hall to return next year with John Andretti https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-californian-racings-jim-hall-to-ret/169009753/ March 28, 2025 The Californian 16Hemelgarn RacingLola T90/00Buick71US Buddy Lazier4April 3, 1991 Article clipped from The Billings Gazette https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-billings-gazette/169014166/ March 28, 2025 The Billings Gazette 2292US Gordon Johncock4April 4, 1991 Article clipped from The Fresno Bee https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-fresno-bee/169014950/ March 28, 2025 The Fresno Bee 31May 15, 1991 Johncock gets another chance to drive at Indy https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-johncock-gets-anothe/169015431/ March 28, 2025 The Idaho Statesman 14Hemelgarn-Byrd RacingLola T91/0091US Stan Fox4February 15, 1991 Byrd hires Fox to race in 500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-journal-byrd-hires-fox-to-race/168976856/ March 27, 2025 The Daily Journal 26Kent Baker RacingLola T89/00Buick97US Dean Hall4King MotorsportsLola T91/00Buick26UK Jim Crawford4October 15, 1990 Texans are grabbing more headlines in Indy-car business https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-texans-are-grab/168977581/ March 27, 2025 Fort Worth Star-Telegram 41Colombia Roberto Guerrero6, 12, 17June 15, 1991 'Last-minute' call puts Guerrero behind the wheel https://www.newspapers.com/article/jackson-citizen-patriot-last-minute-ca/168978062/ March 27, 2025 Jackson Citizen Patriot 9Leader Card RacingLola T90/00Cosworth21 Practiced as No. 11 for the Indianapolis 500.US Dean Hall1April 26, 1991 Dean Hall needs sponsor but has ride for Indy 500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-dean-hall-needs-spons/169024809/ March 28, 2025 The Sacramento Bee 32Belgium Didier Theys2, 6–10, 12, 14–15, 17May 5, 1991 Article clipped from Dayton Daily News https://www.newspapers.com/article/dayton-daily-news/168883362/ March 28, 2025 Dayton Daily News 52August 24, 1991 Article clipped from The Arizona Republic https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-arizona-republic/169784656/ April 7, 2025 The Arizona Republic 15US Pancho Carter4, 11Practiced for round 4, but changed teams to Arciero Racing to replace the injured Mark Dismore. Carter NJuly 30, 1991 Article clipped from Jackson Citizen Patriot https://www.newspapers.com/article/jackson-citizen-patriot/169786455/ April 7, 2025 Jackson Citizen Patriot 17US Johnny Parsons4–5Menard RacingLola T91/00Buick9US Kevin Cogan4January 9, 1991 Article clipped from Leader-Telegram https://www.newspapers.com/article/leader-telegram/169011068/ March 28, 2025 Leader-Telegram 2451US Gary Bettenhausen4Lola T89/0059US Tom Sneva4May 18, 1991 Sneva has drive to race https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-news-sneva-has-drive-to/169025157/ March 28, 2025 The Indianapolis News 17Newman/Haas RacingLola T91/00Chevrolet2 Raced as No. 10 at the Indianapolis 500.US Michael AndrettiAllNovember 2, 1988 Andrettis on same team now https://www.newspapers.com/article/usa-today-andrettis-on-same-team-now/169097266/ March 29, 2025 USA Today 76US Mario AndrettiAllPatrick RacingLola T91/00Alfa Romeo20US Danny SullivanAllOctober 31, 1990 Sullivan Signs With Patrick Racing Team https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pharos-tribune-sullivan-signs-with-p/169038226/ March 28, 2025 The Pharos-Tribune 1340Colombia Roberto Guerrero4May 16, 1991 Roberto Guerrero finds a ride https://www.newspapers.com/article/princeton-daily-clarion-roberto-guerrero/169039140/ March 28, 2025 Princeton Daily Clarion 10Penske RacingPenske PC-20Chevrolet3US Rick MearsAllSeptember 19, 1990 Sullivan to quit racing for Penske team https://www.newspapers.com/article/chronicle-tribune-sullivan-to-quit-racin/169038402/ March 28, 2025 Chronicle Tribune 115BRA Emerson FittipaldiAllGlick Shav May 27, 1990 An Indy Repeat Flaunts History https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-05-27-sp-561-story.html March 27, 2025 Los Angeles Times en-USPenske PC-1917Canada Paul Tracyorange R silver11, 16–17July 15, 1991 Impressive Penske test session confirms Tracy for Michigan https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star-impressive-penske-test/169031909/ March 28, 2025 The Toronto Star 29August 23, 1991 Tracy to drive again this season https://www.newspapers.com/article/jackson-citizen-patriot-tracy-to-drive-a/169036301/ March 28, 2025 Jackson Citizen Patriot 17P.I.G. EntreprisesLola T89/00Judd31US Ted Prappasorange R silver1–2, 4April 20, 1991 Article clipped from The Indianapolis News https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-news/169015982/ March 28, 2025 The Indianapolis News 36Lola T91/006–10, 12–15, 17June 4, 1991 Article clipped from The Indianapolis Star https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star/169016780/ March 28, 2025 The Indianapolis Star 34Thom Burns RacingLola T89/00Judd66USA Dominic Dobson4May 2, 1991 10 Rookies Approved by USAC for Indy 500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-press-10-rookies-approved-by-us/168981227/ March 27, 2025 The Star Press 21May 5, 1991 Johncock's loss is Dobson's gain https://www.newspapers.com/article/journal-and-courier-johncocks-loss-is-d/168981431/ March 27, 2025 Journal and Courier 34Todd Walther RacingLola T89/00Cosworth44US Phil Krueger1–2Practiced for round 2, but was replaced before qualifying. Krueger NFebruary 28, 1991 Article clipped from The Los Angeles Times https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/169015766/ March 28, 2025 The Los Angeles Times 363US Buddy Lazier2April 14, 1991 Article clipped from The Sunday Oregonian https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sunday-oregonian/169015810/ March 28, 2025 The Sunday Oregonian 84TruesportsTruesports 91CJudd11 Raced as No. 19 at the Indianapolis 500.US Scott PruettAllDecember 14, 1990 Pruett gets early gift of go-ahead https://www.newspapers.com/article/usa-today-pruett-gets-early-gift-of-go-a/169010203/ March 28, 2025 USA Today 1621AUS Geoff Brabham4March 23, 1991 Indy 500 field now at 37 https://www.newspapers.com/article/rushville-republican-indy-500-field-now/168979973/ March 27, 2025 Rushville Republican 3UNO RacingLola T91/00Judd15Canada Scott GoodyearAllJanuary 11, 1991 New owner to merge Shierson with Granatelli https://www.newspapers.com/article/jackson-citizen-patriot-new-owner-to-mer/169028022/ March 28, 2025 Jackson Citizen Patriot 18Vince Granatelli RacingLola T91/00Chevrolet9 Raced as No. 1 at the Indianapolis 500.Netherlands Arie LuyendykAllWalker MotorsportLola T90/00Buick10US Willy T. Ribbs4May 7, 1991 Article clipped from The Indianapolis News https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-news/168976578/ March 27, 2025 The Indianapolis News 15Cosworth6, 8–9, 12–13, 15–17June 11, 1991 Sponsor-less Ribbs, Walker put dream on the line in Detroit race https://www.newspapers.com/article/usa-today-sponsor-less-ribbs-walker-put/168967157/ March 27, 2025 USA Today 10June 28, 1991 Sponsorship missing piece to Ribbs team https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-ledger-sponsorship-missing-piec/168967553/ March 27, 2025 The Star-Ledger 88August 16, 1991 Ribbs set for Denver race https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-news-ribbs-set-for-denv/168902963/ March 27, 2025 The Indianapolis News 51September 12, 1991 Article clipped from Albuquerque Journal https://www.newspapers.com/article/albuquerque-journal/168968604/ March 27, 2025 Albuquerque Journal 40US Jon Beekhuis11August 1, 1991 Beekhuis subs for Ribbs https://www.newspapers.com/article/philadelphia-daily-news-beekhuis-subs-fo/168972633/ March 27, 2025 Philadelphia Daily News 66US Buddy Lazier14Franchises NWalther MotorsportsPenske PC-18Cosworth77US Salt Walther4April 4, 1991 500 officials think 88 final number https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-news-500-officials-thin/168952947/ March 27, 2025 The Indianapolis News 8 Driver changes Preseason On August 6, 1990, Bettenhausen Motorsports confirmed its plans for a full 1991 campaign with driver/owner Tony Bettenhausen Jr. in the No. 16 car. On September 18, 1990, Penske Racing announced it would downsize its program back to a two-car team for 1991 by not exercising their option on Danny Sullivan, as sponsorship from Pennzoil had switched to Hall/VDS Racing. On October 8, 1990, Hall/VDS Racing announced it had signed John Andretti as their lone driver in a two-year deal. Andretti switched to the No. 4 car from Porsche North America after the German manufacturer stopped its Indy Car program.September 12, 1991 Article clipped from The Plain Dealer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer/169765797/ April 7, 2025 The Plain Dealer 86 On October 12, 1990, King Motorsports announced the signing of Jim Crawford for its partial schedule in the No. 26 car, including the Indianapolis 500. On October 30, 1990, Patrick Racing announced that Danny Sullivan had signed to drive the No. 20 car in 1991, replacing Roberto Guerrero. On November 3, 1990, Bayside Racing signed Jeff Andretti as its new driver for the No. 86 car, replacing Dominic Dobson. On November 20, 1990, A. J. Foyt announced his plans to retire from competition after the 1991 season, during his recovery from the leg and feet injuries sustained on September 23, 1990, in a crash at Road America. Foyt, who had dismissed the notion of retirement in early press conferences after his crash, clarified it had been his plan all along.October 10, 1990 Article clipped from The Indianapolis Star https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star/48392193/ March 26, 2025 The Indianapolis Star 33 However, he remained non-committal for the rest of 1991 regarding his future plans. On December 14, 1990, Scott Pruett received the mandatory medical approval to return to the No. 11 Truesports car for 1991. Pruett had been sidelined for the whole 1990 season due to severe leg injuries in a pre-season crash, with Raul Boesel as the fill-in driver throughout the year. On January 8, 1991, Menard Racing announced that Kevin Cogan and Gary Bettenhausen would drive its two Buick-powered Lola T91/00 cars at the Indianapolis 500, entered as No. 9 and No. 51. Bettenhausen had driven a year-old Lola with Menard in the previous edition. On February 8, 1991, the Indianapolis News reported that Euromotorsport had signed John Jones to drive the No. 50 car, taking the place of Mike Groff. However, the necessary funding for the seat did not materialize, and Jones was replaced for the Surfers Paradise round by the returning Groff, who would remain in the car as the full-time driver. On January 30, 1991, Arciero Racing announced the signing of rookie Mark Dismore, who replaced Randy Lewis in the No. 12 car. Dismore was the reigning champion of the Atlantic Championship in the discontinued Pacific Division, and had made one previous Indy Car start in 1989. In February 1991, Dale Coyne Racing signed Randy Lewis to drive the No. 19 car in 1991, replacing Dean Hall. On February 5, 1991, P.I.G. Enterprises announced that rookie Ted Prappas would drive the No. 31 car, replacing Jon Beekhuis. Prappas had finished second in the American Racing Series standings with one win, behind series champion Paul Tracy. Due to the team's low budget for the season, Prappas skipped all oval races except for the Indianapolis 500, where he failed to qualify after crashing twice. Subsequently, his equipment was upgraded from a Lola T89/00 to a T91/00. On February 8, 1991, Dick Simon Racing announced that Hiro Matsushita would be the full-time driver of the No. 7 car, after a partial schedule in his debut season. Matsushita's car was powered by a Cosworth engine, except for his first serious attempt at the Indianapolis 500, which was planned with a Buick stock-block. For the final race of the season at Laguna Seca, Matsushita drove a Chevrolet engine, in anticipation of his supplier switch for 1992. On February 14, 1991, Hemelgarn Racing announced the signing of Stan Fox in the No. 91 car for the Indianapolis 500, as part of a new partnership with Jonathan Byrd Racing. Fox was tasked with a Lola T91/00 chassis, the first brand-new car of his Indy Car career. Both team owners had lost their Indy 500 drivers over the previous year, after Rich Vogler and Billy Vukovich III were both killed in separate sprint car races; Vukovich had been due to sign for the joint venture at the time of his death.May 21, 1991 Kenopensky's death unites team https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-news-kenopenskys-death/169013071/ March 28, 2025 The Indianapolis News 38 On February 16, 1991, A. J. Foyt Enterprises announced that the team would skip the opening race of the season at Surfers Paradise, and that Bernard Jourdain would drive the No. 14 car at Long Beach in place of the injured A. J. Foyt, who aimed to return at Phoenix. This marked Jourdain's own return since rupturing his spleen in a practice crash at Indianapolis in 1990. On February 19, 1991, Dale Coyne Racing announced it had signed the reigning American Racing Series champion Paul Tracy to drive for the team for an undetermined number of races, starting at Long Beach in the No. 39 car. Tracy had previously signed a three-month testing deal with Truesports in October 1990 that failed to evolve into a ride due to a lack of sponsorship. On February 27, 1991, Todd Walther Racing announced that Phil Krueger would drive the No. 44 car full-time from Long Beach onwards, replacing Jeff Wood. However, he was later entered for the Surfers Paradise season opener as well. On March 4, 1991, Genoa Racing announced that Guido Daccò would drive the No. 33 full-time from Long Beach onwards. On March 13, 1991, A. J. Foyt Enterprises entered Bernard Jourdain for the Indianapolis 500 as the driver of the No. 48 car. Jourdain drove a Buickengine, the first and only time in history that a Foyt car carried such powerplant in Indy car racing. The following drivers were entered for the Surfers Paradise race and other events without a prior announcement Euromotorsport Racing entered rookie Franco Scapini in the No. 42 car. Scapini was a former International Formula 3000 driver that served as a Formula 1 test driver for the Life F1 team in 1990, and had one previous start in the American Racing Series in 1988. He was featured in The Indianapolis Star as a full-time entrant, and was entered for the events at Long Beach and Phoenix, but failed to appear at either race,April 7, 1991 CART's 1991 full-time lineup https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-carts-1991-full-t/168879781/ March 26, 2025 The Indianapolis Star 27 and the Indianapolis News reported on April 23 that he had been demoted due to non-payments from his sponsors. In a 2025 interview, Scapini claimed that a steep asking price from Euromotorsport prevented him from continuing.Series Feeder February 12, 2025 Franco Scapini: The life and career of an F1 test driver in the 1990s https://feederseries.net/2025/02/12/franco-scapini-the-life-and-career-of-an-f1-test-driver-in-the-1990s/ March 26, 2025 Feeder Series en Dale Coyne Racing entered Buddy Lazier in the No. 90 car, with an older Lola T88/00 chassis, and Dennis Vitolo in the car serviced by Nu-Tech Motorsports. Vitolo, who had raced once in 1988 and failed to qualify for two events in 1989, also started under this arrangement at Long Beach and Detroit. Leader Card Motorsports signed one-race deals with Dean Hall and Didier Theys to drive the No. 21 car at Surfers Paradise and Long Beach, respectively. The team later sat out Phoenix in order to preserve its lone chassis for the Indianapolis 500. Mid-season During March and April, a number of drivers were entered for the Indianapolis 500 without a prior announcement On March 21, 1991, Truesports entered Geoff Brabham in the No. 21 car for the Indianapolis 500, also rekindling the association from the 1990 edition. On March 27, 1991, Genoa Racing entered Vinicio Salmi in a second car for the Indianapolis 500. However, Salmi never turned a wheel in rookie orientation or official practice, due to Genoa's economic issues.April 6, 1991 Article clipped from Dayton Daily News https://www.newspapers.com/article/dayton-daily-news/168914197/ March 26, 2025 Dayton Daily News 15 On April 2, 1991, Hemelgarn Racing entered Buddy Lazier in the No. 71 car for a second attempt at his first Indianapolis 500, driving a newly rebuilt Lola T90/00. On April 3, 1991, Walther Motorsports entered Salt Walther as the driver of the No. 77 car, again in a two-year-old Penske model. On April 3, 1991, Hemelgarn Racing announced that rookie Davey Hamilton would complete its line-up for the Indianapolis 500 in the No. 81 Lola T88/00-Buick. Hamilton, a Supermodified standout from the West Coast, attempted to gather funding for a T90/00 model. On April 4, 1991, D. B. Mann Motorsports announced John Paul Jr. as the driver of the No. 93 car for the Indianapolis 500, reprising his role from the 1990 edition. On April 12, 1991, during the Long Beach Grand Prix weekend, Todd Walther Racing replaced Phil Krueger with Buddy Lazier in the No. 44 car, after Krueger struggled to register a time during the first practice session. On April 16, 1991, A. J. Foyt announced that he would not compete at Phoenix to further heal from his injuries before the Indianapolis 500. Fellow four-time Indy 500 winner Al Unser was selected to drive the No. 14 car, racing on a one-mile oval for the first time since 1987, and five years after his last Phoenix race. On April 19, 1991, Kent Baker Racing announced Dean Hall as the driver of the No. 97 entry for the Indianapolis 500. On April 20, 1991, Dale Coyne Racing entered Jeff Wood to start the No. 19 for the Phoenix despite not taking part in qualifying, as a 'last-minute substitute' for Paul Tracy. An engine failure in his debut race at Long Beach prevented the low-funded Tracy from executing his plan to keep his schedule alive on purse earnings.May 2, 1991 Tracy looking for money to match his driving talent - Windsor Star - 2 May 1991 - Page B6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-windsor-star-tracy-looking-for-money/133805377/ March 28, 2025 The Windsor Star 20October 9, 2014 Lunch With... Paul Tracy https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/april-2014/88/lunch-paul-tracy/ March 28, 2025 Motor Sport Magazine en-GB On April 24, 1991, Walker Motorsports announced it would compete in the Indianapolis 500 with Willy T. Ribbs as the driver of the No. 17 Lola car, with a chance of running more races if sufficient funding was found. This signified Ribbs' return to Indianapolis after his aborted 1985 attempt, looking to become the first African American driver to race at the Indy 500. On April 29, 1991, Dale Coyne Racing announced that Paul Tracy would not attempt to compete at the Indianapolis 500 due to a lack of sponsorship, hoping to restart the program at Detroit. His seat would not be taken for the Indy 500, after Randy Lewis crashed his primary car during practice.May 13, 1991 Article clipped from Journal and Courier https://www.newspapers.com/article/journal-and-courier/169030050/ March 28, 2025 Journal and Courier 18 On May 1, 1991, Thom Burns Racing entered two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Gordon Johncock as the driver of the No. 66 car for the Indy 500. Three days later, before official practice for the race began, Johncock was replaced by Dominic Dobson due to the loss of his sponsorship package. On May 1, 1991, Leader Card Motorsports entered Pancho Carter for the Indianapolis 500, in a car renumbered as No. 11. Carter had been the lead driver for Leader Card from 1989 until halfway through 1990. On May 3, 1991, Dick Simon Racing entered Tero Palmroth for the third time in four years. The No. 23, the third car of the team, was entered by Paragon Motorsports, a new subsidiary of Simon's team that had technical support from TEAMKAR International in its first year. During the month, Paragon also became co-entrant of Hiro Matsushita's car for the rest of the season.May 12, 1991 Gary B. earned his ride; Simon a good investment https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-vincennes-sun-commercial-gary-b-ear/169006768/ March 28, 2025 The Vincennes Sun-Commercial 20 During the weeks of practice for the Indianapolis 500, the following driver assignments or changes occurred: On May 10, 1991, Mark Dismore suffered season-ending leg injuries in a massive practice crash. His Penske PC-17, who collided with the attenuator at pit lane entry, was destroyed on impact. On May 13, Arciero Racing officially named Pancho Carter, who switched from his ride at Leader Card Motorsports, to drive the No. 12 car, which was now a Lola T89/00 acquired from Bettenhausen Motorsports. In Carter's place, the No. 11 entry at Leader Card was assigned the same day to his half-brother Johnny Parsons, another Indy 500 veteran. Both Carter and Parsons remained in the cars for the following event at Milwaukee. On May 13, 1991, Euromotorsport announced Didier Theys as the driver of the No. 50T car, which was to be renumbered as No. 42 had it qualified for the race. A day earlier, Theys had been shaking down the No. 17 Walker car as a stand-in for Willy T. Ribbs, who couldn't practice during a qualifying weekend without passing his rookie test.May 13, 1991 Rookie Takes Day Off https://www.newspapers.com/article/journal-and-courier-rookie-takes-day-off/168883522/ March 26, 2025 Journal and Courier 18 On May 14, 1991, Hemelgarn Racing announced that Gordon Johncock would take over the third entry for the team, replacing Davey Hamilton. Johncock was assigned to the No. 92 Lola T90/00-Cosworth, the spare car for Stan Fox, after Hamilton crashed his Lola T88/00-Buick in April during Rookie Orientation, having been unable to secure funding to take part in official practice.May 14, 1991 Money crunch puts Indy dream on hold for Hamilton https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-money-crunch-puts-in/169015499/ March 28, 2025 The Idaho Statesman 9 On May 15, 1991, Patrick Racing announced that Roberto Guerrero had rejoined the team as the driver of the No. 40 car for the Indianapolis 500. Guerrero indicated that expanding his schedule with Patrick for two more races was a possibility, but it fizzled out after he crashed during the race.May 19, 1991 Article clipped from The Cincinnati Enquirer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer/169039291/ March 28, 2025 The Cincinnati Enquirer 39 On May 17, 1991, Menard Racing announced it would field its third car, to be driven by Tom Sneva, the 1983 Indianapolis 500 winner. The car was a 1989 Lola reserved for pit stop practice, entered as the No. 59. Other notable Indy 500 winners, such as Al Unser and Johnny Rutherford, failed to find a seat for the month. On May 31, 1991, Dale Coyne Racing announced that Randy Lewis would miss the Milwaukee race. Team owner Dale Coyne came out of retirement to start the No. 19 car, planning to have Paul Tracy at Detroit and Lewis back in the cockpit at Portland, but Tracy withdrew his program a day later to join Penske Racing as a test driver.June 2, 1991 Penske signs Tracy as team's third driver https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-penske-signs-tracy/169031687/ March 28, 2025 The Indianapolis Star 65 Coyne remained entered at Detroit before being scratched, as the team already had Buddy Lazier and Dennis Vitolo in its shared entries with other teams. On June 17 it was announced that Lewis would return to the cockpit at the Meadowlands, being replaced again by Dale Coyne at Portland and by Buddy Lazier at Cleveland, who was entered by Hemelgarn Coyne Racing. In the lead-up to the Detroit Grand Prix, a number of rides were assigned without an official announcement reported in press sources at the time Arciero Racing fielded Jeff Wood, who would remain in the No. 12 car at Portland. Dale Coyne Racing entered Buddy Lazier under their Hemelgarn Coyne Racing partnership. Lazier was also entered in five other races with this program, which included driving the primary No. 19 entry at the Grand Prix of Cleveland after Paul Tracy vacated his planned part-time schedule with the team. Leader Card Racing entered Didier Theys, who would drive all of the remaining road course races in the No. 21 car, except for Vancouver. On June 11, 1991, Walker Motorsports announced it would race the No. 10 car at the Detroit Grand Prix with Willy T. Ribbs, in an out-of-pocket venture without sponsorship. The team switched back to a Cosworth engine, after multiple failures on the Buick units during the Indy 500 month.June 12, 1991 Low-budget operation; Ribbs comes to Detroit on shoestring https://www.newspapers.com/article/battle-creek-enquirer-low-budget-operati/168967271/ March 27, 2025 Battle Creek Enquirer 16 On June 27, the program was expanded to the races at Cleveland and the Meadowlands. On June 13, 1991, King Motorsports announced that Roberto Guerrero would drive the No. 26 car at Detroit, and potentially later in the year at Denver and Laguna Seca, which did happen in both events. Guerrero effectively inherited the part-time schedule that had been initially announced for Jim Crawford, who declined after feeling uncomfortable in a test due to previous feet injuries.June 15, 1991 Detroit GP notebook https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-news-detroit-gp-noteboo/168978534/ March 27, 2025 The Indianapolis News 18 On July 3, 1991, Arciero Racing announced that John Jones had signed a three-race deal to drive the No. 12 car at Cleveland, the Meadowlands and Toronto. Jones returned to Indy Car racing after a year in the International Formula 3000, finishing 12th in his third stint in the series. On July 21, during the Toronto weekend, it was announced that the deal was extended to the Michigan 500, where Jones confirmed he would remain in the seat for the rest of the year. On July 15, 1991, Penske Racing announced that test driver Paul Tracy would drive the No. 17 entry, a third car with a PC-19 chassis, at the Michigan 500, after impressing in a test session with the team. On July 17, 1991, A. J. Foyt Enterprises announced that Mike Groff would take over the No. 14 car for the remaining six road course and street races of the schedule, starting at Toronto. Driver/owner A. J. Foyt, who had already interviewed various candidates during the Meadowlands weekend, argued his feet were giving him too much trouble on the road courses, and reduced his own program to the final two oval races at Michigan and Nazareth.July 14, 1991 Article clipped from The Indianapolis Star https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star/139762924/ March 27, 2025 The Indianapolis Star 23 Groff switched over from Euromotorsports, which replaced him with Roberto Guerrero for the Toronto race. On July 29, 1991, Walker Motorsports announced it would race the No. 10 car at the Michigan 500 with Jon Beekhuis, instead of its regular driver Willy T. Ribbs. Walker claimed that Ribbs had a conflict with his IMSA contract with All American Racers as a back-up driver that prevented him from racing at Michigan, while Ribbs blamed his absence on the lack of sponsorship.July 30, 1991 Article clipped from Jackson Citizen Patriot https://www.newspapers.com/article/jackson-citizen-patriot/168972485/ March 27, 2025 Jackson Citizen Patriot 13August 1, 1991 Ribbs won't drive at MIS this week; IMSA contract may restrict his racing https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-ribbs-wont-drive-at/168972553/ March 27, 2025 Detroit Free Press 24 On August 1, 1991, Leader Card Racing entered Pancho Carter for the Michigan 500, rekindling the failed Indianapolis 500 association. In August and September, Euromotorsport Racing fielded the No. 42 car at four events for two Italian newcomers. Tony de Tommaso, an Italian Formula 2000 race winner who had failed to qualify for International Formula 3000 events, took over the car at Denver, while Nicola Marozzo, who had last raced a privateer Lancia LC2 in the World Sportscar Championship in 1988, drove at Vancouver, Mid-Ohio and Road America. On August 13, 1991, Dale Coyne Racing announced that Ross Bentley would race the No. 19 car at his home track of Vancouver, with Randy Lewis stepping down for this event over the funded effort. Bentley's lone Indy Car start came at Vancouver a year before. On August 15, 1991, Walker Motorsports announced that Willy T. Ribbs would be back in the No. 10 car for the races at Denver and Vancouver after purchasing a new chassis, following the destruction of the previous model at Michigan. On September 11, 1991, team owner Derrick Walker confirmed that the team had secured enough funding to compete in the final three races of the season. Although Walker Motorsport announced it would miss Mid-Ohio after their primary car was crashed at Vancouver, they eventually entered the race on behalf of Hemelgarn Racing, with Buddy Lazier as the driver.Various car owners established partnerships with teams that owned CART franchises by running entries on their behalf, which were entitled to a set amount of money per car entered. Dale Coyne Racing entered a Hemelgarn Racing-run car for Buddy Lazier as: No. 19 in Round 8 No. 39 in Rounds 10, 12 and 17 No. 90 in Rounds 6 and 15 Walker Motorsports entered a Hemelgarn Racing-run car for Buddy Lazier as No. 10 in Round 14. Dale Coyne Racing entered a Nu-Tech Motorsports-run car for Dennis Vitolo as: No. 39 in Rounds 1 and 6 No. 90 in Round 2 Dale Coyne Racing entered a Bettenhausen Motorsports-run car for Cor Euser as No. 90 in Round 17. Franchises N On August 22, 1991, Penske Racing announced that Paul Tracy would return to the No. 17 car in the final two events of the season at Nazareth and Laguna Seca, once healed from injuries sustained at the Michigan 500. On August 27, 1991, Euromotorsport Racing announced that Jeff Wood would drive the No. 50 car from Vancouver until the end of the season, two days after filling in at Denver. Over the final four races of the season, Dale Coyne Racing entered several drivers to complete its lineup once again. Michael Greenfield drove the No. 39 car at Mid-Ohio and Road America; Dennis Vitolo took the No. 19 car at Nazareth, with Randy Lewis again sitting out, and Dutch driver Cor Euser drove the No. 90 at Laguna Seca, in a Penske PC-19-Chevrolet that was entered for, and serviced by, Bettenhausen Motorsports. Euser, who had last driven an open-wheel car in 1989, had enjoyed moderate success in the World Sportscar Championship, and was a regular competitor in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft that year. Team changes 1990 and preseason On April 20, 1990, Truesports announced plans to build its own chassis for the 1991 season. The Truesports 91C, which began its design phase in 1989, was built in the team's shops in Hillard, Ohio. It was powered by a custom Judd engine developed in-house with American parts, with the goal of designing an 'All-American car'.April 21, 1990 New Zealanders working hard for U.S. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-news-new-zealanders-wor/169008649/ March 28, 2025 The Indianapolis News 13Glick Shav May 23, 1991 MOTOR RACING : U.S.-Made Cars Bucking Imports at Indy https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-05-23-sp-2976-story.html March 28, 2025 Los Angeles Times en-US On July 21, 1990, Chaparral founder and former driver Jim Hall announced his return to team ownership in Indy Car with support from engine builders VDS Racing. This led to the formation of Hall/VDS Racing, which would use Lola chassis.July 22, 1990 Jim Hall coming back to CART in '91 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-jim-hall-coming-ba/169009522/ March 28, 2025 The Indianapolis Star 45 On August 6, 1990, Chevrolet announced that it would expand its engine program to supply Bettenhausen Motorsports, Dick Simon Racing and Hall/VDS Racing in 1991. On August 11, 1990, King Motorsports announced its return to the Indianapolis 500, as well as selected events, after missing the 1990 season. The team took over the development contract for the Buick engines that had been previously assigned to Vince Granatelli Racing, with custom-built Lola T91/00 chassis as part of the deal.August 12, 1990 Article clipped from Springfield News-Sun https://www.newspapers.com/article/springfield-news-sun/169025488/ March 28, 2025 Springfield News-Sun 28 On September 15, 1990, former team manager Roy Winkleman announced the formation of a new team with John Paul Jr. as a driver and a Lola T91/00-Cosworth combination, provided that enough sponsorship was procured. However, the effort did not materialize.September 16, 1990 Article clipped from The Indianapolis Star https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star/168862992/ March 26, 2025 The Indianapolis Star 52 On September 18, 1990, Porsche North America announced it would discontinue its involvement in Indy Car competition at the end of the 1990 season, in order to concentrate resources on its new Formula 1 program with Footwork Arrows.September 19, 1990 Porsche pulls out of Indy-car racing https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-porsche-pulls-out/168973696/ March 27, 2025 The Indianapolis Star 13 Team manager Derrick Walker bought Porsche's Indy Car assets and race shop and, on November 27, 1990, announced the formation of Walker Motorsport, using a Lola chassis with Kevin Cogan as the driver.November 28, 1990 Cogan on new team https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-news-cogan-on-new-team/168973990/ March 27, 2025 The Indianapolis News 27 However, just three days later, Walker put the program on hold due to the lack of promised funding from his partner Jim Gillespie.December 1, 1990 Walker-Cogan team scrubbed https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-news-walker-cogan-team/168974232/ March 27, 2025 The Indianapolis News 12 A subsequent search for funding eventually resulted in a partial schedule for 1991.July 11, 1991 'Resourceful' Walker racing against odds https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-ledger-resourceful-walker-rac/168971375/ March 27, 2025 The Star-Ledger 56 The team used a Cosworth engine, except at the Indianapolis 500, where it changed to a Buick during the first week of practice for cost reasons. The choice of a Lola chassis signified the end of the line for March Engineering as a chassis supplier in Indy Car racing.8W - What? - March 90CA https://8w.forix.com/march90ca-end.html March 31, 2025 8w.forix.com8W - What? - March 90P https://8w.forix.com/march90p-eval2.html March 31, 2025 8w.forix.com In October 1990, Bettenhausen Motorsports secured the use of Penske PC-19 chassis, having previously raced with Lola chassis.October 28, 1990 Article clipped from The Star Press https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-press/168859925/ March 26, 2025 The Star Press 50 On January 10, 1991, Vince Granatelli Racing and Doug Shierson Racing, which had been bought out by Bob Tezak from team founder Doug Shierson, announced a merger for the 1991 season, with Tezak's team being integrated into the Granatelli organization. Resources and employees were transferred to Granatelli's headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, as well as the Uno sponsorship and the Lola-Chevrolet package. Shierson's subsidiary entry, fielded by O'Donnell Racing, became an independent team under direct ownership from Tezak. It was renamed as UNO Racing and moved from Indianapolis, inheriting Shierson's former headquarters in Adrian, Michigan. During the off-season, a number of part-time or Indy 500-only teams closed their operations, most notably Gohr Racing, who had raced in CART since 1981. Stoops Racing sold off its equipment after their main sponsorship moved to Team Menard with Kevin Cogan,May 14, 1991 Rules drive car owner from racing https://www.newspapers.com/article/journal-and-courier-rules-drive-car-owne/169326089/ April 1, 2025 Journal and Courier 21May 13, 1991 Article clipped from Muncie Evening Press https://www.newspapers.com/article/muncie-evening-press/169326095/ April 1, 2025 Muncie Evening Press 20 while Greenfield Engineering and Andale Racing did not continue after extensive damage to their limited equipment during 1990. Both driver/owners Michael Greenfield and Bernard Jourdain continued their careers elsewhere.May 19, 1990 Article clipped from The Indianapolis News https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-news/169326075/ April 1, 2025 The Indianapolis News 12 On March 4, 1991, Genoa Racing announced it would enter the Indy Car World Series as a full-time, one-car effort starting at the Long Beach Grand Prix, with a Lola T90/00-Cosworth combination and a potential second car at selected events. At the time, Genoa also raced in the Atlantic Championship and BCRA Midgets, having previously featured in Can-Am and Formula 3000.April 14, 1991 Little known team is set for Indy 500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star-little-known-team-is/168914685/ March 26, 2025 Arizona Daily Star 14 On March 7, 1991, the Raynor/Cosby Racing Team closed its operations after five seasons in CART due to the lack of sponsorship. The team had previously been disbanded and had hoped to find sponsorship, to no avail.January 19, 1991 Article clipped from Jackson Citizen Patriot https://www.newspapers.com/article/jackson-citizen-patriot/169325588/ April 1, 2025 Jackson Citizen Patriot 9 Dale Coyne Racing and Nu-Tech Motorsports, owned by Gino Gagliano, entered into a partnership for the 1991 season, with Coyne entering a car serviced by the Nu-Tech crew on a part-time basis, either as the No. 39 or the No. 90 depending on the number of cars entered by the team. This was done in order for both teams to benefit from the purse earnings obtained by Coyne from using their second CART franchise. Mid-season On April 19, 1991, it was reported that Todd Walther Racing had been disbanded, after just two races in their second CART season. From June onwards, Hemelgarn Racing partnered with Dale Coyne Racing to field a car in a variety of races for Buddy Lazier, with the same strategy employed by Nu-Tech to share franchising earnings. The partnership was known as Hemelgarn Coyne Racing. On June 21, 1991, Bob Tezak warned that Vince Granatelli Racing risked shutting down for the season due to a lack of sponsorship, despite Arie Luyendyk running third in the standings at the time.June 22, 1991 Portland race may be the last for Luyendyk this season https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-oregonian-portland-race-may-be-the-l/169028307/ March 28, 2025 The Oregonian 57 The next week, Granatelli severed ties with Tezak, who was blamed by Luyendyk of mismanagement and failure to pay his salary, and the team scrambled to find funding to compete on a race-by-race basis.June 27, 1991 Article clipped from USA Today https://www.newspapers.com/article/usa-today/169028561/ March 28, 2025 USA Today 13June 28, 1991 Grantelli, Luyendyk to continue https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-grantelli-luyendy/169028615/ March 28, 2025 The Indianapolis Star 30June 25, 1991 Article clipped from The Indianapolis News https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-news/169028640/ March 28, 2025 The Indianapolis News 10 After the June 23, 1991, race at Portland, Genoa Racing discontinued its short-lived Indy Car program. The team had suffered from economic woes due to the crash of Guido Daccò at Phoenix, the loss of major sponsorship during the Month of May and the subsequent withdrawal from the Indianapolis 500, also skipping the following event at Milwaukee. In August 1991, Euromotorsport skipped the Michigan 500 entirely, due to an alleged engine testing session. The team had both their primary and spare cars damaged to various degrees during the previous Toronto event. On August 27, 1991, A. J. Foyt Enterprises announced they would skip the race at Vancouver due to a lack of a spare car. One week earlier, the team had not been allowed to race at Denver after Mike Groff wrote off his primary car in a practice crash, as the spare car had not been entered. Schedule Icon Legend white O silver Oval/Speedway lightblue R silver Road course peachpuff S silver Street circuitNC Non-championship race Rd.DateRace NameTrackLocation1March 17Gold Coast IndyCar Grand Prixpeachpuff S silver Surfers Paradise Street CircuitSurfers Paradise, Australia2April 14Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beachpeachpuff S silver Long Beach Street CircuitLong Beach, California3April 21Valvoline 200white O silver Phoenix International RacewayPhoenix, Arizona4May 26Indianapolis 500white O silver Indianapolis Motor SpeedwaySpeedway, Indiana5June 2Miller Genuine Draft 200white O silver Milwaukee MileWest Allis, Wisconsin6June 16Valvoline Detroit Grand Prixpeachpuff S silver Detroit Street CircuitDetroit, Michigan7June 23Budweiser/G. I.Joe's 200lightblue R silver Portland International RacewayPortland, Oregon8July 8Budweiser Cleveland Grand Prixlightblue R silver Burke Lakefront AirportCleveland, Ohio9July 14Marlboro Grand Prixpeachpuff S silver Meadowlands Street CircuitEast Rutherford, New Jersey10July 21Molson Indy Torontopeachpuff S silver Exhibition PlaceToronto, Ontario, Canada11August 4Marlboro 500white O silver Michigan International SpeedwayBrooklyn, Michigan12August 25Texaco/Havoline Grand Prix of Denverpeachpuff S silver Streets of DenverDenver, Colorado13September 1Molson Indy Vancouverpeachpuff S silver Streets of VancouverVancouver, British Columbia14September 15Pioneer Electronics 200lightblue R darkgray Mid-Ohio Sports Car CourseLexington, Ohio15September 22Texaco/Havoline 200lightblue R silver Road AmericaElkhart Lake, Wisconsin16October 6Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prixwhite O silver Pennsylvania International RacewayLehigh Valley, Pennsylvania NCOctober 19Marlboro Challengelightblue R silver Laguna Seca RacewayMonterey, California17October 20Toyota Monterey Grand Prix * Indianapolis was USAC-sanctioned but counted towards the PPG Indy Car title. Results Rd.RacePole positionMost laps ledRace winnerDriverTeamChassisEngine1Surfers ParadiseUSA Michael AndrettiUSA Al Unser Jr.USA John AndrettiHall-VDS RacingLola T91/00Chevrolet2Long BeachUSA Michael AndrettiUSA Al Unser Jr.USA Al Unser Jr.Galles-Kraco RacingLola T91/00Chevrolet3PhoenixUSA Rick MearsNetherlands Arie LuyendykNetherlands Arie LuyendykVince Granatelli RacingLola T91/00Chevrolet4IndianapolisUSA Rick MearsUSA Michael AndrettiUSA Rick MearsMarlboro Team PenskePenske PC-20Chevrolet5MilwaukeeUSA Rick MearsUSA Michael AndrettiUSA Michael AndrettiNewman/Haas RacingLola T91/00Chevrolet6DetroitUSA Michael AndrettiBrazil 1968 Emerson FittipaldiBrazil 1968 Emerson FittipaldiMarlboro Team PenskePenske PC-20Chevrolet7PortlandBrazil 1968 Emerson FittipaldiUSA Michael AndrettiUSA Michael AndrettiNewman/Haas RacingLola T91/00Chevrolet8ClevelandBrazil 1968 Emerson FittipaldiBrazil 1968 Emerson FittipaldiUSA Michael AndrettiNewman/Haas RacingLola T91/00Chevrolet9MeadowlandsUSA Rick MearsUSA Bobby RahalUSA Bobby RahalGalles-Kraco RacingLola T91/00Chevrolet10TorontoUSA Michael AndrettiUSA Michael AndrettiUSA Michael AndrettiNewman/Haas RacingLola T91/00Chevrolet11MichiganUSA Rick MearsUSA Michael AndrettiUSA Rick MearsMarlboro Team PenskePenske PC-20Chevrolet12DenverUSA Michael AndrettiUSA Al Unser Jr.USA Al Unser Jr.Galles-Kraco RacingLola T91/00Chevrolet13VancouverUSA Michael AndrettiUSA Michael AndrettiUSA Michael AndrettiNewman/Haas RacingLola T91/00Chevrolet14Mid-OhioUSA Michael AndrettiUSA Michael AndrettiUSA Michael AndrettiNewman/Haas RacingLola T91/00Chevrolet15Road AmericaUSA Bobby RahalUSA Michael AndrettiUSA Michael AndrettiNewman/Haas RacingLola T91/00Chevrolet16NazarethUSA Rick MearsUSA Michael AndrettiNetherlands Arie LuyendykVince Granatelli RacingLola T91/00ChevroletNCMarlboro ChallengeUSA Michael AndrettiUSA Rick MearsUSA Michael AndrettiNewman/Haas RacingLola T91/00Chevrolet17Laguna SecaUSA Michael AndrettiUSA Michael AndrettiUSA Michael AndrettiNewman/Haas RacingLola T91/00Chevrolet Points standings List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems Driver standings PosDriverSUR AustraliaLBH USPHX USINDY USMIL USDET USPOR USCLE USMEA USTOR CanadaMIS USDEN USVAN CanadaMOH USROA USNAZ USMAR USLAG USPts1USA Michael Andretti141642*1*191*1161*14*31*1*1*3*11*2342USA Bobby Rahal2221942331*3112023427242003USA Al Unser Jr.16*1*641944422331*3524421974USA Rick Mears3451155617320186615152*51455BRA Emerson Fittipaldi191731181*22*72120217268341406NLD Arie Luyendyk951*317375181922219951881347USA Mario Andretti17199737561524154735531328USA John Andretti11811526191545677101996191059USA Eddie Cheever1538317129851774128761069110USA Scott Pruett5241212131782317413554171876711USA Danny Sullivan41171051021961418189171620995612USA Scott Brayton681317691579691610131119275213CAN Scott Goodyear2372127981019871524811921114214USA Tony Bettenhausen Jr.101218912131313211151018181310162715USA Jeff Andretti yellow RY silver79101511161216239121211221811132616USA Mike Groff823162418221110118Wth208152217USA Willy T. Ribbs321122106211017121718CAN John Jones21191081115212113211019USA Ted Prappas orange R silver226DNQ25171822162114122323920USA Gordon Johncock6821CAN Paul Tracy orange R silver2221725622USA Buddy Lazier2525331811229242422623Japan Hiro Matsushita2113141610141414121519141614121220624USA Stan Fox8525BEL Didier Theys10DNQDNS2212201323232514426USA Pancho Carter211410327NED Cor Euser orange R silver10328ITA Franco Scapini orange R silver11229USA Gary Bettenhausen22F130USA Randy Lewis1315191414121617152226131USA Dean Hall12DNQ132USA Jeff Wood22242013201914DNS17033USA A. J. Foyt2816231620131716034CAN Ross Bentley orange R silver13035USA Dominic Dobson13036ITA Guido Daccò1420Wth2118037US Dennis Vitolo orange R silver24262014038Colombia Roberto Guerrero3015181918039USA Mark Dismore orange R silver202115Wth040USA Michael Greenfield1620041USA Al Unser17042MEX Bernard Jourdain2018043USA Phil Krueger18Wth044USA Johnny ParsonsDNQ20045AUS Geoff Brabham20046USA Dale Coyne2123047Italy Nicola Marozzo orange R silver22DNSDNQ048Finland Tero Palmroth23049USA John Paul Jr.25050UK Jim Crawford26051USA Kevin Cogan290USA Jon BeekhuisDNS0USA Tom SnevaDNQ0USA Salt WaltherDNQ0Italy Tony de Tommaso orange R silverDNQ0PosDriverSUR AustraliaLBH USPHX USINDY USMIL USDET USPOR USCLE USMEA USTOR CanadaMIS USDEN USVAN CanadaMOH USROA USNAZ USMAR USLAG USPtsColorResultGoldWinnerSilver2nd placeBronze3rd placeGreen4th-6th placeLight Blue7th-12th placeDark BlueFinished (Outside Top 12)PurpleDid not finishRedDid not qualify (DNQ)BrownWithdrawn (Wth)BlackDisqualified (DSQ)WhiteDid not start (DNS)BlankDid not participate (DNP)Not competingIn-line notationBoldPole positionItalicsRan fastest race lap*Led most race lapsFFastest qualifier at the Indy 500yellow RY silverRookie of the Yearorange R silverRookie Results by entrant Only full-time entrants and points scoring cars shown. PosDriverSUR AustraliaLBH USPHX USINDY USMIL USDET USPOR USCLE USMEA USTOR CanadaMIS USDEN USVAN CanadaMOH USROA USNAZ USLAG USPts1#2 Newman/Haas Racing141642*1*191*1161*14*31*1*1*3*1*2342#18 Galles-Kraco Racing2221942331*311202342242003#1 Galles-Kraco Racing16*1*641944422331*352421974#3 Penske Racing34511556173201866151551455#5 Penske Racing191731181*22*7212021726841406#9 Vince Granatelli Racing951*31737518192221995181347#6 Newman/Haas Racing1719973756152415473531328#4 Hall-VDS Racing1181152619154567710199191059#8 Chip Ganassi Racing15383171298517741287669110#11 Truesports5241212131782317413554171876711#20 Patrick Racing4117105102196141818917162095612#22 Dick Simon Racing681317691579691610131119275213#15 UNO Racing2372127981019871524811921114214#16 Bettenhausen Motorsports101218912131313211151018181310162715#86 Bayside Motorsports79101511161216239121211221811132616#17 Walker Motorsport32112210621241017121717#50 Euromotorsport Racing823162418221110111813201914DNS171218#14 A. J. Foyt Enterprises2017281623162013817Wth20816151019#12 Arciero Racing2021152114242021191081115212113211020#31 P.I.G. Enterprises226DNQ25171822162114122323921#92 Hemelgarn Racing6822#21 Leader Card Racing1210DNQ20DNS221220131023232514823#17 Penske Racing21725624#7 Dick Simon Racing2113141610141414121519141614121220625#91 Hemelgarn-Byrd Racing8526#39 Dale Coyne Racing24222220229162022427#90 Dale Coyne Racing2526182410328#19 Dale Coyne Racing13151914212311141216171315221426329#42 Euromotorsport Racing11DNQDNQ22DNSDNQ230#51 Menard Racing22F1PosDriverSUR AustraliaLBH USPHX USINDY USMIL USDET USPOR USCLE USMEA USTOR CanadaMIS USDEN USVAN CanadaMOH USROA USNAZ USLAG USPts Chassis Constructors' Cup Chassis PosChassisPts1GBR Lola T9100/T9000/T8900/T88003522USA Penske PC-20/PC-19/PC-172293USA Truesports 9167PosChassisPts Engine Manufacturers' Cup Engine PosEnginePts1USA Chevrolet A3742GBR Judd933GBR Cosworth DFS/DFX574Italy Alfa Romeo565USA Buick15PosEnginePts Footnotes References 1991 CART PPG IndyCar World Series standings http://www.race-database.com/cc/index.php/ December 7, 2010 race-database.com Åberg, Andreas PPG Indy Car World Series 1991 http://www.driverdb.com/standings/5-1991/ May 19, 2009 Driver Database 1991 PPG Indy Car World Series http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1991.htm May 19, 2009 Champ Car Stats Official Box Score: 75th Indianapolis 500-Mile Race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway http://www.indy500.com/stats/view/boxscore/year/1991/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080514015219/http://www.indy500.com/stats/view/boxscore/year/1991 May 14, 2008 May 19, 2009 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Standings after Laguna Seca http://champcar.ws/Results/Standings.asp?Year=1991 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080405124021/http://champcar.ws/Results/Standings.asp?Year=1991 April 5, 2008 December 7, 2015 Champ Car World Series See also 1991 Indianapolis 500 1991 Toyota Atlantic Championship season 1991 Indy Lights season Category:Champ Car seasons IndyCar