Championship Auto Racing Teams facts for kids

Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) was a sanctioning body for American open-wheel car racing that operated from 1979 to 2003. It started PPG Indy Car World Series in 1979 and ended after the 2003 season.

CART was founded in 1979 by United States Auto Club (USAC). CART drivers continued to compete at the USAC-sanctioned Indianapolis 500.

Images for kids

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  Emerson Fittipaldi in a Penske-Chevrolet at Mid-Ohio, 1992

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  A. J. Foyt March/Cosworth at Pocono in 1984.

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  In order, Rick Mears, Mario Andretti, and Bobby Rahal at Laguna Seca, 1991.

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  Nigel Mansell racing in a Lola-Ford in 1993

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  Target-Chip Ganassi Racing would win CART drivers championships with Jimmy Vasser (1996, car pictured), Alex Zanardi (1997 and 1998), and Juan Pablo Montoya (1999).

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  Greg Moore in a 1996 Reynard-Mercedes. Moore's death in 1999 left the series without one of its rising stars.

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  Adrian Fernandez in a 2002 Lola-Honda.