mario andretti won the indy car race in phoenix.
who won the indy car race in phoenix?
mario andretti
since its inception as an indy car race in 1983, for nearly it entire existence, it has been held at or very near the end of the season. from 1989 to 1996, it served as the cart season finale. when the race returns as part of the indycar series in 2019, it will again be scheduled as the season finale. due to its placement near the end of the season, the race has often been pivotal to the points championship. several drivers have clinched the indy car title at laguna seca. in addition, laguna seca was the site of the final indy car race for legend mario andretti, who retired at the end of the 1994 season.
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bullet::::- 1995: gil de ferran won his first career indy car race, taking the lead from polesitter jacques villeneuve on lap 29. villeneuve was forced to make an unscheduled pit stop for tires, giving up the lead, and dropped to 11th place at the finish. going into the race, the 1995 cart championship title was mathematically down to two drivers - jacques villeneuve and al unser jr. however, the championship points situation was complicated due to a pending appeals decision stemming from a penalty at the race earlier in the year at portland. al unser jr. had been stripped of victory (and docked the 21 championship points) at portland in june. the penske team filed an appeal, and the decision was not expected until after the season finale at laguna seca. villeneuve unofficially led unser in the points standings 169-132 (37 points ahead). but if unser were to win his appeal, and be reinstated the 21 points, villeneuve's lead would shrink to 17 points, putting unser within striking distance. villeneuve had to finish 8th or better to clinch the title outright, but managed only an 11th-place finish. unser made a charge through the standings late in the race, but managed only a 6th-place finish, not enough to take the points lead. jacques villeneuve won the cart championship, despite unser being reinstated his portland win two weeks later on september 22. it was villeneuve's final indy car win, and final indy car race before leaving for williams in formula one.
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