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[NOTE: This race fact sheet was used during the CART/Champ Car years. They have not been updated since then. However, we left them up for the historical information.]
Grand Prix of Houston
Track: Speedway at Reliant Park
Location: Houston, Texas
Type: 1.683-mile street circuit (9-turn flat layout)
Lap Record (up to 2007)
Will Power (2007) - 0:57.405 (105.545 mph) -- in the current configuration.
Race Record (up to 2007)
Sebastien Bourdais (2007) - 1:45:32.136 (88.986 mph).
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Past Race Winners
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1998 |
Dario Franchitti |
70 |
106.89 |
1:36:30.979 |
66.051 |
| 1999 |
Paul Tracy |
100 |
152.7 |
1:55:31.263 |
78.960 |
| 2000 |
Jimmy Vasser |
100 |
152.7 |
1:59:02.370 |
76.626 |
| 2001 |
Gil de Ferran |
100 |
152.7 |
1:54:42.336 |
79.874 |
| 2006 |
Sebastien Bourdais |
96 |
162.24 |
1:59:57.021 |
81.154 |
| 2007 |
Sebastien Bourdais |
93 |
156.519 |
1:45:32.136 |
88.986 |
Other Texas Area Venues and Results
Galveston - 5-mile Beach Course
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1913 |
Louis Disbrow |
20 |
100 |
1:23:59.48 |
71.436 |
| 1913 |
Armour Ferguson |
20 |
100 |
1:23:57.0 |
71.458 |
| 1913 |
Billy Chandler |
20 |
100 |
1:26:44 |
69.177 |
| 1914 |
Ralph Mulford |
10 |
50 |
0:39:44 |
75.50 |
| 1914 |
Ralph Mulford |
10 |
50 |
0:50:02.8 |
59.94 |
| 1914 |
Ralph Mulford |
10 |
50 |
0:47:29.6 |
63.16 |
Arlington - 1.062-mile Dirt Oval
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1947 |
Ted Horn |
95 |
100.89 |
1:10:25.20 |
86.001 |
| 1948 |
Ted Horn |
95 |
100.89 |
1:17:00.56 |
78.644 |
| 1949 |
Johnnie Parsons |
95 |
100.89 |
No Time |
N/A |
College Station - 2-mile Paved Oval
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 4/73 |
Al Unser, Sr. |
100 |
200 |
1:18:19 |
153.224 |
| 10/73 |
Gary Bettenhausen |
100 |
200 |
1:05:58 |
181.910 |
| 8/76 |
A.J. Foyt |
75 |
150 |
0:52:03.96 |
172.885 |
| 10/76 |
Johnny Ruthorford |
100 |
200 |
1:19:50 |
150.315 |
| 4/77 |
Tom Sneva |
100 |
200 |
1:16:05.30 |
157.711 |
| 7/77 |
Johnny Ruthorford |
100 |
200 |
1:13:05.14 |
164.191 |
| 4/78 |
Danny Ongais |
100 |
200 |
1:09:07.62 |
173.594 |
| 8/78 |
A.J. Foyt |
100 |
200 |
1:15:26.59 |
159.060 |
| 4/79 |
A.J. Foyt |
100 |
200 |
1:32:36.63 |
129.574 |
| 8/79 |
A.J. Foyt |
100 |
200 |
1:13:38.96 |
162.934 |
Texas Motor Speedway - 1.455-mile Paved Oval
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 2001 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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The Track
The Sights
Houston Happenings
1913-14: One race per day over a three day period.
1947: Postponed one week due to rain.
1948: Horn wins by three laps.
8/76: Only yellow flag was caused by rabbit on track.
4/77: Starting positions determined by draw due to rained out qualifying.
8/78: Drivers of 4-cylinder engines (Offy and DGS) qualified at slow speeds to protest
alledged unequal rules.
1998: Race red flagged on lap 13 due to torrential downpour. Race eventually cut short due
to rain.
2001 (Texas): Race postponed due to physical illness experienced by the drivers caused by excessive g-forces.
2006: Race returned after leaving Houston after 2001 with a new course configuration and location. First night street race in Champ Car history.
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