Champ Car World Series
Milwaukee Mile
Winners List History

Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, Wisconsin

Track Records

Qualifying (one lap) - 1998, Patrick Carpentier, 185.500 mph (20.028 seconds).
Race - 2000, Juan Montoya, 142.684 mph (1:37:38.526) based on 225 laps (232.200 miles)

Winners / Pole Sitters

Year Race winner Pole winner 
1956 (6-10) Pat Flaherty Johnny Boyd 
1956 (8-28) Jimmy Bryan Johnny Boyd
1957 (6-9) Rodger Ward Jimmy Bryan 
1957 (8-25) Jim Rathmann Andy Linden 
1958 (6-8) Art Bisch Art Bisch 
1958 (8-24) Rodger Ward Jim Rathmann 
1959 (6-7) Johnny Thomson Johnny Thomson 
1959 (8-30) Rodger Ward Shorty Templeman 
1960 (6-5) Rodger Ward Lloyd Ruby 
1960 (8-28) Len Sutton Rodger Ward 
1961 (6-4) Rodger Ward Dick Rathmann 
1961(8-20) Lloyd Ruby Don Branson 
1962 (6-10) AJ Foyt AJ Foyt 
1962 (8-19) Rodger Ward Bobby Marshman 
1963 (6-9) Rodger Ward Johnny Boyd 
1963(8-18) Jim Clark Jim Clark 
1964 (6-7) AJ Foyt Rodger Ward 
1964 (8-23) Parnelli Jones Parnelli Jones 
1965 (6-6) Parnelli Jones AJ Foyt 
1965 (8-14) Joe Leonard Parnelli Jones 
1965 (8-22) Gordon Johncock AJ Foyt 
1966 (6-5) Mario Andretti Mario Andretti 
1966 (8-27) Mario Andretti Mario Andretti 
1967 (6-4) Gordon Johncock Gordon Johncock 
1967 (8-20) Mario Andretti Roger McCluskey 
1968 (6-9) Lloyd Ruby Roger McCluskey 
1968 (8-18) Lloyd Ruby Art Pollard 
1969 (6-8) Art Pollard Mario Andretti 
1969 (8-17) Al Unser Al Unser 
1970 (6-7) Joe Leonard Mario Andretti 
1970 (8-23) Al Unser Al Unser 
1971 (6-6) Al Unser Bobby Unser 
1971 (8-15) Bobby Unser Bobby Unser 
1972 (6-4) Bobby Unser Bobby Unser 
1972 (8-13) Joe Leonard Mario Andretti 
1973 (6-10) Bobby Unser Bobby Unser 
1973 (8-12) Wally Dallenbach Wally Dallenbach 
1974 (6-9) Johnny Rutherford AJ Foyt 
1974 (8-11) Gordon Johncock AJ Foyt 
1975 (6-8) AJ Foyt AJ Foyt 
1975 (8-17) Mike Mosley Johnny Rutherford 
1976 (6-13) Mike Mosley Gordon Johncock 
1976 (8-22) Al Unser Johnny Rutherford 
1977 (6-12) Johnny Rutherford Bobby Unser 
1977 (8-21) Johnny Rutherford Danny Ongais 
1978 (6-18) Rick Mears Danny Ongais 
1978 (8-20) Danny Ongais Danny Ongais 
1979 (6-10) A J Foyt A J Foyt 
1979 (8-12) Roger McCluskey Tom Bigelow 
1980 (6-8) Bobby Unser Gordon Johncock 
1980 (8-10) Johnny Rutherford Johnny Rutherford 
1981 (6-7) Mike Mosley Gordon Johncock 
1981 (9-5) Tom Sneva Johnny Rutherford 
1982 (6-13) Gordon Johncock Gordon Johncock 
1982 (8-1) Tom Sneva Rick Mears 
1983 Tom Sneva Teo Fabi 
1984 Tom Sneva Rick Mears 
1985 Mario Andretti Mario Andretti 
1986 Michael Andretti Michael Andretti 
1987 Michael Andretti Roberto Guerrero 
1988 Rick Mears Michael Andretti 
1989 Rick Mears Rick Mears 
1990 Al Unser Jr Rick Mears 
1991 Michael Andretti Rick Mears 
1992 Michael Andretti Bobby Rahal 
1993 Nigel Mansell Raul Boesel 
1994 Al Unser Jr Raul Boesel 
1995 Paul Tracy Teo Fabi 
1996 Michael Andretti Paul Tracy* 
1997 Greg Moore Paul Tracy 
1998 Jimmy Vasser Patrick Carpentier 
1999 Paul Tracy Helio Castroneves 
2000 Juan Montoya Juan Montoya 
2001 Kenny Brack Kenny Brack** 
2002 Paul Tracy Adrian Fernandez 
2003 Michel Jourdain Jr. Alex Tagliani* 
2004 Ryan Hunter-Reay Ryan Hunter-Reay 
2005 Paul Tracy Jimmy Vasser 

*Won the pole with best practice time after qualifying was rained out.
**Won the pole based on championship point standings after qualifying was rained out.

INSTANT REPLAY

Ryan Hunter-Reay had one of the most dominant evenings in the history of the Champ Car World Series in the 2004 race at the Mile, rolling from pole and setting a series single-event record by leading all 250 laps in scoring his second career victory. Hunter-Reay was never seriously threatened all night, and was helped at the end when Patrick Carpentier and Michel Jourdain Jr. both failed to pit on the lead lap during a caution period. The resulting violation when the dup pitted with the lapped cars dropped both of them to the back of the field and cleared the way for Hunter-Reay to go unmolested to the checkered flag. The race was a big one for the first-year RuSPORT squad, who earned its first podium finish when Jourdain held on for third behind Carpentier. It was also a big night for rookie A.J. Allmendinger, who scored his first top-five finish. Bruno Junqueira ended up sixth and left with a one-point lead in the standings over Carpentier.

VITAL RACE STATISTICS:
Time of Race: 1:59:12.397
Average Speed: 129.859 mph
Margin of Victory: 5.865 seconds
Caution Flags: Seven for 56 laps
Lap Leaders: Ryan Hunter-Reay, 250.

BY THE NUMBERS

1954- The year that the Milwaukee Mile was first paved. 1933- The first year Champ Car first raced at the Milwaukee Mile. 1876- The Milwaukee Mile Opens as a privately owned horse-race track. 289- Number of laps that Paul Tracy has led on his way to three Champ Car victories at the Milwaukee Mile (1995, 1999, and 2002) 250- Number of laps led by Ryan Hunter-Reay on route to setting a new single event Champ Car Record for laps led. (2004) 102 - How many years race cars have been racing at Milwaukee. 100- Number of miles in the first race Champ Car ran at the Milwaukee Mile. 27- Number of points Green Bay Packers beat the New York Giants in the 1939 NFL Championship game played in the infield of the Milwaukee Mile. 7- Highest number of wins a single driver (Rodger Ward) has recorded at the Mile. 1.032- The actual distance around the Milwaukee Mile.

DID YOU KNOW

The Milwaukee Mile saw a different type of horsepower when first opened in 1876 as a horse-racing track. Automobiles began racing around the one mile track in 1903 making it oldest continuously operating motor speedway in the world. That does not mean that it was used for racing exclusively though, in the 1930s the Green Bay Packers played two games a year in the infield of the track. Champ Cars made their first appearance at The Milwaukee Mile on July 17, 1933. But before the 100-mile race could get underway, a rainstorm hit the track, washing out the show. A group of drivers, led by Wilbur Shaw, convinced the promoter to run the race the following day, in the process coining the now-popular term "rain date." Mauri Rose went on to win that first event.