Wikipedia:WikiProject American Open Wheel Racing/To-do
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The following is the To-do list for WP:AOW. Feel free to add to it as necessary or delete items as they have been completed
Categorization
[edit]- Add all drivers who have participated in CCWS or CART to Category:Champ Car drivers
- Create and populate Category:AAA Championship Car drivers and Category:USAC Championship Car drivers
Create
[edit]Drivers
[edit]- José Romano (1984, 1988 CART)
- Rex Easton (1956–1961 USAC, two-time pole sitter)
- Earl Motter (1956–1958 USAC, pole-sitter)
Teams/Owners
[edit]- Leader Card Racers, successful team 1939 through 1979.
- Hall Racing aka Hall/VDS Racing, successful team in early 1990's
- Alex Morales Racing/Morales Racing Participated in (at least) 1984-1986 seasons
- Mayer Racing 1984 Participant
- Alsup Racing 1984 Participant, see Bill Alsup
- Dennis Reinbold, owner of Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
Tracks
[edit]See here for a complete list of wiki articles on American Championship car racing tracks, including such that have already been created but do not contain information on champ car racing or even auto racing in general, which has been pointed out each time.
- Charter Oak Park, West Hartford/Hartford, Connecticut (1905); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/hartford.htm
- Grosse Pointe Track, Detroit, Michigan (1905); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/grossepoint.htm
- Glenville Driving Track, Cleveland, Ohio (1905); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/glenville.htm
- Kenilworth Park (Buffalo, New York), Buffalo, New York (1905); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/buffalo.htm
- Narragansett Park Speedway, Cranston, Rhode Island (1905, 1915, 1917); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/providence.htm; see Cranston, Rhode Island#Sites
- Hudson River Driving Park, Poughkeepsie, New York (1905); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/poughkeepsie.htm
- Portland Road Race Course, Portland, Oregon (1909); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/portland1909.htm
- Brighton Road Race Course, Denver, Colorado (1909); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/denverroad.htm
- Santa Monica Road Race Course, Santa Monica, California (1909, 1911–14, 1916, 1919); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/santamonica.htm
- Merrimack Valley Course, Lowell, Massachusetts (1909); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/lowell.htm
- Riverhead Road Race Course, Riverhead, New York (1909); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/riverhead.htm
- Los Angeles to Phoenix/Cactus Derby Course, Los Angeles, California to Phoenix, Arizona (1909); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/la-phoenix.htm
- Atlanta Motordrome, Atlanta, Georgia (1910); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/atlantamotordrome.htm
- Elgin Road Race Course, Elgin, Illinois (1910–15, 1919, 1920, 1933); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/elgin.htm
- Pablo Beach Course, Jacksonville Beach, Florida (1911); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/jacksonville.htm
- Bakersfield Road Race Course, Bakersfield, California (1911); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/bakersfield.htm
- Cincinnati Road Race Course, Cincinnati, Ohio (1911); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/cincinnatiroad.htm
- Savannah-Effingham Raceway, Savannah, Georgia (1911); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/savannah.htm
- Tacoma Road Race Course, Tacoma, Washington (1912, 1913); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/tacomaroad.htm
- Columbus Driving Park, Columbus, Ohio (1912, 1913); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/columbus.htm
- Wauwatosa Road Race Course, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1912); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/milwaukeeroad.htm
- San Diego Road Race Course, San Diego, California (1913); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/sandiego.htm
- Point Loma Road Race Course, San Diego, California (1913, 1915); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/sandiegopointloma.htm
- Denver Beach Course, Galveston/Denver Beach, Texas (1913, 1914); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/galveston.htm
- Sioux City Speedway, North Sioux City, South Dakota (1914, 1915); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/siouxcity.htm
- Kalamazoo County Fairgrounds/Recreation Park, Kalamazoo, Michigan (1914–16); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/kalamazoo.htm
- Galesburg District Fairgrounds, Galesburg, Illinois (1914, 1915); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/galesburg.htm
- Tropica Road, Glendale, California (1915); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/glendale.htm
- Ascot Park, Los Angeles, California (1915–17, 1919); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/ascot.htm; not to be confused with Legion Ascot Speedway (see below) or Ascot Park (speedway); see http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/tracks/ascot.html, http://articles.latimes.com/1994-10-10/local/me-48682_1_legion-ascot, and http://forums.autosport.com/topic/9705-speeds-ultimate-price-the-toll/page-25#entry1508628 for information on the various incarnations of the Ascot speedway
- Venice Road Race Course, Venice, California (1915); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/venice.htm
- Tucson Road Race Course, Tucson, Arizona (1915); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/tucson.htm
- Oklahoma City Road Race Course, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (1915); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/oklahomacity.htm
- Omaha Speedway, Omaha, Nebraska (1915–17); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/omaha.htm
- Tri-State Fair Grounds, Burlington, Iowa (1915); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/burlington.htm
- Des Moines Speedway/Hawkeye Speedway, Valley Junction, Iowa (1915, 1916); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/desmoines.htm; see West Des Moines, Iowa#History
- Twin City Motor Speedway, Minneapolis/Fort Snelling, Minnesota (1915–17); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/minneapolis.htm; see Speedway Field
- Fresno Road Race Course, Fresno, California (1916); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/fresnoroad.htm
- Kansas City Speedway, Kansas City/Dodson, Missouri (1916); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/kansascitydirt.htm, http://www.autoracingrecords.com/tracks.php?lid=13438; not to be confused with Bannister Federal Complex#Kansas City Speedway or Kansas Speedway
- Cincinnati Motor Speedway, Sharonville, Ohio (1916–19); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/cincinnatiboard.htm
- Fresno Speedway, Fresno, California (1920–26); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/fresno.htm
- Cotati Speedway, Santa Rosa, California (1921, 1922); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/cotati.htm
- San Francisco Speedway, San Carlos, California (1921, 1922); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/sancarlos.htm
- Charlotte Speedway (board track), Pineville, North Carolina (1924–27); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/charlotteboard.htm; not to be confused with Metrolina Speedway/Charlotte Fairgrounds or Charlotte Motor Speedway/Lowe's Motor Speedway or Charlotte Speedway
- Culver City Speedway, Culver City, California (1924–27); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/culvercity.htm
- Baltimore-Washington Speedway (board track), Laurel, Maryland (1925); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/laurel.htm; not to be confused with Beltsville Speedway/Baltimore-Washington Speedway
- Randall Park Raceway, North Randall, Ohio (1927, 1929, 1937); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/clevelanddirt.htm
- Fort Miami Speedway, Toledo, Ohio (1929); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/toledo.htm
- Akron-Cleveland Speedway, Northampton Township, Ohio (1930); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/akron.htm
- Pittsburgh-Bridgeville Speedway, Bridgeville, Pennsylvania (1930); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/bridgeville.htm
- Roby Speedway, Roby, Indiana (1931, 1932); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/roby.htm
- Legion Ascot Speedway, Alhambra, California (1935, 1936); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/legionascot.htm; first called Ascot Speedway (http://www.onedirt.com/news/this-week-in-dirt-track-history-rex-mays-wins-ascot-125/) or New Ascot Speedway (http://www.elserenohistoricalsociety.org/Legion_Ascot_.php), later called Ascot Motor Speedway (https://www.sprintcarhof.com/helper_pages/FileGet.aspx?id=270); not to be confused with Ascot Park (1915–17, 1919) (see above) or Ascot Park (speedway)
- Altamont-Schenectady Fairgrounds/Altamont Speedway, Altamont, New York (1946); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/altamont.htm; not to be confused with Altamont Raceway Park
- Greensboro Agricultural Fairgrounds, Greensboro, North Carolina (1946); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/greensboro.htm; there are "NASCAR Grand National Series results" tables linking to Greensboro Fairgrounds
- Powell Motor Speedway, Powell, Ohio (1946); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/powell.htm
- DuBois Fairgrounds, DuBois, Pennsylvania (1946); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/dubois.htm
- Arden Downs, Washington, Pennsylvania (1946); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/washington.htm
- Skowhegan Fairgrounds, Skowhegan, Maine (1946); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/skowhegan.htm
- Hamburg Fairgrounds, Hamburg, New York (1946); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/hamburg.htm
- Essex Junction Fairgrounds, Essex Junction, Vermont (1946); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/essexjunction.htm
- Shelby Motor Speedway, Shelby, North Carolina (1946); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/shelby.htm
- Bainbridge Fairgrounds, Bainbridge, Ohio (1947); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/bainbridge.htm
- Arlington Downs Raceway, Arlington, Texas (1947–50); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/arlington.htm
- San Jose Speedway/Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, San Jose, California (1951, 1952); http://www.champcarstats.com/tracks/sanjose.htm
Copyedit
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[edit]- Jimmy Bryan
- John Graham (Indy Lights results wikitable)
- Tony Ave ((Indy Lights results wikitable)
- Billy Foster (USAC results wikitable)
- Buzz Calkins (very little biographical information)
- Indianapolis 500 race reports (see https://books.google.com/books?id=UMlMAQAAMAAJ&lpg=RA21-PA7&pg=RA20-PA12#v=onepage&q&f=false which has in depth race results for 1911-1920, many of which aren't reported)
- Indycar section of Langhorne Speedway (1930-70)
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WikiProject American Open Wheel Racing Open Tasks
- see Auxiliary to-do list
- Article requests:
- Drivers:
- Teams / Owners: Hall Racing aka Hall/VDS Racing, Leader Card Racers - team owned by Wilke family, 3x 500 winners
- Other People:
- Races: AAA/USAC: most races from 1905 to 1981, CART: most races from 1979 to 2000 - especially most Long Beach Grand Prix; IRL/IndyCar Series: most races from 1999 to 2006, as well as 2015, 2019 & 2020
- Tracks:
- Others:
- CART/IRL Split (Draft started here: Draft:CART–IRL split)
- British Invasion (American motorsport)
- Copyedit: Scott Sharp
- Expand:
- Drivers: Jimmy Bryan, Lloyd Ruby, John Graham (Indy Lights results wikitable), Tony Ave (Indy Lights results wikitable), Daniel Morad (Formula BMW USA, Atlantic Championship and Indy Lights results wikitable), Billy Foster (USAC results wikitable) George Snider, Alex Tagliani, Jim Clark (e.g., we need NASCAR & USAC career stat tables on Jim Clark's page to link to and from)
- Teams / Owners: Galles Racing, Kuzma (constructor), Tim Cindric, Kim Green
- Tracks: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (history), Charter Oak Park, West Hartford, Connecticut (1905)
- Races: Indianapolis 500 race reports
- Update:
- Review and comment:
- Images needed:
- Drivers:
- Current Portal Improvement Drive:
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