Peak Antifreeze Indy 300

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**Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 presented by Mr. Clean**

Venue	Chicagoland Speedway
Corporate sponsor	Peak Antifreeze, Mr. Clean
First race	2001
First IRL race	2001
Distance	300 miles
Number of laps	200
Previous names	Champ Car race Target Grand Prix of Chicago Presented by Energizer (1999-2001) Grand Prix of Chicago (2002) IRL race Delphi Indy 300 (2001-2004)

The Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 presented by Mr. Clean is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois.

In 2001, American open wheel racing debuted at the circuit with an IndyCar Series event. Since 2006, the race has served as the final round of the championship and where the series champion is decided.

Indy/Championship car racing first appeared in the Chicago area in 1914-1915 at Galesburg District Fairgrounds. Both races were 100 laps around the 1-mile dirt oval. AAA held races at Speedway Park, a 2-mile board track in nearby Maywood, Illinois. The first such race was a 500-mile event in 1915. Subsequent races ranged from 10-300 miles, and the final race was held in 1918. The track was eventually demolished, and the Edward Hines Veterans Hospital now stands on its former location.

Although no races would be held in the Chicago area until 1999, the state of Illinois hosted numerous USAC Championship Car races at Springfield and DuQuoin.

A CART race was held at Chicago Motor Speedway in Cicero, just outside of Chicago, from 1999-2002. It was discontinued, however, when the track closed after the 2002 race.

1 Past winners
2 Past winners of other Open Wheel Chicago events
- 2.1 AAA Championship car
3 Previous logos
4 References

[edit] Past winners

Season	Date	Winning Driver	Chassis	Engine
CART Champ Car history (Cicero)
1999	August 22	Juan Pablo Montoya	Reynard	Honda
2000	July 30	Cristiano da Matta	Reynard	Toyota
2001	July 29	Kenny Brack	Lola	Ford-Cosworth
2002	June 30	Cristiano da Matta	Lola	Toyota
IRL Indycar Series history (Chicagoland)
2001	September 2	Jaques Lazier	Dallara	Oldsmobile
2002	September 8	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Dallara	Chevrolet
2003	September 7	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Dallara	Chevrolet
2004	September 12	Adrian Fernández	G-Force	Honda
2005	September 11	Dan Wheldon	Dallara	Honda
2006	September 10	Dan Wheldon	Dallara	Honda