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

Contents 1 Categorization 2 Create 2.1 Drivers 2.2 Teams/Owners 2.3 Tracks 3 Copyedit 4 Expand 5 This list in box format 5.1 If you want to add this to your own user page, try this code:

[edit] Categorization

• 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

[edit] Create

[edit] Drivers

• Hoover Orsi 2001 Atlantics champion, drives in Grand-Am (cross list at WikiProject Sports Car Racing)?
• Lee Bentham 1998 Atlantics Champion
• Chris Smith (driver) 1992 Atlantics Champion, long time Indy Lights driver
• Rick Miaskiewicz 9 CART starts in late 80's

[edit] Teams/Owners

• Rick Galles & Galles Racing very successful former CART and IRL owner/team, won 1992 Indianapolis 500 with Al Unser, Jr.
• Truesports successful CART team in 1980's owned by Jim Truman, won championship with Bobby Rahal
• Kraco Racing successful team in 1980's
• Shierson Racing won 1990 Indianapolis 500
• Hall Racing aka Hall/VDS Racing, successful team in early 1990's
• Mike Lanigan former owner of Mi-Jack Conquest Racing, current owner of Newman/Haas/Lanigan
• Hogan Racing marginally successful team, broke off from Rahal-Hogan, first team for Helio Castroneves
• Treadway Racing successful early IRL team, won 1997 Indianapolis 500

[edit] Tracks

• Dayton Speedway (Dayton, Ohio) 1956
• Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway (Detroit, Michigan) 1928-33, 49-53, 57 (see Detroit Indy Grand Prix for a start)
• Hanford Motor Speedway (Hanford, California) 1967-1969
• Lakewood Speedway (Atlanta/Lakewood, Georgia) 1946-48, 52, 56-58
• California State Fairgrounds Speedway (Sacramento) 1949-50, 53-70
• Missouri State Fairgrounds Speedway (Sedalia, Missouri) 1970
• Continental Divide Raceway (Castle Rock, Colorado) 1968-1970
• Seattle International Raceway 1969

[edit] Copyedit

• Scott Sharp

[edit] Expand

• Jimmy Bryan
• Buzz Calkins (very little biographical information)
• Indianapolis 500 race reports
• Indycar section of Langhorne Speedway (1930-70)

please add to this list

[edit] This list in box format

• [edit]
  WikiProject Open Wheel Racing Open Tasks
• Article requests:

  • Drivers: Bob Frey

  • Teams / Owners: Rick Galles, Kraco Racing, Hall Racing aka Hall/VDS Racing, Mike Lanigan, Hogan Racing, Treadway Racing, Vince Granatelli

  • Other People: Tim Cindric, Kim Green

• • Tracks:

    • Dayton Speedway (Dayton, Ohio) 1956

    • Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway (Detroit, Michigan) 1928-33, 49-53, 57 (see Detroit Indy Grand Prix for a start)

    • Hanford Motor Speedway (Hanford, California) 1967-1969

    • California State Fairgrounds Speedway (Sacramento) 1949-50, 53-70

    • Missouri State Fairgrounds Speedway (Sedalia, Missouri) 1970

    • Continental Divide Raceway (Castle Rock, Colorado) 1968-1970

    • Seattle International Raceway 1969

  • Races:

  • Others:

    • British Invasion (motorsport)

• Copyedit: Scott Sharp
• Expand:

  • Drivers: Buzz Calkins, Jimmy Bryan, Michael Andretti (CART and IRL career stats), Lloyd Ruby, George Snider, Alex Tagliani

  • Teams / Owners: Galles Racing, Kuzma (constructor)

  • Tracks: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (history),

  • Races: Indianapolis 500 race reports

• Update:
• Review and comment:
• Images needed:

  • Drivers: Kenny Bräck, Danny Sullivan, Bobby Rahal, Buddy Lazier

  • Tracks: Homestead-Miami Speedway

• Current Portal Improvement Drive:

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