Portland International Raceway
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Portland International Raceway is located in Portland, Oregon's Delta Park complex on the former site of Vanport, just south of the Columbia River.
The track hosts a Champ Car race every year and ICSCC and SCCA road racing and Autocross events. The facility includes a drag strip and a motocross track.
The road course is almost perfectly flat and runs clockwise. Two track configurations are possible. One includes a hard chicane at the end of the front straight and involves twelve turns at length of 1.967 miles (3.17 km). Without the chicane, the track has nine turns an a lap length of 1.915 miles (3.08 km).
It is just west of a light rail station and less than a mile west of Interstate 5.
Champ Car race history
| Season | Winning Driver | Chassis | Engine |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Al Unser, Jr. | March | Cosworth |
| 1985 | Mario Andretti | Lola | Cosworth |
| 1986 | Mario Andretti | Lola | Cosworth |
| 1987 | Bobby Rahal | Lola | Cosworth |
| 1988 | Danny Sullivan | Penske | Chevrolet-Ilmor |
| 1989 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Penske | Chevrolet-Ilmor |
| 1990 | Michael Andretti | Lola | Chevrolet-Ilmor |
| 1991 | Michael Andretti | Lola | Chevrolet-Ilmor |
| 1992 | Michael Andretti | Lola | Ford-Cosworth |
| 1993 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Penske | Chevrolet-Ilmor |
| 1994 | Al Unser, Jr. | Penske | Mercedes Benz-Ilmor |
| 1995 | Al Unser, Jr. | Penske | Mercedes Benz-Ilmor |
| 1996 | Alex Zanardi | Reynard | Honda |
| 1997 | Mark Blundell | Reynard | Mercedes Benz-Ilmor |
| 1998 | Alex Zanardi | Reynard | Honda |
| 1999 | Gil de Ferran | Reynard | Honda |
| 2000 | Gil de Ferran | Reynard | Honda |
| 2001 | Max Papis | Lola | Ford-Cosworth |
| 2002 | Cristiano da Matta | Lola | Toyota |
| 2003 | Adrian Fernandez | Lola | Ford-Cosworth |
| 2004 | Sébastien Bourdais | Lola | Ford-Cosworth |
| 2005 | Cristiano da Matta | Lola | Ford-Cosworth |
| 2006 | A.J. Allmendinger | Lola | Ford-Cosworth |
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