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Through the Years
**Points were not awarded during
the 1909-15 and 1917-19 seasons.
They were assigned retroactively in 1927 and revised in 1951,
so all points and standings from those seasons should be considered
unofficial.**
| Season |
Series |
Champion |
Nationality |
|
1905 |
AAA |
Barney Oldfield |
USA |
| 1909 |
AAA |
George Robertson |
USA |
| 1910 |
AAA |
Ray Harroun |
USA |
| 1911 |
AAA |
Ralph Mulford |
USA |
| 1912 |
AAA |
Ralph DePalma |
USA |
| 1913 |
AAA |
Earl Cooper |
USA |
| 1914 |
AAA |
Ralph DePalma |
USA |
| 1915 |
AAA |
Earl Cooper |
USA |
| 1916 |
AAA |
Dario Resta |
ITA |
| 1917 |
AAA |
Earl Cooper |
USA |
| 1918 |
AAA |
Ralph Mulford |
USA |
| 1919 |
AAA |
Howdy Wilcox |
USA |
| 1920 |
AAA |
Gaston Chevrolet |
FRA |
| 1921 |
AAA |
Tommy Milton |
USA |
| 1922 |
AAA |
Jimmy Murphy |
USA |
| 1923 |
AAA |
Eddie Hearne |
USA |
| 1924 |
AAA |
Jimmy Murphy |
USA |
| 1925 |
AAA |
Peter DePaolo |
USA |
| 1926 |
AAA |
Harry Hartz |
USA |
| 1927 |
AAA |
Peter DePaolo |
USA |
| 1928 |
AAA |
Louis Meyer |
USA |
| 1929 |
AAA |
Louis Meyer |
USA |
| 1930 |
AAA |
Billy Arnold |
USA |
| 1931 |
AAA |
Louis Schneider |
USA |
| 1932 |
AAA |
Bob Carey |
USA |
| 1933 |
AAA |
Louis Meyer |
USA |
| 1934 |
AAA |
Bill Cummings |
USA |
| 1935 |
AAA |
Kelly Petillo |
USA |
| 1936 |
AAA |
Mauri Rose |
USA |
| 1937 |
AAA |
Wilbur Shaw |
USA |
| 1938 |
AAA |
Floyd Roberts |
USA |
| 1939 |
AAA |
Wilbur Shaw |
USA |
| 1940 |
AAA |
Rex Mays |
USA |
| 1941 |
AAA |
Rex Mays |
USA |
| 1946 |
AAA |
Ted Horn |
USA |
| 1947 |
AAA |
Ted Horn |
USA |
| 1948 |
AAA |
Ted Horn |
USA |
| 1949 |
AAA |
Johnnie Parsons |
USA |
| 1950 |
AAA |
Henry Banks |
USA |
| 1951 |
AAA |
Tony Bettenhausen |
USA |
| 1952 |
AAA |
Chuck Stevenson |
USA |
| 1952 |
NASCAR |
Buck Baker |
USA |
| 1953 |
AAA |
Sam Hanks |
USA |
| 1953 |
NASCAR |
Pete Allen |
USA |
| 1954 |
AAA |
Jimmy Bryan |
USA |
| 1955 |
AAA |
Bob Sweikert |
USA |
| 1956 |
USAC |
Jimmy Bryan |
USA |
| 1957 |
USAC |
Jimmy Bryan |
USA |
| 1958 |
USAC |
Tony Bettenhausen |
USA |
| 1959 |
USAC |
Rodger Ward |
USA |
| 1960 |
USAC |
A. J. Foyt |
USA |
| 1961 |
USAC |
A. J. Foyt |
USA |
| 1962 |
USAC |
Rodger Ward |
USA |
| 1963 |
USAC |
A. J. Foyt |
USA |
| 1964 |
USAC |
A. J. Foyt |
USA |
| 1965 |
USAC |
Mario Andretti |
USA |
| 1966 |
USAC |
Mario Andretti |
USA |
| 1967 |
USAC |
A. J. Foyt |
USA |
| 1968 |
USAC |
Bobby Unser |
USA |
| 1969 |
USAC |
Mario Andretti |
USA |
| 1970 |
USAC |
Al Unser |
USA |
| 1971 |
USAC |
Joe Leonard |
USA |
| 1972 |
USAC |
Joe Leonard |
USA |
| 1973 |
USAC |
Roger McCluskey |
USA |
| 1974 |
USAC |
Bobby Unser |
USA |
| 1975 |
USAC |
A. J. Foyt |
USA |
| 1976 |
USAC |
Gordon Johncock |
USA |
| 1977 |
USAC |
Tom Sneva |
USA |
| 1978 |
USAC |
Tom Sneva |
USA |
| 1979 |
CART |
Rick Mears |
USA |
| 1979 |
USAC |
A. J. Foyt |
USA |
| 1980 |
CART |
Johnny Rutherford |
USA |
| 1980 |
USAC |
Johnny Rutherford |
USA |
| 1981 |
CART |
Rick Mears |
USA |
| 1981-82 |
USAC |
George Snider |
USA |
| 1982 |
CART |
Rick Mears |
USA |
| 1982-83 |
USAC |
Tom Sneva |
USA |
| 1983 |
CART |
Al Unser |
USA |
| 1983-84 |
USAC |
Rick Mears |
USA |
| 1984 |
CART |
Mario Andretti |
USA |
| 1985 |
CART |
Al Unser |
USA |
| 1984-85 |
USAC |
Danny Sullivan |
USA |
| 1986 |
CART |
Bobby Rahal |
USA |
| 1985-86 |
USAC |
Bobby Rahal |
USA |
| 1987 |
CART |
Bobby Rahal |
USA |
| 1986-87 |
USAC |
Al Unser |
USA |
| 1988 |
CART |
Danny Sullivan |
USA |
| 1987-88 |
USAC |
Rick Mears |
USA |
| 1989 |
CART |
Emerson Fittipaldi |
BRA |
| 1988-89 |
USAC |
Emerson Fittipaldi |
BRA |
| 1990 |
CART |
Al Unser, Jr. |
USA |
| 1989-90 |
USAC |
Arie Luyendyk |
NED |
| 1991 |
CART |
Michael Andretti |
USA |
| 1990-91 |
USAC |
Rick Mears |
USA |
| 1992 |
CART |
Bobby Rahal |
USA |
| 1991-92 |
USAC |
Al Unser, Jr. |
USA |
| 1993 |
CART |
Nigel Mansell |
GBR |
| 1992-93 |
USAC |
Emerson Fittipaldi |
BRA |
| 1994 |
CART |
Al Unser, Jr. |
USA |
| 1993-94 |
USAC |
Al Unser, Jr. |
USA |
| 1995 |
CART |
Jacques Villeneuve (II) |
CAN |
| 1994-95 |
USAC |
Jacques Villeneuve (II) |
CAN |
| 1996 |
CART |
Jimmy Vasser |
USA |
| 1996 |
IRL |
Buzz Calkins/Scott Sharp |
USA/USA |
| 1996-97 |
IRL |
Tony Stewart |
USA |
| 1997 |
CART |
Alex Zanardi |
ITA |
| 1998 |
CART |
Alex Zanardi |
ITA |
| 1998 |
IRL |
Kenny Bräck |
SWE |
| 1999 |
CART |
Juan Montoya |
COL |
| 1999 |
IRL |
Greg Ray |
USA |
| 2000 |
CART |
Gil de Ferran |
BRA |
| 2000 |
IRL |
Buddy Lazier |
USA |
| 2001 |
CART |
Gil de Ferran |
BRA |
| 2001 |
IRL |
Sam Hornish, Jr. |
USA |
| 2002 |
CART |
Cristiano da Matta |
BRA |
| 2002 |
IRL |
Sam Hornish, Jr. |
USA |
| 2003 |
CART |
Paul Tracy |
CAN |
| 2003 |
IRL |
Scott Dixon |
NZL |
|
2004 |
CCWS |
Sébastien Bourdais |
FRA |
| 2004 |
IRL |
Tony Kanaan |
BRA |
|
2005 |
CCWS |
Sébastien Bourdais |
FRA |
|
2005 |
IRL |
Dan Wheldon |
GBR |
|
2006 |
CCWS |
Sébastien Bourdais |
FRA |
|
2006 |
IRL |
Sam Hornish, Jr. |
USA |
|
2007 |
CCWS |
Sébastien Bourdais |
FRA |
|
2007 |
IRL |
Dario Franchitti |
GBR |
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