Vanderbilt Cup (Champ Car) World Series winners from 1959. The winners were champions of the US Auto Club prior to 1979.
Between 1979 and 2003, the champions of the Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) received the Cup. Between 2004 and 2007,
the Champ Car World Series champion received the Cup. In 2008, Champ Car merged with the Indy Racing League.
Year | Driver |
1959 | Rodger Ward |
1960 | AJ Foyt |
1961 | AJ Foyt |
1962 | Rodger Ward |
1963 | AJ Foyt |
1964 | AJ Foyt |
1965 | Mario Andretti |
1966 | Mario Andretti |
1967 | AJ Foyt |
1968 | Bobby Unser |
1969 | Mario Andretti |
1970 | Al Unser |
1971 | Joe Leonard |
1972 | Joe Leonard |
1973 | Roger McCluskey |
1974 | Bobby Unser |
1975 | AJ Foyt |
1976 | Gordon Johncock |
1977 | Tom Sneva |
1978 | Tom Sneva |
1979 | Rick Mears |
1980 | Johnny Rutherford |
1981 | Rick Mears |
1982 | Rick Mears |
1983 | Al Unser |
1984 | Mario Andretti |
1985 | Al Unser |
1986 | Bobby Rahal |
1987 | Bobby Rahal |
1988 | Danny Sullivan |
1989 | Emerson Fittipaldi |
1990 | Al Unser Jr |
1991 | Michael Andretti |
1992 | Bobby Rahal |
1993 | Nigel Mansell |
1994 | Al Unser Jr |
1995 | Jacques Villeneuve |
1996 | Jimmy Vassar |
1997 | Alex Zanardi |
1998 | Alex Zanardi |
1999 | Juan Montoya |
2000 | Gil de Ferran |
2001 | Gil de Ferran |
2002 | Cristiano da Matta |
2003 | Paul Tracy |
2004 | Sebastien Bourdais |
2005 | Sebastien Bourdais |
2006 | Sebastien Bourdais |
2007 | Sebastien Bourdais |