IndyCar Series | |
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Venue | NRG Park |
Location | Houston, Texas, USA 29°40′56″N 95°24′31″W / 29.68222°N 95.40861°W |
Corporate sponsor | Shell, Pennzoil |
First race | 1998 |
First IndyCar race | 2013 |
Last race | 2014 |
Distance | 151.47 miles (243.77 km) |
Laps | 90 |
Previous names | Texaco Grand Prix of Houston (1998–2000) Texaco/Havoline Grand Prix of Houston (2001) Grand Prix of Houston (2006–2007) |
Most wins (driver) | Sébastien Bourdais (2) |
Most wins (team) | Team KOOL Green & Newman/Haas Racing (2) |
Most wins (manufacturer) | Reynard (3) |
Circuit information | |
Surface | Asphalt/Concrete |
Length | 1.683 mi (2.709 km) |
Turns | 10 |
Lap record | 58.018 ( Sébastien Bourdais, Panoz DP01, 2007, Champ Car) |
The Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston Presented by the Greater Houston Honda Dealers was an annual auto race on the IndyCar Series circuit. It was held in a street circuit located in downtown Houston for four years, then returned after a four-year hiatus for two years on a course laid out in the parking lot of the Reliant/NRG Park complex. Before resuming in 2013, the last race was held on April 22, 2007, (with the IRL merger canceling the 2008 event just two months prior to the event).