U.S. racing series takes final chequered flag

Long Beach, California: Aussie driver Will Power (yes, really – let’s hear it for Mr and Mrs Power…) goes down in the history books as the last man to win a Champ Car event. He cruised to a comfortable win in Sunday’s Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. And so the series, which was partly absorbed by the new, unified IRL (Indy Racing League) for this season, is no more.

CHAMP CAR FACT! The Long Beach finale was the 452nd race since that series began as CART in 1979.

Watch the final few minutes of Champ Car’s history, with added Danica Patrick goodness: