What year did CART have the MOST beer sponsors?

[speedvis]

Well.. the tap, tap, tap thread got me thinkin...

So I did some quick checking.... and 2003 has the most beer SIDEPOD sponsors in CART in since 2001... But I wondered what the most in one year was?

2003 - Tecate, Corona
2002 - Tecate
2001 - Miller Lite, Tecate
2000 - Miller Lite, Tecate
1998-99 - Miller Lite, Tecate, Budweiser
1997 - Miller Lite, Tecate, Budweiser (2? Both NH cars)
1994-96 - Miller, Budweiser (1NH, 1 Project Indy), Tecate
1993 Miller (2), Tecate, Budweiser
1991- 92 MIller, Budweiser

[AlJRFAN]

There were alot back in the early 90's

[lotuspoweredbyford]

John Jones with Labatts.. The pride of Thunder Bay, Ontario!

[Mapguy v2.1]

Originally posted by lotuspoweredbyford
John Jones with Labatts.. The pride of Thunder Bay, Ontario!

There is a trivia question answer! Who was his team owner?





















Jack Roush.


BTW. There has never been any real beer sponsor in C^RT.

[theunions]

Originally posted by Mapguy v2.1
Who was his team owner?

Jack Roush.

Roush and Protofab (Jones' sophomore team in question) split around '86. I don't believe JR had anything to do with Jones' '89 CART effort.

[theunions]

From memory, looks like it may be '89: Bud, Miller and Labatt's as primaries, Stroh's (Galles) and Corona (Monarch) as associates. I recall Corona (and/or Corona Light) also running as primary in selected events.

[speedvis]

Originally posted by theunions
From memory, looks like it may be '89: Bud, Miller and Labatt's as primaries, Stroh's (Galles) and Corona (Monarch) as associates.

I show Galles as Valvoline only. But the rest are good. I don't have a picture of the car.

Thanks.

[JoeBob]

Danny Sullivan's Galmer (1992 or 1993?) was sponsored by Molson.

[R_Mears_Fan]

Originally posted by speedvis
I show Galles as Valvoline only. But the rest are good. I don't have a picture of the car.

Thanks.

Here's a picture, speedvis. Strohs is on the cowling.

[R_Mears_Fan]

Originally posted by JoeBob
Danny Sullivan's Galmer (1992 or 1993?) was sponsored by Molson.

1992. Little Al's Teammate. Molson was also Al's associate sponsor.

[Clutch Pedal]

1979---Genesee Beer Wagon
1982---The Schilitz Gusto
1983---Old Milwaukee
1983---Little Kings Cream Ale
1985---Kapsreiter
1997---Brahma


Now, You Guess The Drivers!

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[speedvis]

Thanks for the photos...I was mostly using the CART boxscores.
I wonder if some of these were one offs for Indy... like Jim Beam??

97- Brahma Pruett & Boesel.

I didn't look that one up... did I get it?

[Clutch Pedal]

Ding Ding Ding.......We have a winner for the Brahma cars.
Tell them what they won Don Pardo....


The Brahma drivers were Pruett and Bosel.

[theunions]

Originally posted by Clutch Pedal
1979---Genesee Beer Wagon
1982---The Schilitz Gusto
1983---Old Milwaukee
1983---Little Kings Cream Ale
1985---Kapsreiter

Dick Hammond's #56/58 Gohr Genessee Beer Wagons ran from '81 to '86 (not '79) with Bigelow, Saldana, Chassey and Moran.

Garza had the Schlitz car.

Old Milwaukee was Patrick's primary sponsor for Ganassi in '84 and an associate in '83.

The Little Kings Hoffman entry was also from '84 (but was a March 83C) for Gehlhausen at Indy. Does this brand still exist?

Kapsreiter was Daly's Indy sponsor. But who actually owned the team (the #29 Lola and the #48 purchased from Foyt), and does this brand still exist?

[Indyknut]

darn it, not fast enough. I had S. Chassey in the Genne wagon, Cheap in the Old Milwaukee and Josele in the Schlitz car.

[Shadow101]

Originally posted by theunions
Dick Hammond's #56/58 Gohr Genessee Beer Wagons ran from '81 to '86 (not '79) with Bigelow, Saldana, Chassey and Moran.

IIRC Sheldon Kinser drove the Genesee car in 1979 and 1980 for Leader Cards. He did not make the Indy 500 in 80 after banging the wall in practice. The cars were painted metallic maroon with yellow numbers, I think.

[theunions]

Originally posted by Shadow101
IIRC Sheldon Kinser drove the Genesee car in 1979 and 1980 for Leader Cards. He did not make the Indy 500 in 80 after banging the wall in practice. The cars were painted metallic maroon with yellow numbers, I think.

That is correct (#24 Watsons) - I'd forgotten about those. Not sure how the Leader Cards sponsorship came about, but Hammond's was because he/Gohr was a Genessee distributor.

[Carolina Hoosier]

What beer did the Whittington's have on their sidepods. Wait! Scratch that, it was cocaine sponsorship. (this excludes the 1980 Sun System sponsorship)

[MichaelP]

Originally posted by speedvis
Thanks for the photos...I was mostly using the CART boxscores.
I wonder if some of these were one offs for Indy... like Jim Beam??

Jim Beam has been on Wheldon's car all season.

[Wonder Mutt]

Don't forget Foster's.

1991 or 1992 I believe.

Part/full sponorship with the Porsche/Quaker State team...I think.

[KevMcNJ]

Al Loquasto had Frosty sponsorship.
Well its ROOT beer

[KevMcNJ]

hit send too soon.
IIRC,
Josele Garza ran a car with Schaefer colors in 1981

[theunions]

Originally posted by KevMcNJ
IIRC,
Josele Garza ran a car with Schaefer colors in 1981

1984-87...he brought Schlitz over to Machinists as an associate in '83.

[adi(os)]

Dick Hammond's #56/58 Gohr Genessee Beer Wagons ran from '81 to '86 (not '79) with Bigelow, Saldana, Chassey and Moran.

Garza had the Schlitz car.

Old Milwaukee was Patrick's primary sponsor for Ganassi in '84 and an associate in '83.

The Little Kings Hoffman entry was also from '84 (but was a March 83C) for Gehlhausen at Indy. Does this brand still exist?

Kapsreiter was Daly's Indy sponsor. But who actually owned the team (the #29 Lola and the #48 purchased from Foyt), and does this brand still exist?

Yes: http://www.harmer.at/index.php?set_l...psreiter_intro

http://www.trackforum.com/forums/sho...Bier-Indy-1985

[ndcrs]

Al Loquasto had Frosty sponsorship.
Well its ROOT beer

so add herb & conway for dad's - wasn't there also A&W at some point?

oops - sorry to fall into the ot trap

[marc sproule]

There's a fair number of beer-powered vehicles in my Indy car set...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/4668198...7623324227456/

There will be a lot more eventually as I've just scratched the surface of what's in my archives.

All my sets......

http://www.flickr.com/photos/46681980@N03/sets/

And at some point there will even be a root beer powered snap or two of Loquasto.