The last Canadian to win an IndyCar championship did so carrying the colors and support of Player's as part of its premier showcase for domestic open-wheel talent. Paul Tracy's 2003 CART title for Team Player's, aka Forsythe Racing, was captured with French-Canadian teammate Patrick Carpentier in the sister Lola B02/00-Cosworth (pictured below), and Quebecois Alex Tagliani competing for Rocketsports Racing. Together, the trio also helped Canada to win CART's 2003 Nation's Cup. Although CART's successor, the Verizon IndyCar Series, lacks a separate championship for the best collective performances by nation, there's every reason to believe its new #TeamCanada entry from Schmidt Peterson...
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