IndyCar Series
Season A. J. Foyt Oval Trophy Mario Andretti Road Course Trophy
2010 Dario Franchitti Will Power
2011 Scott Dixon Will Power
2012 Ryan Hunter-Reay Will Power
Season A. J. Foyt Former Oval Trophy Mario Andretti Former Road Course Trophy
2013 Hélio Castroneves Scott Dixon
2014 Juan Pablo Montoya Will Power
2015 Juan Pablo Montoya Will Power
2016 Josef Newgarden Simon Pagenaud
2017 Hélio Castroneves Josef Newgarden
2018 Will Power Scott Dixon
2019 Simon Pagenaud Scott Dixon
Seasons -- Individual discipline trophies
Starting in 2010 , the series began recognizing two sub-set championship trophies alongside the season championship . The two primary disciplines of IndyCar ( ovals and road courses ) were named after respective legends of the sport : A. J. Foyt and Mario Andretti , respectively . The discipline trophies were created as the series moved closer to a 50/50 split of ovals and road courses , and to encourage incentive for part-time entries – specifically , those that might prefer to compete in one discipline over the other . This arrangement also creates a reasonable opportunity for a team to employ the services of two drivers for one season entry . A team could hire a specialist for ovals and a specialist for road courses , who combined would maintain the entry 's total owner points but individually work towards their own separate disciplines .
The IndyCar Series, currently known as the NTT IndyCar Series under sponsorship, is the premier level of open-wheel racing in North America. Its parent company began in 1996 as the Indy Racing League (IRL), which was created by then Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Tony George as a competitor to CART. In 2008, the IndyCar Series merged with the Champ Car World Series (formerly CART). The series is self-sanctioned by IndyCar. The series' premier event is the Indianapolis 500.