1996 Indy Racing League
The 1996 Indy Racing League was the first season in the history of the series , which was created and announced on March 11 , 1994 by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway , as a supplementary Indy-car series to the established Indy Car World Series sanctioned by Championship Auto Racing Teams ( CART ) since 1979 . 
<triplet> Championship Auto Racing Teams <subj> 1979 <obj> inception