Mansell came to the American open wheel series with considerable fanfare and huge media attention.

At Phoenix, Mansell crashed during practice and was forced to sit out the race due to a back injury.

At Indianapolis, he was leading the race with 16 laps to go when he was passed on a restart by Emerson Fittipaldi and Arie Luyendyk, and wound up third.

He finished second at Long Beach, but struggled to get his car up to speed, and failed to qualify at Indianapolis.

However, the race was cancelled in September 1992 due to cost and conflicts between sponsor Marlboro and Mayor David Dinkins' anti-tobacco advertising policies.