Founded | 1985 |
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Team principal(s) | Ron Hemelgarn Lee Kunzman |
Current series | USAC Silver Crown Series |
Former series | CART, IndyCar |
Noted drivers | Arie Luyendyk Stan Fox Buddy Lazier |
Drivers' Championships | 2000 IRL 2020 USAC Silver Crown[1] |
Hemelgarn Racing was an American auto racing team owned by Ron Hemelgarn. The team debuted in 1985, and competed in the CART and Indy Racing League ranks until the team originally shut down in 2010. The team returned to competition in 2015, and currently competes full-time in the USAC Silver Crown Series with driver Justin Grant. Grant won the 2020 championship for the team.[2]
The team won the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and 2000 Indy Racing League Championship with driver Buddy Lazier.
The team had a best finish of 7th in the CART standings. Along with Lazier's Indy 500 win in 1996, the team also had two second-place finishes at the Indy 500 in 1998 and 2000.
Along with A. J. Foyt Enterprises, Hemelgarn was unique in having competed in at least one race in every season of the Indy Racing League's existence from 1996 through 2008.