Vision racing
Vision Racing is an automobile racing team that competed in the IndyCar Series from 2005 to 2009 . It belonged to former series owner Tony George until early 2010 .
IndyCar Series commitment
The team was founded in 2005 from the remains of the closed racing team Kelley Racing . The only driver in the debut season was Ed Carpenter , stepson of Tony George. The performances were rather modest and did not come close to the victorious predecessor team.
In the 2006 season Tomas Scheckter was the second driver and the results were significantly better. A third car with Townsend Bell for the Indy 500 , however, could not qualify. In the 2007 season, the team was then expanded to three cars for the entire season with AJ Foyt IV . A fourth with Davey Hamilton was added to the Indy 500 .
For the 2008 season, Scheckter left the team to switch to the newly founded Luczo Dragon Racing racing team. The other drivers, including Hamilton's guest start at the Indy 500, were retained; Paul Tracy also contested the Edmonton race for the team.
In the 2009 season, Ed Carpenter was the team's only continuous rider. In addition to him, Ryan Hunter-Reay was used in the first six races. Carpenter achieved second place in the race at Kentucky Speedway, the team's best result in this series to date.
At the beginning of 2010, Vision Racing withdrew as an independent team, but by the end of the season it cooperated with Panther Racing in four races , each time with Ed Carpenter. It has not appeared since.
Other racing series
In addition to its involvement in the IndyCar Series, the team was also active in the Indy Pro Series junior series in 2005 ; However, most of the drivers used at the time did not reappear in higher racing series. For 2009 Vision Racing returned to the series, now renamed "Indy Lights". The only driver, James Davison , ended up finishing second in the championship.
In addition, there have been repeated appearances in the Grand-Am series throughout the team's history .
driver
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John Andretti (2008) (Grand-Am Sports Car Series) -
Townsend Bell (2006) (IndyCar Series)
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Nick Bussell (2005) (Indy Pro Series)
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Ed Carpenter (2005-2009) (IndyCar Series, Indy Pro Series, Grand-Am Sports Car Series)
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James Davison (2009) (Indy Lights) -
Jay Drake (2005) (Indy Pro Series)
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AJ Foyt IV (2007-2008) (IndyCar Series, Grand-Am Sports Car Series)
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Tony George (2007-2008) (Grand-Am Sports Car Series)
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Phil Giebler (2005) (Indy Pro Series)
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Stephan Gregoire (2007) (Grand-Am Sports Car Series) -
Davey Hamilton (2007, 2008) (IndyCar Series; Indy 500 only)
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Ryan Hunter-Reay (2009) (IndyCar Series)
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Vítor Meira (2008) (Grand-Am Sports Car Series) -
Tomas Scheckter (2006–2007) (IndyCar Series, Grand-Am Sports Car Series) -
Paul Tracy (2008) (IndyCar Series; Edmonton race only)
annotation
- ^ Co-owners of the team: Laura George, Patrick Dempsey ( source ( memento of March 24, 2009 in the Internet Archive )) and Lauren George ( source ( memento of August 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive ))
Individual evidence
- ^ Off for Vision Racing motorsport-total.com
- ^ Carpenter, Wheldon Take Checkered Flag on 2010 Season. (No longer available online.) Visionracing.com, October 2, 2010, archived from the original on February 2, 2012 ; Retrieved February 3, 2012 .
