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137-620: Andretti Global , formerly known as Andretti Autosport , is an American motorsports organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series , Indy NXT , Formula E , Extreme E , and joint entries in IMSA and the Australian Supercars Championship . The team was founded as Forsythe/Green Racing by Gerald Forsythe and Barry Green in 1993, and was known for most of its formative years as Team Green under

274-447: A 1930 Model A Ford, a 1951 Mercury, a 1955 Chevrolet Del Ray, a 1965 Cadillac Coupe de Ville, a 1967 Chevrolet pickup truck and a Corvette ZO6 Indianapolis 500 pace car. Hornish has also worked as a substitute school teacher while away from the track, and has also taught Vacation Bible School . Hornish's Panther Racing car is on the cover of the 2003 IndyCar Series video game. As early as 2004, he made frequent guest appearances on

411-412: A car that was setup with an angled rear-end housing that was designed to cause air to hit the right side of the car, generate side force, improve grip in the turns, and allow a looser setup. This setup made the car look like it was drifting or crabwalking on straightaways and was banned following the all-star race. Hornish started eighth and finished second. By finishing in the top two, he qualified for

548-878: A championship. He came into the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with a steep learning curve from open-wheel racing, but has shown in the Nationwide Series that he is a winner. We feel that he can get the No. 9 team to Victory Lane and compete in the Chase for us." Richard Petty , announcing his team's signing of Hornish In 2015 Hornish returned full-time to the Sprint Cup Series, driving the No. 9 Ford Fusion for Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM). He replaced Marcos Ambrose , who returned to racing V8 Supercars for DJR Team Penske . Hornish began

685-433: A distance of eight miles. It was won by the locomotive of Isaac Watt Boulton , one of six he said he had run over the years, perhaps driven by his 22-year-old son, James W. The race was against Daniel Adamson's carriage, likely the one made for Mr. Schmidt and perhaps driven by Mr. Schmidt himself. The reports do not indicate who was driving, since both were violating the red-flag law then fully in force. Boulton's carriage

822-604: A fifth and a ninth, in his final eight races, before dropping out of the season finale stating he had food poisoning. He was replaced for the race by Carlos Muñoz. Muñoz provided a thrill for the team in the Indy 500, taking second place in his first-ever start in the IndyCar series. Andretti, Hunter-Reay, and Hinchcliffe were once again signed as primary drivers and the team once again began running with full-works Honda power, although GoDaddy dropped their IndyCar sponsorship program and

959-593: A high-speed test, car handling manoeuvres can be tested such as precision drifting , donuts, handbrake turns, reversing and so on. Other disciplines of automobile sport include: The international motorcycle sport governing body recognised by the International Olympic Committee is the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). Disciplines include: The international powerboating governing body recognised by

1096-591: A hill, at private and closed roadways where higher speeds and distances can be reached than at an autotesting course for example. Time attack are terms used by series that run sprints at racing circuits where competitors try to set the quickest lap time rather than racing head-to-head with others. Time trials are run by the Sports Car Club of America , amongst others. Rallysprints are mainly sanctioned and held in continental Europe. Ultimately, they are similar to other time trial sprints but originate from

1233-503: A limited schedule in the Sprint Cup Series . At the completion of the 2011 season , Dan Wheldon was due to sign a contract to return to the team in 2012 in the car vacated by Patrick. He was killed in an accident during the season-ending 2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship , leaving the future of the #7 GoDaddy team uncertain. In January it was announced that 2011 IndyCar rookie of the year James Hinchcliffe would drive

1370-492: A part-time season. Hornish drove seven races in the No. 54, also driving the No. 20 Camry at Michigan (where he finished second). In the No. 54, he started on the pole at Talladega and Mid-Ohio . The highlight of Hornish's season was his victory in the Get To Know Newton 250 at Iowa Speedway , where he started in second place and led for 167 laps. Despite his limited schedule he finished 27th with 242 points,

1507-452: A race is between competitors running head-to-head, in its International Sporting Code, the FIA defines racing as two or more cars competing on the same course simultaneously. Circuit racing takes place on sealed-surface courses at permanent autodromes or on temporary street circuits . Competitors race over a set number of laps of the circuit with the winner being the first to finish, or for

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1644-470: A race-high 77 laps and finishing 23rd. At the Milwaukee Mile he qualified for the pole position and led for 123 of 225 laps, passing Dario Franchitti with nine laps left for his second win of the season. Hornish finished third in the championship standings, with 512 points. Hornish again returned to Penske in 2006 . The team changed manufacturers, joining Honda when Toyota and Chevrolet left

1781-551: A road course or street circuit, second place at the Camping World Watkins Glen Grand Prix , was overshadowed by an altercation with Tony Kanaan . With the season-ending race at Chicagoland, Hornish ended his IndyCar career with a third-place finish (after starting second and leading for a race-high 90 laps) and finished fifth in the points standings. After the season, Hornish remained optimistic about an eventual IndyCar return: "I hope they move

1918-655: A role in the company as a strategic advisor while a search for his successor is initiated. After major problems in CART surfaced, Andretti, who had purchased a majority interest in the team, switched the newly renamed Andretti Green Racing in 2003 to the rival Indy Racing League (now the NTT IndyCar Series). Paul Tracy left the team to stay in the Champ Car World Series , with Tony Kanaan joining Franchitti and Andretti. Andretti retired after

2055-529: A rookie and drive like that he should be proud no matter what." His second win of the season was at Richmond (after leading for all but 38 laps), and he took the points lead after winning the next race at Kansas . His fourth and final win of the season was at Kentucky , when he started second and led for 57 laps. In the season-ending race at Chicagoland Hornish qualified for the pole position and finished third, clinching his third series championship and Penske's first. Although he and Dan Wheldon finished

2192-507: A rookie later in the season at Road America . In 1995, Green and Forsythe parted ways, and Barry Green renamed the outfit Team Green , with his brother Kim Green joining as team manager. The team won the 1995 Indianapolis 500 and 1995 CART championship with driver Jacques Villeneuve . In 1996 , the team became known as the Brahma Sports Team for a season, with driver Raul Boesel . In 1997 , Parker Johnstone took over

2329-464: A sealed surface such as asphalt or concrete. Notable off-road races on open terrain include the Baja 1000 desert race, organised by SCORE International . The FIA authorise Extreme E , an electric off-road series whose organisers have announced a hydrogen fuel series, Extreme H, to begin in 2025. Examples of off-road racing disciplines and series include: Drag racing is an acceleration contest from

2466-493: A set length of time with the winner having completed the highest number of laps, with others classified subsequently. Circuit racing replaced point-to-point (city-to-city) racing early in the history of motorsport, for both spectator appeal and as safety concerns brought in regulation of the sport, forcing organisers to use closed, marshalled and policed circuits on closed public roads. Aspendale Racecourse in Australia in 1906

2603-526: A son, Sam III. His niece, Hope, was a NASCAR Drive for Diversity member in 2016, He has helped create a senior center in Defiance, and helped add a heart center at Defiance Medical Center. During a race weekend at Texas Motor Speedway, Hornish (an avid bowler) promoted a charity bowling event. His work with Speedway Children’s Charities has raised over $ 500,000 to benefit North Texas children. Hornish collects and customizes classic automobiles; he owns

2740-422: A spray problem after 176 of 195 laps. He finished 17th, and was fifth in the final point standings with 461 points. Hornish began driving for Marlboro Team Penske during the 2004 IndyCar Series season in its No. 6 Dallara IR03 - Toyota Indy V8 , winning the season opener at Homestead-Miami in his first race with the team, passing teammate Hélio Castroneves on the final lap. After qualifying in 11th place at

2877-399: A standing start along a short and straight course. Vehicles of various types can compete, usually between two vehicles. Winners can be the first to finish of competing pairs or by setting the fastest time, and competitions may have heats and/or series of runs. Kart racing is a form of circuit racing using very small and low vehicles not considered as automobiles known as go-karts. It is one of

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3014-516: A tepid start to 2015, with only 3 top-10 finishes and a best finish of 5th through the first 11 races. However, the 28 team was able to rebound to 6th in the standings after two wins in the final four races. Muñoz claimed his first and only win in IndyCar at Race 1 of the Detroit double-header . However, his worst finish to date at Indianapolis saw him finish 13th in the final standings. In April 2020, Extreme E announced that Andretti Autosport became

3151-405: A trio of eleventh places at Atlanta, Richmond and Chicagoland. Hornish's best start of the season was fourth at Dover , where he finished 25th (seven laps behind). He returned to the Nationwide Series full-time for Penske in 2013 to drive the No. 12, now a Ford Mustang after Penske changed manufacturers. Hornish's 2013 season was his best to date, with 16 top-five and 25 top-ten finishes. At

3288-416: A very violent crash. Coming off of turn 9, Hornish was racing with Kasey Kahne where Kasey got loose and got into Hornish causing Hornish to spin. He hit a tire barrier on the left rear of the car and shot him back across the race track spinning like a top where he was then nearly t-boned by Jeff Gordon and then hit again by Jeff Burton where it nearly sent Hornish on his side. Gordon's impact into Hornish

3425-453: Is a form of motorsport where drivers intentionally lose rolling traction in corners through oversteering but maintain momentum with effective throttle control, clutch use and corrective steering. In competition a panel of judges award marks on artistry and car control through the corner or series of corners. Competitions often feature pairs of cars driving together where a lead car and a chase car go head-to-head, with only one car going through to

3562-483: Is an American semi-retired professional auto racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series , driving the No. 22 Ford Mustang for Team Penske in 2017. Hornish began his top-tier racing career in the IndyCar Series , making his driving debut during the 2000 season for PDM Racing . Hornish began driving for Panther Racing the following season, winning eleven races and

3699-498: Is called a series, and a grouping of competitions often forms the basis of a championship , cup or trophy . Not all nations have a sporting authority affiliated with the FIA, some disciplines may not fall within the FIA's remit of control, or organisations may choose to ignore the claim of the authority of others. Examples include banger racing and stock car racing in the United Kingdom which are claimed by both

3836-551: The 1999 Atlantic Championship season Hornish drove for Michael Shank Racing team owner Mike Shank , winning at Chicago Motor Speedway and finishing seventh in the championship standings with 67 points. During the 1999 United States Road Racing Championship season , Hornish drove for Intersport Racing in the United States Road Racing Championship at the season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona with Jon Field , Ryan Jones and Mike Shank in

3973-470: The 2001 and 2002 series championships over the next three seasons. During the 2004 season Hornish began driving for Team Penske , winning eight more races (including the 2006 Indianapolis 500 ) and the 2006 series championship during his time with the team. When he left the series after the 2007 season , he held the record for most career wins in the series (19, broken by Scott Dixon in 2009 ). Hornish moved to Penske's NASCAR program part-time in

4110-448: The 2003 Indianapolis 500 , and Dan Wheldon took his place. AGR ran four cars since the beginning of 2004, with Bryan Herta behind the wheel of the additional car. At the 2005 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg , AGR had all 4 drivers finishing 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th; Wheldon led home Kanaan, Franchitti, and Herta to round out the top 4. Kanaan and Wheldon won consecutive IndyCar Series Championships in 2004 and 2005 , with Wheldon winning

4247-401: The 2005 Indianapolis 500 . Andretti referred to the win as his very own, as good as if he had won it as a driver, because of the nuances of car ownership and building his team. Wheldon's championship was his only one before free agency, and joining Target Chip Ganassi Racing in 2006 . He was replaced by Michael's son, Marco Andretti . Michael Andretti came out of retirement to qualify for

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4384-407: The 2006 Indianapolis 500 to race with his son. The Andrettis finished second and third in "the 500" with Marco being passed just before the finish by Sam Hornish Jr. in the second-closest finish in race history. From 2001 to 2010, the team had seen at least one of their drivers finish within the top three at the race. It was announced on July 25, 2006, that Danica Patrick would join the team for

4521-582: The 2007 12 Hours of Sebring . The AGR team finished second overall, and took the maiden LMP2 win for Acura with drivers Dario Franchitti , Marino Franchitti , Bryan Herta , and Tony Kanaan . However, during the remainder of the season, the Porsche RS Spyders of Penske Racing regularly outpaced the Acuras. The team finished the season 5th in the LMP2 Teams' Championship. For the 2008 season,

4658-471: The 2007 IndyCar Series season to replace Herta, who was being transferred to AGR's new American Le Mans Series Acura LMP2 effort. In October 2007, after winning the 2007 Indianapolis 500 and 2007 Indy Racing League championship , Franchitti announced his departure from the team to pursue a full-time career in the NASCAR Sprint Cup with Chip Ganassi Racing . Later that month, Hideki Mutoh

4795-420: The 2009 Sprint Cup season Hornish returned to Penske, now known as Penske Championship Racing. For the second straight year, his team changed owners' points (purchasing them from Dave Blaney and Bill Davis Racing this time) to guarantee him a starting spot in the first five races. At the season-opening Daytona 500 , Hornish started 29th and finished 32nd (one lap behind). He had his first top-ten finish of

4932-541: The 2011 season Penske sold the owners' points of its No. 77 car to Rusty Wallace Racing , to be driven by owner Rusty Wallace 's son (and team driver) Steve at the season-opening Daytona 500 , for financial reasons. As a result, Penske moved Hornish to the Nationwide Series to drive the team's No. 12 Dodge Charger. He drove the 5-hour Energy 500 at Pocono Raceway in Front Row Motorsports ' No. 38 Ford Fusion , filling in for Travis Kvapil (who

5069-460: The 2022 season as Genesys Andretti United Extreme E . The team also announced that they have retained Munnings and Hansen. The team finished the second season in fifth place. In February 2023, the team announced a title sponsorship deal with Saudi Arabia automotive company Altawkilat and will enter the 2023 season as Andretti Altawkilat Extreme E . Despite being dropped from the new identity, United Autosport will continue to hold an equity stake in

5206-498: The Coke Zero 400 at Daytona he was involved in a single-car accident on lap 155, driving into the infield at nearly full speed. Hornish's splitter was pushed under the front of the car; he nearly flipped when the front of the car dug into the grass, and nearly flipped again when he crossed a track access road. He retired from the race, finishing 30th. On November 14, 2015, RPM announced that they did not expect Hornish to return to

5343-722: The Diamond Hill Plywood 200 at Darlington Raceway , where he started twelfth. In the Carquest Auto Parts 300 at Lowe's Motor Speedway he led his first laps of the series (eight), but a mid-race accident relegated him to 39th place. Late in the season, Hornish drove one race in the Craftsman Truck Series (the Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway ) for Bobby Hamilton Racing in its No. 4 Dodge Ram , starting 16th and finishing ninth. In

5480-582: The GoDaddy car renumbered to #27. In 2012, rumors started that Andretti Autosport would expand to NASCAR 's Sprint Cup Series competition in 2013. Jayski's Silly Season Site stated that Andretti Autosport would field a single-car team in the Cup Series in 2013 with Dodge as the manufacturer. Two days later, Dodge reported that there was no deal with Andretti or any team for the 2013 Season. In addition to Patrick being replaced by Hinchcliffe, Mike Conway

5617-499: The Indianapolis 500 , he battled for the lead with Buddy Rice and Dan Wheldon and led for nine laps (the first laps Hornish led in his Indianapolis 500 career). On lap 105, entering the main straightaway out of the fourth turn, Hornish tried to pass Darren Manning and Greg Ray 's lapped car. They collided, crashing into the pit lane; Hornish finished 26th, dropping to ninth place in the point standings. The rest of his season

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5754-545: The IndyCar Series championship four times ( 2004 , 2005 , 2007 , 2012 ). The team has won the Indy Lights championship in 2008 , 2009 , 2018 , 2019 , and 2021 . Andretti Global competes in Formula E since the series' formation, winning the 2022–23 driver's championship with Jake Dennis . In October 2024, Michael Andretti resigned from his position as CEO of Andretti Global, although he will continue to play

5891-557: The IndyCar Series in 2000 for PDM Racing in the No. 18 G-Force GF05 - Oldsmobile Aurora L47 V8 . He debuted at the season-opening race at Walt Disney World Speedway , starting in 19th place and finishing in 20th (28 laps behind). In the season's third race, the Vegas Indy 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway , Hornish started 18th and had his first career podium finish (third place, one lap behind). He qualified for his first Indianapolis 500 in 14th place, after his team replaced

6028-657: The International Olympic Committee is the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM). The organisation's origins date back to 1922. The international air sports governing body recognised by the International Olympic Committee is the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI). The FAI also governs non-powered air sport such as gliding and ballooning, however its motorised sports include: Sam Hornish Jr. Samuel Jon Hornish Jr. (born July 2, 1979)

6165-587: The Pro Mazda Championship and the U.S. F2000 National Championship , the feeder series to IndyCar (the " Road to Indy "). The season started strong as Hinchcliffe won the season's first race, the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg , his first IndyCar Series victory. In the second race, the Grand Prix of Alabama , Hinchcliffe suffered a breakdown and would be stuck on the side for most of the race watching teammate Hunter-Reay go on to victory to make

6302-694: The United States , dirt track racing became popular. After World War II , the Grand Prix circuit became more formally organised. In the United States, stock car racing and drag racing became firmly established. The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), formed in 1904, is the oldest and most prominent international governing body. It claims to be the sole international motor sporting authority for automobiles and other land vehicles with four or more wheels, whilst acknowledging

6439-494: The World Karting Association U.S. Grand National championship in less than four years. From 1996 to 1998, he made 32 starts in the U.S. F2000 National Championship . In Hornish's final season in the series, he had a career-best second-place finish at Pikes Peak International Raceway . He finished seventh in points in 1998, and was inducted into the series' Hall of Fame in 2012 as a 1998 graduate. During

6576-737: The Xfinity Series (then known as the Busch Series) during the 2006 season , and began driving part-time in the Cup Series (then known as the Nextel Cup Series) in 2007 . He raced full-time in the Cup Series the following year , struggling at first, with eight top-ten finishes over his first three seasons and a top points placing of 28th (in 2009 ). Hornish returned part-time to the Xfinity Series (then known as

6713-431: The 2023 season, the team rebranded to Andretti Global in deference to the team's new parent company, formed in 2022 by Andretti and businessman Dan Towriss to pursue a Formula One entry. On 7 October 2024 it was confirmed Michael Andretti would be standing down as team owner. In total, the team has won the Indianapolis 500 six times, in 1995 , 2005 , 2007 , 2014 , 2016 , 2017 , the CART championship in 1995 and

6850-431: The 500, however, the race itself proved a disappointment with only Hinchcliffe completing the full 200 laps, finishing sixth. The eighth race of the season at the Milwaukee Mile would be won by Hunter-Reay, his third podium finish of the year. Hunter-Reay would go on to win three races in a row, adding victories at Iowa and Toronto . A fourth victory in the penultimate race of the season at Baltimore left Hunter-Reay as

6987-631: The ASNs must be obtained to organise events using their rules, and their licenses must be held by participants. Not all ASNs function in the same manner, some are private companies such as Motorsport UK, some are supported by the state such as France's FFSA, or in the case of the US's ACCUS, a council of sanctioning bodies is the national representative at FIA meetings. ASNs, their affiliated clubs or independent commercial promotors organise motorsport events which often include competitions . A collective of events

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7124-451: The CART schedule, Andretti entered the 2001 Indianapolis 500 . Andretti and Green competed at Indy for the first time after a five-year absence, due to the ongoing open-wheel "split." Andretti won his last race as a driver at the 2002 Grand Prix of Long Beach . During the 2002 season , the team switched from Reynard to Lola chassis due to the former's financial troubles, producing a striking new livery for Franchitti's car to coincide with

7261-517: The CART series during the early 1980s under the Forsythe Racing banner and had achieved moderate success. The new team fielded two Atlantics entries for Claude Bourbonnais and Jacques Villeneuve during the 1993 season . In 1994 , the team moved up to the CART series with Villeneuve as the driver. The team scored second place at the 1994 Indianapolis 500 and Villeneuve won one race as

7398-616: The Can-Am class. Their car, starting in eighth place, finished 42nd (14th in its class) after retiring on lap 400 with a gearbox failure. In 2007 , Hornish returned to compete in the season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona for Michael Shank Racing with Mark Patterson , Oswaldo Negri Jr. , and Hélio Castroneves in the Daytona Prototype class. Their car started 22nd, in its class and overall. It finished ninth in its class and overall, completing 628 laps. Hornish began driving in

7535-427: The Cup Series in 2015 with Richard Petty Motorsports , scoring three top-tens and finishing 26th in points. He returned part-time to the Xfinity Series in 2016 , winning a race for JGR and finishing sixth or better in all three races he entered for Richard Childress Racing . In 2017 , he returned to Penske's Xfinity program for a three-race schedule in the No. 22. Hornish began racing go-karts at age 11, winning

7672-470: The FIA accepted Andretti's bid to join the grid as the eleventh team from 2026 onward. However, on 31 January 2024, Formula One Management rejected Andretti's bid, citing a lack of competitiveness and value towards the championship. Mario Andretti was announced in November 2024 to be part of the board of directors of a new Cadillac Formula One team . † - Wheldon was signed to drive for Andretti in 2012, but

7809-533: The G-Force with a Dallara IR00 . In mid-race, Hornish was involved in an accident which relegated him to 24th place. Starting 20th at Kentucky Speedway , he led for a series career-high 38 laps and finished ninth. Hornish ended his season with a 27th- (and last-) place finish at Texas Motor Speedway , finishing his rookie season with 110 points (21st in the point standings). Before the 2001 Indy Racing League season , Hornish moved to Panther Racing to drive

7946-531: The Indianapolis Star reported that Danica Patrick had signed a contract to stay with Andretti Green and the IndyCar Series through 2012. On 24 November 2009, Andretti Green Racing announced that the team restructuring was complete, and the team would be renamed Andretti Autosport with Michael Andretti as the sole owner. It was announced on 4 January 2010, that Ryan Hunter-Reay would join

8083-814: The Nationwide Series) in 2011 , winning one race. He drove full-time in the series the following year , finishing fourth in points. In 2012 Hornish replaced A. J. Allmendinger (suspended by NASCAR for failing a drug test) in Penske's No. 22 car midway through the season, earning one top-five finish. The following year he returned to the Nationwide Series, winning one race and earning 16 top-five and 24 top-ten finishes to place second in points (three behind series champion Austin Dillon ). Hornish drove part-time for Joe Gibbs Racing in an eight-race 2014 season, with one win and four top-five finishes. He returned to

8220-609: The No. 2 Chevrolet Camaro at the July Iowa race and Kentucky. He also ran the No. 2 at Mid-Ohio. Additionally, Hornish returned to Joe Gibbs Racing to drive the No. 18 Toyota Camry in place of an injured Matt Tifft for the June Iowa race, a race he went on to win. In June 2017, Hornish returned to the Xfinity Series with Penske, driving the No. 22 Mustang at both Iowa races and the Mid-Ohio event. At Mid-Ohio, Hornish won

8357-440: The No. 4 Dallara IR01 - Oldsmobile Aurora L47 V8 . He began the season with consecutive victories at Phoenix and Homestead-Miami in his first two races with the team. At the Indianapolis 500 , Hornish qualified in 13th place. He finished 14th, four laps behind after an early spin. He continued to drive well, clinching the championship before the final race of the season (a second-place finish at Chicagoland Speedway ). Since

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8494-639: The Oshkosh and the Green Bay (the machines were referred to by their town of origin). This is examined and illustrated in detail in The Great Race of 1878 by Richard Backus, Farm Collector, May/June 2004. In 1894, the French newspaper Le Petit Journal organised a contest for horseless carriages featuring a run from Paris to Rouen. This is widely accepted as the world's first motorsport event, and

8631-690: The Oval Racing Council and the National Stock car Association, despite the claim by the FIA affiliated ASN, Motorsport UK , to be the "governing body of all four-wheel motorsport in the UK". SCORE International , National Auto Sport Association and National Off-Road Racing Association of the United States are also not members of the FIA affiliation system but may work with members for international matters. Although English dictionaries do not unanimously agree and singularly define that

8768-490: The announcement did not specify whether Cadillac would produce its own power unit or rebadge an existing manufacturer's unit. On 11 January, Michael said that two existing teams had stated their support for Andretti joining Formula One , those being McLaren , and Renault's Alpine . FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem was surprised at the 'adverse reaction' by the teams and Formula One Management (FOM) to Andretti's project and tweeted in support of Andretti. On 2 October 2023,

8905-541: The appeal, to considerable disappointment and at considerable expense. In 2006, it was announced that AGR was selected by Honda Performance Development to be one of the official works teams for the new Acura LMP program in the American Le Mans Series . The team worked with Highcroft Racing on the development of the Courage LC75 chassis. The team debuted the newly renamed Acura ARX-01 at

9042-412: The authority of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) over vehicles with one to three wheels, which FIM calls motorcycle sport. FIM and FIA are both recognised as international sports federations by the International Olympic Committee . Within the FIA's structure, each affiliated National Sporting Authority ( ASN ) is recognised as the sole authority in their nation. Permission of

9179-750: The auto-racing call-in show WindTunnel with Dave Despain . When he won the Indianapolis 500 Hornish appeared on Live! with Regis and Kelly , and he was a guest on the September 12, 2006 Late Show with David Letterman after winning the 2006 IndyCar Series championship . Hornish narrated the American dub of the British children's television series Roary the Racing Car , replacing former British racing driver Stirling Moss . He later called

9316-487: The car was driven full-time by Herta and Christian Fittipaldi and occasionally driven by Kanaan at select longer distance events. the 2008 season saw fierce battles between the newly updated Acura ARX-01b , Porsche RS Spyders and the LMP1 Audi R10s . AGR claimed an overall victory at the Detroit race and finished the season with a class victory in the final race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca . The team finished

9453-519: The cars and courses used in special stage rallying with the elements of navigation and itinerary removed, and not necessarily requiring a co-driver to call pacenotes . Rallying involves driving to a set itinerary, following a prescribed route and arriving and departing at control points at set times with penalties applied for diverging from the route or arriving late and early. Rallies nearly always involve routes on open roads, closed special stages are used on some rallies where competitors drive against

9590-486: The championship. The three main drivers for the team, Andretti, Hunter-Reay, and Hinchcliffe, all returned for 2013. In addition, E. J. Viso was added as a fourth car for the season, in conjunction with HVM Racing . Rookie driver Carlos Muñoz would also drive an entry for the team in the Indy 500 . Muñoz and Zach Veach would be the team's drivers in the lower level Indy Lights series. Andretti would also have entries in

9727-470: The change. In 2002 , both Tracy and Franchitti joined Andretti to race at the Indianapolis 500. Due to the MSA , however, primary sponsor KOOL could not appear on the cars, and associate sponsor 7-Eleven was on the sidepods instead. Tracy placed second in a highly controversial finish. The team protested the results, and a lengthy and contentious appeals process dragged on into the summer. Ultimately, Green lost

9864-516: The character of a particular competition, series or championship. Groups of these are often categorised informally, such as by vehicle type, surface type or propulsion method. Examples of categories within a discipline are formula racing , touring car racing , sports car racing , etc. The first prearranged match race of two self-powered road vehicles over a prescribed route occurred in the north west of England at 4:30 A.M. on August 30, 1867, between Ashton-under-Lyne and Old Trafford, Manchester ,

10001-699: The clock, the winner having the shortest, lowest average or total time. Hillclimbing events often include classes of competition for various categories and ages of vehicle and so may be incorporated into car shows or festivals of motoring such as the Goodwood Festival of Speed . Hill climb courses can be short at less than 1 mile, or several miles long such as the 12.42 mile Pikes Peak course in Colorado , USA. Sprints are governed by national FIA member ASNs in United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia, amongst other places. They are held on courses that do not climb

10138-519: The clock. The classification of these rallies are determined by summing the times set with the fastest crews being victorious, as found in the World Rally Championship . This method is often called rally racing or stage rallying informally, whilst rallies that do not include special stages are distinctly regularity rallies . Rallies that include routes that cover terrain off-road are also known as rally raid or cross-country rallies,

10275-556: The control of Green and his brother Kim, competing in the CART Indy Car World Series. 1991 CART champion Michael Andretti purchased a stake in the team in 2002, renaming it to Andretti Green Racing and switching to the Indy Racing League for the 2003 season. From 2009 through 2023, the team was known as Andretti Autosport, with Andretti in full control of the team. Following a restructuring during

10412-608: The end of 2021, there were suggestions Andretti Autosport might purchase Sauber , the operators of the Alfa Romeo team or even Haas , however, these negotiations were unsuccessful. On 18 February 2022, 1978 World Champion Mario Andretti announced that his son, Michael , had filed an application with the FIA , Formula One 's governing body, to enter Andretti Global in 2024. A week later, Mario Andretti confirmed that they had an agreement with Renault to become an engine supplier of

10549-579: The end of last season." Five days later, however, an article from The Crescent-News (based in Hornish's birthplace of Defiance, Ohio ) quoted Hornish as saying, "I'm still working on something to race in good equipment. Possibilities still exist for this year, but there were a couple of different opportunities that didn't pan out because somebody else brought money to the table." On June 8, 2016, Richard Childress Racing announced plans to add Hornish to their Xfinity Series driver lineup, hiring him to drive

10686-537: The exhibition 2008 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race and still used the car with the angled rear-end housing, starting 23rd out of 24 cars and finishing seventh. Hornish had his best finish (13th place) of the season at the Coca-Cola 600 , also at Lowe's. Late in the season his Penske team dropped out of the top 35 in owners' points, and Hornish failed to qualify for the AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway and

10823-729: The fact I don't get much practice time." At the end of the season Hornish drove in the Nextel Cup Series for Penske Racing South in its No. 06 Dodge Charger , failing to qualify for his first six races. He qualified for the Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix , starting in 26th place and finishing 30th (two laps behind). Hornish also qualified for the following race at Homestead-Miami , starting in 29th place. After crashing in turn three of lap 194 he finished 37th, thirteen laps behind. In 2008 , Hornish drove full-time for Penske in its renumbered No. 77 car. Before

10960-439: The general form of time trials and sprints. Hillclimbing is the most widely known form of time-trial due to its status as the only time trial or sprint form to have international FIA championships and endorsement. Its origins begin near the start of motorsport, particularly with the trials held that tested the capabilities of early automobiles to tackle uphill gradients. Contestants complete an uphill course individually and against

11097-447: The general rule of participants completing a course individually with the intention of setting the shortest time or highest average speed. This form of motorsport can be recreational or when competitive, rules may vary slightly such as whether to include the total time of several runs, the best time set, or the average pace of multiple courses to classify competitors. Qualifying sessions for circuit races and special stages in rallying take

11234-470: The highest-ranked driver with less than ten starts. Gibbs tapped Hornish to drive the Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway in the No. 11 Camry when regular driver Denny Hamlin was sidelined by a severe sinus infection, and he finished 17th. "He's a family man who fits well with our core values and he will be a great ambassador for our partners. Sam's also proven that he can win races and compete for

11371-464: The main straightaway wall after he made contact with her during the race. He finished fourth at the season-ending Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway , and was fourth in points with 1,146. Hornish returned to the Sprint Cup Series for one race in Penske's No. 12: the STP 400 at Kansas Speedway . Starting in 10th place, he led for seven laps and finished 19th (one lap behind). Midway through

11508-582: The most famous example being the Dakar Rally . In the United States, the National Off-Road Racing Association (NORRA) was founded in 1967 along with the Baja 1000 . Since the 1990s, this race has been organised by SCORE International whilst NORRA's events have closer followed the FIA regulations and standards for cross country rallies, although the association has no affiliation to ACCUS , the US's FIA member. Drifting

11645-494: The next heat or winning the competition. Autocross has multiple general meanings based on country of use. Also known as Autocross in US and Canada and Autoslalom in Continental Europe, these similar disciplines are held in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. They involve precise car control, usually but not always against the clock on very short and compact temporary courses. Rather than being

11782-427: The only challenger to Will Power for the series championship. Power, whose title had seemed inevitable after dominating the road and street courses early in the season, still had a 17-point lead. On lap 66 of the final race of the season at Fontana , with Power and Hunter-Reay racing side by side, Power spun, narrowly missing Hunter-Reay's car, and went hard into the outer wall. Hunter-Reay would finish in fourth to win

11919-419: The pole position and led for 181 of 200 laps to win. Hornish then won two more consecutive races, at Chicagoland and at California Speedway . He won the former race by 0.01 second over Scott Dixon and Bryan Herta , the closest top-three finish in series history. Going into the season-ending Chevy 500 at Texas Motor Speedway , Hornish was mathematically eligible win the championship; however, his car had

12056-473: The pole position, he led the first 29 laps of the race before being passed by eventual winner Erik Darnell and finishing second. After the race, he called the transition to stock cars a "challenge": "I'm a student at this, still trying to learn as much as I can. A lot of people have asked me what the toughest transition is, coming over here from the IndyCars and doing these stock car races, and really it's

12193-586: The pole, and proceeded to lead 61 of the 75 laps en route to victory in his home state. Hornish returned to Penske for the fall race at Kentucky, as well as the Charlotte and Homestead playoff races, finishing second in both. Hornish, a 1998 graduate of Archbold High School in Archbold, Ohio , lives in Napoleon, Ohio . He and his wife, Crystal, have three children: two daughters (Addison and Eliza) and

12330-509: The problem was the distribution of profits, while owner of Aston Martin , Lawrence Stroll , was in favor of the incorporation of Andretti to Formula One, although he would later be against it. In another interview, McLaren 's CEO Zak Brown showed his support for Andretti, saying other teams that were against Andretti's entry were being short-sighted. On 5 January 2023, Andretti Global announced their intention to enter Formula One in conjunction with General Motors brand Cadillac . However,

12467-399: The race's final 61 laps after passing Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (who led for a race-high 73 laps) for his first career victory in the series. Hornish returned to the series with Penske for a full-time season in 2012 . Winless, he had second-place finishes at Indianapolis, Montréal and Kentucky. After a race at Talladega Superspeedway , Danica Patrick intentionally spun Hornish's car into

12604-560: The race. (The only exception was Hinchcliffe, who crashed with 25 laps to go while fighting for 2nd position.). However, Busch, who finished in 6th on the lead-lap, fell short of completing all 1,100 miles for Double Duty when his engine expired on lap 274 of the 2014 Coca-Cola 600 . Andretti fielded a three-car full season effort in 2015 with Marco Andretti, Ryan Hunter-Reay, and Carlos Muñoz. Additionally, Simona de Silvestro , Justin Wilson , and Oriol Servia each joined for races throughout

12741-479: The racetrack. Karam won the 2010 points championship, Veach had 10 top-five finishes despite missing two events and the team secured the team championship for the 2010 season. Off the track, Karam has spoken at Operation Smile and Veach is working with Oprah Winfrey 's No Phone Zone and FocusDriven as a spokesKID for both. Spencer Pigot replaced the departing Sage Karam for the 2011 season. Pigot finished second in standings, while teammate Veach finished fourth. At

12878-621: The rest of the season, with three top-fives. Hornish's only top-ten finish of the season was tenth place at the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway . He finished 29th in the standings, with 3,214 points. After the season Hornish's longtime sponsor, Mobil 1, left him and Penske for Tony Stewart and Stewart-Haas Racing . In the 2010 Nationwide Series he drove the season-ending race at Homestead-Miami for Brian Keselowski Motorsports (in conjunction with Penske) in its No. 26 Dodge Avenger , starting twelfth and finishing 21st. Before

13015-410: The schedule so that somebody could do it. That's my goal. If I never ran in the Indy 500 again or an IndyCar Series race I would probably say I would be disappointed about that." He received offers to return after his departure, and in late 2008 was rumored to be returning to replace Hélio Castroneves the next season due to Castroneves' IRS problems. Castroneves was eventually cleared, missing only

13152-463: The season (ninth place) at Phoenix, followed by six more throughout the year. Hornish's victory in the Sprint Showdown at Lowe's Motor Speedway qualified him for the 2009 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race , where he started 19th and finished 16th. Later that season, he had two top-five finishes: a career-best fourth at Pocono and a fifth at Michigan . At Watkins Glen, Hornish was involved in

13289-541: The season 4th in the Teams' Championship. Acura discontinued its relationship with the team for the 2009 season due to mixed results. The team did not compete in 2009. Andretti Autosport announced on March 4, 2010, that they would begin competing in the U.S. F2000 National Championship when they signed Sage Karam . The team was looking for a teammate for Karam and announced on 26 March 2010, that they had signed Zach Veach to join him. The two have been very active on and off

13426-420: The season opener with Will Power driving for Penske during his absence. In November 2013, Hornish declined an offer to drive for Chip Ganassi Racing in the upcoming season after Dario Franchitti 's career-ending injuries at the 2013 Shell-Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston . Hornish was invited to compete in the 2002 , 2003 and 2006 International Race of Champions (IROC). His best points finish in

13563-666: The season with a twelfth-place finish at the Daytona 500 , after starting 38th. He struggled after the season opener, finishing 30th or worse in four of the next eight races. In the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway , Hornish had a season-best sixth-place finish; after the race, Kevin Manion replaced Drew Blickensderfer as his crew chief. He later finished in the top ten at both road-course races (tenth and ninth at Sonoma Raceway and Watkins Glen International , respectively). In

13700-475: The season's second race, the Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway , Hornish sustained collateral damage when Casey Mears crashed into Dale Earnhardt Jr. on lap 22. Mears' car flipped 270 degrees, and Hornish's car caught fire. Hornish finished in 43rd place. Although he struggled during his rookie season, he drove well in May at Lowe's Motor Speedway . In the exhibition Sprint Showdown at Lowe's, Hornish drove

13837-519: The season). Around this time, Panther Racing and several other teams using the Chevrolet engine built by General Motors (the parent company of Chevrolet) switched to a new engine by Cosworth which was badged as a Chevrolet engine. After the change Hornish's results began improving; he started fourth and finished second, after leading for 126 of 200 laps, at Michigan International Speedway . Two races later, at Kentucky Speedway , he qualified for

13974-473: The season, Hornish replaced A. J. Allmendinger in Penske's No. 22 car after Allmendinger was suspended by NASCAR for failing a drug test. Allmendinger qualified in eighth place, but due to the driver change Hornish had to move to the rear of the field. He finished 33rd, after a mid-race crash required ten laps of repair time. Hornish drove the car in the remaining races, with a season-best fifth place at Watkins Glen. Aside from that race, his best finishes were

14111-489: The season, Penske swapped cars and owners' points with Kurt Busch ; Hornish was guaranteed a starting position in the first five races and Busch, who won the series championship in 2004 , would also be guaranteed a starting position as the most recent series champion driving a car outside the top 35 in owners' points. At the season-opening Daytona 500 , Hornish qualified in 19th place; he finished 15th as teammates Ryan Newman and Busch were first and second, respectively. In

14248-403: The season-ending Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway . He finished 35th in the drivers' standings, with 2,523 points. Hornish was second in the rookie of the year standings, after a season-long battle with Regan Smith . He drove for Penske in the renamed Nationwide Series, failing to qualify for his first two races of the season. Hornish's best finish of the season was eleventh place in

14385-409: The season-ending Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway Hornish was second in points, eight behind Austin Dillon . Hornish qualified in the pole position and led for 37 laps, finishing eighth; Dillon, who finished twelfth, won the series championship. Hornish was second in the final point standings, with 1,177. During the season, car owner Roger Penske said that Hornish (who had driven for

14522-547: The season-opening DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway , Hornish started and finished second despite his involvement in a serious crash on the final lap. Since race winner Tony Stewart was only eligible to score points for the Sprint Cup Series , Hornish was the series points leader after the Daytona race. At the Sam's Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway , he led for 114 laps in his second Nationwide victory. Before

14659-478: The season. The beginning of the 2003 season saw Hornish struggle in comparison with his previous two years at Panther. At the Indianapolis 500 , he qualified in 18th place; in the race, he retired with a blown engine after completing 195 of the 200 laps. Hornish finished the race in 15th place, dropping to a tie with Buddy Rice for 12th place in points. At the following race at Pikes Peak , he started in 14th place and finished fifth (his first lead-lap finish of

14796-429: The season. Andretti moved from the 25 team to the 27 team, in light of James Hinchcliffe's departure after 2014. Muñoz's team was renumbered from 34 to 26, while the 25 team fielded de Silvestro, Wilson, and Servia. 2015 saw the debut of the 29 team, where it was the 5th Andretti entry at Indianapolis - de Silvestro was the driver. Andretti claimed two podiums, en route to a 9th place finish in the standings. Hunter-Reay saw

14933-405: The seat, and KOOL cigarettes came on board as the major sponsor. The team became known as Team KOOL Green , and expanded to a two-car effort in 1998 with Paul Tracy and rising star Dario Franchitti . The two stayed on as teammates for five seasons. In 2001 , Michael Andretti joined the organization as a satellite team headed by Kim Green, known as Team Motorola . In addition to running

15070-418: The series after the 2005 season. His season highlight was the Indianapolis 500 , when he passed Marco Andretti for the lead on the final lap to win in the second-closest margin of victory in the race's history. Hornish later said about the pass, "I figured I came all this way, I ought to give myself one more shot at it. I kind of looked at it as, I was going to drive over him if I had to. For Marco to come as

15207-597: The series in 2007 , driving nine races for Penske in the No. 12. He had his best start and finish of the season in the Nicorette 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway , starting fifth and finishing fifteenth. Hornish earned another top-ten start (sixth place) at the season-ending race at Homestead-Miami. Despite a good qualifying run, he finished 38th after a crash with Todd Bodine on lap 114. In mid-2007, Hornish drove Penske's No. 27 Dodge Charger in an ARCA Re/Max Series race at Michigan International Speedway . Starting in

15344-528: The series was eighth, in 2003 and 2006. Hornish began competing in the NASCAR Busch Series in the No. 39 Dodge Charger late in the 2006 season for Penske Racing . He drove the last two events of the season, struggling in both races. At Phoenix , Hornish started 27th and finished 36th after a crash on lap 187. In the season-ending race at Homestead-Miami , he was involved a crash after five laps and finished last. Hornish returned to

15481-514: The sixth team to join the series. Andretti Autosport would partner with United Autosport and the team entered the inaugural season as Andretti United Extreme E with Catie Munnings and Timmy Hansen signed as drivers for the team. The team won its first race in the Arctic X-Prix and finished the first season in fourth place. In December 2021, the team announced a title sponsorship deal with American software company Genesys and entered

15618-527: The sports regulated by FIA (under the name of CIK), permitting licensed competition racing for anyone from the age of 8 onward. It is generally accepted as the most economical form of motorsport available on four wheels. As a free-time activity, it can be performed by almost anybody, and as karting circuits can be indoors and not take as much space as other forms of motorsport, it can be accessible to retail consumers without much qualification or training. Non-racing speed competitions have various names but all carry

15755-482: The team changing manufactures and running a Chevrolet V8. At the season-opening Grand Prix of Miami at Homestead-Miami, he qualified in the pole position and led for 166 of 200 laps to win his fourth career race in the series. Hornish then won the Yamaha Indy 400 at California Speedway , defeating Jaques Lazier by 0.028 second. At the Indianapolis 500 , he qualified in 7th place. In the race Hornish brushed

15892-509: The team for the 2016 season . Hornish also drove Biagi-DenBeste Racing 's No. 98 Ford Mustang part-time in the former Nationwide Series, renamed the Xfinity Series . In three races with the team he had one lead-lap finish, a 14th place at Texas. On May 11, 2016, an article posted online by Sports Illustrated appeared to acknowledge that Hornish had retired from racing after being released by Richard Petty Motorsports, saying he "unharnessed himself one last time" and "hung up his helmet at

16029-477: The team since 2004) would be released due to a lack of sponsorship. Hornish planned to drive Penske's No. 12 in the Sprint Cup Series at Kansas and Talladega. At Kansas he started in fourth place, running as high as third before crashing on lap 183 due to winds. The qualifier was rained out at Talladega, and Hornish failed to qualify because he had only one other Cup start that season. In 2014 , he drove for Joe Gibbs Racing in its No. 54 Toyota Camry for

16166-480: The team two for two. The streak broke in week three, with both Hinchcliffe and Hunter-Reay exiting the race early. High and low would go on to be a theme for the team that season. Hinchcliffe would go on to win two more races, but a variety of mechanical problems would see him finish the year eighth. Hunter-Reay would have a similar season, winning two races but finishing the season a disappointing seventh following his 2012 championship. Conversely, Andretti would stay near

16303-449: The team, replacing Hideki Mutoh. Hunter-Reay earned the team its first victory since 2008 by winning the Grand Prix of Long Beach . Kanaan picked up the team's second win of the season at Iowa . Kanaan and Hunter-Reay led the team in the points standings, finishing 6th and 7th. Following the 2010 season, veteran driver Tony Kanaan was released from the team due to the lack of sponsorship. Kanaan later signed with KV Racing Technology . It

16440-685: The team. After the 2022 Miami Grand Prix , James Vowles spent a week with Andretti Autosport and explained to them what the current state of Formula One was and what was needed to run a Formula One team. In August 2022, the FIA stated that it was not seeking to increase the number of teams on the Formula One grid and some team officials, including CEO of Mercedes F1 , Toto Wolff , and team principal of Alfa Romeo, Frédéric Vasseur , were against Andretti's entry, saying that Formula One needed big car manufacturers to add value, like Audi . Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner stressed that

16577-580: The team. The team retained Munnings and Hansen for the third season in a row, with the pair signing a multiyear extension deal with the team in November 2022. In 2018, Andretti Autosport entered the Australian Supercars Championship after purchasing a 37.5% shareholding in Walkinshaw Andretti United . The team was founded in 1993 by Barry Green and Gerald Forsythe as Forsythe Green Racing . Forsythe had previously competed in

16714-461: The top of the standings for most of the season after starting by finishing no worse than 7th in seven of his first eight races, but after two early third-place finishes, he would not see the podium the remainder of the year and finished the season in 5th place. Viso, meanwhile who came into the team with a reputation for being involved in collisions, showed flashes of success, including a fourth-place finish at Milwaukee, but had only two top-ten finishes,

16851-683: The wall on lap 78, damaging his suspension. He returned to the race and finished 25th place, ten laps behind. Hornish won the SunTrust Indy Challenge at Richmond International Raceway three races later. At the Delphi Indy 300 at Chicagoland he defeated Al Unser Jr. by 0.0024 second, the closest finish in series history. In the final race of the season at Texas, Hornish started in third place and led for 79 laps to win by 0.0096 second. He won his second consecutive championship, amassing five wins and 11 top-five finishes over

16988-455: The winner of each race receives 50 points, Hornish's 66-point advantage clinched the championship with one race remaining. At the season-ending race at Texas he started in the pole position, leading for 115 laps in his third win of the season. Hornish won the championship with 503 points, 105 points ahead of second-place Buddy Lazier . At age 22, he was the youngest champion in series history. In 2002 Hornish returned to Panther Racing, with

17125-569: The year with the same number of points, the tie was broken by wins; Hornish had four, and Wheldon two. For the 2007 season Hornish again returned to Penske, starting the Indianapolis 500 in fifth place. Running consistently in the top ten, he finished fourth when the race was halted by rain after 166 laps. Hornish's only win of the season was the Bombardier Learjet 550 at Texas Motor Speedway , when he started in second place and led for 159 of its 228 laps. His series-best finish on

17262-486: Was announced as his replacement in the 27 car. Mutoh was the runner-up in the 2007 Indy Pro Series season . The 2008 IndyCar driver lineup returned to the team in 2009. However, for the first time since 2003, the team failed to win a race. Danica Patrick was the team's leading driver finishing 5th in points. Kanaan finished 6th with three podium finishes. The team repeated their Indy Lights championship, this time with American driver J. R. Hildebrand . On 25 September 2009,

17399-550: Was announced that the team's other three drivers – Hunter-Reay, Andretti, and Patrick – would return for the 2011 season. Hunter-Reay was signed to a two-year contract through 2012. The 2011 season marked a return to the victory circle for Andretti Autosport, with Mike Conway winning at Long Beach , Marco Andretti ending a personal 79 race winless drought with his second career win at Iowa , and Ryan Hunter-Reay winning at New Hampshire . Disaster struck at Indianapolis when Mike Conway failed to qualify and Marco Andretti

17536-661: Was developed from a scrapped John Bridge Adams light-rail vehicle. These were solid fired steam carriages. This event and the details of the vehicles are recorded in the contemporary press, The Engineer , and in Fletcher's books. The Wisconsin legislature passed an act in 1875 offering a substantial purse for the first US motor race, which was run on July 16, 1878, over a 200-mile course from Green Bay to Appleton, Oshkosh, Waupon, Watertown, Fort Atkinson and Janesville, then turning north and ending in Madison. Only two actually competed:

17673-528: Was driving in a Truck Series event at Texas). Hornish started in 26th place and finished 35th, 60 laps behind. He drove twelve races with the No. 12 team, moving to Penske's No. 22 for a 13th race at Iowa Speedway . At Iowa Hornish started in third place and led from laps 13 through 51, later dropping five laps behind to finish 24th. In the WYPALL* 200 Powered by Kimberly-Clark Professional at Phoenix International Raceway , he started in fifth place and led for

17810-426: Was forced to bump teammate Ryan Hunter-Reay from the final spot in the field, forcing Michael Andretti to purchase the already qualified spot of A. J. Foyt Enterprises driver Bruno Junqueira to meet Hunter-Reay's sponsorship commitments. In August 2011, Danica Patrick announced her departure from the IndyCar Series to move to NASCAR for the 2012 season; Patrick ran a full-schedule of Nationwide Series events and

17947-556: Was killed in a crash in the 2011 IndyCar season finale. Andretti chose James Hinchcliffe to drive in place of Wheldon. ( key ) ( key ) * Season still in progress ( key ) ( key ) ( key ) ( key ) ( key ) ( key ) Motorsports Different manifestations of motorsport with their own objectives and specific rules are called disciplines. Examples include circuit racing , rallying and trials . Governing bodies, also called sanctioning bodies, often have general rules for each discipline, but allow supplementary rules to define

18084-420: Was not brought back for the 2012 season, leaving the team with three full-time cars. Two additional drivers, Sebastián Saavedra and Ana Beatriz were signed for three and two races respectively, including the Indy 500 . With Honda no longer the sole engine supplier for the series, a deal was reached with Chevrolet to provide engines for the team. The team's three drivers qualified second, third, and fourth for

18221-482: Was replaced on the Hinchcliffe car by United Fiber & Data. Viso was not brought back, with Muñoz taking over as the driver of the fourth full-time car. In the 2014 Indianapolis 500 , the team fielded a fifth car for NASCAR driver Kurt Busch , who attempted Double Duty . Busch and three of the four full-time Andretti Autosport drivers finished the Indianapolis 500 in the top six, including Hunter-Reay, who won

18358-499: Was so vicious, it ripped the whole rear including the fuel cell out of Hornish's car. Fortunately, Hornish, Gordon, and Burton walked out under their own power uninjured. Hornish finished 28th in the final standings, with 3,203 points. Hornish joined Penske again in 2010 . At the season-opening Daytona 500 , Hornish started 26th and was involved in an early accident on the race's ninth lap; he finished 37th, completing 160 of its 208 laps. His qualifying results improved slightly during

18495-530: Was sub-par, with two podium finishes. Hornish was seventh in the championship standings with 387 points, his worst finish since he placed 21st in 2000. He returned to Team Penske for the 2005 season . At Phoenix in the season's second race, Hornish started in second place and won after leading for 25 laps. During practice for the Indianapolis 500 , he drove over a piece of debris after Paul Dana 's second-turn crash and flipped over. Two days later Hornish qualified in second place, crashing out after leading for

18632-483: Was the first purpose-built motor racing track in the world. After which, permanent autodromes popularly replaced circuits on public roads. In North America, the term road racing is used to describe racing and courses that have origins in racing on public highways; distinguished from oval racing , which has origins at purpose-built speedways using concrete or wooden boards . Off-road racing can take place on open terrain with no set path, or on circuits that do not have

18769-645: Was the first to involve what would become known as automobiles. On 28 November 1895, the Chicago Times-Herald race , running from Chicago to Evanston and back, a distance of sixty miles, was held. This is believed to be the first motorsport event in the United States of America. In 1900, the Gordon Bennett Cup was established. Motorsport was a demonstration event at the 1900 Summer Olympics . Following World War I , European countries organised Grand Prix races over closed courses. In

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