Hogan Racing was a racing team owned by Carl G. Hogan, owner ofHogan Trucking.
Hogan Racing began in the early 1970s racing in theFormula 5000 series out of a shop inLime Rock, Connecticut across the street fromLime Rock Park. It moved toSt. Louis, Missouri in 1973.[1] The team began racing full-time in the Formula 5000Can-Am series in 1974 withDavid Hobbs with its own car for the series. The car was later driven byAl Holbert. However, as the 1980s dawned Hogan drifted away from the sport, only to return at the end of the decade when Hogan began working withChip Ganassi.[1]
The team joined the world of open-wheel racing in December 1991 as Hogan andBobby Rahal purchased the distressedPatrick RacingCART IndyCar World Series team. The team won the championship in its first try in 1992 with driver Bobby Rahal on the back of four race wins. In late 1992 the team absorbedTrueSports and moved into TrueSports' facility in Ohio and began using TrueSports' proprietary chassis in 1993. However this proved disastrous as Rahal and teammateMike Groff both failed to qualify for the1993 Indianapolis 500 in the car. Rahal switched to aLola chassis for the next race while Groff soldiered on with the RH01 until August.
In 1994, the team was the first to sign on with new engine manufacturerHonda. The team again struggled at Indianapolis and Rahal borrowed cars fromTeam Penske to get himself and Groff into the field. Rahal finished 3rd and Groff crashed 28 laps into the race.
In 1996, Rahal and Hogan split and Hogan formed Hogan Racing and Rahal ledTeam Rahal. For 1996 Hogan partnered with Penske Racing to fieldEmerson Fittipaldi's entry. Fittipaldi was injured in a crash at theMichigan International Speedway and retired from the sport andJan Magnussen replaced him for the rest of the season.[1] Fittipaldi finished 19th in points and Magnussen 24th in their partial seasons.
For 1997 Hogan went off on his own and signed rookieDario Franchitti and selectedReynard chassis withMercedes-Benz-Ilmor power. Franchitti finished 22nd in points with a best finish of 9th and signed withTeam KOOL Green before the season's end, prompting Hogan to bench Franchitti and putRobby Gordon in his car for the final race of the season atCalifornia Speedway.[1] For 1998 Hogan signed ex-F1 driverJJ Lehto.[2] Lehto, despite his credentials, only managed 20th in points with a best finish of fifth atSurfers Paradise. 1999 brought in second-year driverHélio Castroneves full-time andpay driverLuiz Garcia Jr. for a handful of late-season road races. Castroneves finished second atGateway International Raceway and won the pole the following week at theMilwaukee Mile as the highlights of a season where he finished 15th in points. Hogan signed Castroneves under the condition that Castroneves' management team led byEmerson Fittipaldi would generate $3 Million USD in sponsorship for the team. However, the sponsorship did not materialize and Castroneves and Hogan began to be forced to pay for operations out-of-pocket. Due to the mounting losses and little prospects for sponsorship, Hogan decided to shut the team down at the end of the season.[3]
Carl Hogan died in January 2001 at the age of 71[1]
(key) (results inbold indicate pole position) (results initalics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts Pos | Pts |
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1996 | MIA | RIO | SFR | LBH | NAZ | 500 | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | MCH | MDO | ROA | VAN | LAG | |||||||||||
PenskePC-25 | Mercedes-Benz IC108CV8t | G | ![]() | 9 | 13 | 11 | 25 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 25 | 19th | 29 | |||||||||
![]() | 26 | 22 | 8 | 24th | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1997 | MIA | SFR | LBH | NAZ | RIO | GAT | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | MCH | MDO | ROA | VAN | LAG | FON | ||||||||||
Reynard 97i | Mercedes-Benz IC108DV8t | F | ![]() | 9 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 26 | 11 | 26 | 19 | 11 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 22nd | 10 | |||||
![]() | 8 | 26th | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998 | MIA | MOT | LBH | NAZ | RIO | GAT | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | MCH | MDO | ROA | VAN | LAG | HOU | SFR | FON | ||||||||
Reynard 98i | Mercedes-Benz IC108EV8t | F | ![]() | 9 | 14 | 29 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 20th | 25 | ||
1999 | MIA | MOT | LBH | NAZ | RIO | GAT | MIL | POR | CLE | ROA | TOR | MCH | DET | MDO | CHI | VAN | LAG | HOU | SRF | FON | |||||||
Lola B99/00 | Mercedes-Benz IC108EV8t | F | ![]() | 9 | 17 | 9 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 2 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 27 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 15th | 48 | |
![]() | 21 | 24 | DNS | 16 | 15 | DNS | 34th | 0 |