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| Owner(s) | Mike Curb Cary Agajanian |
|---|---|
| Principal(s) | Mike Curb |
| Series | IndyCar Series |
| Race drivers | IndyCar Series: 26.Colton Herta 98.Marco Andretti (Indianapolis 500 only) |
| Manufacturer | IndyCar Series:Honda |
| Opened | 1980 |
| Career | |
| Debut | 2001 XM Satellite Radio Indy 200 (Phoenix) |
| Latest race | 2022 Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America (Road America) |
| Drivers' Championships | 13 (Silver Crown,2010,2011,2012,2013, Sprint Car2012,2013, Midget2011,2013,2014,2016,2017,2018,2021),USAC |
| Indy 500 victories | 2 (2011,2016) |
| Race victories | 6 |
| Pole positions | 7 |
TheCurb Agajanian Performance Group is an American motorsports team, currently competing as a co-entrant inIndyCar andIMSA. It is owned by record executiveMike Curb and racing personality Cary Agajanian, the son of the lateJ. C. Agajanian, a race promoter and race car owner. It has fielded anIndyCar entry or co-entry in various races since 2001. Curb also was involved withNASCAR in both theXfinity Series andSprint Cup Series, owningCurb Racing from 1984 to 2011. Curb had several business partners in the NASCAR operation over the years, including Agajanian from 1998 to 2006.
CAPG has won twoIndianapolis 500 races as a co-owner, in 2011 withDan Wheldon, and in 2016 withAlexander Rossi.
For the 2001 season, the team partnered withBeck Motorsports and returned to full-time competition with veteran driverBilly Boat. Boat finished 2nd atNashville Superspeedway and finished 4th in points.
Boat went on to form Agajanian/Boat Racing with Cary Agajanian in 2002 and captured the pole atNashville and finished 13th in points. In 2003 Agajanian joined forces withSam Schmidt Motorsports at theIndy 500 to field a car forRichie Hearn who was knocked out by an accident.
In 2004, CURB/Agajanian/Beck Motorsports came into being andP. J. Jones drove their entry in the Indy 500 to a 28th place DNF. In 2005, the team fielded a last-minute Indy 500 entry for rookieArie Luyendyk Jr., however the car never handled properly and Luyendyk's best speed was easily bumped byFelipe Giaffone, leaving Luyendyk and the C/A/B team the only entry bumped from the field that year.
The team merged withTeam Leader Motorsports to field 2 cars for the2006Indianapolis 500. The first team with driverP. J. Jones was Beck Motorsports owned by Greg Beck which was founded in 1995. The second team driven byStephan Gregoire was owned byKent Baker which was founded in 1988. Both Baker and Beck had many years experience working with their own and various other Indy Car teams. They were joined by Cary Agajanian and Mike Curb ofCurb Agajanian Motorsports. The two teams ended their partnership for 2007 with P. J. Jones competing for Team Leader Motorsports.
The team made a surprise entry into the 2007XM Satellite Radio Indy 300 atHomestead-Miami Speedway and participated in it, theKansas Speedway race and the Indy 500.Alex Barron drove in all 3 races and finished 15th in the Indy 500, 1 lap down.
The team made its 2008 debut at Twin Ring Motegi withRoger Yasukawa at the controls. Yasukawa also attempted to qualify the Curb Records car in the Indianapolis 500 as well but was bumped from the field.
In 2009, the team fielded a full-timeIndyCar Series entry, beginning the season with NASCAR driverStanton Barrett behind the wheel. Barrett and sports marketer Steve Sudler both joined as partners of the team and the new name was CURB/Agajanian/3G Racing (3 Guys Racing).[1]Jaques Lazier was brought on to replace Barrett atTexas Motor Speedway after the team went home after a practice crash the previous week at theMilwaukee Mile. Lazier drove the next three oval races andRichard Antinucci was brought in to drive the remaining road and street course races of the schedule. Barrett drove at Twin Ring Motegi, where he had sponsorship, and Lazier drove on all other remaining ovals.
For the2010 Indianapolis 500, Curb Agajanian provided a co-entry forKV Racing Technology driverMario Moraes. For the2011 Indianapolis 500, Curb Agajanian provided a co-entry forBryan Herta Autosport driver andDan Wheldon who went on to win the race, CAPG's first Indy 500 win.[2]
For the2016 IndyCar Series, Curb Agajanian provided a co-entry forAndretti Herta Autosport driverAlexander Rossi. Alexander Rossi won the 2016 Indy 500 in this ride, the second Indy 500 win for CAPG. They remain listed a co-entrant in the car, now driven and co-owned byMarco Andretti.
In 2012, Curb Agajanian became the first car owner to win all three USAC Championships in the same year (Silver Crown, Sprint Car and Midget).[2]
In 2013, Curb Agajanian again won all three USAC Championships in the same year (Silver Crown, Sprint Car and Midget).[2]
(key) (Results inbold indicate pole position; results initalics indicate fastest lap)