Kv racing technology is owned by kevin kalkhoven and 1996 cart champion jimmy vasser. The kv racing technology indycar team coowned by kevin kalkhoven and jimmy vasser has closed down ahead of the 2017 season. Editorinchief an enjoyable ride has come to an end in the verizon indycar series for kv racing technology. How katherine legge is redefining what it means to be a. The 20 indy 500 still holds the record for the fastest average speed across all indy 500s to date. Jul 19, 2009 entrepreneur kevin kalkhoven plants the seeds for success.
The seventhmost successful indy car driver of all time made alternative arrangements. Kvsh racing ceased operations last season when majority owner kevin kalkhoven pulled out of indycar and bourdais moved to coynes team. Kalkhoven, along with three other former jds uniphase executives charles abbe, robert muller, and dr josef strauss are charged with insider trading, with allegations including making false. Kalkhoven remains a coowner of an indycar team, kv racing technology, with former driver jimmy vasser. The team made the announcement after signing hydroxycut to be the. Ryan briscoe born 24 september 1981 is an australianamerican professional racing driver from sydney who has predominantly raced openwheel and sports cars in europe and america in indycar he collected 8 wins and 28 podiums, finishing third in the 2009 season, fifth in 2008 and 2010, and sixth in 2011 and 2012. Feb 23, 2010 kv racing technology completes its indycar series driver lineup for 2010, by recruiting ernesto viso to partner former f1 star takuma sato at the indianapolisbased squad. On february 22, 2008, the deal was signed and the split was over, though the fallout wasnt. Vasser and sullivan will be reunited with driver sebastien bourdais, who spent three seasons driving for them under kvsh racing.
Kv racing confirms closure, equipment sold to juncos. The league consists of two series, the premier indycar series in directv hd usually considered synonymous with the indy racing league, whose centerpiece is the indianapolis 500, and firestone indy. Vasser, who last drove an openwheel car competitively at long beach on april 9, 2006, is now deeply involved in. The team entered two cars into the 101st indy 500, 51 opting to postpone the announcement of their drivers and engine partner until later. The team was owned by former cart champion jimmy vasser and australian businessman kevin kalkhoven. Tony george was ousted as ims president by his family in 2009. Dominoes are falling in the indycar silly season the drive. Indianapolis longtime indycar veteran sebastien bourdais was hired saturday as a fulltime driver kvsh racing this season. Kalkhovens kv racing technology, which he coowns with jimmy vasser, was the winning owner of the 2008 toyota grand prix of long beach with driver will power. Vasser started as a team owner in 2004 when he was still competing as an indy car driver. In 20, kalkhoven cofounded pkv racing later known as kv racing technology, which competed in both the champ car world series and the indycar series, amassing five wins, including the 20 indianapolis 500, with driver tony kanaan. Vasser no longer races, but he is coowner with kevin kalkhoven of indycar team kv racing, which fields three cars including tony kanaan, e.
Kevin kalkhoven and jimmy vasser had their own indycar team. Kevin kalkhoven archives motorsportstalk nbc sports. During his indycar career, he drove for chip ganassi racing, patrick racing, team rahal, american spirit and for the team he coowned. In indycar he collected 8 wins and 28 podiums, finishing third in the 2009 season, fifth in 2008 and 2010, and sixth in 2011 and 2012. Indycar racing has been a part of my life for 25 years, it is in my soul and it will be interesting to see where it takes me from here. The 2017 verizon indycar series was the 22nd season of the verizon indycar series and the 96th official championship season of american open wheel racing. He also served as a test driver for the team, helping prep the car when newgarden was injured. Feb 16, 2017 kalkhoven, vasser thank fans, confirm end of kv racing. Brabham seeks to become third thirdgeneration indy 500 driver. Vasser, sullivan back in indycar with coyne partnership. The indianapolis based team is owned by successful venture capitalist kevin kalkhoven and 1996 indycar champion jimmy vasser. Indycar team kv racing technology closes its doors get the.
Owned by kevin kalkhoven and jimmy vasser, the trio of kvrt dallaras will be powered by ilmorchevrolet 2. Josef newgarden, the 2011 indy lights champion, in his sixth fulltime season in the indycar series, won the championship. He, sullivan and kevin kalkhoven formed the ownership group for kvsh racing in 20 when they won the greatest spectacle in racing with kanaan. Kevin kalkhoven gives will power a pat on the back. Its possible vasser and the teams third partner, james sullivan, will be involved in another effort for the.
Kalkhoven closed his team after the 2016 indycar season. Entrepreneur kevin kalkhoven plants the seeds for success east. Kalkhoven, vasser thank fans, confirm end of kv racing. Kv racing technologys lifespan as a verizon indycar series team is at its official end. Kv racing technology, the indy car team that collected seven race wins over 14 seasons including the 20 indianapolis 500, announced today that it will no longer compete in the verizon indycar series. Ryan briscoe born 24 september 1981 is an australianamerican professional racing driver from sydney who has predominantly raced openwheel and sports cars in europe and america. Uniquely in 2008 during the indy japan 300 motegi indycar series round, rest of merged indycar teams contested champ car long beach grand prix as a lastever race for champ car world series in a same weekend with indy japan 300 indycar series. Vasser is a former accomplished indycar driver who won the 1996 indy 500 and the championship that year. Kevin kalkhoven said he was delighted to be in the right place at the right time. Nov 20, 2007 kalkhoven, along with three other former jds uniphase executives charles abbe, robert muller, and dr josef strauss are charged with insider trading, with allegations including making false. Kalkhovens team was also the winner of the 2005 atlantic championship race here, as well as the 20 indianapolis 500 with driver tony kanaan.
Coteam owners, the expat australian billionaire venture capitalist kevin kalkhoven and former indycar champion jimmy vasser both issued statements confirming the team had been woundup. Kv racing officially ends indycar program speedcafe. The team confirmed on thursday via a release that it has officially closed its doors and will support juncos racing, as team owner ricardo juncos seeks to move up to indycar after several seasons spent in the mazda road to indy presented by cooper tires. Indy driver, owners join motorsports walk of fame orange. First, i want to acknowledge kevin kalkhoven, who gave both sully and myself the forum to be where we are today, said vasser, the 1996 cart champion as a driver. Wealthy adelaideborn, californiabased venture capitalist kevin kalkhoven said that he can no longer give the team the effort and support it and the team members deserve. Feb 16, 2017 kv racing technology, the indy car team that collected seven race wins over 14 seasons including the 20 indianapolis 500, announced today that it will no longer compete in the verizon indycar series. Fourtime series champion sebastien bourdais has signed a twoyear deal with kvsh racing to replace indianapolis 500 winner tony kanaan. Barrichello has often said he didnt see himself racing on ovals, but after successfully testing a kvrt indy car at sebring a month and a half ago he decided to make the move to indy cars. Kv won the 20 indy 500 with brazilian driver tony kanaan and provided the car matthew brabham raced in last years 100th indianapolis 500.
Jimmy vasser, kv racing shut down indycar team after 14 years. I approached kevin kalkhoven, legge explains, he had just taken over the indycar seriesi basically turned up on the doorstep of cosworth, and i was like, hi, i really want to drive. Oct 10, 2014 verizon indycar series driver sebastien bourdais looks back at the 2014 season racing racing for jimmy vasser and kevin kalkhoven, resulting in two poles and a win in toronto and then looks. The team did not submit an entry for the 2017 season and joint statements from coowners kevin kalkhoven and jimmy vasser confirmed the news today. An alltime great indycar driver wins at daytona today. Coletti tested with kv, which is owned by kevin kalkhoven and former indycar driver jimmy vasser, at nola motorsports park.
The team had seven victories during its indycar lifetime, including tony kanaans indy 500 victory. Infobox sport governing bodythe indy racing league, better known as irl, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly american based openwheel racing series. Kv racing technology started competing the indycar series in 2009. Verizon indycar series driver sebastien bourdais looks back at the 2014 season racing racing for jimmy vasser and kevin kalkhoven, resulting in two poles and a win in toronto and then looks. After collecting baby borg, kv owners seek another baby borg. Only one of the team owners, kevin kalkhoven, who bought cart to create champ car kept running after reunification. Mar 27, 2014 kalkhovens team was also the winner of the 2005 atlantic championship race here, as well as the 20 indianapolis 500 with driver tony kanaan. Driver sebastien bourdais red carpet interview from the. The team confirmed on thursday via a release that it has officially closed. Some of its major assets are believed to have been acquired by ricardo. Vasser and business partner james sulli sullivan merged with coyne to create dale coyne racing with vassersullivan for this season. Sep 17, 2019 i approached kevin kalkhoven, legge explains, he had just taken over the indycar seriesi basically turned up on the doorstep of cosworth, and i was like, hi, i really want to drive. Mar 09, 2015 coletti tested with kv, which is owned by kevin kalkhoven and former indycar driver jimmy vasser, at nola motorsports park.
Bourdais spent three seasons driving for them under kvsh racing. Racing technology racing coowners kevin kalkhoven and jimmy vasser. Ganassi names kenseth as replacement driver for no. Entrepreneur kevin kalkhoven plants the seeds for success. The premier event was the 101st indianapolis 500 won by takuma sato. Viso to team up with sato at kv racing indycar crash. Kevin oscar newton kalkhoven, former ceo of jds uniphase, is an australian venture.
Team murray will partner with fulltime verizon indycar series team kv racing technology, whose owners include australian kevin kalkhoven and retired indy car driver jimmy vasser. By joey barnes, editorinchief an enjoyable ride has come to an end in the verizon indycar series for kv racing technology. Feb 05, 2018 vasser started as a team owner in 2004 when he was still competing as an indy car driver. Team owner kevin kalkhoven is hoping to win a second consecutive indianapolis 500 but will have to do it with a new driver in sebastien bourdais. Sep 14, 2017 vasser is a former accomplished indycar driver who won the 1996 indy 500 and the championship that year. Kv racing seeking second baby borg indianapolis 500. Jimmy vasser has returned to indycar after a oneyear absence in a partnership with dale coyne racing. On february 21, juncos racing confirmed it would field an entry for the 101st indy 500 with support from kevin kalkhoven, following purchase of three cars and equipment from kv racing technology. Vasser, kv racing shut down indycar team after 14 years. Jun 02, 20 coowners kevin kalkhoven right and jimmy vasser join driver tony kanaan after the team captured its first win at the indianapolis 500 last monday. Cosworth coowner kevin kalkhoven has dismissed rumours that his company will build an engine on behalf of a third manufacturer for the 2021 indycar regulations. Vasser, sullivan return to indycar in partnership with coyne. Kvsh racing hires sebastien bourdais for indycar season.
In sports car racing, he was runnerup at the 2007 american le mans series lmp2. Jun 11, 2015 jimmy vasser, the 1996 indycar champion, who coowns kv racing technology with entrepreneur kevin kalkhoven, and is a partner with kalkhoven and james sulli sullivan in kvsh racing said, as someone who is deeply involved in the auto industry and in racing, i know how important it is to have success right away. Oct 16, 20 driver will replace tony kanaan in 2014. Indycar team kv racing technology closes its doors get. The team scored seven indy car victories, including tony kanaans triumph in the 20. Viso to team up with sato at kv racing indycar news crash. Indianapolis ap former cart champion jimmy vasser has shut down his indycar team after 14 years and seven victories, including the 20 indianapolis 500.
Kv racing technology, owned by australian businessman kevin kalkhoven and vasser, announced the longrumored move thursday, feb. Dario franchitti gerald forsythe kevin kalkhoven to be. Vasser, sullivan back in indycar with coyne partnership fox. Former cart champion jimmy vasser has shut down his indycar team after 14 years and seven victories, including the 20 indianapolis 500.
Jimmy vasser, james sullivan back in indycar with coyne partnership. Jimmy vasser, the 1996 indycar champion, who coowns kv racing technology with entrepreneur kevin kalkhoven, and is a partner with kalkhoven and james sulli sullivan in kvsh racing said, as someone who is deeply involved in the auto industry and in racing, i know how important it is to have success right away. Kalkhoven and vassers kv racing technology indycar team. First i want to acknowledge kevin kalkhoven, who gave both sulli and myself the forum to be where we are today, vasser said. Cosworth coowner kevin kalkhoven has dismissed rumours that his company will build an engine on behalf of a third manufacturer for the. During his indycar career, he drove for chip ganassi racing, patrick racing, team rahal, american spirit and for the team he coowned with kevin kalkhoven and dan pettit, pkv racing. Cosworths kalkhoven dismisses indycar 2021 engine rumours. Coowners kevin kalkhoven right and jimmy vasser join driver tony kanaan after the team captured its first win at the indianapolis 500 last monday. During 14 season of indycar competition the team made 464 starts winning seven races five in the last four seasons including the 20 indianapolis 500. Driver sebastien bourdais red carpet interview from the 2104. Jimmy vasser, james sullivan back in indycar with coyne. Feb 16, 2017 indycar racing has been a part of my life for 25 years, it is in my soul and it will be interesting to see where it takes me from here. Indycar team dale coyne racing adds jimmy vasser, james. Kalkhoven and vasser pair sent out a press release, thanking fans and drivers for their support and success.
It was a team that had no oval experience with a driver who had no oval experience. Kv racing technology will no longer compete in indycar. Indycar racing has been a part of my life for 25 years, it is in my soul, and it will be interesting to see where it takes me from here. Kv racing technology completes its indycar series driver lineup for 2010, by recruiting ernesto viso to partner former f1 star takuma sato at the indianapolisbased squad.
Feb 16, 2017 indycar racing has been a part of my life for 25 years, it is in my soul, and it will be interesting to see where it takes me from here. A decade after unification, indycar racing rising to new heights. Feb 05, 2018 jimmy vasser, james sullivan back in indycar with coyne partnership. Napas vasser has trio of drivers in sundays grid motor.
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