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HVM Racing
HVM Racing was an auto racing team owned by Keith Wiggins that competed in the IndyCar Series. It competed in the Champ Car World Series in 2007 as Minardi Team USA when it was co-owned by Paul Stoddart. It has a long history of changes of ownership, beginning as Bettenhausen Motorsports and including a previous incarnation as CTE-HVM Racing, co-owned by actor/comedian Cedric the Entertainer.
Its 2007 driver lineup was Dan Clarke and former Formula One driver Robert Doornbos, who previously raced for Minardi F1.
In the first race of the season, the 2007 Las Vegas Grand Prix, Robert Doornbos made the most successful debut since Nigel Mansell in 1993, finishing second on the podium.
They also made the distinction of being the only team willing to run a car numbered 13 full-time, with driver E. J. Viso, when they did so for the 2009 IndyCar Series season, despite negative superstitions from the past about running it in any form of motorsport.
The team began in 1986 as Bettenhausen Motorsports, with Tony Bettenhausen Jr. serving as both the team owner and primary driver through 1991. Bettenhausen began to reduce his role as a driver beginning in 1992 before making his final CART appearance in the 1993 Indianapolis 500. After Bettenhausen's retirement from driving, the team hired on several notable drivers over their tenure. Formula One veteran Stefan Johansson was the team's primary driver from 1993–1996, while future stars Patrick Carpentier and Hélio Castroneves drove for the team in 1997 and 1998, respectively. During most of the 1990s, Bettenhausen Motorsports' cars were primarily dark blue, white and red with Alumax Aluminum sponsorship. The 1992 car appeared in the cover of the 1993 video game IndyCar Racing.
For 1999, the team signed Shigeaki Hattori as their primary driver, but ran only a partial schedule. Hattori, however, struggled, and ultimately had his competitor's license revoked by chief steward Wally Dallenbach Sr. before the race at Laguna Seca due to a high number of crashes and spins throughout the season.
Before the 2000 season started, Bettenhausen, his wife and two business associates were killed in a plane crash on their way home from vacation in Florida. The team was renamed Herdez Competition as Michel Jourdain Jr. came aboard with Wiggins taking over as co-owner and managing director. Two uncompetitive seasons followed and Mario Domínguez was brought into the team in 2002. A fortunate victory came at Surfers Paradise in a water-logged event, as Dominguez started last and failed to pass a single car on track but benefited from pit strategy.
The win boosted his confidence and the team recorded a 1-2 result at Miami, Dominguez leading Roberto Moreno, was the highlight of a much-improved 2003 season, finishing fifth in the championship. Ryan Hunter-Reay came into the team in 2004 and led all 250 laps at The Milwaukee Mile from the pole position. Herdez sponsorship faded at the end of the year and for 2005, with the team now called HVM, Wiggins was forced to take on pay-drivers Björn Wirdheim and Ronnie Bremer. Despite Wirdheim's impressive performances in the 2003 International Formula 3000 season, his subsequent championship title, and Jaguar F1 testing experience, he failed to regularly beat Bremer during the season. Both of their funds dried up, however, before the end of the season and several other drivers had chances in the team's two cars.
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HVM Racing
HVM Racing was an auto racing team owned by Keith Wiggins that competed in the IndyCar Series. It competed in the Champ Car World Series in 2007 as Minardi Team USA when it was co-owned by Paul Stoddart. It has a long history of changes of ownership, beginning as Bettenhausen Motorsports and including a previous incarnation as CTE-HVM Racing, co-owned by actor/comedian Cedric the Entertainer.
Its 2007 driver lineup was Dan Clarke and former Formula One driver Robert Doornbos, who previously raced for Minardi F1.
In the first race of the season, the 2007 Las Vegas Grand Prix, Robert Doornbos made the most successful debut since Nigel Mansell in 1993, finishing second on the podium.
They also made the distinction of being the only team willing to run a car numbered 13 full-time, with driver E. J. Viso, when they did so for the 2009 IndyCar Series season, despite negative superstitions from the past about running it in any form of motorsport.
The team began in 1986 as Bettenhausen Motorsports, with Tony Bettenhausen Jr. serving as both the team owner and primary driver through 1991. Bettenhausen began to reduce his role as a driver beginning in 1992 before making his final CART appearance in the 1993 Indianapolis 500. After Bettenhausen's retirement from driving, the team hired on several notable drivers over their tenure. Formula One veteran Stefan Johansson was the team's primary driver from 1993–1996, while future stars Patrick Carpentier and Hélio Castroneves drove for the team in 1997 and 1998, respectively. During most of the 1990s, Bettenhausen Motorsports' cars were primarily dark blue, white and red with Alumax Aluminum sponsorship. The 1992 car appeared in the cover of the 1993 video game IndyCar Racing.
For 1999, the team signed Shigeaki Hattori as their primary driver, but ran only a partial schedule. Hattori, however, struggled, and ultimately had his competitor's license revoked by chief steward Wally Dallenbach Sr. before the race at Laguna Seca due to a high number of crashes and spins throughout the season.
Before the 2000 season started, Bettenhausen, his wife and two business associates were killed in a plane crash on their way home from vacation in Florida. The team was renamed Herdez Competition as Michel Jourdain Jr. came aboard with Wiggins taking over as co-owner and managing director. Two uncompetitive seasons followed and Mario Domínguez was brought into the team in 2002. A fortunate victory came at Surfers Paradise in a water-logged event, as Dominguez started last and failed to pass a single car on track but benefited from pit strategy.
The win boosted his confidence and the team recorded a 1-2 result at Miami, Dominguez leading Roberto Moreno, was the highlight of a much-improved 2003 season, finishing fifth in the championship. Ryan Hunter-Reay came into the team in 2004 and led all 250 laps at The Milwaukee Mile from the pole position. Herdez sponsorship faded at the end of the year and for 2005, with the team now called HVM, Wiggins was forced to take on pay-drivers Björn Wirdheim and Ronnie Bremer. Despite Wirdheim's impressive performances in the 2003 International Formula 3000 season, his subsequent championship title, and Jaguar F1 testing experience, he failed to regularly beat Bremer during the season. Both of their funds dried up, however, before the end of the season and several other drivers had chances in the team's two cars.