Rubens barrichello to indycar with kvrt motor sport magazine. Kvsh racing ceased operations last season when majority owner kevin kalkhoven pulled out of indycar and bourdais moved to coynes team. The seventhmost successful indy car driver of all time made alternative arrangements. Owned by kevin kalkhoven and jimmy vasser, the trio of kvrt dallaras will be powered by ilmorchevrolet 2. 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.
Driver sebastien bourdais red carpet interview from the 2104. 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. Kv racing confirms closure, equipment sold to juncos. 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. 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. 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. Dominoes are falling in the indycar silly season the drive. The team had seven victories during its indycar lifetime, including tony kanaans indy 500 victory. He, sullivan and kevin kalkhoven formed the ownership group for kvsh racing in 20 when they won the greatest spectacle in racing with kanaan.
Kv racing technology will no longer compete in indycar. The kv racing technology indycar team coowned by kevin kalkhoven and jimmy vasser has closed down ahead of the 2017 season. Kv racing technology is owned by kevin kalkhoven and 1996 cart champion jimmy vasser. Jimmy vasser, kv racing shut down indycar team after 14 years. The indianapolis based team is owned by successful venture capitalist kevin kalkhoven and 1996 indycar champion jimmy vasser. The team confirmed on thursday via a release that it has officially closed. 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. In sports car racing, he was runnerup at the 2007 american le mans series lmp2. Vasser, who last drove an openwheel car competitively at long beach on april 9, 2006, is now deeply involved in. Entrepreneur kevin kalkhoven plants the seeds for success east. The team was owned by former cart champion jimmy vasser and australian businessman kevin kalkhoven. 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. Coowners kevin kalkhoven right and jimmy vasser join driver tony kanaan after the team captured its first win at the indianapolis 500 last monday. 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.
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. 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. Bourdais spent three seasons driving for them under kvsh racing. 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. Cosworths kalkhoven dismisses indycar 2021 engine rumours. 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. Jimmy vasser has returned to indycar after a oneyear absence in a partnership with dale coyne racing.
Kv won the 20 indy 500 with brazilian driver tony kanaan and provided the car matthew brabham raced in last years 100th indianapolis 500. Kevin oscar newton kalkhoven, former ceo of jds uniphase, is an australian venture. Kevin kalkhoven gives will power a pat on the back. Kalkhoven and vassers kv racing technology indycar team. 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. First i want to acknowledge kevin kalkhoven, who gave both sulli and myself the forum to be where we are today, vasser said. Kv racing won the indy 500 with driver tony kanaan. How katherine legge is redefining what it means to be a. 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. Infobox sport governing bodythe indy racing league, better known as irl, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly american based openwheel racing series. 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. Tony george was ousted as ims president by his family in 2009.
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. 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. Kevin kalkhoven and jimmy vasser had their own indycar team. 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. Driver sebastien bourdais red carpet interview from the. Its possible vasser and the teams third partner, james sullivan, will be involved in another effort for the. Cosworth coowner kevin kalkhoven has dismissed rumours that his company will build an engine on behalf of a third manufacturer for the. The team entered two cars into the 101st indy 500, 51 opting to postpone the announcement of their drivers and engine partner until later. Ganassi names kenseth as replacement driver for no. Kv racing officially ends indycar program speedcafe.
Vasser, sullivan back in indycar with coyne partnership. 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. Kalkhoven remains a coowner of an indycar team, kv racing technology, with former driver jimmy vasser. Indycar team dale coyne racing adds jimmy vasser, james. Fourtime series champion sebastien bourdais has signed a twoyear deal with kvsh racing to replace indianapolis 500 winner tony kanaan.
Vasser started as a team owner in 2004 when he was still competing as an indy car driver. Kevin kalkhoven archives motorsportstalk nbc sports. 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. Viso to team up with sato at kv racing indycar news crash. Vasser is a former accomplished indycar driver who won the 1996 indy 500 and the championship that year. Vasser, kv racing shut down indycar team after 14 years.
Some of its major assets are believed to have been acquired by ricardo. He also served as a test driver for the team, helping prep the car when newgarden was injured. Kv racing technologys lifespan as a verizon indycar series team is at its official end. 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. Feb 16, 2017 kalkhoven, vasser thank fans, confirm end of kv racing. The team made the announcement after signing hydroxycut to be the. 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. Indy driver, owners join motorsports walk of fame orange.
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. Josef newgarden, the 2011 indy lights champion, in his sixth fulltime season in the indycar series, won the championship. Kalkhoven closed his team after the 2016 indycar season. Kv racing seeking second baby borg indianapolis 500. Indianapolis longtime indycar veteran sebastien bourdais was hired saturday as a fulltime driver kvsh racing this season. The 20 indy 500 still holds the record for the fastest average speed across all indy 500s to date. Vasser and business partner james sulli sullivan merged with coyne to create dale coyne racing with vassersullivan for this season. 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. Oct 16, 20 driver will replace tony kanaan in 2014. Racing technology racing coowners kevin kalkhoven and jimmy vasser. 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. 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. Kv racing technology started competing the indycar series in 2009. Brabham seeks to become third thirdgeneration indy 500 driver.
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. 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. 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. Viso to team up with sato at kv racing indycar crash.
Kv racing technology, owned by australian businessman kevin kalkhoven and vasser, announced the longrumored move thursday. Napas vasser has trio of drivers in sundays grid motor. Kv racing technology, owned by australian businessman kevin kalkhoven and vasser, announced the longrumored move thursday, feb. Only one of the team owners, kevin kalkhoven, who bought cart to create champ car kept running after reunification. Vasser no longer races, but he is coowner with kevin kalkhoven of indycar team kv racing, which fields three cars including tony kanaan, e. After collecting baby borg, kv owners seek another baby borg. 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. Entrepreneur kevin kalkhoven plants the seeds for success.
By joey barnes, editorinchief an enjoyable ride has come to an end in the verizon indycar series for kv racing technology. The team scored seven indy car victories, including tony kanaans triumph in the 20. 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. Dario franchitti gerald forsythe kevin kalkhoven to be. Mar 09, 2015 coletti tested with kv, which is owned by kevin kalkhoven and former indycar driver jimmy vasser, at nola motorsports park. An alltime great indycar driver wins at daytona today. During his indycar career, he drove for chip ganassi racing, patrick racing, team rahal, american spirit and for the team he coowned. Indycar team kv racing technology closes its doors get.
Kalkhovens team was also the winner of the 2005 atlantic championship race here, as well as the 20 indianapolis 500 with driver tony kanaan. Jimmy vasser, james sullivan back in indycar with coyne. Jimmy vasser, james sullivan back in indycar with coyne partnership. Vasser and sullivan will be reunited with driver sebastien bourdais, who spent three seasons driving for them under kvsh racing. Kvsh racing hires sebastien bourdais for indycar season.
Indycar team kv racing technology closes its doors get the. Sep 14, 2017 vasser is a former accomplished indycar driver who won the 1996 indy 500 and the championship that year. It was a team that had no oval experience with a driver who had no oval experience. Indianapolis ap former cart champion jimmy vasser has shut down his indycar team after 14 years and seven victories, including the 20 indianapolis 500. 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 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. 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. 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. Editorinchief an enjoyable ride has come to an end in the verizon indycar series for kv racing technology. 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. Former cart champion jimmy vasser has shut down his indycar team after 14 years and seven victories, including the 20 indianapolis 500. 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. Kalkhoven, vasser thank fans, confirm end of kv racing. 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.
On february 22, 2008, the deal was signed and the split was over, though the fallout wasnt. A decade after unification, indycar racing rising to new heights. Feb 05, 2018 jimmy vasser, james sullivan back in indycar with coyne partnership. Kevin kalkhoven said he was delighted to be in the right place at the right time.
Vasser, sullivan return to indycar in partnership with coyne. Barrichello has often said he didnt see himself racing on ovals, but after successfully testing a kvrt indy car at sebring a month and. Coletti tested with kv, which is owned by kevin kalkhoven and former indycar driver jimmy vasser, at nola motorsports park. Kalkhoven and vasser pair sent out a press release, thanking fans and drivers for their support and success. Jul 19, 2009 entrepreneur kevin kalkhoven plants the seeds for success. Vasser, sullivan back in indycar with coyne partnership fox.
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