The team had seven victories during its indycar lifetime, including tony kanaans indy 500 victory. How katherine legge is redefining what it means to be a. Rubens barrichello to indycar with kvrt motor sport magazine. Vasser started as a team owner in 2004 when he was still competing as an indy car driver. Napas vasser has trio of drivers in sundays grid motor. During his indycar career, he drove for chip ganassi racing, patrick racing, team rahal, american spirit and for the team he coowned.
The seventhmost successful indy car driver of all time made alternative arrangements. Kevin kalkhoven gives will power a pat on the back. Driver sebastien bourdais red carpet interview from the 2104. 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. Cosworth coowner kevin kalkhoven has dismissed rumours that his company will build an engine on behalf of a third manufacturer for the. 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. A decade after unification, indycar racing rising to new heights. By joey barnes, editorinchief an enjoyable ride has come to an end in the verizon indycar series for kv racing technology. Jimmy vasser, james sullivan back in indycar with coyne partnership. 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. He, sullivan and kevin kalkhoven formed the ownership group for kvsh racing in 20 when they won the greatest spectacle in racing with kanaan. Coowners kevin kalkhoven right and jimmy vasser join driver tony kanaan after the team captured its first win at the indianapolis 500 last monday.
Kv racing technology is owned by kevin kalkhoven and 1996 cart champion jimmy vasser. Kalkhoven remains a coowner of an indycar team, kv racing technology, with former driver jimmy vasser. Former cart champion jimmy vasser has shut down his indycar team after 14 years and seven victories, including the 20 indianapolis 500. 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. Kv racing won the indy 500 with driver tony kanaan. 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. Kv racing technology, owned by australian businessman kevin kalkhoven and vasser, announced the longrumored move thursday. 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. The team scored seven indy car victories, including tony kanaans triumph in the 20. 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. 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. Vasser no longer races, but he is coowner with kevin kalkhoven of indycar team kv racing, which fields three cars including tony kanaan, e. Indycar team kv racing technology closes its doors get.
Kevin kalkhoven and jimmy vasser had their own indycar team. In sports car racing, he was runnerup at the 2007 american le mans series lmp2. Kv racing technology will no longer compete in indycar. It was a team that had no oval experience with a driver who had no oval experience.
Kalkhoven closed his team after the 2016 indycar season. The team entered two cars into the 101st indy 500, 51 opting to postpone the announcement of their drivers and engine partner until later. Kv won the 20 indy 500 with brazilian driver tony kanaan and provided the car matthew brabham raced in last years 100th indianapolis 500. Sep 14, 2017 vasser is a former accomplished indycar driver who won the 1996 indy 500 and the championship that year. 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. Kv racing technology started competing the indycar series in 2009. The premier event was the 101st indianapolis 500 won by takuma sato. Infobox sport governing bodythe indy racing league, better known as irl, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly american based openwheel racing series. An alltime great indycar driver wins at daytona today. Jul 19, 2009 entrepreneur kevin kalkhoven plants the seeds for success.
Owned by kevin kalkhoven and jimmy vasser, the trio of kvrt dallaras will be powered by ilmorchevrolet 2. 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. 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. Kalkhoven and vasser pair sent out a press release, thanking fans and drivers for their support and success. Kalkhovens team was also the winner of the 2005 atlantic championship race here, as well as the 20 indianapolis 500 with driver tony kanaan. Kalkhoven, vasser thank fans, confirm end of kv racing. After collecting baby borg, kv owners seek another baby borg. Entrepreneur kevin kalkhoven plants the seeds for success east.
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. Bourdais spent three seasons driving for them under kvsh racing. 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. 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. Vasser and business partner james sulli sullivan merged with coyne to create dale coyne racing with vassersullivan for this season. Feb 05, 2018 vasser started as a team owner in 2004 when he was still competing as an indy car driver. Vasser, kv racing shut down indycar team after 14 years. Kevin kalkhoven archives motorsportstalk nbc sports. 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. Kvsh racing hires sebastien bourdais for indycar season. Ganassi names kenseth as replacement driver for no.
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. Kv racing technologys lifespan as a verizon indycar series team is at its official end. Vasser, sullivan back in indycar with coyne partnership. Its possible vasser and the teams third partner, james sullivan, will be involved in another effort for the. 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. Vasser, sullivan back in indycar with coyne partnership fox. First i want to acknowledge kevin kalkhoven, who gave both sulli and myself the forum to be where we are today, vasser said. Kevin oscar newton kalkhoven, former ceo of jds uniphase, is an australian venture. 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. 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. Vasser, who last drove an openwheel car competitively at long beach on april 9, 2006, is now deeply involved in. Feb 16, 2017 kalkhoven, vasser thank fans, confirm end of kv racing. 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.
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 confirms closure, equipment sold to juncos. Some of its major assets are believed to have been acquired by ricardo. The team confirmed on thursday via a release that it has officially closed. Jimmy vasser has returned to indycar after a oneyear absence in a partnership with dale coyne racing. Vasser, sullivan return to indycar in partnership with coyne. The team was owned by former cart champion jimmy vasser and australian businessman kevin kalkhoven. 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. The team made the announcement after signing hydroxycut to be the. Tony george was ousted as ims president by his family in 2009. Oct 16, 20 driver will replace tony kanaan in 2014. Vasser is a former accomplished indycar driver who won the 1996 indy 500 and the championship that year. Entrepreneur kevin kalkhoven plants the seeds for success.
Kalkhoven and vassers kv racing technology indycar team. Indy driver, owners join motorsports walk of fame orange. 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. The 20 indy 500 still holds the record for the fastest average speed across all indy 500s to date. The indianapolis based team is owned by successful venture capitalist kevin kalkhoven and 1996 indycar champion jimmy vasser. On february 22, 2008, the deal was signed and the split was over, though the fallout wasnt. Kevin kalkhoven said he was delighted to be in the right place at the right time. The kv racing technology indycar team coowned by kevin kalkhoven and jimmy vasser has closed down ahead of the 2017 season. 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. 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.
Barrichello has often said he didnt see himself racing on ovals, but after successfully testing a kvrt indy car at sebring a month and. Jimmy vasser, kv racing shut down indycar team after 14 years. Jimmy vasser, james sullivan back in indycar with coyne. Dario franchitti gerald forsythe kevin kalkhoven to be. 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. Indianapolis longtime indycar veteran sebastien bourdais was hired saturday as a fulltime driver kvsh racing this season. Brabham seeks to become third thirdgeneration indy 500 driver. 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. 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. Mar 09, 2015 coletti tested with kv, which is owned by kevin kalkhoven and former indycar driver jimmy vasser, at nola motorsports park. Editorinchief an enjoyable ride has come to an end in the verizon indycar series for kv racing technology. Fourtime series champion sebastien bourdais has signed a twoyear deal with kvsh racing to replace indianapolis 500 winner tony kanaan.
Viso to team up with sato at kv racing indycar news crash. 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. Feb 05, 2018 jimmy vasser, james sullivan back in indycar with coyne partnership. 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. Dominoes are falling in the indycar silly season the drive. Indycar team kv racing technology closes its doors get the. Vasser and sullivan will be reunited with driver sebastien bourdais, who spent three seasons driving for them under kvsh racing. Kvsh racing ceased operations last season when majority owner kevin kalkhoven pulled out of indycar and bourdais moved to coynes team. 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. Coletti tested with kv, which is owned by kevin kalkhoven and former indycar driver jimmy vasser, at nola motorsports park. Bourdais delivered the team four more wins from 201416 before it closed shop and bourdais moved to dale. 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.
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. Indycar team dale coyne racing adds jimmy vasser, james. Indianapolis ap former cart champion jimmy vasser has shut down his indycar team after 14 years and seven victories, including the 20 indianapolis 500. Racing technology racing coowners kevin kalkhoven and jimmy vasser. 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.
Kv racing seeking second baby borg indianapolis 500. 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. Kv racing officially ends indycar program speedcafe. Josef newgarden, the 2011 indy lights champion, in his sixth fulltime season in the indycar series, won the championship. Cosworths kalkhoven dismisses indycar 2021 engine rumours. Driver sebastien bourdais red carpet interview from the. Kv racing technology, owned by australian businessman kevin kalkhoven and vasser, announced the longrumored move thursday, feb.
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