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PacWest Racing

Champ Car racing team

Champ Car racing team

PacWest Racing was a Champ Car racing team owned by Bruce McCaw founded in 1993.

The team's first full-time season was the next year, 1994, with drivers Dominic Dobson and future Indy Racing League co-champion Scott Sharp. In 1995, the team switched to former Formula One driver Maurício Gugelmin and a fading Danny Sullivan, who would be replaced late in the season by Juan Manuel Fangio II after an injury. In 1996, Mark Blundell took over Fangio's seat.

1997 became PacWest's breakout year, with the team taking four wins - three from Blundell and Gugelmin's sole CART victory at Vancouver. The team was since considered a major team, and was figured to be in contention for the championship in 1998.

The next three years, however, turned out to be a disappointment. 2001 saw Blundell, who retired after the previous season's end, replaced with 2000 Indy Lights Champion Scott Dixon, who earned PacWest's final victory at Nazareth, in which Dixon's teammate Gugelmin withdrew after the death of his son.

2002 was PacWest's final year, in which the troubled team could only obtain associate sponsorship from NTN. The team started four races with Dixon and Oriol Servia. After the third race, Dixon left the team to join Chip Ganassi Racing, and Servia started one more race before McCaw closed the organization.

The team was purchased by Kevin Kalkhoven and Craig Pollock to form PK Racing. The team operated as KV Racing Technology from 2003 until the end of the 2016 season.

The PacWest team's two cars were the cars used by main characters Jimmy Bly (#18) and Joe Tanto (#17) in the 2001 action movie Driven.

Past drivers

  • GBR Mark Blundell (1996–2000)
  • NZL Scott Dixon (2001–2002)
  • GER Dominic Dobson (1993–1994)
  • ITA Teo Fabi (1996)
  • ARG Juan Manuel Fangio II (1995)
  • BRA Maurício Gugelmin (1995–2001)
  • BRA Roberto Moreno (1999)
  • ESP Oriol Servia (2002)
  • USA Scott Sharp (1994)
  • USA Danny Sullivan (1995)

Racing results

Complete CART FedEx Championship Series results

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position) (results in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearChassisEngineTyresDriversNo.123456789101112131415161718192021Pts PosPts1993199419951996199719981999200020012002Sources:
SFRPHXLBHINDYMILDETPORCLETORMCHNHAROAVANMDONAZLAG
Galmer G92BChevrolet 265A V8tUS Dominic Dobson1714DNQ39th0
Chevrolet 265C V8t18
SFRPHXLBHINDYMILDETPORCLETORMCHMDONHAVANROANAZLAG
Lola T94/00Ford XB V8tUSA Dominic Dobson1712241729132517251131561911191018th30
USA Scott Sharp71119281612131824161211241210152121st14
MIASFRPHXLBHNAZINDYMILDETPORROATORCLEMCHMDONHAVANLAG
Reynard 95iFord XB V8tUSA Danny Sullivan17952710189171222251851619th32
ARG Juan Manuel Fangio II715281324th6
BRA Maurício Gugelmin1824135176*141572412231161120310th80
MIARIOSFRLBHNAZ500MILDETPORCLETORMCHMDOROAVANLAG
Reynard 96iFord XB V8tBRA Maurício Gugelmin17262541515215161621123262124514th53
GBR Mark Blundell21172752258111161020122416th41
ITA Teo Fabi1816Wth36th0
MIASFRLBHNAZRIOGATMILDETPORCLETORMCHMDOROAVANLAGFON
Reynard 97iMercedes-Benz IC108D V8tBRA Maurício Gugelmin17617292265166*1566721944th132
GBR Mark Blundell181481319824121719*1**22616*7216th115
MIAMOTLBHNAZRIOGATMILDETPORCLETORMCHMDOROAVANLAGHOUSFRFON
Reynard 97i
Reynard 98iMercedes-Benz IC108D V8t
Mercedes-Benz IC108E V8tBRA Maurício Gugelmin1710201017916211972012134*196271812515th49
GBR Mark Blundell181210720111012222210261719712251411618th36
MIAMOTLBHNAZRIOGATMILPORCLEROATORMCHDETMDOCHIVANLAGHOUSRFFON
Reynard 99iMercedes-Benz IC108E V8tBRA Maurício Gugelmin171171418221882521121422242019411626616th44
GBR Mark Blundell188241317101321191224191623rd9
BRA Roberto Moreno11412781941914th58
MIALBHRIOMOTNAZMILDETPORCLETORMCHCHIMDOROAVANLAGGATHOUSRFFON
Reynard 2KiMercedes-Benz IC108F V8tBRA Maurício Gugelmin17161021222111619101513720172171923101717th39
GBR Mark Blundell181387191717112012221923141125132320111521st18
MTYLBHTEXNAZMOTMILDETPORCLETORMCHCHIMDOROAVANLAUROCHOULAGSRFFON
Reynard 01iToyota RV8F V8tBRA Maurício Gugelmin171522C12101020107152214231516202016242024th17
New Zealand Scott Dixon181319C1932272051041241392218415178th98
MTYLBHMOTMILLAGPORCHITORCLEVANMDOROAMTLDENROCMIASFRFONMXC
Lola B2/00Toyota RV8F V8tNew Zealand Scott Dixon7618913th97
Spain Oriol Servià1710116Wth16th44

References

References

  1. Paceley, Cindy. (September 30, 2020). "Book Talk: Author Details PacWest Racing’s Rise and Fall". Vintage Motorsport.
  2. (July 11, 2000). "Stallone to Film Part of CART Movie in Toronto This Week". Sports Business Journal.
  3. "PacWest Racing Group". [[Motor Sport (magazine).
  4. "PacWest Racing". Speedsport Magazine.
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