Hogan Racing: Difference between revisions

For 1997 Hogan went off on his own and signed rookie [[Dario Franchitti]] and selected [[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard chassis]] with [[Mercedes-Benz]]-[[Ilmor]] power. Franchitti finished 22nd in points with a best finish of 9th and signed with [[Andretti Autosport|Team KOOL Green]] before the season's end, prompting Hogan to bench Franchitti and put [[Robby Gordon]] in his car for the final race of the season at [[California Speedway]].<ref name="pruett" /> For 1998 Hogan signed ex-[[Formula One|F1]] driver [[J. J. Lehto]].<ref>[http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=12865&FS=INDYCAR CHAMPCAR/CART: Hogan signs JJ Lehto], ''CART PR'' via ''Motorsport.com'', December 5, 1997, Retrieved 2011-01-17</ref> Lehto, despite his credentials, only managed 20th in points with a best finish of fifth at [[Nikon Indy 300|Surfers Paradise]]. 1999 brought in second-year driver [[HelioHélio Castroneves]] full-time and [[pay driver]] [[Luiz Garcia, Jr.]] for a handful of late-season road races. Castroneves finished second at [[Gateway International Raceway]] and won the pole the following week at the [[Milwaukee Mile]] as the highlights of a season where he finished 15th in points. Hogan signed Castroneves under the condition that Castroneves' management team led by [[Emerson Fittipaldi]] would generate $3 Million USD in sponsorship for the team. However, the sponsorship did not materialize and Castroneves and Hogan began to be forced to pay for operations out-of-pocket. Due to the mounting losses and little prospects for sponsorship, Hogan decided to shut the team down at the end of the season.<ref>McGee, Ryan. [http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/racing/indycar/columns/story?columnist=mcgee_ryan&id=4008335 One turbulent ride for Castroneves], ''ESPN'', March 24, 2009, Retrieved 2011-01-17</ref>

* {{flagicon|BRA}} [[HelioHélio Castroneves]] (1999)