Beck Motorsports
Beck Motorsports была командой в IndyCar IndyCar Indy Racing, серии IndyCar принадлежащей Грегу Беку . Время от времени в своей истории команда сотрудничала с Curb Agajanian Performance Group и владельцами гонок 3G Стентона Барретта и Стива Судлера.
Indycar
[ редактировать ]1995–2000
[ редактировать ]Beck Motorsports впервые прибыл в 1995 году, чтобы выставить запись для японского водителя Hideshi Matsuda в Индианаполисе 500 и занял 15 -е место. В 1996 году с разделением в крупных гонках с открытым колесом команда встала на сторону Лиги Инди-Гонки и выступила на постоянной основе для Робби Буля , который финишировал 3-й в первой гонке серии на Спидвее Уолта Диснея и занял третье место в очках. Они также выставили еще одну запись Indy 500 для Мацуда, которая закончила лучшую карьеру 8-го. Буль начал гонки в 1996 году сезона 1996-1997 гг. , Но уехал в команду Powerhouse Menard в 1997 году, оставив Бек только поставить вход для Денниса Витоло в Indy 500. Команда страдала от сильной недостаточной силы Infiniti и была вынуждена противоречиво полагаться на Гарантированная начальная позиция из правила «25 и 8», основанная на их точках сезона 1996 года, чтобы сделать гонку. Витоло финишировал 15 -м. Beck Motorsports не вернулся в сезон 1998 года.
They returned for a one-off entry for the 1999 Indianapolis 500, again with Matsuda who qualified and finished 10th. Matsuda returned in 2000 but failed to qualify.
2001: First partnership with Curb Agajanian
[edit]For the 2001 season, the team partnered with Curb Agajanian Performance Group and returned to full-time competition with veteran driver Billy Boat. Boat finished 2nd at Nashville Superspeedway and finished 4th in points.
2002–2003
[edit]In 2002 Beck Motorsports fielded a car in 3 mid-season races for Robby McGehee. Beck fielded a car at Motegi and the Indy 500 for Japanese former F1 driver Shinji Nakano who finished 14th. He also fielded an entry for former F1 driver Johnny Herbert which failed to attempt to qualify during Pole Day on May 11th, when he failed to get his car in line when the gun went off at 6 pm. Due to a previous commitment, Herbert was replaced by Memo Gidley for the second weekend of qualifying, and was withdrawn.
2004–2009: Second partnership with Curb Agajanian
[edit]In 2004 CURB/Agajanian/Beck Motorsports came into being and P. J. Jones drove their entry in the Indy 500 to a 28th place DNF. In 2005, the team fielded a last-minute Indy 500 entry for rookie Arie Luyendyk Jr., however the car never handled properly and Luyendyk's best speed was easily bumped by Felipe Giaffone, leaving Luyendyk and the C/A/B team the only entry bumped from the field that year.
The team merged with Team Leader Motorsports to field 2 cars for the 2006 Indianapolis 500. The first team with driver P. J. Jones was Beck Motorsports owned by Greg Beck which was founded in 1995. The second team driven by Stephan Gregoire was owned by Kent Baker which was founded in 1988. Both Baker and Beck had many years experience working with their own and various other Indy Car teams. They were joined by Cary Agajanian and Mike Curb of Curb Agajanian Motorsports. The two teams ended their partnership for 2007 with P. J. Jones competing for Team Leader Motorsports.
The team made a surprise entry into the 2007 XM Satellite Radio Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway and participated in it, the Kansas Speedway race and the Indy 500. Alex Barron drove in all 3 races and finished 15th in the Indy 500, 1 lap down.
The team made its 2008 debut at Twin Ring Motegi with Roger Yasukawa at the controls. Yasukawa also attempted to qualify the Curb Records car in the Indianapolis 500 as well but was bumped from the field.
In 2009, the team fielded a full-time IndyCar Series entry, beginning the season with NASCAR driver Stanton Barrett behind the wheel. Barrett and sports marketer Steve Sudler both joined as partners of the team and the new name was CURB/Agajanian/3G Racing (3 Guys Racing).[1] Jaques Lazier was brought on to replace Barrett at Texas Motor Speedway after the team went home after a practice crash the previous week at the Milwaukee Mile. Lazier drove the next three oval races and Richard Antinucci was brought in to drive the remaining road and street course races of the schedule. Barrett drove at Twin Ring Motegi, where he had sponsorship, and Lazier drove on all other remaining ovals.
2010
[edit]The team did not announce any plans for 2010, but Sudler indicated in an interview that they hoped to find sponsorship to run a full schedule for Antinucci and a part-time schedule for Barrett.[2] The team did not appear at any races in 2010.
Past drivers
[edit]CART/IRL IndyCar Series
[edit]Beck Motorsports
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Robbie Buhl (1996-1997)
Hideshi Matsuda (1995-1996, 1998-1999)- Robby McGehee (2002)
- Shinji Nakano (2003)
- Dennis Vitolo (1997)
CURB/Agajanian/Beck
[edit]- Alex Barron (2007)
- Billy Boat (2001-2002)
- P. J. Jones (2004)
- Roger Yasukawa (2008)
Team Leader Motorsports
[edit]
Stephan Gregoire (2006)- P. J. Jones (2006)
CURB/Agaganian/3G Racing
[edit]- Richard Antinucci (2009)
- Stanton Barrett (2009)
- Jaques Lazier (2009)
Race Results
[edit]CART FedEx Championship Results
[edit](key) (results in bold indicate pole position) (results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Drivers | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | MIA | SFR | PHX | LBH | NAZ | INDY | MIL | DET | POR | ROA | TOR | CLE | MCH | MDO | NHA | VAN | LAG | ||||
| Lola T95/00 | Ford XB |  Hideshi Matsuda
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54 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Indy Racing League Results
[edit](key) (Results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
- ^ Used at Walt Disney World.
References
[edit]- ^ Cavin, Curt. Meira joins Foyt's team, Indianapolis Star, September 26, 2008
- ^ "Q&A With Team 3G Co-Owner Steve Sudler". 16thandgeorgetown.blogspot.com. ID Media Inc. 2009-11-20. Retrieved 2009-11-20.