Team Scandia was a short-lived American auto racing team that competed in the Indy Racing League between 1996 and 1999, also entering the 1998 NASCAR Cup and the 24 Hours of Daytona on three occasions.
The team traces its origin to when Andy Evans bought much of Dick Simon Racing from Dick Simon during the 1996 IRL season. As such, Simon was listed as the owners of some of Scandia's cars in the 1996 Indianapolis 500; in which the team fielded a record seven cars. The team tried to achieve a similar feat with five cars in the 1997 Indy 500, but with higher expenses brought by new chassis, the venture was less successful. Later that season, the team captured its only IRL victory with a car driven by Eliseo Salazar at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The team shut down in 1999 due to lack of sponsorship after scaling back heavily from 1998 onwards.
Team Scandia drivers Michele Alboreto (1996–1997) Racin Gardner (1996) Affonso Giaffone (1997) Marco Greco (1997) Stephan Gregoire (1997) Joe Gosek (1996) Jim Guthrie (1999) Michel Jourdain Jr. (1996–1997) Jimmy Kite (1997–1998) Billy Roe (1998) Eliseo Salazar (1996–1997) Vincenzo Sospiri (1997) Lyn St. James (1996) Fermín Vélez (1996–1997) Alessandro Zampedri (1996–1997)
IRL Race Results (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 1996 WDW PHX INDY Lola T95Lola T94Lola T93Reynard 95I Ford Cosworth Eliseo Salazar 7 Wth 6 Fermín Vélez 1934 21 Alessandro Zampedri8 4 Michel Jourdain Jr.22 20 13 Michele Alboreto33 4 8 30 Joe Gosek43 22 Lyn St. James 90 8 21 Racin Gardner 25 1996–97 NHA LSV WDW PHX INDY TXS PPIR CLT NHA LSV Lola T95Reynard 95ILola T94Dallara IR7 Ford CosworthOldsmobile Eliseo Salazar7 9 7 Wth 24 7 12 10 4 1* Stéphan Grégoire8 2622 8 Vincenzo Sospiri (R)8 17 922 6 20 2 22 Michel Jourdain Jr. 2 Marco Greco 8 4 16 26 Michele Alboreto33 3 5 Fermín Vélez (R) 9 14 10 25 Jimmy Kite (R) 20 15 23 6 Affonso Giaffone (R)34 10 Alessandro Zampedri 35 12 1998 WDW PHX INDY TXS NHA DOV CLT PPIR ATL TXS LSV Dallara IR8 Oldsmobile Aurora V8 Jimmy Kite7 16 18 11 23 Joe Gosek29 DNQ Billy Roe33 30 1999 WDW PHX INDY TXS PPIR ATL DOV PPIR LSV TXS G-Force GF01C Oldsmobile Aurora V8 Jim Guthrie34 DNQ
IndyCar win
# Season Date Sanction Track / Race No. Winning driver Chassis Engine Tire Grid Laps Led11996-97October 11IRLLas Vegas Motor Speedway (O)7 Eliseo SalazarDallara IR7Oldsmobile Aurora V8Goodyear 5 70
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