Cahill Racing was an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series team owned by Iowa businessman Larry Cahill. The team initially was active from 1998 to 2002. From 1999 to 2000 the team was sponsored by Big Daddy's BBQ Sauce, a company with a history of failing to complete the commitments of their auto racing sponsorship contracts. However, the team was able to continue until 2002, the last season before large cost increases of the 2003 season brought by the former CART engine manufacturers and teams. The team's best finish during that time was a third place at the 2000 Phoenix International Raceway race by Donnie Beechler.
On 16 December 2006, Cahill announced that the team would be restarted for the 2007 season, with Venezuelan female driver Milka Duno confirmed in the first car. It was also announced that the team was trying to finalize a deal to race American sprint car driver Jeff Mitrisin in a second car. However, the deal apparently fell through and Cahill did not enter any IndyCar series races in 2007. Duno went on to drive for SAMAX Motorsport that season.
Past drivers Donnie Beechler (1998-2000) Robby McGehee (2001-2002) Jack Miller (2001)
Complete IRL IndyCar Series 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 12 13 14 15 1998 WDW PHX INDY TXS NHA DOV CLT PPIR ATL TXS LSVG-Force GF01BOldsmobile Aurora V898 32 27 20 19 10 22 19 23 28th71 1999 INDY Dallara IR9 Oldsmobile Aurora V8 Donnie Beechler98 26 11C 17 22 8 10 20 18 11 21st130G-Force GF01C 29 2000 INDY Dallara IR-00Oldsmobile Aurora V8 Donnie Beechler98 6 3 26 12 22 5 5 10 6 6th202 2001 INDY Dallara IR-01 Oldsmobile Aurora V8 Robby McGehee10 8 12 21 11 14 10 4 18 10 20 14 16th196 Dr. Jack Miller11 25 DNQ 46th5 2002 INDY Dallara IR-02Chevrolet Indy V8 Robby McGehee10 14 21 17 13 DNQ142
References
The 1999 VisionAire 500K at Charlotte was cancelled after 79 laps due to spectator fatalities.