Chastain Motorsports was a team in the Indy Racing League owned by Indianapolis businessman Tom Chastain (no relation to Ross Chastain). The team was founded in 1997 and raced until 1998 with driver Stephan Gregoire. Gregoire finished 11th in driver points in 1997 and 12th in 1998 with a best race finish of 2nd at Pikes Peak International Raceway in 1997. At the end of the 1998 season the team ceased operations.
Chastain returned to IndyCar after a 9-year absence for the 2007 Indianapolis 500, again with Gregoire driving. However, Gregoire was injured in a practice crash and Roberto Moreno was named as the replacement driver. Moreno qualified 31st with the fastest 4 lap average of any Panoz chassis but was the first to crash out and finished in 33rd and last place. The Linux community attempted to raise money to sponsor the car and gain awareness for the Linux product, however they fell short of their goals and only raised enough for minor associate sponsorship.
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 16 17 1996–97 NHA LSV WDW PHX INDY TXS PPIR CLT NHA LSVG-Force GF01Oldsmobile Aurora V8 Stéphan Grégoire77 19 5 31 2 8 15 9 11th192 1998 WDW PHX INDY TXS NHA DOV CLT PPIR ATL TXS LSVG-Force GF01BOldsmobile Aurora V8 Stéphan Grégoire77 4 4 17 25 24 5 8 4 20 26 17 12th201 2007 HMS STP MOT KAN INDY MIL TXS IOW RIR WGL NSH MDO MCH KTY SNM DET CHIPanoz GF09CHonda HI7R V8 Stéphan Grégoire77 Wth NC— Roberto Moreno 3336th10
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External links Tux 500 sponsorship site