Team Pelfrey is an American racing team in the F1600 Championship Series and F2000 Championship Series. The team is owned by Dale Pelfrey.
Indy Racing League (1998–2000) John Paul Jr. replaced Danny Ongais as driver for the 1998 Indianapolis 500 due to Ongais crashing and suffering a concussion. Paul Jr. finished seventh and led the race. Robby Unser drove for Pelfrey in 1999. Lyn St. James failed to qualify for the 1999 Indianapolis 500 due to rain on the final qualifying day and a backup car accident. The team was put up for auction on eBay in June 1999. The high bid was $1,500,300 and did not meet the reserve of $3 million. Sarah Fisher raced for the team at Texas Motor Speedway in 1999. Billy Boat drove for Pelfrey after being unable to fund his own team for the 2000 Indy Racing League season. Boat wrecked his Pelfrey primary car for the 2000 Indianapolis 500, but would qualify driving for A. J. Foyt Enterprises.
Road to Indy (2011–present)
USF2000 and Pro Mazda The team returned to racing in the 2011 Star Mazda Championship with driver Nick Andries. Jack Hawksworth won the 2012 Star Mazda Championship. Pelfrey would join the U.S. F2000 National Championship in 2015. Santiago Urrutia won the 2015 Pro Mazda Championship. Both series teams underwent a leadership change in May 2016, with Dale Pelfrey taking over operations from Nigel Tuckey. Aaron Telitz won the 2016 Pro Mazda Championship over teammate Patricio O'Ward. Team Pelfrey's USF2000 and Pro Mazda teams moved from Pompano Beach, Florida to Indianapolis, Indiana in late 2016. The team was located at TKM Inc. under Thomas Knapp. Pelfrey shut down its USF2000 after the 2018 season.
Indy Lights 2016 Team Pelfrey purchased 8 Star Motorsports and entered two cars in the 2016 Indy Lights series. Felix Rosenqvist tested with the team at Palm Beach International Raceway, but would later sign with Belardi Auto Racing. Juan Piedrahita became the team's full-time driver, with Scott Hargrove running several races. Garett Grist moved up from Pro Mazda for the road course races starting at Road America, replacing Hargrove. Piedrahita left the team after Toronto and Sean Rayhall joined for Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
2017 Juan Piedrahita rejoined Team Pelfrey for the 2017 Indy Lights season. Patricio O'Ward joined the team for St. Petersburg and finished third in race two. Piedrahita won the pole at Gateway and finished 2nd.
2018 Neil Alberico and Shelby Blackstock joined the team for St. Petersburg. Davey Hamilton Jr. joined for the Freedom 100. The team moved its operations from Florida to Indianapolis before the 2019 season.
2019 Toby Sowery joined the team for St. Petersburg. Sowery won for HMD Motorsports/Team Pelfrey at the Sunday Portland race.
Driver history Indy Racing League Billy Boat (2000) Tyce Carlson (1998) Memo Gidley (2000) Lyn St. James (1998–1999) Sarah Fisher (1999) Danny Ongais (1998) John Paul Jr. (1998) Robby Unser (1999)
Road to Indy Indy Lights (2016–present) Garett Grist (2016) Scott Hargrove (2016) Patricio O'Ward (2017) Juan Piedrahita (2016) Sean Rayhall (2016) Davey Hamilton Jr. (2018) Shelby Blackstock (2018)
Pro Mazda Championship (2011–present) Jack Aitken (2014) Nick Andries (2011) Nicolas Costa (2013–2014) Carlos Cunha Filho (2017–present) Connor De Phillippi (2011) Pipo Derani (2014) TJ Fischer (2016–present) Jack Hawksworth (2012 series champion) Dalton Kellett (2013–2014) Anders Krohn (2013–2014) Nikita Lastochkin (2017–present) Gustavo Menezes (2012) Brandon Newey (2014) Patricio O'Ward (2015–2016) Raoul Owens (2015) Spencer Pigot (2013) Stefan Rzadzinski (2013) Petri Suvanto (2012–2013) Weiron Tan (2016) Aaron Telitz (2016 series champion) Ryan Tveter (2012) Santiago Urrutia (2015 series champion)
U.S. F2000 National Championship (2015–present) Ayla Ågren (2015, 2017–present) Jordan Cane (2016) Phillippe Denes (2016–present) Kaylen Frederick (2016–present) Luke Gabin (2015) Nikita Lastochkin (2015) Jacob Loomis (2017–present) Robert Megennis (2016–present) James Munro (2016) Garth Rickards (2015)
Complete racing results
Indy Racing League (key) Indy Racing League results Year Chassis Engine Drivers No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1998 WDW PHX INDY TXS NHA DOV CLT PPIR ATL TXS LSV Dallara IR7 Oldsmobile Aurora V8 Danny Ongais 81 WthNC— John Paul Jr. 8216 Tyce Carlson 1227th73 Brian Tyler 14 12 16 16 21 13 618th140 1999 INDY Dallara IR7 Oldsmobile Aurora V8 48 1746th5 Robby Unser81 15 26C 8 6 6 2 12 9 16 1410th209 Lyn St. James90 DNQNC— 2000 INDY Dallara IR-00 Oldsmobile Aurora V8 Billy Boat81 9 6 7 Wth 23 18 8 18 3181 Memo Gidley82 DNQNC—
The 1999 VisionAire 500K at Charlotte was cancelled after 79 laps due to spectator fatalities.
Indy Lights (key) Indy Lights results Year Chassis Engine Drivers No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Points Position 2016 STP PHX ALA IMS INDY ROA IOW TOR MOH WGL LAG Dallara IL-15 Mazda-AER P63 2.0 Turbo I4 Juan Piedrahita 2 9 8 12 7 16 15 11 8 12 7 7 14 1213513513th6th Sean Rayhall 4 83219th 3 2 14 13 13 12 14 9 59316th Garett Grist (R) 7 10 7 7 10 12 8 11 1510215th 2017 STP ALA IMS INDY ROA IOW TOR MOH GAT LAG Dallara IL-15 Mazda-AER P63 2.0 Turbo I4 Juan Piedrahita2 14 10 11 11 DNS 5 8 5 10 10 6 4 10 11 2* 92081629th5th 3 5 3 8 155815th 2018 STP ALA IMS INDY ROA IOW TOR MOH GAT POR Dallara IL-15 Mazda-AER P63 2.0 Turbo I4 Neil Alberico2 7 5 31599th4th Davey Hamilton Jr. 72112th Shelby Blackstock3 5 2 428th 2019 STP COTA IMS INDY ROA TOR MOH GAT POR LAG Dallara IL-15Mazda-AER P63 2.0 Turbo I4 Toby Sowery2 2 3 5 6 7 5 4 4 8 5 2 9 2 8 4 1* 2 33673rd
Star Mazda/Pro Mazda Championship key) Pro Mazda Championship results Year Chassis Engine Drivers No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Points Position2011STPALAIRPMILIOWMOS TROSNMBALLAG Star Race CarsMazda Renesis Connor De Phillippi11 1 10 1 6 11 2 5 1 2 10 1 4012932nd1st Nick Andries (R)81DNF4 3 2 3 9 2 3853rd2012 STP ALAIRPIOW TOR EDM TRO BAL LAGATL Star Race CarsMazda Renesis Petri Suvanto (R)81 5 3 6 6 5 4 6 8 19 4 14 4 4 4 5 5 62714515th1st82 2 1 1 2 7 15 1 1 7 1 1 12 1 2 1 23971st Ryan Tveter (R) 1491 Gustavo Menezes83 13 10 7 16 6 13 8 6 13 5 7 6 7 16 6 8 72089th2013 COTA STPIRPMIL TOR MOS MOH TRO HOU Star Race CarsMazda Renesis Dalton Kellett (R)80 10 8—377NC2nd Spencer Pigot (R)81 2 16 4 4 2 3 9 11 1* 4* 4 5 5 5 2 52974th Petri Suvanto82 5 5 11 85710th Anders Krohn 4 4—NC Nicolas Costa (R) 3 6 5 10 15 3 3 2—NC Stefan Rzadzinski83 8 12—NC2014 STP ALA IMSIRP HOU MOHMIL SNM Star Race CarsMazda Renesis Dalton Kellett80 9 11 10 11 4 19 DNS 3 7 8 8 11 7 10 16025910th3rd Pipo Derani (R)81 4 3 6 4 9 18 8814th Anders Krohn 5 1725th Jack Aitken (R) 9 4 3120th Brandon Newey (R) 10 13 6317th82 16 18 16 12 5 14 Nicolas Costa 2 5 1* 2 5 4 2 22499 4 2015 STP NOLA ALA IMSIRP TORIOW MOH LAG Star Race CarsMazda Renesis Raoul Owens (R)80 11 18 11 12 14 8 6 12 13 13 7 161663872nd Santiago Urrutia (R)81 2 4 1* C 3 2 4 3 1* 15 7 4 5 1* 3 2 23551st Patricio O'Ward (R)84 4 14 4 C 5 7 6 10 5 7 2 3 3 7 6 18 62506th2016 STP ALA IMS IRP ROA TOR MOH LAG Star Race CarsMazda Renesis Patricio O'Ward80 1* 2 1 1* 1* 1* 1* 4 4 9 2 7 4 1* 10 63935532nd1st Weiron Tan81 5 3 4 106911th TJ Fischer (R) 5 6 6 6 6 5 6 11 71377th Aaron Telitz (R)82 2 1* 2* 2 7 2 5 1* 1* 1* 1* 2 3 2 5 1*4211st2017 STP IMS ROA MOH GAT WGL Star Race CarsMazda Renesis Nikita Lastochkin (R)80 5 5 6 5 3 3 5 5 6 6 13 4 2033815th1st Carlos Cunha (R)81 4 12 4 3 9 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2373rd TJ Fischer82 3 3 3 2 15 12 3 4 4 4 10 5 2244th Robert Megennis (R)84 12 DNS 2113th2018 STP ALA IMSIRP ROA TOR MOH GAT POR Tatuus PM-18Mazda MZR-R PM18At Rafael Martins (R)80 16 9 6 8 45 167 19th 6th Andrés Gutiérrez (R)8114847125 107101212DNS13711th Sting Ray Robb82649101335119117949662317th
U.S. F2000 National Championship key) U.S. F2000 National Championship results Year Chassis Engine Drivers No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Points Position2015 STP NOLA ALA IMS IRP TOR MOH LAG Élan DP08Mazda MZR Ayla Ågren (R)81 9 10 9 11 9 10 6 14 11 7 9 10 6 11 11 718618810th4th Luke Gabin (R)82 17 9 8 14 15 14 5 4 8 4 3 7 7 6 15 151946th Garth Rickards (R)83 7 15 11 8 6 11 7 17 9 5 6 18 5 8 9 101869th84 10 8 10 12 10 8 8 7 12 8 8 11 10 10 7 51938th2016 STP ALA IMS IRP ROA TOR MOH LAG Élan DP08Mazda MZR Robert Megennis (R)80 3 8 12 3 8 10 6 7 11 5 5 19 4 7 8 82241806th5th Jordan Cane (R)81 25 3 6 19 10 21121 Kaylen Frederick (R) 13 131624th TJ Fischer (R)82 22 9 13 10 9 95819th Phillippe Denes (R) 7 112422nd James Munro (R)83 18 21 11 232023rd2017 STP ALA IMS ROA IOW TOR MOH WGL Tatuus USF-17Mazda MZR Robert Megennis80 1* 19 4 6 DSQ 7 7 15 5 13 5 17 7 10 1732586th3rd Kaylen Frederick81 4 5 2 2 DSQ 3 6 4 6 17 3 7 3 4 2404th Ayla Ågren82 21 12 8 8 7 12 8 7217th Jacob Loomis (R) 11 19 1332nd Phillippe Denes 18 18 13 1530th2018 STP IMS IRP ROA TOR MOH POR Tatuus USF-17Mazda MZR Julian van der Watt80 5 11781924171055814931621017th8th Kyle Dupell (R)81 9 151623171321159151413101010015th Bruna Tomaselli82 7 141922141711131320131618168716th
F1600 Championship key) F1600 Championship Series results Year Car No. Driver 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Pos Points 2020PITTMOVIRSPPITTRA Mygale23Baylor Griffin34523rd10280 Maxwell Esterson44345212131754814 DSQ5th423 81 David Adorno13121235th51 Dylan Christie2282nd599 82239DNF72311215124 Dexter Czuba6553rd515813133344654310 2021CMPMOBARPITTRASPABCCPITT Mygale81 Nicholas d'Orlando1311322DNF111261351DNF1112311DNF 1st90180 Hugh Esterson3127741029821636116DNF74692333 5th 64284 David Adorno211815811141681011128181781111141111610th358 2022CMPMOBARPITTABCCSPPITTMygale80 Hugh EstersonDNF314462133121649341182233rd67881 Nolan Allaer2194229634734164513123324th64782 Ayrton Houk12231134151013731617219442nd70484 David Adorno12148DNS20DNF810879521112214th247 2023RATMOLRPPITTRANJMPSPMygale80 Sebastian Mateo Naranjo2719768911543142445532034th59781 Dillion Defonce788117812314 13rd219 Connor Willis57832nd8382 Karsten Defonce1123162591511813 20th17083 Ken Bouquillion181624134111076699882010th29188 Dexter Czuba1097 38th71 Hugh Esterson 6DNF25 48th31 2024RATMOLRPPITTRANJMPSP Mygale80 Sebastian Mateo NaranjoC113232111111158132106C1st793
F2000 Championship Series F2000 Championship Series results Year Car No. Driver 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Points 2021CMPMOBARPITTRASPABCCPITT Elan56 Mac Clark119th11089 Dexter Czuba834433324th283 2022CMPMOBARPITTABCCSPPITT Van Diemen84 David Adorno339912th114
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