Richie Hearn
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| Richie Hearn | |
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 Hearn practicing for the 2007 Indianapolis 500 | |
| Nationality | United States |
| Born | January 4, 1971 Glendale, California, U.S. |
| Indy Racing League IndyCar Series | |
| Years active | 1996, 2000–2005, 2007 |
| Teams | Della Penna Motorsports Pagan Racing A. J. Foyt Enterprises Team Menard Hemelgarn Racing Hemelgarn/Racing Professionals |
| Starts | 25 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Best finish | 4th in 1996 |
| CART Championship Car | |
| Years active | 1996–1999 |
| Teams | Della Penna Motorsports |
| Starts | 59 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Best finish | 16th in 1998 |
| Previous series | |
| 1994–1995 | Toyota Atlantic |
| Championship titles | |
| 1995 | Toyota Atlantic Series |
Richie Hearn (born January 4, 1971) is an American former racing driver.
Hearn was born in Glendale, California. He ran in the Toyota Atlantic championship for two seasons, winning the title in 1995. In 1996, he began driving for John Della Penna in both the IRL and Champ Car ranks. He won an IRL race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway to cap off the year and was the highest finishing rookie at the Indianapolis 500, finishing 3rd.
Hearn moved full-time into Champ Car in 1997 for Della Penna with high-profile sponsor Budweiser but failed to post significant results and by 2000 was surplus for sponsored driver Norberto Fontana. He contested a few more Indy 500s, with a best result of 6th in 2002. In 2005 following the Indy 500 he retired as a driver and started Hearn Motorsports LLC that ran in the Star Mazda series. He planned to move the team into Toyota Atlantic competition in 2006. Hearn returned from retirement to qualify on Bump Day of the 2007 Indianapolis 500 in a car jointly entered by Racing Professionals and Hemelgarn Racing.
Hearn is currently a driving instructor at Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch's Ron Fellows driving school.
Motorsports Career Results
American Open-Wheel racing results
(key)
CART
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Della Penna Motorsports | Reynard 95i | Ford XB V8t | MIA |
RIO |
SRF |
LBH 10 |
NZR |
500 |
MIL |
DET |
POR |
CLE |
TOR 25 |
MIS |
MDO |
ROA |
VAN |
LS 17 |
29th | 3 | ||||
| 1997 | Della Penna Motorsports | Lola T97/00 | Ford XD V8t | MIA 11 |
SRF 13 |
LBH 27 |
NZR 18 |
RIO 14 |
STL 9 |
MIL 23 |
DET 23 |
POR 14 |
CLE 28 |
TOR 27 |
MIS 22 |
MDO 13 |
ROA 9 |
VAN 22 |
LS 25 |
FON 15 |
21st | 10 | |||
| 1998 | Della Penna Motorsports | Swift 009.c | Ford XD V8t | MIA 13 |
MOT 27 |
LBH 23 |
NZR 10 |
RIO 7 |
STL 28 |
MIL 6 |
DET 23 |
POR 10 |
CLE 18 |
TOR 7 |
MIS 5 |
MDO 24 |
ROA 13 |
VAN 16 |
LS 11 |
HOU 9 |
SRF 18 |
FON 8 |
16th | 47 | |
| 1999 | Della Penna Motorsports | Swift 010.c | Toyota RV8D V8t | MIA 23 |
MOT 10 |
LBH 11 |
NZR 20 |
RIO 19 |
22nd | 26 | |||||||||||||||
| Reynard 99i | STL 13 |
MIL 21 |
POR 22 |
CLE 10 |
ROA 10 |
TOR 16 |
MIS 12 |
DET 13 |
MDO 12 |
CHI 16 |
VAN 6 |
LS 16 |
HOU 8 |
SRF 23 |
FON 27 |
IndyCar Series
| Year | Team | Chassis | No. | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Della Penna Motorsports | Reynard 95i | 4 | Ford XB V8t | WDW 19 |
PHX 4 |
INDY 3 |
4th | 237 | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | NHM 14 |
LVS 1 |
WDW | PHX | INDY | TXS | PPIR | CLT | NH2 | LV2 | 33rd | 59 | |||||||||||
| 2000 | Pagan Racing | Dallara IR-00 | 75 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | WDW | PHX | LVS | INDY 27 |
TXS | PPIR | ATL | KTY | TX2 | 47th | 3 | ||||||||
| 2001 | Tri-Star Motorsports | Dallara IR-01 | 33 | PHX | HMS | ATL | INDY DNQ |
TXS | 27th | 50 | |||||||||||||
| Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 99 | PPIR 9 |
RIR | KAN | NSH | KTY | STL | CHI 6 |
TX2 | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Dallara IR-02 | Chevrolet Indy V8 | HMS | PHX | FON 14 |
TXS 9 |
15th | 204 | |||||||||||||||
| 20 | INDY 6 |
PPIR 12 |
RIR 7 |
KAN 10 |
NSH 4 |
MIS 10 |
KTY 24 |
STL | CHI | TX2 | |||||||||||||
| A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 11 | NZR 14 |
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| 2003 | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | G-Force GF09 | 99 | Toyota Indy V8 | HMS | PHX | MOT | INDY 28 |
TXS | PPIR | RIR | KAN | NSH | MIS | STL | KTY | NZR | 28th | 39 | ||||
| Team Menard | Dallara IR-03 | 2 | Chevrolet Indy V8 | CHI 14 |
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| Hemelgarn Racing | 91 | FON 21 |
TX2 18 |
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| 2004 | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | G-Force GF09B | 35 | Toyota Indy V8 | HMS | PHX | MOT | INDY 20 |
TXS | RIR | KAN | NSH | MIL | MIS | KTY | PPIR | NZR | CHI | FON | TX2 | 30th | 12 | |
| 2005 | Panoz GF09C | 70 | Chevrolet Indy V8 | HMS | PHX | STP | MOT | INDY 25 |
TXS | RIR | KAN | NSH | MIL | MIS | KTY | PPIR | SNM | CHI | WGL | FON | 33rd | 10 | |
| 2007 | Racing Professionals Hemelgarn Racing |
Dallara IR-05 | 91 | Honda HI7R V8 | HMS |
STP |
MOT |
KAN |
INDY 23 |
MIL |
TXS |
IOW |
RIR |
WGL |
NSH |
MDO |
MIS |
KTY |
SNM |
DET |
CHI |
31st | 12 |
| Years | Teams | Races | Poles | Wins | Podiums (Non-win) |
Top 10s (Non-podium) |
Indianapolis 500 Wins |
Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Indianapolis 500
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Reynard | Ford-Cosworth | 15th | 3rd | Della Penna |
| 2000 | Dallara | Oldsmobile | 23rd | 27th | Pagan |
| 2001 | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Failed to Qualify | Tri-Star | |
| Stood by as relief driver for Tony Stewart | |||||
| 2002 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 22nd | 6th | Schmidt |
| 2003 | G-Force | Toyota | 28th | 28th | Schmidt |
| 2004 | G-Force | Toyota | 30th | 20th | Schmidt |
| 2005 | Panoz | Chevrolet | 20th | 25th | Schmidt |
| 2007 | Dallara | Honda | 32nd | 23rd | Hemelgarn/Racing Professionals |