Mark Hotchkis
| Mark Hotchkis | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 17, 1969 Pasadena, California |
| Previous series | |
| 1995-1998 1994 1993 | Indy Lights Barber Saab Pro Series Skip Barber Formula Dodge |
Mark Hotchkis (born April 17, 1969) is an American former racing driver from Pasadena, California.
Racing career
After graduating from the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving and the Elf-Winfield School first in class Hotchkiss started competitive racing in karting in 1993. Hotchkis made his auto racing debut in 1993. In the regional Formula Dodge championships. Hotchkis won the Rookie of the Year title in the Western and Midwestern championships. The driver from Pasadena captured another five wins in the Eastern championship.[1]
For 1994 Hotchkis graduated into the Barber Saab Pro Series. In his first race at Bicentennial Park in Miami Hotchkiss finished eleventh. Near the end of the season with three rounds to go Hotchkis was placed third in the championship. As Hotchkis won both races at Road America and placed second in the season finale at Phoenix International Raceway the American beat Juan Pablo Montoya for the second place in the standings. The following year Hotchkis moved into Indy Lights, finishing 7th in points. He captured his first win the following year from the pole at the Milwaukee Mile and finished a career best 5th in points. He drove for Team Green in 1997 but failed to win and again finished 7th in points. He competed part-time in 1998 and won his final Indy Lights race, the season finale at California Speedway.
Personal life
Hotchkis is an alumnus of Chapman University where he studied legal studies. Hotchkis is now involved with his brother John's company, Hotchkis Sport Suspension, which designs and markets high performance suspension systems for classic muscle cars. Mark and John also own a classic Porsche 962 race car that they campaign in various vintage races.[2]
Racing record
American open-wheel racing results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Indy Lights
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Leading Edge Motorsport | MIA Ret |
PHX 7 |
LBH Ret |
NAZ Ret |
MIL 5 |
DET 10 |
POR 9 |
TOR 6 |
CLE 4 |
NHA 5 |
VAN 13 |
LS 9 |
7th | 57 | ||
| 1996 | Genoa Racing | MIA 3 |
LBH 9 |
NAZ 3 |
MIS 2 |
MIL 1 |
DET 9 |
POR 10 |
CLE Ret |
TOR 9 |
TRO Ret |
VAN 3 |
LS 7 |
5th | 101 | ||
| 1997 | Team Green | MIA 4 |
LBH 3 |
NAZ Ret |
SAV 17 |
STL Ret |
MIL 7 |
DET 6 |
POR 16 |
TOR 17 |
TRO 2 |
VAN 11 |
LS 4 |
FON 11 |
7th | 74 | |
| 1998 | Mattco Raceworks | MIA | LBH | NAZ 9 |
STL 21 |
MIL 7 |
DET 4 |
POR | CLE | TOR | MIS | TRO 7 |
VAN 11 |
LS | FON 1 |
15th | 50 |
SCCA National Championship Runoffs
| Year | Track | Car | Engine | Class | Finish | Start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Mid-Ohio | Porsche 914/4 | F Production | 1 | 4 | Running |
References
- ^ "Mark Hotchkis Fact Sheet". Legacy Tobacco Document Library. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ Hotchkis featured on Adam Carolla Show, Hotchkis Sport Suspension PR, September 8, 2009, Retrieved 2010-01-02
External links
- Mark Hotchkis at Driver Database
- Mark Hotchkis Indy Lights results at ChampCarStats.com
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