Cahill Racing

Cahill Racing was an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series team owned by Iowa businessman Larry Cahill.^[1] 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.^{[citation needed]}

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	Pts Pos	Pos
1998					WDW	PHX	INDY	TXS	NHA	DOV	CLT	PPIR	ATL	TXS	LSV
1998	G-Force GF01B	Oldsmobile Aurora V8	Donnie Beechler (R)	98			32	27	20		19	10	22	19	23					28th	71
1999					WDW	PHX	CLT	INDY	TXS	PPIR	ATL	DOV	PPIR	LSV	TXS
	Dallara IR9	Oldsmobile Aurora V8	Donnie Beechler	98	26	11	C¹		17	22	8	10	20	18	11					21st	130
	G-Force GF01C	Oldsmobile Aurora V8	Donnie Beechler	98				29												21st	130
2000					WDW	PHX	LSV	INDY	TXS	PPIR	ATL	KTY	TXS
2000	Dallara IR-00	Oldsmobile Aurora V8	Donnie Beechler	98	6	3	26	12	22	5	5	10	6							6th	202
2001					PHX	HMS	ATL	INDY	TXS	PPIR	RIR	KAN	NSH	KTY	GAT	CHI	TXS
	Dallara IR-01	Oldsmobile Aurora V8	Robby McGehee	10	8	12	21	11	14			10	4	18	10	20	14			16th	196
	Dallara IR-01	Oldsmobile Aurora V8	Dr. Jack Miller	11			25	DNQ												46th	5
2002					HMS	PHX	FON	NAZ	INDY	TXS	PPIR	RIR	KAN	NSH	MCH	KTY	GAT	CHI	TXS
2002	Dallara IR-02	Chevrolet Indy V8	Robby McGehee	10	14	21	17	13	DNQ											21st	142

References

^ Dukes, Mark (27 May 2016). "Time Machine: Iowa-based Cahill Racing Team found its niche". The Gazette. Retrieved 17 February 2024.

^ The 1999 VisionAire 500K at Charlotte was cancelled after 79 laps due to spectator fatalities.

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[1] Dukes, Mark (27 May 2016). "Time Machine: Iowa-based Cahill Racing Team found its niche". The Gazette. Retrieved 17 February 2024.

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