Who has been a USAC owner the longest?
 

Just wondering if anyone knows who the oldest current owner in USAC is? Gotta wonder who is actually been involved the longest. Galen Fox? Paul Hazen? Gene Nolen?

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Know Lewis was in a long time. Hoffman's between Guss and Richard. Wilke

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also you did say USAC. does that mean running full seasons or just a competitor?

Hoffmans then Gamesters. Nobody else is even close

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Knepper?
Foyt?
Ray Smith?
Gotta be Hoffman though. In since late 20's AAA days.

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Don't know when Hazen started with Sprints But Richard took over running Hoffman in the 60s and they ran sprints till they went to Indy then came back. Indy was USAC then too.

Stapp,Guiduci ?

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Wilke-PAK had to be up there with Hoffman's.

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Originally Posted by Charles Nungester:
Don't know when Hazen started with Sprints But Richard took over running Hoffman in the 60s and they ran sprints till they went to Indy then came back. Indy was USAC then too.

Anybody got who they had for drivers & results? I never really knew...(too bad IRL didn't come along b4 they quit tho! - me thinks...)

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Originally Posted by jdull99:
Anybody got who they had for drivers & results? I never really knew...(too bad IRL didn't come along b4 they quit tho! - me thinks...)

I don't know for sure if this is a complete list all Hoffman Indy car race results or not, but l did find the below results on the web a few years ago.


DATE TRACK, CITY DRIVER FINISH (laps) | (STARTED) ENTRANT | CHASSIS/ENGINE | RESULT/REASON
1974
May 26, 1974 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana
Larry Cannon 24 (49 of 200 laps) | (33) American Financial/Hoffman #59 | Eagle/Offy | Differential

1976
May 30, 1976 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana
Larry Cannon 17 | (97 of 200 laps) |(10) American Financial/Hoffman #69 | Eagle/Offy | Running

1978
May 28, 1978 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana
Joe Saldana 15 (173 of 200 laps) | (24) Mr. WizeBuys Carpets/Hoffman #69 | Eagle/Offy | Running

1979
May 27, 1979 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana
Joe Saldana 16 (186 of 200 laps) | (26) KBHL/Nebraska/Hoffman #69 | Eagle/Offy | Running
George Snider 33 (7 of 200 laps) | (35) KBHL/Nebraska/Hoffman #59 | Lightning/Offy | Fuel Pump

July 15, 1979 Michigan Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan
Joe Saldana 8 (59 of 63 laps) | (10) Hoffman Racing #59 | Lightning/Offy TC | Running

August 5, 1979 Watkins Glen, Watkins Glen, New York
Joe Saldana 13 (29 of 62 laps) | (14) Hoffman Racing #69 | Lightning/Offy TC | Broken oil hose

August 19, 1979 Trenton Speedway, Trenton New Jersey
Joe Saldana 8 (95 of 100 laps) | (14) Hoffman Racing #69 | Eagle/Offy TC | Running

September 2, 1979 Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, California
Joe Saldana 30 (14 of 200 laps) | (33) Hoffman Racing #59 | Lightning/Offy TC | Broken oil pump
Cliff Hucul 35 (2 laps of 200) | (34) Hoffman Racing #79 | Eagle/Offy TC | Broken transmission

September 15, 1979 Michigan Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan
Joe Saldana Did not start Hoffman Racing #69 | Eagle/Offy TC | Lost oil pressure

September 30, 1979 Atlanta Motor Speedway, Atlanta, Georgia
Joe Saldana 6 (90 of 100 laps) | (16) Hoffman Racing #79 | Eagle/Offy TC | Running

October 20, 1979 Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix, Arizona
Joe Saldana 18 (4 of 150 laps) | (11) Hoffman Racing #79 | Eagle/Offy TC | Piston

1980
April 13, 1980 Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, California
Joe Saldana 25 (3 of 80 laps) | (10) Hoffman Racing #69 | PC-7/79/Cosworth | Turbocharger

1982
May 30, 1982 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana
Jerry Sneva 23 (61 laps) | (28) Great American/Hoffman #69 | March/Cosworth | Crash turn 2

Just curious to know because my dad has been an owner since 1974.

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Hazen started driving in 1957 and put someone else in the car in the mid 60's. This will be his 59th year. Not sure of his first year with usac however.

Hoffman had a 1983 Attempt at the 500 with Jerry Sneva and Dick Ferguson, with Schoenling Little Kings, and I believe an '84 Indy with Spike Gilhausen and Little Kings, and an '85 with Steve Kristloff. Their Facebook page I believe list all of their drivers over the years, and it is a big list with many big names both from the past, recent past, and current. Note: not all of their Indy races were with USAC, CART got mixed up in there.

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Cart and all the engine/chassis lease programs are what kicked the little guy and small shops out of it for good IMO.

All for a extra 20mph that they've since dialed back several times.