Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport was an auto racing team that competed in the IndyCar Series. Founded as Harding Racing in 2017 by businessman Mike Harding, the team would form partnerships in 2019 with Steinbrenner Racing and in 2020 with Andretti Autosport, the latter resulting in team equipment and personnel moving into Andretti's race shop. Harding's involvement would end after the 2020 season.
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| Owner(s) | Andretti Autosport Mike Harding George Michael Steinbrenner IV |
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| Principal(s) | Brian Barnhart (President) |
| Base | Speedway, Indiana |
| Series | IndyCar Series |
| Opened | 2017 |
| Closed | 2020 |
| Career | |
| Debut | 2017 Indianapolis 500 |
| Latest race | 2020 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg |
| Drivers' Championships | 0 |
| Indy 500 victories | 0 |
| Race victories | 3 |
| Pole positions | 3 |
History
editThe team was founded as Harding Racing in 2017 by Mike Harding, with Gabby Chaves as driver for the Indy 500, Texas and Pocono, moving to full-time in 2018. Indy Lights driver Santiago Urrutia was signed on a handshake deal to join Chaves at the team in 2018, but the team backflipped on the deal before the season started.[1] In 2019, he would partner with Steinbrenner Racing, led by George Michael Steinbrenner IV, the son of the late New York Yankees co-owner and co-chairman Hank Steinbrenner and a grandson of George Steinbrenner III.[2] Steinbrenner IV had previously run an Indy Lights program with childhood friend Colton Herta as driver, in a partnership with Andretti Autosport. With the addition of Steinbrenner IV came Herta[3] and a technical alliance with Andretti, that would see Andretti Technologies engineers be assigned to the No. 88.[4] A planned second entry was intended for Herta's Lights teammate and rival Pato O'Ward, however due to a lack of funding (despite O'Ward carrying a 3-race scholarship for winning the Lights championship), the No. 8 Honda that O'Ward was slated to drive was never entered, and O'Ward would be released from his contract before the first race of 2019.[5]
Herta would win the second race of 2019, at Circuit of the Americas, but that did little to solve the team's continued budget issues. Herta had a contract with Andretti which superseded his contract with Harding, but with the requirement that Herta have a IndyCar Series race ride.[6] Rather than lose the young driver to the newly formed Arrow McLaren SP,[7] Andretti agreed to a deal that would see the HSR No. 88 entry absorbed into Andretti's shop after the 2019 season, with team equipment and some personnel being moved under the Andretti banner,[7] but not before Herta would win again in the season finale at Laguna Seca.[8]
Larry Curry acted as the team manager and competition director.[9][10] In November 2017 Brian Barnhart was named the team's president as the team prepared to join the series full time.[11] Barnhart would be credited with securing the partnership with Steinbrenner/Andretti and eventual merger with Andretti amidst the teams budget issues.[7]
At 22-years old, Steinbrenner became the youngest car owner in IndyCar history.[12]
Racing results
editComplete IndyCar Series results
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| Year | Chassis | Engine | Drivers | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos | Pts | ||
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| Harding Racing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | STP | LBH | ALA | PHX | IMS | INDY | DET | DET | TXS | ROA | IOW | TOR | MDO | POC | GAT | WGL | SNM | ||||||||
| Dallara DW12 | Chevrolet IndyCar V6t |  Gabby Chaves | 88 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 23rd | 98 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | STP | PHX | LBH | ALA | IMS | INDY | DET | TXS | ROA | IOW | TOR | MDO | POC | GAT | POR | SNM | |||||||||
| Dallara DW12 | Chevrolet IndyCar V6t |  Patricio O'Ward (R) | 8 | 9 | 31st | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gabby Chaves | 88 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 20th | 187 | |||||||||
 Conor Daly | 13 | 22 | 15 | 29th | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Colton Herta (R) | 20 | 37th | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harding Steinbrenner Racing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | STP | COA | ALA | LBH | IMS | INDY | DET | TEX | ROA | TOR | IOW | MDO | POC | GAT | POR | LAG | |||||||||
| Dallara DW12 | Honda HI19TT V6t | Colton Herta (R) | 88 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 33 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 1* | 7th | 420 | |||
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| 2020 | TEX | IMS | ROA | IOW | INDY | GTW | MDO | IMS | STP | ||||||||||||||||
| Dallara DW12 | Honda HI20TT V6t | Colton Herta | 88 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1* | 4 | 2 | 11 | 3rd | 421 | ||||||
* Season still in progress
IndyCar wins
edit| # | Season | Date | Sanction | Track / Race | No. | Winning Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Grid | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019 | March 24 | IndyCar | Circuit of the Americas (R) | 88 | Colton Herta (R) | Dallara DW12 | Honda HI19TT V6t | Firestone | 4 | 15 |
| 2 | September 22 | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca (R) | 88 | Colton Herta (R) (2) | Dallara DW12 | Honda HI19TT V6t | Firestone | Pole | 83 | ||
| 3 | 2020 | September 13 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course II (R) | 88 | Colton Herta (3) | Dallara DW12 | Honda HI20TT V6t | Firestone | Pole | 57 |
References
edit- ^ "Santiago Urrutia says IndyCar got another black eye with O'Ward". AutoRacing1. 12 February 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ "New Harding Steinbrenner Racing team signs O'Ward, Herta for 2019". RACER. 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ Fair, Asher (September 20, 2018). "IndyCar: Colton Herta to drive for Harding Steinbrenner Racing in 2019". Beyond the Flag. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ^ Fair, Asher (February 13, 2019). "IndyCar: Harding Steinbrenner Racing form technical alliance with Andretti Autosport". Beyond the Flag. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ^ Fair, Asher (February 11, 2019). "IndyCar: Patricio O'Ward won't drive for Harding Steinbrenner Racing in 2019". Beyond the Flag. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ^ "Herta to join Andretti in fifth Steinbrenner-backed entry in 2020". 21 September 2019.
- ^ a b c "INSIGHT: Winding down IndyCar's biggest little team". 7 October 2019.
- ^ "Laguna Seca IndyCar: Herta wins, Newgarden takes second title". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ "New team Harding Racing enters Chaves for 101st Indianapolis 500". IndyCar.com. Brickyard Trademarks, Inc. April 10, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- ^ Malsher, David (April 10, 2017). "Chaves confirmed for Indy 500 with new team Harding Racing". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- ^ Wilson, Phillip B. (November 29, 2017). "INDYCAR'S BARNHART NAMED PRESIDENT AT HARDING RACING". IndyCar.com. Brickyard Trademarks, Inc. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
- ^ "New Harding Steinbrenner Racing team signs O'Ward, Herta for 2019". 19 September 2018.