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Vision Racing

Not to be confused withVision Racing (NASCAR).
For the NASCAR team called Vizion Motorsports, seeVizion Motorsports.

Vision Racingwas a racing team in theIndy Racing Leaguefounded in 2005 whenTony Georgepurchased the assets of the defunctKelley Racingand hired his stepsonEd Carpenterto be the driver. The team has previously raced in the IzodIndyCar Series,Firestone Indy Lightsand theGrand-AmSports Car Series. The team suspended operations in January 2010.[1]

Townsend Belldriving the No. 90 Rock & Republic Vision Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone entry during practice for the 90th running of theIndianapolis 500

George and Carpenter formed a new race team in 2012,Ed Carpenter Racing.[2]

Season history

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2005

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In its first season in the IRL the team was consistently one of the slowest on the track. Although, Carpenter finished 11th in the2005 Indianapolis 500and added the team's first top-10 finish atNashville Superspeedway.Carpenter ended the season eighteenth in driver points and the team finished a disappointing twentieth in entrant points. The team also fielded Nick Bussell and Jay Drake in theIndy Pro Series.Drake picked up five top five finishes and ended up ninth in points while Bussell had eleven top five finishes and finished an impressive fourth in points. Though both drivers did very well the team did not return to the Pro Series the following year.

2006

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The team returned in 2006 hiring of a new team engineer and expansion to two cars with veteran race winnerTomas Scheckter.The team fared much better with Scheckter capturing a 3rd-place finish at theMilwaukee Mileand finishing 10th in points while Carpenter improved from 18th to 14th in points and captured his first top-five. The team also fielded the number 90 Rock & Republic car driven by Townsend Bell for the Indy 500. Bell retired early from the race as did Scheckter, but Carpenter finished in eleventh. ActorPatrick Dempseyalso joined the team in 2006 as co-owner.

A. J. Foyt IV driving Vision's #22 car at theMilwaukee Milein 2007

2007

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In 2007 the team expanded to three cars with the addition ofA. J. Foyt IVand picked upHitachi,Lowe'sandJoostas sponsors. Foyt matched Scheckter's team-best 3rd-place finish with a race-leading run atKentucky Speedway.Vision fielded a fourth car driven by veteran Davey Hamilton and sponsored by HP for the Indy 500. Hamilton finished an impressive ninth just two spots behind teammate Thomas Scheckter in seventh. Scheckter finished tenth in points with Foyt finishing fourteenth and Carpenter finishing in fifteenth.

2008

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The team returned to 2 cars in 2008 with Carpenter and Foyt IV sponsored by Menards, DirecTV, and CardioCheck. Vision looked strong at Homestead Miami Speedway posting impressive speeds during practice. Carpenter qualified second and Foyt qualified third. However, the team was penalized and had to start in the last two positions after failing technical inspection. The IRL confiscated all the team's rear wings but did not specify on the problem. The team later fired team managerLarry Currybecause of the incident. Carpenter finished the season fifteenth in points and his teammate Foyt finished nineteenth. Vision Racing entered a third car for the Indy 500 and ranDavey Hamiltonas the driver and HP as a sponsor. They ran a third car forPaul Tracyat the Rexall Edmonton Indy in conjunction withWalker RacingwithSubway Restaurantsas the sponsor.

2009

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In 2009Ryan Hunter-Reayjoined the team alongside the returning Carpenter, and immediately posted the team's best ever finish with a 2nd place at the opening St. Petersburg race. Carpenter matched the result by taking his best career finish of 2nd atKentucky Speedwayin an exciting duel withRyan Briscoe,with Briscoe edging him at the line.

2010

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On January 28, George was forced to suspend operations due to lack of sponsorship. George later paired up withPanther Racingfor a part-time program for his stepson,Ed Carpenter.

Drivers who have driven for Vision Racing

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Racing results

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Complete IRL IndyCar Series results

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Year Chassis Engine Tyres Drivers No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Pts Pos Pts
2005 HMS PHX STP MOT INDY TXS RIR KAN NSH MIL MCH KTY PPIR SNM CHI WGL FON
DallaraIR-05 ToyotaIndyV8 F Ed Carpenter 20 18 16 19 16 11 20 12 17 10 12 23 22 19 15 17 14 20 18th 244
Jeff Ward 22 27 35th 10
2006 HMS STP MOT INDY WGL TXS RIR KAN NSH MIL MCH KTY SNM CHI
DallaraIR-05 HondaHI6RV8 F Tomas Scheckter 2 9 12 13 27 10 10 7 7 15 3 5 7 17 10 10th 298
Ed Carpenter 20 DNS 20 11 6 9 8 16 10 16 7 11 12 5 14th 252
Roberto Moreno 18 30th 12
Townsend Bell 90 22 34th 12
2007 HMS STP MOT KAN INDY MIL TXS IOW RIR WGL NSH MDO MCH KTY SNM DET CHI
DallaraIR-05 HondaHI7RV8 F Tomas Scheckter 2 8 6 9 5 7 17 14 19 7 13 11 9 11 5 8 13 20 10th 357
Ed Carpenter 20 6 18 15 17 17 7 18 6 10 12 13 16 14 7 13 10 16 15th 309
A. J. Foyt IV 22 18 13 13 9 14 13 17 12 13 15 12 13 8 3 15 9 10 14th 315
Davey Hamilton 02 9 26th 22
2008 HMS STP MOT LBH KAN INDY MIL TXS IOW RIR WGL NSH MDO EDM KTY SNM DET CHI SRF1
DallaraIR-05 HondaHI7RV8 F A. J. Foyt IV 2 9 11 15 8 21 17 12 5 24 19 22 18 12 20 20 10 13 17 19th 280
Ed Carpenter 20 5 18 6 10 5 20 9 23 11 17 8 15 13 6 23 14 28 20 15th 320
Davey Hamilton 22 14 36th 16
Paul Tracy 42 33rd 51
2009 STP LBH KAN INDY MIL TXS IOW RIR WGL TOR EDM KTY MDO SNM CHI MOT HMS
DallaraIR-05 HondaHI7RV8 F Ed Carpenter 20 18 18 9 8 16 9 10 13 16 15 16 2 17 11 6 13 12 12th 321
Ryan Hunter-Reay 21 2 11 15 32 12 16 15th 298
  1. ^Non-points-paying, exhibition race.
  2. ^Run in conjunction withWalker Racing.

References

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  1. ^"AUTO-RACING - INDYCAR: Vision Suspends Operations - SPEEDtv".Archived fromthe originalon 2010-03-04.Retrieved2010-02-20.
  2. ^"Notes: Carpenter's team hits ground running - IndyCar".Archived fromthe originalon 2011-11-07.Retrieved2011-11-07.
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