Davey Hamilton

For his son, seeDavey Hamilton Jr.For other people with the same name, seeDavid Hamilton.

Davey Hamilton
Hamilton before the 2007 Indy 500
Nationality	American
Born	(1962-06-13)June 13, 1962 Nampa, Idaho,U.S.
Indy Racing LeagueIndyCar Series
Years active	1996–2001, 2007–2011
Teams	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing de Ferran Dragon Racing Vision Racing Sam Schmidt Motorsports TeamXtreme Galles Racing Nienhouse Motorsports A. J. Foyt Enterprises
Starts	56
Wins	0
Poles	0
Best finish	2nd in1996–1997,1998
Previous series
2013–2014,2016 1991, 1993, 1995 1995	Stadium Super Trucks CART IndyCar Indy Lights
Awards
2001	Scott Brayton Award

David Jay "Davey" Hamilton(born June 13, 1962, inNampa, Idaho) is a race car driver who competed in theIndy Racing LeagueIndyCar SeriesandStadium Super Trucks.He has made 56 series starts and while never winning a race, finished second three times. He placed second in series points in the1996–1997 seasonand again in1998 season.

Hamilton had been proficient insupermodified racing,as a frequent winner in various supermodified races, usually held in the northern areas of the United States.

Early career

Davey Hamilton's IndyCar career started in 1991. His father Ken traded theEagle AircraftFlyer Special he attempted to qualify at the1982 Indianapolis 500for a rookie test withHemelgarn Racingfor Davey.Davey attempted to qualify for the Indy 500 in 1991, 1993 and 1995. He made his first IndyCar start at the1996 Indy 200 at Walt Disney World,the first everIndy Racing Leaguerace.

Accident

In 2001 at theTexas Motor Speedway,Jeret Schroederlost an engine exiting turn 2. This caused him to lose control of his car and make contact with Davey Hamilton's machine. Hamilton's car slammed into the wall, nearly getting caught in thecatch fence,and beginning to spin a number of times before coming to rest against the inside retaining wall. Also involved in the crash wasSarah Fisher.Hamilton suffered such severe injuries to his legs and feet, that doctors at one time believed that amputation would be the best option for him.

After the crash, Hamilton took a retirement from driving, and underwent 23 operations to reconstruct his feet and legs. He began standing after five months of the crash, and spent a year requiring the use of a wheelchair.He did, however, desire to return to racing, and in 2005, started taking steps to return to the cockpit.

In 2010, after retiring from the2010 Indianapolis 500on the first lap, Hamilton referenced his 2001 crash while commenting on his early exit from the 500 by saying, "It’s the second-worst day of my racing career...and everyone knows my worst one."

Life after retirement

Hamilton became the color commentator forIndianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Networkbroadcasts in 2003. He later began driving the 2-seater IndyCar, which gives rides to VIPs and celebrities at IndyCar Series races.

Hamilton partnered with the newAmerican Speed Association,partnering with ASA owner Dennis Huth, to take over control of the popular Southwest Tour for 2007, shortly after NASCAR terminated the popular AutoZone Elite division, which includes the popular Southwest series. The Speedco Southwest Tour series uses the same cars as the former NASCAR-sanctioned series.

Hamilton practicing for the 2008 Indy 500

Hamilton also owns his own racing team, "Davey Hamilton Apex Racing." This team consists of two wingedsprintdrivers: his father Ken Hamilton and friend Mike Cullum. Also on the team is Davey's son DJ who races Outlaw Karts andGo Karts.Mike's daughter Jenna rounds out the team and she drives Outlaw Karts. In 2008, Hamilton became a partner in a group that purchasedTerre Haute Action Track.

In 2014 he co-founded King of the Wing, a national pavement sprint car series.

Return to racing

Hamilton at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in May 2010.

In 2005, Hamilton started courting sponsors and perusing the paddock in an effort to return to racing. After settling several personal and business issues, he landed a ride for the2007Indianapolis 500,driving forVision Racing.Qualifying 20th, Hamilton placed 9th after the race was ended early on lap 166 due to rain. For 2008, Hamilton re-signed with Vision Racing. He finished 14th in the2008 Indianapolis 500.For the2009 season,he drove forDreyer & Reinbold Racing,and was the only one of the team's four drivers to qualify during the first weekend of qualifications. However he crashed out of the race on lap 79.

In2010,Hamilton competed in the2010 Indianapolis 500forde Ferran Dragon Racing.He was involved in an incident withTomas Scheckteron the first lap of the race, and was classified in 33rd, last place.

Hamilton's final season of races would be 2011. He finished 24th in the2011 Indianapolis 500.He also raced in the Twin 275's at Texas for unfinished business. His final start would be at the tragic2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championshipat Las Vegas. Hamilton was fortunate enough to escape the major accident on lap 11 that killedDan Wheldon,but the race was abandoned, and the results were scratched from official record. When the new chassis and engine package was introduced for the 2012 season, Hamilton was unable to secure a car for the2012 Indianapolis 500due to a lack of available rides.

In 2013, Hamilton joined theStadium Super Trucks,serving as a substitute forJimmy VasseratHonda Indy Toronto;Hamilton started first in the event, but engine trouble forced him to finish seventh.In 2014, he made his season debut at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, where he placed 8th in the first race and 9th in the second race.

Personal life

Davey has a son namedDavey Jay Hamilton Jr.(D.J.) who was born on March 15, 1997, in Idaho. D.J. is also a racing driver, racing in sprint cars and Stadium Super Trucks.He also has a daughter named Hailey.

Hamilton is aChristian.

Career results

American open–wheel results

(key) (Races inboldindicate pole position)

Indy Lights

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Rank	Points
1995	Dick Simon Racing	MIA	PHX DNQ	LBH	NAZ	MIL	DET	POR	TOR	CLE	NHA	VAN	LS	NC	0

CART IndyCar

Year	Team	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Rank	Points	Ref
1991	Hemelgarn Racing	LolaT88/00	Buick3300V6t	SRF	LBH	PHX	INDY DNQ	MIL	DET	POR	CLE	MEA	TOR	MIS	DEN	VAN	MDO	ROA	NAZ	LS	NC	0
1993	Senter Sculley	LolaT90/00	Buick3300V6t	SRF	PHX	LBH	INDY DNQ	MIL	DET	POR	CLE	TOR	MIS	NHA	ROA	VAN	MDO	NAZ	LS		NC	0
1995	Hemelgarn Racing	Reynard94i	FordXBV8t	MIA	SRF	PHX	LBH	NAZ	INDY DNQ	MIL	DET	POR	ROA	TOR	CLE	MIS	MDO	NHA	VAN	LS	NC	0

IndyCar Series / Indy Racing League

Year	Team	Chassis	No.	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Rank	Points	Ref
1996	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	LolaT95/00	14	FordXBV8t	WDW 12	PHX 17	INDY 12																	9th	192
1996–97				FordXBV8t	NHM 5	LVS 11																		2nd	272
		DallaraIR7		OldsmobileAuroraV8			WDW 7
		G-ForceGF01						PHX 3	INDY 6	TXS 3	PPIR 3	CHR 16	NH2 17	LV2 7
1998	Nienhouse Motorsports	G-ForceGF01B	6		WDW 3	PHX 26	INDY 4	TXS 7	NHM 4	DOV 4		PPIR 5												2nd	292
		DallaraIR8									CLT 7		ATL 2	TX2 9	LVS 19
1999	Galles Racing	G-ForceGF01C	9		WDW 8																			4th	237
		DallaraIR8						INDY 11	TXS 7	PPIR 3	ATL 7	DOV 23	PPI2 2	LVS 13	TX2 2
	Barnhart Motorsports		25			PHX 27	CLT C
2000	Sinden Racing	Dallara	44	Oldsmobile	WDW 26																			23rd	98
	Team Xtreme	G-ForceGF05	16			PHX 18	LVS 20	INDY 20	TXS 24	PPIR 14	ATL 15	KTY 16
	Mid America Motorsports	Dallara	43										TX2 19
2001	Sam Schmidt Motorsports	DallaraIR-01	99	OldsmobileAuroraV8	PHX 12	HMS 19	ATL 17	INDY 23	TXS 24	PPIR	RIR	KAN	NSH	KTY	STL	CHI	TX2							26th	54
2007	Vision Racing	DallaraIR-05	02	HondaHI7RV8	HMS	STP	MOT	KAN	INDY 9	MIL	TXS	IOW	RIR	WGL	NSH	MDO	MIS	KTY	SNM	DET	CHI			26th	22
2008			22		HMS	STP	MOT1	LBH1	KAN	INDY 14	MIL	TXS	IOW	RIR	WGL	NSH	MDO	EDM	KTY	SNM	DET	CHI	SRF2	36th	16
2009	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing		44		STP	LBH	KAN	INDY 29	MIL	TXS	IOW	RIR	WGL	TOR	EDM	KTY	MDO	SNM	CHI	MOT	HMS			40th	10
2010	de Ferran Dragon Racing		21		SAO	STP	ALA	LBH	KAN	INDY 33	TXS	IOW	WGL	TOR	EDM	MDO	SNM	CHI 18	KTY	MOT	HMS			36th	26
2011	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing		11		STP	ALA	LBH	SAO	INDY 24	TXS1 27	TXS2 25	MIL	IOW	TOR	EDM	MDO	NHM	SNM	BAL	MOT	KTY	LVS3 C		41st	26

¹Races run on same day.

²Non-points-paying, exhibition race.

³TheLas Vegas Indy 300was abandoned afterDan Wheldondied from injuries sustained in a 15-car crash on lap 11.

Years	Teams	Races	Poles	Wins	Podiums (Non-win)	Top 10s (Non-podium)	Indianapolis 500 Wins	Championships
11	8	56	0	0	8	15	0	0

Indianapolis 500

Year	Chassis	Engine	Start	Finish	Team
1991	LolaT88/00	Buick3300V6t	DNQ		Hemelgarn Racing
1993	LolaT90/00	Buick3300V6t	DNQ		Senter Sculley
1995	Reynard94i	FordXBV8t	DNQ		Hemelgarn Racing
1996	LolaT95/00	FordXBV8t	10	12	A. J. Foyt Enterprises
1997	G-ForceGF01	OldsmobileAuroraV8	8	6	A. J. Foyt Enterprises
1998	G-ForceGF01B	OldsmobileAuroraV8	8	4	Nienhouse Motorsports
1999	DallaraIR9	OldsmobileAuroraV8	11	11	Barnhart Motorsports
2000	G-ForceGF05	OldsmobileAuroraV8	28	20	TeamXtreme
2001	DallaraIR-01	OldsmobileAuroraV8	26	23	Sam Schmidt Motorsports
2007	DallaraIR-05	HondaHI7RV8	20	9	Vision Racing
2008	DallaraIR-05	HondaHI7RV8	18	14	Vision Racing
2009	DallaraIR-05	HondaHI7RV8	22	29	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
2010	DallaraIR-05	HondaHI7RV8	14	33	de Ferran Dragon Racing
2011	DallaraIR-05	HondaHI7RV8	15	24	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing

Stadium Super Trucks

(key) (Bold– Pole position.Italics– Fastest qualifier. * – Most laps led.)

Stadium Super Trucksresults
Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	SSTC	Pts	Ref
2013	PHO	LBH	LAN	SDG	SDG	STL	TOR 7	TOR 3	CRA	CRA	OCF	OCF	OCF	CPL									20th	38
2014	STP 8	STP 9	LBH	IMS	IMS	DET	DET	DET	AUS	TOR	TOR	OCF	OCF	CSS	LVV	LVV							22nd	25
2016	ADE	ADE	ADE	STP	STP	LBH 8	LBH 11	DET	DET	DET	TOW	TOW	TOW	TOR	TOR	CLT	CLT	OCF	OCF	SRF	SRF	SRF	35th	23

External links

• Davey Hamilton Racing
• IndyCar Driver Page