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CFH Racing

{{Short description|Racing team}}

{{Infobox motor racing team

| name = {{flagicon|USA}} CFH Racing

| logo = CFH Racing.png

| founded = {{Start date and age|2014|8|23}}

| folded = {{End date and age|2016|1|28}}

| base = Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

| principal = Ed Carpenter
Sarah Fisher
Andrew O'Gara
Willis E. Hartman

| founders = Ed Carpenter
Sarah Fisher
Andrew O'Gara
Willis E. Hartman

| former series = IndyCar Series

| drivers = {{flagicon|USA}} J. R. Hildebrand
{{flagicon|USA}} Ed Carpenter
{{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Filippi
{{flagicon|USA}} Josef Newgarden

| website = http://www.cfhracing.com/

| driver titles = 0

| team titles = 0

}}

CFH Racing was an American auto racing team that competed in the IndyCar Series The team was founded in August 2014 via a merger between Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing and Ed Carpenter Racing, and debuted in 2015. CFH Racing was co-owned by Ed Carpenter, the only owner/driver in the IndyCar Series, Sarah Fisher, nine-time Indianapolis 500 starter and the first woman to win a pole position for a major open-wheel event, and Kansas businessman Wink Hartman. Based in Speedway, Indiana, the team fielded the No. 20 for Carpenter on ovals and for Luca Filippi on road courses. They also fielded the No. 67 for Josef Newgarden and the No. 6 for J. R. Hildebrand.

History

On August 16, 2014, NBCSN journalist Robin Miller reported that Ed Carpenter would merge his team with Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing, whom he had raced for in 2011;{{cite web|last=DiZinno|first=Tony|url=http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2014/08/16/report-sfhr-carpenter-indycar-squads-to-merge/|title=UPDATED: Carpenter, SFHR IndyCar squads to merge, become CFH Racing|publisher=NBC Sports|date=August 16, 2014|accessdate=September 17, 2014|archive-date=September 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140901062513/http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2014/08/16/report-sfhr-carpenter-indycar-squads-to-merge/|url-status=dead}} the two teams officially announced the merger at the Milwaukee Mile a week later. The next day, SFHR driver Josef Newgarden was re-signed to a one-year extension to race with CFH.{{cite web|last=DiZinno|first=Tony|url=http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2014/08/24/indycar-newgarden-confirmed-for-2015-with-merged-cfh-racing/|title=IndyCar: Newgarden confirmed for 2015 with merged CFH Racing|publisher=NBC Sports|date=August 24, 2014|accessdate=October 7, 2014}} On August 27, the team announced they would run with Chevrolet engines,{{cite web|last=Martin|first=Bruce|url=http://www.foxsports.com/motor/story/indycar-carpenter-fisher-hartman-racing-to-use-chevrolet-engines-091714|title=IndyCar: Newly formed CFH Racing chooses Chevy power|work=Foxsports.com|date=September 17, 2014|accessdate=October 7, 2014}} and a month later, Carpenter confirmed Fuzzy's Award Winning Vodka would follow the team to sponsor the 20.{{cite news|last=Cavin|first=Curt|url=http://www.indystar.com/story/curt-cavin/2014/09/17/ed-carpenter-says-cfh-racing-could-have-four-cars-in-500/15773875/|title= Ed Carpenter: CFH Racing could have four cars in Indy 500|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|date=September 17, 2014|accessdate=October 7, 2014}} The team made its debut with Carpenter driving in testing for the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company at Indianapolis Motor Speedway from September 23–24, followed by a session at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course with Newgarden and Mike Conway.{{cite web|url=http://paddocktalk.com/news/html/story-263760.html|title=Ed Carpenter Tests Firestone Tires Two Days At IMS With CFH Racing Working Together For 1st Time|publisher=Paddock Talk|date=September 26, 2014|accessdate=October 7, 2014|archive-date=October 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012052547/http://paddocktalk.com/news/html/story-263760.html|url-status=dead}}

On January 30, 2015, Luca Filippi was hired by the team to contest the road and street circuits.{{cite news|last=Olson|first=Jeff|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/motor/indycar/2015/01/30/indycar-carpenter-fisher-hartman-racing-signs-luca-filippi/22599509/|title=Luca Filippi will drive CFH Racing No. 20 on road, street|newspaper=USA Today|date=January 30, 2015|accessdate=March 29, 2015}} On February 23, Newgarden acquired sponsorship from Century 21 Real Estate for the Indianapolis 500, and his number was changed from No. 67 to No. 21 for the race.{{cite news|url=http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2015/02/23/indycar-century-21-newgarden-reunite-for-2015-month-of-may/related/|title=IndyCar: Century 21, Newgarden reunite for 2015 month of May|publisher=NBC Sports|first=Tony|last=DiZinno|date=February 23, 2015|accessdate=February 23, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} On April 7, J. R. Hildebrand was hired to race in the two Indianapolis races with the No. 6 car.{{cite web|agency=Associated Press|url=http://www.foxsports.com/motor/story/indycar-indianapolis-indy-500-entry-confirmed-for-jr-hildebrand-040715|title=CFH Racing adds Hildebrand to Indianapolis 500 lineup |work=Foxsports.com|publisher=Fox Entertainment Group|date=April 7, 2015|accessdate=April 7, 2015}}

On January 28, 2016, dropping oil prices forced Hartman to withdraw from IndyCar. Afterwards, Fisher withdrew as well, and the team was rebranded back to Ed Carpenter Racing after just one season.{{cite web|last=Malsher|first=David|url=http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/ed-carpenter-resumes-sole-control-of-team-670366/|title=Ed Carpenter resumes sole control of team|publisher=Motorsport.com|date=January 28, 2016|accessdate=January 28, 2016}}

Racing results

=Complete IndyCar Series results=

(key)

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! Year

! Chassis

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! Drivers

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! {{Tooltip|Pts Pos|Points Position For The Entire Season, even though the driver might have driven for another team during the course of the season; Will be noted if applicable}}

! {{Tooltip|Pos|Points scored for the season}}

rowspan="6"| 2015

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| STP

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| ALA

| IMS

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| colspan=2|DET

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| MIL

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| SNM

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rowspan="5"| Dallara DW12

| rowspan="5"| Chevrolet IndyCar V6t

| align="left"| {{flagicon|United States}} J. R. Hildebrand

| 6

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|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 21

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 8

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|31st

|57

align="left"| {{flagicon|Italy}} Luca Filippi

| rowspan="2"| 20

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 9

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 10

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 22

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 14

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|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 9

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 17

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|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2

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|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 21

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|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 24

|21st

|182

align="left"| {{flagicon|United States}} Ed Carpenter

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|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 30

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|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 22

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|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 22

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 10

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 6

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|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 17

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|27th

|88

rowspan="2"| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|United States}} Josef Newgarden}}

| 21

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|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 20

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 9

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|rowspan=2|7th

|rowspan=2|431

67

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 9

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 7

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1

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|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 8

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 21

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 21

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 21

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2*

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2*

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 21

IndyCar wins

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
#SeasonDateSanctionTrack / RaceNo.Winning DriverChassisEngineTireGridLaps Led
1

!rowspan=2| 2015

|April 26

|IndyCar

|Barber Motorsports Park (R)

|align=center|67

|{{flagicon|USA}} Josef Newgarden

|Dallara DW12

|Chevrolet IndyCar V6t

|Firestone

|align=center| 5

|align=center| 46

2

|June 14

|IndyCar

|Exhibition Place (S)

|align="center"|67

|{{flagicon|USA}} Josef Newgarden (2)

|Dallara DW12

|Chevrolet IndyCar V6t

|Firestone

|align=center| 11

|align=center| 30

References

{{reflist}}

External links

{{Commons category|CFH Racing}}

  • {{official website|http://www.cfhracing.com/}}

{{CFH Racing}}

{{IndyCar Series teams}}

Category:IndyCar Series teams

Category:American auto racing teams

Category:Auto racing teams established in 2014

Category:Auto racing teams disestablished in 2016

Category:2014 establishments in Indiana

Category:Defunct companies based in Indianapolis

Category:2016 disestablishments in Indiana