Richie Hearn

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Richie Hearn is an American auto racing driver born January 4, 1971 in Glendale, California.

He ran in the Toyota Atlantic championship for two seasons, winning the title in 1995. In 1996 he moved up to IndyCar racing, driving for John Della Penna in both the IRL and Champ Car ranks. He won an IRL race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway to cap off the year and was co-rookie of the year at the Indianapolis 500, finishing 3rd.

He moved full-time into Champ Car in 1997 for Della Penna with high profile sponsor Budweiser but failed to post significant results and by 2000 was surplus for sponsored driver Norberto Fontana. He contested a few more Indy 500s, with a best result of 6th in 2002. In 2005 following the Indy 500 he retired as a driver and started Hearn Motorsports LLC that ran in the Star Mazda series. He planned to move the team into Toyota Atlantic competition in 2006.

[edit] Indy 500 results

Year	Chassis	Engine	Start	Finish
1996	Reynard	Ford-Cosworth	15th	3rd
2000	Dallara	Oldsmobile	23rd	27th
2001	Dallara	Oldsmobile	Failed to Qualify
2002	Dallara	Chevrolet	22nd	6th
2003	G-Force	Toyota	28th	28th
2004	G-Force	Toyota	30th	20th
2005	Panoz	Chevrolet	20th	25th