Davey Hamilton

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "about". Template:Infobox racing driver David Jay "Davey" Hamilton (born June 13, 1962, in Nampa, Idaho)[1] is a race car driver who competed in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series and Stadium 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 the 1996–1997 season and again in 1998 season.

Hamilton had been proficient in supermodified 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 the Eagle Aircraft Flyer Special he attempted to qualify at the 1982 Indianapolis 500 for a rookie test with Hemelgarn Racing for Davey.[2] Davey attempted to qualify for the Indy 500 in 1991, 1993 and 1995. He made his first IndyCar start at the 1996 Indy 200 at Walt Disney World, the first ever Indy Racing League race.

Accident

In 2001 at the Texas Motor Speedway, Jeret Schroeder lost 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 the catch fence, and beginning to spin a number of times before coming to rest against the inside retaining wall. Also involved in the crash was Sarah 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.[3]

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.[4] He did, however, desire to return to racing, and in 2005, started taking steps to return to the cockpit.

In 2010, after retiring from the 2010 Indianapolis 500 on 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."[5]

Life after retirement

Hamilton became the color commentator for Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network broadcasts 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 new American 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.

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Hamilton practicing for the 2008 Indy 500

Hamilton also owns his own racing team, "Davey Hamilton Apex Racing." This team consists of two winged sprint drivers: his father Ken Hamilton and friend Mike Cullum. Also on the team is Davey's son DJ who races Outlaw Karts and Go Karts. Mike's daughter Jenna rounds out the team and she drives Outlaw Karts. In 2008, Hamilton became a partner in a group that purchased Terre Haute Action Track.[6]

In 2014 he co-founded King of the Wing, a national pavement sprint car series.[7]

Return to racing

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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 the 2007 Indianapolis 500, driving for Vision Racing.[4] 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 the 2008 Indianapolis 500. For the 2009 season, he drove for Dreyer & 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.

In 2010, Hamilton competed in the 2010 Indianapolis 500 for de Ferran Dragon Racing. He was involved in an incident with Tomas Scheckter on the first lap of the race, and was classified in 33rd, last place.[8]

Hamilton's final season of races would be 2011. He finished 24th in the 2011 Indianapolis 500. He also raced in the Twin 275's at Texas for unfinished business. His final start would be at the tragic 2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship at Las Vegas. Hamilton was fortunate enough to escape the major accident on lap 11 that killed Dan 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 the 2012 Indianapolis 500 due to a lack of available rides.

In 2013, Hamilton joined the Stadium Super Trucks, serving as a substitute for Jimmy Vasser at Honda Indy Toronto; Hamilton started first in the event, but engine trouble forced him to finish seventh.[9] 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 named Davey 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.[10] Davey also has a daughter named Hailey Hamilton, who was born on November 16th 1999, in Las Vegas, NV. Hailey is artistically inclined, and received a Bachelors degree in Photography at Taylor University. She now does social media marketing for six different brands including Dolly Parton's Stampede and Titanic Museum Attraction. She is aspiring to get her Masters degree in Art Conservation at New York University. .[11]

Career results

American open–wheel results

(key) (Races in bold indicate 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
DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		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 Lola T88/00 Buick 3300 V6t SRF LBH PHX INDY
DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MIL DET POR CLE MEA TOR MIS DEN VAN MDO ROA NAZ LS NC 0 [12]
1993 Senter Sculley Lola T90/00 Buick 3300 V6t SRF PHX LBH INDY
DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MIL DET POR CLE TOR MIS NHA ROA VAN MDO NAZ LS NC 0 [13]
1995 Hemelgarn Racing Reynard 94i Ford XB V8t MIA SRF PHX LBH NAZ INDY
DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MIL DET POR ROA TOR CLE MIS MDO NHA VAN LS NC 0 [14]

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 Lola T95/00 14 Ford XB V8t WDW
12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		PHX
17Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		INDY
12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		9th 192 [15]
1996–97 Ford XB V8t NHM
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LVS
11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		2nd 272 [16]
Dallara IR7 Oldsmobile Aurora V8 WDW
7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
G-Force GF01 PHX
3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		INDY
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		TXS
3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		PPIR
3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		CHR
16Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		NH2
17Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LV2
7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1998 Nienhouse Motorsports G-Force GF01B 6 WDW
3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		PHX
26Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		INDY
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		TXS
7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		NHM
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		DOV
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		PPIR
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		2nd 292 [17]
Dallara IR8 CLT
7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		ATL
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		TX2
9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LVS
19Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1999 Galles Racing G-Force GF01C 9 WDW
8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		4th 237 [18]
Dallara IR8 INDY
11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		TXS
7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		PPIR
3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		ATL
7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		DOV
23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		PPI2
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LVS
13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		TX2
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Barnhart Motorsports 25 PHX
27Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		CLT
CScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2000 Sinden Racing Dallara 44 Oldsmobile WDW
26Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		23rd 98 [19]
Team Xtreme G-Force GF05 16 PHX
18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LVS
20Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		INDY
20
 		TXS
24Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		PPIR
14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		ATL
15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		KTY
16Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Mid America Motorsports Dallara 43 TX2
19Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2001 Sam Schmidt Motorsports Dallara IR-01 99 Oldsmobile Aurora V8 PHX
12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		HMS
19Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		ATL
17Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		INDY
23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		TXS
24Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		PPIR RIR KAN NSH KTY STL CHI TX2 26th 54 [20]
2007 Vision Racing Dallara IR-05 02 Honda HI7R V8 HMS STP MOT KAN INDY
9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MIL TXS IOW RIR WGL NSH MDO MIS KTY SNM DET CHI 26th 22 [21]
2008 22 HMS STP MOT1 LBH1 KAN INDY
14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MIL TXS IOW RIR WGL NSH MDO EDM KTY SNM DET CHI SRF2 36th 16 [22]
2009 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 44 STP LBH KAN INDY
29Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MIL TXS IOW RIR WGL TOR EDM KTY MDO SNM CHI MOT HMS 40th 10 [23]
2010 de Ferran Dragon Racing 21 SAO STP ALA LBH KAN INDY
33Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		TXS IOW WGL TOR EDM MDO SNM CHI
18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		KTY MOT HMS 36th 26 [24]
2011 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 11 STP ALA LBH SAO INDY
24Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		TXS1
27Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		TXS2
25Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MIL IOW TOR EDM MDO NHM SNM BAL MOT KTY LVS3
CScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		41st 26 [25]
1 Races run on same day.
2 Non-points-paying, exhibition race.
3 The Las Vegas Indy 300 was abandoned after Dan Wheldon died 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 Lola T88/00 Buick 3300 V6t DNQ Hemelgarn Racing
1993 Lola T90/00 Buick 3300 V6t DNQ Senter Sculley
1995 Reynard 94i Ford XB V8t DNQ Hemelgarn Racing
1996 Lola T95/00 Ford XB V8t 10 12 A. J. Foyt Enterprises
1997 G-Force GF01 Oldsmobile Aurora V8 8 6 A. J. Foyt Enterprises
1998 G-Force GF01B Oldsmobile Aurora V8 8 4 Nienhouse Motorsports
1999 Dallara IR9 Oldsmobile Aurora V8 11 11 Barnhart Motorsports
2000 G-Force GF05 Oldsmobile Aurora V8 28 20 TeamXtreme
2001 Dallara IR-01 Oldsmobile Aurora V8 26 23 Sam Schmidt Motorsports
2007 Dallara IR-05 Honda HI7R V8 20 9 Vision Racing
2008 Dallara IR-05 Honda HI7R V8 18 14 Vision Racing
2009 Dallara IR-05 Honda HI7R V8 22 29 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
2010 Dallara IR-05 Honda HI7R V8 14 33 de Ferran Dragon Racing
2011 Dallara IR-05 Honda HI7R V8 15 24 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing

Stadium Super Trucks

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

Stadium Super Trucks results
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />SSTCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Pts Ref
2013 PHO LBH LAN SDG SDG STL TOR
7 		TOR
3 		CRA CRA OCF OCF OCF CPL 20th 38 [26]
2014 STP
8 		STP
9 		LBH IMS IMS DET DET DET AUS TOR TOR OCF OCF CSS LVV LVV 22nd 25 [27]
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 [28]

References

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External links

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