Newman Haas Racing Cars

Newman Haas Racing

Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing (NHLR) championship, each began looking to Champ Car racing in 1982. The two decided to join forces for 1983, with is a motor racing team competing in the IndyCar Series. The team operations are based in Lincolnshire, Illinois. Newman/Haas Racing was formed when actor Paul Newman and long-time racer Carl Haas, competitors in the Can-AmMario Andretti as the team’s driver. Since then, the team has won 105 Champ Car races, as well the drivers championship in 1984 with Mario Andretti, 1991 with Michael Andretti, 1993 with rookie Nigel Mansell, 2002 with Cristiano da Matta and the 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 championships with Sébastien Bourdais. In 2007 Mike Lanigan became a partner in the company, resulting in the change of team name.