Minardi Team USA is an auto racing team that competes in the Champ Car World Series. It was bought by Paul Stoddart in December 2006^[1] and prior to that has had a long history of changes of ownership. Its previous incarnation was as CTE-HVM Racing co-owned by actor/comedian Cedric the Entertainer and Keith Wiggins. Champ Car, a shortened form of Championship Car, has been the name for a class of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades. ... Stoddart at the 2005 Australian Grand Prix Paul Stoddart Born May 26th, 1955, is an Australian millionaire and owner of the Minardi Formula One racing team. ... Cedric the Asshole (born Cedric Antonio Kyles, April 24, 1964 in Jefferson City, Missouri) is an American actor and comedian. ... Keith Wiggins is a motor racing team owner born in Great Britain. ...

The team has had a long history of names, first as Bettenhausen Motorsports under the leadership of Tony Bettenhausen Jr. The cars were primarily dark blue, white and red with Alumax Aluminum sponsorship and ran several drivers of note, Stefan Johansson, Helio Castroneves and Patrick Carpentier among them. It was a difficult 1999 season as the team ran three drivers and Shigeaki Hattori had his competitor's license revoked by chief steward Wally Dallenbach, Sr. before the race at Laguna Seca. Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. ... Stefan Nils Edwin Johansson (born September 8, 1956) is a former Formula One driver from Sweden. ... Hélio Castroneves (born May 10, 1975 in São Paulo, Brazil) is one of the top drivers in North American open-wheel racing, first in the Champcar series and now in the Indy Racing League. ... Patrick Carpentier (born on August 13, 1971 in Ville Lasalle, Quebec, Canada) is a Canada racing driver from Quebec. ... Shigeaki Hattori (服部 茂章, November 3, 1963-)is the only NASCAR driver from Japan. ... Wally Dallenbach Sr. ... This articles section called Formula One does not cite its references or sources. ...

Tragically, before the 2000 season started, Bettenhausen, his wife and two business associates were killed in a plane crash en route to spring training in Homestead, Florida. The team was renamed Herdez Competition as Michel Jourdain Jr. came aboard with Wiggins taking over as team manager. Two uncompetitive seasons followed and Mario Dominguez came into the team in 2002. A rather fortunate victory came at Surfer's Paradise in a water-logged event, as Dominguez started last and failed to pass a single car on track but benefitted from pit strategy. Location of Homestead in Miami-Dade County, Florida Homestead is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States nestled between Biscayne National Park to the east and Everglades National Park to the west. ... Michel Jourdain Jr. ... Mario Domínguez - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Surfers Paradise by day during Schoolies Week, in Cavill Mall. ...

The win boosted his confidence and a 1-2 result at Miami, Dominguez leading Roberto Moreno, was the highlight of a much-improved 2003 season. Ryan Hunter-Reay came into the team in 2004 and led all 250 laps at The Milwaukee Mile. Herdez sponsorship faded at the end of the year and for 2005, with the team now called HVM Inc., Wiggins was forced to take on pay-drivers Björn Wirdheim and Ronnie Bremer. Both of their funds dried up before the end of the season and several other drivers had chances in the team's two cars. This article is about the city in Florida. ... Roberto Moreno (born Roberto Pupo Moreno, February 11th, 1959 in Rio de Janeiro) is a former Formula One driver from Brazil. ... Ryan Hunter-Reay is an American race car driver in the Champ Car World Series. ... The Milwaukee Mile is a race track in West Allis, Wisconsin. ... Björn Wirdheim is a racing driver born on April 4, 1980 in Växjö, Sweden. ... Ronnie Bremer (b. ...

Cedric the Entertainer became a co-owner late in the season and added a celebrity presence to the field. The cars this year run a distinctive gunmetal gray livery that is hard to miss, with Cedric's A Bird and A Bear entertainment company on the sidepods.

In 2006, former owner of the now defunct Formula 1 team Minardi, Paul Stoddart bought an interest in the team and re-christened it Minardi Team USA. Minardi was an automobile racing team and constructor founded in 1979 by Giancarlo Minardi. ... Stoddart at the 2005 Australian Grand Prix Paul Stoddart Born May 26th, 1955, is an Australian millionaire and owner of the Minardi Formula One racing team. ...

List of Drivers for Bettenhausen/Herdez/HVM/CTE-HVM/Minardi Team USA

• Gary Bettenhausen (1982-1983, 1996)
• Ronnie Bremer (2005)
• Patrick Carpentier (1997)
• Helio Castroneves (1998)
• Dan Clarke (2006)
• Fabrizio del Monte (2005)
• Mario Dominguez (2002-2004)
• Roberto Gonzalez (2003)
• Shigeaki Hattori (1999)
• Ryan Hunter-Reay (2004)
• Stefan Johansson (1992-1996)
• Michel Jourdain Jr. (2000-2001)
• Rodolfo Lavin (2005)
• Roberto Moreno (2003)
• Nelson Philippe (2006)
• Homero Richards (2005)
• Gualter Salles (1999)
• Alex Sperafico (2005)
• Björn Wirdheim (2005)

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References

1. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/6190695.stm