Machinists Union Racing
Appearance
Machinists Union Racing was a
Indy Car team owned by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers and run by the IAM's national automotive coordinator Andy Kenopensky, a former appointee to the United States Metric Board
. The team competed in CART from 1981 to 1990.
The team was the brainchild of IAM president
Long Beach Grand Prix in 1988, finishing 13th in the 1988 championship while Atchison finished 20th. Veteran driver Pancho Carter joined the team with co-sponsorship from Hardee's
and finished 13th and 20th in two seasons with the team with a best finish of 7th, coming in his first race for the team.
All team members were card-carrying members of the IAM. They had initially experimented with building their own chassis in 1980 but it was abandoned before it hit the track.
Throughout his involvement in the sport, team manager Andy Kenopensky was a constant critic of CART's management of the sport and complained that the racing was too expensive and that rules were being crafted to benefit large-budget teams at the expense of small-budget teams such as his own.[1][2]
The union and Schaefer also sponsored a
Drivers
Scott Atchison (1988)
Pancho Carter (1987, 1989–1990)
Kevin Cogan (1988–1989)
Larry Dickson (1981)
Chip Ganassi (1985–1986)
Josele Garza (1983–1987)
Pete Halsmer (1985)
Jerry Karl (1978)
Rupert Keegan (1985)
Peter Kuhn (1984)
Jan Lammers (1986)
Randy Lewis (1984)
Roger Mears (1982–1983)
Rick Miaskiewicz (1987)
Mike Nish (1986)
Johnny Parsons (1984, 1986)
Scott Pruett (1988)
Chip Robinson (1987)
Tom Sneva (1987)
Sammy Swindell (1987) (failed to qualify)
Phil Threshie (1980)
Rich Vogler (1988)
Desiré Wilson (1986)
Complete Racing Results
PPG CART Indycar World Series
(key)
Year | Chassis | Engine | Drivers | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | ||||||
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1980
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ONT | INDY | MIL | POC | MDO | MCH | WGL | MIL | ONT | MCH | MXC | PHX | |||||||||||||||
IAM 001 | Donovan V8 | ![]() |
30 | DNQ | 22 | 25 | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||
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35 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1981
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PHX | MIL | ATL | MCH | RIV | MIL | MCH | WGL | MXC | PHX | |||||||||||||||||
Penske PC-7/79 | Cosworth DFX | ![]() |
31 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 22 | DNQ | ||||||||||||||
IAM 001 | Donovan V8 | ![]() |
67 | DNQ1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1982
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PHX | ATL | MIL | CLE | MCH | MIL | POC | RIV | ROA | MCH | PHX | ||||||||||||||||
Penske PC-9B/81 | Cosworth DFX | ![]() |
31 | 8 | 22 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Penske PC-7/79 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Penske PC-10/82 | 9 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1983
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ATL | INDY | MIL | CLE | MCH | ROA | POC | RIV | MDO | MCH | CPL | LAG | PHX | ||||||||||||||
Penske PC-10/82 | Cosworth DFX | ![]() |
9 | 7 | 28 | 8 | 6 | DNQ | 8 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 16 | |||||||||||
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55 | 25 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
1984
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LBH | PHX | INDY | MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | MCH | ROA | POC | MDO | SAN | MCH | PHX | LAG | CPL | |||||||||||
Penske PC-10/82 | Cosworth DFX | ![]() |
55 | 23 | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
March 84C | 10 | DNS | 7 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 10 | |||||||||||||
Penske PC-10/82 | ![]() |
DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1985
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LBH | INDY | MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | MCH | ROA | POC | MDO | SAN | MCH | LAG | PHX | MIA | ||||||||||||
March 85C | Cosworth DFX | ![]() |
55 | 28 | 31 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||
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59 | DNQ | 15 | 8 | 19 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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19 | 12 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1986
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PHX | LBH | INDY | MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | TOR | MCH | POC | MDO | SAN | MCH | ROA | LAG | PHX | MIA | ||||||||||
March 85C/86C | Cosworth DFX | ![]() |
55 | 23 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 24 | ||||||||||||
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19 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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14 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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DNS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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22 | 21 | 16 | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
95 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | 7 | 23 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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45 | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | DNS | 10 | 24 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Eagle 86GC | ![]() |
8 | 23 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1987
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LBH | PHX | INDY | MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | TOR | MCH | POC | ROA | MDO | NAZ | LAG | MIA | ||||||||||||
March 87C | Cosworth DFX | ![]() |
29 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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55 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | |||||||||||
March 86C | ![]() |
59 | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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14 | 12 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
March 87C | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
March 86C | ![]() |
DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pontiac V8 | ![]() |
DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988
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PHX | LBH | INDY | MIL | POR | CLE | TOR | MEA | MCH | POC | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LAG | MIA | ||||||||||||
March 88C | Cosworth DFX | ![]() |
11 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
March 87C | 8 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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16 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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15 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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55 | DNQ | 25 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
March 86C | 12 | 9 | DNQ | 16 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 20 | DNQ | ||||||||||||||
1989
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PHX | LBH | INDY | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | MEA | TOR | MCH | POC | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LAG | ||||||||||||
March 88C | Cosworth DFX | ![]() |
11 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 19 | 17 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 18 | 8 | ||||||||||
Johnny Rutherford
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DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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29 | DNQ |
- ^ Ran in conjunction with Mergard Racing.
References
- ^ Fleischman, Bill. Team Manager: Indy Cars Too Expensive, Philadelphia Daily News, August 18, 1986, Retrieved 2013-09-16
- ^ Glick, Shav. CART to Deal With Disarray in Its Meeting, Los Angeles Times, January 8, 1990, Retrieved 2013-09-16
- ^ 'California Dreamin' of a Race Team in Tennessee, RPM Race Report, September 2, 1989, Retrieved 2013-09-16