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[SpaceHorseParty]

 

Carl Haas, owner of Newman/Haas IndyCar team, Carl A. Haas Motorsports NASCAR team and the Haas Lola Formula One team, died on June 29. He was 86 years old.

 

Source (Carl Haas Automobile Imports Inc,)

[Pete_f1]

RIP

Gosh, he was a big name.

[midgrid]

RIP, a titan of the sport in America.

(Not to be confused with Gene Haas, before anyone starts to panic.)

[Ross Stonefeld]

Well he was the original Haas F1. 

 

Carl slapping Chip

 

 

God CART was fun. 

[PayasYouRace]

Sad news. RIP Carl. 86 is a fair old age to reach.

[Prost1997T]

 

Carl’s experience in team ownership included owning and operating: a Can-Am Formula 5000 team in the 1970’s; a Formula 1 team in the 1980’s; a NASCAR team in the 1990’s; the Milwaukee Mile race track: the Houston Grand Prix race from 1998-2001; and creating, owning and operating one of the most successful Indy Car Teams, Newman Haas Racing, from 1983- 2011, where Mario Andretti spent the last eleven years of his illustrious racing career.

 

That's interesting, I didn't know about the Nascar effort.

Edited by Prost1997T, 07 July 2016 - 17:45.

[dierome87]

RIP. 

 

It's a shame the team folded in 2011. It was up there with Penske and Ganassi in terms of accolades. 

[BuddyHolly]

Sad news    RIP

[HeadFirst]

A pioneer, and an important facet of racing in many formats. Sad of course, but 86 is a pretty good age.

[jonpollak]

http://www.racer.com...-above-all-else

[senna da silva]

An American racing icon. RIP Carl.

[Henri Greuter]

That is sad news.

I am still sad about the fact that, after all he did for US single seater racing he has always been denied to make a victory lap with one of his drivers and his partner Paul.

It would have been appropriate had he (& Paul Newman) at least won once at Indy. Regrettably success at Indy is the yardstick to which being sucessful or not is measured. Using it on Carl gives you a `false negative` judgement.

 

Rest in peace Carl, and thanks for the memories.

 

 

Henri

[ensign14]

I had no idea he was so old, I would have put him at early seventies.  He would have won the 500 had it not been for the idiot.  RIP.

[sportyskells]

i have a feeling this weekend indycar race will have one of those minutws hush before the green flag

[Bloggsworth]

Sad news indeed - That such a vigorous man should be taken by a wasting disease is cruel.

[JacnGille]

Wow, one of the most influential individuals in motorsposts has left us. Just occured to me if anyone has a list of the "A" list drivers who peddaled Carl's entries as well as up and commers he helped along their way. Sad news.

[Mandzipop]

RIP Carl Haas.

[LORDBYRON]

Gosh,RIP

[kento11]

sad I saw nothing in the U.S.  media, he'll be missed

[racinggeek]

That's interesting, I didn't know about the Nascar effort.

 

Mid-90s with Michael Kranefuss, who was running racing operations for Ford. Team was called Kranefuss-Haas Racing IIRC, running No. 37 Thunderbirds with John Andretti and I think Jeremy Mayfield up, Kmart and Little Caesar's sponsorships. Middling results.

[Imateria]

RIP Carl, we've lost both sides of the Newman Haas partnership now, though they both lived to a ripe old age.

[E1pix]

In thinking over my lunch, on behalf of myself and my friends, I feel some thanks are in order.

Thank You for sponsoring a dear friend to Formula Ford and Super Vee championships helping his F5000 effort, and for giving breaks to other deserving friends in FF and FSV.

Thank You for having so much faith in this 15 year-old reporter to place an ad -- sight unseen -- in his magazine, and then personally calling with regrets when that second issue was cancelled.

Thank You for the personal shop tour given to a kid on a Saturday when you had piles of stuff on your desk to tend to.

Thank You for your efforts to save the Can-Am, and for likely saving Lola in the hard times.

Thank You for bringing Sports 2000 to the States and for pumping up a friend before he lost his Dad.

Thank You for helping a young driver and friend win the Pro S2000 championship at 20.

Thank You for teaming up with that wonderful actor to add glamor to Champ Car racing, while supporting our nation's greatest driver ever.

Thank You for saving the Milwaukee Mile.

Thank You for always being there, if even ten inches before everyone else.

This is a sad day indeed...

[LiftAndCoast]

Wouldn't "RIP Carl Haas" be a more sympathetic thread name?

[pingu666]

rip ;(

[Craven Morehead]

Rip Carl Haas.

[senna da silva]

Indycar tribute.

 

https://www.youtube....h?v=1-OX8FvbJ-o

[teejay]

I have spent the last few weeks watching CART/Champcar/Indycar seasons from 1995 - up to 2002 atm.

 

Carl Haas is a legend of motor sport, I am shattered by the news. 

 

RIP sir. 

[Ross Stonefeld]

Mid-90s with Michael Kranefuss, who was running racing operations for Ford. Team was called Kranefuss-Haas Racing IIRC, running No. 37 Thunderbirds with John Andretti and I think Jeremy Mayfield up, Kmart and Little Caesar's sponsorships. Middling results.

 

Don't forget Haas-Carter into the early 00s 

[SKL]

No kidding- a true icon.  And loyal to Champ Car (CART) to the bitter end...   and I doubt anyone else could have gotten old "nige over here right after his F1 championship.

 

 

RIP...

[Xentas]

Second major motorsport icon has passed on. I am sorry to both Families for their loss, they contributed so much to motorsport all over the world and they won't be forgotten.

 

Rest in Peace.