North American Racing Team
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"N.A.R.T." redirects here. For other uses, see NART (disambiguation).
The North American Racing Team (NART) is a motorsport racing team founded in 1958. It was created by businessman Luigi Chinetti to promote the Ferrari marque in North America through success in endurance racing.
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Founded | 1958 |
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Founder(s) | Luigi Chinetti |
Team principal(s) | Luigi Chinetti |
Former series | Formula One WSC Can-Am |
Noted drivers | Pedro Rodríguez Ricardo Rodríguez Phil Hill Jochen Rindt Masten Gregory Mario Andretti Jean Guichet |
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It was created in 1958 when Chinetti received backing from wealthy racers George Arents, Jr and Jan de Vroom. Ferrari already had a close relationship with Chinetti due to his success in selling the maker's road cars in the important American markets, and thus NART received a continuous line of Ferrari racers and support from factory mechanics.