Robby McGehee

Robby McGehee (born July 20, 1973) is an American former race car driver. He competed in the Indy Racing League and won the Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year award in 1999 after finishing fifth. He then raced for veteran owner Fred Treadway the next few seasons. By 2002 Treadway's team had closed and McGehee bounced around several teams and last raced in the Indianapolis 500 for PDM Racing in 2004.

Robby McGehee
McGehee in 2014
Nationality	American
Born	(1973-07-20) July 20, 1973 (age 51) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Retired	2004
Indy Racing League IndyCar Series
Years active	1999-2004
Teams	Conti Racing Treadway Racing Cahill Racing Beck Motorsports Cheever Racing Panther Racing PDM Racing
Starts	38
Wins	0
Poles	0
Best finish	12th in 2000
Awards
1999	Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year

McGehee got started in racing in 1994 when he went to Skip Barber Racing School with his mother. McGehee finished second in the Formula 2000 series Road to Indy Oval Crown series, including wins at Homestead-Miami Speedway and Atlanta Motor Speedway in 1998.

The 1999 VisionAire 500K at Charlotte was the first IndyCar race he qualified for, starting 13th. The race however, was cancelled after 79 laps due to spectator fatalities and struck from the record. McGehee was running 9th when the race was stopped. Later that month, the 1999 Indianapolis 500 would be his first official start in the IRL. He finished fifth in that race. Later that week, Robby presented his Rookie of the Year trophy to team mechanic Steve Fried, who was severely injured in a pit lane accident during the race, while he was in the hospital.^[1]

In 2004, McGehee was to have a fully sponsored effort, but the deal fell through weeks before the race. He was able to get backing from a St. Louis business (his hometown) and eventually Burger King. In order to qualify, he had to sweat out a possible qualification effort by Tony Stewart that never came to pass.

Racing record

American open–wheel racing results

(key)

IndyCar Series

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Rank	Points	Ref
1999	Conti Racing	WDW	PHX	CLT C	INDY 5	TXS 19	PPI DNS	ATL 14	DOV 9	PP2 7	LVS 6	TX2 12						16th	156	[2]
2000	Treadway Racing	WDW 10	PHX 24	LVS 6	INDY 21	TXS 2	PPI 13	ATL 4	KTY 14	TX2 24								12th	174	[3]
2001	Cahill Racing	PHX 8	HMS 12	ATL 21	INDY 11	TXS 14	PPI	RIR	KAN 10	NSH 4	KTY 18	STL 10	CHI 20	TX2 14				16th	196	[4]
2002	Cahill Racing	HMS 14	PHX 21	FON 17	NZR 13	INDY DNQ	TXS											21st	142	[5]
	CURB/Agajanian/Beck Motorsports							PPI 17	RIR 9	KAN 13	NSH	MIS	KTY
	Treadway Racing													STL 12	CHI
	Red Bull Cheever Racing															TX2 13
2003	Panther Racing	HMS	PHX	MOT	INDY 25	TXS	PPI	RIR	KAN	NSH	MIS	STL	KTY	NZR	CHI	FON	TX2	35th	5	[6]
2004	PDM Racing	HMS	PHX	MOT	INDY 22	TXS	RIR	KAN	NSH	MIL	MIS	KTY	PPI	NZR	CHI	FON	TX2	32nd	12	[7]

Indianapolis 500

Year	Chassis	Engine	Start	Finish	Team
1999	Dallara	Oldsmobile	27	5	Conti Racing
2000	G-Force	Oldsmobile	12	21	Treadway Racing
2001	Dallara	Oldsmobile	14	11	Cahill Racing
2002	Dallara	Chevrolet	DNQ		Cahill Racing
2003	Dallara	Chevrolet	31	25	Panther Racing
2004	Dallara	Chevrolet	33	22	PDM Racing

References

1. Steve Fried Medical Update Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine, Motorsport.com, June 4, 1999
2. "Robby McGehee – 1999 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
3. "Robby McGehee – 2000 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
4. "Robby McGehee – 2001 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
5. "Robby McGehee – 2002 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
6. "Robby McGehee – 2003 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
7. "Robby McGehee – 2004 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.

External links

• http://rmracing.homestead.com/
• Ball State Daily News Profile of Robby McGehee

Sporting positions
Preceded by Steve Knapp	Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year 1999	Succeeded by Juan Pablo Montoya