Team Scandia

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Team Scandia was a short-lived American auto racing team that competed in the Indy Racing League between 1996 and 1999, also entering the 1998 NASCAR Cup and the 24 Hours of Daytona on three occasions.

The team traces its origin to when Andy Evans bought much of Dick Simon Racing from Dick Simon during the 1996 IRL season. As such, Simon was listed as the owners of some of Scandia's cars in the 1996 Indianapolis 500; in which the team fielded a record 7 cars. The team tried to achieve a similar feat with five cars in the 1997 Indy 500, but with higher expenses brought by new chassis, the venture was less successful. Later that season, the team captured its only IRL victory with a car driven by Eliseo Salazar at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The team shut down in 1999 due to lack of sponsorship after scaling back heavily from 1998 onwards.

Team Scandia drivers

IRL Race Results

(key) (Results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

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  1. Used by Lyn St. James at Walt Disney World
  2. Used by Michele Alboreto at Walt Disney World and Lyn St. James at Phoenix.
  3. Switched from Tempero-Giuffre Racing (car #15) during practice for the Indy 500.
  4. Used in the 1996 races.
  5. In conjunction with Coulson Racing.

IndyCar win

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#SeasonDateSanctionTrack / RaceNo.Winning driverChassisEngineTireGridLaps Led
1 1996-97 October 11 IRL Las Vegas Motor Speedway (O) 7 Chile Eliseo Salazar Dallara IR7 Oldsmobile Aurora V8 Goodyear 5 70
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