Legendary actor and Champ Car team owner Paul Newman and fellow racer Eddie Wachs formed the team in early November of 2005

Team made 23 starts among four drivers last season with a top result of seventh place with Joe D'Agostino.

Newman Wachs Racing signed Jonathan Summerton of Kissimmee, Florida, to the #36 car in the Cooper Tires presents the Atlantic Championship powered by Mazda 2008 Season. Summerton made history when he took first place in the feature race at Shanghai’s International Circuit in China. Representing A1 Team USA, it was Jonathan’s first and his team’s first ever win.

In 2008 the #34 car will be driven by Simona De Silvestro, one of Switzerland’s top young racers and the newly enlisted driver to the team. She made history by becoming the first woman to ever earn a podium result at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2006 at the US Grand Prix. This is her second season with the Atlantic Championship Series.

Year:3rd
First Season: 2006
Series Victories: 0
Series Poles : 0
Series Starts : 23

Outlook
After entering Atlantic competition as a rookie team in 2006, the Newman Wachs Racing team will look for improved results and a championship run in ’07. With a wealth of racing and technical experience at its disposal the team will rely on ultra-talented American rookie driver J. R. Hildebrand this season. Hildebrand was dominant in capturing the FF2000 title last year and joined the team for the final race of the season at Road America. Hildebrand and the team developed good chemistry and solid results during pre-season testing, leading to high hopes for ’07. The squad also plans to field a second car for another skilled young racer this season.

Team Bio
Academy-Award winning actor Paul Newman met Eddie Wachs when both men were racing in the Can-Am series in the early 80s. The two remained close friends over the years and talked about someday forming their own team. When the new direction of the Champ Car Atlantic Championship was announced in the summer of 2005, both Newman and Wachs decided the time was right and Atlantic was the place. Newman, the co-owner of the seven-time Champ Car championship-winning Newman/Haas Racing team, joined forces with Wachs, a former Trans-Am, Super Vee and SCCA racer, to develop and mold young drivers into champions. In addition to its owners, the team brings a wealth of motorsports experience to the Atlantic grid. Standout engineer Don Halliday and former Atlantic engineer and team owner Ove Olsson will help manage the team, and the veteran crew will try to make sure the team is running up front throughout the season.

Contact Info for Newman Wachs Racing
1312 Armour Boulevard
Mundelein, Illinois 6060

Owners: Eddie Wachs and Newman Racing
Team Manager: Ove Olsson

847-996-1080
Cell: 847-917-6831
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