While most vehicles competing in motorsports today are equipped with some part or device machined or developed on a Haas, there are a number of race teams which proudly carry the Haas logo into competition. 

These racing organizations have entered into a special type of sponsorship agreement with Haas Automation in which the team and Haas become technical partners. Haas provides the teams with CNC machine tools and technical upgrades, while the teams allow Haas to use their shops as working showrooms where prospective clients can see Haas machines at work in an environment that demands absolute perfection.

Teams carrying the Haas logo include:

Hendrick Motorsports 

Following an unprecedented fourth straight NASCAR championship title, the three-car Hendrick Motorsports team again is bringing emotions to a boil in 1999. Three-time winner Jeff Gordon (’95, ’97 and ’98) previewed the season with a forceful move to the front of the pack during Daytona’s “Bud Shootout.” He followed that with a multi-million-dollar win ($2.1 million, the largest in auto racing history) the following Sunday at NASCAR’s big one, the Daytona 500. Gordon also received the “Driver of the Year” award at the annual ESPY awards ceremony the following night.

Current NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon strikes a pose next to the Harley J. Earl trophy he won -- once again -- at this year's Daytona 500.

Teammate and fellow Winston Cup champion (’96) Terry Labonte will again field the #5 car for ’99, maintaining the team’s reputation as the highest rated stable of racing cars in NASCAR. Wally Dallenbach, Jr. has signed on as driver of the #25 car, following his successful efforts as a substitute driver during the latter part the ’98 season when he garnered three top-ten finishes. 

In the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Hendrick Motorsports will again campaign the #24 GMAC Chevrolet pickup truck driven by previous series champion Jack Sprague. Sprague missed winning last year ’ s championship by a mere three points, finishing 2nd with 4,069 points. Look for some good racing here.

PacWest Racing Group 
The two-car PacWest CART team had a rough year in ’98, but things are looking up for ’99. The team received Reynard’s first 99I chassis in early November, well ahead of all other teams, giving drivers Mark Blundell (#18) and Mauricio Gugelmin (#17) the edge on pre-season setups. Initial testing at Sebring found Gugelmin running nearly two seconds faster than his best lap in a ’98 car.

In addition, the new version of the Ilmor/Mercedes-Benz IC108E “Phase Three” engine producing even more horsepower for 1999. While testing at Sebring, Blundell trimmed more than a second a lap off last year’s times. 

PacWest’s efforts in the ’98 Indy-Lights series earned a 2nd-place finish in final points standings for driver Didier André. André amassed his points by driving his V-6 powered Lola T97/20 to a first-place finish at Laguna Seca, logging several top-five finishes, earning two pole positions (fastest qualifier) and completing more race miles than any other driver.

Ilmor Engineering 
The new Ilmor Technology Center in Plymouth, Michigan is fully operational and using a pair of Haas CNCs, an HS-1 and a VF-4, to produce the latest “Phase Three” version of the ultra-compact Mercedes-Benz IC108E racing engine. This diminutive V-8, the smallest engine now running in the international CART FedEx series, put the competition back on the trailer during Spring Training at Homestead, Florida. Patrick Carpentier dominated the timing charts, turning in the first sub 25-second lap, followed by teammate G reg Moore, also in a Mercedes -powered Reynard. “

The results are significant because the engines that were fastest both days were some of the first engines built in our new Plymouth facility,” said Paul Ray, Ilmor Vice President. The new Ilmor-Mercedes powerplant is used in seven of the 1999 CART entries, including the PacWest cars driven by Blundell and Gugelmin.

All American Racers (AAR)
Dan Gurney’s American-built CART entry, driven by California-born Alex Barron (#36), carries the Haas logo on both sides of the driver’s compartment. Body components, along with numerous other bits and pieces on the Toyota-powered Eagle, are being machined on Haas CNCs. AAR recently took delivery of the first Haas VB-1 five-axis Bridge Mill and is making use of the VB-1’s extensive travels to fashion molds used to make composite body panels for the Gurney Eagle chassis.

Arciero-Wells Racing
Additional CART entries carrying the Haas logo are the two To y o t a -powered Reynards driven by Scott Pruett (#24) and 1998 PPG-Dayton Indy Lights champion Cristiano da Matta (#25). Arciero-Wells also fields two cars in the Indy Lights series competition. 

Off-road enthusiasts will also recognize the Haas logo on the Arciero-Wells-sponsored race truck driven by “Iron Man” Ivan Stewart. Known for his consistent, and very persistent, driving style, the “Iron Man” is a real attention getter when he takes to the dirt.

C&C Motorsports
This growing team campaigns entries in the SCRA series, SCORE off-road racing, and is now running in the NASCAR Winston West Series. The team’s SCORE Ford Ranger is starring in a national advertising campaign, and also will be featured in a build-up article for Four Wheeler Magazine.

Racing with Haas:
CART FedEx Championship
Long Beach, CA Nazareth, PA .  Madison, IL  Milwaukee, WI Portland, OR Cleveland, OH	April 18  May 2 May 29 June 6 June 20 June 27
NASCAR Winston Cup
Bristol, TN Martinsville, VA . Talladega, AL . Fontana, CA Richmond, VA Charlotte, NC  “The Wi n s t o n ”  Charlotte, NC Dover Downs, DE Brooklyn, MI   Pocono, PA Sonoma, CA .	April 11 April 18 April 25  May 2 May 15 May 22 May 30  June 6 June 13 June 20 June 27
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Monroe, WA   Bakersfield, CA Martinsville, VA  Memphis, TN Pikes Peak, CO Kansas City, MO  Bristol, TN  Ft. Worth, TX Portland, OR Watkins Glen, NY	April 3   April 10  April 17  May 8 May 16  May 22 June 5 June 11  June 19 June 26