Bryan Herta's team won the 2011 Indianapolis 500 with driver Dan Wheldon and the 2016 Indianapolis 500 with driver Alexander Rossi.
16 Facts About Bryan Herta
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Bryan Herta is the father of IndyCar Series driver Colton Herta.
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In 1995, Bryan Herta was hired to drive for Chip Ganassi Racing.
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Bryan Herta reported that Barron's car had actually hit his hands, only inches from his face.
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From 2000 to 2003, Bryan Herta drove for a variety of Champ Car teams including Forsythe Championship Racing, Mo Nunn Racing, and PK Racing, but never quite regained his form from the late 1990s.
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In 2002 Bryan Herta drove an F1 car for the first time, piloting a Minardi at the "Thunder in the Park" event held at Donington Park.
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In just his third IRL start, Bryan Herta picked up his first IndyCar Series win at Kansas Speedway for Andretti Green Racing.
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Bryan Herta was retained in an expanded four-car squad in 2004, usually running development engines.
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On July 31,2005, Bryan Herta took his second IndyCar Series win, defeating AGR teammate Dan Wheldon in a close finish in the Firestone Indy 400 at the Michigan International Speedway.
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On October 31,2006, Bryan Herta was confirmed as a driver for Andretti Green Racing's new Acura Le Mans prototype program for the 2007 American Le Mans Series season.
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Bryan Herta shared the car with Marino Franchitti, brother of his former teammate Dario Franchitti.
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Bryan Herta finished the season 7th in driver points with 1 class win.
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At the event in Australia, Bryan Herta scored a 10th-place finish.
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In 2016 Bryan Herta partnered with Michael Andretti as a co-owner and won the 2016 Indianapolis 500.
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Bryan Herta's son, Colton, is a racing driver, and made his IndyCar debut in 2019 with Harding Steinbrenner Racing.
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Bryan Herta has three children with his wife Janette, Calysta, Colton and Cade.