29 Facts About Kevin Cogan

John Kevin Cogan was born on March 31,1956 and is an American former race car driver who drove in Formula One from 1980 to 1981.

Kevin Cogan then moved over to Indy cars in 1982 but his career was cut short by a series of accidents.

Kevin Cogan participated in four more races that season with his best finish coming at the Los Angeles Times 500 at Riverside International Raceway.

In 1982 Kevin Cogan joined Team Penske to drive the No 4 Norton Spirit Penske PC-10-Cosworth DFX.

Kevin Cogan had two pole positions at the Budweiser Cleveland 500 at Burke Lakefront Airport and the AirCal 500 at Riverside International Raceway.

Kevin Cogan finished the season sixth in points while Mears won the championship.

Johncock, who went on to win the 1982 race, pointed out that Andretti had jumped the start, and could have avoided the spinning car of Kevin Cogan had he been lined up properly in the second row.

The reason was that Kevin Cogan ran the 1981 race without a USAC Class I license and received no points for his 4th-place finish.

Kevin Cogan quickly fell out of favor following the humiliation stemming from the accident.

Kevin Cogan nearly had the dubious distinction of taking out two of the most famous American auto racing legends in one move in the biggest race of the season.

Kevin Cogan never managed to win a race in 1982, and was possibly fired by Roger Penske because of it and replaced by Al Unser in 1983.

At the season-opening Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach on the Streets of Long Beach Kevin Cogan would start 21st and finish in 28th place in the Ligier.

The car was off the pace at the beginning of practice and Kevin Cogan faced the possibility of failing to qualify.

Kevin Cogan would leave Curb-All American Racers after the Budweiser Cleveland Grand Prix at Burke Lakefront Airport.

For 1986 Kevin Cogan joined Patrick Racing to drive the No 7 7-Eleven March 86C-Cosworth DFX.

At the season opening Dana 200 for Special Olympics at Phoenix International Raceway Kevin Cogan scored his first Indycar win, leading 2nd place Tom Sneva by a lap.

Kevin Cogan did not get a good restart on lap 198 and was passed by Rahal, eventually finishing in 2nd place.

Kevin Cogan still led the standings after Indianapolis but suffered retirements in seven of the fourteen remaining races and fell to 6th in the championship.

The only 'highlight' of Kevin Cogan's season was a major crash at the Indianapolis 500.

Kevin Cogan suffered serious injuries with his right femur broken near the hip in four lengthwise pieces, requiring seven and a half hours of surgery.

Original television footage was inconclusive, and Kevin Cogan firmly assessed the blame on Guerrero, claiming that Guerrero cut down on him.

For 1993 Kevin Cogan would drive for Galles-Kraco Racing in the No 11 Conseco Lola T9300-Ilmor-Chevrolet Indy V8 265A in a part-time schedule.

Rahal was not successful and Kevin Cogan started in 14th place and would lead for four laps during pit stops, eventually finishing in 14th place.

Kevin Cogan would drive in three more races for Galles-Kraco, getting a best finish of 13th at the Budweiser Grand Prix of Cleveland at Burke Lakefront Airport.

Kevin Cogan would retire from racing at the end of 1993 with 6th place in 1982 and 1986 being his best finish in the CART standings and his win at Phoenix in 1986 being his only win.

Since leaving IndyCar, Kevin Cogan has distanced himself from racing, stating that any interest in the sport died with Scott Brayton in 1996.

Kevin Cogan declined invitations to be interviewed for the centennial era of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2009 in which many IndyCar legends and IndyCar drivers were interviewed by ESPN.

Kevin Cogan refused invitations to participate in Indianapolis 500 festivities during the 100th anniversary of the race in 2011.

In 1988, ESPN reporter Jack Arute reported that Kevin Cogan was married, to Tracy, and had a son.