Starr Racing

Starr Racing, currently competing as Speedway Aston Martin Starr Racing, is a British-American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the Okaycar Pro Series, the Okaycar Dev Series, and the Okaycar Truck Series. The team is owned by Ringo Starr, former drummer for the Beatles. It was founded in 2019 as Hoosier Motorsports after Haas. In 2021, Ray Evernham, purchased the team from the Hoosier ownership group, renaming the team Evernham Motorsports. Starr purchased the assets to the team following Evernham's disappearance in 2023. Speedway Gas is the current title sponsor of the team.

As of 2028, Starr Racing has won one Pro Series owners championship, one Dev Series owners title, one Dev Series drivers title, one Truck Series owners title, one Truck Series drivers title, and one Rolex 500 win. The team has 11 Okaycar Pro Series victories, 8 Dev Series wins, and 4 Truck Series victories.

All Starr race cars are constructed start-to-finish at the 100-plus acre Starr Racing complex in Indianapolis, Indiana. The team also maintains satellite offices in Kannapolis, North Carolina, and London, England.

In the Okaycar Pro Series, Starr Racing currently fields two Aston Martin Vantage teams: the No. 14 for Chris Buescher, and the No. 99 for Jesse Little. In the Dev Series, the team currently fields two Aston Martin Vantages: the No. 17 for Felix Rosenqvist, and the No. 97 for Felix Rosenqvist. In the Truck Series, the team currently fields three Mercedes-Benz X-Classes: the No. 9 for Flavius Boolin, the No. 11 for Chase Briscoe, and the No. 97 for Mei Overwatch. The team fields two extra Aston Martin Vantages at the Rolex 500, the No. 11 for Chase Briscoe, and the No. 98 for Ryan Newman.

Team History
What is now Starr Racing was founded in 2019 as Hoosier Motorsports by a group of investors based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The team would field Ford Mustang GTs, and enter the #11 Speedway Mustang for Chase Briscoe, and the #17 Haas CNC Mustang for Felix Rosenqvist. Hoosier found speed quick out of the gate, with Briscoe winning the team's first race at Charlotte, and adding a second at Darlington en route to the Owners Championship in the Inaugural Okaycar Pro Series season. The strong start enticed title sponsorship from Haas, the sponsor of the team's #17 entry. With the new backing, the team would compete as Haas Hoosier Motorsports for 2020. Despite this, it would be a steep decline for Hoosier, falling all the way back to 12th in the standings, one spot from the bottom position. The team would also debut in the new Okaycar Dev Series in 2020, fielding the #20 Volvo for Justin Haley, who would finish third in points.

Following the 2020 season, Hoosier Motorsports was sold to former NASCAR Cup Series team owner and championship crew chief Ray Evernham. Haas remained as title sponsor and the team would be rebranded as Haas Evernham Motorsports. Alongside the name change would be a switch to Dodge, with Dodge Dealers joining to sponsor the rebranded #9 for Chase Briscoe. Haas CNC would continue to sponsor Felix Rosenqvist, with his number switching to #19. Despite the new ownership, 2021 would be even worse for the team, finishing 13th in points, two spots from the bottom position. However, the team's Dev Series effort was more fruitful, with newcomer Jesse Little notching Evernham's first Dev Series win at Iowa, and notching a second at Watkins Glen. The Dev Series team would ultimately finish third in the teams standings.

For 2022, changes were needed. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing would become a minority owner of the team, bringing racing experience and sponsorship. Haas exited as title sponsor, but remained an associate sponsor of the team. Replacing Haas would be Panasonic, a RLL partner. The team would compete as Panasonic Evernham Motorsports with Rahal Letterman Lanigan in 2022. Both drivers would change, with Chase Briscoe moving to the Dev Series and Felix Rosenqvist departing Okaycar. Replacing them would be Dev Series standout Jesse Little in the #9 Mopar Dodge, and RLL driver Takuma Sato in the #19 Panasonic/Mi-Jack Dodge. The team would finish eighth in points, with Little winning the team's first race in three years at Sonoma. Little would notch a second race win in 2022 at Mosport, and won the ROTY award. Little nearly won the team's first Drivers Championship as well, before a late incident knocked him out of contentuon. The Dev Series team would see mixed results in 2022, finishing seventh in points with Chase Briscoe piloting the #99 and Justin Haley in the #98.

The team would return with the same lineup in 2023, but would leave Dodge for the controversial Lexus alliance. Evernham would finish fourth in the points standings, the highest ranking Lexus team, with Little, driving with new Coors sponsorship, notching one win. The Dev series team would again see average results in 2023, with Graham Rahal replacing Justin Haley in the #98, partnering with Chase Briscoe to bring the team home eighth in points. Team owner Ray Evernham would mysteriously disappear midway through the season, leaving the future of the team in doubt.

After the 2023 season the team was sold by Evernham's estate to former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr. Starr would move the team to the new Tesla bloc, and sign a partnership deal with McLaren Racing. The team would compete as McLaren-Tesla Starr Racing in 2024, foregoing a title sponsor for the time being. Jesse Little's team would rebrand to the #99, with new sponsorship from Transport for London. Fan favorite Felix Rosenqvist would return to Okaycar, taking over the rebranded #19 team, now the #9, with sponsorship from Ericsson. Little would win two races, including the team's first Rolex 500 triumph at Daytona. The team would finish seventh in points in Starr's first year of ownership. The Dev Series team also saw changes, with Chase Briscoe retiring to focus on his mental health, and Rahal disappearing in One Korea. To replace them would be Boris Ivanovich in the #9, and Florida Man in the #99. The team struggled after all the change, finishing ninth in points.

In 2025, Starr Racing would move to Aston Martin following Ringo Starr's appointment as Aston Martin chairman. The team would rebrand as Aston Martin Starr Racing for 2025. Both Pro Series seats remained the same, with Little again finding victory lane once, and Rosenqvist winning a heat race at Richmond. The team would finish sixth in points. In the Dev Series, Boris Ivanovich would be replaced by Chris Buescher in the newly minted #17, winning once. Florida Man would return and win his first race as well. Despite the wins, the team was racked by poor finishes, finishing tenth in points.

For 2026, Starr Racing signed a title sponsorship agreement with long-time supporter Speedway, becoming Speedway Aston Martin Starr Racing. Both drivers and sponsors returned once again, with Little reaching victory lane twice and coming one heartbreaking wreck away from a title once more. Rosenqvist would win the Most Popular Driver award, and the team would win the Most Popular Team award. Starr Racing would finish 2026 third in points. In the Dev Series, Chris Buescher won two races, including the season finale at Phoenix, en route to a narrow title victory, requiring a tiebreaker with second place driver Fifty Seven. The team would finish sixth in points despite Buescher's title. New in 2026 was the Okaycar Truck Series, with Starr fielding three entries, the #9 for Erik Bjerk, the #11 for Chase Briscoe, making his return to racing, and the #97 for Fall Brawl standout Ferdinand Habsburg. Both Habsburg and Briscoe would find victory lane, with Briscoe winning the race and the title at Phoenix. Starr would win the inaugural Owners Championship in the Truck Series as well.

2027 was a quiet year for Starr. Ericsson departed as Rosenqvist's sponsor, with Scandinavian Airlines filling the gap. Jesse Little went winless for the first time in his career, but won the Most Popular Driver award. The team would regress to eighth in points. In the Dev Series, Buescher had a chance at a second title, but an early wreck dashed his hopes. He would still win one race, in addition to one win from Florida Man, to push Starr Racing to the Owners Championship. In the Truck series, Bjerk was replaced by perennial journeyman Dougy Westervelt. Ferdinand Habsburg would win twice and barely miss out on a title, finishing second in points. Starr would finish fifth in the truck standings.

Before the 2028 season Starr announced major changes, Rosenqvist would step down and drive in the Dev Series, opening a Pro Series seat for 2026 Dev Series champion Chris Buescher. Buescher would bring Fastenal with him from the Dev Series to sponsor his renumbered #14 car. The Dev Series roster would be entirely different for 2028, with Rosenqvist taking over the #17, and Ferdinand Habsburg moving up to replace the departing Florida Man. Starr's truck lineup would also see a change, with Mei Overwatch filling Habsburg's seat in the #97, and Strictly Stupid Series standout Flavius Boolin taking over the #9 from Dougy Westervelt.

Felix Rosenqvist (2019-2021)
The No. 14 entry debuted in 2019 as the #17 Haas CNC Ford Mustang GT fielded by Hoosier Motorsports, driven by Swedish open wheel driver Felix Rosenqvist. Rosenqvist would have quick success, notching six top 10 finishes, including two runner up finishes, en route to a 5th place points finish. Rosenqvist also helped bring an Owners Championship win for Hoosier, alongside teammate Chase Briscoe.

2020 marked a sharp decline for the team as a whole, with the year being especially hard for Rosenqvist, who finished 23rd in points. A second place finish at the second Iowa race was one of the lone bright spots amongst six finishes out of the points.

2021 brought changes, as Ray Evernham purchased the Hoosier Motorsports team, changing the number of the #17 to the #19, with Haas CNC remaining the sponsor. However, Rosenqvist's performance continued to plummet. The Swede could only manage an abysmal 26th in points, with only three top 10 finishes and a best finish of eighth, paired with eight finishes outside of the points. At the season's end Rosenqvist was released from his contract.

Takuma Sato (2022-2023)
Rosenqvist's replacement in the #19 would be provided by Evernham's new partner, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. Japanese open wheel driver Takuma Sato, who brought sponsorship from Panasonic and Mi-Jack, would take over the #19 Dodge Challenger in 2022. However, Sato's performance did not live up to expectations in his rookie season, finishing 24th in points. Sato would manage to finish in fifth place twice as his best result, but finished out of the points in five races as well.

In his sophomore season, Sato saw marked improvement with Evernham's switch to Lexus, garnering a reputation for aggressive driving. Sato would finish 15th in points with a best finish of fourth at Iowa. Despite the improvement, Sato was released following the end of the 2023 season by the team's new ownership.

Felix Rosenqvist (Second Stint) (2024-2027)
Replacing Sato would be the original driver of the #19, now renumbered to the #9, Felix Rosenqvist. Ericsson would step in to sponsor Rosenqvist's #9 Tesla Model S for 2024 and beyond. Rosenqvist would improve from his form in 2020 and 2021, winning a Halfway Point and finishing second at Fontana, but wouldn't crack the top 10 in points, coming in at 17th.

Rosenqvist would improve once again in 2025, as Starr Racing moved to Aston Martin. The veteran Swede had a best finish of third at Talladega and finished 15th in points.

Jesse Little (2022-Present)
Briscoe's replacement in the #9 would be Dev Series standout Jesse Little. Little would find success instantly, winning the team's first race in three years at Sonoma, and adding a victory at Mosport as well, starting a legacy as an outstanding road course performer. Little would come close to winning the team's first Drivers Championship at Phoenix, before late contact with Jeremy Mayfield took him out of contention. Nevertheless, Little would win Rookie of the Year and finish runner up in points.