Vasser Sullivan Racing is an American organization involved in

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. It was founded in 2010 by James “Sulli” Sullivan as SH Racing to compete in

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. In 2011, the team partnered with

KV Racing Technology KV Racing Technology was an auto racing team that last competed in the IndyCar Series. The team was originally formed as PK Racing before the 2003 season by Australian businessman Kevin Kalkhoven and former Formula One team manager Craig Poll ...

to form KVSH Racing. Following a two year hiatus after the demise of KV Racing Technology, Sullivan and former KV co-owner

Jimmy Vasser James Vasser Jr. (born November 20, 1965) is an American former racing driver. Vasser won the 1996 CART IndyCar championship with Chip Ganassi Racing, and scored ten victories in the series. Vasser was the last American to win the CART champio ...

announced that they had formed Vasser Sullivan racing. The organization has competed in racing series including: the Red Bull

Global Rallycross The TitansRX International Series (formerly known as Red Bull Global Rallycross or Global Rallycross) is a group of rallycross series, currently organised by racing driver Max Pucher and businessman Chip Pankow. The initial series was series ru ...

Series under the SH Rallycross/DRR banner, the

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where it has competed as co-entrants with KV as well as with

Dale Coyne Racing Dale Coyne Racing (DCR) is an American professional open-wheel racing team that currently competes in the IndyCar Series. The team was founded in 1984 and is owned by former driver Dale Coyne. From 1995 to 2000, the team was known as Payton-Coyn ...

, and the

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where it formerly partnered with Aim Autosport as Aim Vasser Sullivan before later competing independently.

James Sullivan

Sullivan founded SH Racing after graduation from

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in 2003 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Entrepreneurship. In addition to racing, Sullivan co-founded sports nutrition supplement firm Protein Bullet and the Dallas-based private equity fund Modena Capital Group.

SH Rallycross

SH Racing competes in Global Rallycross. With Scott Speed behind the wheel it competed in the 2013 X GAMES Los Angeles in a partnership with

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. SH Rallycross/DRR was launched as SH Rallycross in 2014 to compete in the Red Bull Global Rallycross Series. The team captured the bronze medal, earning its first podium finish, in its third event at the 2014 X GAMES, in Austin, Texas. SH Rallycross/DRR is led by Sullivan, Dennis Reinbold and Jimmy Vasser. In 2016 it fielded a Ford Fiesta ST. SH Rallycross/DRR has made 33 RBGRC starts, earning 17 heat race wins, eight finals podiums and one finals victory. The team finished fourth in the championship standings in 2014 and 2015. It had its best season in 2015 with four podium performances in the finals, including a win in Washington, DC. It was the only Red Bull Global Rallycross SuperCar team to make it to each main (final) event.

KVSH Racing

KVSH Racing is co-owned by venture capitalist Kevin Kalkhoven 1996, Indy car champion

and Sullivan. The group was formed in 2011, finishing eighth in the

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. The team won the Indianapolis 500 in 2013 with driver

Tony Kanaan Antoine Rizkallah "Tony" Kanaan Filho (born 31 December 1974), nicknamed TK, is a Brazilian racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the Brazilian Stock Car Pro Series, driving the No. 6 Toyota Corolla E210 for Full Time Bassani a ...

and fielded an entry in the IndyCar Series for four-time series champion Sebastien Bourdais. Bourdias is the only

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driver to win four consecutive championships, from 2004 to 2007. Bourdais finished 10th in the championship standings in 2014 and 2015. He was placed 14th in 2016 on the strength of 11 top-10 finishes in 16 races, including a victory at Detroit Race 1.

Results

Complete IndyCar Series results

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References

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External links

KV Racing Technology
Auto racing teams established in 2010 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship teams American auto racing teams IndyCar Series teams