Mark Hotchkis

Mark Hotchkis
Born (1969-04-17) April 17, 1969
Pasadena, California
Previous series
1995-1998
1994
1993		 Indy Lights
Barber Saab Pro Series
Skip Barber Formula Dodge

Mark Hotchkis (born April 17, 1969) is an American former racing driver from Pasadena, California.

Racing career

After graduating from the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving and the Elf-Winfield School first in class Hotchkiss started competitive racing in karting in 1993. Hotchkis made his auto racing debut in 1993. In the regional Formula Dodge championships. Hotchkis won the Rookie of the Year title in the Western and Midwestern championships. The driver from Pasadena captured another five wins in the Eastern championship.[1]

For 1994 Hotchkis graduated into the Barber Saab Pro Series. In his first race at Bicentennial Park in Miami Hotchkiss finished eleventh. Near the end of the season with three rounds to go Hotchkis was placed third in the championship. As Hotchkis won both races at Road America and placed second in the season finale at Phoenix International Raceway the American beat Juan Pablo Montoya for the second place in the standings. The following year Hotchkis moved into Indy Lights, finishing 7th in points. He captured his first win the following year from the pole at the Milwaukee Mile and finished a career best 5th in points. He drove for Team Green in 1997 but failed to win and again finished 7th in points. He competed part-time in 1998 and won his final Indy Lights race, the season finale at California Speedway.

Personal life

Hotchkis is an alumnus of Chapman University where he studied legal studies. Hotchkis is now involved with his brother John's company, Hotchkis Sport Suspension, which designs and markets high performance suspension systems for classic muscle cars. Mark and John also own a classic Porsche 962 race car that they campaign in various vintage races.[2]

Racing record

American open-wheel racing results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Indy Lights

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
1995 Leading Edge Motorsport MIA
Ret		 PHX
7		 LBH
Ret		 NAZ
Ret		 MIL
5		 DET
10		 POR
9		 TOR
6		 CLE
4		 NHA
5		 VAN
13		 LS
9		 7th 57
1996 Genoa Racing MIA
3		 LBH
9		 NAZ
3		 MIS
2		 MIL
1		 DET
9		 POR
10		 CLE
Ret		 TOR
9		 TRO
Ret		 VAN
3		 LS
7		 5th 101
1997 Team Green MIA
4		 LBH
3		 NAZ
Ret		 SAV
17		 STL
Ret		 MIL
7		 DET
6		 POR
16		 TOR
17		 TRO
2		 VAN
11		 LS
4		 FON
11		 7th 74
1998 Mattco Raceworks MIA LBH NAZ
9		 STL
21		 MIL
7		 DET
4		 POR CLE TOR MIS TRO
7		 VAN
11		 LS FON
1		 15th 50

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

Year Track Car Engine Class Finish Start Status
2005 Mid-Ohio Porsche 914/4 F Production 1 4 Running

References

  1. ↑ "Mark Hotchkis Fact Sheet". Legacy Tobacco Document Library. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  2. ↑ Hotchkis featured on Adam Carolla Show, Hotchkis Sport Suspension PR, September 8, 2009, Retrieved 2010-01-02

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