Robby McGehee (born July 20, 1973) is an American former race car driver. He competed in the Indy Racing League and won the Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year award in 1999 after finishing fifth. He then raced for veteran owner Fred Treadway the next few seasons. By 2002 Treadway's team had closed and McGehee bounced around several teams and last raced in the Indianapolis 500 for PDM Racing in 2004.

Robby McGehee
McGehee in 2014
NationalityUnited States American
Born (1973-07-20) July 20, 1973 (age 51)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Retired2004
Indy Racing League IndyCar Series
Years active1999-2004
TeamsConti Racing
Treadway Racing
Cahill Racing
Beck Motorsports
Cheever Racing
Panther Racing
PDM Racing
Starts38
Wins0
Poles0
Best finish12th in 2000
Awards
1999Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year

McGehee got started in racing in 1994 when he went to Skip Barber Racing School with his mother. McGehee finished second in the Formula 2000 series Road to Indy Oval Crown series, including wins at Homestead-Miami Speedway and Atlanta Motor Speedway in 1998.

The 1999 VisionAire 500K at Charlotte was the first IndyCar race he qualified for, starting 13th. The race however, was cancelled after 79 laps due to spectator fatalities and struck from the record. McGehee was running 9th when the race was stopped. Later that month, the 1999 Indianapolis 500 would be his first official start in the IRL. He finished fifth in that race. Later that week, Robby presented his Rookie of the Year trophy to team mechanic Steve Fried, who was severely injured in a pit lane accident during the race, while he was in the hospital.[1]

In 2004, McGehee was to have a fully sponsored effort, but the deal fell through weeks before the race. He was able to get backing from a St. Louis business (his hometown) and eventually Burger King. In order to qualify, he had to sweat out a possible qualification effort by Tony Stewart that never came to pass.

Racing record

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American open–wheel racing results

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(key)

IndyCar Series

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Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points Ref
1999 Conti Racing WDW PHX CLT
C
INDY
5
TXS
19
PPI
DNS
ATL
14
DOV
9
PP2
7
LVS
6
TX2
12
16th 156 [2]
2000 Treadway Racing WDW
10
PHX
24
LVS
6
INDY
21
TXS
2
PPI
13
ATL
4
KTY
14
TX2
24
12th 174 [3]
2001 Cahill Racing PHX
8
HMS
12
ATL
21
INDY
11
TXS
14
PPI RIR KAN
10
NSH
4
KTY
18
STL
10
CHI
20
TX2
14
16th 196 [4]
2002 Cahill Racing HMS
14
PHX
21
FON
17
NZR
13
INDY
DNQ
TXS 21st 142 [5]
CURB/Agajanian/Beck Motorsports PPI
17
RIR
9
KAN
13
NSH MIS KTY
Treadway Racing STL
12
CHI
Red Bull Cheever Racing TX2
13
2003 Panther Racing HMS PHX MOT INDY
25
TXS PPI RIR KAN NSH MIS STL KTY NZR CHI FON TX2 35th 5 [6]
2004 PDM Racing HMS PHX MOT INDY
22
TXS RIR KAN NSH MIL MIS KTY PPI NZR CHI FON TX2 32nd 12 [7]

Indianapolis 500

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Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
1999 Dallara Oldsmobile 27 5 Conti Racing
2000 G-Force Oldsmobile 12 21 Treadway Racing
2001 Dallara Oldsmobile 14 11 Cahill Racing
2002 Dallara Chevrolet DNQ Cahill Racing
2003 Dallara Chevrolet 31 25 Panther Racing
2004 Dallara Chevrolet 33 22 PDM Racing

References

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  1. ^ Steve Fried Medical Update Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine, Motorsport.com, June 4, 1999
  2. ^ "Robby McGehee – 1999 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "Robby McGehee – 2000 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  4. ^ "Robby McGehee – 2001 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  5. ^ "Robby McGehee – 2002 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  6. ^ "Robby McGehee – 2003 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  7. ^ "Robby McGehee – 2004 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Indianapolis 500
Rookie of the Year

1999
Succeeded by