Citrone/Buhl Autosport

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Flag of the United States.svg Citrone/Buhl Autosport
Founded2019
Founder(s) Robert Citrone
Nick Citrone
Robbie Buhl
Tom Buhl
Folded2020
Base Detroit, Michigan, United States
Team principal(s) Robbie Buhl
Current series IndyCar Series
Noted drivers Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot

Citrone/Buhl Autosport was an American racing team, that competed in the NTT IndyCar Series with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing as technical team and Spencer Pigot as a driver. [1] [2]

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The team was created after a friendship of over 20 years by Robert Citrone, who is a co-founder of Discovery Capital Management [3] and minority owners at the Pittsburgh Steelers, [4] and Robbie Buhl. In 2016, Robbie, along with his brother Tom Buhl, started Buhl Sport Detroit, a motorsports marketing company, professional race team, and teen driving program based in Detroit, Michigan. Buhl's racing team, Racing4Detroit, ran in the Americas Rallycross Championship in 2018 and 2019, with Alex Keyes as the racing driver.

History

IndyCar

On February 27, 2020, the newly formed team announces its participation in the GMR Grand Prix and the Indy 500 [5] [6] in May, with American Spencer Pigot [7] as driver, Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the rounds set in May were moved to June and August.

Racing results

IndyCar Series

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YearChassisEngineDriversNo.1234567891011121314Pos.Pts.
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing with Citrone/Buhl Autosport
2020 TEX IMS ROA ROA IOW IOW INDY GTW GTW MDO MDO IMS IMS STP
Dallara DW12 Honda HI20TT V6 t Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot 45242532nd17

* Season still in progress

References

  1. ↑ PROFESSIONAL INDYCAR TEAM FORGED BY THOSE PASSIONATE ABOUT RACING Archived June 13, 2020, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  2. ↑ Buhl Sport Detroit - THE ULTIMATE IN MOTORSPORTS EXPERIENCES. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  3. ↑ Robert Citrone Co-founder, Discovery Capital Management. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  4. ↑ Pittsburgh Steelers ownership at a glance. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  5. ↑ Pigot returns with Rahal, Buhl for Indy GP and 500. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  6. ↑ Spencer Pigot lands with Rahal Letterman Lanigan, Citrone/Buhl for two-race month of May deal. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  7. ↑ Spencer Pigot. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
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