Mark Hotchkis

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Mark Hotchkis
Born (1969-04-17) April 17, 1969 (age 54)
Pasadena, California, U.S.
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.

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Racing career

After graduating from the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving and the Elf-Winfield School first in class Hotchkis 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]

He is married with two children.

Racing record

American open-wheel racing results

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

Indy Lights

YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints
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
7th57
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
5th101
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
7th74
1998 Mattco Raceworks MIA LBH NAZ
9
STL
21
MIL
7
DET
4
POR CLE TOR MIS TRO
7
VAN
11
LS FON
1
15th50

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

YearTrackCarEngineClassFinishStartStatus
2005 Mid-Ohio Porsche 914/4 F Production14Running

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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