Team Scandia

Team Scandia was a short-lived American auto racing team that competed in the Indy Racing League between 1996 and 1999, also entering the 1998 NASCAR Cup and the 24 Hours of Daytona on three occasions.

The team traces its origin to when Andy Evans bought much of Dick Simon Racing from Dick Simon during the 1996 IRL season. As such, Simon was listed as the owners of some of Scandia's cars in the 1996 Indianapolis 500; in which the team fielded a record 7 cars. The team tried to achieve a similar feat with five cars in the 1997 Indy 500, but with higher expenses brought by new chassis, the venture was less successful. Later that season, the team captured its only IRL victory with a car driven by Eliseo Salazar at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The team shut down in 1999 due to lack of sponsorship after scaling back heavily from 1998 onwards.

Team Scandia drivers

• Michele Alboreto (1996–1997)
• Racin Gardner (1996)
• Affonso Giaffone (1997)
• Marco Greco (1997)
• Stephan Gregoire (1997)
• Joe Gosek (1996)
• Jim Guthrie (1999)
• Michel Jourdain Jr. (1996–1997)
• Jimmy Kite (1997–1998)
• Billy Roe (1998)
• Eliseo Salazar (1996–1997)
• Vincenzo Sospiri (1997)
• Lyn St. James (1996)
• Fermín Vélez (1996–1997)
• Alessandro Zampedri (1996–1997)

IRL Race Results

(key) (Results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Chassis	Engine	Drivers	No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
1996					WDW	PHX	INDY
	Lola T95 Lola T94 [N 1] Lola T93 [N 2] Reynard 95I [N 3]	Ford Cosworth	Eliseo Salazar	7	Wth		6
			Fermín Vélez			19
				34			21
			Alessandro Zampedri	8			4
			Michel Jourdain Jr.	22		20	13
			Michele Alboreto	33	4	8	30
			Joe Gosek [N 4]	43			22
			Lyn St. James	90	8	21
			Racin Gardner				25
1996–97					NHA	LSV	WDW	PHX	INDY	TXS	PPIR	CLT	NHA	LSV
	Lola T95 [N 5] Reynard 95I [N 6] Lola T94 [N 7] Dallara IR7	Ford Cosworth [N 5] Oldsmobile	Eliseo Salazar	7	9	7	Wth		24	7	12	10	4	1*
			Stéphan Grégoire	8		26
				22	8
			Vincenzo Sospiri (R)	8					17	9
				22							6	20	2	22
			Michel Jourdain Jr.			2
			Marco Greco				8	4	16	26
			Michele Alboreto	33	3	5
			Fermín Vélez (R)				9	14	10	25
			Jimmy Kite (R)								20	15	23	6
			Affonso Giaffone (R)	34		10
			Alessandro Zampedri						35	12
1998					WDW	PHX	INDY	TXS	NHA	DOV	CLT	PPIR	ATL	TXS	LSV
	Dallara IR8	Oldsmobile Aurora V8	Jimmy Kite	7	16	18	11				23
			Joe Gosek	29			DNQ
			Billy Roe	33			30
1999					WDW	PHX	INDY	TXS	PPIR	ATL	DOV	PPIR	LSV	TXS
	G-Force GF01C	Oldsmobile Aurora V8	Jim Guthrie [N 8]	34			DNQ

1. Used by Alessandro Zampedri, Joe Gosek and Racin Gardner.
2. Used by Lyn St. James at Walt Disney World
3. Used by Michele Alboreto at Walt Disney World and Lyn St. James at Phoenix.
4. Switched from Tempero-Giuffre Racing (car #15) during practice for the Indy 500.
5. Used in the 1996 races.
6. Used by Michele Alboreto.
7. Used by Affonso Giaffone.
8. In conjunction with Coulson Racing.

IndyCar win

#	Season	Date	Sanction	Track / Race	No.	Winning Driver	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Grid	Laps Led
1	1996-97	October 11	IRL	Las Vegas Motor Speedway (O)	7	Eliseo Salazar	Dallara IR7	Oldsmobile Aurora V8	Goodyear	5	70