Hoffman Auto Racing

Brief History

1930-1960 Gus Hoffman campaigned Sprint Cars and Midgets, his drivers included Eddie Sachs and Don Branson

1964 Gus's son Richard became co-owner of the Team

1973-1984 HAR fielded Indy Cars, Including 7 Indy 500 Starts

1989 HAR Won the first of seven USAC National Sprint Car Championships with RIchards's son Rob as the Crew Chief ('92, '93, '96, '97, '99 and 2002 )

HAR Has won 52 USAC features, and is the winningest Team in history.

HAR currently competes in the USAC Sprint and Silver Crown Series

Drivers of Note


Jeff Gordon	Tony Stewart
Kenny Irwin	Rich Vogler
Dave Darland	Johnny Parsons, Jr
Tim Richmond	Jay Drake
Brian Tyler	Tracy Hines
Robbie Stanley

8 TIME USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR CHAMPIONS HOFFMAN AUTO RACING ANNOUNCES SPRINT CAR DRIVER FOR 2008COONS JR. TO DRIVE THE KROGER/TIDE CAR ON DIRT AND PAVEMENT AND RUN FOR A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

      HAR. Hoffman Auto Racing, the winningest Team in the history of USAC National Sprint Car Racing with 8 USAC National Sprint Car Championships, and 72 National feature wins, announced today that USAC veteran and defending 2 time USAC National Midget
Champion Jerry Coons Jr. will return to drive the famous   #69 on dirt and also pavement in 2008.
     Jerry Coons Jr. is a native of Tuscon, Arizona. Jerry is one   of   USAC’s most talented and popular drivers. He won 3 USAC National   races for HAR in 2007 including 2 dominating performances at Manzanita to end the season. Jerry won the 2006 and 2007 USAC National Midget Championship in the Wilke   Pak car after finishing in the runner up spot in 2005. Jerry finished 9^th in the USAC National Sprint car Championship even though he primarily only ran the dirt races.
      “I am looking forward to returning in 2008 and I am very excited to run for a Sprint Car championship both for myself and for the Hoffman Team” said Jerry Coons Jr.
     “ We have had much success with Jerry since 2005. He , Rob (Hoffman) and Dan Launderville are communicating well and winning races. We believe Jerry is on top of his game and gives us a great shot to win our 9^th National Championship as well as Jerry’s first. Jerry is a pleasure to work   with , he drives the car hard each and every race. We believe that the Team’s performance at Manzanita was a sign of things to come in 2008.” said Richard Hoffman, President of Hoffman Auto Racing.
     “2007 was a learning year for us. We ran new shocks, a new mandated right rear tire, and tried some other changes. We believe we have a good handle on things for 2008 and are ready to win with Jerry right out of the gate” said Rob Hoffman, V.P. of Engineering HAR.
     Hoffman Auto Racing (HAR) competes in the Sprint Car and Silver Crown Divisions of the United States Auto Club (USAC). HAR was founded in 1929 by August (Gus) Hoffman. Three generations of Hoffman’s are involved with the Team HAR is the all time leader in USAC National Sprint Car Team victories with 72, and National Championships with 8. HAR also has 7 Silver Crown victories, for a total of 79 National wins. HAR celebrates 79 years of competition in 2008.