Birthdate: June 13, 1962, Nampa, Idaho Residence: Boise, Idaho Ht./Wt.: 5-10, 155 Marital Status: Single IRL Races: 7 1996 IRL Rank: 9 1996 Prize Money: $286,503 Davey Hamilton Indianapolis "500" Record (Passed Driver's Test 1995) Car Speed Qual Laps Laps Speed or Year Name Rank Speed SP FP Comp Led Reason Out --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 AJ Foyt Copenhagen Racing 15 228.887 10 12 181 -- Running --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total: 1 Race 181
Davey Hamilton was born June 13, 1962, in Nampa, Idaho. He started racing locally in the 6-cylinder class at Firebird Raceway in Boise. In 1979, he won the Rookie of the Year award, the season championship and set a track record. He made his supermodified debut in 1980, becoming Rookie of the Year in the CAMRA supermodified series in 1981. Davey continued to steadily climb up the supermodified ranks. Hamilton took the Northwest Supermodified Racing Association crown three consecutive years (from 1987 - 1989). From 1990 to 1994, he swept the leader board, winning championship titles year after year. He captured titles in the Western States Supermodified Tour, the Super Modified Racing Association Series, the Injected Fire and Fury Series, and the Madera Championships. In 1990, he made his debut in a number of other series including: the Bay Cities Racing Association at Madera, the Washington Midget Racing Association at Cottage Grove, Oregon, the USAC Silver Crown at Indianapolis Raceway Park and the NASCAR Southwest Tour at Tri-Cities.
Hamilton made his Indy "500" debut in 1995. The first year ended in disappointment, when the undertray broke on his car, forcing him to wave off. He joined the IRL in its inaugural season. His best finish came at the 1997 season opener at Loudon; he finished fifth, four laps off pace.
1996-97 IRL Season Results Event FP SP Laps Reason Out IRL PTS Prize Money ------------------------------------------------------------------- True Value 200 5 17 196 Running 30 $55,000 Las Vegas 500K 11 5 187 Running 24 $44,250 Indy 200 7 7 148 Running 28 $54,850 Phoenix 200 3 14 200 Running 32 $83,900 -------------------------------------------------------------------
