IndyCar: Dutch driver returns to HVM Racing

Published 7:49 pm Thursday, August 6, 2009

INDIANAPOLIS — Robert Doornbos has been rehired by IndyCar team HVM Racing.

The Dutch driver also drove for HVM in 2007, when he won Champ Car’s Rookie of the Year award. In 2007, HVM was known as Team Minardi USA. Doornbos won two races that season and finished third in points.

The move gives HVM two cars the rest of this season and all of next season. Doornbos will drive the No. 33 car and will race this weekend at Mid-Ohio. E.J. Viso drives the team’s other car.

The 27-year-old Doornbos made 12 starts in IndyCars this season for Newman/Haas/Lanigan and had four top-10 finishes. He was 28th at the series biggest event, the Indianapolis 500.