Kevin Cogan | |||||||
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Nationality | American | ||||||
Born |
Culver City, California, United States |
March 31, 1956 ||||||
Champ Car career | |||||||
116 races run over 12 years | |||||||
Years active | 1981-1991, 1993 | ||||||
Team(s) |
Jerry O'Connell Racing (1981) Team Penske (1982) Bignotti-Carter Racing (1983) Curb Racing (1984) All American Racers (1984) Curb-All American Racers (1984) Forsythe Racing (1984) Kraco Racing (1985) Patrick Racing (1986-1987) Machinist Union Racing (1988-1989) Vince Granatelli Racing (1990) Stoops Racing (1990) Team Menard (1991) Galles-Kraco Racing (1993) |
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Best finish | 6th - 1982, 1986 | ||||||
First race | 1981 Gould Rex Mays Classic (Milwaukee) | ||||||
Last race | 1993 Molson Indy Toronto (Exhibition Place) | ||||||
First win | 1986 Dana 200 for Special Olympics (Phoenix) | ||||||
Last win | 1986 Dana 200 for Special Olympics (Phoenix) | ||||||
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Formula One World Championship career | |
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Active years | 1980 – 1981 |
Teams | RAM, Tyrrell |
Entries | 2 (0 starts) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Career points | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First entry | 1980 Canadian Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1981 United States Grand Prix West |
John "Kevin" Cogan (born in Culver City, California, March 31, 1956) is a former racecar driver who drove in Formula One from 1980 to 1981. Driving a RAM Williams in the 1980 Canadian Grand Prix, he failed to qualify, suffering the same result driving for Tyrrell at the 1981 US GP West. He then moved over to Indy cars in 1982 but his career was cut short by a series of accidents.
Cogan made his Indycar debut at the 1981 Indianapolis 500, driving the #32 Sugaripe Prunes Phoenix PR-01-Cosworth DFX for Jerry O'Connell Racing, as part of the USAC Gold Crown Championship. Cogan qualified in 12th place and finished the race in 4th place with 197 laps complete. Despite this Cogan lost the Rookie of the Year award to Josele Garza. Cogan then competed in the rival CART/PPG World Series for O'Connell. In his debut, the Gould Rex Mays Classic at the Milwaukee Mile Cogan qualified in 7th place and finished in 2nd place. After the race Cogan was ranked 5th place in points. Cogan participated in four more races that season but his best finish was at the Los Angeles Times 500 at Riverside International Raceway. Cogan finished his debut CART season 23rd in points.