The motor sports world lost an iconic team owner with the passing of Carl Haas. His death on June 29 was announced on his website Haasauto.com Thursday.
Haas won 16 championships and more than 140 races in 44 years as an owner, including four championships in the Champ Car World Series with driver Sebastien Bourdais and four titles in CART, including Mario Andretti's last championship in 1984.
"Carl Haas fielded cars for some of the best drivers in the world and his leadership and competitive spirit caused Newman/Haas Racing to become one of the most successful teams in our sport's history," Indianapolis Motor Speedway President Doug Boles said. "The IndyCar community was fortunate to have his personality as part of its family and Mr. Haas' legacy of excellence and winning will long be remembered."
Drivers, owners and officials in auto racing took to Twitter Thursday to remember Haas:
