Richie Hearn

Richie Hearn
Hearn practicing for the 2007 Indianapolis 500
Nationality	American
Born	(1971-01-04) January 4, 1971 (age 53) Glendale, California, U.S.
Indy Racing League IndyCar Series
Years active	1996, 2000–2005, 2007
Teams	Della Penna Motorsports Pagan Racing A. J. Foyt Enterprises Team Menard Hemelgarn Racing Hemelgarn/Racing Professionals
Starts	25
Wins	1
Poles	2
Best finish	4th in 1996
CART Championship Car
Years active	1996–1999
Teams	Della Penna Motorsports
Starts	59
Wins	0
Poles	0
Best finish	16th in 1998
Previous series
1994–1995	Toyota Atlantic
Championship titles
1995	Toyota Atlantic Series

Richard Edward Hearn^[1] (born January 4, 1971) is an American former racing driver.

Hearn was born in Glendale, California. He ran in the Toyota Atlantic championship for two seasons, winning the title in 1995. In 1996, he began driving for John Della Penna in both the IRL and Champ Car ranks. He won an IRL race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway to cap off the year and was the highest finishing rookie at the Indianapolis 500, finishing 3rd.

Hearn moved full-time into Champ Car in 1997 for Della Penna with high-profile sponsor Budweiser but failed to post significant results and by 2000 was surplus for sponsored driver Norberto Fontana. He contested a few more Indy 500s, with a best result of 6th in 2002. In 2005 following the Indy 500 he retired as a driver and started Hearn Motorsports LLC that ran in the Star Mazda series. He planned to move the team into Toyota Atlantic competition in 2006. Hearn returned from retirement to qualify on Bump Day of the 2007 Indianapolis 500 in a car jointly entered by Racing Professionals and Hemelgarn Racing.

Hearn is currently a driving instructor at Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch's Ron Fellows driving school.