The Curb Agajanian Performance Group is an American motorsports team, currently competing as a co-entrant in

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and

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. It is owned by record executive

Mike Curb Michael Curb (born December 24, 1944) is an American musician, record company executive, motorsports car owner, philanthropist, and former politician. He is also the founder of Curb Records where he presently serves as the chairman. Curb also s ...

and racing personality Cary Agajanian; son of the late

J. C. Agajanian Joshua C. James "Aggie" Agajanian (June 16, 1913May 5, 1984) was an influential Armenian-American figure in American motorsports history. He was a promoter and race car owner. Early life Agajanian was born in San Pedro, Los Angeles, Californ ...

, a race promoter and race car owner. It has fielded an

entry or co-entry in various races since 2001. Curb also was involved with

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in both the

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and

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, owning

Curb Racing Curb Racing is a former NASCAR team competing mainly in the Sprint Cup Series and Xfinity Series from 1984–2011. The team was owned by Mike Curb, CEO of Curb Records and 45th Lieutenant Governor of California. Curb also had numerous business p ...

from 1984 to 2011. Curb had several business partners in the

operation over the years, including Agajanian from 1998 to 2006. CAPG has won two

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races as a co-owner, in 2011 with

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, and in 2016 with

Alexander Rossi Alexander Michael Rossi (born September 25, 1991) is an American professional racing driver and podcast host. He currently competes full-time in the IndyCar Series, driving the No. 7 Chevrolet for Arrow McLaren SP. Rossi is best known for winnin ...

History

For the 2001 season, the team partnered with Beck Motorsports and returned to full-time competition with veteran driver

Billy Boat William Leonard Boat (born February 2, 1966) is an American former open-wheel car, open-wheel driver who raced in the Indy Racing League. Racing career Boat began his career in United States Automobile Club, USAC where he won 11 straight Western ...

. Boat finished 2nd at

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and finished 4th in points. Boat went on to form Agajanian/Boat Racing with Cary Agajanian in 2002 and captured the pole at

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and finished 13th in points. In 2003 Agajanian joined forces with

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at the

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to field a car for

Richie Hearn Richie Hearn (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 ...

who was knocked out by an accident. In 2004 CURB/Agajanian/Beck Motorsports came into being and

P. J. Jones Parnell Velko "P. J." Jones (born April 23, 1969) is an American professional racing driver. He has contested in multiple disciplines, including NASCAR, IndyCar, IMSA GT Championship, the American Le Mans Series, USAC, the Chili Bowl, and the S ...

drove their entry in the Indy 500 to a 28th place DNF. In 2005, the team fielded a last-minute Indy 500 entry for rookie Arie Luyendyk Jr., however the car never handled properly and Luyendyk's best speed was easily bumped by

Felipe Giaffone Felipe Giaffone (, born 22 January 1975) is a Brazilian racing driver. He competes full-time in the Copa Truck, driving the No. 4 Iveco Hi-Way for Usual Racing. He also works as a commentator for Rede Bandeirantes and BandSports. He competed ...

, leaving Luyendyk and the C/A/B team the only entry bumped from the field that year. The team merged with Team Leader Motorsports to field 2 cars for the 2006

. The first team with driver

was Beck Motorsports owned by Greg Beck which was founded in 1995. The second team driven by Stephan Gregoire was owned by Kent Baker which was founded in 1988. Both Baker and Beck had many years experience working with their own and various other Indy Car teams. They were joined by Cary Agajanian and Mike Curb of Curb Agajanian Motorsports. The two teams ended their partnership for 2007 with P. J. Jones competing for Team Leader Motorsports. The team made a surprise entry into the 2007 XM Satellite Radio Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway and participated in it, the

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race and the Indy 500. Alex Barron drove in all 3 races and finished 15th in the Indy 500, 1 lap down. The team made its 2008 debut at Twin Ring Motegi with Roger Yasukawa at the controls. Yasukawa also attempted to qualify the Curb Records car in the Indianapolis 500 as well but was bumped from the field. In 2009, the team fielded a full-time

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entry, beginning the season with NASCAR driver Stanton Barrett behind the wheel. Barrett and sports marketer Steve Sudler both joined as partners of the team and the new name was CURB/Agajanian/3G Racing (3 Guys Racing).Cavin, Curt
Meira joins Foyt's team
''Indianapolis Star'', September 26, 2008

Jaques Lazier Jaques Lazier (born January 25, 1971) is an American former race car driver. He is the younger brother of 1996 Indianapolis 500 champion Buddy Lazier and son of former Indy racer Bob Lazier. Racing career The younger Lazier ran in U.S. Formula ...

was brought on to replace Barrett at

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after the team went home after a practice crash the previous week at the

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. Lazier drove the next three oval races and

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was brought in to drive the remaining road and street course races of the schedule. Barrett drove at Twin Ring Motegi, where he had sponsorship, and Lazier drove on all other remaining ovals. For the

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, Curb Agajanian provided a co-entry for

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driver

Mario Moraes Mario Ermirio de Moraes Filho (born December 20, 1988 in São Paulo)http://www.cbssports.com/autoracing/drivers/driverpage/1604847/mario-moraes is a Brazilian professional race car driver. Moraes started his career in minor youth motorsports. I ...

. For the

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, Curb Agajanian provided a co-entry for

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driver and

who went on to win the race, CAPG's first Indy 500 win. For the

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, Curb Agajanian provided a co-entry for Andretti Herta Autosport driver

. Alexander Rossi won the 2016 Indy 500 in this ride, the second Indy 500 win for CAPG. They remain listed a co-entrant in the car, now driven and co-owned by

Marco Andretti Marco Michael Andretti (born March 13, 1987) is an American auto racing driver who drives the No. 98 car for Andretti Herta Autosport part-time in the IndyCar Series. He is the third generation of the famous Andretti racing family. He is the 20 ...

Driver history

Curb-Agajanian

* Tony Bettenhausen Jr. (1980) *

Mike Chandler Michael Otis Chandler (born April 21, 1958) is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1980-1984 seasons, with 9 career starts, and started in the Indianapolis 500 in 1981–1983. A near head-on crash in practice for ...

(1983) *

Roger Mears __NOTOC__ Roger Mears (born April 24, 1947 in Wichita, Kansas) is a former off-road driver who also drove in the USAC and CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1978–1984 seasons, with 31 combined career starts, and started in the 1982 a ...

(1980)

CURB/Agajanian/Beck

* Alex Barron (2007) *

(2001–2002) *

(2004) * Roger Yasukawa (2008)

Team Leader Motorsports

* Stephan Gregoire (2006) *

(2006)

CURB/Agajanian/3G Racing

(2009) * Stanton Barrett (2009) *

(2009)

USAC

2012

In 2012, Curb Agajanian became the first car owner to win all three USAC Championships in the same year (Silver Crown, Sprint Car and Midget).

2013

In 2013, Curb Agajanian again won all three USAC Championships in the same year (Silver Crown, Sprint Car and Midget).

Indy Racing League/IndyCar Results

(

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) (Results in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

External links

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