# Robby McGehee

Robby McGehee (born July 20, 1973) is an American former race car driver. He competed in the Indy Racing League and won the Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year award in 1999 after finishing fifth. He then raced for veteran owner Fred Treadway the next few seasons. By 2002 Treadway's team had closed and McGehee bounced around several teams and last raced in the Indianapolis 500 for PDM Racing in 2004.
McGehee got started in racing in 1994 when he went to Skip Barber Racing School with his mother. McGehee finished second in the Formula 2000 series Road to Indy Oval Crown series, including wins at Homestead-Miami Speedway and Atlanta Motor Speedway in 1998.
The 1999 VisionAire 500K at Charlotte was the first IndyCar race he qualified for, starting 13th. The race however, was cancelled after 79 laps due to spectator fatalities and struck from the record. McGehee was running 9th when the race was stopped. Later that month, the 1999 Indianapolis 500 would be his first official start in the IRL. He finished fifth in that race. Later that week, Robby presented his Rookie of the Year trophy to team mechanic Steve Fried, who was severely injured in a pit lane accident during the race, while he was in the hospital.
In 2004, McGehee was to have a fully sponsored effort, but the deal fell through weeks before the race. He was able to get backing from a St. Louis business (his hometown) and eventually Burger King. In order to qualify, he had to sweat out a possible qualification effort by Tony Stewart that never came to pass.

## Racing record
### American open–wheel racing results

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#### IndyCar Series

| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
| 1999 | Conti Racing | WDW | PHX | CLT C | INDY 5 | TXS 19 | PPI DNS | ATL 14 | DOV 9 | PP2 7 | LVS 6 | TX2 12 | | | | | | 16th | 156 |
| 2000 | Treadway Racing | WDW 10 | PHX 24 | LVS 6 | INDY 21 | TXS 2 | PPI 13 | ATL 4 | KTY 14 | TX2 24 | | | | | | | | 12th | 174 |
| 2001 | Cahill Racing | PHX 8 | HMS 12 | ATL 21 | INDY 11 | TXS 14 | PPI | RIR | KAN 10 | NSH 4 | KTY 18 | STL 10 | CHI 20 | TX2 14 | | | | 16th | 196 |
| 2002 | Cahill Racing | HMS 14 | PHX 21 | FON 17 | NZR 13 | INDY DNQ | TXS | | | | | | | | | | | 21st | 142 |
| 2002 | CURB/Agajanian/Beck Motorsports | | | | | | | PPI 17 | RIR 9 | KAN 13 | NSH | MIS | KTY | | | | | 21st | 142 |
| 2002 | Treadway Racing | | | | | | | | | | | | | STL 12 | CHI | | | 21st | 142 |
| 2002 | Red Bull Cheever Racing | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TX2 13 | | 21st | 142 |
| 2003 | Panther Racing | HMS | PHX | MOT | INDY 25 | TXS | PPI | RIR | KAN | NSH | MIS | STL | KTY | NZR | CHI | FON | TX2 | 35th | 5 |
| 2004 | PDM Racing | HMS | PHX | MOT | INDY 22 | TXS | RIR | KAN | NSH | MIL | MIS | KTY | PPI | NZR | CHI | FON | TX2 | 32nd | 12 |

#### Indianapolis 500

| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
| 1999 | Dallara | Oldsmobile | 27 | 5 | Conti Racing |
| 2000 | G-Force | Oldsmobile | 12 | 21 | Treadway Racing |
| 2001 | Dallara | Oldsmobile | 14 | 11 | Cahill Racing |
| 2002 | Dallara | Chevrolet | DNQ | DNQ | Cahill Racing |
| 2003 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 31 | 25 | Panther Racing |
| 2004 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 33 | 22 | PDM Racing |