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IndyCar Team Owner Mo Nunn Passes Away
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Former IndyCar Series team owner Morris Nunn passed away in his Arizona home on Wednesday morning from complications of Parkinson’s Disease. He was 79.
Known as Mo to most, Nunn, who was also a driver and car designer during his racing days, was a Formula One privateer before later moving to America and working as an engineer for various Indy car operations.
Nunn worked with legendary George Bignotti before taking jobs with team owners Vince Granatelli and later Pat Patrick. Nunn was also the engineer on the car Emerson Fittipaldi drove to victory for Patrick in the 1989 Indianapolis 500.
Nunn joined new team owner Chip Ganassi in 1992 and worked with drivers including Eddie Cheever, Arie Luyendyk, Michael Andretti, Bryan Herta, Alex Zanardi and Juan Pablo Montoya.
He later formed Mo Nunn Racing, which competed in CART before moving to the Verizon IndyCar Series in 2002. Nunn retired after the 2004 season and was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2009.
(Photo courtesy of IndyCar).
Known as Mo to most, Nunn, who was also a driver and car designer during his racing days, was a Formula One privateer before later moving to America and working as an engineer for various Indy car operations.
Nunn worked with legendary George Bignotti before taking jobs with team owners Vince Granatelli and later Pat Patrick. Nunn was also the engineer on the car Emerson Fittipaldi drove to victory for Patrick in the 1989 Indianapolis 500.
Nunn joined new team owner Chip Ganassi in 1992 and worked with drivers including Eddie Cheever, Arie Luyendyk, Michael Andretti, Bryan Herta, Alex Zanardi and Juan Pablo Montoya.
He later formed Mo Nunn Racing, which competed in CART before moving to the Verizon IndyCar Series in 2002. Nunn retired after the 2004 season and was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2009.
(Photo courtesy of IndyCar).
