0 0 5 ▁by ▁H ear n ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁by ▁Air ton ▁Dar é . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁the ▁team ▁field ed ▁a ▁car ▁in ▁the ▁Ind y ▁ 5 0 0 ▁for ▁Bud dy ▁Laz ier . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁while ▁the ▁team ▁did ▁not ▁field ▁a ▁car ▁of ▁its ▁own , ▁it ▁prepared ▁and ▁engine ered ▁Rub icon ▁Race ▁Team ' s ▁entry ▁for ▁Max ▁Pap is ▁that ▁failed ▁to ▁qual ify ▁after ▁suffering ▁numerous ▁g ear box ▁problems ▁during ▁qual ifying . ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁made ▁a ▁joint ▁entry ▁with ▁Ch ip ▁Gan ass i ▁Racing ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Indian apolis ▁ 5 0 0 , ▁pil oted ▁by ▁Alex ▁Lloyd . ▁The ▁arrangement ▁with ▁Ch ip ▁Gan ass i ▁continued ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁for ▁the ▁Ind y ▁ 5 0 0 ▁with ▁Town send ▁Bell ▁driving . ▁▁ ▁For ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁SS M ▁purchased ▁the ▁assets ▁of ▁FA Z Z T ▁Race ▁Team , ▁retain ing ▁some ▁the ▁personnel ▁and ▁all ▁spons ors , ▁including ▁Alex ▁Tag li ani . ▁Town send ▁Bell , ▁Jay ▁Howard , ▁and ▁W ade ▁C unning ham ▁also ▁drove ▁for ▁SS M ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Ind y Car ▁Series ▁season . ▁ ▁Chris ▁Griff is , ▁the ▁team ▁manager ▁for ▁Sam ▁Schmidt ▁Mot ors ports ' ▁Ind y ▁L ights ▁team , ▁died ▁on ▁September ▁