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F1: American organization shows interest in graduating to Formula 1

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Khatir Soltani
Gene Haas, founder of Haas Automation and co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, confirmed he showed interest in graduating to Formula 1.

Haas published a press release which says:

“We have responded to the FIA’s ‘call for expression of interest’ regarding a Formula One entry on behalf of Haas Racing Development. We respect the FIA’s evaluation process and will share more details in the coming weeks.”

Founded in 1983 and based in Oxnard, Calif., Haas Automation is the largest CNC machine tool builder in the western world.

Stewart-Haas Racing won the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship in 2011.

This year, the team will field Chevrolets for Kurt Busch Tony Stewart, Danica Patrick and Kevin Harvick in the Sprint Cup.

Khatir Soltani
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