Owner Peggy Haas, Driver Sara Senske, & Owner Jackie Doty

Team Owners

Peggy Haas
Peggy Haas, in addition to appearing regularly in musical productions for the Children's Theatre, is active in a wide range of civic and charitable activities in her native San Francisco. At the time of Lynx Racing's founding, her now-ex husband was a driver in Jim Russell Racing School series at Laguna Seca Raceway. She herself had no background in auto racing, but when approached by Jackie Doty in 1990 with the idea of forming a team to help young drivers who had no money or connections, she responded with a long-term commitment.

"The challenge of actively assisting a few extraordinary individuals to achieve their dreams is something Jackie and I find extremely rewarding" states Peggy. "We are committed to, by whatever means possible, to prepare, inspire and motivate our driver towards achieve the excellence of which we know they are capable. We are interested in developing the right combination of qualities, including speed, personality, attitude and a willingness to learn, that are required to be a champion. Not just an Atlantic champion, or even a Champ Car or Formula One champion, but a champion in Life" !!!
 
Jackie Doty
From the first time I was a little girl out in Abilene, Texas, I wanted to drive race cars. My mother took me to a Hot Rod race when I was very young and I was hooked. Racing was simply not a logical career choice for me at the time. I went on to more realistic careers but in my heart, my dreams stayed alive. It was a small flicker of a dream but it was still there, waiting to be nourished.

In 1987, time and circumstance presented me with an opportunity to pursue my dream. I attended the Bob Bondurant Racing School when it was at Sears Point Race way in Sonoma, California. I flew from Texas to California to chase a childhood dream, not knowing at the time that the series of events I set in motion would culminate in the creation of Lynx Racing.
After the Bondurant school, I attended the Jim Russell Racing School and drove in their graduate series. At one of the races I met Peggy Haas, a woman who would become my friend and business partner.

I loved driving race cars but I lacked the talent to pursue racing beyond a hobby. When one doors closes, the Universe opens another. I may not have been a talented race car driver, but I discovered another talent which would keep me in racing.
Lynx Racing's expressed purpose is to help fund and train young drivers, not only to reach for their dreams but also to get in touch with their inner-self which will provide them with strength and guidance throughout their lives.

Lynx Racing has given me an opportunity to not only help others, but also to help myself. With each new driver, I re-discover the well of strength that exists inside of all of us who have the courage to face our fears, follow our bliss and give ourselves over to a dream.