Education
Foreign 1994 Hotchkiss graduated into the Barber Saab Pro Series. In his first race at Bicentennial Park in Miami Hotchkiss finished eleventh.
Foreign 1994 Hotchkiss graduated into the Barber Saab Pro Series. In his first race at Bicentennial Park in Miami Hotchkiss finished eleventh.
After graduating from the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving and the Elf-Winfield School first in class Hotchkiss started competitive racing in karting in 1993. Hotchkis made his auto racing debut in 1993. In the regional Formula Dodge championships.
The driver from Pasadena captured another five wins in the Eastern championship.
Near the end of the season with three rounds to go Hotchkiss was placed third in the championship. The following year Hotchkis moved into Industry Lights, finishing 7th in points.
American open-wheel racing results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
= Industry Lights SCCA National Championship Runoffs.
Hotchkis won the Rookie of the Year title in the Western and Midwestern championships. As Hotchkis won both races at Road America and placed second in the season finale at Phoenix International Raceway the American beat Juan Pablo Montoya for the second place in the standings. He captured his first win the following year from the pole at the Milwaukee Mile and finished a career best 5th in points. He drove for Team Green in 1997 but failed to win and again finished 7th in points. He competed part-time in 1998 and won his final Industry Lights race, the season finale at California Speedway.