Airton Daré
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Airton Daré (born February 9, 1978 in Bauru, Brazil) is a race car driver who has competed in the Indy Racing League. He made his first IRL start in 2000 and was a long-time driver for A.J. Foyt Enterprises. Airton has a single IRL race win which he captured for Foyt in 2002 at Kansas Speedway.[1] He was also the 2000 IRL Rookie of the Year.[2] Dare has five starts in the Indianapolis 500 with a best finish of 8th in 2001.[3] His best IRL points finish is 9th in 2002. He drove in the 2006 Indianapolis 500 for Sam Schmidt Motorsports, finishing in 18th position.[3][4] He is also racing stock cars and motocross in his native Brazil.
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Racing record
American Open Wheel
(key)
IndyCar
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | TeamXtreme |  WDW 11 |
PHX 22 |
LVS 14 |
INDY 25 |
TXS 10 |
PPIR 2 |
ATL 25 |
KTY 19 |
TX2 12 |
16th | 142 | |||||||
| 2001 | TeamXtreme | PHX 13 |
HMS 23 |
ATL 9 |
INDY 8 |
TXS 19 |
PPIR 5 |
RIR 15 |
KAN 6 |
NSH 17 |
KTY 20 |
STL 9 |
CHI 19 |
TX2 7 |
10th | 239 | |||
| 2002 | Foyt | HMS 10 |
PHX 12 |
FON 13 |
NZR 11 |
INDY 13 |
TXS 3 |
PPIR 9 |
RIR 6 |
KAN 1 |
NSH 17 |
MIS 23 |
KTY 23 |
STL 11 |
CHI 16 |
TX2 12 |
9th | 304 | |
| 2003 | Foyt | HMS |
PHX |
 MOT |
INDY 24 |
TXS DNS |
PPIR |
RIR |
KAN |
NSH |
MIS |
STL |
KTY |
NZR |
CHI |
FON |
TX2 |
34th | 6 |
| 2006 | Schmidt | HMS |
STP |
MOT |
INDY 18 |
WGL |
TXS |
RIR |
KAN |
NSH |
MIL |
MIS |
KTY |
SNM |
CHI |
31st | 12 |
Indy 500 results
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | G-Force | Oldsmobile | 21st | 25th | TeamXtreme |
| 2001 | G-Force | Oldsmobile | 30th | 8th | TeamXtreme |
| 2002 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 30th | 13th | Foyt |
| 2003 | G-Force | Toyota | 33rd | 24th | Foyt |
| 2006 | Panoz | Honda | 29th | 18th | Schmidt |
References
- ^ "Late surge leads Dare to victory". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Associated Press. 2002-07-08. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JrUaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mT8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6654,5550315. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
- ^ "Indy 500: Indianapolis 500 driver profiles". ESPN. Associated Press. 2006-06-01. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=auto&id=2462396. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
- ^ a b "Indy 500 Career Stats – Airton Dare". Indianapolis Motor Speedway. http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/indy500/history/stats/drivers/?f=Airton&l=Dare. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
- ^ Cavin, Curt (2006-05-15). "Washout: Rain cancels Indy's first-weekend qualifying for the first time in more than 20 years". AutoWeek. http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060515/FREE/60515020/1001/THISWEEKSISSUE. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
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| Preceded by Scott Harrington |
IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year 2000 |
Succeeded by Felipe Giaffone |
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