Airton Daré

Airton Daré
NationalityBrazil Brazilian
Born (1978-02-09) 9 February 1978 (age 46)
Bauru, Brazil
IndyCar Series career
39 races run over 5 years
Team(s)TeamXtreme
A. J. Foyt Enterprises
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Best finish9th (2002)
First race2000 Delphi Indy 200 (Walt Disney World)
Last race2006 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
First win2002 Ameristar Casino Indy 200 (Kansas)
Last win2002 Ameristar Casino Indy 200 (Kansas)
Wins Podiums Poles
1 3 0

Airton Daré (born 9 February 1978 in Bauru, Brazil) is a Brazilian race car driver who has competed in the Indy Racing League. Daré began his racing career in jet ski racing in 1990. He won six Brazilian championships, one South American championship and came fourth in the world championship. In 1995, he switched to motorsports, participating in Brazilian Formula Fiat. [1] In 1997, he competed in the Indy Lights and during three years in this category, he managed one victory in Detroit in 1998 and one in Nazareth in 1999, and his best championship result was a sixth place in 1998. [2] 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.[3] He was also the 2000 IRL Rookie of the Year.[4] Dare has five starts in the Indianapolis 500 with a best finish of 8th in 2001.[5] His best IRL points finish is 9th in 2002. He drove in the 2006 Indianapolis 500 for Sam Schmidt Motorsports, finishing in 18th position.[5][6] He also races stock cars and motocross in his native Brazil.

Racing record[edit]

American open-wheel racing results[edit]

(key)

Indy Lights results[edit]

(key)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
1997 Brian Stewart Racing MIA
11
LBH
6
NAZ
8
SAV
8
STL
6
MIL
11
DET
13
POR
20
TOR
9
TRO
9
VAN
7
LS
11
FON
8
10th 51
1998 Tasman Motorsports MIA
17
LBH
9
NAZ
5
STL
9
MIL
8
DET
1
POR
4
CLE
13
TOR
8
MIS
19
TRO
21
VAN
3
LS
11
FON
15
6th 78
1999 Forsythe Championship Racing MIA
2
LBH
17
NAZ
1
MIL
7
POR
5
CLE
5
TOR
19
MIS
15
DET
15
CHI
18
LS
12
FON
8
10th 71

IndyCar Series[edit]

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points Ref
2000 Team Xtreme WDW
11
PHX
22
LVS
14
INDY
25
TXS
10
PPIR
2
ATL
25
KTY
19
TX2
12
16th 142 [7]
2001 Team Xtreme 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 [8]
2002 A. J. Foyt Enterprises 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 [9]
2003 A. J. Foyt Enterprises HMS
PHX
MOT
INDY
24
TXS
DNS
PPIR
RIR
KAN
NSH
MIS
STL
KTY
NZR
CHI
FON
TX2
34th 6 [10]
2006 Sam Schmidt Motorsports HMS
STP
MOT
INDY
18
WGL
TXS
RIR
KAN
NSH
MIL
MIS
KTY
SNM
CHI
31st 12 [11]

Indianapolis 500 results[edit]

Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
2000 G-Force Oldsmobile 21 25 Team Xtreme
2001 G-Force Oldsmobile 30 8 Team Xtreme
2002 Dallara Chevrolet 30 13 A. J. Foyt Enterprises
2003 G-Force Toyota 33 24 A. J. Foyt Enterprises
2006 Panoz Honda 29 18 Sam Schmidt Motorsports

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Indy Car: Driver Airton Daré". Foyt Racing. Archived from the original on 20 November 2002. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. ^ "News". Team Xtreme Racing. Archived from the original on 12 April 2001. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Late surge leads Dare to victory". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Associated Press. 8 July 2002. Retrieved 22 November 2010.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Indy 500: Indianapolis 500 driver profiles". ESPN. Associated Press. 1 June 2006. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
  5. ^ a b "Indy 500 Career Stats – Airton Dare". Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
  6. ^ Cavin, Curt (15 May 2006). "Washout: Rain cancels Indy's first-weekend qualifying for the first time in more than 20 years". AutoWeek. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
  7. ^ "Airton Daré – 2000 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Airton Daré – 2001 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Airton Daré – 2002 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Airton Daré – 2003 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Airton Daré – 2006 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 2 August 2023.

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