Airton Daré

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.

Airton Daré
NationalityBrazil Brazilian
Born (1978-02-09) 9 February 1978
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

Racing record

American open-wheel racing results

(key)

Indy Lights results

(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
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
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
  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.
  4. "Indy 500: Indianapolis 500 driver profiles". ESPN. Associated Press. 1 June 2006. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
  5. "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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