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Jaques Lazier

Jaques Lazier (born January 25, 1971) is an American former race car driver. He is the younger brother of 1996 Indianapolis 500 champion Buddy Lazier and son of former Indy racer Bob Lazier.

Jaques Lazier
Lazier in 2006
NationalityAmerican
Born (1971-01-25) January 25, 1971 (age 53)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Related toBob Lazier (father)
Buddy Lazier (brother)
IRL IndyCar Series career
Debut season1999
Current teamTeam 3G
Car number98
Former teamsTruscelli Team Racing
Mid-America Motorsports
Team XTreme
Team Menard
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Patrick Racing
Chip Ganassi Racing
Playa Del Racing
Starts56
Wins1
Poles2
Best finish17th in 2001
Previous series
1989-1997
1997		U.S. Formula Ford
Indy Lights

Racing career edit

The younger Lazier ran in U.S. Formula Ford competition from 1989 to 1997 and also drove part-time in Indy Lights in 1997. In 1998, he was entered for the Indianapolis 500 in a car owned by Price Cobb, but neither Lazier nor the car took part in any session. He planned to join the IRL IndyCar Series full-time in 1999 for his own team but he couldn't take the start at Phoenix International Raceway and failed to qualify for the Indy 500. He moved to the new Truscelli Team Racing the week after the Indy 500 and made his first start at Texas Motor Speedway. He finished 7th three times late in the season. He made his first Indy 500 start in 2000, although Truscelli shut down later that season, again leaving Lazier without a ride.

In 2001 Lazier drove for four different teams including TeamXtreme and Sam Schmidt Motorsports, he got his best chance with Team Menard, replacing Greg Ray. He won his second start for the team at Chicagoland Speedway. He drove for Menard for the first four races of the 2002 season until he was injured in a crash at Nazareth Speedway, just before the Indy 500, missing the rest of the season. In 2003 he returned to his seat but was let go by Team Menard, this time after the Indy 500. He signed on with A. J. Foyt Enterprises for the next four races, but funds failed to materialize for the remainder of the season and he was left on the sidelines.

 
Lazier practicing for the 2007 Indianapolis 500

Lazier entered the 2004 season without a ride, but was the relief driver for Robby Gordon in the Indy 500 as he had to leave for Charlotte to drive in the Coca-Cola 600. Later that season he made eight starts for Patrick Racing after Al Unser Jr. retired and posted several good results, but again was ride-less entering 2005. He struck a deal with the new Playa del Racing team to contest the Indy 500 but their funds were good only for that race.

When veteran owner Chip Ganassi fired British driver Darren Manning, he called on Lazier to replace him for the remaining oval races of the season. While with the team he was involved in an incident with rookie fan favorite Danica Patrick at the final race at California Speedway. The two touched and set off an accident, whereupon some reports claimed Patrick "gave Lazier a love tap". Rahal Letterman Racing, Patrick's team, put out a press release saying Patrick had only told Lazier to mind his business in the future.

Without a full-time ride in 2006, Lazier returned to the 2007 Indy 500 with Playa Del Racing. He led for the first time at Indy for two laps when he stayed out on the track when the leaders pitted. However, he crashed late in the race and finished 27th. Lazier, while actively seeking a ride in the series, was unable to find one until he stepped in for the struggling Stanton Barrett at Team 3G at Texas Motor Speedway in 2009. He drove in the next race as well and made four more oval starts for the team later in the year. His 13th place at Iowa Speedway was his best IndyCar finish since 2004. His last IndyCar appearance was in 2010, when he replaced A. J. Foyt IV at the Indy 500 during Bump Day. With very few laps in the car, Lazier fell short of the required speed and failed to qualify.

Motorsports career results edit

SCCA National Championship Runoffs edit

Year Track Car Engine Class Finish Start Status
1994 Mid-Ohio Mysterian M2 Volkswagen Formula Vee 11 24 Running
1995 Mid-Ohio Mysterian M2 Volkswagen Formula Vee 3 1 Running
1996 Mid-Ohio Mysterian M2 Volkswagen Formula Vee 1 27 Running
1997 Mid-Ohio Mysterian M2 Volkswagen Formula Vee 19 2 Running

American open–wheel racing results edit

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Indy Lights edit

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Rank Points
1997 Brian Stewart Racing MIA LBH
11 		NAZ
12 		SAV
24 		STL
9 		MIL
8 		DET
23 		POR TOR TRO VAN LAG FON 22nd 12

IndyCar Series edit

Year Team Chassis No. Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points Ref
1999 DR Motorsports G-Force GF01C 33 Infiniti VRH35ADE V8 WDW PHX
DNS 		CLT 18th 144 [1]
Oldsmobile Aurora V8 INDY
DNQ
Truscelli Team Racing TXS
22 		PPI
10 		ATL
12 		DOV
7 		PP2
12 		LVS
7 		TX2
7
2000 G-Force GF05 WDW
23 		PHX LVS
10 		INDY
13
 		TXS
14 		PPI
9 		ATL 20th 112 [2]
Mid-America Motorsports Dallara IR-00 43 KTY
20
Team Xtreme G-Force GF05 16 TX2
10
2001 G-Force GF05B 77 PHX HMS ATL INDY
22 		TXS
9 		PPI
17 		17th 195 [3]
Sam Schmidt Motorsports Dallara IR-01 99 RIR
19 		KAN
18 		NSH
3 		KTY
12
Team Menard 2 STL
16 		CHI
1 		TX2
20
2002 Dallara IR-02 Chevrolet Indy V8 HMS
18 		PHX
6 		FON
2 		NZR
20 		INDY TXS PPI RIR KAN NSH MIS KTY STL CHI TX2 26th 90 [4]
2003 Dallara IR-03 HMS
20 		PHX
6 		MOT
12 		INDY
29 		NZR
DNS 		CHI FON TX2 23rd 120 [5]
A. J. Foyt Enterprises 5 Toyota Indy V8 TXS
19 		PPI
21 		RIR
16 		KAN
10 		NSH MIS STL KTY
2004 Robby Gordon Motorsports Dallara IR-04 70 Chevrolet Indy V8 HMS PHX MOT INDY1
RL 		TXS RIR KAN 22nd 104 [6]
Patrick Racing 20 NSH
21 		MIL
17 		MIS
18 		KTY
15 		PPI
8 		NZR
14 		CHI
18 		FON TX2
2005 Playa Del Racing Panoz GF09C 21 Toyota Indy V8 HMS PHX STP MOT INDY
16 		TXS RIR KAN NSH MIL 24th 81 [7]
Chip Ganassi Racing 10 MIS
17 		KTY
15 		PPI
DNS 		SNM CHI
16 		WGL FON
17
2006 Playa Del Racing 21 Honda HI6R V8 HMS STP MOT INDY
17 		WGL TXS RIR KAN NSH MIL MIS KTY SNM CHI 29th 13 [8]
2007 Honda HI7R V8 HMS STP MOT KAN INDY
27 		MIL TXS IOW RIR WGL NSH MDO MIS KTY SNM DET CHI 33rd 10 [9]
2009 Team 3G Dallara IR-05 98 Honda HI9R V8 STP LBH KAN INDY MIL TXS
18 		IOW
13 		RIR
20 		WGL TOR EDM KTY
23 		MDO SNM CHI
19 		MOT HMS
23 		26th 77 [10]
2010 A. J. Foyt Enterprises 41 Honda HI10R V8 SAO STP ALA LBH KAN INDY
DNQ 		TXS IOW WGL TOR EDM MDO SNM CHI KTY MOT HMS NC – [11]
1 Relieved Robby Gordon.
Years Teams Races Poles Wins Podiums
(Non-win) 		Top 10s
(Non-podium) 		Indianapolis 500
Wins 		Championships
11 9 56 2 1 2 12 0 0

Indianapolis 500 edit

Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team Note
1999 G-Force GF01C Oldsmobile Aurora V8 DNQ DR Motorsports
2000 G-Force GF05 Oldsmobile Aurora V8 26 13 Truscelli Racing Team
2001 G-Force GF05B Oldsmobile Aurora V8 17 22 Team Xtreme
2003 Dallara IR-03 Chevrolet Indy V8 20 29 Team Menard
2004 Dallara IR-04 Chevrolet Indy V8 18 29 Robby Gordon Motorsports Relieved Robby Gordon
2005 Panoz GF09C Toyota Indy V8 27 16 Playa Del Racing
2006 Panoz GF09C Honda HI6R V8 24 17 Playa Del Racing
2007 Panoz GF09C Honda HI7R V8 28 27 Playa Del Racing
2010 Dallara IR-05 Honda HI10R V8 DNQ A. J. Foyt Enterprises

References edit

  1. ^ "Jaques Lazier – 1999 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "Jaques Lazier – 2000 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  3. ^ "Jaques Lazier – 2001 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  4. ^ "Jaques Lazier – 2002 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  5. ^ "Jaques Lazier – 2003 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  6. ^ "Jaques Lazier – 2004 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  7. ^ "Jaques Lazier – 2005 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  8. ^ "Jaques Lazier – 2006 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  9. ^ "Jaques Lazier – 2007 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  10. ^ "Jaques Lazier – 2009 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  11. ^ "Jaques Lazier – 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.

External links edit

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