Airton Daré

Airton Daré
Airton Daré
Nationality	Brazilian
Born	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 finish	9th (2002)
First race	2000 Delphi Indy 200 (Walt Disney World)
Last race	2006 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
First win	2002 Ameristar Casino Indy 200 (Kansas)
Last win	2002 Ameristar Casino Indy 200 (Kansas)

Airton Daré (born 9 February 1978 in Bauru, Brazil) is a Brazilian 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 also races stock cars and motocross in his native Brazil.

Racing record

American open-wheel racing results

(key)

IndyCar Series

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Rank	Points
2000	Team Xtreme	WDW 11	PHX 22	LVS 14	INDY 25	TXS 10	PPIR 2	ATL 25	KTY 19	TX2 12								16th	142
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
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
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
2006	Sam Schmidt Motorsports	HMS	STP	MOT	INDY 18	WGL	TXS	RIR	KAN	NSH	MIL	MIS	KTY	SNM	CHI			31st	12

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

"Late surge leads Dare to victory". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Associated Press. 8 July 2002. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
"Indy 500: Indianapolis 500 driver profiles". ESPN. Associated Press. 1 June 2006. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
"Indy 500 Career Stats – Airton Dare". Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
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.

The Greatest 33 Profile

Sporting positions
Preceded by Scott Harrington	IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year 2000	Succeeded by Felipe Giaffone

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[1] "Late surge leads Dare to victory". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Associated Press. 8 July 2002. Retrieved 22 November 2010.

[2] "Indy 500: Indianapolis 500 driver profiles". ESPN. Associated Press. 1 June 2006. Retrieved 22 November 2010.

[stats-3] "Indy 500 Career Stats – Airton Dare". Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2010.

[4] 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.