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Jaques Lazier

American racing driver

Summary

American racing driver

Field	Value
name	Jaques Lazier
image	Jaques Lazier (2006).jpg
imagesize	250px
caption	Lazier in 2006
birth_date
birth_place	Denver, Colorado, U.S.
relatives	Bob Lazier (father)
Buddy Lazier (brother)
current_series	IRL IndyCar Series
first_year	1999
current_team	Team 3G
car_number	98
former_teams	Truscelli Team Racing
Mid-America Motorsports
Team XTreme
Team Menard
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Patrick Racing
Chip Ganassi Racing
Playa Del Racing
starts	56
wins	1
poles	2
best_finish	17th
year	2001
prev_series	U.S. Formula Ford
Indy Lights
prev_series_years	1989-1997
1997

Buddy Lazier (brother) Mid-America Motorsports Team XTreme Team Menard Sam Schmidt Motorsports Patrick Racing Chip Ganassi Racing Playa Del Racing Indy Lights 1997

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

Racing career

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 seventh 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 thirteenth 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

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

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

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Indy Lights

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

IndyCar Series

Year	Team	No.	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1999	WDW	PHX
DNS	CLT
	INDY
DNQ
	TXS
22	PPI
10	ATL
12	DOV
7	PP2
12	LVS
7	TX2
7
2000	WDW
23	PHX	LVS
10	INDY
13
TXS
14	PPI
9	ATL
	KTY
20
	TX2
10
2001	PHX	HMS	ATL	INDY
22	TXS
9	PPI
17
	RIR
19	KAN
18	NSH
3	KTY
12
	STL
16	CHI
1	TX2
20
2002	HMS
18	PHX
6	FON
2	NZR
20	INDY	TXS	PPI	RIR	KAN	NSH	MIS	KTY	STL	CHI	TX2
2003	HMS
20	PHX
6	MOT
12	INDY
29		NZR
DNS	CHI	FON	TX2
	TXS
19	PPI
21	RIR
16	KAN
10	NSH	MIS	STL	KTY
2004	HMS	PHX	MOT	INDY1
RL	TXS	RIR	KAN
	NSH
21	MIL
17	MIS
18	KTY
15	PPI
8	NZR
14	CHI
18	FON	TX2
2005	HMS	PHX	STP	MOT	INDY
16	TXS	RIR	KAN	NSH	MIL
	MIS
17	KTY
15	PPI
DNS	SNM	CHI
16	WGL	FON
17
2006	HMS	STP	MOT	INDY
17	WGL	TXS	RIR	KAN	NSH	MIL	MIS	KTY	SNM	CHI		29th	13
2007	HMS	STP	MOT	KAN	INDY
27	MIL	TXS	IOW	RIR	WGL	NSH	MOH	MIS	KTY	SNM	DET	CHI	33rd	10
2009	STP	LBH	KAN	INDY	MIL	TXS
18	IOW
13	RIR
20	WGL	TOR	EDM	KTY
23	MOH	SNM	CHI
19	MOT	HMS
23
2010	SAO	STP	ALA	LBH	KAN	INDY
DNQ	TXS	IOW	WGL	TOR	EDM	MOH	SNM	CHI	KTY	MOT	HMS

: 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

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

"Jaques Lazier – 1999 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
"Jaques Lazier – 2000 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
"Jaques Lazier – 2001 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
"Jaques Lazier – 2002 Indy Racing League Results". NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
"Jaques Lazier – 2003 IndyCar Series Results". NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
"Jaques Lazier – 2004 IndyCar Series Results". NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
"Jaques Lazier – 2005 IndyCar Series Results". NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
"Jaques Lazier – 2006 IndyCar Series Results". NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
"Jaques Lazier – 2007 IndyCar Series Results". NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
"Jaques Lazier – 2009 IndyCar Series Results". NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
"Jaques Lazier – 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series Results". NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.

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