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2010

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
o Driver of the #13 GEICO Toyota Camry
o Qualified and competed in first career Daytona 500

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
o Driver of the #9 GEICO Toyota Tundra

GRAND-AM
o#01 Telmex/Target Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates
o Rolex 24 at Daytona – 2nd place finish

2009

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
o Driver of the #13 GEICO Toyota Camry
o Career best 8th place finish at Watkins Glen and 15th starting position at Fontana.  Also recorded 12th place finish at Infineon Raceway.

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
o Driver of the #9 GEICO Toyota Tundra.
2008

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
o Car of Tomorrow test driver of the #48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
o First career race starts - Driver of the #70 HAAS CNC Racing Chevy Impala SS in Sonoma and Watkins Glen

NASCAR Nationwide Series
o #64 Rusty Wallace, Inc. Chevrolet
o Raced in Mexico City, Montreal, and Watkins Glen

ALMS
o GM Driver with Corvette C6.R for Corvette Racing
o Two 2nd place finishes at Sebring 12 Hours and Petit Le Mans.

2007

ALMS – GM Driver with Corvette C6.R for Corvette Racing
o Sebring 12 Hours - Winner
o Petit Le Mans – Winner

NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
o Car of Tomorrow test driver of the #48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

NASCAR Busch Series - #1 Miccosukee Resort & Gaming Chevrolet with Phoenix Racing
o Montreal – Started on front row in the 2nd position, finished 3rd
o Watkins Glen - Participant

GRAND-AM Krohn Racing
o Mexico City – Started on pole
o Three podium finishes

2006

IRL – Cheever Racing
o Participant of the 90th running of the historic Indy 500

NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
o Road course test driver of the #48 Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet

NASCAR Busch Series - #36 Sports Clips Chevrolet
o Competed in two events with McGill Motorsports and gave team’s best finish of the season, 14th position at Watkins Glen

Crown Royal IROC Series (International Race of Champions)
o Invited to compete for the 2nd year in a row, in the four-race championship along with champion drivers like Tony Stewart and Sam Horninsh Jr.
o Daytona Road Course – 2nd place finish

ALMS Corvette Racing – GM Driver with Corvette C6.R for Corvette Racing
o Petit Le Mans – Started on pole
o Le Mans 24 Hours participant
A1 GP World Cup of Motorsport
o Invited to represent Italy at Laguna Seca Raceway

GRAND-AM
o Selected to compete in 4 races, including the prestigious 24 Hours of Daytona, with top teams like Chip Ganassi Racing, Krohn Racing, and Cheever racing

2005

ALMS Corvette Racing- GM Driver with Corvette C6.R for Corvette Racing
o 12 Hours of Sebring – 2nd place in GT1 class
o Le Mans 24 Hours – 2nd place in GT1 class
o Petit Le Mans – 6th place in GT1 class

SPEED World Challenge – Driver with Cadillac CTS-V for Team Cadillac
o Winner – Road Atlanta
o Winner – Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
o Both wins contributed to the team’s manufacturers title

GRAND-AM Krohn Racing/TRG Daytona Prototype Pontiac Riley
o 24 Hours at Daytona – started on 2nd row
o Miami Homestead Race – 3rd place
o Brumos Porsche 250 Daytona – 3rd place
- Crown Royal IROC (International Race of Champions) Series
o Selected to compete in the four-race championship along with 11 other champion drivers

Tested the #48 Hendrick Motorsport’s Nextel Cup Series Chevrolet

2004

GRAND-AM CompUSA Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates
o Champion - in a Daytona Prototype Lexus/Riley
o Winner - 6 Heures du Circuit Mont-Tremblant - started on pole
o Winner - Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen
o Winner - Mid-Ohio Road Racing Classic - started on pole
o Winner – California Speedway - started on pole
o Phoenix - 2nd place overall, started on pole
o Daytona - 2nd place overall, started on pole
o VIR– 2nd place overall – started on pole
o Barber – 3rd place overall – started on pole
o 11 pole positions in 12 races
o 8 Podium finishes

ALMS Corvette Racing-Gm Driver with Corvette C5-R for Corvette Racing

o 12 Hours of Sebring - 1st place in GTS class
o Le Mans 24 Hours – 2nd place in GTS class
o Petit Le Mans – 2nd place in GTS class

2003

NASCAR Evernham Motorsports tested a Dodge Winston Cup Car at Kentucky Speedway

ASCAR HTML Team, raced a Ford ASA type car in Rockingham Speedway (UK)


GRAND-AM Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona Team JMB USA in a Ferrari 360 GT

GRAND-AM Brumos Racing Circuit Mt.Tremblant 2nd overall in a Daytona Prototype Fab Car-Porsche #58

Le Mans 24 Hours JML Team Panoz finished 5th place overall, best ever finish for Panoz Motorsports

ALMS JML Team Panoz LMP 900 Class
o 12 Hours of Sebring 5th place overall, best ever finish for Panoz Motorsports
o Petit Le Mans 2nd overall, best ever finish for Panoz Motorsports

CART raced 7 events for PKR best finish 4th in Road America

2002

GRAND-AM Winner of the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona Doran-Lista Racing in a Dallara-Judd and co-drivers Mauro Baldi, Didier Theys and Fredy Leinhard

CART Sigma Autosport Ford Cosworth-Lola

o 3rd Long Beach Grand Prix
o 3rd Milwaukee Mile Oval
o (Financial problems forced Sigma Autosport to close up shop after 5 races into the season)

CART Fernandez Racing substituted for Adrian Fernandez in a Lola-Honda at Mid-Ohio and Fontana Superspeedway

IRL INDY 500 Red Bull Cheever Racing in a Dallara-Infiniti

IRL Marlboro Team Penske Substituted for Gil de Ferran in a Dallara-Chevrolet at the Texas Motor Speedway

ALMS Team Olive Garden in a FERRARI 550 GTS at the Petit Le Mans, 4th in GTS class

NASCAR Haas-Carter Organization tested at Lakeland with a Ford Winston Cup car

2001

CART FedEx Championship Series Team Rahal Miller Lite Ford Cosworth-Lola
o 6thoverall in points.

Winner of GI Joe’s Portland Grand Prix from Pole
o Winner of the Laguna Seca Grand Prix from 25th position.
o 2nd at Lausitzring Germany (oval) and Fontana Superspeedway
o In six superspeedway races he led 427 laps – over double of the nearest driver, Michael Andretti

GRAND-AM Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona Dyson Racing in a Riley Scott –Lincoln.
2000

CART FedEx Championship Series Team Rahal Miller Lite Ford Cosworth-Reynard
o Winner of Homestead-Miami Speedway (first CART victory)
o 2nd in the Tenneco Detroit Grand Prix

GRAND-AM Winner of the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona – SRP1 division for Dyson racing in a Riley Scott-Ford

1999

CART FedEx Championship Series Team Rahal Miller Lite Ford Cosworth-Reynard
o 5th overall in points
o 2nd at Fontana Superspeedway
o 2nd Australian Grand Prix
o 3rd at Laguna Seca Grand Prix
o Scored 11 top-five finishes in 20 starts
o 2nd in most laps lead
o 1st in miles and laps completed

IMSA 3rd at Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona in a Ferrari 333SP teaming with Jimmy Vasser and Stefan Johansson.

1998

CART FedEx Championship Series PPI Motorsports MCI Team Reynard –Toyota
o Career-best 5th at Houston Grand Prix (best ever finish for a Toyota powered car at time).
o Provisional pole at Detroit (highest provisional qualifying position for Toyota engine)
o Fastest Toyota qualifier in 15 of 19 races

IMSA Championship Rolex 24H at Daytona SCANDIA Ferrari 333SP Pole Position 3rd overall led 18 of 24 hours

1997

CART FedEx Championship Series PPI Motorsports MCI Team Reynard -Toyota
o Season-best 8th in Michigan Superspeedway
o Nine top 15 finishes

Le Mans 24 Hours Team MOMO in a Ferrari 333SP 4th in P1 Class and 6th overall

1996

IMSA World Sports Car Championship Team MOMO in the official Ferrari 333SP.
o 2nd overall in points
o Winner of 6 hours of Watkins Glen,
o Winner of Road Atlanta Grand Prix
o Winner of Lime Rock Grand Prix
o 4 Pole Positions
o Set 8 new track records

CART FedEx Championship Series PPI Motorsports MCI Team Reynard -Toyota

o Season-best 9th at Road America (first point scoring for PPI Motorsports)

1995

F1 World Championship Arrows Grand Prix with Brian Hart Engines
o Career-best 7th at home track in Monza at the Italian Grand Prix
1994

F1 World Championship
o Team Lotus-Mugen Honda test driver (drivers Johnny Herbert and Alex Zanardi)
o Ligier Renault F1 tested in Estoril

Formula 3000 International Mythos Team Reynard –Judd.

o 5th overall in points
o Winner of the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona from Pole Position
1993

Formula 3000 International Team Vortex Motorsport, March F1 Junior team Reynard-Judd
o 4th in the first race at Donington Park in England.

1992

Formula 3 Italian Championship VW Factory Team, Piemme Motors Dallara-VW
o 5th in the Championship
o Winner from the Pole Position at Vallelunga
o Scored five other top-five finishes

Formula 3 Monaco Grand Prix 5th overall

1991

Formula 3 Italian Championship Team Venturini Dallara-Alfa Romeo
o Winner at Monza GP Lotteria
o Winner at Binetto

1990

Formula 3 Italian Championship Euroteam Marlboro Reynard-Alfa Romeo
o Three top-six finishes
o Season-best 5th at Monza

1989

Formula 3 Italian Championship R3 Racing for Italy March -Toyota with teammate Alex Zanardi

1988

Formula Monza series

KARTING raced for the Italian National Karting Team CRG Racing Team
o Raced in the European Karting Championship
o Raced in the World Karting Championship

1987

KARTING raced for the Italian National Karting Team PCR-PCR
o Winner of the prestigious Marlboro Intercontinental Championship in the Hong Kong streets.
o Won the pole in the European Karting Championship
o Raced in the World Karting Championship

1982-1986

KARTING raced for the Italian National Karting Team DAP
o Raced in 2 World Karting Championship events
o Raced in 3 European Karting Championship events
o Raced in 5 Italian Karting Championship events

1981

KARTING Began racing career in Italy in Karting Cadetti Class

 
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