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Which has been your best moment in your motorsport career so far?
 
Cassey Watson:
– Receiving Dealer Backed Drive for 2010
 
Chris Vlok:
– Racing at the Montreal F1 Grand Prix
 
Jose Manuel De Los Milagros:
– BICAMPEONATO CLIO CUP 2010-2011
 
Myles Collins:
– Winning the 2010 Saxmax Rookie Title
 
James Peace:
– Winning 2010 Super1 Karting Championship
 
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Most buzz

1.Michael Schumacher
2.Samuele Buttarelli
3.Dmitry Suranovich
4.Kevin Mirocha
5.Márk Királykúti
6.Carlos Sainz Jr.
7.Beitske Visser
8.Davide Valsecchi
9.Danica Patrick
10.Nicolaj Møller Madsen
11.Ronan McKenzie
12.Jukka Honkavuori
13.Alice Powell
14.Mark Webber
15.Mick Schumacher
16.Lewis Hamilton
17.Earl Bamber
18.Duarte Ferreira
19.James Peace
20.Richie Stanaway
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Gordon Smiley

U.S.A.
Date of birth:April 20, 1946
Place of birth:Omaha, Nebraska
Died:May 15, 1982
Place of death:Indianapolis
Races entered:39
Wins:1
Podiums:4
Pole positions:1
Race win percentage:2.56%
(the above statistics are a summary of the data currently available on the Career details page.)

Died after a crash while trying to qualify for the Indianapolis 500. He lost control of his car on his second warm-up lap and hit the wall at turn 3.

Racing career highlights


Second in SCCA National Championship Runoffs Formula F 1971.

Racing career summary


The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the Career details. Seasons spanning over two years (for example 2009-10 championships) have their race results accounted for in the year the championship ends (2010 in the previous example).

1982 3 races. 0 wins. 0 podiums. 0 pole positions. 0 fastest race laps.
1981 3 races. 0 wins. 0 podiums. 0 pole positions. ? fastest race laps.
1980 3 races. 0 wins. 0 podiums. 0 pole positions. 0 fastest race laps.
1979 12 races. 1 win. 1 podium. 0 pole positions. 0 fastest race laps.
1977 4 races. 0 wins. 1 podium. 0 pole positions. 0 fastest race laps.
1976 4 races. 0 wins. 1 podium. 0 pole positions. 0 fastest race laps.
1974 5 races. 0 wins. 0 podiums. 0 pole positions. ? fastest race laps.
1973 2 races. 0 wins. 0 podiums. 0 pole positions. 0 fastest race laps.
1972 2 races. 0 wins. 0 podiums. ? pole positions. 0 fastest race laps.
1971 1 race. 0 wins. 1 podium. 1 pole position. 0 fastest race laps.




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Who is your favourite 2012 IndyCar driver?


The current top five:
1.Dario Franchitti94
2.Rubens Barrichello79
3.Helio Castroneves58
4.Sébastien Bourdais55
5.Will Power54


Top 2012 race winners

1.Joe Ghanem14
2.Matthew Griffin13
3.Andre Heimgartner11
4.Andrew Waite10
Ashley Blewett10
Matthew Higham10
Jonathan Allard10
John English10
9.Spencer Pigot9
Warwick Mortimer9
Jan Magnussen9
12.James McFadden8
Anthony Te Rito8
Viktor Shaitar8
Tom Sharp8
James Winslow8
Michael Lyons8
Zac Kennedy8
19.Sammy Swindell7
Jason Johnson7
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