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Driver of the Year
2012

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What's your ultimate goal as a racing driver?

	Junior Strous:
– Winning on all street courses world wide

	Fahad Hizam:
– ALMS

	Alice Powell:
– Be the first successful female in F1

	Ronan McKenzie:
– Formula 1 of course!

	Myles Collins:
– To have a career in motorsport - my passion as a career - does it get any better than that?

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Most buzz

1.			James Nash
2.			Martin Rump
3.			Alice Powell
4.			Jose Manuel De Los Milagros
5.			Lewis Hamilton
6.			Maxime Martin
7.			Katherine Legge
8.			Nathan Blok
9.			António Félix da Costa
10.			Tomas Pivoda
11.			William Buller
12.			Sascha Halek
13.			Sage Karam
14.			Danica Patrick
15.			Damien Flack
16.			Prince Carl Philip Bernadotte
17.			Nicki Thiim
18.			Carlos Munòz
19.			RC Enerson
20.			Jan Engelbrecht
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Sammy “Slammin” Swindell

Date of birth:	October 26, 1955 (57 y/o)
Place of birth:	Germantown, Tennessee
Races entered:	1842
Wins:	325
Podiums:	534
Pole positions:	1
Fastest laps:	26
Race win percentage:	17.64%
(the above statistics are a summary of the data currently available on the Career details page.)

Driver relations:
Father of Kevin Swindell.

Racing career highlights

Second in Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 2013.
Third in Chili Bowl Midget Nationals - International Race of Champions 2013.
Winner of Chili Bowl Midget Nationals - Wednesday Qualifier 2013.
New Zealand Sprint Car champion 2011-12.
Third in World of Outlaws - Sprintcar 2012.
Second in Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 2012.
Second in Knoxville Raceway - 410 Nationals - World Challenge 2012.
Winner of Chili Bowl Midget Nationals - International Race of Champions 2012.
Winner of Chili Bowl Midget Nationals - Wednesday Qualifier 2012.
Second in Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 2011.
Winner of Knoxville Raceway - 410 Sprintcar Nationals Qualifying Night 1 2011.
Winner of Chili Bowl Midget Nationals - International Race of Champions 2011.
Third in Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 2010.
Winner of Knoxville Raceway - 410 Sprintcar Nationals Qualifying Night 2 2010.
Winner of the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 2009.
Winner of Chili Bowl Midget Nationals - International Race of Champions 2009.
Winner of Chili Bowl Midget Nationals - Wednesday Qualifier 2009.
Third in Parramatta Raceway - $50,000 to win Classic - Sprintcars 2004-05.
Third in Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 2001.
Second in World of Outlaws - Sprintcar 2000.
Third in Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 1999.
Third in World of Outlaws - Sprintcar 1998.
Winner of the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 1998.
World of Outlaws - Sprintcar Champion 1997.
Third in World of Outlaws - Sprintcar 1996.
Winner of the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 1996.
Winner of the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 1992.
Second in Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 1991.
Third in Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 1990.
Winner of the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 1989.
Second in World of Outlaws - Sprintcar 1988.
Second in World of Outlaws - Sprintcar 1984.
Third in World of Outlaws - Sprintcar 1983.
World of Outlaws - Sprintcar Champion 1982.
World of Outlaws - Sprintcar Champion 1981.
Second in World of Outlaws - Sprintcar 1979.

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).

2013	28 races.	2 wins.	7 podiums.	0 pole positions.	1 fastest race lap.
2012	87 races.	16 wins.	29 podiums.	0 pole positions.	7 fastest race laps.
2011	78 races.	13 wins.	27 podiums.	0 pole positions.	8 fastest race laps.
2010	70 races.	10 wins.	27 podiums.	0 pole positions.	6 fastest race laps.
2009	58 races.	6 wins.	15 podiums.	0 pole positions.	3 fastest race laps.
2008	8 races.	0 wins.	0 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
2007	5 races.	0 wins.	1 podium.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
2006	19 races.	3 wins.	4 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
2005	55 races.	6 wins.	17 podiums.	0 pole positions.	1 fastest race lap.
2004	31 races.	3 wins.	10 podiums.	0 pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
2003	57 races.	1 win.	5 podiums.	0 pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
2002	27 races.	1 win.	2 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
2001	41 races.	2 wins.	6 podiums.	0 pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
2000	61 races.	11 wins.	15 podiums.	0 pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
1999	70 races.	8 wins.	16 podiums.	0 pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
1998	63 races.	8 wins.	16 podiums.	0 pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
1997	70 races.	19 wins.	25 podiums.	0 pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
1996	66 races.	12 wins.	16 podiums.	0 pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
1995	55 races.	5 wins.	9 podiums.	1 pole position.	? fastest race laps.
1994	65 races.	7 wins.	15 podiums.	0 pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
1993	5 races.	0 wins.	0 podiums.	0 pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
1992	61 races.	21 wins.	26 podiums.	0 pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
1991	62 races.	15 wins.	21 podiums.	0 pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
1990	62 races.	15 wins.	22 podiums.	0 pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
1989	9 races.	4 wins.	6 podiums.	0 pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
1988	61 races.	9 wins.	15 podiums.	0 pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
1987	61 races.	6 wins.	20 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
1986	65 races.	12 wins.	20 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
1985	66 races.	14 wins.	20 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
1984	63 races.	14 wins.	16 podiums.	0 pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
1983	45 races.	17 wins.	20 podiums.	0 pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
1982	58 races.	14 wins.	19 podiums.	0 pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
1981	70 races.	28 wins.	35 podiums.	0 pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
1980	63 races.	10 wins.	15 podiums.	0 pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
1979	65 races.	11 wins.	15 podiums.	? pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
1978	11 races.	2 wins.	2 podiums.	0 pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
1976	1 race.	0 wins.	0 podiums.	0 pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
1975	? races.	? wins.	? podiums.	? pole positions.	? fastest race laps.

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Modification: World of Outlaws - Sprintcar 2013

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Who is your favourite 2013 GP3 Series driver?


	The current top five:
1.		Jimmy Eriksson	414
2.		Kevin Korjus	76
3.		Eftihios Ellinas	34
4.		Daniil Kvyat	27
5.		Jack Harvey	24

Top 2013 race winners

1.	Pierre Tonetti	19
2.	Andy Duffin	14
3.	Ian Hayr	13
4.	Jonathan Allard	11
	Dwayn Taylor	11
6.	Ryan Hellier	10
	James Munro	10
8.	Daniel Cammish	9
	Steve Ross	9
	Clemens Schmid	9
	Craig Baird	9
12.	Kyle Busch	8
	Donny Schatz	8
	Rowan Shepherd	8
	Tony Graham	8
	Kyle Larson	8
	Emil Bernstorff	8
	Glenn Smith	8
	Jason Bargwanna	8
20.	Jake Eidson	7

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