Jaques Lazier

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Jaques Lazier
Jaques Lazier (2006).jpg
Lazier in 2006
NationalityAmerican
Born (1971-01-25) January 25, 1971 (age 53)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Related to Bob Lazier (father)
Buddy Lazier (brother)
IRL IndyCar Series career
Debut season1999
Current team Team 3G
Car number98
Former teams Truscelli Team Racing
Mid-America Motorsports
Team XTreme
Team Menard
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Patrick Racing
Chip Ganassi Racing
Playa Del Racing
Starts56
Wins1
Poles2
Best finish17th in 2001
Previous series
1989-1997
1997		U.S. Formula Ford
Indy Lights

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

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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 7th 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 JLazierIndy07.jpg
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 13th 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

YearTrackCarEngineClassFinishStartStatus
1994 Mid-Ohio Mysterian M2 Volkswagen Formula Vee 1124Running
1995 Mid-Ohio Mysterian M2 Volkswagen Formula Vee 31Running
1996 Mid-Ohio Mysterian M2 Volkswagen Formula Vee 127Running
1997 Mid-Ohio Mysterian M2 Volkswagen Formula Vee 192Running

American open–wheel racing results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Indy Lights

YearTeam12345678910111213RankPoints
1997 Brian Stewart Racing MIA LBH
11		 NAZ
12		 SAV
24		 STL
9		 MIL
8		 DET
23		 POR TOR TRO VAN LAG FON 22nd12

IndyCar Series

YearTeamChassisNo.Engine1234567891011121314151617RankPointsRef
1999 DR Motorsports G-Force GF01C33 Infiniti VRH35ADE V8 WDWPHX
DNS		CLT18th144 [1]
Oldsmobile Aurora V8 INDY
DNQ
Truscelli Team Racing TXS
22		PPI
10		ATL
12		DOV
7		PP2
12		LVS
7		TX2
7
2000 G-Force GF05WDW
23		PHXLVS
10		 INDY
13
TXS
14		PPI
9		ATL20th112 [2]
Mid-America Motorsports Dallara IR-0043KTY
20
Team Xtreme G-Force GF0516TX2
10
2001 G-Force GF05B77PHXHMSATL INDY
22		TXS
9		PPI
17		17th195 [3]
Sam Schmidt Motorsports Dallara IR-0199RIR
19		KAN
18		NSH
3		KTY
12
Team Menard 2STL
16		CHI
1		TX2
20
2002 Dallara IR-02 Chevrolet Indy V8 HMS
18		PHX
6		FON
2		NZR
20		 INDY TXSPPIRIRKANNSHMISKTYSTLCHITX226th90 [4]
2003 Dallara IR-03HMS
20		PHX
6		MOT
12		 INDY
29		NZR
DNS		CHIFONTX223rd120 [5]
A. J. Foyt Enterprises 5 Toyota Indy V8 TXS
19		PPI
21		RIR
16		KAN
10		NSHMISSTLKTY
2004 Robby Gordon Motorsports Dallara IR-0470 Chevrolet Indy V8 HMSPHXMOT INDY 1
RL		TXSRIRKAN22nd104 [6]
Patrick Racing 20NSH
21		MIL
17		MIS
18		KTY
15		PPI
8		NZR
14		CHI
18		FONTX2
2005 Playa Del Racing Panoz GF09C21 Toyota Indy V8 HMSPHXSTPMOT INDY
16		TXSRIRKANNSHMIL24th81 [7]
Chip Ganassi Racing 10MIS
17		KTY
15		PPI
DNS		SNMCHI
16		WGLFON
17
2006 Playa Del Racing 21 Honda HI6R V8 HMS STP MOT INDY
17		WGLTXSRIRKANNSHMILMISKTYSNMCHI29th13 [8]
2007 Honda HI7R V8 HMS STP MOT KAN INDY
27		 MIL TXS IOW RIR WGL NSH MDO MIS KTY SNM DET CHI 33rd10 [9]
2009 Team 3G Dallara IR-0598 STP LBH KAN INDY MIL TXS
18		 IOW
13		 RIR
20		 WGL TOR EDM KTY
23		 MDO SNM CHI
19		 MOT HMS
23		26th77 [10]
2010 A. J. Foyt Enterprises 41 SAO STP ALA LBH KAN INDY
DNQ		 TXS IOW WGL TOR EDM MDO SNM CHI KTY MOT HMS NC– [11]
1 Relieved Robby Gordon.
YearsTeamsRacesPolesWinsPodiums
(Non-win)		Top 10s
(Non-podium)		Indianapolis 500
Wins		Championships
119562121200

Indianapolis 500

YearChassisEngineStartFinishTeamNote
1999 G-Force GF01C Oldsmobile Aurora V8 DNQ DR Motorsports
2000 G-Force GF05 Oldsmobile Aurora V8 2613 Truscelli Racing Team
2001 G-Force GF05B Oldsmobile Aurora V8 1722 Team Xtreme
2003 Dallara IR-03 Chevrolet Indy V8 2029 Team Menard
2004 Dallara IR-04 Chevrolet Indy V8 1829 Robby Gordon Motorsports Relieved Robby Gordon
2005 Panoz GF09C Toyota Indy V8 2716 Playa Del Racing
2006 Panoz GF09C Honda HI6R V8 2417 Playa Del Racing
2007 Panoz GF09C Honda HI7R V8 2827 Playa Del Racing
2010 Dallara IR-05 Honda HI7R V8 DNQ A. J. Foyt Enterprises

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References

  1. ↑ "Jaques Lazier – 1999 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Jaques Lazier – 2000 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Jaques Lazier – 2001 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Jaques Lazier – 2002 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Jaques Lazier – 2003 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Jaques Lazier – 2004 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Jaques Lazier – 2005 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Jaques Lazier – 2006 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Jaques Lazier – 2007 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Jaques Lazier – 2009 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Jaques Lazier – 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
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