Luiz Garcia Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Luiz Garcia Jr.

Brazilian racing driver

Date of Birth: 04-May-1971

Place of Birth: Brasília, Federal District, Brazil

Profession: engineer, racing automobile driver

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Luiz Garcia Jr.

  • Luiz Garcia Jr.
  • (born May 4, 1971) is a Brazilian race car driver born in Brasilia.
  • He raced in Brazilian Formula Ford 1600 in 1991 and British Formula Vauxhall in 1992 and 1993.In 1994 and 1995, he raced on European Formula 3.
  • He then raced in the Indy Lights series in 1997 and 1998 finishing 13th and 12th in series points in his two seasons, capturing a single win in 1998 at Cleveland.
  • He made his CART debut at the 1999 season opener at Homestead-Miami Speedway for Dale Coyne Racing.
  • After 7 races with Coyne he moved to Hogan Racing where he made three more starts.
  • In 2000 he returned and ran a full season in the #25 Arciero Project Racing Group Reynard-Mercedes sponsored by Brazilian companies Hollywood and Embratel.
  • He scored 6 points, good enough for 27th in the championship, with a best finish of 11th at the Michigan 500.
  • He returned for the first two races of the 2001 season with Coyne before poor finishes and a lack of funding ended his CART career.
  • He has not driven in a major professional auto race since his last CART appearance.

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