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Brandon Wagner

  • » Birthday: April 3, 1987
  • » Hometown: Lafayette, Ind.
  • » Residence: Lafayette, Ind.
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Brandon Wagner

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Career Statistics - Firestone Indy Lights *

Year Starts Wins Poles ** Top 5 Top 10 Laps Led Running at Finish
2011 5 0 0 1 3 0 3
2010 5 1 0 1 3 66 4
2009 7 0 1 0 0 0 3
2008 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Total: 18 1 1 2 6 66 11
* Under INDYCAR sanction
** Includes all poles, including those awarded based on entrant points

Bio

Birthday: March 4, 1987
Hometown:
Lafayette, Ind.
Resides:
Lafayette, Ind.

· Enjoys hanging out with friends, working on his race cars, music, golf, working out, playing basketball, riding four-wheelers.
· Is a fan of the Green Bay Packers

·Attends Purdue University, but has took a leave of absence in January 2009 to focus on racing career.

Driver History

2010

• Made five Firestone Indy Lights starts for Davey Hamilton/Kingdom Racing, winning the season-finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway

2009

Made seven Firestone Indy Lights starts for Davey Hamilton/Kingdom Racing with best finish of 11th at Indianapolis and Kentucky.

• Earned first career pole position at Chicagoland Speedway.

2008

· Spent most of the season testing Firestone Indy Lights car for family-owned Wagner Motorsports team. Finished 15th in his debut race at Chicagoland Speedway.

2007

· Competed in USAC national midget division, collecting several top-10 finishes on dirt and pavement.

· Successfully passed his Firestone Indy Lights rookie testing at Chicagoland Speedway with Michael Crawford Motorsports. Also tested at Putnam Park (Ind.) and Nashville Superspeedway

2006

· Competed in USAC National Midget, USAC regional series, and UMARA midget series events, recording five top-five and eight top-10 finishes.

· Won the Ryan Newman Night Classic at the South Bend Speedway.

· Finished 10th at the PRI Sprint & Midget Classic at Orlando, Fla.

2005

· Finished seventh in USAC Midwest Ford Focus Midget Series despite missing final three races of the season, earning seven top-five and 10 top-10 finishes.

· Finished second in National Ford Focus race at Anderson, Ind., led all but the final four laps of the race.

2004

· Finished 12th in USAC Midwest Ford Focus Midget Series as a rookie. Recorded four top-five and six top-10 finishes.

Early Career

· Began racing go-karts at age 12 at Ben Hur Speedway in Crawfordsville, Ind., winning numerous races in gold restrictor and open light classes…Tested Micro-sprint and USAC midget cars at various tracks.

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