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Dan Clarke

  • » Birthday: October 4, 1983
  • » Hometown: Maidenhead, England
  • » Residence: Indianapolis
" ––@speedydanclarke via Twitter
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Dan Clarke

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Career Statistics - Firestone Indy Lights *

Year Starts Wins Poles ** Top 5 Top 10 Laps Led Running at Finish
2010 12 0 0 5 8 0 9
Total: 12 0 0 5 8 0 9
* Under INDYCAR sanction
** Includes all poles, including those awarded based on entrant points

Bio

Dan Clarke began racing at age 8 and won the first of his many go-kart titles at age 10.

By the age of 18, his first season racing cars, he was crowned the BRDC Formula Ford champion and won the famed Formula Ford Festival three years later. He moved across the Atlantic in 2006 to compete in Champ Car. He signed with Walker Racing in 2010 to compete in Firestone Indy Lights in hopes of moving up to the IZOD IndyCar Series.

Nicknamed "Speedy Dan," the native of Maidenhead, England enjoys golf, cycling, swimming, running away from the track.

Driver History

2009

• Competed in six A1GP events for A1 Team Great Britain with a best finish of seventh at Portugal (Algarve) and England (Brands Hatch).

2007
Finish 13th in Champ Car World Series standings for Minardi Team USA with best finish of second at Road America.

2006
Finish 12th in Champ Car World Series standings for CTE Racing – HVM with best finish of third at Denver.

Won pole at Road America.

2005
Finished fifth in the British F3 Championship with a win at Castle Combe and 10 top-five finishes.

Competed in Macau Grand Prix

2004
Finished second in the UK Formula Ford Championship with a win at Spa-Francorchamps, Earned nine podium finishes in 22 starts.

Won the Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch.

2002
Finished fourth in the UK Junior Formula Ford championship.

2001
Won BRDC Formula Ford championship.

Early Career
Began karting at age 8, competed in karts for nine years.

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