Alex Barron (racing driver)
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For other people with the same name, see Alex Barron (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Alexandre Baron.
Not to be confused with Alex Barros.
Alex Barron (born June 11, 1970) is an American former race car driver. He began racing CART FedEx World Series Championship cars in 1998 and made his first Indy Racing League Northern Lights Series (now IndyCar Series) start in 2001.
Quick Facts Nationality, Born ...
Alex Barron | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | (1970-06-11) June 11, 1970 (age 53) San Diego, California, U.S. |
IRL IndyCar Series | |
Racing licence | FIA Silver |
Years active | 2001–2005, 2007 |
Teams | Sam Schmidt Motorsports Blair Racing Penske Racing Mo Nunn Racing Team Cheever CURB/Agajanian/Beck Motorsports |
Starts | 62 |
Wins | 2 |
Poles | 0 |
Best finish | 5th in 2002 |
CART Championship Car | |
Years active | 1998–2001 |
Teams | All American Racers Penske Racing Dale Coyne Racing Arciero-Blair Racing |
Starts | 34 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Best finish | 26th in 2000 |
Previous series | |
1997 1996 | Toyota Atlantic U.S. National Formula Ford 2000 |
Championship titles | |
1997 | Toyota Atlantic Championship |
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The 1997 KOOL Toyota Atlantic Champion, moved across to the IRL, where he had trouble finding a regular drive and got his opportunities through injuries to other drivers. However, in 2006, he stepped down a level to race in the Champ Car Atlantic Championship, and then returned to IRL in 2007. After racing in the 2008 Rolex 24 at Daytona, Barron stopped racing at an international level.