Career Highlights

Racing


Overview
  • Captured the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series Driver Championship for the third consecutive year and for the fourth time in five years. 
  • Passed Rick Mears on the all-time IndyCar wins list with his 30th career victory in Toronto
  • Inducted into the Motor Sport Magazine Hall of Fame in February 2011
  • Won the 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series Driver Championship; his second straight title and his third in four seasons
  • Won the 2010 Indianapolis 500 after leading 155 of 200 laps; becomes only the 17th driver in the history of the 500 to win it multiple times
  • Notched his 200th career open-wheel start at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in March 2010
  • Dario has 30 victories and 27 pole positions in his U.S. open-wheel career and is the winningest British driver in U.S. open-wheel history
  • Has accumulated 107 top-five and 148 top-10 results in his open-wheel career
  • Won the 2009 IndyCar Series Driver Championship; his second career IndyCar Series title
  • Announced as driver of the #10 Target car in the 2009 IndyCar Series for Chip Ganassi Racing, alongside Scott Dixon
  • Won the 2008 Rolex 24 at Daytona with Chip Ganassi Racing
  • Signed with Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates to drive #40 Dodge Avenger in 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
  • Won the 2007 IndyCar Series Driver Championship with Andretti Green Racing
  • Captured the 91st Indianapolis 500 becoming only the second Scottish born driver to win it since Jim Clark in 1965
  • Winner of the 2007 12 Hours of Sebring in the LMP2 class
  • Finished 8th in the 2006 IndyCar Series driver's championship
  • Finished 4th in the 2005 IndyCar Series driver's championship
  • Earned two wins and one pole position in the 2004 IRL Season
  • Posted 10 wins and 11 pole positions in CART and finished runner-up in the 1999 driver's championship
  • Finished among the top seven in CART in four of his six seasons
2011
Driver of the #10 Target car in the IZOD IndyCar Series with Target Chip Ganassi Racing
  • Won the IZOD IndyCar Series Driver Championship for the third consecutive season
  • Recorded 13 Top-5 finishes and 15 Top-10 finishes in 17 completed races
  • Notched his 30th career victory at Toronto to pass Mears on the all-time Indy wins list
  • Posted his 29th career victory at The Milwaukee Mile, tying Rick Mears on the all-time IndyCar wins list.  Also earned his 26th career pole position
  • Recorded his first career win at Texas Motor Speedway and the 28th win of his career
  • Qualifed 9th, led 51 laps and finished 12th after a late pitstop for fuel
  • Finished 4th at Sao Paulo, 3rd at Long Beach and 3rd at Barber
  • Won the season-opening race at St. Petersburg, his 27th career win, and tied Johnny Rutherford on the all-time IndyCar wins list

2010
Driver of the #10 Target car in the IZOD IndyCar Series with Target Chip Ganassi Racing
  • Earned his 24th career pole position at the inaugural Grand Prix of Sao Paulo; finished 7th
  • Finished 2nd at Kansas Speedway
  • Qualified on the front row in 3rd position for the 2010 Indianapolis 500
  • Won the Indianapolis 500 for the 2nd time in his career; led 155 out of the 200 laps
  • Posted his 25th career open wheel victory at Mid-Ohio
  • Recorded his 26th career race win at Chicago
  • Won his third career IZOD IndyCar Series Driver Championship

2009
Driver of the #10 Target car in the IndyCar Series with Target Chip Ganassi Racing
  • Won his second career IndyCar Series Driver Championship
  • Posted his 23rd career win and pole position at season finale in Homestead-Miami Speedway
  • Dominated at Sonoma to record his 22nd career pole position and 22nd career win; led all 75 laps
  • Recorded his 21st career win and 21st career pole position at the Honda Indy Toronto
  • Earned his 20th career pole position at Richmond; finished in 2nd position
  • Posted his 20th career open wheel victory at Iowa Speedway, his second straight win at the track
  • Recorded his 19th career pole position at Texas Motor Speedway; finished 5th
  • Captured his 19th career IndyCar win at Long Beach; his first win in the IndyCar Series on a street or road course

2008
Driver of the #40 Dodge Avenger in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with Chip Ganassi Racing with Felilx Sabates


2007
Driver of the #27 Canadian Club car for Andretti Green Racing in the Indy Racing League
  • Captured the IndyCar Series Drivers Championship
  • Won the 91st Running of the Indianapolis 500; becoming only the second Scottish born driver to win it since Jim Clark in 1965
  • Captured 16th career race win at Iowa Speedway to surpass Alex Zanardi as Honda's all-time winningest driver
  • Posted his 17th career race win at Richmond and led the most laps in an IndyCar Series race
  • Has recorded 12 Top-5 finishes in 15 races this season and is the only IndyCar driver to finish in the Top-7 in every race
  • Captured the 12 Hours of Sebring in the LMP2 Class with Bryan Herta and Tony Kanaan in AGR's first ALMS start

2006
Driver of the #27 Klein Tools/Canadian Club car for Andretti Green Racing in the Indy Racing League
  • Recorded 3 Top-5 and 6 Top 10 finishes in 14 races
  • Placed 2nd at Sonoma and 3rd at Richmond
  • Captured 14th career pole position at St. Petersburg

2005
Driver of the #27 ArcaEx car for Andretti Green Racing in the Indy Racing League
  • Captured his third career IRL win at Nashville; his hometown racetrack
  • Posted his second career IRL pole position at Fontana
  • Recorded his fourth career IRL win at the season finale in Fontana
  • Finished season ranked #4 in the IRL Driver's Championship
  • Posted 8 Top-5 finishes and 13 Top-10 finishes in 17 races.


2004
Driver of the #27 ArcaEx car for Andretti Green Racing in the Indy Racing League
  • Finished the 2004 season ranked #6 in the IRL Points Championship
  • Captured his first career IRL race wins at Milwaukee and Pikes Peak; earned four podium finishes
  • Posted his first career IRL pole position at Texas.
  • Recorded 8 Top-10 finishes and 5 Top-5 finishes in 16 races this season; led a total of 349 laps. 
  • Qualified on front row for the Indy 500 (third); finished 14th


2003
IndyCar driver for Andretti Green Racing (#27 Archipelago/Motorola)
  • Finished 7th in his inaugural IndyCar race at Homestead
  • Sidelined for most of the 2003 season due to an off-track motorcycle accident

2002
ChampCar driver for Team KOOL Green
  • Captured 3 race wins (Montreal, Vancouver, Rockingham)
  • Posted 8 Top Five finishes / 4th in season ending standings

2001
ChampCar driver for Team KOOL Green
  • Recorded 7th career race win in Cleveland
  • Earned seven podium appearances, finished 7th in standings
  • Recipient of the Greg Moore Legacy Award

2000
ChampCar driver for Team KOOL Green
  • Posted 5 Top Five finishes / 2 poles / 4 podium appearances

1999
ChampCar driver for Team KOOL Green
  • Captured 3 race wins (Toronto, Detroit, Australia)
  • 11 podium appearances, 7 poles and led 10 of the 20 races
  • Finished 2nd in CART Championship standings behind J. Montoya
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