Jaime Camara (born November 5, 1980 in

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) is a Brazilian race car driver, who in 2008 competed in the

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for

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Motorsports career

Indy Racing League

Camara previously competed in the 2005 and 2006 seasons of the

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and finished 5th and 6th in series points, respectively. He has also won the 2005

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, the Indy Pro Series' biggest race, from the pole. He sought a ride in the

during the 2006-2007 offseason, but could not put a deal together and returned to the IPS and

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for the 2007 season. He finished 6th in points for the second year in a row without scoring a win. On April 24, 2008 he was announced as the driver of the #34

entry in the IndyCar Series beginning with the

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and will remain through the balance of the season.Lewandowski, Dave
Another graduate
IndyCar.com, April 24, 2008 At the Indianapolis 500 he pulled into the wrong pit box, delaying teammate

Enrique Bernoldi Enrique Antônio Langue e Silvério de Bernoldi (born 19 October 1978) is a Brazilian professional racing driver who raced for the Arrows Formula One team in 2001 and 2002, and was the test driver for British American Racing (later Honda) be ...

in the process; he later crashed out in a single-car incident. After a very strong run at Richmond International Raceway, where he moved from a starting position of 24th up to first where he led 44 laps, he crashed out in another single-car incident. He finished the season 23rd in points. He participated in a test with the Conquest team prior to the 2009 season, but

Alex Tagliani Alexandre Tagliani (; born October 18, 1973), nicknamed "Tag", is a Canadian professional racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Pinty’s Series, driving the No. 18 Chevrolet Camaro for 22 Racing. Tagliani has competed in a variety ...

was named the driver for the team's single car prior to the beginning of the season.

Motorsports career results

American Open-Wheel racing results

(

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Indy Lights

IndyCar

: ''¹ Races held on same day.'' : ''² Non-points-paying exhibition race.''

Indianapolis 500

Complete GT1 World Championship results

References

External links

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