Kyle O'Gara (born February 23, 1995 in Beech Grove, Indiana) is an American racing driver.

Career

O'Gara competed in the USAC National Midget Series in 2011 and 2012. He finished fourth at the USAC Pavement Midget Series in 2013, and he claimed the title in 2014. On October 18, 2012 he completed his

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rookie test at Kentucky Speedway with Fan Force United. On March 27, 2013 he announced that he had signed with

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to make his Indy Lights debut in the 2013

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at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. O'Gara crashed out on lap two while running fifth. He also competed in the season finale at Auto Club Speedway and finished eighth. In 2017 he was runner-up at the Rumble in Fort Wayne midget race. In 2020 he finished fourth at the Little 500 sprint car race at

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. In 2021 he entered four rounds of the

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, with a best result of fifth at the Rich Vogler Classic at

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. In 2022 he ranked third at the Indiana-based 500 Sprint Car Tour, scoring a win and five top 3 finishes in nine races. He also won the Dave Steele World Non-Wing Sprint Car Championship at Showtime Speedway, and finished fourth at the Little 500.

Personal life

Kyle O'Gara is the

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Sarah Fisher Sarah Marie Fisher (born October 4, 1980) is an American retired professional race car driver who competed in the Indy Racing League (IRL, now IndyCar Series) and the Indianapolis 500 intermittently from 1999 to 2010. She also raced in the NAS ...

, an ex-

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driver and former co-owner of

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. He attended Roncalli High School in Indianapolis.Martin, Brooke
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, ''WISH'', March 28, 2013, Retrieved 2013-03-29

Indy Lights

U.S. F2000 National Championship

References

External links

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Kyle O'Gara race results
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