Stefan Rzadzinski (born January 5, 1993) is a
Canadian
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racing driver from
Edmonton
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,
Alberta
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.
Rzadzinski won several regional
karting
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titles and placed highly in many major American national karting championships from 2002 to 2008. In 2009 and 2010 he raced in the Ontario
Formula Ford
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1600 championship and placed second both years.
[Stefan Rzadzinski - Career Detail](_blank)
''Driver Database'', Retrieved 2011-12-14 He signed on with
Davey Hamilton Racing
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to take a significant step up and make his
Firestone Indy Lights
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debut in the series'
2011
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double-header in Rzadzinski's hometown of
Edmonton
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.
[Ireland, Joanne]
Edmonton Indy will have some local Razzle Dazzle
, ''Edmonton Journal'', July 14, 2011, Retrieved 2011-07-15 Rzadzinski finished 10th and 13th in the two races, good enough for 37 points and 24th in the championship. He also participated in the 2011 Skip Barber Summer Series where he finished fifth with two wins in 16 races.
In
2012
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he signed with
JDC MotorSports
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to race in the
Star Mazda Championship
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.
[Lees, Nick]
Local teen hopes to one day become a big wheel in Indy racing
''Edmonton Journal'', March 16, 2012, Retrieved 2012-03-22 He competed in ten of the 17 races and finished 16th in points with a best finish of sixth in his home race in Edmonton.
In 2014 he ran 4 races in
NASCAR
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Canadian Tire Series
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History
In September 2006 NASCAR ...
with a best finish of 9th.
Rzadzinski's nickname in the paddock is "Razzle Dazzle".
Motorsports career results
American open-wheel racing results
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Indy Lights
Star Mazda Championship
U.S. F2000 National Championship
NASCAR
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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Canadian Tire Series
IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Canada
References
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1993 births
Living people
Indy Lights drivers
NASCAR drivers
Indy Pro 2000 Championship drivers
Racing drivers from Alberta
Sportspeople from Edmonton
U.S. F2000 National Championship drivers
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JDC Motorsports drivers
Techeetah drivers
Team Pelfrey drivers
Michelin Pilot Challenge drivers