Stefan Rzadzinski (born January 5, 1993) is a

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racing driver from

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. Rzadzinski won several regional

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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

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1600 championship and placed second both years.Stefan Rzadzinski - Career Detail
''Driver Database'', Retrieved 2011-12-14 He signed on with

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to take a significant step up and make his

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debut in the series'

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double-header in Rzadzinski's hometown of

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, ''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

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he signed with

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to race in the

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''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

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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

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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 {{Canada-autoracing-bio-stub JDC Motorsports drivers Techeetah drivers Team Pelfrey drivers Michelin Pilot Challenge drivers