Philip Giebler (born March 5, 1979 in Oxnard,

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) is an American race car driver. Giebler was considered a top American prospect with an opportunity to race in

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early in his career. Following years in various

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ranks, Giebler ran in

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in 2003 half the season putting up a number of good results. He returned stateside in 2004 running in the Infiniti Pro Series and Toyota Atlantic, capturing a win in his IPS debut at Homestead-Miami Speedway, before being named as one of

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's drivers. He competed in the 2005-2006 season, and the early part of the 2006-2007 season before being replaced by

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. Driving for Playa Del Racing, he qualified for the last starting position and was one of two rookie drivers (

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being the other) to race in the

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, but crashed and finished 29th. Despite this, he was the recipient of the

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award for 2007. For 2008, he unsuccessfully attempted to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 with the same team, now known as American Dream Motorsports.

Racing record

Complete International Formula 3000 results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap.)

American open–wheel racing results

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Indy Lights

Atlantic Championship

IndyCar Series

: ''¹ Run on same day.'' : ''² Non-points-paying, exhibition race.''

=Indianapolis 500

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

External links

Philip Giebler's Website

Profile at Racing Reference database

Articles, photos & video's at Motorsport.com
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