- Luiz Garcia, Jr.
Luiz Garcia, Jr. (born
May 4 ,1971 ) is aBrazil ian race car driver born inBrasilia . He began his professional career in BrazilianFormula Three in 1994 and 1995. He then raced in theIndy Lights series in 1997 and 1998 finishing 13th and 12th in series points in his two seasons, capturing a single win in 1998 at Cleveland. He made his CART debut at the 1999 season opener atHomestead-Miami Speedway forDale Coyne Racing . After 7 races with Coyne he moved toHogan Racing where he made three more starts. In 2000 he returned and ran a full season in the #25Arciero Project Racing Group Reynard-Mercedes sponsored by Brazilian companies Hollywood andEmbratel . He scored 6 points, good enough for 27th in the championship, with a best finish of 11th at the Michigan 500. He returned for the first two races of the 2001 season with Coyne before poor finishes and a lack of funding ended his CART career. He has not driven in a major professional auto race since his last CART appearance.External links
* [http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/GarciaLuiz.htm CART statistics at ChampCarStats.com]
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