- James Davison
James Davison, born
28 August ,1986 inMelbourne, Australia , is a third-generation race driver whose fatherJon Davison was aFormula 5000 competitor and was the long-running promotor of racing events atSandown Raceway . Davison's grandfather,Lex Davison , was a four-time winner of theAustralian Grand Prix . He is a cousin ofV8 Supercar drivers Alex andWill Davison . He also competed as acoxswain as part of Scotch College's championship-winning rowing crew in 2003.In 2004 he joined the ranks of
Formula Ford in his native Australia, running in both the Victorian and National Championships. At the end of 2004 he won a scholarship at the BMW Junior Scholarship Finals in Valencia. From there he raced in the 2005 United StatesFormula BMW Championship finishing 6th for HBR Motorsports. At the end of the season he qualified and finished 10th at the Formula BMW Finals at Bahrain.2006 saw him again compete in the United States in the
Formula Atlantic Series forTeam Australia . After theDenver round he was dropped by the team for fellow AussieMichael Patrizi . [ [http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=229900&FS=ATLANTIC Patrizi to repace Davison at Team Australia] , Motorsport.com, August 21, 2006] In 2007 he bounced back with a 2nd place in the United StatesStar Mazda Series .2008 finds him in the
Firestone Indy Lights Series , racing forSam Schmidt Motorsports . He struggled throughout the first half of the season, but captured his first series pole atNashville Superspeedway , a concrete oval, in July. His first win came in bizarre circumstances in a wet race at Mid-Ohio,Career results
References
* [http://www.indycar.com/pro/drivers/driver.php?driver_id=412 Indy Lights Profile]
* [http://www.speedsport-magazine.com/race-driver-database/biography/James-Davison-,3590.html Speedsport Bio]
* [http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=233946&FS=ATLANTIC 2006 Atlantic Standings]
* [http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=274419&FS=STARMAZDA 2007 Mazda Star review]Links
* [http://www.jamesdavison.com.au/ Official webpage]
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