Career Highlights

- Finished second to Rahal Letterman Racing teammate Buddy Rice by .0051 of a second at Kansas in 2004, the second closest finish in IndyCar Series history.
- Earned first career MBNA Pole Award at 2002 season finale at Texas.


2004
- Competed in 14 of 16 IndyCar Series events for Rahal Letterman Racing, finishing eighth in standings.
- Qualified in the top five seven times and earned the pole position at Milwaukee.
- Earned six top-five finishes, including runner-up at Richmond and Kansas.
- Led at Kansas, Nashville, Chicagoland and Texas 2 for a total of 152 laps.

2003
- Finished 22nd in IndyCar Series standings, competing in 10 events for Team Menard.
- Did not compete in the first three events of the season before starting 26th and finishing 12th at Indianapolis.
- Competed in the next seven races before suffering a wrist injury in practice crash at Kentucky. Missed races at Kentucky, Nazareth and Chicagoland.
- Returned to action for final two races of the season, finishing 11th at California and fourth at Texas.

2002
- Drove final four races of 2002 season for Team Menard.
- Won first career MBNA Pole in season finale at Texas. Led eight laps en route to career-best third-place finish.
- Earned three top-10 finishes and started in the top five in final three races.
- Competed in four races in European F3000 series.

2001
- Finished fifth in standings in European F3000 series.

2000
- Won the South American F3 championship with eight victories.
- Won 3 Hours of Fortaleza, Brazil.

1999
- Rookie of the Year in the South American F3 series, finishing sixth in standings.
- Won two South American F3 races.
- Won 6 Hours of Fortaleza, Brazil and 3 Hours of Fortaleza, Brazil.

1998
- Finished fifth in the British Formula Renault championship, winning the 14th round at Brands Hatch.

1997
- Class winner of Brazilian 1000 Miles sports car race.
- Finished fourth in the British Formula Ford championship, winning pole position at the Formula Ford World Finals.

1996
- Finished fourth in the British Formula Ford championship, winning pole position at the Formula Ford World Finals.

1995
- British Formula Ford Winter Series champion.

1990-95
- Raced karts.