Jaques Lazier

Jaques Lazier (born January 25, 1971) is an American former race car driver. He is the younger brother of 1996 Indianapolis 500 champion Buddy Lazier and son of former Indy racer Bob Lazier.

Jaques Lazier
Lazier in 2006
Born	(1971-01-25) January 25, 1971 (age 53) Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Related to	Bob Lazier (father) Buddy Lazier (brother)
IRL IndyCar Series career
Debut season	1999
Current team	Team 3G
Car number	98
Former teams	Truscelli Team Racing Mid-America Motorsports Team XTreme Team Menard Sam Schmidt Motorsports Patrick Racing Chip Ganassi Racing Playa Del Racing
Starts	56
Wins	1
Poles	2
Best finish	17th in 2001
Previous series
1989-1997 1997	U.S. Formula Ford Indy Lights

Racing career

The younger Lazier ran in U.S. Formula Ford competition from 1989 to 1997 and also drove part-time in Indy Lights in 1997. In 1998, he was entered for the Indianapolis 500 in a car owned by Price Cobb, but neither Lazier nor the car took part in any session. He planned to join the IRL IndyCar Series full-time in 1999 for his own team but he couldn't take the start at Phoenix International Raceway and failed to qualify for the Indy 500. He moved to the new Truscelli Team Racing the week after the Indy 500 and made his first start at Texas Motor Speedway. He finished 7th three times late in the season. He made his first Indy 500 start in 2000, although Truscelli shut down later that season, again leaving Lazier without a ride.

In 2001 Lazier drove for four different teams including TeamXtreme and Sam Schmidt Motorsports, he got his best chance with Team Menard, replacing Greg Ray. He won his second start for the team at Chicagoland Speedway. He drove for Menard for the first four races of the 2002 season until he was injured in a crash at Nazareth Speedway, just before the Indy 500, missing the rest of the season. In 2003 he returned to his seat but was let go by Team Menard, this time after the Indy 500. He signed on with A. J. Foyt Enterprises for the next four races, but funds failed to materialize for the remainder of the season and he was left on the sidelines.

Lazier practicing for the 2007 Indianapolis 500

Lazier entered the 2004 season without a ride, but was the relief driver for Robby Gordon in the Indy 500 as he had to leave for Charlotte to drive in the Coca-Cola 600. Later that season he made eight starts for Patrick Racing after Al Unser Jr. retired and posted several good results, but again was ride-less entering 2005. He struck a deal with the new Playa del Racing team to contest the Indy 500 but their funds were good only for that race.

When veteran owner Chip Ganassi fired British driver Darren Manning, he called on Lazier to replace him for the remaining oval races of the season. While with the team he was involved in an incident with rookie fan favorite Danica Patrick at the final race at California Speedway. The two touched and set off an accident, whereupon some reports claimed Patrick "gave Lazier a love tap". Rahal Letterman Racing, Patrick's team, put out a press release saying Patrick had only told Lazier to mind his business in the future.

Without a full-time ride in 2006, Lazier returned to the 2007 Indy 500 with Playa Del Racing. He led for the first time at Indy for two laps when he stayed out on the track when the leaders pitted. However, he crashed late in the race and finished 27th. Lazier, while actively seeking a ride in the series, was unable to find one until he stepped in for the struggling Stanton Barrett at Team 3G at Texas Motor Speedway in 2009. He drove in the next race as well and made four more oval starts for the team later in the year. His 13th place at Iowa Speedway was his best IndyCar finish since 2004. His last IndyCar appearance was in 2010, when he replaced A. J. Foyt IV at the Indy 500 during Bump Day. With very few laps in the car, Lazier fell short of the required speed and failed to qualify.

Motorsports career results

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

Year	Track	Car	Engine	Class	Finish	Start	Status
1994	Mid-Ohio	Mysterian M2	Volkswagen	Formula Vee	11	24	Running
1995	Mid-Ohio	Mysterian M2	Volkswagen	Formula Vee	3	1	Running
1996	Mid-Ohio	Mysterian M2	Volkswagen	Formula Vee	1	27	Running
1997	Mid-Ohio	Mysterian M2	Volkswagen	Formula Vee	19	2	Running

American open–wheel racing results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Indy Lights

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Rank	Points
1997	Brian Stewart Racing	MIA	LBH 11	NAZ 12	SAV 24	STL 9	MIL 8	DET 23	POR	TOR	TRO	VAN	LAG	FON	22nd	12

IndyCar Series

Year	Team	Chassis	No.	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Rank	Points	Ref
1999	DR Motorsports	G-Force GF01C	33	Infiniti VRH35ADE V8	WDW	PHX DNS	CLT															18th	144	[1]
				Oldsmobile Aurora V8				INDY DNQ
	Truscelli Team Racing								TXS 22	PPI 10	ATL 12	DOV 7	PP2 12	LVS 7	TX2 7
2000		G-Force GF05			WDW 23	PHX	LVS 10	INDY 13	TXS 14	PPI 9	ATL											20th	112	[2]
	Mid-America Motorsports	Dallara IR-00	43									KTY 20
	Team Xtreme	G-Force GF05	16										TX2 10
2001		G-Force GF05B	77		PHX	HMS	ATL	INDY 22	TXS 9	PPI 17												17th	195	[3]
	Sam Schmidt Motorsports	Dallara IR-01	99								RIR 19	KAN 18	NSH 3	KTY 12
	Team Menard		2												STL 16	CHI 1	TX2 20
2002		Dallara IR-02		Chevrolet Indy V8	HMS 18	PHX 6	FON 2	NZR 20	INDY	TXS	PPI	RIR	KAN	NSH	MIS	KTY	STL	CHI	TX2			26th	90	[4]
2003		Dallara IR-03			HMS 20	PHX 6	MOT 12	INDY 29									NZR DNS	CHI	FON	TX2		23rd	120	[5]
	A. J. Foyt Enterprises		5	Toyota Indy V8					TXS 19	PPI 21	RIR 16	KAN 10	NSH	MIS	STL	KTY
2004	Robby Gordon Motorsports	Dallara IR-04	70	Chevrolet Indy V8	HMS	PHX	MOT	INDY1 RL	TXS	RIR	KAN											22nd	104	[6]
	Patrick Racing		20									NSH 21	MIL 17	MIS 18	KTY 15	PPI 8	NZR 14	CHI 18	FON	TX2
2005	Playa Del Racing	Panoz GF09C	21	Toyota Indy V8	HMS	PHX	STP	MOT	INDY 16	TXS	RIR	KAN	NSH	MIL								24th	81	[7]
	Chip Ganassi Racing		10												MIS 17	KTY 15	PPI DNS	SNM	CHI 16	WGL	FON 17
2006	Playa Del Racing		21	Honda HI6R V8	HMS	STP	MOT	INDY 17	WGL	TXS	RIR	KAN	NSH	MIL	MIS	KTY	SNM	CHI				29th	13	[8]
2007				Honda HI7R V8	HMS	STP	MOT	KAN	INDY 27	MIL	TXS	IOW	RIR	WGL	NSH	MDO	MIS	KTY	SNM	DET	CHI	33rd	10	[9]
2009	Team 3G	Dallara IR-05	98	Honda HI9R V8	STP	LBH	KAN	INDY	MIL	TXS 18	IOW 13	RIR 20	WGL	TOR	EDM	KTY 23	MDO	SNM	CHI 19	MOT	HMS 23	26th	77	[10]
2010	A. J. Foyt Enterprises		41	Honda HI10R V8	SAO	STP	ALA	LBH	KAN	INDY DNQ	TXS	IOW	WGL	TOR	EDM	MDO	SNM	CHI	KTY	MOT	HMS	NC	–	[11]

¹ Relieved Robby Gordon.

Years	Teams	Races	Poles	Wins	Podiums (Non-win)	Top 10s (Non-podium)	Indianapolis 500 Wins	Championships
11	9	56	2	1	2	12	0	0

Indianapolis 500

Year	Chassis	Engine	Start	Finish	Team	Note
1999	G-Force GF01C	Oldsmobile Aurora V8	DNQ		DR Motorsports
2000	G-Force GF05	Oldsmobile Aurora V8	26	13	Truscelli Racing Team
2001	G-Force GF05B	Oldsmobile Aurora V8	17	22	Team Xtreme
2003	Dallara IR-03	Chevrolet Indy V8	20	29	Team Menard
2004	Dallara IR-04	Chevrolet Indy V8	18	29	Robby Gordon Motorsports	Relieved Robby Gordon
2005	Panoz GF09C	Toyota Indy V8	27	16	Playa Del Racing
2006	Panoz GF09C	Honda HI6R V8	24	17	Playa Del Racing
2007	Panoz GF09C	Honda HI7R V8	28	27	Playa Del Racing
2010	Dallara IR-05	Honda HI10R V8	DNQ		A. J. Foyt Enterprises

References

1. "Jaques Lazier – 1999 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
2. "Jaques Lazier – 2000 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
3. "Jaques Lazier – 2001 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
4. "Jaques Lazier – 2002 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
5. "Jaques Lazier – 2003 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
6. "Jaques Lazier – 2004 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
7. "Jaques Lazier – 2005 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
8. "Jaques Lazier – 2006 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
9. "Jaques Lazier – 2007 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
10. "Jaques Lazier – 2009 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
11. "Jaques Lazier – 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.

External links

• Audio Interview with Jaques Lazier Jaques Lazier direct from Gasoline Alley
• YouTube interview
• Jaques Lazier career summary at DriverDB.com
• Jaques Lazier driver statistics at Racing-Reference
• Champcar Stats
• Indy Lights stats
• Indycar Profile^{[permanent dead link]}
• Articles and pictures at Motorsport.com