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Michel
Jourdain Jr.
Mexico
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| 2
Sept 1976 |
- date
of birth
- son of
racing driver Michel Jourdain; Mexico City Champ Car races
(1980, 1981)
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| 1989
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- starts
racing in Mexico; age 12
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1991 |
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| 1996 |
- CART
debut, Team Scandia
- aged
19, youngest ever
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| 1997 |
- joins
Payton Coyne team
- 29th
overall
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| 1998 |
- Payton
Coyne team
- 24th
overall
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| 1999 |
- 3rd year
with Payton Coyne team
- 25th
overall
- death
of team owner Walter Payton at season end
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| 2000 |
- joins
Bettenhausen Motorsports team, Mercedes Lola
- death
of team owner Tony Bettenhausen before season opening
- best
finish 7th; 22nd overall
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| 2001 |
- Herdez
Bettenhausen team Ford/Lola
- finish
20th overall
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| 2002 |
- Herdez
Bettenhausen team Ford/Lola
- scored
points in 17 consecutive races
- finish
10th overall
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| 2003 |
-
joins Team Rahal
- record
number of laps led: 234 Laps (Milwaukee)
- 2 wins
- finish
3rd overall
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| 2004 |
-
joins RuSPORT
after departure of Team Rahal to Indycar.
- finish
12th overall
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| 2005 |
-
JOINS NASCAR BUSCH SERIES
- Ford
ppc Racing team
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