Team: Foyt
Nationality: Brazilian
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STATS
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Year
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Rank
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Wins
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Top 5
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Top 10
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Poles
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Best finish
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2002
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9
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1
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2
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5
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0
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1st, Kansas City
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Career
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1
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4
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14
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0
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1st
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2002 recap
The good: Dare was hired to take over for the injured Donnie Beechler in season-opener at Homestead, Fla., and stayed -- taking ninth in the points. He scored his first-ever IRL win at Kansas City and also finished third in the first Texas race.
Season highlight: Dare snatched the lead from champion Sam Hornish Jr. with three laps left and hung on to take his first checkered flag at Kansas.
The bad: The young pilot crashed out of three of the final six races of the season.
Season lowlight: He was heading for a podium finish at Homestead when he hit the wall with just five laps to go.
Key stat: Dare only started in the top-10 twice all season.
2003 outlook
Dare secured a ride for 2003 with fickle A.J. Foyt and will likely be powered by a Toyota engine instead of a Chevrolet.
Your take
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