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Monday, December 23
Updated: December 31, 1:40 PM ET
Spotlight
Billy Boat
By Robin Miller
ESPN.com

Team: Curb/Agajanian
Nationality: American

Billy Boat
Boat

STATS
Year
Rank
Wins
Top 5
Top 10
Poles
Best finish
2002 13 0 0 4 1 7th, Texas
Career   1 12 30 9 1st, Texas (1998)

2002 recap
The good: Captured the pole at Nashville and started on the front row at Kentucky, with a best result of seventh in the first race at Texas. Also scored eighth places at Phoenix and Nazareth.

  • Season highlight: Led 31 laps at Kentucky and was in position to challenge for a win before a mechanical hiccup and long pit stop dropped him off pace.

    Billy Boat

    The bad: Usual front-runner only led 43 laps all season.

  • Season lowlight: Finished year with three consecutive DNFs.

    Key stat: No top 5s.

    2003 outlook
    One of the IRL's little guys is struggling to field a competitive effort against the influx of big teams and money. Needs a big-time sponsor

    Your take
    With the influx of drivers and money into the IRL, can Billy Boat survive and succeed? Here are your thoughts on Boat's prospects for 2003.

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