Team: Mo Nunn Racing
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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4
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1
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8
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12
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0
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1st, Kentucky
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Career
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1
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11
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12
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0
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1st
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2002 recap
The good: Giaffone led 124 laps in his first Indy-car victory at Kentucky. He also finished second at Nazareth, Pa., and had third-place finishes at Indianapolis, Michigan and Richmond, Va.
Season highlight: Giaffone found himself mixing it up for the lead in the latter stages of the Indianapolis 500 before finally finishing third.
The bad: He suffered engine failure in two of the last three races to take him out of championship contention.
Season lowlight: Giaffone crashed at Phoenix while running up front.
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| Felipe Giaffone beat Sam Hornish Jr. to the finish line for his first win at Kentucky. |
Key stat: The young star had 10 straight races where his worst finish was sixth.
2003 outlook
The 27-year-old Brazilian blossomed into a force in 2002 by adding aggression to his thoughtful style. Giaffone will return with same crew for '03 and new Toyota engine.
Your take
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