Jason LaPoint

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Jason LaPoint
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg American
Born (1977-01-30) January 30, 1977 (age 46)
Woodburn, Oregon
Retired2001
Atlantic Championship
Years active2001
Teams Lynx Racing
Starts3
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish15th in 2001
Previous series
2001
2000
1998-1999		 USF2000
Star Mazda
Skip Barber National Championship
Championship titles
2001 USF2000
Awards
2001
2000		Greg Moore Rookie of the Year
Star Mazda Rookie of the Year

Jason LaPoint (Born January 30, 1977 in Woodburn, Oregon) is a former racing driver. LaPoint won the 2001 USF2000 championship and also competed in Star Mazda and the Atlantic Championship.

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Career

LaPoint participated in karting championships of the SKUSA and WKA starting in 1989. [1] In 1995 and 1996 LaPoint won the IKF Grand National Championship in the Formula 125 class. [2] After karting LaPoint moved into the Skip Barber National Championship Western Race Series in early November 1998. At Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca LaPoint finished his first race in fifth place. [3] His first win was at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in early 1999. [4] LaPoint finished fourteenth in the championship standings. [5] In the Midwestern championship LaPoint won five races earning him a third place in the standings, behind Bryan Sellers and Caio Travaglini. [6] As he was successful in the entry level Skip Barber series LaPoint was invited to join the Barber Dodge Pro Series at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca supporting CART. The driver from Oregon qualified eighteenth but finished on an impressive eleventh place. As he gained seven places he won the award for Most Progressive Driver. [7]

In 2000 LaPoint left the Skip Barber racing ladder to join Star Mazda. His first race was a huge success. LaPoint led his debut race at Lowe's Motor Speedway. On the last lap LaPoint was passed by Bernardo Martinez. His engine sputtered for fuel but the Oregon driver secured second place. [8] LaPoint scored more podium finishes at Sonoma Raceway, Mosport Park, Road Atlanta and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. [9] The young talent took rookie of the year honors and finished third in the championship. For 2001 LaPoint joined Richard Morgan Racing for a USF2000 title assault. Again LaPoint succeeded. Despite a couple of retirements in the first half of the season LaPoint dominated the second half. Four second-place finishes and one win at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course secured the title for LaPoint.

Near the end of the 2001 racing season LaPoint competed in the final three Atlantic Championship races with Lynx Racing. LaPoint qualified his Swift 008.a on an impressive third place in his debut outing at Road America. Despite not finishing on the podium his record of three top ten finishes was very good for a rookie. [10] Early 2002 LaPoint tested the new Swift 014.a at Roebling Road Raceway for Michael Shank Racing. Lacking a major sponsor LaPoint did not secure a race seat and retired from professional racing. [11]

Complete motorsports results

American Open-Wheel racing results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)

Barber Dodge Pro Series

Year123456789101112RankPoints
1999 SEB NAZ LRP POR CLE ROA DET MDO GRA LS
11		 HMS WGI 28th5

Star Mazda Championship

YearTeam12345678RankPoints
2000 Valley Motor Center AMS
2		 SON
3		 MOS
2		 TEX
6		 POR
36		 ATL
3		 LAG
2		 LV
4		3rd264

USF2000 National Championship

YearEntrant12345678910111213PosPoints
2001 Richard Morgan Racing HMS1
4		 HMS2
3		 HMS3
19		 WGI1
23		 WGI2
11		 IRP
9		 MDO1
5		 MDO2
2		 ROA1
2		 ROA2
2		 MDO3
1		 SEB1
2		 SEB2
9		1st226

Atlantic Championship

YearTeam123456789101112RankPoints
2001 Lynx Racing LBH NAZ MIL MTL CLE TOR CHI TRR ROA VAN
7		 HOU
5		 LS
10		15th19

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References

  1. ↑ "US-FF2000/ATLANTIC: Lynx Racing announces Jason LaPoint as second driver". SportToday. Archived from the original on 17 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "2012 Grand National Annual". IKF. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "1999 Western Series Results Laguna Seca Raceway". Skip Barber. Archived from the original on August 30, 2000. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "1999 Western Series Results Las Vegas Motor Speedway". Skip Barber. Archived from the original on August 30, 2000. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "1999 Formula Dodge Western Race Series Point Standings". Skip Barber. Archived from the original on June 22, 2001. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "1999 Formula Dodge Midwestern Race Series". Skip Barber. Archived from the original on August 30, 2000. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Laguna Seca Results Round 10 - September 12". Skip Barber. Archived from the original on January 15, 2000. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "Martinez Claims Win In Thrilling Dash To The Checker". Pro Mazda Championship. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "JASON LAPOINT - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". Pro Mazda. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "Jason LaPoint". ChampCar Stats. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  11. ↑ "LaPoint tests Toyota Atlantic car". Crash.net. 22 December 2001.
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