Jay Scott Drake (born July 5, 1969 in Santa Maria, California) is an American auto racing driver. In 2022, Drake was inaugurated into the United States Auto Club Hall of Fame.
Drake began driving midgets at age 23. [1] In 1998, he won the Turkey Night Grand Prix midget car race. Drake was the USAC National Sprint Car Champion in 2004. He also competed in 14 Indy Pro Series races in 2004 and 2005 [2] with a best finish of third and finishing 9th in the 2005 point standings. Jay is currently the team manager for Keith Kunz Motorsports USAC Midget Team. [1]
In 2022, Drake was inducted into the United States Auto Club Hall of Fame. [3]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
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2004 | AFS Racing | HMS | PHX | INDY 4 | KAN | NSH | MIL | MIS | KTY | PPIR | CHI | FON | TXS | 23rd | 32 | ||
2005 | Vision Racing | HMS 5 | PHX 13 | STP 10 | INDY 3 | TXS 4 | IMS 10 | NSH 3 | MIL 6 | KTY 4 | PPIR 8 | SNM 8 | CHI 7 | WGL | FON 12 | 9th | 341 |