Jay Scott Drake (born July 5, 1969 in Santa Maria, California) is an American auto racing driver.
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Jay Scott Drake (born July 5, 1969 in Santa Maria, California) is an American auto racing driver.
Drake won the 1998 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 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.
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| 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 |
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