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He signed on to return to the series full-time in [[2009 Indy Lights season|2009]] driving for [[Sam Schmidt Motorsports]]. Upon joining the team, he became the first driver to win a second [[Freedom 100]] at the [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]]. |
He signed on to return to the series full-time in [[2009 Indy Lights season|2009]] driving for [[Sam Schmidt Motorsports]]. Upon joining the team, he became the first driver to win a second [[Freedom 100]] at the [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]]. |
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Cunningham won again that race in [[2010 Indy Lights season|2010]] in a one-race deal for the Schmidt team, |
Cunningham won again that race in [[2010 Indy Lights season|2010]] in a one-race deal for the Schmidt team, becoming the only three-time winner of the [[Freedom 100]]. Despite his repeated success in Indy Lights, no announcement has been made concerning Cunningham's future in an IndyCar. |
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* [http://www.driverdb.com/racingdriver1983.html Wade Cunningham career statistics] |
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* [http://wadecunningham.com Wade Cunningham Personal Website] |
* [http://wadecunningham.com Wade Cunningham Personal Website] |
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* [http://www.champcarstats.com/ips/drivers/CunninghamWade.htm/ Wade Cunningham Indy Pro Series/Firestone Indy Lights Statistics] |
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Revision as of 18:17, 17 September 2010
| Wade Cunningham | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  New Zealander |
| Related to | Mitch Cunningham (brother) |
| Firestone Indy Lights Series | |
| Years active | 2005-2009 |
| Teams | Brian Stewart Racing AFS Racing Alliance Motorsports Sam Schmidt Motorsports |
| Starts | 56 |
| Wins | 7 |
| Poles | 9 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2005 |
| Previous series | |
| 2004 | Formula Ford Zetec USA |
| Championship titles | |
| 2001 2003 2005 | Asia-Pacific Championship World Karting Championship Indy Lights Series |
Wade Cunningham (born August 19, 1984) is a racing driver and from Auckland, New Zealand who has most notably competed in the Firestone Indy Lights Series.
Cunningham's professional career began when he won the Karting World Championship in 2003.
The following year he moved to the United States and competed in the Cooper Tires Formula Ford Zetec Championship in which he finished 5th after winning four consecutive poles and seven podium finishes. He won the 2005 Indy Lights Series championship in his rookie season for Brian Stewart Racing despite only winning a single race.
He continued with the team in 2006 and won 3 more races, including the Freedom 100 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (becoming the first driver from New Zealand to do so) and placed third in championship points despite missing two races due to an emergency appendectomy. While missing out on the drivers title the team was still able to claim their second consecutive entrants championship because they were able to replace Wade with a reserve driver for those events. He narrowly missed the title by 11 points and would have easily clinched his second drivers championship had he started either of those events.
He drove in the A1 Grand Prix series as practice driver for A1 Team New Zealand in the round in Taupo, New Zealand and also China [1] and returned to the Indy Lights Series in 2007 for AGR-AFS Racing where he finished 3rd.
In December 2007 Cunningham tested an IndyCar Series machine for the first time at Sebring as a reward for his results with their satellite team in the Indy Lights Series, driving the Andretti Green Racing IndyCar normally driven by Marco Andretti[2].
Wade's brother Mitch made his Firestone Indy Lights Series debut (formerly the Indy Pro Series) in 2008 for Brian Stewart Racing, the same team with whom Wade had his initial success. Wade made a handful of starts in the series in 2008, both for Brian Stewart and in the Mid-Ohio double-header for the new Alliance Motorsports team.
He signed on to return to the series full-time in 2009 driving for Sam Schmidt Motorsports. Upon joining the team, he became the first driver to win a second Freedom 100 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Cunningham won again that race in 2010 in a one-race deal for the Schmidt team, becoming the only three-time winner of the Freedom 100. Despite his repeated success in Indy Lights, no announcement has been made concerning Cunningham's future in an IndyCar.
References
- ^ SuperPoints A1GP Taupo, New Zealand: Driver sign-on, A1GP.com, January 18, 2007
- ^ "Cunningham tests with Andretti Green". autosport.com. 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
External links
- Wade Cunningham career statistics
- Wade Cunningham Personal Website
- Wade Cunningham Indy Pro Series/Firestone Indy Lights Statistics
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