Tõnis Kasemets
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Tõnis Kasemets (born March 17, 1974 in Pärnu, Estonia) is an Estonian race car driver.
He emigrated to the United States in 1995 and began SCCA racing. He advanced through the open wheel ranks and by 2004 was in the Toyota Atlantic series. In 2005 he placed second in the series championship to Charles Zwolsman. He participated in a partial 2006 schedule in the Champ Car World Series for Paul Gentilozzi's Rocketsports Racing.
To participate in Champ Car in 2006 he had to gather funds for a quarter of the participation costs. Kasemets wanted to do a full season of Champ Car in 2007 and in the future he wants to own a successful team a la Newman-Haas and Forsythe.[1] However, he has not appeared in a Champ Car or IndyCar Series race since 2006.
He currently lives in USA with his 11 year old son and four year old daughter.
[edit] Complete Champ Car results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Yr | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Team | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Rocketsports | LBH DNP |
HOU DNP |
MTY DNP |
MIL DNP |
POR 16 |
CLE 12 |
TOR Ret |
EDM 11 |
SAN DNP |
DEN DNP |
MTL DNP |
ROA Ret |
SUR DNP |
MEX DNP |
Rocketsports | 19th | 34 |
[edit] References
- ^ Tõnis Kasemets kavatseb Champ Cari sarjas jätkata (October 17, 2006). Retrieved on October 17, 2006.
[edit] External links
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