Luiz Garcia, Jr. (born May 4, 1971) is a Brazilian race car driver born in Brasilia. He raced in Brazilian Formula Ford 1600 in 1991 and British Formula Vauxhall in 1992 and 1993. He returned to his homeland to race in Brazilian Formula Three in 1994 and 1995. He then raced in the Indy Lights series in 1997 and 1998 finishing 13th and 12th in series points in his two seasons, capturing a single win in 1998 at Cleveland. He made his CART debut at the 1999 season opener at Homestead-Miami Speedway for Dale Coyne Racing. After 7 races with Coyne he moved to Hogan Racing where he made three more starts. In 2000 he returned and ran a full season in the #25 Arciero Project Racing Group Reynard-Mercedes sponsored by Brazilian companies Hollywood and Embratel. He scored 6 points, good enough for 27th in the championship, with a best finish of 11th at the Michigan 500. He returned for the first two races of the 2001 season with Coyne before poor finishes and a lack of funding ended his CART career. He has not driven in a major professional auto race since his last CART appearance.
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| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Rank | Points |
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| 1999 | Payton/Coyne Racing | MIA Ret |
MOT Ret |
LBH Ret |
NZR |
RIO 18 |
STL |
MIL |
POR 23 |
CLE 14 |
ROA Ret |
TOR |
MIS |
DET |
34th | 0 | ||||||||
| Hogan Racing | MDO Ret |
CHI DNS |
VAN 16 |
LS 15 |
HOU DNS |
SRF |
FON |
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| 2000 | Arciero Racing | MIA Ret |
LBH 12 |
RIO 12 |
MOT Ret |
NZR 15 |
MIL Ret |
DET Ret |
POR 14 |
CLE Ret |
TOR 12 |
MIS 11 |
CHI Ret |
MDO Ret |
ROA Ret |
VAN 15 |
LS Ret |
STL Ret |
HOU Ret |
SRF 12 |
FON DNS |
27th | 6 | |
| 2001 | Dale Coyne Racing | MTY Ret |
LBH Ret |
TXS |
NZR |
MOT |
MIL |
DET |
POR |
CLE |
TOR |
MIS |
CHI |
MDO |
ROA |
VAN |
LAU |
ROC |
HOU |
LS |
SRF |
FON |
32nd | 0 |