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| Alx Danielsson | |||||||
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Danielsson testing inEngland, 2006. | |||||||
| Nationality | |||||||
| Born | (1981-04-01)1 April 1981 (age 44) Östersund, Sweden | ||||||
| Swedish V8 Thundercar Series career | |||||||
| Debut season | 2013 | ||||||
| Previous series | |||||||
| 2000 2001–2003 2002 2004 2005–2007 2005–2006 2007 2009 2011 2012 2013 2013 2014,2016 | Swedish Formula Ford Zetec British Formula Ford British Formula Ford Winter Series Formula Renault V6 Eurocup Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia Formula Renault 3.5 Series Formula 3000 Euroseries Ferrari Scandinavia Challenge Swedish Touring Car Championship Camaro Cup NASCAR K&N Pro Series East NASCAR Nationwide Series ARCA Racing Series | ||||||
| Championship titles | |||||||
| 2000 2002 2006 2009 | Swedish Formula Ford Zetec British Formula Ford Winter Formula Renault 3.5 Series Ferrari Scandinavia Challenge | ||||||
NASCAR driver | |||||||
| NASCARO'Reilly Auto Parts Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| 2013 position | 86th | ||||||
| Best finish | 86th (2013) | ||||||
| First race | 2013Nationwide Children's Hospital 200 (Mid-Ohio) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of 16 November 2013. | |||||||
Dennis Mikael Alexander "Alx" Danielsson[1] (born 1 April 1981) is aSwedish racing driver and the 2006 champion of theFormula Renault 3.5 Series. He currently competes in theSwedish V8 Thundercar Series and in the Porsche Sprint Challenge Iberica for AF Motorsport alongside formerF1 Academy driverChloe Grant. He is also a fill-in driver on theMonster Jam circuit.

Danielsson's career started inkarting in 1998, where he stayed until 1999 before moving up toFormula Ford. In 2004 Danielsson progressed toFormula Renault V6 in Europe and Asia before moving onto theFormula Renault 3.5 Series in Europe.
In 2006, Danielsson competed in theFormula Renault 3.5 Series for the British teamComtec Racing and doing exceptionally well. After suffering two hard crashes that could have ended his season at the Spa circuit in Belgium, he managed to take a double win at Donington on 9 and 10 September 2006. He was then able to follow up the victories with a third straight victory at Le Mans on 30 September and a fourth victory in Barcelona on 28 October. The following day he clinched the FR3.5 Series title via a fifth place in the last race of the season.
In May 2012, Danielsson Motorsport announced that they would be shutting down their race team. This allowed Danielsson to put full focus on his own racing career.
In 2013, Danielsson competed in theSwedish V8 Thundercar Series, and in March he attempted to make hisNASCAR debut inNASCAR K&N Pro Series East atBristol Motor Speedway, but he failed to qualify.[2] So in August Danielsson made hisNASCAR debut in America, driving No. 73Chevrolet Camaro forCreation-Cope Racing in theNationwide Series at theMid-Ohio Sports Car Course.[3]
Danielsson also competed inARCA Racing Series between 2014 and 2016.
Danielsson has also driven monster trucks inMonster Jam.[4] In 2017, he won his first Racing and Freestyle title.
As a prize for winning the 2006World Series by Renault, Danielsson was given a Formula 1 test. On 18 May 2007, he drove the 2006 Renault R26 on the Stowe configuration of the Silverstone circuit. He did 50 laps on the 31 sec configuration. A few months later in August, he did demo runs with the same car at the Race Salon in Rotterdam.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Formula Renault 3.5 Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | DC | Points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | DAMS | ZOL 1 DNS | ZOL 2 DNS | MON 1 | VAL 1 8 | VAL 2 Ret | LMS 1 DNS | LMS 2 14 | BIL 1 8 | BIL 2 2 | OSC 1 4 | OSC 2 Ret | DON 1 7 | DON 2 9 | EST 1 | EST 2 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | 15th | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Comtec Racing | ZOL 1 4 | ZOL 2 10 | MON 1 Ret | IST 1 6 | IST 2 Ret | MIS 1 6 | MIS 2 7 | SPA 1 Ret | SPA 2 Ret | NUR 1 5 | NUR 2 2 | DON 1 1 | DON 2 1 | LMS 1 1 | LMS 2 NC | CAT 1 1 | CAT 2 5 | 1st | 112 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| NASCARNationwide Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NNSC | Pts | Ref | |||||
| 2013 | Creation-Cope Racing | 73 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | RCH | TAL | DAR | CLT | DOV | IOW | MCH | ROA | KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH 37 | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | PHO | HOM | 86th | 7 | [5] | |||||
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Racing Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | ARSC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Carter 2 Motorsports | 40 | Dodge | DAY 21 | MOB | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJM | POC | MCH | ELK | WIN | CHI | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | MAD | DSF | SLM | KEN | KAN | 117th | 125 | [6] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Carter 2 Motorsports | 97 | Ford | DAY Wth | 121st | 125 | [7] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wayne Peterson Racing | 06 | Dodge | NSH 21 | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJM | POC | MCH | MAD | WIN | IOW | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | DSF | SLM | CHI | KEN | KAN | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Position | Points |
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| 2015 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Audi S3 | POR 21 | HOC 16 | BEL 18 | GBR 29 | GER 16 | SWE 20 | CAN | NOR 4 | FRA 15 | BAR 17 | TUR 19 | ITA | ARG | 21st | 17 |
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by | Formula Renault 3.5 Series Champion 2006 | Succeeded by |