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Jaques Lazier
Lazier in 2006
Born	(1971-01-25)January 25, 1971 (age 54) Denver,Colorado, U.S.
Related to	Bob Lazier (father) Buddy Lazier (brother)
IRLIndyCar Series career
Debut season	1999
Current team	Team 3G
Car number	98
Former teams	Truscelli Team Racing Mid-America Motorsports Team XTreme Team Menard Sam Schmidt Motorsports Patrick Racing Chip Ganassi Racing Playa Del Racing
Starts	56
Wins	1
Poles	2
Best finish	17th in 2001
Previous series
1989-1997 1997	U.S.Formula Ford Indy Lights

Jaques Lazier (born January 25, 1971) is an American former professional racing driver. He is the younger brother of 1996Indianapolis 500 championBuddy Lazier and son of former Indy racerBob Lazier.

The younger Lazier ran in U.S.Formula Ford competition from 1989 to 1997 and also drove part-time inIndy Lights in1997. In 1998, he was entered for theIndianapolis 500 in a car owned byPrice Cobb, but neither Lazier nor the car took part in any session. He planned to join theIRLIndyCar Series full-time in 1999 for his own team but he couldn't take the start atPhoenix International Raceway and failed to qualify for the Indy 500. He moved to the newTruscelli Team Racing the week after the Indy 500 and made his first start atTexas Motor Speedway. He finished seventh three times late in the season. He made his first Indy 500 start in 2000, although Truscelli shut down later that season, again leaving Lazier without a ride.

In 2001 Lazier drove for four different teams includingTeamXtreme andSam Schmidt Motorsports, he got his best chance withTeam Menard, replacingGreg Ray. He won his second start for the team atChicagoland Speedway. He drove for Menard for the first four races of the 2002 season until he was injured in a crash at Nazareth Speedway, just before the Indy 500, missing the rest of the season. In 2003, he returned to his seat but was let go by Team Menard, this time after the Indy 500. He signed on withA. J. Foyt Enterprises for the next four races, but funds failed to materialize for the remainder of the season and he was left on the sidelines.

Lazier entered the 2004 season without a ride, but was the relief driver forRobby Gordon in the Indy 500 as he had to leave for Charlotte to drive in theCoca-Cola 600. Later that season he made eight starts forPatrick Racing afterAl Unser Jr. retired and posted several good results, but again was ride-less entering 2005. He struck a deal with the newPlaya del Racing team to contest the Indy 500 but their funds were good only for that race.

When veteran ownerChip Ganassi fired British driverDarren Manning, he called on Lazier to replace him for the remaining oval races of the season. While with the team he was involved in an incident with rookie fan favoriteDanica Patrick at the final race atCalifornia Speedway. The two touched and set off an accident, whereupon some reports claimed Patrick "gave Lazier a love tap".Rahal Letterman Racing, Patrick's team, put out a press release saying Patrick had only told Lazier to mind his business in the future.

Without a full-time ride in 2006, Lazier returned to the 2007 Indy 500 with Playa Del Racing. He led for the first time at Indy for two laps when he stayed out on the track when the leaders pitted. However, he crashed late in the race and finished 27th. Lazier, while actively seeking a ride in the series, was unable to find one until he stepped in for the strugglingStanton Barrett atTeam 3G atTexas Motor Speedway in 2009. He drove in the next race as well and made four more oval starts for the team later in the year. His thirteenth place atIowa Speedway was his best IndyCar finish since 2004. His last IndyCar appearance was in 2010, when he replacedA. J. Foyt IV at the Indy 500 during Bump Day. With very few laps in the car, Lazier fell short of the required speed and failed to qualify.

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¹ RelievedRobby Gordon.

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