Kenny Bräck
Kenny Bräck (born 21 March 1966) is a Swedish former race car driver. Until his retirement from racing, he competed in the CART, Indy Racing League and the IROC series. He won the 1998 Indy Racing League championship and the 1999 Indianapolis 500, becoming the first Swedish driver to win the race.
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Kenny Bräck at the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed | |||||||
| Nationality | Swedish | ||||||
| Born | 21 March 1966 Arvika, Sweden | ||||||
| Retired | 2005 | ||||||
| IRL IndyCar Series | |||||||
| Years active | 1997–99, 2002–03, 2005 | ||||||
| Teams | Rahal Letterman Racing Chip Ganassi Racing A. J. Foyt Enterprises Galles Racing | ||||||
| Starts | 47 | ||||||
| Wins | 4 | ||||||
| Poles | 0 | ||||||
| Best finish | 1st in 1998 | ||||||
| Previous series | |||||||
| 2000–2002 1994–1995 1993 | CART World Series Formula 3000 Barber Saab Pro Series | ||||||
| Championship titles | |||||||
| 1999 1998 1993 | Indianapolis 500 winner Indy Racing League champion Barber Saab Pro Series champion | ||||||
| Awards | |||||||
| 2005 2000 | |||||||
| IndyCar Series career | |||||||
| 46 races run over 6 years | |||||||
| 2005 position | 34th | ||||||
| Best finish | 1st (1998) | ||||||
| First race | 1997 Phoenix 200 (Phoenix) | ||||||
| Last race | 2005 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) | ||||||
| First win | 1998 VisionAire 500K (Charlotte) | ||||||
| Last win | 1999 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) | ||||||
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| Champ Car career | |||||||
| 59 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| Years active | 2000–2002 | ||||||
| Team(s) | Team Rahal Chip Ganassi Racing | ||||||
| Best finish | 2nd (2001) | ||||||
| First race | 2000 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami (Homestead) | ||||||
| Last race | 2002 Gran Premio Telmex-Gigante (Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez) | ||||||
| First win | 2001 Firestone Firehawk 500 (Motegi) | ||||||
| Last win | 2002 Gran Premio Telmex-Gigante(Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez) | ||||||
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| Scott Brayton award CART Rookie of the Year | |||||||
He survived one of the racing sport's biggest crashes at Texas Motor Speedway in 2003, where he recorded the highest horizontal g-force ever survived by a human being at 214 g0. Eighteen months later he made a comeback at the Indy 500 and set the fastest qualifying time of the field. He retired from IndyCar racing after the race.
In 2009, he made a comeback to rally, competing in Rally X at X-Games 15 and winning Gold. Bräck still drives occasionally and won The Dukerie's Stage Rally in Nottingham, England with co-driver Emil Axelsson in June 2011. The duo also won the Swedish classic The Midnight Sun Rally in July 2011. In September Bräck took pole position and won the RAC Tourist Trophy race at the Goodwood Revival in a Shelby Daytona Coupé 1964 together with 9-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen. In September 2013 Bräck won The Whitsun Trophy race at the Goodwood Revival in a Ford GT40 together with Red Bull Racing's Adrian Newey.