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Alex Figge (pronounced "figgy", born January 29, 1981) is an American race car driver born in Davenport, IA. He started racing professionally in the Championship, capturing one victory at Portland International Raceway in 2000 while driving for World Speed Motorsports.


Career in racing
Figge competed in the US 2000 championship in 2001, running with Lightspeed Motorsports and Cape Motorsports, then moved up to the series where he finished eighteenth (partial season), ninth, and seventh in the standings during his three year stay from 2002 to 2004.

In 2005, Figge made seven starts in the GT1 class of the American Le Mans Series where he earned one podium and six top-five finishes with teammate . In 2005, he also made his Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype class debut with Dalziel, where they earned a 6th place finish in their only race of the season. GRAND-AM Results , GRANDAM Road Racing In 2006, he drove a full Daytona Prototype schedule and earned three top-five finishes and finished sixteenth in driver points for Pacific Coast Motorsports, which was owned by Tyler Tedevic, Shelly Tedevic and Tom Figge. Pacific Coast Motorsports Website, Pacific Coast Motorsports,

On September 2, 2006, Pacific Coast Motorsports announced that it would enter two cars in the 2007 Champ Car World Series Season, one of which was driven by Figge with teammate Dalziel. The team struggled a bit with the new equipment and series but they were generally on race pace. Dalziel was let go from the team with two races remaining in the season. Figge's best finish was eighth place in the first race of the season at Las Vegas, which was fraught with attrition. Figge's struggles continued throughout the season, finishing towards the back of the field in most races.


Transition to Tafel Racing
With the early 2008 merger of Champ Car with the Indy Racing League, Figge left open wheel racing in the U.S and transitioned to Sports Cars by joining 's No. 73 Ferrari F430 team in the American Le Mans Series' GT2 class, co-driving with team owner , earning two top-6 finishes. Alex Figge to join Tafel Racing from Utah Grand Prix, Planet LeMans, May 1, 2008

In 2011, Figge made his Pirelli World Challenge Debut as a Volvo Factory driver, signing for a partial season with alongside co driver Randy Pobst. In his three seasons with K-PAX Racing, Figge has celebrated five pole positions, five wins, and twelve top-five finishes. In February 2014, K-PAX Racing announced the return of Alex Figge with the addition of new teammate Robert Thorne. K-PAX to Run McLaren MP4-12Cs in PWC, SportsCar 365, February 17, 2014 The Pirelli World Challenge team also announced the switch from racing Volvos to McLaren MP4-12Cs in the new season.


Motorsports Career Results

American open–wheel racing results
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Star Mazda Championship
1999 !SEBPPI
14
SON
13
POR
34
LV
28
N.C.N.C.
2000 ! nowrapWorld Speed MotorsportsAMS
23

7

13
TEX
7
POR
1

4
LAG
32
LV
30
7th189


USF2000 National Championship
2001 ! nowrapLightspeed MotorsportsHMS1
10
HMS2
15
HMS3
9
WGI1
19
WGI2
22
IRP
10
MOH1
23
MOH2
27

12

11
MOH3
11
SEB1
6
SEB2
15
16th88


Atlantic Championship
2002 ! nowrapWorld Speed MotorsportsMTY
LBH
MIL
LS
POR
CHI
TOR
CLE
TRR
ROA
MTL
DEN
18th30
2003 ! nowrapPacific Coast MotorsportsMTY
LBH
MIL
LS
POR
CLE
TOR
TRR
MOH
MTL
DEN
MIA
9th87
2004 ! nowrapPacific Coast MotorsportsLBH
MTY
MIL
POR1
POR2
CLE
TOR
VAN
ROA
DEN
MTL
LS
7th201


Champ Car
2007 ! nowrapPacific Coast Motorsports ! 29LVS
LBH
HOU
POR
CLE
MTT
TOR
EDM
SJO
ROA
ZOL
ASN
SRF
MXC
17th95 !


IndyCar Series
2008 ! nowrapPacific Coast Motorsports ! 29HMSSTPMOT1
LBH1
KANINDYMILTXSIOWRIRWGLNSHMOHEDMKTYSNMDETCHISRF2
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43rd !rowspan="1" style="background:#CFCFFF;"0 !rowspan="1"

1 Run on same day.
2 Non-points-paying, exhibition race.


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