Jamie Whincup
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Jamie Whincup (born February 2,1983 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a V8 Supercar driver for Team Betta Electrical.
His racing career started at the age of 7 in go-karts. From 1991 through to 1997, he won numerous Rookie and Junior titles at a state level. He won the FMK Senior Intercontinental A Karting Series in 1998 and the Formula A Series in 1999 before progressing to Formula Ford in 2000.
In 2001 Whincup embarked on the National Formula Ford Championship with a team run by his father and Uncle with mechanical support from fellow V8 Supercar driver Greg Ritter. After finishing third in his debut year, he jumped to Sonic Motorsport for the 2002 season and went on to win the championship convincingly which secured him his first ever V8 Supercar drive with the Garry Rogers Motorsport Team.
After completing a full year of V8 Supercar Racing with Garry Rogers Motorsport Whincup was left without a fulltime drive for 2004. He was later contracted by Castrol Perkins Racing to drive in the 2 endurance events.
He landed himself a full-time drive in 2005 with the Melbourne based Dodo Racing Team. He had many solid results throughout the season, including a 4th at the innaugural Chinese round at the Shanghai International Circuit and also a 3rd place at the Sandown and a 2nd at the Bathurst endurance events with team-mate Jason Richards.
In 2006, Whincup jumped from Holden to Ford and joined Team Betta Electrical along side Craig Lowndes
Career Highlights
- Winner, 2002 Australian Formula Ford Championchip
- 4th, Shanghai V8 Supercar round, 2005
- 3rd, Betta Electrical Sandown 500, 2005
- 2nd, Supercheap Auto 1000 at Bathurst, 2005
- Winner, Clipsal 500 Adelaide, 2006
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