1. Alex Popow was champion of the LMPC class in the American Le Mans Series in 2012 and obtained a class victory at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 2012, and an overall win the inaugural Brickyard Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2012.
15 Facts About Alex Popow
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Alex Popow began his racing career in his native Venezuela in 1996, winning the Eastern Division Championship for 2000cc cars.
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Alex Popow repeated as champion one year later before moving up to the Fiat Palio Cup and Mustang Cup, where he reached success in both championships.
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Alex Popow was the Expert Class champion in the Palio Cup in both 1998 and 1999, while earning top honors in the Mustang Cup in 2000 and 2002.
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Alex Popow earned a second-place result in his debut in 1997, while collecting runner-up finishes in 2004 and 2005.
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Between 2007 and 2009, Alex Popow competed in the AWA 4x4 Rally Championship, earning a third-place finish in the LUV D-MAX Trophy.
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Alex Popow made his Grand-Am debut in 2011, racing in the Rolex Sports Car Series for Starworks Motorsport team.
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Alex Popow finished a season-high third at Watkins Glen with Ryan Dalziel and finished 20th in the Daytona Prototype points standings.
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In 2012, Alex Popow took his first victory in the inaugural Brickyard Grand Prix Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and obtained two second places and two fourth, so that finished sixth in the drivers' championship.
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In 2013 Alex Popow won the 'Jim Trueman' Award by a landslide and the Starworks Motosport was crowned 'Sports Car Team of the Year' by the SPEED Channel.
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Alex Popow then went on to win the following ALMS round at Long Beach with Ryan Dalziel.
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Four races into the 2012 season, Alex Popow currently leads the ALMS PC Drivers Championship, with four podium finishes to his credit.
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Alex Popow competed in the Latin America Challenge Formula 2000 Championship, finishing third in 2010 and fourth in 2011.
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Alex Popow took part in the Mexican Supercup Seat Leon Championship in 2011, finishing second.
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Additionally, Alex Popow finished third in the 2012 Gulf 12 Hours at Abu Dhabi.