Dan Eaves competed in the British Touring Car Championship between 2000 and 2005, and again in 2009, winning a total of six races and claimed a best finish of third place in the drivers' championship in 2005.
14 Facts About Dan Eaves
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Dan Eaves raced in the National Saloon Cup in 1999 and 2000, finishing 4th in the series both times with a Bowman Motorsport Peugeot 306.
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In 2000 the British Touring Car Championship ran a Class B for these cars, and Bowman Motorsport under the name of Touring Car VIP Club had Dan Eaves entered 2 rounds in his 306.
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When Vic Lee took over the team, renaming Vic Lee Racing, Dan Eaves was retained to drive in a new factory Peugeot entry for the 2001 BTCC, in a Peugeot 406 coupe.
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Dan Eaves won Indy honours ahead of former Superbike racer Aaron Slight, and team-mate Tim Harvey.
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Dan Eaves was 8th in the standings that year, taking his first ever championship win.
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In 2005 Dan Eaves continued with Team Dynamics racing a Honda Integra.
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Dan Eaves won the final race at the Croft circuit in Yorkshire.
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Dan Eaves ended the season 3rd in the championship after the fight to take second place in the championship went down to the last race at Brands Hatch.
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Dan Eaves was in a 3-way fight on point with Yvan Muller and Jason Plato.
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Muller retained second place in the championship on Points and Dan Eaves finished in third place in the Championship, only four points behind the Frenchman.
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Dan Eaves was poised to join Team Clyde Valley Racing in the 2007 BTCC season, when the team were tipped to enter a pair of bio-ethanol Chevrolet Lacettis.
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However Dan Eaves backed away from the team to allow them to bring in some sponsorship held by another driver Gordon Shedden after a frustrating start to the season for Dan Eaves caused him to re-think whether he wanted to drive for the struggling CVR.
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Dan Eaves is married and he has a daughter who was born in 2007 and a son in 2008.