Alex Padilla is a former American

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 racing driver. He began his professional career in the Barber Saab Pro Series in 1992 and finished fourth in the championship. He also drove in the 24 Hours of Daytona

24 Hours of Daytona

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 for Alex Job Racing

Alex Job Racing

Alex Job Racing is a professional sports car racing team based in the United States. The team, which is noted for its long-time association with Porsche, has won three championships in the American Le Mans Series and also competed in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, campaigning a...

 and finished 18th overall and 5th in class in a Porsche 911

Porsche 911

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. In 1993 he captured 3 wins on his way to third place in the Barber Saab championship. 1994

1994 in Indy Lights

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 brought him to the Indy Lights series full time (he had made his series debut in a one-off in 1992). Padilla won the pole in Vancouver

Molson Indy Vancouver

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 and finished 7th in points. In 1995

1995 in Indy Lights

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 Padilla could not secure a full-time ride after the first four races and competed in only 3 of the last 8 races but still managed to finish 11th in the championship. He returned to the series full time in 1996

1996 in Indy Lights

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 and 6th in points with a pair of runner-up finishes in the Detroit

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 and Portland

Portland International Raceway

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 races. In 1998 he competed in the Latin American Indy Lights Panamericana series and finished 5th in points.