Peter Samuel Dempsey is an Irish

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

 racing driver from Ashbourne, County Meath

Ashbourne, County Meath

Ashbourne, historically called Killeglan or Kildeglan , is a town in County Meath, Ireland. It is about 20 km north of Dublin city centre and is bypassed by the M2 motorway.-History:...

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Dempsey began his pro career in Formula BMW

Formula BMW

Formula BMW is a junior racing formula for single seater cars. It is positioned at the bottom of the motorsport career ladder alongside the longer established Formula Ford category...

 UK in 2004, finishing 22nd. In 2005 he finished second in the Formula Ford

Formula Ford

Formula Ford is a single seater, open wheel class in motorsport which exists in some form in many countries around the world. It is an entry-level series to motor racing....

 Walter Hayes Trophy race and won the BRDC Golden Helmet. In 2006 he finished third in Formula Ford UK and won the Walter Hayes Trophy. In 2007 he won both the Golden Helmet and Walter Hayes Trophy. 2008 saw Dempsey move to the United States to race in Star Mazda for Andersen Racing

Andersen Racing

Andersen Racing was a professional auto racing team that competed in Firestone Indy Lights and Star Mazda competition. It was owned by Dan Andersen, who founded the U.S. F2000 National Championship in 1991 and his brother John Andersen...

 where he won four races and finished third in points. He also made two starts in the F2000 Championship Series

F2000 Championship Series

The F2000 Championship Series is a North-American based open wheel road racing series in North America. Based on the American variant of Formula Ford, F2000....

. In 2009 he finished second in Star Mazda for AIM Autosport. He had no full-time drive in 2010 but participated in one American Le Mans Series

American Le Mans Series

The American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón is a sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada. It consists of a series of endurance and sprint races, and was created in the spirit of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Teams compete in one of five classes: LMP1, LMP2 and LMPC...

 race (the 2010 Petit Le Mans

2010 Petit Le Mans

The 13th Annual Petit Le Mans powered by Mazda2 is the 13th running of the Petit Le Mans and the final round of the 2010 American Le Mans Series season. The event also served as the second round of the 2010 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup. It took place at Road Atlanta, Georgia on October 2,...

) and a number of high profile Formula Ford races in the UK.

Dempsey signed on race in the Firestone Indy Lights series for O2 Racing Technology in 2011

2011 Indy Lights season

The 2011 Indy Lights season is a season of open wheel motor racing in which cars' drivers will compete against each other using cars which conform to the Indy Lights set of motor racing regulations. It is the 26th season of the Indy Lights series and the tenth sanctioned by IndyCar where the...

. The team left the series amid controversy at the Milwaukee Mile

Milwaukee Mile

The Milwaukee Mile is a -long oval race track in West Allis, Wisconsin that seats about 40,000 spectators. It operated as a dirt track until 1953. The track was paved in 1954....

 raceTeam exits Indy Lights over 'integrity', Crash.net, July 1, 2011, Retrieved 2011-07-25 and missed one race weekend before signing on with Andretti Autosport to continue the season.

External links

• Peter Dempsey official website