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Felipe Giaffone (pronounced: /dʒjɑˈfoni/; born January 22, 1975 in São Paulo) is a driver in the Indy Racing League. A second generation driver, he came to the United States to drive in the Indy Lights series in 1999 where he was coached by Formula 1 legend and countryman Nelson Piquet. He began racing in the IRL in 2001 and won one race at Kentucky Speedway in 2002. In 2003 Felipe was one of the IRL's representatives in the IROC series, but he only competed in two races due to injury and finished 10th in series standings. In 2005 Felipe made a last minute deal with A.J. Foyt to qualify a third car for him in the Indianapolis 500. With minutes to spare, Giaffone bumped Arie Luyendyk Jr. from the field. Starting in the final 33rd starting position, he avoided attrition and finished 15th. With A.J.'s grandson A.J. Foyt IV leaving the IRL for NASCAR in 2006, A.J. the elder chose Giaffone to be his full time driver for the 2006 season but he was released after eight races due to what Foyt called "communication problems".
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