Stock Car Brasil
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Stock Car Brasil (formaly Copa NEXTEL Stock Car {NEXTEL Cup Stock Car}, also known as Campeonato Brasileiro de Stock Car) is an auto racing series held in Brazil. Although the cars look like the stock car racing in NASCAR, the category is closer to touring car racing.
The first race was held on April 22, 1979 at the Autódromo de Tarumã in Rio Grande do Sul.
[edit] Notable drivers
- Affonso Giaffone Filho (1979 - 1980s) - The winner of the first race in 1979, and the champion of the 1981 season. The father of Affonso Giaffone, a IRL driver.
- Cacá Bueno (2002 - ) - Champion: 2006 season, Runner-up: 2003, 2004, 2005. A son of Galvão Bueno.
[edit] Former Formula One drivers in the category
- Ingo Hoffmann (since the first race of the category in 1979)
- Raul Boesel (1979, 2003 - 2005)
- Alex Dias Ribeiro (1980s)
- Chico Serra (1980s - )
- Wilson Fittipaldi (1980s - early 1990s)
- Tarso Marques (2005 - )
- Christian Fittipaldi (2005 - )
- Luciano Burti (2005 - )
- Enrique Bernoldi (2007) [1]
- Ricardo Zonta (2007) [2]
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