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Wednesday, January 22
Updated: January 27, 4:40 PM ET

Jaques Lazier
By Robin Miller
ESPN.com

Team: Team Menard
Nationality: American

Jaques Lazier
Lazier

STATS

Year
Rank
Wins
Top 5
Top 10
Poles
Best finish

2002 25 0 1 2 0 2nd, Fontana, Calif.

Career 1 3 12 2 1st, Chicago

2002 recap
The good: Started and finished second at Fontana. Ran sixth at Phoenix and qualified third at Nazareth. Also started fifth in season-opener at Homestead.

Season highlight: Led 45 laps and raced wheel-to-wheel with IRL champion Sam Hornish to the checkered flag at Fontana. Lost by 0.0281 of a second.

The bad: Crashed by Tomas Scheckter at Nazareth and suffered a broken back.

Jaques Lazier

Season lowlight: That accident ended his season.

Key stat: Still finished 26th in standings despite competing in only four races.

2003 outlook
Healed and healthy, the 32-year-old brother of Buddy is back testing for John Menard's team but it's still undecided whether he'll be running or the ride will go to Vitor Meira.

Your take
Here are your thoughts on Lazier's comeback from injury in 2003.

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