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Justin Wilson will compete as part of Dreyer & Reinbold Racing for 2010, after finishing ninth in the points standings last year with Dale Coyne Racing. Wilson took one win, three top-fives, and seven top-tens during the season. In the off-months, Wilson and wife Julia celebrated the birth of a second daughter-Jessica Lynne (Jane Louise was their first) , and Wilson competed in the Grand Am Rolex 24 at Daytona.
In his first year in the IRL, Justin Wilson placed 11th in the 2008 standings, earning one victory at the Detroit Grand Prix with Newman Haas Lanigan Racing. Last year, Wilson drove for Dale Coyne Racing, taking victory at Wakins Glen for the team.
Justin Wilson inherited his father’s love of racing, although his dad’s amateur racing career prematurely due to injuries before Justin was born.
Wilson's elevation to the top of global open wheel racing followed his domination of the 2001 FIA International F3000 Championship. Justin proved without question his immense talent behind the wheel of a racing car against both a truly international and highly talented field in 2001. Not only did Justin lead the 2001 Championship from the opening round, he finished the season with a points tally that broke Williams F1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya’s record for points in a season as well as setting a new record for number of podium finishes in a season, 10 from 12 races.
Following his success in the International F3000 Championship, Justin was invited to compete for Racing-Engineering in the inaugural 2002 Telefonica Nissan World Series. Whilst competing in Spain Justin continued to attract the interest of F1 team bosses. In December 2002 Paul Stoddart officially signed Justin to the Minardi F1 team and in March 2003 the Yorkshire-born racer finally enjoyed the opportunity to line up on the grid in the FIA Formula One Championship.
In July 2003, immediately following the British Grand Prix, he was signed by Jaguar Racing to complete the remainder of the season alongside his former F3000 sparring partner Mark Webber. Financially Jaguar was unable to retain Justin for the following year, so he looked for alternatives.A drive became available with the ambitious Mi-Jack Conquest Racing squad, owned by former driver Eric Bachelart and Mike Lanigan of Mi-Jack Products, which debuted in the Champ Car series in 2003. Chris Mower, the team manager, had also managed the Nordic Racing International F3000 team that took Justin to the title in 2001 and Justin and Mi-Jack Conquest gelled remarkably quickly. The young driver would score 8 top ten finishes in his first Champ Car season.
In November 2004 Justin signed for RuSPORT, and he took the top position in Toronto to register his and RuSPORT's first Champ Car win. His consistently strong pace earned him third place in the 2005 Champ Car World Series driver championship.In 2006 Justin had another competitive season with RuSPORT, finishing 2nd in the championship with one win (Edmonton) and six other podium finishes out of 14 events. Justin's 2007 season finished the same way as 2006, with 2nd in the Champ Car driver standings.
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