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In 2007, Valiante made a [[NASCAR]] [[Busch Series]] start driving the No. 42 [[Dodge]] from [[Chip Ganassi Racing]] at [[Circuit Gilles Villeneuve]]. Valiante started 21st and finished 34th. | In 2007, Valiante made a [[NASCAR]] [[Busch Series]] start driving the No. 42 [[Dodge]] from [[Chip Ganassi Racing]] at [[Circuit Gilles Villeneuve]]. Valiante started 21st and finished 34th. | ||
==Motorsports career results== | ==Motorsports career results== | ||
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|[[Road America|ROA]] | |[[Road America|ROA]] | ||
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix|DET]]<br><small>18</small> | |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix|DET]]<br><small>18</small> | ||
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course| | |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course|MOH]]<br><small>4</small> | ||
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[West Michigan Grand Prix|GRA]]<br><small>5</small> | |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[West Michigan Grand Prix|GRA]]<br><small>5</small> | ||
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca|LS]]<br><small>19</small> | |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca|LS]]<br><small>19</small> | ||
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|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix|DET]]<br><small>26</small> | |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix|DET]]<br><small>26</small> | ||
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|[[Grand Prix of Cleveland|CLE]]<br><small>10</small> | |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|[[Grand Prix of Cleveland|CLE]]<br><small>10</small> | ||
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|[[Honda Indy 200| | |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|[[Honda Indy 200|MOH]]<br><small>9</small> | ||
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|[[Champ Car Grand Prix of Road America|ROA]]<br><small>7</small> | |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|[[Champ Car Grand Prix of Road America|ROA]]<br><small>7</small> | ||
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Molson Indy Vancouver|VAN]]<br><small>17</small> | |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Molson Indy Vancouver|VAN]]<br><small>17</small> | ||
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|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Honda Indy Toronto|TOR]]<br><small>4</small> | |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Honda Indy Toronto|TOR]]<br><small>4</small> | ||
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[[Circuit Trois-Rivières|TRR]]<br><small>3</small> | |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[[Circuit Trois-Rivières|TRR]]<br><small>3</small> | ||
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|[[Honda 200| | |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|[[Honda 200|MOH]]<br><small>1</small> | ||
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Grand Prix of Montreal|MTL]]<br><small>4</small> | |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Grand Prix of Montreal|MTL]]<br><small>4</small> | ||
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver|DEN]]<br><small>2</small> | |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver|DEN]]<br><small>2</small> | ||
Latest revision as of 21:29, 24 June 2025
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Michael Valiante (born November 11, 1979, in New Westminster, British Columbia) is a Canadian racing driver.
Formula racing
Valiante began racing in karting where his success earned him a full-season scholarship in the Skip Barber 2.0 Series. In his first season, Valiante was both series champion and rookie of the year. Following this success he moved on the Barber Dodge Pro Series and then to the Toyota Atlantic Championship.
Driving for the Lynx Racing team in 2001, Valiante was able to finish eighth in the series championship despite competing in only five events. His performance impressed Lynx enough to sign him for two more seasons. 2002 was Valiante's best year in the series. He won three races and led the points going into the final round in Denver, only to struggle in the race and lose the championship to Jon Fogarty. Valiante led the series early in 2003. However, his championship hopes were dashed when he missed the fourth round at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca due to an illness. He went on to finish third in the championship and again scored three victories.
Valiante was set to make his debut in Champ Car at California Speedway in 2003, but the race was cancelled due to wildfires in the area. It was not until a year later that he made his first Champ Car start in Mexico City. His second start came at Portland in 2005 as a one-off drive for Dale Coyne Racing. He was not able to secure a full-time ride in the series due to his lack of financial backing.
Sports car racing
In 2006, Valiante competed full-time with Finlay motorsports in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, where he and co-driver Rob Finlay finished ninth in the final standings. In 2008 he switched to SunTrust Racing to partner Max Angelelli in a DP class Dallara Pontiac, winning at Sonoma.
The Canadian joined Michael Shank Racing for the 2009 Rolex Sports Car Series. Driving a Riley Ford with John Pew as co-driver, he collected two podiums and resulted seventh in the DP drivers standings. In 2010 he partnered Brian Frisselle at the Shank team. With a best result of third, he finished ninth in the standings.
In 2012 he alternated between the Rolex Sports Car Series and American Le Mans Series. He started five Rolex races, winning at Mid-Ohio with teammate Richard Westbrook. In ALMS he competed in five rounds with JDX Racing in the GTC class, collecting three third-place finishes.
The driver returned to Michael Shank Racing for the 2013 Rolex Sports Car Series, having John Pew has teammate during most races. He collected two second-place finishes and resulted 15th in the DP standings.
In 2014, Valiante moved to Spirit of Daytona to race at the merged United SportsCar Championship.[1] in the Spirit of Daytona Corvette Daytona Prototype with Richard Westbrook and Mike Rockenfeller.
Stock car racing
In 2007, Valiante made a NASCAR Busch Series start driving the No. 42 Dodge from Chip Ganassi Racing at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Valiante started 21st and finished 34th.
Motorsports career results
Complete American open-wheel racing results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Barber Dodge Pro Series
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | SEB 3 |
NAZ 15 |
LRP 8 |
POR 22 |
CLE 2 |
ROA | DET 18 |
MOH 4 |
GRA 5 |
LS 19 |
HMS 7 |
WGI 8 |
10th | 79 |
| 2000 | SEB 2 |
MIA 11 |
NAZ 4 |
LRP 18 |
DET 26 |
CLE 10 |
MOH 9 |
ROA 7 |
VAN 17 |
LS 6 |
RAT 1 |
HMS 6 |
6th | 97 |
Atlantic Championship
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Lynx Racing | LBH 4 |
NAZ | MIL | MTL 2 |
CLE | TOR 6 |
CHI | TRR 4 |
ROA | VAN 2 |
HOU | LS | 9th | 64 |
| 2002 | Lynx Racing | MTY 4 |
LBH 1 |
MIL 7 |
LS 5 |
POR 9 |
CHI 3 |
TOR 1 |
CLE 4 |
TRR 1 |
ROA 4 |
MTL 7 |
DEN 12 |
2nd | 150 |
| 2003 | Lynx Racing | MTY 1 |
LBH 4 |
MIL 11 |
LS Wth |
POR 3 |
CLE 4 |
TOR 4 |
TRR 3 |
MOH 1 |
MTL 4 |
DEN 2 |
MIA 1 |
3rd | 161 |
Champ Car World Series
| Year | Team | No. | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Walker Racing | 15 | Reynard 02i | Ford XFE V8t | LBH | MTY | MIL | POR | CLE | TOR | VAN | ROA | DEN | MTL | LS | LVS | SRF | MXC 14 |
23rd | 7 | [2] |
| 2005 | Dale Coyne Racing | 19 | Lola B02/00 | Ford XFE V8t | LBH | MTY | MIL | POR 11 |
CLE | TOR | EDM | SJO | DEN | MTL | LVS | SRF | MXC | 25th | 10 | [3] |
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Busch Series
| NASCAR Xfinity Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />NBSCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Pts | Ref |
| 2007 | Chip Ganassi Racing | 42 | Dodge | DAY | CAL | MXC | LVS | ATL | BRI | NSH | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | CGV 34 |
GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | 140th | 61 | [4] |
24 Hours of Daytona results
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Spirit of Daytona Racing | P | Coyote Corvette DP | Chevrolet 5.5L V8 | DAY 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SEB 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
LBH 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
LGA 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
DET 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
WGL 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MOS 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
IMS 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
ELK 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
COA 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
PET 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
3rd | 318 |
| 2015 | VisitFlorida.com Racing | P | Coyote Corvette DP | Chevrolet 5.5L V8 | DAY 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SEB 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
LBH 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
LGA 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
DET 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
WGL 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MOS 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
ELK 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
COA 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
PET 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2nd | 306 |
See also
List of Canadians in Champ Car
External links
- Official site
- Template:Racing-Reference driver
- Template:DriverDB driver
- Michael Valiante at Race Database
- Michael Valiante at Speedsport Magazine
References
Template:Chip Ganassi Racing Template:Walker Racing Template:Dale Coyne Racing
- ↑ theCheckeredFlag.co.uk
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- 1979 births
- Living people
- Racing drivers from British Columbia
- Canadian racing drivers
- Champ Car drivers
- NASCAR drivers
- Atlantic Championship drivers
- Rolex Sports Car Series drivers
- 24 Hours of Daytona drivers
- WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
- Barber Pro Series drivers
- Chip Ganassi Racing drivers
- Walker Racing drivers
- Dale Coyne Racing drivers
- Meyer Shank Racing drivers
- Wayne Taylor Racing drivers
- Starworks Motorsport drivers
- Michelin Pilot Challenge drivers
- Sportspeople from New Westminster