David Rutledge

Vancouver B.C. native David Rutledge began his racing career in 1993, winning several karting championships in 1994 and 1995. He graduated to cars in 1996 at the Bridgestone Racing School, simultaneously working in the mechanic's program and winning the school championship with a record ten wins, seven second-place finishes and three thirds in 21 races.

He moved up to F2000 in 1997, scoring one win, two second-place finishes, two fifth-pace finishes and a sixth. At the end of the season, he ran the final three KOOL/Toyota Atlantic events, qualifying sixth in his first-ever Atlantic race at Road America.
In 1998, he became the youngest full-time driver in the Atlantic series, finishing in the top ten six times and finishing ninth overall in the series championship. In 1999, he ran eleven of twelve races, scoring his first podium finish on the oval at Gateway and finishing in the top ten seven times. He again finished ninth overall in the series championship.

Rutledge began his first year as a Lynx Racing driver and his third year of full-time Toyota Atlantic racing in 2000. He won from the pole at Montreal in 2000, and finished 7th in the championship. In 2002, his second year as a Lynx driver, he won three races - all from the pole (Long Beach, Montreal for the second time, and Toronto). He finished second in the championship and was member of CART's All-American Team.  He was recently awarded Canada's 'Queen's Medal' for his achievements in motorsports.  He is currently working on a sponsorship program that will allow him to run the Canadian rounds of the 2003 Bridgestone Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford.

You can get the latest information on David by visiting his web site at www.davidrutledge.com.