What American businessperson, venture capitalist and professional racing driver formed the Flying Lizard Motorsports group?
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Flying Lizard Motorsports The Flying Lizard Motorsports group is a motorsport team from Sonoma, California, formed by Seth Neiman in early 2003. The team has competed in the full American Le Mans Series season as well as the 24 Hours of Daytona since 2004. The Lizards have also been Porsche Motorsport North America's development partner from 2007 to 2012. The team helped develop the first- and second-generation 997 GT3 RSR as well as bring it to victory several times in its six-year run in the series.
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Seth Neiman Seth Neiman (born June 27, 1954) is an American computer industry businessperson and venture capitalist in California, and a professional racing driver.
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Team Penske Team Penske (formerly Penske Racing) is an American professional stock car racing and open wheel racing team that currently competes in the IndyCar Series, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, and the Xfinity Series. Debuting at the 1966 24 Hours of Daytona, the team has also competed in various other types of professional racing such as Can Am, Trans Am and Formula One. Team Penske is a division of Penske Corporation, and is owned and chaired by Roger Penske. The team president is Tim Cindric.
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Jason Leffler Jason Charles Leffler (September 16, 1975 – June 12, 2013) was an American professional open-wheel and stock car racing driver. Leffler began racing in the open-wheel ranks, competing in the 2000 Indianapolis 500 before moving to primarily NASCAR competition. He died from injuries sustained in a 410 sprint car race at Bridgeport Speedway in Bridgeport, New Jersey.
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Kevin G. McAllister Kevin G. McAllister is an American businessman serving as President and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
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Tony Stewart Anthony Wayne Stewart (born May 20, 1971), nicknamed Smoke, is an American former professional stock car racing driver and NASCAR team owner. He is a three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (today known as the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series) champion as a driver, winning titles in 2002, 2005 and 2011. In 2011 Stewart had an ownership interest in the team. He won again as an owner with Kevin Harvick's title in 2014. Throughout his racing career, Stewart has won racing titles in Indy, midget, sprint, and USAC Silver Crown cars. He is the only driver in history to win a championship in both IndyCar and NASCAR.
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Steve Jurvetson Stephen T. "Steve" Jurvetson (born March 1, 1967) is an American businessman and venture capitalist. He is currently a partner of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ). He was a venture capitalist investor in Hotmail. He also led the firm's investments in Tradex and Cyras (acquired by Ariba and Ciena, respectively). Current board seats include SpaceX, Synthetic Genomics, Planet Labs, Nervana Systems (acquired by Intel), Flux, D-Wave, and Tesla. Jurvetson was the world's first Tesla Model S owner, the second Tesla Model X owner (VIN 2, following Elon Musk), and the fifth Tesla Model 3 owner (VIN 5).
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Lee Kranefuss Lee Thomas Kranefuss (born September 27, 1961) is an American businessman, investment manager, corporate adviser and entrepreneur.
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Shane Lundgren Shane Christopher Lundgren is an American aviator, commercial aviation businessman, entrepreneur and adventurer.
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Thomas Lloyd Bell Thomas (Tommy) Lloyd Bell is an American businessman and venture capitalist.
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Bill Freeman (racing driver) Bill Freeman is a professional racing driver, race team owner, motorsport racing enthusiast, race car manufacturer, and business entrepreneur.
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Archie Urciuoli J. Arthur "Archie" Urciuoli is a business executive, attorney, author, and a veteran racing driver, whose sports car racing career spans five decades.
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Michael McDowell (racing driver) Michael Christopher McDowell (born December 21, 1984) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 95 Chevrolet SS for Leavine Family Racing.
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Gerald J. Ford Gerald J. Ford (born 1944) is an American businessman.
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Jeffrey Earnhardt Jeffrey Earnhardt (born June 22, 1989) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 33 Chevrolet SS for Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group.
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James Finch James Finch (born 1950, Lynn Haven, Florida) is an American businessman. He is the owner of Phoenix Construction, a construction company that specializes in airport construction. He owned Phoenix Racing until late 2013 when he sold the team to Harry Scott. Finch began work in construction as a teenager, and later formed Phoenix Construction Services, whose first job was at Tyndall Air Force Base.
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Mario Andretti Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940) is an Italian-born American former racing driver, one of the most successful Americans in the history of the sport. He is one of only two drivers to have won races in Formula One, IndyCar, World Sportscar Championship and NASCAR (the other being Dan Gurney). He also won races in midget cars, and sprint cars.
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Bruce R. Evans Bruce R. Evans (born c. 1959) is an American venture capitalist, corporate director and philanthropist. He is the managing director of Summit Partners.
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Dick Hutcherson Dick Hutcherson (November 30, 1931 – November 6, 2005) was an American businessman and a former stock car racer. A native of Keokuk, Iowa, Hutcherson drove in NASCAR competition from 1964 to 1967. In 1965 he finished second in the overall NASCAR Drivers Championship and had nine wins. In 1967 he finished third overall but after four years of top-level racing he retired at the season's end to devote his energies to "Hutcherson-Pagan Enterprises," a highly respected chassis-building business in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Lucille Roberts Lucille Roberts (December 7, 1943 – July 17, 2003) was an American businesswoman and entrepreneur who founded the Lucille Roberts chain of health clubs. A self-proclaimed "exercise nut", she turned her passion for working out into a health club empire worth $30 million at the time of her death.
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Lee B. Sanders Lee B. Sanders (born April 9, 1960) is a Texas-based businessman. Sanders is best known for his founding of Aviation Group, Inc. which eventually was listed in a public offering (IPO) on NASDAQ in August, 1997.
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Jim Trueman James R. Trueman (May 25, 1935 – June 11, 1986) was an American businessman and automobile racing team owner. His most successful business ventures were Red Roof Inn motels and the Truesports racing team. Bobby Rahal won the 1986 Indianapolis 500 for the team. Eleven days after the victory, Trueman succumbed to cancer and died at the age of 51.