Brazilian driver switches Indy-car teamsBrazilian Mario Moraes Mario Moraes is a professional race car driver from Brazil. Moraes started his career in minor youth motorsports, and in 2005 will drive for the Bassan Motorsport team in Formula Three Sudamericana. He is currently lying in 14th place in the 2007 British Formula 3 championship. was announced on Monday as KV Racing's driver for the 2009 Indy-car season after racing for the rival Dale Coyne Dale Coyne (born 1954 in Minooka, Illinois) is a Champ Car auto racing team owner and former driver. Following four unsuccessful seasons as a Champ Car driver, he retired from competition to start Payton Coyne Racing in 1988 with Walter Payton. team last year in his rookie campaign. The 20-year-old from Sao Paulo led his first Indy-car laps last year at the Indianapolis 500 and had three top-10 finishes, including a season-best seventh on the Watkins Glen Watkins Glen (wŏt`kĭnz), resort village (1990 pop. 2,207), seat of Schuyler co., W central N.Y., in the Finger Lakes region, at the southern end of Seneca Lake; inc. 1842. It is in a grape and wine area and has extensive saltworks. road course. "We're very excited to have Mario join our team," co-owner and 1996 Indy-car season champion Jimmy Vasser Jimmy Vasser (born November 20 1965 in Canoga Park, California ) is an American racing driver. Vasser was the 1996 Champ Car champion, driving for Chip Ganassi, and has scored ten victories in the category. said. "Mario is extremely talented. He impressed us with his performances on both ovals and road circuits. We're confident he will be very competitive." Moraes spent three years in Formula 3 races in Europe and South America. Australian Will Power and Spaniard Oriol Servia drove for the team in 2008. 
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