Alex Popow

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  • 英文全名: Alex Popow
  • 国籍: 委内瑞拉
  • FIA 车手分级: FIA 车手分级 青铜 青铜
  • 最近的车队: N/A
  • 总领奖台次数: 0 (🏆 0 / 🥈 0 / 🥉 0)
  • 总比赛次数: 0
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Alex Popow is a Venezuelan racing driver born on November 9, 1975, in Lecheria, Venezuela. Popow has competed in various racing series, including the American Le Mans Series, the Rolex Sports Car Series, and NASCAR's Nationwide Series. He began his racing career in his native Venezuela in 1996, achieving early success by winning the Eastern Division Championship for 2000cc cars in both 1996 and 1997. He continued his winning streak in the Fiat Palio Cup and Mustang Cup, securing titles in 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2002.

Popow's career highlights include winning the LMPC class championship in the 2012 American Le Mans Series and a class victory at the 12 Hours of Sebring in the same year. He also secured an overall win at the inaugural Brickyard Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2012. Furthermore, he achieved a second-place finish overall in the 2012 24 Hours of Daytona. In 2016, he was the PC class champion in the IMSA SportsCar Championship.

Beyond his racing achievements, Popow's name, pronounced "pop-off," reflects his Eastern European heritage. During a broadcast, it was revealed that his family name was originally Popov but was changed to Popow upon his ancestors' immigration.