Happy Birthday Tomas Scheckter

Best wishes to Tomas Scheckter, who turns 26 today.

An IRL series regular for the last five years, the driver affectionately known around here as The Wrecker has led 1351 laps in 75 IndyCar races, but has managed only 2 wins. Here’s why:
2002: 12 races, 6 accidents (50% wrecked)
2003: 16 races, 5 accidents (31%)
2004: 16 races, 5 accidents (31%)
2005: 17 races, 4 accidents (26%)

The words “aggressive driver” sum up his career, but something clicked in 2006 as Tomas managed to go the last ten races without an accident.

2006: 14 races, 2 accidents (14%)

The year-to-year trend is favorable, and if he keeps this up then he may need a new nickname. For now, history tells us he’s still a yellow flag waiting to happen.