INDY RACING LEAGUE INDYCAR SERIES
Will drive the No. 06 Dallara-Honda-Firestone race car in his first season of IndyCar Series competition and second in the headline event of a major open-wheel series…Will attempt to become the youngest winner in series history. Nelson Philippe holds the Champ Car record for his ’06 win in Australia at 20 years, two months and 29 days old while Marco Andretti holds the record in the IndyCar Series for his ’06 win at Infineon Raceway at 19 years, five months and 14 days old.

FORMULA ONE
Drove a Formula One car for the first time when BMW contracted him to drive their BMW Sauber race car at the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show for four days in January on a purpose-made Pit Lane Park track.

24 HOURS OF DAYTONA
Competed in the Rolex 24 at Daytona for the third time…Co-drove a Ford Riley for Michael Shank Racing with Graham Rahal, Oswaldo Negri and Mark Patterson. Started from pole and overcame several minor problems while running in the lead pack until Wilson hit curbing that led to extensive repairs but the team came back to finish sixth.

CHAMP CAR WORLD SERIES
Earned four podium finishes -- including becoming the youngest podium finisher in series history with second place in Houston -- to finish fifth in season-ending standings…Finished second in the Rookie of the Year standings to former Formula One test and race driver Robert Doornbos…Led three races (Cleveland, Mont Tremblant, Belgium) for a total of 18 laps led during the season and set the Fastest Race Lap in Australia…His season got off to a difficult start when the team had an electrical problem in Friday’s qualifying in Las Vegas and he had to qualifying his backup car on Saturday due to crashing in the morning practice. Started the race 10th but had to make an evasive move to avoid a swerving Dan Clarke and hit the wall prior to Turn 1 on the first racing lap. Retired in 17th place… Qualified fifth in Long Beach but pit strategy of others and slow fuel flow on two stops led to an eighth place finish…Started sixth in Houston and finished second to bring the team it’s first 1-2 finish since Las Vegas in 2005. His second place finish earned him the distinction of being the youngest podium finisher in series history…Started eighth in Portland but struggled to pass Clarke and went off course twice while trying and ultimately finished ninth…Earned his highest start to date of fourth in his home race in Cleveland but a battle for position with Doornbos led to being hit from behind by Tracy and he went off course and subsequently to the rear of the field. Came back to lead four laps for the first time in his Champ Car career and had a late race battle with leader Tracy but had to pit for five gallons of fuel and finished eighth…Started ninth in Mont Tremblant and took the lead for seven laps before his final pit stop but was held up due to a shifting problem which led to a stalled car and he rejoined the field 10th. Finished seventh to tie with Oriol Servia for eighth place…He started 15th in Toronto but an evasive move to avoid a pile-up on Lap 1 led to him hitting the wall and a subsequent stop for a new front wing. He had to pit again for another front wing later in the race after running as high as second. Retired in 11th place after he made contact for the third time due to a broken steering rack…Started fourth and finished third in Edmonton… Started sixth, ran as high as fourth and finished sixth in San Jose after he charged back from a problem (stalled) on his first pit stop that dropped him to 13th…Started fourth, ran as high as second and finished third in Elkhart Lake to move from eighth to fifth in the point standings…Ran a lap quick enough for P2 in qualifying but had to abort it and started 13th in Belgium. Different strategy saw him lead seven laps and finish third…Started sixth in Holland, ran as high as fourth and finished ninth after two off-course excursions…Started ninth in Australia and ran as high as fifth before he was hit from behind by Philippe which dropped him to the back and he ultimately finished 11th but maintained his fifth place rank with 220 points…Started seventh in Mexico City and ran third for most of the race including the late stages but was passed by Oriol Servia after the final restart and finished fourth to guarantee a fifth place, season-ending rank with 243 points…Nominated for Rookie of the Year by esteemed racing magazine Autosport along with fellow drivers Robert Doornbos and ultimate winner and Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton.

24 HOURS OF DAYTONA, 12 HOURS OF SEBRING & PETIT LE MANS
Competed in the Rolex 24 at Daytona for the second time. Drove a Lexus Riley for Southard Motorsports with co-drivers Shane Lewis and Randy Ruhlman. The team retired 28th in class after a water pump failure…Made his debut for Rahal Letterman Racing (RLR), his father Bobby’s team, at the American Le Mans Series-sanctioned 12 Hours of Sebring. Competed in a Porsche 911 in the GT2 category with Ralf Kelleners and Tom Milner. Started eighth in class and battled back to a sixth place finish after damage from an opening lap incident dropped them to 18th…Competed again for RLR in the Petite LeMans race at Road Atlanta where he and his teammates started fourth, led twice and finished third after three flat tires.

YOKOHAMA PRESENTS THE CHAMP CAR ATLANTIC CHAMPIONSHIP POWERED BY MAZDA
Finished second to the champion after a title hunt that concluded in the season finale. He earned a series-high five wins, four poles and six podium finishes in the 12 events and at 17 years old was the youngest race winner in series history (Monterrey, Mexico on 5-21-06)…He led the most laps (129, 32 percent) and set a series-high five fastest race laps …He was awarded the BBS of America Rising Star Award.

A1 GRAND PRIX SERIES
Joined Team Lebanon of the A1GP series for the final three races in the ‘05/’06 season and competed in Mexico, USA and China. His highest qualifying and finishing position was 11th…He competed in one race in the ‘06/’07 season in the Czech Republic with a 12th place finishing position…He is of Lebanese descent.

INDY RACING LEAGUE INDYPRO SERIES
He started from pole and led 21 laps en route to a second place finish in his lone IndyPro event during the US Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

24 HOURS OF DAYTONA & 12 HOURS OF SEBRING
His team qualified first in the GT class and finished sixth in his debut at the Rolex 24 at Daytona with Tafel Racing and also made his debut in the 12 Hours of Sebring in an Alex Job Racing Porsche in the GT2 class where he and his teammates finished sixth after qualifying fourth.

STAR MAZDA SERIES
Finished fourth in the championship with one win and six podium finishes in 12 races…He posted a podium finish in his debut starting sixth and finished third at Sebring…Started fourth and posted his first professional win in Portland…Posted back-to-back second place finishes at Montreal and Pikes Peak…Finished second at Road Atlanta.

SCCA NATIONAL CHAMPONSHIPS
Claimed the SCCA National Formula Atlantic championship at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. His father Bobby was the 1975 Formula Atlantic National Champion…Also started from pole and won the SCCA National event at Road Atlanta.