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E. J. Viso

{{short description|Venezuelan racing driver}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2013}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Ernesto Viso

| image = EJ Viso 2009 Indy 500 Second Qual Day.JPG

| imagesize =

| caption = Ernesto Viso at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in May 2009.

| nationality = {{flagicon|Venezuela}} Venezuelan

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|03|19}}

| birth_place = Caracas, Republic of Venezuela

| current series = Stadium Super Trucks

| years active = 2014–2016

| car number = 5

| starts = 27

| wins = 7

| poles = 5

| best finish = 5th

| year = 2014

| prev series = Skip Barber Formula Dodge
British Formula Renault
FR 2000 Eurocup
British F3 Championship
GP2 Series
IndyCar Series

| prev series years = 2001
2002
2002
2003–04
2005–07
2008-13

| titles = National Class British F3 Champion

| title years = 2003

| awards =

| award years =

}}

Ernesto José "E. J." Viso Lossada (born March 19, 1985) is a Venezuelan professional racing driver. He has raced in the 2005 and 2006 GP2 Series seasons, and has also driven the third car for Spyker MF1 Racing. In 2007 he competed in the GP2 Series for Racing Engineering. In 2014 he made his season debut for the Stadium Super Trucks in the Long Beach Grand Prix. He most recently drove for Andretti Autosport in the IndyCar Series.

Career

=Early racing=

Born in Caracas, Viso spent time in his early career in both Europe and America. He attended Rolling Hills Prep high school in California. Viso's career started in karting back in 1993, where he stayed until 2001 when he moved to US Barber Formula Dodge East, becoming champion with confidence. He also raced in the Italian Formula Renault Winter Series at the end of that year, moving to British Formula Renault for 2002. In 2002 he also drove in one race of Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup, and at the end of the year in the British Formula 3 Winter Series.

2003 saw a move to British Formula 3, where he raced in the B-Class and became champion after a controversial collision with his main rival during the final race of the season. He then moved to the main class in 2004, racing part of the season for the P1 team, his performances attracting the attention of F3000 team Durango who lured him to the series for the remainder of the season.

=GP2=

In 2005, he raced in the inaugural season of the GP2 Series for the BCN Competicion team, alongside Hiroki Yoshimoto. In 2006, he again raced in the GP2 Series for the iSport team. He won the San Marino Sunday race and the Spain Sunday race. He also drove the third Spyker MF1 Team car in the Friday practice sessions of the Brazilian Grand Prix.{{cite news| title =Viso and Spyker MF1| publisher =Grandprix.com| url =http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns17466.html| date =September 18, 2006| access-date =2007-01-15}}

Before the 2007 French Grand Prix, it was confirmed that Ernesto Viso would replace the underperforming Sérgio Jimenez at Racing Engineering.{{cite news| title =Viso stapt in bij Racing Engineering| publisher =GPUpdate.net| url =http://www.gpupdate.net/nl/gp2-nieuws/157353/viso-stapt-in-bij-racing-engineering/| date =June 28, 2007| access-date =January 30, 2011}} His race ended on the first lap in a spectacular collision with Michael Ammermüller and Kazuki Nakajima in which his car somersaulted over the barriers at tremendous speed, smashing through an advertising hoarding and narrowly missing a bridge (as luck would have it, hitting the board saved him from clouting the bridge and probably more severe injuries), leaving him only a severe concussion and painful arm. This crash was very similar to the one of Marco Campos that happened on the same track in 1995, leading to Campos's death. Campos died of severe head trauma after hitting his head on the concrete barrier. Viso was only inches away from the same fate. For the British round, he was replaced by Filipe Albuquerque.{{cite news| title =Silverstone: Racing Engineering preview| publisher =flagworld.auto123.com| url =http://flagworld.auto123.com/en/racing/news/index,view.spy?artid=85595| date =July 4, 2007| access-date =2007-07-04| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070928110133/http://flagworld.auto123.com/en/racing/news/index,view.spy?artid=85595| archive-date =September 28, 2007| url-status =dead}} Viso took part in the following race meeting, but was then replaced by Marcos Martinez.

=IndyCar Series=

File:Ernesto José Viso at 2008 Indianapolis 500 practice.jpg

Viso competed in the newly united IndyCar Series in 2008 for HVM Racing. He made his first series start in the first oval race of his career on March 29. His next start, at St. Petersburg, was a superb performance ending with a fourth-place finish. At Milwaukee he ended with an eighth place. Shortly after the Watkins Glen race (in which he finished 10th but forced Vítor Meira off the track, causing Meira to run back onto the track to confront Viso on the next lap) he was diagnosed with the mumps and was forced to withdraw from the next race.[https://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/irl/2008-07-09-viso-mumps_N.htm IndyCar rookie Viso sidelined by case of mumps], Associated Press via USA Today, July 9, 2008 Viso finished 18th overall in the 2008 series and has signed a contract to drive for HVM in 2009. On February 21, 2010 KV Racing confirmed that Viso would drive the No. 8 car for the team for the entire 2010 season.

For the 2011 IndyCar campaign, Viso remained with KV Racing. He showed flashes of speed, particularly in Brazil where he was in contention for a win. He remained one of the more accident-prone drivers in the series, which led to questions about his seat for 2012 .{{citation needed|date=May 2012}} Viso finished 18th in the IZOD IndyCar Series championship on the strength of four top-10 finishes with a season best seventh place showing in Texas Race No. 2.[http://indycar.com/Drivers/IZOD-IndyCar-Series/EJ-Viso EJ Viso drivers page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120530070609/http://www.indycar.com/Drivers/IZOD-IndyCar-Series/EJ-Viso |date=May 30, 2012 }}, IndyCar.com, May 22, 2012

For 2013 Viso remained in the IndyCar Series with Andretti Autosport,{{cite web|url=http://www.elinformador.com.ve/?p=6763|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130421231654/http://www.elinformador.com.ve/?p=6763|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 21, 2013|title=Ernesto José Viso firma con Andretti Autosport de Indycar|work=Informador|date=February 8, 2013|access-date=February 9, 2013|language=es}} in the No. 5 with sponsorship from oil company PDVSA, recording a best finish of 4th at Milwaukee and finishing 15th in the final points standings.

In 2014, Viso failed to find an IndyCar drive. In May, he was called in by Andretti Autosport to take part in practice for the Indianapolis 500 while James Hinchcliffe recovered from a concussion suffered at the Grand Prix of Indianapolis.{{Cite web |title=Practice for Indy 500 off to a fast flying start |url=https://www.indycar.com/News/2014/05/5-11-Opening-Day-of-practice-for-Indy-500 |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=IndyCar.com}} Viso drove in the first four days of practice, and led the speed charts on the third day, before Hinchcliffe was cleared to drive in time for Fast Friday practice.{{Cite web |title=Hinchcliffe: 'Vacation over, back to work' |url=https://www.indycar.com/news/2014/05/5-15-hinchcliffe-cleared-to-resume-driving |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=IndyCar.com}}

=Stadium Super Trucks=

File:Long Beach Grand Prix 2014 - Day 3 (13900079186).jpg

In 2014, Viso made his Stadium Super Trucks series debut in Long Beach, California where he finished 2nd after a last lap battle with series founder Robby Gordon. On May 30, Viso got his first ever win in an SST on only his second ever series appearance at the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix, where he finished 1st ahead of Robby Gordon in an eventful last lap finish. Viso also captured his second win a day later beating 16-year-old Scotty Steele. Viso swept all three Detroit events on June 1,{{cite news|last=Chengelis|first=Angelique|url=http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140601/SPORTS03/306010046/E-J-Viso-sweeps-all-three-races-Belle-Isle|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140602030533/http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140601/SPORTS03/306010046/E-J-Viso-sweeps-all-three-races-Belle-Isle|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 2, 2014|title=E.J. Viso sweeps all three races on Belle Isle|newspaper=The Detroit News|date=June 1, 2014|access-date=June 1, 2014}} and won race 1 at Coronado. The Venezuelan finished fifth in the season standings.

Driving style

During his stay in IndyCar, Viso was known for his very aggressive driving style, which resulted in a large retirement rate due to contact, and repeated criticism from his fellow competitors.{{Cite web |title=Team takes precedence in Viso's on-track outlook |url=https://www.indycar.com/News/2012/07-July/7-3-Viso-runs-with-new-team |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=IndyCar.com}}{{Cite web |title=EJ Viso on track to change reckless reputation |url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nascar/ej-viso-on-track-to-change-reckless-reputation |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=FOX Sports |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Autoracing1 |date=2008-05-16 |title=Wheldon warns Viso to respect ovals |url=https://www.autoracing1.com/pl/262859/wheldon-warns-viso-to-respect-ovals/ |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=AutoRacing1.com |language=en-US}}

Personal life

During his racing career, Viso rode unicycles as a hobby.{{Cite web |last=HAYES |first=REGGIE |title=The Indy 500, from A to Z and everything else |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/nascar/2009/05/24/the-indy-500-from-a-to-z-and-everything-else/61409215007/ |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=The Oklahoman |language=en-US}}

Racing record

=Complete International Formula 3000 results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! DC

! Points

2004

! nowrap| Durango Corse

| IMO

| CAT

| MON

| NUR

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAG
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HUN
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MNZ
{{small|8}}

! 12th

! 7

=Complete GP2 Series results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! 22

! 23

! DC

! Points

2005

! nowrap| BCN Competición

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IMO
FEA
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| IMO
SPR
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAT
FEA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAT
SPR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#000000; color:white"| MON
FEA
{{small|DSQ}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NÜR
FEA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NÜR
SPR
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAG
FEA
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAG
SPR
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
FEA
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
SPR
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#000000; color:white"| HOC
FEA
{{small|DSQ}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC
SPR
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HUN
FEA
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HUN
SPR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IST
FEA
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IST
SPR
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MNZ
FEA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MNZ
SPR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SPA
FEA
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SPA
SPR
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BHR
FEA
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BHR
SPR
{{small|2}}

! 11th

! 21

2006

! nowrap| iSport International

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VAL
FEA
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| VAL
SPR
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IMO
FEA
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#FBFFBF;"| IMO
SPR
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NÜR
FEA
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NÜR
SPR
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAT
FEA
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#FBFFBF;"| CAT
SPR
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MON
FEA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL
FEA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
SPR
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAG
FEA
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAG
SPR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC
FEA
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC
SPR
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HUN
FEA
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HUN
SPR
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IST
FEA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IST
SPR
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MNZ
FEA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MNZ
SPR
{{small|10}}

|

|

! 6th

! 42

2007

! nowrap| Racing Engineering

| BHR
FEA

| BHR
SPR

| CAT
FEA

| CAT
SPR

| MON
FEA

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAG
FEA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| MAG
SPR
{{small|DNS}}

| SIL
FEA

| SIL
SPR

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NÜR
FEA
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NÜR
SPR
{{small|8}}

| HUN
FEA

| HUN
SPR

| IST
FEA

| IST
SPR

| MNZ
FEA

| MNZ
SPR

| SPA
FEA

| SPA
SPR

| VAL
FEA

| VAL
SPR

|

|

! 29th

! 0

=Complete Formula One participations=

(key)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
Year

! Entrant

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! WDC

! Points

2006

! nowrap| Spyker MF1 Racing

! nowrap| Spyker M16

! nowrap| Toyota V8

| BHR

| MAL

| AUS

| SMR

| EUR

| ESP

| MON

| GBR

| CAN

| USA

| FRA

| GER

| HUN

| TUR

| ITA

| CHN

| JPN

|style="background:#F0F8FF;"| BRA
{{small|TD}}

! –

! –

=American open–wheel racing results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

==IndyCar Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Team

! Chassis

! No.

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! Rank

! Points

! Ref

rowspan=2| 2008

!rowspan=3 nowrap| HVM Racing

! nowrap| Dallara IR-05

!rowspan=2| 33

! Honda

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HMS
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STP
{{small|4}}

| MOT1
{{small|DNP}}

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KAN
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| INDY
{{small|26}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MIL
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TXS
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IOW
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| RIR
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| WGL
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFC484;"| NSH3
Wth

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MDO
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| EDM
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KTY
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| SNM
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DET
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CHI
{{small|23}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| SRF2
{{small|6}}

!rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 18th

!rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 286

!rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/visoe.01/2008/O/|title=E. J. Viso – 2008 IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

nowrap| Panoz DP01

! nowrap| Cosworth XFE

|colspan=3|

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| LBH1
{{small|9}}

|colspan=15|

2009

!rowspan=3 nowrap| Dallara IR-05

! 13

!rowspan=3| Honda

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| STP
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LBH
{{small|23}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KAN
{{small|21}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| INDY
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIL
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TXS
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IOW
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RIR
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| WGL
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TOR
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| EDM
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KTY
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MDO
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNM
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CHI
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MOT
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HMS
{{small|16}}

|colspan=2|

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 18th

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 248

!{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/visoe.01/2009/O/|title=E. J. Viso – 2009 IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

2010

! nowrap| KV Racing Technology

! 8

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SAO
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| STP
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ALA
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LBH
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KAN
{{small|27}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| INDY
{{small|25}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TXS
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| IOW
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| WGL
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TOR
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| EDM
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MDO
{{small|26}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNM
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CHI
{{small|27}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KTY
{{small|26}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MOT
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HMS
{{small|19}}

|colspan=2|

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 17th

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 262

!{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/visoe.01/2010/O/|title=E. J. Viso – 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

2011

! nowrap| KV Racing Technology-Lotus

! 59

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|STP
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|ALA
{{small|23}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|LBH
{{small|25}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|SAO
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|INDY
{{small|32}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|TXS
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|TXS
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MIL
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|IOW
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|TOR
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|EDM
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|MDO
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|NHM
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|SNM
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|BAL
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|MOT
{{small|21}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|KTY
{{small|23}}

|LVS4
{{small|C}}

|

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 18th

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 241

!{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/visoe.01/2011/O/|title=E. J. Viso – 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

2012

! nowrap| KV Racing Technology

!rowspan=2 nowrap| Dallara DW12

!rowspan=2| 5

!rowspan=2| Chevrolet

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| STP
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ALA
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LBH
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| SAO
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| INDY
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DET
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TXS
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MIL
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IOW
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TOR
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| EDM
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MDO
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNM
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| BAL
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FON
{{small|25}}

|colspan=4|

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 20th

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 244

!{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/visoe.01/2012/O/|title=E. J. Viso – 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

2013

! nowrap| Andretti Autosport

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| STP
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ALA
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LBH
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| SAO
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| INDY
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DET
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DET
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| TXS
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MIL
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| IOW
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC
{{small|21}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TOR
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TOR
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MDO
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNM
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BAL
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| HOU
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOU
{{small|16}}

| FON5

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 15th

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 340

!{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/visoe.01/2013/O/|title=E. J. Viso – 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

: 1 Run on same day.

: 2 Non-points-paying, exhibition race.

: 3 Pulled out of race after contracting mumps

: 4 The Las Vegas Indy 300 was abandoned after Dan Wheldon died from injuries sustained in a 15-car crash on lap 11.

: 5 Missed race after falling ill due to eating bad oysters. Replaced by Carlos Muñoz.

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! Years

! Teams

! Races

! Poles

! Wins

! Podiums
(Non-win)

! Top 10s
(Non-podium)

! Indianapolis 500
Wins

! Championships

6

|3

|99

|0

|0

|1

|23

|0

|0

==Indianapolis 500==

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
Year

! Chassis

! Engine

! Start

! Finish

! Team

2008

| Dallara

| Honda

|align=center|26

|align=center style="background:#efcfff;"|26

| nowrap| HVM Racing

2009

| Dallara

| Honda

|align=center|29

|align=center style="background:#efcfff;"|24

| nowrap| HVM Racing

2010

| Dallara

| Honda

|align=center|19

|align=center style="background:#efcfff;"|25

| nowrap| KV Racing Technology

2011

| Dallara

| Honda

|align=center|18

|align=center style="background:#efcfff;"|32

| nowrap| KV Racing Technology

2012

| Dallara

| Chevrolet

|align=center|9

|align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"|18

| nowrap| KV Racing Technology

2013

| Dallara

| Chevrolet

|align=center|4

|align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"|18

| nowrap| Andretti Autosport/ HVM Racing

=Complete American Le Mans Series results=

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! Year

! Entrant

! Class

! Chassis

! Engine

! Tyres

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! Rank

! Points

2012

! nowrap| CORE Autosport

| PC

| nowrap| Oreca FLM09

| nowrap| Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8

| {{Michelin}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|SEB
ovr:12
cls:1

|LNB

|MON

|LIM

|MOS

|MID

|AME

|BAL

|VIR

|PET

! 15th

! 24

=Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! Class

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! Rank

! Points

2014

! nowrap| Starworks Motorsport

! P

! nowrap| Riley Mk XXVI DP

! nowrap| Dinan (BMW) 5.0 L V8

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
{{small|17}}

| SEB

| LBH

| LGA

| DET

| WGL

| MOS

| IMS

| ELK

| COA

| PET

!rowspan=1| 55th

!rowspan=1| 15

=Stadium Super Trucks=

(key) (Bold – Pole position. Italics – Fastest qualifier. * – Most laps led.)

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colspan=45| Stadium Super Trucks results
Year

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! 22

! {{Tooltip|SSTC|Stadium Super Trucks classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2014

| STP

| STP

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| LBH
2*

| IMS

| IMS

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DET
1*

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DET
1*

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DET
1

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AUS
15

| TOR

| TOR

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| OCF
3

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OCF
10

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CSS
5

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LVV
10*

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LVV
10

| colspan=6|

! 5th

! 280

! {{cite web|url=http://stadiumsupertrucks.com/2014-standings/|title=2014 Standings|work=Stadium Super Trucks|access-date=January 29, 2019}}

2015

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ADE
1*

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ADE
4

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ADE
10

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STP
4*

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STP
5

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| LBH
1*

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DET
2*

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DET
1

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DET
5

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| AUS
7

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TOR
8

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TOR
9

| OCF
Rpl†

| OCF
Rpl†

| OCF
Rpl†

| SRF

| SRF

| SRF

| SRF

| SYD

| LVV

| LVV

! 6th

! 344

! {{cite web|url=http://stadiumsupertrucks.com/2015-standings/|title=2015 Official Point Standings|work=Stadium Super Trucks|access-date=January 29, 2019}}

2016

| ADE

| ADE

| ADE

| STP

| STP

| LBH

| LBH

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| DET
8

| style="background:#FFFFFF;"| DET
C1

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DET
2

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TOW
10*

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| TOW
7

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| TOW
1*

| TOR

| TOR

| CLT

| CLT

| OCF

| OCF

| SRF

| SRF

| SRF

! 14th

! 99

! {{cite web|url=http://stadiumsupertrucks.com/2016-standings/|title=2016 Overall Point Standings|work=Stadium Super Trucks|access-date=January 29, 2019}}

colspan=45|† – "Mad" Mike Whiddett drove Viso's truck, with all points earned by Whiddett going to Viso

{{sup|1}} The race was abandoned after Matt Mingay suffered serious injuries in a crash on lap three.

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

{{commons category|Ernesto José Viso}}

  • [http://www.ejviso.com/ Official website]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110727052323/http://www.indycar.com/drivers/show/55-izod-indycar-series/3680-e-j-viso/ IndyCar Driver Page]

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Viso, Ernesto}}

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