Matthew Di Leo (born March 2, 1995) is a

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racing driver from

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. After

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, Di Leo began racing in the

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for Brian Stewart Racing. and finished fifth in points with a podium finish in

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. That winter he had finished third in the U.S. F2000 Winterfest. In 2012 he returned to U.S. F2000, this time driving for his own MDL Racing team. He finished ninth in the Winterfest and then finished fourth in points in the main championship, with four podium finishes and was running at the finish of all but one race. During the 2013 winter he competed in the 24 Hours of Dubai and the 2013 U.S. F2000 Winterfest where he finished eighth. On April 9, 2013, he completed his first

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test at

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and on April 16 announced that he would compete in the

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Indy Lights race the following weekend. Starting ninth in the ten-car field, he finished fifth in the race.

Racing record

U.S. F2000 National Championship

Indy Lights

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