Jeff Bucknum

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Jeff Bucknum
NationalityAmerican
Born (1966-07-12) July 12, 1966 (age 57)
Glendale, California
Related toRonnie Bucknum (father)
IRL IndyCar Series
Years active2005-2006
TeamsDreyer & Reinbold Racing
Hemelgarn Racing
A. J. Foyt Enterprises
Starts11
Wins0
Poles0
Best finish20th in 2006
Previous series
2001-2005
1998-1999
1995-1996
American Le Mans Series
Star Mazda West
Barber Dodge Pro Series

Jeff Bucknum (born July 12, 1966, in Glendale, California) is an American race car driver. Jeff is the son of Formula One and Championship Car racer Ronnie Bucknum.

He competed in four Indy Racing League IndyCar Series races in 2005, including the Indianapolis 500, with a best finish of 10th at Infineon Raceway. He also drove a car in the LMP2 class of the American Le Mans Series where he placed 2nd in series points in 2005.

In 2006, Bucknum teamed up with Ron Hemelgarn for his second Indy 500 appearance, in which he had the honor of being the month's first qualifier, but was involved in a second-lap crash and finished 32nd. It was announced on July 12, 2006, that Bucknum would drive for the remainder of the IndyCar season for Foyt Enterprises.[1] He finished 3 of the 6 races that he drove for Foyt in 2006 and finished no better than 13th.

Racing record[edit]

SCCA National Championship Runoffs[edit]

Year Track Car Engine Class Finish Start Status
1998 Mid-Ohio Star Mazda Formula Mazda DSQ 1 Disqualified

24 Hours of Le Mans results[edit]

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2003 United States Team Bucknum Racing United States Bryan Willman
United States Chris McMurry
Pilbeam MP91-JPX LMP675 27 DNF DNF

Complete American Open Wheel Racing results[edit]

(key)

IRL IndyCar Series[edit]

Year Team Chassis No. Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points Ref
2005 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dallara IR-05 44 Honda HI5R V8 HMS PHX STP MOT
22
INDY
22
TXS RIR KAN NSH MIL MIS KTY PPIR 25th 63 [2]
A. J. Foyt Enterprises 14 Chevrolet Indy V8 SNM
10
CHI WGL
11
FON
2006 Hemelgarn Racing Dallara IR-05 92 Honda HI6R V8 HMS STP MOT INDY
32
WGL TXS RIR KAN 20th 97 [3]
A. J. Foyt Enterprises 14 NSH
18
MIL
13
MIS
14
KTY
13
SNM
18
CHI
17

Indy 500[edit]

Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
2005 Dallara Honda 21 22 D & R
2006 Dallara Honda 22 32 Hemelgarn

References[edit]

  1. ^ Lewandowski, Dave. Bucknum to drive Foyt car for remainder of season Archived 2006-07-14 at the Wayback Machine, IndyCar.com, July 12, 2006
  2. ^ "Jeff Bucknum – 2005 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  3. ^ "Jeff Bucknum – 2006 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2023.

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