Jeff Bucknum

Jeff Bucknum
Nationality	American
Born	(1966-07-12) July 12, 1966 (age 58) Glendale, California
Related to	Ronnie Bucknum (father)
IRL IndyCar Series
Years active	2005-2006
Teams	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Hemelgarn Racing A. J. Foyt Enterprises
Starts	11
Wins	0
Poles	0
Best finish	20th 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

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

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

24 Hours of Le Mans results

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

Complete American Open Wheel Racing results

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IRL IndyCar Series

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

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

References

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.

External links

• jeffbucknum.com Archived 2020-07-04 at the Wayback Machine