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.
Bucknum competed in four Indy Racing League IndyCar Series races in 2005, including the Indianapolis 500, with a best finish of tenth at Infineon Raceway. He also drove a car in the LMP2 class of the American Le Mans Series where he placed second 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.Lewandowski, Dave. Bucknum to drive Foyt car for remainder of season , IndyCar.com, July 12, 2006 He finished three of the six 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 2003 Team Bucknum Racing Bryan Willman Chris McMurry Pilbeam MP91-JPX LMP675 27 DNF DNF
Complete American Open Wheel Racing results (key)
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 V8HMSPHXSTPMOTINDYTXSRIRKANNSHMILMISKTYPPIR 25th 63 A. J. Foyt Enterprises 14 Chevrolet Indy V8SNMCHIWGLFON 2006 Hemelgarn Racing Dallara IR-05 92 Honda HI6R V8HMSSTPMOTINDYWGLTXSRIRKAN 20th 97 A. J. Foyt Enterprises 14NSHMILMISKTYSNMCHI
Indy 500 Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team 2005 Dallara Honda2122 D & R 2006 Dallara Honda2232 Hemelgarn
References
External links jeffbucknum.com