Harry "Doc" Bundy (born January 25, 1946) from

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, is an American former race car driver who competed in IMSA (

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, NASCAR Rolex Grand-Am Sports Car Series, American Le Mans Series, USRRC, and SCCA World Challenge.

Race History

Bundy's motorsports career began as a wheel polisher and technician for famed

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driver Peter Gregg in 1973. The following year, he moved to

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Racing, where he spent the next five years preparing cars. In 1980, Bundy began driving for

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in a

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, capturing a National Championship as a rookie. He followed that by driving a Porsche 924 Turbo and took a class win in the GTO Category at the

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. Over the next few years, he would drive for Lotus,

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, Ford, and

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(Corvette), topped with a season racing a

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. Bundy shared driving duties in the

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Chevrolet Corvette GTP with

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from 1986 through the 1988 season when Hendrick abandoned the Corvette project. He was involved in a serious crash with Lyn St. James and

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at the 1986 Riverside Grand Prix. In the early 1990s, Bundy drove the Esprit X180R for Lotus as the team's number one driver in IMSA's Bridgestone Supercar Championship, winning the Driver's Title and Manufacturer's Championship for Lotus in 1992. Lotus teammates

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and David Murry featured prominently in the standings, with additional varied drivers that included

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. Bundy drove in the

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in a

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. He currently drives Lotus Elite, Lotus 23B, and 1978–79 John Player Special (Car #1) for Regogo Racing Team.

Retirement

After the collapse of the Bridgestone Supercar Championship, Bundy became a TV announcer. He continued to drive, instruct, consult, and act as a spokesperson for Lotus, Panoz, and Porsche. In 2011 he signed with Paul Rego at a vintage Lotus racing team named Regogo Racing as their driver in Regogo's first professional season, Doc has become an award-winning driver for Regogo and his future continues to look bright in his retirement years. An avid historic racer, Doc Drives a Lotus 23b, and Mario Andretti's 1979 John Player Special which Paul Rego purchased and restored in 2011. It made its debut at

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in 2012. Doc has been driving for Regogo Racing since 2011 and continues to enjoy many first-place finishes. In January 2020, Doc was hospitalized with the COVID-19 virus and subsequently underwent heart surgery to repair damage caused by the virus. In 2021 Doc is recovering from his illness and is back to racing for Regogo.

Racing record

IMSA Bridgestone Supercar Championship

24 Hours of Le Mans

* 1982 * 1984 * 1987 * 1997 * 1998

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

References

* https://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/photo/Doc-Bundy-USA.html

External links

Driver DatabaseRegogo RacingFacebook
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