Ross Cheever (born

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) is an American race car driver and is the younger brother of former

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driver and

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champion

Eddie Cheever Edward McKay "Eddie" Cheever Jr. (born January 10, 1958) is an American former racing driver who raced for almost 30 years in Formula One, sports cars, CART, and the Indy Racing League. Cheever participated in 143 Formula One World Championshi ...

. Born in

, Ross never completed a full season in elite level motorsport, however, he did make four

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starts for

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in 1992 and drove for

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and Japanese Formula Three in the early 1990s. He also raced in the Japanese Formula 3000 Championship, winning 10 races and finishing second in

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and

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, and third in

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and

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. During the winter of 1985 and 1986 Cheever competed in Formula Atlantic in New Zealand driving a Ralt RT4 and won the New Zealand Grand Prix both years. He retired in 1994 but returned to become a test driver for Eddie's Cheever Racing in 2000 as the team transitioned to

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engines. He was entered in a second Cheever Racing car for the

and completed rookie orientation but did not make a qualifying attempt.

Racing record

Complete International Formula 3000 results

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Complete Japanese Formula 3 results

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Complete Japanese Formula 3000 results

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Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

American open–wheel racing results

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Indy Lights

CART

Indy Racing League

References

Ross Cheever can't shake racing bug, aiming for Indy spot
by Terry Callahan, ''The Auto Channel''
Driver Database stats

Racing Reference - US stats
1964 births American racing drivers Champ Car drivers Indy Lights drivers Japanese Formula 3000 Championship drivers Japanese Formula 3 Championship drivers Living people International Formula 3000 drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers American expatriate sportspeople in Italy American expatriate sportspeople in Japan Racing drivers from Rome World Sportscar Championship drivers {{US-autoracing-bio-stub Cheever Racing drivers Team LeMans drivers A. J. Foyt Enterprises drivers TOM'S drivers