Jeff Bucknum (born July 12, 1966, in

Glendale, California Glendale is a city in the San Fernando Valley and Verdugo Mountains regions of Los Angeles County, California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents ac ...

) is an American race car driver. Jeff is the son of

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and

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racer

Ronnie Bucknum Ronnie Bucknum (April 5, 1936 – April 23, 1992) was an American race car driver, born in Alhambra, California. Bucknum participated in 11 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on August 2, 1964. He scored a total of two champio ...

. He competed in four

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races in 2005, including the

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, with a best finish of 10th at

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. He also drove a car in the LMP2 class of the

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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.Lewandowski, Dave
Bucknum to drive Foyt car for remainder of season
, IndyCar.com, July 12, 2006 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

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete American Open Wheel Racing results

( key)

IRL IndyCar Series

Indy 500

References

External links

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