Kevin Buckler (born c. 1959) is an American race car driver and entrepreneur. He founded Adobe Road Winery and currently owns The Racer's Group, a professional sports car racing team;

TRG Motorsports The Racer's Group, or TRG, is a WeatherTech SportsCar Championship racing team located in Petaluma, California, owned by Kevin Buckler and his wife Debra. TRG has competed professionally in road racing since 1995. The team formerly competed in NA ...

, formerly a

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team; and TRG-Aston Martin Racing. In 2019, Kevin launched a $56 racing-themed wine named SHIFT through his winery Adobe Road.

History

Buckler was born in Coral Gables, FL and he grew up in Newport Beach, CA. Buckler began racing at the local level in the late 1980s. He attended his first high-speed race in 1990. In 1992, Buckler and his wife Debra created The Racer's Group (TRG) as a Porsche Club Racing business. 1995 saw Buckler take his first start as a professional driver. Off the track the same year, Buckler and his wife, along with friends, opened Adobe Road Winery in

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. In 2002, TRG with support from Porsche Factory, won the GT class at the

Rolex 24 At Daytona The 24 Hours of Daytona, also known as the Rolex 24 At Daytona for sponsorship reasons, is a 24-hour sports car endurance race held annually at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is run on the Sports Car Course layout, ...

and the

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. Buckler would lead TRG to 3 more GT class wins in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, including an overall 1st place in 2003. TRG holds the record for the team with the most Rolex Sports Car Series GT victories at 29, and is ranked third for the most GT pole positions with 15. Buckler was the 2002 recipient of the Porsche Cup. In 2009, Buckler would expand his racing horizons into the

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with the formation of TRG Motorsports. TRG Motorsports would go on to take 106 starts in the Sprint Cup Series with 2 top 10 finishes and 6 starts in the

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, taking 6 starts with 2 top 10 finishes and 1 top 5 finish. In 2012, TRG Motorsports announced it would not continue competing in the

, but would focus on

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. Adobe Road wines has 15 wines receiving ''

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'' scores of 90 and above, including the 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, Beckstoffer Georges III which received a score of 94 out of 100.

24 Hours of Le Mans results

24 Hours of Daytona results

References

External links

The Racer's Group Home PageTRG Motorsports Home PageAdobe Road Winery
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History

24 Hours of Le Mans results

24 Hours of Daytona results

See also

References

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