Ronnie Bucknum (April 5, 1936 – April 23, 1992) was an American race car driver, born in

Alhambra, California Alhambra (, , ; from " Alhambra") is a city located in the western San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County, California, United States, approximately eight miles from the Downtown Los Angeles civic center. It was incorporated on July ...

. Bucknum participated in 11

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World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on August 2, 1964. He scored a total of two championship points. At the

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, he became the first person to drive a Honda-engined car in Formula One. After Formula One, Bucknum drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1967–1970 seasons with 23 starts, including the

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in 1968–1970. He finished in the top ten 10 times, with his one victory coming at Michigan International Speedway in 1968. He was the father of Jeff Bucknum, an Indy Racing League and

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driver. Ronnie Bucknum died in

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following complications from diabetes.

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