- Jeff Bucknum
Infobox racing driver
name = Jeff Bucknum
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nationality = USA
date of birth = Birth date and age|1966|7|12
place of birth = Glendale,California
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related to =Ronnie Bucknum (father)
last series = IRLIndyCar Series
years active = 2005-2006
teams =Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Hemelgarn Racing A. J. Foyt Enterprises
starts = 11
wins = 0
poles = 0
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best finish = 20th
year = 2006
prev series =American Le Mans Series Star Mazda WestBarber Dodge Pro Series
prev series years = 2001-2005
1998-1999
1995-1996
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award years =Jeff Bucknum (born
July 12 ,1966 inGlendale, California ) is an American race car driver. Jeff is the son ofFormula One andChampionship Car racerRonnie Bucknum .He competed in four
Indy Racing League IndyCar Series races in 2005, including theIndianapolis 500 , with a best finish of 10th atInfineon Raceway . He also drove a car in the LMP2 class of theAmerican Le Mans Series 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 onJuly 12 , 2006 that Jeff would drive for the remainder of the IndyCar season forFoyt Enterprises . [Lewandowski, Dave. [http://www.indycar.com/news/story.php?story_id=7068 Bucknum to drive Foyt car for remainder of season] , IndyCar.com, July 12, 2006] However, he only finished 3 of the 6 races that he drove for Foyt in 2006 and finished no better than 13th.Jeff lives in Arizona with his wife and 3 children.
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