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Jeff Bucknum (born July 12, 1966, in Glendale, California) is an American race car driver. Jeff is the son of Formula One and Championship Car racer Ronnie Bucknum.
He competed in four Indy Racing League IndyCar Series races in 2005, including the Indianapolis 500, with a best finish of tenth at Infineon Raceway. He also drove a car in the LMP2 class of the American Le Mans Series where he placed second 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.[1] He finished three of the six races that he drove for Foyt in 2006 and finished no better than 13th.
| Year | Track | Car | Engine | Class | Finish | Start | Status |
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| 1998 | Mid-Ohio | Star | Mazda | Formula Mazda | DSQ | 1 | Disqualified |
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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| 2003 |  Team Bucknum Racing
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Bryan Willman Chris McMurry
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Pilbeam MP91-JPX | LMP675 | 27 | DNF | DNF |
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| Year | Team | Chassis | No. | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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| 2005 | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | Dallara IR-05 | 44 | Honda HI5R V8 | HMS | PHX | STP | MOT 22 |
INDY 22 |
TXS | RIR | KAN | NSH | MIL | MIS | KTY | PPIR | 25th | 63 | [2] | ||||
| A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 14 | Chevrolet Indy V8 | SNM 10 |
CHI | WGL 11 |
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| 2006 | Hemelgarn Racing | Dallara IR-05 | 92 | Honda HI6R V8 | HMS | STP | MOT | INDY 32 |
WGL | TXS | RIR | KAN | 20th | 97 | [3] | |||||||||
| A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 14 | NSH 18 |
MIL 13 |
MIS 14 |
KTY 13 |
SNM 18 |
CHI 17 |
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| 2005 | Dallara | Honda | 21 | 22 | D & R |
| 2006 | Dallara | Honda | 22 | 32 | Hemelgarn |
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