| Robert Buddy Lazier | |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Date of Birth | October 31, 1967 |
| Place of Birth | Vail, Colorado |
| Related to | Bob Lazier (father) Jaques Lazier (brother) |
| 2008 IRL IndyCar Series | |
| Debut season | 1996 |
| Current team | Hemelgarn Racing |
| Car No. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. Bob Lazier (born December 22, 1938 in Minneapolis Minnesota) is an American former race car driver Jaques Lazier is an Indy Racing League driver born January 25, 1971 in Denver Colorado and is the younger brother of 1996 Indianapolis The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based Open-wheel racing series. The IndyCar Series is the premier series of the Indy Racing League. The first season of Indy Racing League competition consisted of only three races Hemelgarn Racing is a racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by Ron Hemelgarn. | 91 |
| Former teams | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Panther Racing Sam Schmidt Motorsports |
| Starts | 99 |
| Wins | 8 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2000 |
| Previous series | |
| 1989-1995 | CART |
| Championship titles | |
| 2000 | Indy Racing League Champion |
| Awards | |
| 2003 | Scott Brayton Trophy |
Robert Buddy Lazier is an American open-wheel racecar driver born in Vail, Colorado on 31 October 1967. Dreyer & Reinbold Racing is an American motor racing team in the open wheel Indy Racing League IndyCar Series, with one series win by co-owner Robbie Buhl Panther Racing is an American open wheel Auto racing team It is one of the oldest continually operating teams in the Indy Racing League (IRL Sam Schmidt Motorsports is an auto racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by quadriplegic former driver Sam Schmidt that currently fields several full-time The 2000 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series season was another season that saw a high level of parity as only one driver champion Champ Car, was the name for a class and specification of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades primarily for use in the Indianapolis Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. He won the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and has finished in the Top Ten in that race six times. The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, and historically known simply as "The 500" is an American Both his father Bob Lazier and brother Jaques Lazier are veterans of the Indy 500 as well. Bob Lazier (born December 22, 1938 in Minneapolis Minnesota) is an American former race car driver Jaques Lazier is an Indy Racing League driver born January 25, 1971 in Denver Colorado and is the younger brother of 1996 Indianapolis
Lazier first appeared in CART beginning in 1989 driving for Gary Trout Motorsports and also participated in The Indy 500 as a rookie. Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca (previously known as Laguna Seca Raceway) is a paved road Racing track used for both Auto racing and motorcycle racing Champ Car, was the name for a class and specification of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades primarily for use in the Indianapolis Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) In preparation for the founding of the Indy Racing League in 1996, he signed with Ron Hemelgarn's Hemelgarn Racing whom he drove in the Indianapolis 500 for in 1991. The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based Open-wheel racing series. Hemelgarn Racing is a racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by Ron Hemelgarn. Hemelgarn Racing is a racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by Ron Hemelgarn. The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, and historically known simply as "The 500" is an American Buddy was one of the drivers in the first IRL race and won the 1996 Indianapolis 500, the first sanctioned by the IRL despite suffering a major back injury earlier in the season. Following the fame and money of the Indy win, a strong partnership between Buddy, Hemelgarn, and sponsor Delta Faucet formed. Delta Faucet Company is an American Manufacturer of Faucets It is a Subsidiary of Masco Corporation. This partnership resulted in a model season for the team in 2000 with Buddy winning 2 races on his way to the series championship followed by a second place effort in 2001. Following the influx of former CART Teams and the new engine suppliers in 2002, Lazier and Hemelgarn had extreme difficulty competing at the level that they had before and they lost their sponsor following the 2003 season. Buddy only completed in the Indy 500 in 2004 for Hemelgarn and was signed to drive the 2005 Indy 500 for the Byrd Brothers and Panther Racing, placing fifth in the race, ahead of Panther's 2 regular drivers Tomáš Enge and Tomas Scheckter in a race that many believe may have resurrected his career. Panther Racing is an American open wheel Auto racing team It is one of the oldest continually operating teams in the Indy Racing League (IRL Tomáš Enge (ˈtomaːʃ ˈɛŋɡɛ (born September 11, 1976 in Liberec) is a Motor racing driver from the Czech Republic, who has Tomas Scheckter (born September 21, 1980) is a South African racing driver born in Monte Carlo, currently competing in the Indy Racing
In 2005, Buddy acquired a four-race deal with Panther Racing to drive the #95 Pennzoil/American Sentry Guard Dallara/Chevrolet. The 2005 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series season began on Sunday March 6 and ended on Sunday October 16. Panther Racing is an American open wheel Auto racing team It is one of the oldest continually operating teams in the Indy Racing League (IRL However, he received an extra race in Enge's #2 Rockstar Energy Drink Dallara/Chevrolet at Milwaukee on July 24. The Milwaukee Mile is a Race track in West Allis, Wisconsin, USA Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Enge was injured during a crash at the Nashville Superspeedway during the Firestone Indy 200 a week earlier. Nashville Superspeedway is a Motor racing complex located in Gladeville Tennessee (though the track has a Lebanon address United States, about The Firestone Indy 200 was an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon Tennessee. He logged four top-tens in the No. 95 and an 18th-place finish in Enge's No. 2 car. With Panther's contraction to a single car in 2006, Lazier was forced to search for another team, which he found in Robbie Buhl's Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. Robbie Buhl (born September 2, 1963 in Detroit) is a former Indy Racing League competitor and current team-owner with the Dreyer & Reinbold Dreyer & Reinbold Racing is an American motor racing team in the open wheel Indy Racing League IndyCar Series, with one series win by co-owner Robbie Buhl
In 2006, Lazier raced in seven events for Dreyer & Reinbold with a best finish of 12th in the Indy 500. The 2006 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series season began on March 26 and concluded on September 10. He was replaced by Aussie Ryan Briscoe for the Watkins Glen International race and Briscoe finished third. Ryan Briscoe (born September 24, 1981 in Sydney) is an Australian Auto racing driver who has raced open wheel and sports Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen" is an auto race track located near Watkins Glen New York, at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. He was replaced again by Briscoe after the Kansas Speedway race on July 2, finishing a disappointing 15th after starting seventh. Kansas Speedway is a speedway in Kansas City Kansas, adjacent to the Village West area Lazier returned for the Michigan International Speedway race in August, but Sarah Fisher finished the season for the team in the two remaining races that Briscoe was not contracted for in the IndyCar Series. Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile (322-km moderate-banked D-shaped Superspeedway located off U Sarah Marie Fisher (born October 4, 1980, is an American professional race car driver competing in the IndyCar Series.
Lazier did not have a contract as a regular driver for the 2007 IndyCar Series season. The 2007 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series season began with a night race on Saturday March 24 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. However, Lazier teamed up with Sam Schmidt Motorsports to race in the 2007 Indianapolis 500. Sam Schmidt Motorsports is an auto racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by quadriplegic former driver Sam Schmidt that currently fields several full-time The 91st Indianapolis 500 ran on Sunday May 27, 2007 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Without a permanent ride, Lazier drove in a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race with Billy Ballew Motorsports at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on September 22 of that year and finished 24th. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. Billy Ballew Motorsports is a team that competes in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada, just outside Las Vegas, is a 1200 acre (4
2008 began similar to 2007 without a full-time ride in any series. The 92nd Indianapolis 500-Mile Race was run on Sunday May 25, 2008 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway Indiana, USA. The 2008 IndyCar Series season is the 13th season of the series Lazier and Hemelgarn Racing reunited in a late effort to qualify for the 2008 Indianapolis 500. The 92nd Indianapolis 500-Mile Race was run on Sunday May 25, 2008 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway Indiana, USA. Lazier qualified on the third day of qualifying but was bumped from the field. He struggled to find speed early in Sunday's bump day session, but with less than half an hour remaining in the session the team completed major changes and made a qualifying attempt with no practice laps on the new setup. The attempt was not fast enough, so the team adjusted wing settings to remove drag from the car and went out for another attempt, again with no practice. This attempt was fast enough to bump Roger Yasukawa and put Lazier 32nd on the grid and earn them a $50,000 bonus for being the last driver to make a successful qualifying attempt. Roger Yasukawa (born October 10, 1977 in Los Angeles, California) is an Japanese-American Auto racing driver
Contents |
Motorsports Career Results
American Open Wheel
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Champ Car
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Lazier | PHX |
LBH |
INDY INJ |
MIL |
DET |
POR |
CLE |
MEA |
 TOR |
MIS |
POC |
MDO |
ROA |
NZR |
LS1 |
LS DNQ |
||||
| 1990 | Hemelgarn | PHX DNP |
LBH DNP |
INDY DNQ |
MIL DNP |
DET DNQ |
POR 13 |
CLE Ret |
MEA DNP |
TOR DNS |
MIS Ret |
DEN DNQ |
VAN 12 |
MDO Ret |
ROA DNS |
NZR1 DNP |
NZR Ret |
LS DNP |
29th | 1 | |
| 1991 | Hemelgarn/Coyne/Walker |  SRF Ret |
LBH Ret |
PHX DNP |
INDY Ret |
MIL DNP |
DET 18 |
POR DNP |
CLE 11 |
MEA DNP |
TOR Ret |
MIS DNP |
DEN 9 |
VAN DNP |
MDO Ret |
ROA Ret |
NZR DNP |
LS1 DNP |
LS Ret |
22nd | 6 |
| 1992 | Coyne | SRF 16 |
PHX 14 |
LBH Ret |
INDY Ret |
DET Ret |
POR Ret |
MIL 17 |
NHM DNP |
TOR Ret |
MIS 7 |
CLE Ret |
ROA 13 |
VAN 10 |
MDO Ret |
NZR1 DNP |
NZR 15 |
LS Ret |
19th | 10 | |
| 1993 | Leader Card | SRF Ret |
PHX Ret |
LBH 19 |
INDY DNQ |
MIL 15 |
DET Ret |
POR DNP |
CLE Ret |
TOR DNP |
MIS Ret |
NHM DNQ |
ROA 14 |
VAN DNP |
MDO 20 |
NZR Ret |
LS DNQ |
38th | 0 | ||
| 1994 | Leader Card | SRF DNQ |
PHX 13 |
LGH Ret |
INDY DNQ |
MIL 18 |
DET 17 |
POR Ret |
CLE DNP |
TOR DNQ |
MIS Ret |
MDO DNQ |
NHM DNS |
VAN Ret |
ROA DNP |
NZR DNQ |
LS DNP |
36th | 0 | ||
| 1995 | Project Indy/Menard/Payton/Coyne | MIA DNP |
SRF Ret |
PHX DNP |
LBH DNP |
NZR Ret |
INDY Ret |
MIL 18 |
DET DNP |
POR DNP |
ROA DNP |
TOR 15 |
CLE DNP |
MIS 14 |
MDO DNP |
NHM Ret |
VAN DNP |
LS DNP |
35th | 0 |
IndyCar
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Hemelgarn | WDW Ret |
PHX DNS |
INDY 1 |
14th | 53 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1996-1997 | Hemelgarn | NHM Ret |
LVS Ret |
WDW 5 |
PHX Ret |
IND 4 |
TXS Ret |
PPIR 8 |
CLT 1 |
NH2 12 |
LV2 Ret |
8th | 209 | |||||||||
| 1998 | Hemelgarn | WDW Ret |
PHX Ret |
INDY 2 |
TXS Ret |
NHM 7 |
DOV 2 |
CLT 13 |
PPI 7 |
ATL Ret |
TX2 6 |
LVS 3 |
5th | 262 | ||||||||
| 1999 | Hemelgarn | WDW 10 |
PHX Ret |
INDY 7 |
TXS 14 |
PPIR 5 |
ATL Ret |
DOV 2 |
PPI2 4 |
LVS 11 |
TX2 10 |
6th | 224 | |||||||||
| 2000 | Hemelgarn | WDW 2 |
PHX 1 |
LVS Ret |
INDY 2 |
TXS 7 |
PPIR Ret |
ATL 2 |
KTY 1 |
TX2 4 |
1st | 290 | ||||||||||
| 2001 | Hemelgarn | PHX 3 |
HMS Ret |
ATL 6 |
INDY 18 |
TXS 4 |
PPIR 1 |
RIR 1 |
KAN 5 |
NSH 1 |
KTY 1 |
STL 13 |
CHI 11 |
TX2 Ret |
2nd | 398 | ||||||
| 2002 | Hemelgarn | HMS Ret |
PHX 7 |
FON 7 |
NZR Ret |
INDY Ret |
TXS 8 |
PPIR 15 |
RIR Ret |
KAN 7 |
NSH Ret |
MIS 13 |
KTY 3 |
STL 15 |
CHI 3 |
TX2 7 |
8th | 305 | ||||
| 2003 | Hemelgarn | HMS DNP |
PHX 11 |
 MOT Ret |
INDY Ret |
TXS 13 |
PPIR 10 |
RIR 20 |
KAN 13 |
NSH Ret |
MIS 12 |
STL 11 |
KTY 16 |
NZR 13 |
CHI 16 |
FON DNP |
TX2 DNP |
19th | 201 | |||
| 2004 | Hemelgarn | HMS |
PHX |
MOT |
INDY Ret |
TXS |
RIR |
KAN |
NSH |
MIL |
MIS |
KTY |
PPIR |
NZR |
CHI |
FON |
TX2 |
30th | 12 | |||
| 2005 | Panther | HMS |
PHX |
STP |
MOT |
INDY 5 |
TXS DNP |
RIR DNP |
KAN DNP |
NSH 9 |
MIL Ret |
MIS 6 |
KTY 6 |
PPIR DNP |
SNM DNP |
CHI 10 |
WGL DNP |
FON DNP |
23rd | 140 | ||
| 2006 | Dreyer & Reinbold | HMS Ret |
STP Ret |
MOT 14 |
INDY 12 |
WGL DNP |
TXS Ret |
RIR 16 |
KAN 15 |
NSH DNP |
MIL DNP |
MIS 15 |
KTY DNP |
SNM DNP |
CHI DNP |
18th | 122 | |||||
| 2007 | Sam Schmidt | HMS |
STP |
MOT |
KAN |
INDY 19 |
MIL |
TXS |
IOW |
RIR |
WGL |
NSH |
MDO |
MIS |
KTY |
SNM |
DET |
CHI |
28th | 12 | ||
| 2008 | Hemelgarn | HMS |
STP |
MOT1 |
LBH1 |
KAN |
INDY 17 |
MIL |
TXS |
IOW |
RIR |
WGL |
NSH |
MDO |
EDM |
KTY |
SNM |
DET |
CHI |
SRF2 |
34th* | 13* |
- * 2008 season in progress
| Years | Teams | Races | Poles | Wins | Podiums (Non-win) |
Top 10s (Non-podium) |
Indianapolis 500 Wins |
Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 4 | 100 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 1 (1996) | 1 (2000) |
Indy 500 results
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | March | Cosworth | Practice Crash | |
| 1990 | Lola | Cosworth | Did Not Qualify | |
| 1991 | Lola | Buick | 23rd | 33rd |
| 1992 | Lola | Buick | 24th | 14th |
| 1993 | Lola | Buick | Failed to Qualify | |
| 1994 | Lola | Ilmor | Failed to Qualify | |
| 1995 | Lola | Menard-Buick | 23rd | 27th |
| 1996 | Reynard | Ford-Cosworth | 5th | 1st |
| 1997 | Dallara | Oldsmobile | 10th | 4th |
| 1998 | Dallara | Oldsmobile | 11th | 2nd |
| 1999 | Dallara | Oldsmobile | 22nd | 7th |
| 2000 | Dallara | Oldsmobile | 16th | 2nd |
| 2001 | Dallara | Oldsmobile | 10th | 18th |
| 2002 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 20th | 15th |
| 2003 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 21st | 21st |
| 2004 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 28th | 23rd |
| 2005 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 9th | 5th |
| 2006 | Dallara | Honda | 25th | 12th |
| 2007 | Dallara | Honda | 22nd | 19th |
| 2008 | Dallara | Honda | 32nd | 17th |
External links
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jacques Villeneuve |
Indianapolis 500 Winner 1996 |
Succeeded by Arie Luyendyk |
| Preceded by Greg Ray |
Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Champion 2000 |
Succeeded by Sam Hornish, Jr. |
| Awards | ||
| Preceded by Arie Luyendyk |
Scott Brayton Award 2003 |
Succeeded by Helio Castroneves |
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