Buddy Rice

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"Buddy" Rice (born January 31, 1976) is an American former professional race car driver. He is best known for winning the 2004 Indianapolis 500 while driving for Rahal Letterman Racing, and the 2009 24 Hours of Daytona for Brumos Racing.

Career

Early years

Born in Phoenix, Arizona, Rice is the son of a former drag racer. Rice's grandfather was from Indianapolis and passed on his interest in racing to Rice's father. Rice saw his first race when he was six years old. He started racing in go-karts when he was eleven. Rice played baseball in high school in Phoenix, Arizona, and attracted the attention of college and professional scouts. However, both Rice and his father decided he would pursue a career in racing instead.[1][2]

Rice's professional career began in 1996, when he drove in one U.S. F2000 event; he finished eighth after starting second. He also drove in the Dodge Shelby Pro Series, winning from the pole at Las Vegas, Nevada.

In 1997, Rice drove in F2000 for Lynx Racing/DSTP Motorsports, finishing fourth in points and winning at Phoenix. He also won the 1997 Valvoline Team USA Scholarship, where he represented the United States in Europe's Nations Cup.

In 1998, Rice won from the pole at Nazareth. He finished seventh in Toyota Atlantic points, and won the Gilles Villeneuve Memorial Award. He finished fifth in the Toyota Atlantic championship in 1999, driving for Lynx Racing.

Rice won the 2000 Toyota Atlantic Series championship, which gained the attention of Red Bull Cheever Racing. In 2001, he tested with Red Bull Cheever Racing in November at California.

IRL IndyCar Series

In August 2002, Rice had his first race in the IRL for Red Bull Cheever Racing at Michigan International Speedway. Hired initially to replace crash-prone Tomas Scheckter, team owner Eddie Cheever discovered that Scheckter's contract was more iron-clad than first thought. Team Cheever then ran three entries (joined by their team owner), and the best crew and parts were given to Rice.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Rice lost the race by inches to Scheckter, but made a mark in the series. He competed in the final five races of the IRL IndyCar Series season with Red Bull Cheever Racing, scoring four top-ten finishes and two top-five finishes in five starts.

In 2003, Rice competed in thirteen of sixteen races for Red Bull Cheever Racing but was replaced by the more experienced Alex Barron.

In November 2003, Rice dabbled with a one-off drive in a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at the Homestead circuit before being called by Bobby Rahal to drive the No. 15 Argent Mortgage Honda when Kenny Bräck was injured in a late-race crash at Texas Motor Speedway in 2003.

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Buddy Rice in 2004 @ Michigan International Speedway, winner of the Michigan Indy 400

In 2004, Rice started on pole and won a rain-shortened Indianapolis 500, his first Indycar race victory. He finished third in the IRL championship that year, earning five poles, three wins and leading 342 laps. After his Indy 500 win, his sponsors told him that they would buy him any car he wanted, he chose a 1949 Mercury Eight.

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Buddy Rice & Crew in 2004 @ Michigan International Speedway, in winner's circle of the Michigan Indy 400
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Rice driving at the Milwaukee Mile in 2007

For 2005, Rice and Vítor Meira were joined by Danica Patrick. However, Rice was injured in a crash at Indianapolis during practice, and was not cleared to race. In an ironic twist, Bräck then substituted for Rice.

The 2006 season began tragically for Rice at the season-opening race at Homestead-Miami Speedway when teammate Paul Dana of Rahal Letterman Racing team was killed in the final practice session. Rice and his other teammate Danica Patrick immediately withdrew from the race. Rice started his 2006 season in the following race at St. Petersburg, Florida. His Indianapolis 500 race ended early in a crash with Hélio Castroneves. After the IRL season ended, he raced in the Champ Car World Series race at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez for Forsythe Racing and finished tenth.

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Buddy Rice recovers from a tough qualification attempt prior to the 2007 Indianapolis 500.

For 2007, Rice joined Sarah Fisher at Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. He captured 3 top-five finishes in the first half of the season and finished ninth in points, his best result since 2004. He was retained by the team for the 2008 IndyCar season, the high point of which came with a fourth-place finish at Watkins Glen. He ultimately finished sixteenth in points.

Rice did not participate in the 2009 IndyCar Series season after being released from Dreyer & Reinbold Racing at the end of the 2008 season. Further, his long-standing partnership with Red Bull also expired and was not renewed.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Rice raced for Panther Racing in the 2011 Indianapolis 500 as a teammate to J. R. Hildebrand driving the No. 44 Honda Dallara.[3]

A1 Grand Prix

Starting the 2007-08 season, Rice signed to drive for A1 Team USA in the A1 Grand Prix international racing series.[4] He drove in the first two rounds of the season with a best finish of thirteenth in the Zandvoort feature race before ceding the seat to Jonathan Summerton for the remainder of the season.

Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series

Rice competed in a few Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series in the early 2000s. In his debut in 2000, he finished second at Watkins Glen on a TRP Lola Nissan. In 2002, he resulted second at the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen and fourth in Homestead and Phoenix, driving a Miracle Riley & Scott Ford.

Rice competed at the 24 Hours of Daytona from 2005 to 2008, with a best result of ninth in 2006. He also raced at Utah from 2006 to 2008, collecting a seventh again in 2006.

In 2009, Rice won the 24 Hours of Daytona on a Brumos Racing Riley Porsche. He spent the second half of the season as teammate of Antonio García in a Spirit of Daytona Coyote Porsche, where he finished fourth at Barber in his only top-ten.

Rice raced full-time for Spirit of Daytona in the 2010 Rolex Sports Car Series, joining again García. He helped Spirit of Daytona get the first podium finish for the team at the Six Hours of the Glen in 2010, collecting a third place. He also resulted fifth in three races and ended the season in eleventh place.

Rice's last Grand-Am race was the 2011 24 Hours of Daytona, where he finished ninth in an Action Express Racing Riley Porsche.

Personal life

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Motorsports career results

American open–wheel racing results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

USF2000 National Championship

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Points
1996 ??? WDW STP PIR
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DSC1
7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MOS IRP
18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
RIR WGI1 WGI2 MOH NHS LVS
27Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
??? ???
1997 Lynx Racing WDW
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
STP
3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
PIR
1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
DSC1
18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
DSC2
26Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
SAV
3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
PPI
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
CHA1
37Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
CHA2
33Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MOH
13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
WGI
11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
WGI
37Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4th 153

Atlantic Championship

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Rank Points
1998 Lynx Racing LBH
14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
NAZ
1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
GAT
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MIL
11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MTL
3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
CLE
3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
TOR
25Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
TRR
20Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MOH
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
ROA
26Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
VAN
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
LS
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
HOU 7th 108
1999 Lynx Racing LBH
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
NAZ
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
GAT
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MIL
3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MTL
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
ROA
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
TRR
21Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MOH
16Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
CHI
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
VAN
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
LS
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HOU
16Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5th 113
2000 DSTP Motorsports HMS1
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HMS2
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LBH
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MIL
17Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MTL
28Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
CLE
1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
TOR
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
TRR
1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
ROA
1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
LS
3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
GAT
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HOU
3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1st 185
2002 DSTP Motorsports MTY LBH MIL LS
8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
POR
11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
CHI
11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
TOR
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
CLE
13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
TRR ROA MTL DEN 17th 31

IRL IndyCar Series

Year Team No. Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Rank Points Ref
2002 Red Bull Cheever 53 Dallara Infiniti HMS PHX FON NZR INDY TXS PPIR RIR KAN NSH MIS
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KTY
12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
22nd 140 [5]
52 STL
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CHI
9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
TX2
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2003 Cheever Racing Chevrolet HMS
16Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
PHX
9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MOT
13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
INDY
11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
TXS
14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
PPIR
9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
RIR
9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
KAN
19Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
NSH
18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MIS
11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
STL
14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
KTY
11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
NZR
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CHI FON TX2 16th 229 [6]
2004 Rahal Letterman Racing 15 G-Force Honda HMS
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PHX
9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MOT
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
INDY
1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
TXS
15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
RIR
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
KAN
1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
NSH
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MIL
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MIS
1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
KTY
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
PPIR
22Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
NZR
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
CHI
14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
FON
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
TX2
20Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3rd 485 [7]
2005 Panoz HMS
19Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
PHX
22Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
STP
7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MOT
3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
INDY
Inj
TXS
21Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
RIR
11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
KAN
10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
NSH
18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MIL
17Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MIS
22Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
KTY
14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
PPIR
11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
SNM
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
CHI
13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
WGL
19Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
FON
12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
15th 295 [8]
2006 HMS
Wth1
STP
13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MOT
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
INDY
26Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
WGL
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
SNM
15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
15th 234 [9]
Dallara TXS
18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
RIR
13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
KAN
17Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
NSH
16Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MIL
11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MIS
13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
KTY
15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
CHI
13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2007 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing HMS
10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
STP
10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MOT
10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
KAN
20Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
INDY
25Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MIL
18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
TXS
8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
IOW
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
RIR
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
WGL
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
NSH
17Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MOH
8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MIS
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
KTY
12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
SNM
11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
DET
7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
CHI
9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
9th 360 [10]
2008 HMS
11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
STP
15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MOT2
12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
LBH2
DNPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
KAN
20Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
INDY
8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MIL
10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
TXS
8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
IOW
22Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
RIR
22Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
WGL
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
NSH
7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MOH
20Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
EDM
11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
KTY
10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
SNM
11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
DET
19Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
CHI
25Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
SRF3
10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
16th 306 [11]
2011 Panther Racing 44 STP ALA LBH SAO INDY
18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
TXS1 TXS2 MIL IOW TOR EDM MOH NHM SNM BAL MOT KTY
9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
LVS
CScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
34th 42 [12]
1 Rahal-Letterman Racing withdrew both Rice and teammate Danica Patrick from competition when fellow teammate Paul Dana was killed in a race-morning practice session accident.
2 Races run on same day.
3 Non-points-paying, exhibition race.
Years Teams Races Poles Wins Podiums
(Non-win)
Top 10s
(Non-podium)
Indianapolis 500
Wins
Championships
8 4 99 5 3 5 35 1 (2004) 0

Indianapolis 500

Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
2003 Dallara Chevrolet 19 11 Cheever
2004 G-Force Honda 1 1 Rahal Letterman
2005 Panoz Honda Practice crash Rahal Letterman
2006 Panoz Honda 14 26 Rahal Letterman
2007 Dallara Honda 16 25 Dreyer & Reinbold
2008 Dallara Honda 17 8 Dreyer & Reinbold
2011 Dallara Honda 7 18 Panther

Champ Car World Series

Champ Car results
Year Team No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points Ref
2006 Forsythe Championship Racing 7 LBH HOU MTY MIL POR CLE TOR EDM SJO DEN MTL ROA SRF MXC
10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
23rd 11 [13]

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2007–08 USA NED
SPR

22Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
NED
FEA

13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
CZE
SPR

16Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
CZE
FEA

15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MYS
SPR
MYS
FEA
ZHU
SPR
ZHU
FEA
NZL
SPR
NZL
FEA
AUS
SPR
AUS
FEA
RSA
SPR
RSA
FEA
MEX
SPR
MEX
FEA
SHA
SPR
SHA
FEA
GBR
SPR
GBR
SPR
12th 56

International Race of Champions

(key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.)

International Race of Champions results
Season Make 1 2 3 4 Pos. Points Ref
2005 Pontiac DAY
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
TEX
3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
RCH
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
ATL
7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4th 46 [14]

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />NCWTCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Pts Ref
2003 SealMaster Racing 88 Chevy DAY DAR MMR MAR CLT DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN GTW MCH IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA CAL LVS< SBO TEX MAR PHO HOM
20
103rd 103 [15]

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