Eddie Cheever
Eddie Cheever | |
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Cheever at the 2009 Indianapolis 500 | |
| Born | Edward McKay Cheever Jr. January 10, 1958 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Children | 4, including Eddie III |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality | American |
| Active years | 1978, 1980–1989 |
| Teams | Theodore, Hesketh, Osella, Tyrrell, Ligier, Renault, Alfa Romeo, Haas Lola, Arrows |
| Entries | 143 (132 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 9 |
| Career points | 70 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1978 Argentine Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1989 Australian Grand Prix |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Years | 1980–1981, 1986–1987 |
| Teams | Lancia, Martini, Jaguar |
| Best finish | 5th (1987) |
| Class wins | 0 |
Edward McKay Cheever Jr. (born January 10, 1958) is an American former racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1978 to 1989, CART between 1986 and 1995, and IndyCar between 1996 and 2006. In American open-wheel racing, Cheever won the Indianapolis 500 in 1998 with Team Cheever.
Cheever raced for almost 30 years in Formula One, sports cars, CART, and the Indy Racing League. Cheever participated in 143 Formula One World Championship races and started 132, more than any other American, driving for nine different teams from 1978 through 1989. In 1996, he formed his own IRL team, Team Cheever, and won the 1998 Indianapolis 500 as both owner and driver. The team later competed in sports cars.
His younger brother Ross Cheever, nephew Richard Antinucci and son Eddie Cheever III also became racing drivers.