Bradley "Buzz" Calkins
NationalityAmerican
Born (1971-05-02) May 2, 1971 (age 52)
Denver, Colorado
Retired2001
Indy Racing League IndyCar Series
Years active1996-2001
TeamsBradley Motorsports
Starts53
Wins1
Podiums3
Fastest laps0
Best finish1st in 1996
Previous series
1993-1995Indy Lights
Championship titles
1996Indy Racing League Co-Champion

Bradley "Buzz" Calkins Jr. (born May 2, 1971 in Denver, Colorado) is a former Indy Racing League driver. After a successful run in Indy Lights from 1993 to 1995 where he finished 11th, 10th, and 6th in his three seasons, he and his Bradley Motorsports team purchased a 1995 Reynard chassis to compete in the inaugural season of the IRL. He won the series' inaugural race, the 1996 Indy 200 at Walt Disney World ahead of Tony Stewart and was that year's league co-champion with Scott Sharp. He competed in the Indianapolis 500 six times, with a best finish of 10th in 1998[1]. His win in the series' first race would end up to be his only IRL win. Calkins graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 1993.[1] Calkins earned a Master of Business Administration from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in 2000.[2] He drove until 2001 when he retired and ventured into the business world. He served as president of his father's company, Bradley Petroleum, until its sale in 2017.[3][4]

Motorsports career results

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

Year Track Car Engine Class Finish Start Status
1990 Road Atlanta Swift DB1 Ford Formula Ford DNS Did not start

American open-wheel racing

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Indy Lights

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points Ref
1993 Bradley Motorsports PHX LBH
11 		MIL
4 		DET
10 		POR
11 		CLE
13 		TOR
17 		NHA
4 		VAN
11 		MDO
13 		NAZ
6 		LS
10 		11th 44 [5]
1994 Bradley Motorsports PHX
8 		LBH
14 		MIL
8 		DET
11 		POR
7 		CLE
10 		TOR
7 		MDO
10 		NHA
6 		VAN
10 		NAZ
19 		LS
19 		10th 41 [6]
1995 Bradley Motorsports MIA
9 		PHX
3 		LBH
16 		NAZ
4 		MIL
3 		DET
7 		POR
5 		TOR
8 		CLE
5 		NHA
17 		VAN
11 		LS
13 		6th 77 [7]

Indy Racing League

Year Team Chassis No. Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Rank Points Ref
1996 Bradley Motorsports Reynard 95i 12 Ford XB V8t WDW
1 		PHX
6 		INDY
17 		1st-tie 246 [8]
1996-97 NWH
2 		LVS
6 		10th 204 [9]
G-Force GF01 Oldsmobile Aurora V8 WDW
11 		PHX
8 		INDY
11 		TXS
19 		PPI
5 		CLT NH2
21 		LV2
28
1998 G-Force GF01B WDW
14 		PHX
9 		INDY
10 		TXS
15 		NWH
15 		DOV
Wth 		CLT PPIR
24 		19th 134 [10]
Dallara IR8 ATL
28 		TX2
11 		LVS
11
1999 Dallara IR9 WDW
17 		PHX
14 		13th 201 [11]
G-Force GF01C CLT
C 		INDY
19 		TXS
9 		PPI
14 		ATL
5 		DOV
8 		PPI2
15 		LVS
5 		TX2
8
2000 Dallara IR-00 WDW
8 		PHX
23 		LVS
25 		INDY
18 		TXS
4 		PPI
12 		ATL
23 		KTY
12 		TX2
9 		15th 145 [12]
2001 Dallara IR-01 PHX
9 		HMS
16 		ATL
3 		INDY
12 		TXS
15 		PPI
15 		RIR
10 		KAN
13 		NSH
9 		KTY
16 		STL
22 		CHI
9 		TX2
10 		9th 242 [13]
Years Teams Races Poles Wins Podiums
(non-win) 		Top 10s
(non-podium) 		Indianapolis 500
wins 		Championships
6 1 53 0 1 2 18 0 1 (1996)

Indianapolis 500

Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
1996 Reynard 95i Ford XB V8t 9 17 Bradley Motorsports
1997 G-Force GF01 Oldsmobile Aurora V8 16 11 Bradley Motorsports
1998 G-Force GF01B Oldsmobile Aurora V8 18 10 Bradley Motorsports
1999 G-Force GF01C Oldsmobile Aurora V8 26 19 Bradley Motorsports
2000 Dallara IR-00 Oldsmobile Aurora V8 22 18 Bradley Motorsports
2001 Dallara IR-01 Oldsmobile Aurora V8 24 12 Bradley Motorsports

References

  1. ^ "Alumni News, Spring 2004, Northwestern Magazine". www.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  2. ^ "Kellogg World Alumni Magazine, Kellogg School of Management". www.kellogg.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  3. ^ IRL: Racing a family affair for Calkins[permanent dead link] Motorsport.com, August 7, 1998. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
  4. ^ Bradley Petroleum & Sav-O-Mat Stations Sold Convenience Store News, February 15, 2017. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
  5. ^ "Buzz Calkins – 1993 Firestone / Dayton Indy Lights Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  6. ^ "Buzz Calkins – 1994 Firestone / Dayton Indy Lights Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  7. ^ "Buzz Calkins – 1995 Firestone / Dayton Indy Lights Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  8. ^ "Buzz Calkins – 1996 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  9. ^ "Buzz Calkins – 1997 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  10. ^ "Buzz Calkins – 1998 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  11. ^ "Buzz Calkins – 1999 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  12. ^ "Buzz Calkins – 2000 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  13. ^ "Buzz Calkins – 2001 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.


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Preceded bynone Indy Racing League Champion 1996 (with Scott Sharp) Succeeded byTony Stewart
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