Ross Cheever (born April 12, 1964 in Rome, Italy) is an American race car driver and is the younger brother of former Formula One driver and Indianapolis 500 champion Eddie Cheever. Born in Rome, Ross never completed a full season in elite level motorsport, however, he did make four CART starts for A.J. Foyt Enterprises in 1992 and drove for Dome in Formula 3000 and Japanese Formula Three in the early 1990s. He also raced in the Japanese Formula 3000 Championship, winning 10 races and finishing second in 1989 and 1991, and third in 1992, 1993 and 1994. During the winter of 1985 and 1986 Cheever competed in Formula Atlantic in New Zealand driving a Ralt RT4 and won the New Zealand Grand Prix both years.
He retired in 1994 but returned to become a test driver for Eddie's Cheever Racing in 2000 as the team transitioned to Infiniti engines. He was entered in a second Cheever Racing car for the Indianapolis 500 and completed rookie orientation but did not make a qualifying attempt.
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Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Points |
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1986 | Eddie Jordan Racing | SIL | VAL | PAU | SPA | IMO | MUG | PER | ÖST | BIR DNQ |
BUG | JAR | NC | 0 |
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Year | Team | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Pts |
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1987 | Funaki Racing | Toyota | SUZ 4 |
TSU 1 |
FUJ 2 |
SUZ 1 |
SUG 1 |
SEN 15 |
MIN 2 |
TSU 4 |
SUZ 3 |
SUZ 1 |
1st | 122 |
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Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1987 | Dome | SUZ | FUJ 9 |
MIN Ret |
SUZ | SUZ | SUG Ret |
FUJ | SUZ 13 |
SUZ | 17th | 2 | |||
1988 | Dome | SUZ 6 |
FUJ 8 |
MIN 12 |
SUZ Ret |
SUG 14 |
FUJ 6 |
SUZ 5 |
SUZ Ret |
9th | 4 | ||||
1989 | Dome | SUZ 11 |
FUJ 1 |
MIN 1 |
SUZ 2 |
SUG Ret |
FUJ 10 |
SUZ 2 |
SUZ 12 |
2nd | 30 | ||||
1990 | Dome | SUZ 2 |
FUJ DNS |
MIN Ret |
SUZ Ret |
SUG 6 |
FUJ Ret |
FUJ 6 |
SUZ Ret |
FUJ 10 |
SUZ Ret |
8th | 8 | ||
1991 | Team LeMans | SUZ Ret |
AUT Ret |
FUJ 12 |
MIN Ret |
SUZ 11 |
SUG 1 |
FUJ Ret |
FUJ C |
SUZ 1 |
FUJ C |
SUZ 1 |
FUJ Ret |
2nd | 27 |
1992 | Team LeMans | SUZ 1 |
FUJ Ret |
MIN Ret |
SUZ 2 |
AUT 13 |
SUG 3 |
FUJ 17 |
FUJ 2 |
SUZ DNS |
FUJ 6 |
SUZ 4 |
3rd | 29 | |
1993 | Promise & Reynard | SUZ 1 |
FUJ Ret |
MIN 4 |
SUZ 9 |
AUT C |
SUG 3 |
FUJ C |
FUJ 12 |
SUZ 1 |
FUJ 7 |
SUZ 2 |
3rd | 31 | |
1994 | Team LeMans | SUZ 1 |
FUJ 3 |
MIN 5 |
SUZ 2 |
SUG 4 |
FUJ 7 |
SUZ 1 |
FUJ Ret |
FUJ Ret |
SUZ 7 |
3rd | 33 |
Year | Class | No | Tyres | Car | Team | Co-Drivers | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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1989 | C1 | 36 | B | Toyota 89C-V Toyota R32V 3.2L Turbo V8 |
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45 | DNF | DNF |
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Year | Team | Series | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Rank | Points |
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1986 | Brian Stewart Racing | ARS | PHX1 | MIL | MEA | TOR | POC | MDO 3 |
ROA 4 |
LS 15 |
PHX2 | MIA | 14th | 33 |
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1992 | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | SRF | PHX | LBH | INDY | DET | POR 11 |
MIL 20 |
NHA | TOR | MIS | CLE 25 |
ROA 25 |
VAN DNS |
MDO | NAZ | LS | 32nd | 2 |
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | Team Cheever | WDW | PHX | LVS | INDY DNQ |
TXS | PPIR | ATL | KTY | TX2 | NC | – |