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. His win in the series' first race would end up to be his only IRL win. He drove until 2001 when he retired and ventured into the business world.
Motorsports Career Results
SCCA National Championship Runoffs
Year | Track | Car | Engine | Class | Finish | Start | Status |
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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 |
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1993 | Bradley Motorsports | PHX | LBH |
MIL |
DET |
POR |
CLE |
TOR |
NHA |
VAN |
MDO |
NAZ |
LS |
11th | 44 |
1994 | Bradley Motorsports | PHX |
LBH |
MIL |
DET |
POR |
CLE |
TOR |
MDO |
NHA |
VAN |
NAZ |
LS |
10th | 41 |
1995 | Bradley Motorsports | MIA |
PHX |
LBH |
NAZ |
MIL |
DET |
POR |
TOR |
CLE |
NHA |
VAN |
LS |
6th | 77 |
Indy Racing League
Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Rank | Points |
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1996 | Bradley Motorsports | Reynard 95i | Ford XB V8t | WDW |
PHX |
INDY |
1st-Tie | 246 | ||||||||||
1996-1997 | Bradley Motorsports | Reynard 95i | Ford XB V8t | NWH |
LVS |
10th | 204 | |||||||||||
G-Force GF01 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | WDW |
PHX |
INDY |
TXS |
PPI |
CLT | NH2 |
LV2 |
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1998 | Bradley Motorsports | G-Force GF01B | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | WDW |
PHX |
INDY |
TXS |
NWH |
DOV | CLT | PPI |
19th | 134 | |||||
Dallara IR8 | ATL |
TX2 |
LVS |
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1999 | Bradley Motorsports | Dallara IR9 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | WDW |
PHX |
13th | 201 | |||||||||||
G-Force GF01C | CLT |
INDY |
TXS |
PPI |
ATL |
DOV |
PPI2 |
LVS |
TX2 |
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2000 | Bradley Motorsports | Dallara IR-00 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | WDW |
PHX |
LVS |
INDY |
TXS |
PPI |
ATL |
KTY |
TX2 |
15th | 145 | ||||
2001 | Bradley Motorsports | Dallara IR-01 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | PHX |
HMS |
ATL |
INDY |
TXS |
PPI |
RIR |
KAN |
NSH |
KTY |
STL |
CHI |
TX2 |
9th | 242 |
Years | Teams | Races | Poles | Wins | Podiums (Non-win) |
Top 10s (Non-podium) |
Indianapolis 500 Wins |
Championships |
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6 | 1 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 1 (1996) |
Indianapolis 500
Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
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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 |