Robert Buddy Lazier is an American open-wheel racecar driver born in Vail, Colorado on 31 October 1967. He first appeared in CART beginning in 1989 driving for Gary Trout Motorsports and also participated in The Indy 500 as a rookie. In preparation for the founding of the Indy Racing League in 1996, he signed with Ron Hemelgarn's Hemelgarn Racing whom he drove in the Indianapolis 500 for in 1991. Buddy was one of the drivers in the first IRL race and won the 1996 Indianapolis 500, the first sanctioned by the IRL despite suffering a major back injury earlier in the season. Following the fame and money of the Indy win, a strong partnership between Buddy, Hemelgarn, and sponsor Delta Faucet formed. This partnership resulted in a model season for the team in 2000 with Buddy winning 2 races on his way to the series championship followed by a second place effort in 2001. Following the influx of former CART Teams and the new engine suppliers in 2002, Lazier and Hemelgarn had extreme difficulty competing at the level that they had before and they lost their sponsor following the 2003 season. Buddy only completed in the Indy 500 in 2004 for Hemelgarn and was signed to drive the 2005 Indy 500 for the Byrd Brothers and Panther Racing, placing fifth in the race, ahead of Panther's 2 regular drivers Tomas Enge and Tomas Scheckter in a race that many believe may have resurrected his career. Both Buddy's father Bob Lazier and brother Jaques Lazier are veterans of the Indy 500 as well. There are also Vail, Arizona and Vail, Iowa. ... October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 61 days remaining. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... A simple wooden cart in Australia A cart transporting watermelons in Harbin, China. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based open-wheel racing series. ... Hemelgarn Racing is a racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by Ron Hemelgarn. ... Hemelgarn Racing is a racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by Ron Hemelgarn. ... Indy 500 redirects here. ... Delta Faucet Company is an American manufacturer of faucets. ... Panther Racing is one of the oldest continually operating Indy Racing League teams. ... Tomáš Enge (born September 11, 1976 in Liberec) was a Formula One driver from the Czech Republic. ... Tomas Scheckter is a South African racing driver currently competing in the Indy Racing League and A1 Grand Prix series. ... Bob Lazier (born December 22, 1938 in Denver, Colorado) is a former American race car driver. ... Jaques Lazier is an Indy Racing League driver born January 25, 1971 in Denver, Colorado and is the younger brother of 1996 Indianapolis 500 champion Buddy Lazier. ...

In 2005, Buddy acquired a four-race deal with Panther Racing to drive the No. 95 Pennzoil/American Sentry Guard Dallara/Chevrolet. However, he received an extra race in Enge's No. 2 Rockstar Energy Drink Dallara/Chevrolet at Milwaukee on July 24, 2005. Enge was injured during a crash at the Nashville Superspeedway during the Firestone Indy 200 a week earlier. He logged four top-tens in the No. 95 and an 18th-place finish in Enge's No.2 car. With Panther's contraction to a single car in 2006, Lazier was forced to search for another team, which he found in Robbie Buhl's Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. The 2005 Indy Racing League season began on Sunday, March 6 and ended on Sunday, October 16. ... Panther Racing is one of the oldest continually operating Indy Racing League teams. ... July 24 is the 205th day (206th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 160 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Robbie Buhl (born September 2, 1963 in Detroit) is a former IndyCar Series competitor. ... D&Rs 2006 car driven by Buddy Lazier. ...

In 2006, Lazier raced in seven events for DRR with a best finish of 12th in the 90th running of thee Indianapolis 500. He was replaced by Aussie, Ryan Briscoe for the Watkins Glen International race as Briscoe finished third. He was replaced again by Briscoe after the Kansas Speedway race on July 2, finishing a disappointing 15th after starting seventh. He returned for the Michigan International Speedway race in August, but Sarah Fisher finished the season for the team in the two remaining races that Briscoe was not contracted for in the IRL. For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Indy 500 redirects here. ... Ryan Briscoe (born September 24, 1981) is an Australian auto racing driver. ... Watkins Glen International (nicknamed The Glen) is an auto race track located near Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. ... Kansas Speedway is a speedway in Kansas City, in the U.S. state of Kansas. ... Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile (3. ... Sarah Marie Fisher (born October 4, 1980 (age 26)) is an American auto racing driver competing in the Indy Racing League (IRL) IndyCar Series for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing originally from Commercial Point, Ohio. ...

Lazier does not currently have a contract for the 2007 season. However it has been announced that Lazier will team with up with Sam Schmidt Motorsports to race in the 2007 Indy 500.

IRL IndyCar career results

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Indy 500 results

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External link

• Buddy Lazier Photos