256 Facts About Buddy Lazier

Robert Buddy Lazier was born on October 31,1967 and is an American auto racing driver, best known for winning the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and the 2000 Indy Racing League season championship.

Buddy Lazier started his IndyCar career in 1989 by competing in the Indy Car World Series.

Buddy Lazier began to compete in the newly formed Indy Racing League in 1996.

Buddy Lazier won the Indianapolis 500 that season, and he became one of the most dominant drivers in the series for a period of time, winning eight races overall and the series championship in 2000.

Buddy Lazier began to drive only at the Indianapolis 500 in 2007 and continued to enter the Indianapolis 500 through 2009.

Buddy Lazier did not return to the series until 2013 at the Indianapolis 500 when he competed for Lazier Partners Racing, a team started by his father Bob Lazier and various investors.

Buddy Lazier was originally a competitive skier, and for a time was part of the US Olympic developmental program.

For 1986, Buddy Lazier competed in the SCCA Canadian-American Challenge Cup, driving the No 43 car for the Texas American Racing Team, driving a Watson 82.

Buddy Lazier made his debut at the second race of the season at Summit Point Motorsports Park.

Buddy Lazier failed to start the race and was credited with an 18th-place finish.

Buddy Lazier competed at St Louis International Raceway; he started fifth and finished in twelfth place due to a chassis issue.

Buddy Lazier finished in 26th place in the final standings with 4 points.

In 1987, Buddy Lazier remained with the Texas American Racing Team, driving the No 19 March 85C car.

Buddy Lazier finished in third place at Pueblo Motorsports Park and fourth place at the season-ending race at Phoenix International Raceway.

Buddy Lazier finished in 4th place in the final championship standings with 62 points.

Buddy Lazier only drove the car at the season-opening SunBank 24 at Daytona.

Buddy Lazier only competed at Daytona, therefore finishing in 23rd place in the final Lights championship standings with 18 points.

Buddy Lazier began to compete in the American Indycar Series in 1988 after Buddy Lazier's car owner and teammate, Bill Tempero, purchased Can-Am.

Buddy Lazier won the Illinois Grand Prix at St Louis International Raceway from pole position, the race at Tioga Motorsports Park and both races at the season-ending Bud Light 100 at Willow Springs.

The only race that Buddy Lazier did not win was the AMG Eurospeed Grand Prix of Colorado at Mountain View Motorsports Park, where Buddy Lazier finished second to Robby Unser.

For 1989, Buddy Lazier returned with the Texas American Racing Team, driving a March 85C.

At the season-opening races at I-70 Speedway, Buddy Lazier finished second to Unser in the first race and crashed out of the second race after completing 10 laps.

Buddy Lazier finished the season by winning the first race at Willow Springs before retiring from the second race due to a motor mount issue.

Buddy Lazier finished in 7th place in the final standings with 173 points.

In 1989, Buddy Lazier attempted to qualify for his first CART Indy Car World Series race, the Indianapolis 500.

Buddy Lazier crashed in practice and failed to qualify for the race.

Buddy Lazier crashed his primary car in practice but was able to provisionally qualify for the race in his back-up car.

At the beginning of Bump Day, Buddy Lazier was the slowest car in the field.

Buddy Lazier drove a partial season for Hemelgarn, moving to the team's No 71 car.

Buddy Lazier started and finished in 26th, retiring from the race early on due to a gearbox problem.

For 1991, Buddy Lazier drove for various teams in various cars.

Buddy Lazier started 24th, but his race lasted just over a lap due to suspension failure.

Buddy Lazier started in 26th place, but retired after 8 laps due to an engine failure.

Buddy Lazier started in 20th place and finished in 18th place, five laps down.

Buddy Lazier returned to the No 19 car for the Budweiser Grand Prix of Cleveland at Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport.

Buddy Lazier started in 20th place but recorded his first points-scoring finish of the season with an eleventh-place finish, albeit four laps down.

Buddy Lazier drove for the team at the Molson Indy Toronto at Exhibition Place.

Buddy Lazier started in 20th place, but retired after 17 laps due to an engine failure.

Buddy Lazier started in 16th place and finished in 9th place, two laps down.

Buddy Lazier started in 17th place but did not complete a single lap due to an electrical issue.

Buddy Lazier started in 19th place but again did not complete a single lap due to an electrical issue.

Buddy Lazier started in 21st place but retired after 41 laps due to an engine failure.

Buddy Lazier finished in 22nd place in the final championship standings with 6 points.

At the season-opening Daikyo IndyCar Grand Prix at Surfers Paradise, Buddy Lazier started in 20th place and finished in 16th place, eighteen laps down.

At the Valvoline 200 at Phoenix International Raceway, Buddy Lazier started in 17th place and finished in 14th place, thirty-three laps down.

Buddy Lazier scored his first point of the season at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, scoring a 12th-place finish despite running out of fuel after completing 80 of the race's 105 laps.

Buddy Lazier crashed during practice for the race, but he was able to make the field, in 24th place.

Buddy Lazier retired due to an engine failure after completing 139 laps, and was scored in 14th place.

Joe's 200 at Portland International Raceway, Buddy Lazier was scored in 24th place on both occasions, retiring due to a broken half shaft at Detroit and a clutch problem at Portland.

Buddy Lazier recorded his best finish of the season at the following race, the Marlboro 500 at Michigan International Speedway, with a 7th-place finish, fourteen laps down.

Buddy Lazier started in 19th place and finished in 15th place, fifteen laps down.

Buddy Lazier finished a career-best 19th in the championship with 10 points.

At the season-opening Australian FAI IndyCar Grand Prix at Surfers Paradise, Buddy Lazier started in 25th place but retired after 35 laps due to a suspension failure.

At Phoenix, Buddy Lazier started in 18th place and finished in 17th place due to a header problem after 141 laps.

Buddy Lazier finished his first race of the season at Long Beach; he started in 24th place and finished in 19th place, fifteen laps down.

Buddy Lazier started in 20th place and finished in 15th place, thirteen laps down.

At the ITT Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit, Buddy Lazier started in 26th place but crashed out of the race after completing 55 laps.

At Cleveland, the car had additional sponsorship from Viper Auto Security and Applebee's; Buddy Lazier started in 23rd place but suffered an electrical issue after completing 61 laps.

At Michigan, the car was unsponsored and Buddy Lazier started in 18th place.

At the season-opening Australian FAI Indycar Grand Prix at Surfers Paradise, Buddy Lazier was too slow to qualify.

Buddy Lazier made his season debut at the next race, the Slick 50 200 at Phoenix.

Buddy Lazier started in 25th place and finished in a season-best 13th-place finish, ten laps down.

At Long Beach, Buddy Lazier started in 30th place but retired due to an exhaust problem after completing 6 laps.

Buddy Lazier did not complete a qualifying attempt in any of the three cars and failed to qualify for the race.

At the following race, the Miller Genuine Draft 200 at the Milwaukee Mile, Buddy Lazier started in 24th place and finished in 18th place, twelve laps down.

Buddy Lazier started in 27th place at the following race, the ITT Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit, and finished in 17th place, two laps down.

At the Budweiser Grand Prix of Cleveland at Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport, Buddy Lazier was replaced by pay driver Giovanni Lavaggi.

Buddy Lazier did however compete in the Marlboro 500 at Michigan International Speedway and the Molson Indy Vancouver at Concord Pacific Place.

Buddy Lazier started in 21st place at Michigan, but failed to finish due to an electrical issue, while a half shaft problem caused him to retire at Vancouver.

Buddy Lazier finished in 36th place in the final championship standings.

Buddy Lazier did not return with Leader Card for 1995, instead driving for various other teams.

Buddy Lazier first drove for Project Indy in the No 64 Reynard 94i-Ford Cosworth XB at the second race of the season, the Gold Coast Indy at Surfers Paradise.

Buddy Lazier started in 24th place and finished in 21st place, retiring with broken transmission after completing 32 laps.

Buddy Lazier started in 20th place but crashed out of the race with Paul Tracy after completing 38 laps.

Buddy Lazier retired from the race after 45 laps due to fuel system problems.

Buddy Lazier started in 24th place and finished in 18th place, twelve laps down.

Buddy Lazier returned to Project Indy's No 64 entry at Toronto.

Buddy Lazier started in 27th place and finished in 15th place, five laps down.

Buddy Lazier started in 20th place and finished in a season-best 14th place, twenty-seven laps down.

The final race of the season that Buddy Lazier competed in was the New England 200 at New Hampshire.

Buddy Lazier finished in 35th place in the final championship standings.

Buddy Lazier moved to the Indy Racing League to compete in its inaugural season in 1996 for Hemelgarn Racing in the No 91 Reynard 95i-Ford Cosworth XB.

At the season-opening Indy 200 at Walt Disney World Speedway, Buddy Lazier recorded the series' inaugural pole position.

Buddy Lazier suffered a fractured vertebra and was ruled out of the race.

Still in pain and walking with a cane, Buddy Lazier returned two months later for the season-ending race, the Indianapolis 500.

Buddy Lazier's car was fitted with a special shock-absorbing seat to reduce the risk of re-injuring his back.

Buddy Lazier was among the leaders all day, battling with Tony Stewart, Davy Jones, Roberto Guerrero and Luyendyk.

Buddy Lazier's team brought him in for his final pit stop several laps later than the rest of the leaders, which put him behind on the track but able to turn up his turbo boost pressure and run faster to the finish.

At the season-opening True Value 200 at New Hampshire International Speedway, Buddy Lazier started in 4th place and was running in 2nd place, the only car on the lead lap besides race leader Tony Stewart.

At the following race, the Las Vegas 500K at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Buddy Lazier started in 4th place and retired after 35 laps due to handling issues.

At the Indy 200 at Walt Disney World, Buddy Lazier started in 11th place and finished in 5th place, his first top-five of the season.

At the Phoenix 200 at Phoenix International Raceway, Buddy Lazier started in 13th place and finished in 21st place due to an engine failure after 31 laps.

At the following race, the True Value 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, Buddy Lazier started in 4th place and led twice for a combined total of 57 laps.

On lap 157, Buddy Lazier retired from the race due to an engine failure and was scored in 17th place.

Buddy Lazier then finished in 8th place at the following race, the Samsonite 200 at Pikes Peak International Raceway.

Buddy Lazier achieved his first win of the season at the VisionAire 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, after starting in 5th place and leading for 58 laps.

At the Pennzoil 200 at New Hampshire, Buddy Lazier started in 15th place and finished in 12th place, five laps down.

At the season-ending Las Vegas 500K, Buddy Lazier started in 14th place but retired due to a mechanical problem after 4 laps.

Buddy Lazier finished in 8th place in the final point standings with 209 points, having been as high as 5th during the season.

In 1998, Buddy Lazier returned with Hemelgarn Racing to drive the No 91 Dallara IR8-Oldsmobile.

At the season-opening Indy 200 at Walt Disney World, Buddy Lazier started in 8th place after qualifying was rained out.

At the following race, the Dura Lube 200 at Phoenix, Buddy Lazier started in 9th place but retired due to an engine failure after 9 laps.

Buddy Lazier closed to within 1.1 seconds of Cheever, and despite a late-race caution due to Marco Greco's car smoking, Cheever led Buddy Lazier home at the finish.

At the following race, the True Value 500 at Texas, Buddy Lazier started and finished in 11th place due to a wheel bearing problem after completing 194 laps.

Buddy Lazier then finished in 7th place at the following race, the New England 200 at New Hampshire.

Buddy Lazier then achieved his second 2nd-place finish of the season at the Pep Boys 400K at Dover Downs International Speedway after leading for 7 laps.

At the following race, the VisionAire 500K at Lowe's Motor Speedway, Buddy Lazier started in 14th place and finished in 13th place, thirty-seven laps down.

At the Radisson 200 at Pikes Peak, Buddy Lazier started in 17th place and finished in 7th place, one lap down.

Buddy Lazier then started in 18th place at the Atlanta 500 Classic at Atlanta Motor Speedway, but retired due to an engine failure after completing 136 laps.

At the following race, the Lone Star 500 at Texas, Buddy Lazier started in 19th place and finished in 6th place, two laps down, after leading for 14 laps.

At the season-ending Las Vegas 500K at Las Vegas, Buddy Lazier started in 17th place and led for 60 laps en route to 3rd place.

In 1999, Buddy Lazier returned with Hemelgarn Racing to drive the No 91 Dallara IR9-Oldsmobile.

At the season-opening TransWorld Diversified Services Indy 200 at Walt Disney World Speedway, Buddy Lazier started in 8th place and finished in 10th place, two laps down.

At the second race of the season, the MCI WorldCom 200 at Phoenix, Buddy Lazier started in 15th place and was involved in a crash with Eddie Cheever on lap 149 in turn 3.

At Lowe's Motor Speedway, Buddy Lazier started in 14th place and was battling with Ray for the lead; Buddy Lazier led for 23 laps.

Buddy Lazier then made a pit stop to replace a punctured tire.

Buddy Lazier was not a factor in the race and finished in 7th place, two laps down.

At the following race, the Longhorn 500 at Texas, Buddy Lazier started in 24th place and finished in 14th place, eight laps down.

At Pikes Peak, Buddy Lazier started in 12th place and finished in 5th place.

At the Kobalt Mechanics Tools 500 at Atlanta, Buddy Lazier started in 15th place and finished in 21st place due to a crash on lap 114 with Sam Schmidt while battling for the lead.

Buddy Lazier then scored his best finish of the season with a 2nd-place finish at the MBNA Mid-Atlantic 200 at Dover Downs, having started in 17th place.

Buddy Lazier followed this up with a 4th-place finish at the Colorado Indy 200 at Pikes Peak after starting in 9th place.

Buddy Lazier then finished in 11th place, nine laps down, at the Vegas.

Buddy Lazier then finished in 10th place, four laps down, at the season-ending Mall.

Buddy Lazier finished the season in 6th place in the final championship standings with 224 points, having been as high as fourth in points.

At the season-opening Delphi Indy 200 at Walt Disney World, Buddy Lazier started in 5th place and led for 47 laps and finished in 2nd place.

At the second race of the season, the MCI WorldCom Indy 200 at Phoenix, Buddy Lazier started in 26th place, having missed qualifying.

Buddy Lazier first took the lead on lap 151 and led through lap 155 when Robbie Buhl took the lead.

Buddy Lazier then retook the lead on lap 161 and led the remaining 40 laps to win his first race since the 1997 VisionAire 500.

Buddy Lazier became the first driver to win an IRL race after starting in last place, and became the third driver to win an Indy car race from last place at Phoenix after Mike Mosley in 1974 and Roberto Guerrero in 1987.

At the Vegas Indy 300 at Las Vegas, Buddy Lazier started in 22nd place and finished in 20th place due to a fuel pump issue after completing 65 laps.

Buddy Lazier was unable to catch Montoya, who won by 7.1839 seconds.

At Pikes Peak, Buddy Lazier started in 13th place and retired on the 2nd lap of the race due to an engine failure.

At the Midas 500 Classic at Atlanta, Buddy Lazier started in 11th place and led for 2 laps before finishing in 2nd place.

Buddy Lazier started in 7th place and led for 40 laps to win his second race of the season, setting the race's fastest lap.

Buddy Lazier won the championship with 290 points, 18 ahead of Goodyear and 33 ahead of Cheever.

Buddy Lazier is the last driver to be born in the 1960s to win an IndyCar championship.

For 2001, Buddy Lazier drove the No 91 Dallara IR01-Oldsmobile for Hemelgarn Racing.

At the season-opening Pennzoil Copper World Indy 200 at Phoenix, Buddy Lazier started in 6th place and finished in 3rd place.

At the Infiniti Grand Prix of Miami at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Buddy Lazier started in 3rd place and finished in 20th place, after crashing on lap 177 in turn 4.

At the following race, the zMax 500 at Atlanta, Buddy Lazier started in 9th place and finished in 6th place, one lap down.

At the Indianapolis 500, Buddy Lazier gained additional sponsorship from Life Fitness for the race and qualified in 10th place.

At the first Texas race, Buddy Lazier started in 13th place and finished in 4th place.

At Pikes Peak, Buddy Lazier started in 5th place and took the lead on lap 157 after Sam Hornish Jr.

Buddy Lazier led the remaining 43 laps of the race for his first win of the season.

Buddy Lazier then won the SunTrust Indy Challenge at Richmond International Raceway after starting in 4th place, leading 224 of 250 laps.

At the Ameristar Casino Indy 200 at Kansas Speedway, Buddy Lazier started in 12th place and finished in 5th place after leading for 13 laps.

At the next race, the Harrah's 200 at Nashville Superspeedway, Buddy Lazier started in 6th place and led for 71 laps en route to his third win of the season.

Buddy Lazier then won his fourth race of the season at Kentucky after starting in 11th place and led for 84 laps.

At the Gateway Indy 250 at Gateway International Raceway, Buddy Lazier started in 2nd place after qualifying was rained out.

At the following race, the Delphi Indy 300 at Chicagoland Speedway, Buddy Lazier started in 9th place and finished in 11th place, two laps down.

Hornish finished in 2nd place to Jaques Buddy Lazier, to clinch the championship with a round to spare.

At the season-ending Chevy 500 at Texas, Buddy Lazier started in 2nd place after qualifying was rained out again.

Buddy Lazier led a lap, but ultimately retired from the race after suffering an engine failure.

For 2002, Buddy Lazier returned with Hemelgarn Racing to drive the No 91 Dallara IR02-Chevrolet.

At the season-opening Grand Prix of Miami at Homestead, Buddy Lazier started in 16th place and finished in 22nd place due to an oil pressure problem after completing 111 laps.

At the following race, the Bombardier ATV 200 at Phoenix, Buddy Lazier started in 9th place and finished in 7th place.

At the Yamaha Indy 400 at California Speedway, Buddy Lazier started in 26th place and again finished in 7th place.

At the next race, the Firestone Indy 225 at Nazareth, Buddy Lazier started in 6th place and was involved in a crash with Sam Hornish Jr.

The original results stood with Buddy Lazier finishing in 15th place.

At the following race, the Boomtown 500 at Texas, Buddy Lazier started in 10th place and finished in 8th place.

At the Radisson Indy 225 at Pikes Peak, Buddy Lazier started in 10th place and finished in 15th place, three laps down.

Buddy Lazier then finished in 18th place at Richmond due to a fire breaking out on his car after completing 91 laps having started in 5th place.

At Kansas, Buddy Lazier started in 5th place and finishing in 7th place.

At the Firestone Indy 200 at Nashville, Buddy Lazier started and finished in 12th place due to a crash on lap 182 in turn 2.

At the next race, the Michigan Indy 400 at Michigan, Buddy Lazier started in 15th place and finished in 13th place, two laps down.

Buddy Lazier then finished in 3rd place at the Belterra Casino Indy 300 at Kentucky after starting in 3rd place and leading for 3 laps, the only laps that Buddy Lazier led during the season.

At Gateway, Buddy Lazier started in 18th place and finished in 15th place, nine laps down.

At Chicagoland, Buddy Lazier started in 22nd place and finished in 3rd place.

At the season-ending Chevy 500 at Texas, Buddy Lazier started in 20th place and finished in 7th place.

Buddy Lazier finished in 8th place in the final championship standings with 305 points.

In 2003, Buddy Lazier returned with Hemelgarn Racing to drive the No 91 Dallara IR03-Chevrolet.

At the season-opening Toyota Indy 300 at Homestead, Buddy Lazier withdrew from the race and missed his first IRL race since the 1996 Dura Lube 200.

At the following race, the Purex Dial Indy 200 at Phoenix, Buddy Lazier started in 15th place and finished in 11th place, two laps down.

Buddy Lazier then started in 17th place and finished in 19th place at the Indy Japan 300 at Twin Ring Motegi due to an engine failure after completing 63 laps.

Buddy Lazier retired from the race after 171 laps due to an engine failure.

At the Bombardier 500 at Texas, Buddy Lazier started in 19th place and finished in 13th place, four laps down.

Buddy Lazier then got his only top 10 finish of the season with a 10th-place finish at the Honda Indy 225 at Pikes Peak.

At Richmond, Buddy Lazier started and finished in 20th place, six laps down.

At the following race, the Kansas Indy 300, Buddy Lazier started in 21st place and finished in 13th place, eight laps down.

Buddy Lazier was running in the top 10 in the late stages at Nashville, when he spun on the main straightaway on lap 194.

Buddy Lazier then started in 21st at the Firestone Indy 400 at Michigan before finishing in 12th place, four laps down.

Buddy Lazier then finished 11th place at the Emerson Indy 250 at Gateway.

Buddy Lazier finished in 19th place in the final championship standings with 201 points.

Felipe Giaffone had already qualified the team's primary car and Buddy Lazier was practicing for the team in both Giaffone's qualified car and the team's back-up car in preparation for potentially attempting to qualify for the race.

The back-up car became the No 91 Dallara IR03-Chevrolet and Buddy Lazier started in 28th place.

Buddy Lazier finished in 30th place in the final championship standings with 12 points.

In 2005, Buddy Lazier again did not have a full-time team to drive for.

Buddy Lazier drove for Panther Racing at the Indianapolis 500 in the No 95 Dallara IR03-Chevrolet.

Buddy Lazier was not injured in the crash and the car was repaired by race day.

Buddy Lazier ran in the top 10 for most of the race, despite Scott Sharp making contact with Buddy Lazier's car earlier in the race, damaging the front wing.

Buddy Lazier continued in the race and passed Sebastien Bourdais for 5th place, just before Bourdais crashed out of the race.

Buddy Lazier drove the same car he drove at Indianapolis, with sponsorship from Pennzoil, Jonathan Byrd's Cafeteria and the American Sentry Guard.

At Nashville, Buddy Lazier started in 3rd place and finished in 9th place.

Buddy Lazier returned to the No 95 at Michigan, where he started and finished in 6th place.

Buddy Lazier then started in 8th place and finished in 6th place at the following race, the AMBER Alert Portal Indy 300 at Kentucky.

The final race that Buddy Lazier contested in the 2005 season was the Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 at Chicagoland.

Buddy Lazier finished in 23rd place in the final championship standings with 140 points.

Buddy Lazier attempted to compete in his first full-time season since 2002.

At the season-opening Toyota Indy 300 at Homestead, Buddy Lazier started in 14th place.

The race weekend was overshadowed by the death of Paul Dana in final practice; Buddy Lazier retired after 12 laps due to an electrical problem, and was scored in 14th.

Buddy Lazier competed in his first non-oval race at the Honda Grand Prix of St Petersburg.

Buddy Lazier started in 18th place and was scored in 14th place due to a brake problem after completing 59 laps.

At Motegi, Buddy Lazier started in 15th place and finished in 14th place, five laps down.

Buddy Lazier was running in the top 10 in the second half of the race, but had to make a late-race pit stop to have enough fuel to finish the race and he finished in 12th place, one lap down; his best result of the season.

Buddy Lazier was then replaced by Ryan Briscoe for the following race, the Watkins Glen Indy Grand Prix at the Watkins Glen International road course.

Buddy Lazier returned to the team at the following race, the Bombardier Learjet 500 at Texas.

Buddy Lazier started in 15th place but retired due to a fuel pump failure after 56 laps.

Buddy Lazier started in 19th place at Richmond and finished in 16th place, five laps down.

Buddy Lazier scored his best start of the season at the Kansas Lottery Indy 300 at Kansas with a 7th place start.

Buddy Lazier was then replaced by Briscoe for the next two races before returning at Michigan.

Buddy Lazier started and finished in 15th place, two laps down.

For 2007, Buddy Lazier had no team to drive for the entire season.

Buddy Lazier drove for Sam Schmidt Motorsports, a team owned by Buddy Lazier's former competitor Sam Schmidt, at the Indianapolis 500.

Buddy Lazier finished in 19th place, two laps down, in the rain-shortened race.

Indianapolis was the only race that Buddy Lazier competed in during the season and he finished in 28th place in the final championship standings with 12 points.

In 2008, Buddy Lazier returned to Hemelgarn-Johnson Racing for the Indianapolis 500 only, in the No 91 Dallara IR05-Honda.

Dan Wheldon, who had qualified in 2nd place, and his Chip Ganassi Racing team helped Buddy Lazier with set up information.

Buddy Lazier finished the race in 17th place, five laps down.

Buddy Lazier finished the season in 37th place in the final championship standings with 13 points.

For 2009, Buddy Lazier returned with Hemelgarn-Johnson Racing to drive the No 91 Dallara IR05-Honda.

Buddy Lazier's car was put into the qualifying line late in the day for another attempt, but qualifying ended while Ryan Hunter-Reay was on his qualifying attempt and Alex Tagliani was in line ahead of Buddy Lazier.

Buddy Lazier failed to qualify for his first Indianapolis 500 since 1994.

In 2010, Buddy Lazier was without a car to drive for the season after Hemelgarn Racing closed in April.

Buddy Lazier attempted to find a car to drive for at the Indianapolis 500, but ultimately was unable to do so.

In 2011, Buddy Lazier was reported to be in line for a drive at the Indianapolis 500 for Dragon Racing.

Buddy Lazier originally drove the car with no sponsorship and the paint scheme remained the same as when Fan Force United fielded the car, albeit with orange replacing the original gold stripes.

Buddy Lazier retired from the race after completing 44 laps due to mechanical problems.

Buddy Lazier only competed at Indianapolis and was ranked in 38th place in the final championship standings with 8 points.

For 2014, Buddy Lazier returned with Buddy Lazier Partners Racing to drive the No 91 Dallara-Chevrolet at the Indianapolis 500.

Buddy Lazier completed 87 laps before retiring due to clutch problems, and was scored in 32nd place.

Buddy Lazier moved into 7th place for the most laps completed, with 2,797.

Buddy Lazier only competed at Indianapolis and ultimately finished in 35th place in the final standings with 11 points.

In 2015, Buddy Lazier returned with Buddy Lazier Partners Racing to drive the No 91 Dallara-Chevrolet at the Indianapolis 500.

Buddy Lazier used using Chevrolet's new aero kit on the car.

The car then suffered gearbox issues prior to qualifying and Buddy Lazier was unable to make an attempt to qualify in the original line, but was repaired in time for the Last Row Shootout.

In 2001, Buddy Lazier competed in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series.

Buddy Lazier only competed with the team at the season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona.

Buddy Lazier finished in 35th place in the final championship standings with 29 points.

At the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway, Buddy Lazier started in 8th place and finished in 11th place due to a crash on lap 27 with Jeff Burton.

At the following race at Talladega Superspeedway, Buddy Lazier started and finished in 3rd place.

At the third race of the season at Michigan International Speedway, Buddy Lazier started in 7th place and finished in 6th place.

At the final race of the season at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Buddy Lazier started in 4th place and finished in 11th place due to another crash with Burton, who had led every lap in the race up to that point.

Buddy Lazier finished in 9th place in the final championship standings with 31 points, earning $40,000 for his efforts.

Buddy Lazier returned to the series in 2002, with Sam Hornish Jr.

At the season-opening race at Daytona, Buddy Lazier started in 7th place and finished in 10th place.

At the second race of the season, at California Speedway, Buddy Lazier started in 3rd place and finished in 9th place.

At the final race of the season at Indianapolis, Buddy Lazier started in 8th place and finished in 4th place.

Later in his career, Buddy Lazier participated in NASCAR for a brief time.

In 2005, Buddy Lazier tested a Chevrolet Silverado for Billy Ballew Motorsports at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

In 2007, Buddy Lazier returned to drive for Billy Ballew Motorsports in the No 15 Chevrolet Silverado at the Smith's Las Vegas 350 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

The episode that Buddy Lazier appeared on aired on May 29,1996.

Buddy Lazier was nominated for the Best Driver ESPY Award in 2001 against Bobby Labonte, John Force and Gil de Ferran.

Buddy Lazier was born in and currently resides in Vail, Colorado.

Buddy Lazier is married to Kara, and the couple have two children: a son, Flinn, and a daughter, Jacqueline.

Buddy Lazier's father Bob Buddy Lazier was a former racing driver who won the CART Rookie of the Year Award in 1981.