Buddy Lazier
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Buddy Lazier | |||||||
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Champ Car career | |||||||
54 races run over 7 years | |||||||
Years active | 1989–1995 | ||||||
Team(s) | Lazier Racing (1989) Gary Trout Motorsports (1989) Hemelgarn Racing (1990–91, 1994) Arciero Racing (1990) Dale Coyne Racing (1991) Todd Walther Racing (1991) Hemelgarn Coyne Racing (1991) Walker Racing (1991) Leader Card Racing (1992–94) Dick Simon Racing (1994) Project Indy (1995) Payton/Coyne Racing (1995) Team Menard (1995) | ||||||
Best finish | 19th – 1992 | ||||||
First race | 1990 Budweiser/G.I.Joe's 200 (Portland) | ||||||
Last race | 1995 New England 200 (New Hampshire) | ||||||
2000 | American Indycar Series Champion Indianapolis 500 Winner Indy Racing League Champion | ||||||
Awards | |||||||
2003 | Scott Brayton Trophy | ||||||
Smith's Las Vegas 350 (Las Vegas ) | |||||||
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Robert Buddy Lazier (born October 31, 1967) is an American
Lazier began his career in the 1980s by competing in such series as the
Lazier began to compete in the newly formed
Career
Lazier was born in Vail, Colorado.
Canadian-American Challenge Cup
For
IMSA GT Championship
In
American Indycar Series
Lazier began to compete in the American Indycar Series in 1988 after Lazier's car owner and teammate, Bill Tempero, purchased Can-Am. Lazier drove a March 85C for Tempero's Texas American Racing Team. At the season-opening race at Willow Springs International Raceway, Lazier qualified on pole position and won the race. Lazier also 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 Lazier did not win was the AMG Eurospeed Grand Prix of Colorado at Mountain View Motorsports Park, where Lazier finished second to Robby Unser. Lazier won the inaugural season championship with 152 points.
For
CART Indy Car World Series
1989–90
In
1991
For 1991, Lazier drove for various teams in various cars. Lazier first drove for Dale Coyne Racing in the No. 90 Lola T88/00-Cosworth DFX at the season-opening Gold Coast IndyCar Grand Prix at the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit. Lazier started 24th, but his race lasted just over a lap due to suspension failure. Lazier moved to Todd Walther Racing and the No. 44 Lola Cars T89/00-Cosworth DFS at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Lazier started in 26th place, but retired after 8 laps due to an engine failure. Lazier returned to Hemelgarn Racing at the Indianapolis 500 in the No. 71 Lola T90/00-Buick. Lazier qualified for the race for the first time, starting 23rd. On the first lap of the race, Gary Bettenhausen got sideways in turn 1 and Lazier hit the outside wall in avoidance; he continued to the pit lane where he retired due to accident damage. Lazier was credited with a 33rd-place finish.
Lazier was entered in the No. 19 Lola T90/00-Cosworth DFS for Dale Coyne Racing at the
Lazier drove the same car at the
1992
In
The team regained sponsorship from
1993
For 1993, Lazier returned with Leader Card Racing to drive the No. 20 Lola T91/00-Ilmor. At the season-opening Australian FAI IndyCar Grand Prix at Surfers Paradise, Lazier started in 25th place but retired after 35 laps due to a suspension failure. At Phoenix, Lazier started in 18th place and finished in 17th place due to a header problem after 141 laps. Lazier finished his first race of the season at Long Beach; he started in 24th place and finished in 19th place, fifteen laps down. At the Indianapolis 500, the team once again acquired sponsorship from Viper Auto Security, and restored a Buick engine to the chassis. During qualifying Lazier's car blew an engine and was unable to qualify for the race. At Milwaukee, Seaway Food Town and Project Pacific returned as the sponsors for the team. Lazier started in 20th place and finished in 15th place, thirteen laps down.
At the
1994
In
At the following race, the
1995
Lazier did not return with Leader Card for 1995, instead driving for various other teams. 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. Lazier started in 24th place and finished in 21st place, retiring with broken transmission after completing 32 laps. Lazier then drove for Payton/Coyne Racing in the No. 19 Lola T94/00-Ford Cosworth XB at Nazareth. Lazier started in 20th place but crashed out of the race with Paul Tracy after completing 38 laps. At the Indianapolis 500, Lazier drove for Team Menard originally in the No. 51 Lola T93/00-Menard. Lazier then practiced the team's No. 40 Lola T95/00-Menard entry that Arie Luyendyk qualified. Lazier qualified on the second day of qualifying in the No. 80 Lola T95/00-Menard, doing so in 23rd place. Lazier retired from the race after 45 laps due to fuel system problems.
Lazier returned to Payton/Coyne Racing's No. 19 car, now utilizing a Lola T95/00 chassis, at Milwaukee. Lazier started in 24th place and finished in 18th place, twelve laps down. Lazier returned to Project Indy's No. 64 entry at Toronto. Lazier started in 27th place and finished in 15th place, five laps down. Lazier returned to Payton/Coyne Racing's No. 19 car, which had reverted to the T94/00 chassis, for Michigan. Lazier started in 20th place and finished in a season-best 14th place, twenty-seven laps down. The final race of the season that Lazier competed in was the New England 200 at New Hampshire. Lazier finished in 35th place in the final championship standings.
Indy Racing League
1996
Lazier moved to the
Still in pain and walking with a cane, Lazier returned two months later for the season-ending race, the Indianapolis 500. His car was fitted with a special shock-absorbing seat to reduce the risk of re-injuring his back. Prior to the race the team gained additional sponsorship from Montana Rail Link. Lazier initially qualified in 7th place but was promoted to 5th place after Arie Luyendyk's time was disallowed and pole sitter Scott Brayton was fatally injured during practice. Lazier was among the leaders all day, battling with Tony Stewart, Davy Jones, Roberto Guerrero and Luyendyk. Stewart retired after 82 laps due to an engine failure and Luyendyk was eliminated after a collision with Eliseo Salazar. Guerrero fell two laps down after having a fire in his pit stall. During caution periods Lazier would raise his hands out of the cockpit to stretch his fingers, prompting many fans, thinking he was waving, to wave back at him. 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. With 10 laps to go Lazier was running in 3rd place behind Jones and Alessandro Zampedri but easily passed both of them over the next two laps and led the rest of the way to win his first IndyCar race, leading a total of 43 laps. Lazier finished 14th in the championship with 159 points.
1996–97
For the
For the 1997 portion of the season, Lazier drove the No. 91
1998
In
At the following race, the
1999
In
At the following race, the
2000
In
At the
At the
2001
For
At the first Texas race, Lazier started in 13th place and finished in 4th place. At Pikes Peak, Lazier started in 5th place and took the lead on lap 157 after
Lazier then won his fourth race of the season at Kentucky after starting in 11th place and led for 84 laps. Following the race Lazier was only 25 points behind Hornish. At the
2002
For
At the following race, the
2003
In
At the following race, the
2004
In
2005
In
With Lazier's Indianapolis performance, Panther Racing fielded an additional car for Lazier in four races. Lazier drove the same car he drove at Indianapolis, with sponsorship from
2006
In
Lazier was then replaced by
2007–11
For
In
For
In
2013–15
Lazier returned to the
For
In
Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series
In
International Race of Champions
In 2001, Lazier competed in the International Race of Champions as a representative of the Indy Racing Northern Light Series, with Eddie Cheever, Mark Dismore and Scott Goodyear – latterly replaced by Al Unser Jr. for the final two races of the season due to injuries received at the Indianapolis 500 – also representing the series. Lazier, as with the other drivers, drove a Pontiac Firebird Trans Am. At the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway, 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, Lazier started and finished in 3rd place. At the third race of the season at Michigan International Speedway, Lazier started in 7th place and finished in 6th place. At the final race of the season at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 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. Lazier finished in 9th place in the final championship standings with 31 points, earning $40,000 for his efforts.
Lazier returned to the series in 2002, with Sam Hornish Jr., Scott Sharp and Unser Jr. joining him from the IRL. At the season-opening race at Daytona, Lazier started in 7th place and finished in 10th place. At the second race of the season, at California Speedway, Lazier started in 3rd place and finished in 9th place. At the following race at Chicagoland Speedway, Lazier qualified on pole position, and led flag-to-flag. At the final race of the season at Indianapolis, Lazier started in 8th place and finished in 4th place. As a result, Lazier finished in 2nd place in the final standings with 49 points, 5 points behind champion Kevin Harvick.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Later in his career, Lazier participated in
Media appearances
Television
After winning the Indianapolis 500, Lazier made a guest appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. The episode that Lazier appeared on aired on May 29, 1996.
Lazier was nominated for the Best Driver ESPY Award in 2001 against Bobby Labonte, John Force and Gil de Ferran.
Personal life
Lazier was born in and currently resides in Vail, Colorado. Lazier is married to Kara, and the couple have two children: a son, Flinn, and a daughter, Jacqueline.
Lazier's father
Lazier and his relatives operate the Tivoli Lodge in Vail, Colorado, which his father opened in 1968.
Motorsports career results
American open–wheel racing results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
CART
IndyCar Series
Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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1996
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Hemelgarn Racing | Reynard | Ford Cosworth | WDW 17 |
PHX Wth |
INDY 1 |
14th | 159 | [12] | ||||||||||||||||
1996–97
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NHA 19 |
LVS 24 |
8th | 209 | [13] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dallara | Infiniti | WDW 5 |
PHX 21 |
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Oldsmobile | INDY 4 |
TXS 17 |
PPIR 8 |
CLT 1 |
NHA 12 |
LVS 31 |
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1998
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WDW 15 |
PHX 28 |
INDY 2 |
TXS 11 |
NHA 7 |
DOV 2 |
CLT 13 |
PPIR 7 |
ATL 17 |
TXS 6 |
LVS 3 |
5th | 262 | [14] | |||||||||||
1999
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WDW 10 |
PHX 18 |
CLT1 C |
INDY 7 |
TXS 14 |
PPIR 5 |
ATL 21 |
DOV 2 |
PPIR 4 |
LVS 11 |
TXS 10 |
6th | 224 | [15] | |||||||||||
2000
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Riley & Scott | WDW 2 |
PHX 1 |
LVS 22 |
1st | 290 | [16] | ||||||||||||||||||
Dallara | INDY 2 |
TXS 7 |
PPIR 26 |
ATL 2 |
KTY 1 |
TXS 4 |
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2001
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PHX 3 |
HMS 20 |
ATL 6 |
INDY 18 |
TXS 4 |
PPIR 1 |
RIR 1 |
KAN 5 |
NSH 1 |
KTY 1 |
GTW 13 |
CHI 11 |
TXS 17 |
2nd | 398 | [17] | |||||||||
2002
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Chevrolet | HMS 22 |
PHX 7 |
FON 7 |
NAZ 23 |
INDY 15 |
TXS 8 |
PPIR 15 |
RIR 18 |
KAN 7 |
NSH 12 |
MIS 13 |
KTY 3 |
GTW 15 |
CHI 3 |
TXS 7 |
8th | 305 | [18] | ||||||
2003
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HMS Wth |
PHX 11 |
MOT 19 |
INDY 21 |
TXS 13 |
PPIR 10 |
RIR 20 |
KAN 13 |
NSH 14 |
MIS 12 |
GTW 11 |
KTY 16 |
NAZ 13 |
CHI 16 |
FON | TXS | 19th | 201 | [19] | ||||||
2004
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Dreyer & Reinbold with Hemelgarn | HMS | PHX | MOT | INDY 23 |
TXS | RIR | KAN | NSH | MIL | MIS | KTY | PPIR | NAZ | CHI | FON | TXS | 33rd | 12 | [20] | |||||
2005
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Panther Racing | HMS | PHX | STP | MOT | INDY 5 |
TXS | RIR | KAN | NSH 9 |
MIL 18 |
MIS 6 |
KTY 6 |
PPIR | SNM | CHI 10 |
WGL | FON | 23rd | 140 | [21] | ||||
2006
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Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | Honda | HMS 14 |
STP 14 |
MOT 14 |
INDY 12 |
WGL | TXS 19 |
RIR 16 |
KAN 15 |
NSH | MIL | MIS 15 |
KTY | SNM | CHI | 18th | 122 | [22] | ||||||
2007
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Sam Schmidt Motorsports
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HMS | STP | MOT | KAN | INDY 19 |
MIL | TXS | IOW | RIR | WGL | NSH | MDO | MIS | KTY | SNM | DET | CHI | 28th | 12 | [23] | ||||
2008
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Hemelgarn-Johnson Racing | HMS | STP | MOT1 | LBH1 | KAN | INDY 17 |
MIL | TXS | IOW | RIR | WGL | NSH | MDO | EDM | KTY | SNM | DET | CHI | SRF2 | 37th | 13 | [24] | ||
2009
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STP | LBH | KAN | INDY DNQ |
MIL | TXS | IOW | RIR | WGL | TOR | EDM | KTY | MDO | SNM | CHI | MOT | HMS | NC | – | [25] | |||||
2013
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Lazier Partners Racing | Dallara DW12 | Chevrolet | STP | ALA | LBH | SAO | INDY 31 |
DET | DET | TXS | MIL | IOW | POC | TOR | TOR | MDO | SNM | BAL | HOU | HOU | FON | 38th | 8 | [26] |
2014
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STP | LBH | ALA | IMS | INDY 32 |
DET | DET | TXS | HOU | HOU | POC | IOW | TOR | TOR | MDO | MIL | SNM | FON | 35th | 11 | [27] | ||||
2015 | STP | NLA | LBH | ALA | IMS | INDY DNQ |
DET | DET | TXS | TOR | FON | MIL | IOW
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MDO
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POC | SNM
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NC | – | [28] | ||||||
2016 | Lazier Burns Racing | STP | PHX | LBH | ALA | IMS | INDY 30 |
DET | DET | RDA | IOW | TOR | MDO | POC | TXS | WGL | SNM | 35th | 12 | [29] | |||||
2017 | Lazier Partners Racing | STP | LBH | ALA | PHX | IMS | INDY 29 |
DET | DET | TXS | ROA | IOW | TOR | MDO | POC | GTW | WGL | SNM | 37th | 14 | [30] |
* Season still in progress.
- 1 Run on same day.
- 2 Non-points-paying, exhibition race.
Indianapolis 500
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Craftsman Truck Series
Craftsman Truck Series results
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | NCTC | Pts | Ref |
2007 | Billy Ballew Motorsports | 15 | Chevy | DAY
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CAL | ATL
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MAR
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KAN
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CLT
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MFD | DOV
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TEX
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MCH
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MLW
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MEM
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KEN
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IRP
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NSH
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BRI
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GTW
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NHA
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LVS 24 |
TAL
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MAR
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ATL
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TEX
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PHO
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HOM
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93rd | 91 | [31] |
International Race of Champions
(key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.)
International Race of Champions results | ||||||||
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Year | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pos. | Points | Ref |
2001 | Pontiac | DAY 11 |
TAL 3 |
MCH 6 |
IND 11 |
9th | 31 | [32] |
2002 | DAY 10 |
CAL 9 |
CHI 1* |
IND 4 |
2nd | 49 | [33] |
References
- ^ Stoner, Edward (May 11, 2010). "Vail's Lazier trying to put together Indy 500 bid". Vail Daily. Don Rogers, Swift Communications. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
- ^ Lewandowski, Dave (May 8, 2013). "Buddy Lazier To Return To Indianapolis". Indianapolis Motor Speedway. IMS LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
- ^ DiZinno, Tony (May 19, 2013). "Bump Day or Bust for 10 at Indy". NBC Sports. NBC. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
- ^ a b "Las Vegas: GM Racing preview". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. September 20, 2007. Retrieved May 3, 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Buddy Lazier – 1989 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Buddy Lazier – 1990 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Buddy Lazier – 1991 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Buddy Lazier – 1992 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Buddy Lazier – 1993 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Buddy Lazier – 1994 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Buddy Lazier – 1995 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Buddy Lazier – 1996 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Buddy Lazier – 1997 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Buddy Lazier – 1998 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Buddy Lazier – 1999 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Buddy Lazier – 2000 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Buddy Lazier – 2001 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Buddy Lazier – 2002 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Buddy Lazier – 2003 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Buddy Lazier – 2004 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Buddy Lazier – 2005 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Buddy Lazier – 2006 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Buddy Lazier – 2007 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Buddy Lazier – 2008 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Buddy Lazier – 2009 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Buddy Lazier – 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Buddy Lazier – 2014 Verizon IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Buddy Lazier – 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Buddy Lazier – 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Buddy Lazier – 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Buddy Lazier – 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Buddy Lazier – 2001 IROC Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ "Buddy Lazier – 2002 IROC Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
External links
- Buddy Lazier driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Buddy Lazier Photos