Ross Cheever
Ross Cheever (born April 12, 1964 in
Cheever started his career in British Formula 3, with five wins between 1984 and 1985. He later competed in Formula Atlantic in New Zealand during the winter of 1985 and 1986 winning the New Zealand Grand Prix both years at the wheel of a Ralt RT4. After failing to qualify in his International Formula 3000 debut at Brands Hatch, and a brief foray in the United States' racing scene that included three starts in the new American Racing Series (current Indy NXT), Cheever switched his attention to Japan in 1987.
In his first season, Cheever won the
After his first prototype experience in 1987, Cheever returned to a Toyota seat with Dome in 1989, which included a
Cheever returned to the cockpit in 2000 as a test driver for Eddie's Cheever Racing, to help in their transition to Infiniti engines in the Indy Racing League. He was entered in a second Cheever Racing car for the Indianapolis 500 and completed rookie orientation. However, he was withdrawn by the team before Pole Day, as Eddie claimed that his crash during Opening Day had left the team without "the necessary resources to field a first-class effort for the car". Ross had only taken part in a single practice day, four days before being pulled out, and brushed the wall in an incident between Turns 1 and 2.
Racing record
Complete International Formula 3000 results
(key)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1986
|
Eddie Jordan Racing | SIL | VAL
|
PAU | SPA | IMO
|
MUG | PER | ÖST
|
BIR DNQ |
BUG
|
JAR
|
NC | 0 |
Complete Japanese Formula 3 results
(key)
Year | Team | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Complete Japanese Formula 3000 results
(key)
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 |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Class | No | Tyres | Car | Team | Co-Drivers | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1989 | C1 | 36 | B | Toyota 89C-V Toyota R32V 3.2L Turbo V8 |
Team Tom's
|
Hitoshi Ogawa Paolo Barilla |
45 | DNF | DNF |
American open–wheel racing results
(key)
Indy Lights
Year | Team | Series | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1986 | Brian Stewart Racing | ARS | PHX1 | MIL | MEA | TOR | POC | MDO 3 |
ROA 4 |
LS 15 |
PHX2 | MIA | 14th | 33 |
CART
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1992
|
A. J. Foyt Enterprises
|
SRF
|
PHX | LBH | INDY | DET | POR 11 |
MIL 20 |
NHA | TOR | MIS | CLE 25 |
ROA 25 |
VAN Wth |
MDO | NAZ | LS | 32nd | 2 | [1] |
Indy Racing League
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000
|
Team Cheever
|
WDW | PHX | LVS | INDY Wth |
TXS | PPIR | ATL | KTY | TX2 | NC | – | [2] |
References
- ^ "Ross Cheever – 1992 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "Ross Cheever – 2000 Indy Racing Northern Light Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
External links
- Ross Cheever can't shake racing bug, aiming for Indy spot by Terry Callahan, The Auto Channel
- Ross Cheever career summary at DriverDB.com
- Ross Cheever driver statistics at Racing-Reference