Bradley Hobson "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 eleventh, tenth, and sixth in his three seasons, he and his Bradley Motorsports team purchased a 1995 Reynard chassis to compete in the inaugural season of the IRL. Calkins 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 tenth in 1998. His win in the series' first race would end up to be his only IRL win. Calkins graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 1993. Calkins earned a Master of Business Administration from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in 2000. He drove until 2001 when he retired and ventured into the business world. He served as president of his father's company, Bradley Petroleum, until its sale in 2017.IRL: Racing a family affair for Calkins Motorsport.com, August 7, 1998. Retrieved 2021-02-27.Bradley Petroleum & Sav-O-Mat Stations Sold Convenience Store News, February 15, 2017. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
Motorsports career results
SCCA National Championship Runoffs
Year Track Car Engine Class Finish Start Status 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 Ref 1993 Bradley MotorsportsPHXLBHMILDETPORCLETORNHAVANMDONAZLS11th44 1994 Bradley MotorsportsPHXLBHMILDETPORCLETORMDONHAVANNAZLS10th41 1995 Bradley MotorsportsMIAPHXLBHNAZMILDETPORTORCLENHAVANLS6th77
Indy Racing League Year Team Chassis No. Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Rank Points Ref 1996 Bradley Motorsports Reynard 95i 12 Ford XB V8tWDWPHXINDY 1st-tie 246 1996-97NWHLVS 10th 204 G-Force GF01 Oldsmobile Aurora V8WDWPHXINDYTXSPPICLTNH2LV2 1998 G-Force GF01BWDWPHXINDYTXSNWH DOVCLTPPIR 19th 134 Dallara IR8ATLTX2LVS 1999 Dallara IR9WDWPHX 13th 201 G-Force GF01CCLTINDYTXSPPIATLDOVPPI2LVSTX2 2000 Dallara IR-00WDWPHXLVSINDYTXSPPIATLKTYTX2 15th 145 2001 Dallara IR-01PHXHMSATLINDYTXSPPIRIRKANNSHKTYSTLCHITX2 9th 242 Years Teams Races Poles Wins Podiums(non-win) Top 10s(non-podium) Indianapolis 500wins Championships61530121801 (1996)
Indianapolis 500 Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team 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
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