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🇺🇸 Buddy Lazier

Racing driver from United States. IndyCar, Panther Racing. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Buddy Lazier
Born
31 October 1967(b. 1967)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Panther Racing
Series
IndyCar
Status
Retired
Championships
12000
Career wins
8
Career podiums
18
Career starts
104
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
5,098
Buddy Lazier
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,098
Rank 1051 of 39,268 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Buddy Lazier is a racing driver from United States who last raced in IndyCar for Panther Racing. Lazier is a one-time champion (2000), with 8 wins and 18 podiums from 104 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,098 ranks Lazier 1051th of 39,268 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2017 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2017-05-28Indianapolis 500IndyCarP29−73
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+16080th Indianapolis 500-Mile Race 1996IndyCarP1
+159Visionaire 500 1997IndyCarP1
+15582nd Indianapolis 500-Mile Race 1998IndyCarP2
+13881st Indianapolis 500-Mile Race 1997IndyCarP4
+134Pep Boys 400K 1998IndyCarP2
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2017▸IndyCar100000P24−735,098
2016▸IndyCar100000P19−885,098
2014▸IndyCar100000P25−1135,259
2013▸IndyCar100000P27−1035,372
2008▸IndyCar100000P28+135,475
2007▸IndyCar100000P23−75,462
2006▸IndyCar800000P21−4015,468
2005▸IndyCarPanther Racing600000P16+2895,869
2004▸IndyCarDreyer & Reinbold/Hemelgarn Racing100000P22−545,581
2003▸IndyCarHemelgarn Racing1300000P24−5835,634
2002▸IndyCarHemelgarn Racing1502000P7−2996,217
2001▸IndyCarHemelgarn Racing1345000P2+1736,516
2000▸IndyCarHemelgarn Racing925010P1+2936,343
1999▸IndyCarHemelgarn Racing1001000P8+1646,050
1998▸IndyCarHemelgarn Racing1103000P6+4655,886
1997▸IndyCarHemelgarn Racing1011000P8−445,421
1996▸IndyCarHemelgarn Racing211010—+3,9225,272
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Lazier finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇺🇸 Scott SharpFIA Platinum4,85894435146%
🇺🇸 Robbie Buhl5,24071432861%
🇺🇸 Eddie CheeverFIA Gold5,18870412959%
🇺🇸 Greg Ray5,31466422464%
🇺🇸 Sam Hornish Jr.5,54565184728%
🇺🇸 Billy Boat5,20863412265%
🇬🇧 Jeff WardFIA Bronze5,33461382362%
🇺🇸 Mark Dismore5,15458372164%
🇨🇱 Eliseo Salazar5,67553332062%
🇺🇸 Buzz Calkins5,48852322062%
🇺🇸 Tony StewartHigher-rated6,49725121348%
🇳🇿 Scott DixonFIA Platinum, 5× champion6,3513492526%
🇬🇧 Dario FranchittiHigher-rated, 4× champion6,3462071335%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 39,268 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
1,041🇺🇸 Daniel HemricNASCAR Truck5,102
1,042🇮🇹 Gino MunaronFormula 15,102
1,043🇦🇺 Joey MawsonS50005,102
1,044🇺🇸 Jordan TaylorIMSA WeatherTech5,102
1,045🇵🇱 Tymek KucharczykIndy NXT5,102
1,046🇬🇧 Martin DonnellyBTCC5,101
1,047🇺🇸 Rajah CaruthNASCAR Xfinity5,101
1,048🇬🇧 Mark ShawInternational Formula 30005,100
1,049🇯🇵 Björn WirdheimSuper GT5,099
1,050🇺🇸 Walt HansgenFormula 15,099
1,051🇺🇸 Buddy LazierIndyCar5,098
1,052🇬🇧 Jamie DaviesFIA GT Championship5,098
1,053🇺🇸 John PewIMSA WeatherTech5,098
1,054🇺🇸 Matthew BrabhamTrans-Am5,097
1,055🇬🇧 David HuntInternational Formula 30005,096
1,056🇷🇺 Artem MarkelovFormula 25,095
1,057🇯🇵 Hiroki YoshidaSuper GT5,094
1,058🇬🇧 Richard DeanFIA GT Championship5,092
1,059🇺🇸 Davey HamiltonIndyCar5,091
1,060🇺🇸 Colin FlemingFormula V8 3.55,090
1,061🇮🇹 Giovanna AmatiInternational Formula 30005,089
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Buddy Lazier is a racing driver from United States who last raced in IndyCar for Panther Racing. Lazier is a one-time champion (2000), with 8 wins and 18 podiums from 104 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,098 ranks Lazier 1051th of 39,268 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
Amid IndyCar's Civil War split, Buddy Lazier won Indy 500. 'Yeah, I felt the divide'[1]
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16 Jul 2026
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Amid IndyCar's Civil War split, Buddy Lazier won Indy 500. 'Yeah, I felt the divide'[2]
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Buddy Lazier IndyCar Profile[3]
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