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🇺🇸 Buzz Calkins

Racing driver from United States. IndyCar, Bradley Motorsports.
Driver facts
Full name
Buzz Calkins
Nationality
United States
Current team
Bradley Motorsports
Series
IndyCar
Status
Retired
Career wins
1
Career podiums
3
Career starts
53
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
5,488
Driver photo · 3:4
Racer Rating
5,488
RANK 652 / 38,671 INDEXED · -87 SEASON
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
FIA CATEGORISATION NOT YET INDEXED
SOURCE · FIA.COM
SYNTHESIZED FROM 1 SOURCE · UPDATED 0H AGO

Buzz Calkins is a racing driver from United States who last raced in IndyCar for Bradley Motorsports. Calkins has recorded 1 win and 3 podiums from 53 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,488 ranks Calkins 652th of 38,671 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
2001 form
LAST 20 RACES · FINISH POSITION, HIGHER IS BETTER
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
TAP A ROW FOR THE FULL RACE
2001-10-06Chevy 500IndyCarP10+39
2001-09-02Delphi Indy 300IndyCarP9+61
2001-08-26Gateway Indy 250IndyCarP22−137
2001-08-12Belterra Casino Indy 300IndyCarP16−66
2001-07-21Harrahs Indy 200IndyCarP9+32
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2001▸IndyCarBradley Motorsports1301000P17−245,575
2000▸IndyCarBradley Motorsports900000P17−1465,599
1999▸IndyCarBradley Motorsports1000000P13+2955,745
1998▸IndyCarBradley Motorsports900000P23−1295,450
1997▸IndyCarBradley Motorsports901000P12−445,580
1996▸IndyCarBradley Motorsports311000—+4,4765,826
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
MOST-RACED & STRONGEST-BEATEN · TIMES CALKINS FINISHED AHEAD VS BEHIND
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇺🇸 Eddie CheeverFIA GOLD5,68852223042%
🇺🇸 Buddy Lazier5,09852203238%
🇺🇸 Mark Dismore5,15449242549%
🇺🇸 Scott SharpFIA PLATINUM4,86449193039%
🇺🇸 Robbie Buhl5,24046232350%
🇺🇸 Billy Boat5,20846192741%
🇺🇸 Davey Hamilton5,09145212447%
🇨🇱 Eliseo Salazar5,67543192444%
🇬🇧 Jeff WardFIA BRONZE5,33443182542%
🇫🇷 Stéphane Grégoire5,38042241857%
🇺🇸 Tony StewartHIGHER-RATED6,4972381535%
🇧🇷 Gil de FerranHIGHER-RATED6,09921150%
🇮🇹 Michele AlboretoHIGHER-RATED5,93854180%
RACED WHEEL-TO-WHEEL, NOT AS TEAM-MATES
On the leaderboard
GLOBAL RANK · 38,671 DRIVERS INDEXED
#DriverSeriesRating
642🇩🇰 John NielsenFIA GT Championship5,498
643🇮🇹 Emanuele Pirro24H Series5,496
644🇯🇵 Iori KimuraSuper GT5,496
645🇬🇧 Clément NovalakEuropean Le Mans Series5,494
646🇹🇭 Tasanapol InthraphuvasakFormula 25,494
647🇩🇰 Christian RasmussenIndyCar5,493
648🇫🇷 Didier CottazInternational Formula 30005,493
649🇨🇦 Jacques VilleneuveWEC5,493
650🇬🇧 Paul StewartInternational Formula 30005,493
651🇫🇷 Franck MontagnyFormula E5,492
652🇺🇸 Buzz CalkinsIndyCar5,488
653🇯🇵 Juichi WakisakaSuper GT5,487
654🇮🇹 Mika SaloWEC5,487
655🇮🇹 Alessio LorandiGT World Challenge Europe5,485
656🇨🇴 Julián LealGP2 Series5,485
657🇺🇸 Ugo UgochukwuFormula 35,484
658🇳🇱 Robert DoornbosIndyCar5,483
659🇺🇸 Pj HyettIMSA WeatherTech5,482
660🇺🇸 Sam SchmidtIndyCar5,482
661🇩🇪 Laurin HeinrichIMSA WeatherTech5,481
662🇩🇪 Tim TramnitzGT World Challenge Europe5,481
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Buzz Calkins is a racing driver from United States who last raced in IndyCar for Bradley Motorsports. Calkins has recorded 1 win and 3 podiums from 53 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,488 ranks Calkins 652th of 38,671 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
1998 Indy 500 Photos[1]
The Auto Channel
24 MAY 2026
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Inside former IndyCar speedway track dubbed the 'Mickyard' which is now just a Disney World parking lot[2]
the-sun.com
18 JUN 2023
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How Buzz Calkins, Davy Jones Found Their Way to the Middle of the IRL/CART War for IndyCar Supremacy[3]
Autoweek
29 MAY 2021
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