Ross Cheever
Ross Cheever (born April 12, 1964 in Rome, Italy) is a retired American race car driver and is the younger brother of former Formula One driver and Indianapolis 500 champion Eddie Cheever. Born in Rome, Ross never completed a full season in elite level motorsport, however, he did make four CART starts for A. J. Foyt Enterprises in 1992 and drove for Dome in Formula 3000 and Japanese Formula Three in the early 1990s. He also raced in the Japanese Formula 3000 Championship, winning 10 races and finishing second in 1989 and 1991, and third in 1992, 1993 and 1994. During the winter of 1985 and 1986 Cheever competed in Formula Atlantic in New Zealand driving a Ralt RT4 and won the New Zealand Grand Prix both years.
He retired in 1994 but returned to become a test driver for Eddie's Cheever Racing in 2000 as the team transitioned to Infiniti engines. He was entered in a second Cheever Racing car for the Indianapolis 500 and completed rookie orientation but did not make a qualifying attempt.
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
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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
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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. |
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1989 | C1 | 36 | B | Toyota 89C-V Toyota R32V 3.2L Turbo V8 |
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45 | DNF | DNF |
American open–wheel racing results
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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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1992 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | SRF | PHX | LBH | INDY | DET | POR 11 |
MIL 20 |
NHA | TOR | MIS | CLE 25 |
ROA 25 |
VAN DNS |
MDO | NAZ | LS | 32nd | 2 |
Indy Racing League
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | Team Cheever | WDW | PHX | LVS | INDY DNQ |
TXS | PPIR | ATL | KTY | TX2 | NC | – |
References
- Ross Cheever can't shake racing bug, aiming for Indy spot by Terry Callahan, The Auto Channel
- Driver Database stats
- Racing Reference - US stats