Eddie Cheever
Eddie Cheever, 1975. Copyright Alan Cox, 2009. Used with permission.
Eddie Cheever, Brooklands Museum, 10th July 2023. Copyright Don Wales, 2023. Used with Permission.
Born: |
10 Jan 1958 |
Nationality: |
United States |
Grands Prix: | 132 (1978-1989) |
F2 starts: | 46 (1976-1979) |
Indy 500s: | 14 (1990-2006) |
Became a successful team owner in the IRL and also ran the team in Grand-Am and Indy Lights. He now runs his Cheever Group motorsport solutions company - which includes Coyote Cars which make Daytona Prototype sports cars - and does television work. Eddie still races at historics and also raced in the GP Masters, winning the Silverstone round in 2006. His son is now racing in US lower-formulae, after being based in Italy, like his father. Although Eddie never did end up winning in Formula 1, he won six times in the IRL, including the 1998 Indianapolis 500 and nine times in the World Sportscar Championship. Eddie also runs his Just Group, a procurement advisory business for Menard and is also a development and strategic advisor to NASCAR and IMSA. Eddie did an interview in 2006 for this site; the link is below.
Biography last updated 27 Jul 2018