# Buzz Calkins

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 11th, 10th, and 6th in his three seasons, he and his Bradley Motorsports team purchased a 1995 Reynard chassis to compete in the inaugural season of the IRL. He 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 10th 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.

## 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 |
| 1993 | Bradley Motorsports | PHX | LBH 11 | MIL 4 | DET 10 | POR 11 | CLE 13 | TOR 17 | NHA 4 | VAN 11 | MDO 13 | NAZ 6 | LS 10 | 11th | 44 |
| 1994 | Bradley Motorsports | PHX 8 | LBH 14 | MIL 8 | DET 11 | POR 7 | CLE 10 | TOR 7 | MDO 10 | NHA 6 | VAN 10 | NAZ 19 | LS 19 | 10th | 41 |
| 1995 | Bradley Motorsports | MIA 9 | PHX 3 | LBH 16 | NAZ 4 | MIL 3 | DET 7 | POR 5 | TOR 8 | CLE 5 | NHA 17 | VAN 11 | LS 13 | 6th | 77 |

#### Indy Racing League

| Year | Team | Chassis | No. | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Rank | Points |
| 1996 | Bradley Motorsports | Reynard 95i | 12 | Ford XB V8t | WDW 1 | PHX 6 | INDY 17 | | | | | | | | | | | 1st-tie | 246 |
| 1996-97 | Bradley Motorsports | Reynard 95i | 12 | Ford XB V8t | NWH 2 | LVS 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 10th | 204 |
| 1996-97 | Bradley Motorsports | G-Force GF01 | 12 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | | | WDW 11 | PHX 8 | INDY 11 | TXS 19 | PPI 5 | CLT | NH2 21 | LV2 28 | | | | 10th | 204 |
| 1998 | Bradley Motorsports | G-Force GF01B | 12 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | WDW 14 | PHX 9 | INDY 10 | TXS 15 | NWH 15 | DOV Wth | CLT | PPIR 24 | | | | | | 19th | 134 |
| 1998 | Bradley Motorsports | Dallara IR8 | 12 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | | | | | | | | | ATL 28 | TX2 11 | LVS 11 | | | 19th | 134 |
| 1999 | Bradley Motorsports | Dallara IR9 | 12 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | WDW 17 | PHX 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | 13th | 201 |
| 1999 | Bradley Motorsports | G-Force GF01C | 12 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | | | CLT C | INDY 19 | TXS 9 | PPI 14 | ATL 5 | DOV 8 | PPI2 15 | LVS 5 | TX2 8 | | | 13th | 201 |
| 2000 | Bradley Motorsports | Dallara IR-00 | 12 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | WDW 8 | PHX 23 | LVS 25 | INDY 18 | TXS 4 | PPI 12 | ATL 23 | KTY 12 | TX2 9 | | | | | 15th | 145 |
| 2001 | Bradley Motorsports | Dallara IR-01 | 12 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | PHX 9 | HMS 16 | ATL 3 | INDY 12 | TXS 15 | PPI 15 | RIR 10 | KAN 13 | NSH 9 | KTY 16 | STL 22 | CHI 9 | TX2 10 | 9th | 242 |
| Years | Teams | Races | Poles | Wins | Podiums (non-win) | Top 10s (non-podium) | Indianapolis 500 wins | Championships |
| 6 | 1 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 1 (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 |