page_title: Eddie Cheever
section_title: CART
hierarchical_section_title: Eddie Cheever / CART
caption_attribution_description: Eddie Cheever driving at Laguna Seca in 1991. Shot on Kodachrome 64.
context_page_description: Edward McKay "Eddie" Cheever, Jr. is an American former racing driver who raced for almost 30 years in Formula One, sports cars, CART, and the Indy Racing League. Cheever participated in 143 Formula One World Championship races and started 132, more than any other American, driving for nine different teams from 1978 through 1989. In 1997, he formed his own IRL team and won the 1998 Indianapolis 500 as both owner and driver. The team now competes in sports cars.
context_section_description: From 1986 to 1988, while still driving in Formula One, Cheever won ten sports car races for Jaguar. In 1990 he moved to the US to drive for Chip Ganassi Racing in the CART series. In his first attempt at the Indianapolis 500, he finished eighth and was named the race's Rookie of the Year, as well as CART's Rookie of the Year. In 1992, he qualified second for the race and finished fourth. In total, he scored four podium finishes in the series, but never won. Driving for A. J. Foyt's team, Cheever came closest to victory at Nazareth in 1995; he was leading the race on the last lap when he ran out of fuel.
caption: Cheever driving for Chip Ganassi Racing at Laguna Seca Raceway in 1991
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