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Eddie Cheever

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Eddie Cheever is an American former racing driver and motorsport executive who competed in Formula One from 1978 to 1989, in CART between 1986 and 1995 and in IndyCar between 1996 and 2006. Born in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1958, he grew up in Rome, won the Italian and European karting championships at fifteen and finished runner-up in the 1977 Formula Two championship. He started 132 of 143 Formula One races for nine different teams, more than any other American. In 1996 he formed his own team, Team Cheever, and won the 1998 Indianapolis 500 as both owner and driver.

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1958 1
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is an American former racing driver and motorsport executive
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1. Jolpica F1 API (Ergast successor): Jolpica F1 API driver record: Eddie Cheever
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"dateOfBirth": "1958-01-10"
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    born January 10, 1958
  • Lead, nationality
    is an American former racing driver and motorsport executive
  • Plays: Motor Racing, Lead
    is an American former racing driver and motorsport executive
  • Competed In: Formula One World Championship, Lead
    who competed in Formula One from 1978 to 1989
  • Competed In: Indianapolis 500, Lead
    Cheever won the Indianapolis 500 in 1998 with Team Cheever
  • On The Roster Of: Team Cheever, Career
    Cheever won the Indianapolis 500 in 1998 with Team Cheever
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