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Buddy Rice

{{short description|American racing driver}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Buddy Rice

| image = Buddy Rice waits for a qualification attempt before the 2007 Indy 500.jpg

| imagesize =

| caption = Rice waits for a qualification attempt before the 2007 Indianapolis 500

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|1|31}}

| birth_place = Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.

| death_date =

| retired =

| current series = IndyCar Series

| first year = 2002

| current team = Panther Racing

| car number = 44

| former teams = Cheever Racing
Rahal Letterman Racing
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
Rubicon Racing Team

| starts = 97

| wins = 3

| poles = 5

| fastest laps =

| best finish = 3rd

| year = 2004

| prev series = Champ Car World Series
Toyota Atlantic
U.S. Formula Ford 2000

| prev series years = 2006

1998–2000, 2002
1996–1997

| titles = Toyota Atlantic Champion
Indianapolis 500 winner
24 Hours of Daytona winner

| title years = 2000

2004

2009

| awards = Team USA Scholarship

| award years = 1997

}}

Albert Lee "Buddy" Rice{{cite web|url=https://radaris.com/~Albert-Rice/1626149065 |title=Albert L Rice from Fountain Hills, AZ |publisher=Radaris.com |accessdate=11 June 2024}} (born January 31, 1976) is an American former race car driver. He is best known for winning the 2004 Indianapolis 500 while driving for Rahal Letterman Racing, and the 2009 24 Hours of Daytona for Brumos Racing.

Career

=Early years=

Born in Phoenix, Arizona, Buddy Rice is the son of a former drag racer. Rice's grandfather was from Indianapolis and passed on his interest in racing to Rice's father. Rice saw his first race when he was six years old. He started racing in go-karts when he was 11. Rice played baseball in high school in Phoenix, Arizona, and attracted the attention of college and professional scouts. However, both Rice and his father decided he would pursue a career in racing instead.{{cite web|url=http://racing.honda.com/drivers/buddy-rice/ |title=Honda IRL Racing - Buddy Rice |access-date=2009-12-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705193755/http://racing.honda.com/drivers/buddy-rice/ |archive-date=2008-07-05 }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.jockbio.com/Bios/Buddy/Buddy_bio.html|title=JockBio: Buddy Rice Biography|website=www.jockbio.com|access-date=2009-12-21|archive-date=2016-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213110/http://www.jockbio.com/Bios/Buddy/Buddy_bio.html|url-status=dead}}

Rice's professional career began in 1996, when he drove in one U.S. F2000 event; he finished eighth after starting second. He also drove in the Dodge Shelby Pro Series, winning from the pole at Las Vegas, Nevada.

In 1997, Rice drove in F2000 for Lynx Racing/DSTP Motorsports, finishing fourth in points and winning at Phoenix. He also won the 1997 Valvoline Team USA Scholarship, where he represented the United States in Europe’s Nations Cup.

In 1998, he won from the pole at Nazareth. He finished seventh in Toyota Atlantic points, and won the Gilles Villeneuve Memorial Award. He finished fifth in the Toyota Atlantic championship in 1999, driving for Lynx Racing.

He won the 2000 Toyota Atlantic Series championship, which gained the attention of Red Bull Cheever Racing. In 2001, he tested with Red Bull Cheever Racing in November at California.

=IRL IndyCar Series=

In August 2002, Rice had his first race in the IRL for Red Bull Cheever Racing at Michigan International Speedway. Hired initially to replace crash-prone Tomas Scheckter, team owner Eddie Cheever discovered that Scheckter's contract was more iron-clad than first thought. Team Cheever then ran three entries (joined by their team owner), and the best crew and parts were given to Rice.{{Citation needed|date=April 2009}} Rice lost the race by inches to Scheckter, but made a mark in the series. He competed in the final five races of the IRL IndyCar Series season with Red Bull Cheever Racing, scoring four top-10 finishes and two top-five finishes in five starts.

In 2003, Rice competed in 13 of 16 races for Red Bull Cheever Racing but was replaced by the more experienced Alex Barron.

In November 2003, he dabbled with a one-off drive in a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at the Homestead circuit before being called by Bobby Rahal to drive the No. 15 Argent Mortgage Honda when Kenny Bräck was injured in a late-race crash at Texas Motor Speedway in 2003.

File:2004 Buddy rice MIS winner.jpg

In 2004, Rice started on pole and won a rain-shortened Indianapolis 500, his first Indycar race victory. He finished 3rd in the IRL championship that year, earning five poles, three wins and leading 342 laps. After his Indy 500 win, his sponsors told him that they would buy him any car he wanted, he chose a 1949 Mercury Eight.

File:2004 MIS Buddy Rice winner cricle.jpg

Image:BuddyRiceMil2007.jpg

For 2005 he and Vítor Meira were joined by Danica Patrick. However, Rice was injured in a crash at Indianapolis during practice, and was not cleared to race. In an ironic twist, Bräck then substituted for Rice.

The 2006 season began tragically for Rice at the season-opening race at Homestead-Miami Speedway when teammate Paul Dana of Rahal Letterman Racing team was killed in the final practice session. Rice and his other teammate Danica Patrick immediately withdrew from the race. Rice started his 2006 season in the following race at St. Petersburg, Florida. His Indianapolis 500 race ended early in a crash with Hélio Castroneves. After the IRL season ended, he raced in the Champ Car World Series race at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez for Forsythe Racing and finished 10th.

File:BuddyPostQualify.JPG.]]

For 2007, Rice joined Sarah Fisher at Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. He captured 3 top-five finishes in the first half of the season and finished 9th in points, his best result since 2004. He was retained by the team for the 2008 IndyCar season, the high point of which came with a 4th-place finish at Watkins Glen. He ultimately finished 16th in points.

He did not participate in the 2009 IndyCar Series season after being released from Dreyer & Reinbold Racing at the end of the 2008 season. Further, his long-standing partnership with Red Bull also expired and was not renewed.{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}}

He raced for Panther Racing in the 2011 Indianapolis 500 as a teammate to J. R. Hildebrand driving the No. 44 Honda Dallara.{{Cite web |url=http://pantherracing.com/news/index.cfm?cid=42562 |title=Panther Racing - News - Buddy System: Panther Signs Former Indy Winner Rice to Team with Hildebrand for 94th Indianapolis 500 |access-date=2011-04-29 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715105320/http://pantherracing.com/news/index.cfm?cid=42562 |archive-date=2012-07-15 |url-status=dead }}

=A1 Grand Prix=

Starting the 2007-08 season, Rice signed to drive for A1 Team USA in the A1 Grand Prix international racing series.[http://www.a1teamusatv.com/news_detail.aspx?id=232 Buddy Rice, an American champion, to drive for A1 TEAM USA in season opener at Zandvoort] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011234017/http://www.a1teamusatv.com/news_detail.aspx?id=232 |date=October 11, 2007 }}, A1 Grand Prix, September 25, 2007. Retrieved 2009-12-8. He drove in the first two rounds of the season with a best finish of 13th in the Zandvoort feature race before ceding the seat to Jonathan Summerton for the remainder of the season.

=Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series=

Rice competed in a few Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series in the early 2000s. In his debut in 2000, he finished second at Watkins Glen on a TRP Lola Nissan. In 2002 he resulted second at the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen and fourth in Homestead and Phoenix, driving a Miracle Riley & Scott Ford.

The driver competed at the 24 Hours of Daytona from 2005 to 2008, with a best result of 9th in 2006. He also raced at Utah from 2006 to 2008, collecting a 7th again in 2006.

In 2009, Rice won the 24 Hours of Daytona on a Brumos Racing Riley Porsche. He spent the second half of the season as teammate of Antonio García in a Spirit of Daytona Coyote Porsche, where he finished 4th at Barber in his only top 10.

Rice raced full-time for Spirit of Daytona in the 2010 Rolex Sports Car Series, joining again García. He helped Spirit of Daytona get the first podium finish for the team at the Six Hours of the Glen in 2010, collecting a third place. He also resulted 5th in three races and ended the season in 11th place.

His last Grand-Am race was the 2011 24 Hours of Daytona, where he finished 9th in an Action Express Racing Riley Porsche.

Personal

In his free time, Rice collects and restores classic cars. He has a child, Mina, who was born on April 9, 2008.

Motorsports career results

=American open–wheel racing results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

==USF2000 National Championship==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! Pos

! Points

1996

! ???

| WDW

| STP

|style="background-color:#CFEAFF"| PIR
{{small|8}}

|style="background-color:#CFEAFF"| DSC1
{{small|7}}

| MOS

|style="background-color:#CFCFFF"| IRP
{{small|18}}

| RIR

| WGI1

| WGI2

| MDO

| NHS

|style="background-color:#EFCFFF"| LVS
{{small|27}}

|style="background-color:#CFCFFF"| ???

|style="background-color:#CFCFFF"| ???

1997

! nowrap| Lynx Racing

|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| WDW
{{small|2}}

|style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| STP
{{small|3}}

|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"| PIR
{{small|1}}

|style="background-color:#EFCFFF"| DSC1
{{small|18}}

|style="background-color:#EFCFFF"| DSC2
{{small|26}}

|style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| SAV
{{small|3}}

|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| PPI
{{small|2}}

|style="background-color:#EFCFFF"| CHA1
{{small|37}}

|style="background-color:#EFCFFF"| CHA2
{{small|33}}

|style="background-color:#CFCFFF"| MDO
{{small|13}}

|style="background-color:#CFCFFF"| WGI
{{small|11}}

|style="background-color:#EFCFFF"| WGI
{{small|37}}

|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"| 4th

|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"| 153

==Atlantic Championship==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
Year

! Team

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! Rank

! Points

1998

! nowrap| Lynx Racing

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|LBH
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|NAZ
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|GAT
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|MIL
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|MTL
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|CLE
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|TOR
{{small|25}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|TRR
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|MDO
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|ROA
{{small|26}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|VAN
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|LS
{{small|5}}

|HOU

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 7th

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 108

1999

! nowrap| Lynx Racing

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|LBH
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|NAZ
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|GAT
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|MIL
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|MTL
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|ROA
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|TRR
{{small|21}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MDO
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|CHI
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|VAN
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|LS
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|HOU
{{small|16}}

|

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5th

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 113

2000

! nowrap| DSTP Motorsports

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|HMS1
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|HMS2
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|LBH
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|MIL
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MTL
{{small|28}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|CLE
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|TOR
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|TRR
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|ROA
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|LS
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|GAT
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|HOU
{{small|3}}

|

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 185

2002

! nowrap| DSTP Motorsports

|MTY

|LBH

|MIL

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|LS
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|POR
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|CHI
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|TOR
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|CLE
{{small|13}}

|TRR

|ROA

|MTL

|DEN

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 17th

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 31

==IRL IndyCar Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
Year

! Team

! Chassis

! No.

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! Rank

! Points

! Ref

rowspan=2| 2002

!rowspan=2 nowrap| Red Bull Cheever

!rowspan=3| Dallara

! 53

!rowspan=2| Infiniti

|HMS

|PHX

|FON

|NZR

|INDY

|TXS

|PPIR

|RIR

|KAN

|NSH

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"|MIS
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"|KTY
{{small|12}}

|colspan=7|

!rowspan=2 style="background:#cfcfff;"| 22nd

!rowspan=2 style="background:#cfcfff;"| 140

!rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/ricebu01/2002/O/|title=Buddy Rice – 2002 Indy Racing League Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

rowspan=2| 52

|colspan=12|

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|STL
{{small|4}}

| style="background:#cfeaff;"|CHI
{{small|9}}

| style="background:#cfeaff;"|TX2
{{small|6}}

| colspan=4|

2003

! nowrap| Cheever Racing

! Chevrolet

|style="background:#cfcfff;"|HMS
{{small|16}}

| style="background:#cfeaff;"|PHX
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"|MOT
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"|INDY
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"|TXS
{{small|14}}

| style="background:#cfeaff;"|PPIR
{{small|9}}

| style="background:#cfeaff;"|RIR
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"|KAN
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"|NSH
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"|MIS
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"|STL
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"|KTY
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#cfeaff;"|NZR
{{small|10}}

|CHI

|FON

|TX2

| colspan=3|

!style="background:#cfcfff;"| 16th

!style="background:#cfcfff;"| 229

!{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/ricebu01/2003/O/|title=Buddy Rice – 2003 IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

2004

!rowspan=4 nowrap| Rahal Letterman Racing

! nowrap| G-Force

!rowspan=6| 15

!rowspan=7| Honda

| style="background:#cfeaff;"|HMS
{{small|7}}

| style="background:#cfeaff;"|PHX
{{small|9}}

| style="background:#cfeaff;"|MOT
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#ffffbf;"|INDY
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"|TXS
{{small|15}}

| style="background:#cfeaff;"|RIR
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#ffffbf;"|KAN
{{small|1}}

| style="background:#cfeaff;"|NSH
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"|MIL
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#ffffbf;"|MIS
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"|KTY
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"|PPIR
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|NZR
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"|CHI
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|FON
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"|TX2
{{small|20}}

| colspan=3|

!style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3rd

!style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 485

!{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/ricebu01/2004/O/|title=Buddy Rice – 2004 IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

2005

!rowspan=2| Panoz

|style="background:#efcfff;"|HMS
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"|PHX
{{small|22}}

| style="background:#cfeaff;"|STP
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"|MOT
{{small|3}}

|INDY
Inj

|style="background:#efcfff;"|TXS
{{small|21}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"|RIR
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#cfeaff;"|KAN
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"|NSH
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"|MIL
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"|MIS
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"|KTY
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"|PPIR
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"|SNM
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"|CHI
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"|WGL
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"|FON
{{small|12}}

| colspan=2|

!style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15th

!style="background:#cfcfff;"| 295

!{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/ricebu01/2005/O/|title=Buddy Rice – 2005 IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

rowspan=2| 2006

| style="background:#dfc484;"|HMS
Wth1

|style="background:#efcfff;"|STP
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|MOT
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"|INDY
{{small|26}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|WGL
{{small|4}}

|colspan=7|

|style="background:#cfcfff;"|SNM
{{small|15}}

|colspan=6|

!rowspan=2 style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15th

!rowspan=2 style="background:#cfcfff;"| 234

!rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/ricebu01/2006/O/|title=Buddy Rice – 2006 IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

rowspan=4| Dallara

|colspan=5|

|style="background:#efcfff;"|TXS
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"|RIR
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"|KAN
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"|NSH
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"|MIL
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"|MIS
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"|KTY
{{small|15}}

|

|style="background:#cfcfff;"|CHI
{{small|13}}

|colspan=5|

2007

!rowspan=2 nowrap| Dreyer & Reinbold Racing

| style="background:#cfeaff;"|HMS
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#cfeaff;"|STP
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#cfeaff;"|MOT
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"|KAN
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"|INDY
{{small|25}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"|MIL
{{small|18}}

| style="background:#cfeaff;"|TXS
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|IOW
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|RIR
{{small|5}}

| style="background:#cfeaff;"|WGL
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"|NSH
{{small|17}}

| style="background:#cfeaff;"|MDO
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|MIS
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"|KTY
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"|SNM
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"|DET
{{small|7}}

| style="background:#cfeaff;"|CHI
{{small|9}}

|colspan=2|

! style="background:#cfeaff;"| 9th

! style="background:#cfeaff;"| 360

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/ricebu01/2007/O/|title=Buddy Rice – 2007 IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

2008

|style="background:#cfcfff;"|HMS
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"|STP
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"|MOT2
{{small|12}}

|LBH2
{{small|DNP}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"|KAN
{{small|20}}

| style="background:#cfeaff;"|INDY
{{small|8}}

| style="background:#cfeaff;"|MIL
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#cfeaff;"|TXS
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"|IOW
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"|RIR
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"|WGL
{{small|4}}

| style="background:#cfeaff;"|NSH
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"|MDO
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"|EDM
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#cfeaff;"|KTY
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"|SNM
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"|DET
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"|CHI
{{small|25}}

| style="background:#cfeaff;"|SRF3
{{small|10}}

!style="background:#cfcfff;"|16th

!style="background:#cfcfff;"|306

!{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/ricebu01/2008/O/|title=Buddy Rice – 2008 IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

2011

! nowrap| Panther Racing

! 44

|STP

|ALA

|LBH

|SAO

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|INDY
{{small|18}}

|TXS1

|TXS2

|MIL

|IOW

|TOR

|EDM

|MDO

|NHM

|SNM

|BAL

|MOT

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|KTY
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"|LVS
{{small|C}}

|

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 34th

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 42

!{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/ricebu01/2011/O/|title=Buddy Rice – 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

: ''1 Rahal-Letterman Racing withdrew both Rice and teammate Danica Patrick from competition when fellow teammate Paul Dana was killed in a race-morning practice session accident.

: 2 Races run on same day.

: 3 Non-points-paying, exhibition race.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
Years

! Teams

! Races

! Poles

! Wins

! Podiums
(Non-win)

! Top 10s
(Non-podium)

! Indianapolis 500
Wins

! Championships

8

|4

|99

|5

|3

|5

|35

|1 (2004)

|0

==Indianapolis 500==

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Year

! Chassis

! Engine

! Start

! Finish

! Team

2003

| Dallara

| Chevrolet

|align=center|19

| style="text-align:center; background:#cfcfff;"|11

| Cheever

2004

| G-Force

| Honda

| style="text-align:center; background:#ffffbf;"|1

| style="text-align:center; background:#ffffbf;"|1

| Rahal Letterman

2005

| Panoz

| Honda

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Practice crash

| Rahal Letterman

2006

| Panoz

| Honda

|align=center|14

| style="text-align:center; background:#cfcfff;"|26

| Rahal Letterman

2007

| Dallara

| Honda

|align=center|16

| style="text-align:center; background:#cfcfff;"|25

| Dreyer & Reinbold

2008

| Dallara

| Honda

|align=center|17

| style="background:#cfeaff; text-align:center;"|8

| Dreyer & Reinbold

2011

| Dallara

| Honda

|align=center|7

| style="text-align:center; background:#cfcfff;"|18

| Panther

==Champ Car World Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
colspan=45| Champ Car results
Year

! Team

! No.

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! Rank

! Points

! Ref

2006

! Forsythe Championship Racing

! 7

| LBH

| HOU

| MTY

| MIL

| POR

| CLE

| TOR

| EDM

| SJO

| DEN

| MTL

| ROA

| SRF

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MXC
{{small|10}}

! 23rd

! 11

! {{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/ricebu01/2006/R|title=Buddy Rice – 2006 Champ Car World Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 15, 2023}}

=Complete A1 Grand Prix results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
Year

! Entrant

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! DC

! Points

nowrap| 2007–08

! nowrap| USA

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NED
SPR
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NED
FEA
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| CZE
SPR
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| CZE
FEA
{{small|15}}

| MYS
SPR

| MYS
FEA

| ZHU
SPR

| ZHU
FEA

| NZL
SPR

| NZL
FEA

| AUS
SPR

| AUS
FEA

| RSA
SPR

| RSA
FEA

| MEX
SPR

| MEX
FEA

| SHA
SPR

| SHA
FEA

| GBR
SPR

| GBR
SPR

! 12th

! 56

=International Race of Champions=

(key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

!colspan=9| International Race of Champions results

Season

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! Pos.

! Points

! Ref

2005

! Pontiac

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TEX
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RCH
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| ATL
{{small|7}}

! 4th

! 46

! {{cite web|title=Buddy Rice – 2005 IROC Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/ricebu01/2005/I/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 3, 2023}}

==Camping World Truck Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
colspan=44| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! 22

! 23

! 24

! 25

! {{Tooltip|NCWTC|NASCAR Camping World Truck classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2003

! nowrap| SealMaster Racing

! 88

! Chevy

| DAY

| DAR

| MMR

| MAR

| CLT

| DOV

| TEX

| MEM

| MLW

| KAN

| KEN

| GTW

| MCH

| IRP

| NSH

| BRI

| RCH

| NHA

| CAL

| LVS<

| SBO

| TEX

| MAR

| PHO

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOM
20

! 103rd

! 103

! {{cite web|title=Buddy Rice – 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/ricebu01/2003/C/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 3, 2023}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

{{commons}}

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110812223510/http://buddy-rice.com/ Official Site]
  • {{Racing-Reference driver|Buddy_Rice}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110721230638/http://www.indycar.com/drivers/show/55-izod-indycar-series/3669-buddy-rice/ IndyCar Driver Page]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080705193755/http://racing.honda.com/drivers/buddy-rice/ Buddy Rice on the Honda site]

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