Kevin Buckler
Kevin Buckler (born February 9, 1959 in Coral Gables ) is a former American racing car driver , racing team owner and winemaker .
Winemaker
Kevin Buckler is the founder and owner of Adobe Road Winery , a winery located in Sonoma , southern California . There high quality red and white wines - including Cabernet Franc , Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc - are vinified .
Career in motorsport
Kevin Buckler runs his own racing team, The Racer's Group , which was founded in 1992. The team was and is active in various sports car series such as the American Le Mans Series and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship . In addition, the team was registered with vehicles in NASCAR until 2012 .
As a driver, he began his career in national GT races in the United States in the late 1980s . He celebrated his first successes in 1995 in the IMSA GT series in 1995 , where he won the 1-hour race at Sears Point in a Porsche 911 . It was the first of two overall victories that Buckler could achieve in his career. His second win was his greatest success as a driver in international motorsport. Together with Michael Schrom , Timo Bernhard and Jorg Bergmeister he won a Porsche 911 GT3 RS in 2003 , the 24 Hours of Daytona .
In 2002 he was runner-up overall in the GT class of the American Le Mans Series and in the same year the GT class of the 24 Hours of Le Mans . Buckler was able to celebrate six class wins in his career and finished them after the end of the 2011 season.
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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2002 | The Racer's Group | Porsche 996 GT3 RS | Timo Bernhard | Lucas Luhr | 16th place and class win | |
2003 | The Racer's Group | Porsche 996 GT3 RS | Timo Bernhard | Jörg Bergmeister | Rank 20 |
Sebring results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1996 | Philip Collin | Porsche 911 | Philip Collin | Joe Cogbill | failure | Engine failure |
1997 | The Racers Group | Porsche 911 | Randy Pobst | Stephen Earle | Rank 20 | |
1998 | The Racers Group | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Philip Collin | Stephen Earle | failure | Gearbox damage |
2000 | The Racers Group | Porsche 911 GT3-R | Robert Nagel | Mike Fitzgerald | Rank 19 | |
2001 | The Racers Group | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Tom McGlynn | Stephen Earle | failure | Wagon fire |
2002 | The Racers Group | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Michael Schrom | Darren Law | failure | accident |
2003 | The Racer's Group | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | Eliseo Salazar | Jim Pace | Rank 21 | |
2005 | TRG | Porsche 996 GT3-RSR | Pierre Ehret | failure | Engine failure |
Web links
- Information about the winery
- The Racer's Group website
- Kevin Buckler at the Driver Database
- Kevin Buckler at Racing Sports Cars
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Buckler, Kevin |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American racing car driver, racing team owner and winemaker |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 9, 1959 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Coral Gables |