Kevin Buckler

The Racer's Group Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 2011

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
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
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

1. ↑ 1-hour race at Sears Point 1995
2. ↑ GT class of the American Le Mans Series 2002