Eddie Cheever

Eddie Cheever
Cheever at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2009
BornEdward McKay Cheever Jr.
(1958-01-10) January 10, 1958 (age 66)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Formula One World Championship career
Active years1978, 19801989
TeamsTheodore, Hesketh, Osella, Tyrrell, Ligier, Renault, Alfa Romeo, Haas Lola, Arrows
Entries143 (132 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums9
Career points70
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1978 Argentine Grand Prix
Last entry1989 Australian Grand Prix

Edward McKay Cheever Jr. (born January 10, 1958) 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 1996, he formed his own IRL team, Team Cheever, and won the 1998 Indianapolis 500 as both owner and driver. The team later competed in sports cars.

His younger brother Ross Cheever, nephew Richard Antinucci and son Eddie Cheever III also became racing drivers.