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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.
Cheever Racing was an auto racing team founded in 1996 by Eddie Cheever as Team Cheever in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. They fielded a car for Cheever for much of its existence, but occasionally ran two cars, almost always for the Indianapolis 500.
Apr 1, 2024 · In 1978, Eddie Cheever made his Formula One debut with the Hesketh Racing team. Despite facing stiff competition from seasoned drivers, Cheever's tenacity and skill allowed him to make a strong impression in his first season.
Aug 5, 2020 · In his long stay at the pinnacle of motorsport Cheever raced for as many as eight different teams: Theodore, Osella, Tyrrell, Ligier, Renault, Alfa Romeo, Team Haas (not the current one) and Arrows.
Jan 10, 2019 · The French-Canadian, eight years Cheever’s senior, was his biggest rival as the most exciting up-and-comer. They’d been team-mates briefly at Project Four – at the 1976 Pau Grand Prix – and co-driven a BMW to second place in the 1977 Mosport Six Hours.
- Paul Fearnley
Feb 7, 2016 · His momentum lost, Eddie Cheever was out of F1 in 1986 - apart from a guest outing for the Haas-Lola team in Detroit, where he became the last American to race for a US F1 team. He did return to the pinnacle of motor racing however in 1987 for a three year stint with Arrows.
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Cheever competed in 132 Formula 1 Grand Prix races from 1978 to 1989, the most of any American, driving for nine different teams. In 1997, he established his own IRL team and achieved a memorable victory in the 1998 Indianapolis 500, both as an owner and a driver.
