Ross Cheever (born April 12, 1964 in Rome
, Italy
) is an
American
race car
driver and is the younger brother of former Formula One driver and Indianapolis
500
champion Eddie
Cheever. Born in Rome
, Ross never
completed a full season in elite level motorsport, however, he did
make four CART starts for A.J. Foyt Enterprises in 1992 and drove for
Dome in
Formula 3000 and
Japanese Formula Three in the early
1990s. He retired in 1994 but returned to become a test driver for
Eddie's
Cheever Racing in 2000 as the
team transitioned to
Infiniti engines.
He was
entered in a second Cheever Racing car for the Indianapolis
500
and completed rookie orientation but did not make a
qualifying attempt.
Sources
Ross Cheever can't shake racing bug, aiming for
Indy spot by Terry Callahan,
The Auto Channel