Robbie Buhl
3 Dallara/Aurora
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1998 Driver Profile
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The highlight of Robbie Buhl's 1996-97 season came at the Pennzoil 200 in Loudon, N.H. In his first race back after a nasty testing crash at Pikes Peak International Raceway, Buhl held off Vincenzo Sospiri at the checkered flag for a win in the closest finish in IRL history -- .064 seconds. Buhl started the season with Beck Motorsports before moving to Team Menard for the remainder of the season. He ran strong in the Indianapolis 500 before an untimely pit stop put him one lap down; he finished in eighth. He also ran strong at Las Vegas, finishing third. For the season he finished in 13th with 170 points. He returns to Team Menard in 1998 with a new primary sponsor, Johns Manville.
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Career
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Robbie Buhl passed his Indy 500 rookie test in 1993 but crashed twice and did not qualify.
He began racing Formula Fords in England in 1984, drove Sports Renault and Formula 2000 series in 1985-86. He won the Barber Saab Pro Series title in 1989, setting records for wins (7) and poles (6). Fourth in American Racing Series in 1990, he won the Indy Lights series championship in 1992.
Buhl started racing Indy cars in 1993. He set Indy Lights track records at Detroit, Milwaukee and New Hampshire in 1995.
Courtesy SpeedNet, from the Indianapolis Star/News
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Driver Stats
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Team: Team Menard
Series: Indy Racing League
Car: #3 Dallara / Aurora / Firestone
Sponsor: Johns Manville/Menard
Car Owner: John Menard
Chief Mechanic: John O'Gara
Resides: Indianapolis
D.O.B: 9/2/63
IRL victories: 1997: Loudon, N.H.
IRL points (standing): 1996 - 240 (3rd); 1996-97 - 170 (13th)
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