Bruce Feldman is an American racing driver from
San Ramon, California
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. He won the
1988 Barber Saab Pro Series championship. He also competed in the
1992 Indy Lights season The 1992 Firestone Indy Lights Championship consisted of 12 races. American Robbie Buhl captured a single victory on his way to the championship. This was the last season where all chassis were supplied by March.
Calendar
Race summaries
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Racing career
Feldman Started racing in go karts at age 10 and that was followed by success in drag racing and solo contests.
After a career in
SCCA
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Formula Ford
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and the Skip Barber Racing Series, Feldman debuted in the first ever
Barber Saab Pro Series
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. Feldman won the sixth race of the 2006 season at
Road America
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. He returned to the
Saab
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powered championship in
1987
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. Winning three races the American ended up second in the standings. In his final season in the series Feldman won two races but as a result of strong point finishes he clinched the championship in the final round.
Following his championship win in 1989 he moved to the
SCCA Corvette Challenge. Feldman was entered by David Lavertue in the #5
Chevrolet Corvette R7F in nine out of twelve rounds. The fast driver started second at the
Des Moines Street Circuit but was crashed out of the race. His best results came at the
Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix
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and
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
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where he finished eleventh.
In 1992 Feldman was signed by
Leading Edge Motorsport
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to compete in the
Indy Lights
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. He competed in four races in his
Buick
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powered
March
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Wildcat. His best result came at
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
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, he finished eighth. Due to a lack of sponsorship his Indy Lights career was cut short.
In 2002 Feldman raced in the Formula Russell Series winning the Masters Championship, then came back in 2003 and won the overall USAC Russell Championship. In 2004 and 2005 he won races in abbreviated seasons of the Formula Russell Championship.
Racing record
American open–wheel racing results
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)
Indy Lights
SCCA National Championship Runoffs
References
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Racing drivers from California
People from San Ramon, California
Barber Pro Series drivers
Indy Lights drivers
Formula Ford drivers
Living people
SCCA National Championship Runoffs participants
Year of birth missing (living people)