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Kevin Buckler

American racing driver

Summary

American racing driver

Field	Value
name	Kevin Buckler
image	Kevin_Buckler.jpg
caption	Buckler at an event, 2018
nationality	USA American
birth_date
birth_place	Coral Gables, Florida, U.S.
occupation	Race car driver, entrepreneur
known_for	The Racers Group, Adobe Road Winery
spouse	Debra Buckler
{{Infobox Le Mans driver	embed	yes
years	–
teams	The Racer's Group
best_finish	1st in LMGT ()
class_wins	1 ()

Kevin Buckler (born February 9, 1959) is an American race car driver and entrepreneur. He founded Adobe Road Winery and currently owns The Racer's Group, a professional sports car racing team; TRG Motorsports, formerly a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team; and TRG-Aston Martin Racing. In 2019, Kevin launched a $56 racing-themed wine named SHIFT through his winery Adobe Road.

History

Buckler was born in Coral Gables, FL and he grew up in Newport Beach, CA.

Buckler began racing at the local level in the late 1980s. He attended his first high-speed race in 1990. In 1992, Buckler and his wife Debra created The Racer's Group (TRG) as a Porsche Club Racing business. 1995 saw Buckler take his first start as a professional driver. Off the track the same year, Buckler and his wife, along with friends, opened Adobe Road Winery in Sonoma County, California.

In 2002, TRG with support from Porsche Factory, won the GT class at the Rolex 24 At Daytona and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Buckler would lead TRG to 3 more GT class wins in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, including an overall 1st place in 2003. TRG holds the record for the team with the most Rolex Sports Car Series GT victories at 29, and is ranked third for the most GT pole positions with 15. Buckler was the 2002 recipient of the Porsche Cup.

In 2009, Buckler would expand his racing horizons into the NASCAR Cup Series with the formation of TRG Motorsports. TRG Motorsports would go on to take 106 starts in the Sprint Cup Series with 2 top 10 finishes and 6 starts in the Camping World Truck Series, taking 6 starts with 2 top 10 finishes and 1 top 5 finish.

In 2012, TRG Motorsports announced it would not continue competing in the NASCAR Cup Series, but would focus on Grand-Am.

Adobe Road wines has 15 wines receiving Wine Spectator scores of 90 and above, including the 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, Beckstoffer Georges III which received a score of 94 out of 100.

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps
Pos.
USA The Racer's Group	DEU Lucas Luhr
DEU Timo Bernhard	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	GT	322	16th	1st
USA The Racer's Group	DEU Jörg Bergmeister
DEU Timo Bernhard	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	GT	304	20th	5th

24 Hours of Daytona results

Year	Team	Co-drivers	Car	Class	Laps
pos.	2002	2003	1st	1st
USA The Racer's Group	DEU Jörg Bergmeister
USA Michael Schrom
DEU Timo Bernhard	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	GT	669	7th	1st
USA The Racer's Group	DEU Jörg Bergmeister
USA Michael Schrom
DEU Timo Bernhard	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	GT	695

References

"About Adobe Road Winery". Adobe Road Winery Official Website.
Passy, Charles. (15 November 2019). "A former race-car driver created this wine to be 'a party in your mouth'".
"From Race Track To Adobe Road Winery, Kevin Buckler Wins Big".
"About TRG". TRG Official Website.
"IMSA Team Listings". IMSA Official Website.
"America's Cup? Kevin Buckler becomes the third American in the last four years to win the Porsche Cup". Autoweek.
"Camping World Truck Stats". Driver Averages Website.
(4 January 2012). "TRG leaves NASCAR". Tireball Sports News.
"Wine Rating Database". Wine Spectator Official Website.
"Kevin A. Buckler". [[Automobile Club de l'Ouest]].
"Kevin Bucker Results". Motorsport Stats.
"2002 Rolex 24 at Daytona Results". Racing Reference.
"24 Hours of Daytona 2003 Results". Motorsport Stats.

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