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	JockBio: Buddy Rice Facts
		Buddy, Juan Montoya, Rick Mears and Gordon Johncock are the only drivers in history to win at Indy and Michigan in the same year.
		Buddy’s Indy win marked the first win for co-owner Bobby Rahal since he drove to victory at the Brickyard in 1986.
		Buddy still likes to blow off steam by getting together with his baseball buddies and spending the afternoon at the batting cages.
	www.jockbio.com /Bios/Buddy/Buddy_numbers.html (303 words)

	Rice, team extremely satisfied - The Boston Globe
		When Buddy Rice arrived at the garage in Victory Lane for a makeshift celebration at rain-soaked Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the 28-year-old driver from Phoenix seemed to be ushered in as the next generation of Indy 500 winner.
		INDIANAPOLIS -- When Buddy Rice arrived at the garage in Victory Lane for a makeshift celebration at rain-soaked Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the 28-year-old driver from Phoenix seemed to be ushered in as the next generation of Indy 500 winner.
		Rice became the first pole-sitter to win since Arie Luyendyk in 1997 and the first American to win since Eddie Cheever Jr.
	www.boston.com /sports/articles/2004/06/01/rice_team_extremely_satisfied (764 words)

	Letterman has the Rice stuff (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Rice won the 88th Indianapolis 500, which was delayed, stopped and shortened because of rain.
		Rice, who finished 11th last year in his first Indy 500, got a ride with Rahal and Letterman's team because the team's top driver, Kenny Brack, was seriously injured in the final race of the IRL season last year in Fort Worth, Texas.
		Rice, a son of a former drag racer whose favorite television show is "South Park," was considered to be too free-spirited to be able to last long in racing.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/05/31/SPGTP6UH271.DTL&type=printable (743 words)

	Rice wins Indy 500
		Rice is the 17th winner from the pole, and the first since Arie Luyendyk in 1997.
		Buddy Rice may have been a surprise to some when he won the pole position for the 88th Indianapolis 500, but he proved it was no fluke in Sunday's rain-interrupted race, which was dominated by Honda-powered cars.
		Rice ran up front throughout the long day in Indy as the race was stopped for rain after 28 laps, then restarted, then finally called at 180 laps as the rain returned.
	www.lynxracing.com /press04/feat06_rice.html (348 words)

	USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Buddy is here to answer your questions about the Brickyard mystique and offer his thoughts about driving in the biggest race of the season.
		Buddy Rice: This is the third quickest field in the history of the Indy 500.
		Buddy Rice: Because I like gargoyles and on the chinese calendar the year I was born is the year of the dragon.
	cgi1.usatoday.com /mchat/20030520004/tscript.htm (2084 words)

	Sports: Rain is Rice's buddy
		INDIANAPOLIS - Buddy Rice kept one eye on the fuel gauge, one on the darkening sky and his foot on the pedal to win a rain-soaked Indianapolis 500 Sunday.
		Rice, 28, was the surprise pole-sitter and started Sunday's race like a rocket, driving off to a lead of more than three seconds - nearly a straightaway on the 21/2-mile oval - before the first caution flag came out on Lap 11 when A.J. Foyt IV hit the wall.
		As fast as Rice's Honda-powered G Force was, he had to overcome a stall in the pits, win a gamble on fuel, then hold off the Andretti trio.
	www.sptimes.com /2004/05/31/Sports/Rain_is_Rice_s_buddy.shtml (757 words)

	SPEEDtv.com
		Rice, the 2004 Indianapolis 500 winner, will effectively be auditioning to replace A.J. Allmendinger full-time in the ’07 CCWS campaign, while Martinez will be hoping to make a lasting impression in order to finally move up to the big cars for good after two years of Atlantic racing.
		Buddy Rice: You know, it was a great test and I'm very fortunate that I was given the opportunity by Jerry Forsythe to come out here and do the season finale.
		Buddy Rice: Well, a couple of years ago I was helping out DSTP when Joey Hand was driving so I was able to go to Mexico.
	www.speedtv.com /articles/auto/champcar/33839 (1279 words)

	Rice not just warmed-over - The Boston Globe
		Rice had been around it enough as a kid -- watching his father, Bud, a general contractor, build and race dragsters around the area -- to know if you had any talent, career opportunities in racing were unlimited.
		Problem was, the team was unable to keep Rice in the fold when Indy Racing League car owner Eddie Cheever came calling with an opportunity to test his IRL car at California that November.
		In Rahal Letterman Racing, Rice not only found redemption, he found a strong team determined to make an impressive run at the pole (and the race) for its Honda engine manufacturer, which swept the top seven spots during Pole Day and eight of the top nine.
	www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/autoracing/articles/2004/05/17/rice_not_just_warmed_over (1093 words)

	CHAMP CAR TELECONFERENCE WITH BUDDY RICE AND DAVID MARTINEZ :: National Kart News - www.nkn.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		BUDDY RICE: At the end of the day I'm going to put myself in a position to drive a competitive car, and that's what my whole goal is right now and I've been given that opportunity.
		BUDDY RICE: Definitely I'm working on the open wheel thing, but it's not to say I'm working on anything else because at the end of the day I'll be driving somewhere.
		BUDDY RICE: No. The thing is that everybody's contract is so different, and obviously we don't have a union so nobody knows exactly what everybody is doing because everybody does their own thing, but no, I will not be being paid on my third year.
	www.nkn.com /news.asp?item=375 (3267 words)

	JockBio: Buddy Rice Biography
		Indy 500 champion Buddy Rice did everything he was supposed to on the way up the motor sports ladder, paying his dues and proving that the heart of a smart, steady driver beat beneath his surfer-dude demeanor.
		Buddy Rice was born on January 31, 1976, in Phoenix to Bud and Nancy Rice.
		Buddy understands the complex strategies of his sport, from the math of fuel economy, to the science of drafting, to the effects of climate and weather on performance.
	www.jockbio.com /Bios/Buddy/Buddy_bio.html (2947 words)

	Oak Park Newspaper
		Buddy Rice is new to his team this year, he had been with Eddie Cheever in the past so things could not have gone better for him this year.
		Bobby touched on Buddy coming in, getting a good ride, and just, was there a stronger car in the field today; was there a stronger driver in the field today; did it look like a horizon job when they dropped the green flag.
		Buddy was flat on his second last, never lifted didn't lift again till the first round of pit stops.
	oakparkjournal.com /NASCAR/2004-Indy-500-buddy-rice-wins-vincent.html (4859 words)

	Lynx Racing
		Buddy Rice was the Lynx driver that proved the old saying about "The best-laid plans..." He was such an obvious star that the team signed him in 1997 while he was still in the U.F. F2000 series.
		Buddy and the team mutually decided that a change would be the best for all involved, and he moved over to the new DSTP Atlantic team, along with long-time Lynx engineer Jim Griffith, who engineered cars for Carpentier, Barron and Gidley.
		Ganassi also arranged for Buddy to test with one of the top F3000 teams, but he got only one test day, in the rain, and nothing came of it.
	www.lynxracing.com /grad_rice.html (343 words)

	Red Bull Energy Drink, USA - Product Info, Events, Athlete Bios - Buddy Rice (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Rice’s victory came in a rain-shortened 450-mile race, but he clearly had the superior car and skills during the stormy Sunday at the Brickyard, leading over half of the race laps.
		Rice’s dad built and raced drag cars, and little Buddy (born in 1976) was competing in karts by the age of 11.
		Rice started the 2004 season in a new IRL seat, driving for Team Rahal, owned by legendary Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal and Late Show host David Letterman, who has been enthralled by racing since childhood.
	redbullusa.com /article.action?documentIntID=1069879885849-884174012 (868 words)

	Indianapolis 500
		Buddy Rice drank the milk of victory at the end the rain-shortened Indianapolis 500-Mile Race on May 30.
		As Buddy Rice, team co-owner and 1986 Indy 500 winner Bobby Rahal, team co-owner and late-night television icon David Letterman and crew shouted, hugged, posed for pictures and turned their caps bill-backward, the Rice family, all wearing gray T-shirts, enjoyed the excitement in a quieter manner.
		When Buddy won the pole, she called her brother in Tucson, Ariz., and told he had to come to the race because his nephew was going to win.
	www.indy500.com /news/story.php?story_id=2927 (863 words)

	Full Coverage: Buddy Rice Wins Rain-Shortened Indy 500
		Buddy Rice grabbed the lead after a flurry of early crashes and late pit stops and won a rain-shortened Indianapolis 500 on Sunday.
		Buddy Rice is the 17th polesitter to win the Indianapolis 500.
		Rice finished first under caution in a race shortened from 200 to 180 laps by rain.
	www.topix.net /cart/bruno-junqueira?full=2074940 (107 words)

	Rice hopes Champ Car debut earns full-time ride
		Buddy Rice, the 2004 Indianapolis 500 winner performing in the shadow of teammate Danica Patrick the past two seasons with Rahal Letterman Racing, gets a chance Sunday to make another big statement.
		Rice said he is fitting in well with his new team for the season-ending race, adding he is a quick study when it comes to adapting.
		If Rice is successful in his bid to land in the driver's seat full time in 2007, he'll be coming home for the season finale road race in Phoenix, one that could determine the series champion.
	www.azcentral.com /arizonarepublic/sports/articles/1111buddyrice1111.html (603 words)

	AutoRacing1.com - Indy Racing League (IRL) News Page
		Buddy Rice is coming to you his 6th season of IndyCar competition, he had a season and a half with Red Bull Cheever Racing and three with Rahal Letterman Racing, including the campaign of winning the Indianapolis 500.
		BUDDY RICE: Like I said before, with what they brought in with engineers and stuff, I think it shows Dreyer and Reinbold's commitment to what they want to do with their team.
		You heard Buddy mention the red and white cars, no question, they're good, they're fast, but there's going to be those days where we are going to have opportunities to win races and both ‑‑ our job is to put Buddy and Sarah in a position to do that, and that's our focus.
	www.autoracing1.com /htmfiles/2007/irl/0130DreyerRiceFisher.asp (1546 words)

	USATODAY.com - Indy 500 winner Rice visits White House (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Rice's entire pit crew, including team owner Bobby Rahal and general manager Scott Roembke, and with Indianapolis Motor Speedway president and CEO Tony George met President Bush on the South Lawn of the White House.
		While Rice was being interviewed by satellite by a number of TV affiliates throughout the U.S., Danielle Green, a former University of Notre Dame basketball player who lost her left arm in combat in Iraq on May 25 as a member of the 571st Infantry, was standing nearby.
		Since Rice won the Indy 500, he has appeared on the "Late Show with David Letterman," was a guest of "Live with Regis and Kelly" when NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon was the host and threw out the first pitch before a game at Yankee Stadium.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/motor/irl/2004-07-19-rice-white-house_x.htm (742 words)

	Buddy Rice hosts Ask the White House
		Buddy congratulations on winning the Indy 500 and on your recent win a couple of weeks ago.
		Buddy There is a rumor that you are thinking of running for Governor in Arizona.
		Congrats to you Buddy This was my 27th consecutive Indy 500 and you made it another enjoyable one.My question...
	www.whitehouse.gov /ask/20040719.html (1140 words)

	The New York Times > Sports > Other Sports > Buddy Rice Prevails in Rain at Indianapolis 500
		Buddy Rice kept one eye on the fuel gauge, one on the darkening sky and his foot on the pedal and won a rain-soaked Indianapolis 500.
		NDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Buddy Rice kept one eye on the fuel gauge, one on the darkening sky and his foot on the pedal and won a rain-soaked Indianapolis 500 Sunday.
		Rice was the surprise pole winner earlier this month and started Sunday's race like a rocket, driving off to a lead of more than three seconds -- nearly a straightaway on the 2.5-mile oval -- before the first caution flag came out on lap 11 when A.J. Foyt IV hit the wall.
	www.nytimes.com /2004/05/30/sports/othersports/31INDY-CND.html?ei=5007&en=ab2385bcde90d576&ex=1401336000&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1103126674-kHq6FVpIJLbpTq2DWefMag (674 words)

	Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing, Buddy Rice, Danica Patrick, Kenny Brack, AUTO RACING,Hemelgarn Racing ...
		INDIANAPOLIS -- Buddy Rice is out of the Indianapolis 500 after the defending champion's back injury proved more severe than first diagnosed, and former Indy champ Kenny Brack will replace him more than a year after he was seriously hurt in an IRL race.
		Buddy Rice is not able to defend his Indy title due to injuries sustained in a practice crash.
		Rice, who replaced Brack on the Rahal Letterman team at the start of the 2004 season, spent one night in the hospital after his Indy crash.
	www.sportsline.com /autoracing/story/8480442 (722 words)

	www.TheRaceSite.com - Print Friendly Format
		Buddy Rice - I started go-karting when I was 12, and about the time I was 15 or 16 I knew I wanted to pursue professional racing.
		Buddy Rice - I happened to be testing at a facility they were at in 2000 when I was driving Atlantics, and I did some testing for them right there.
		Buddy Rice - No matter what I do I give it 100 percent, and I feel like I have done everything I can to be the best that I can be or to do the best that I can.
	www.theracesite.com /04print.cfm?form_article=3462 (865 words)

	Oak Park Newspaper
		Rice, driver of the No. 15 Rahal-Letterman Argent/Pioneer Panoz G Force/Honda/Firestone, also won the MBNA Pole Award and his crew claimed the victory in the Checkers/Rally’s Indy 500 Pit Stop Challenge on "Carb Day" May 27.
		Rice, is the first American-born winner of the famed 500 since 1998, when Eddie Cheever won the May classic.
		Buddy also became the 17th Indianapolis 500 winner to win from the pole, and the first since Arie Luyendyk in 1997.
	www.oakparkjournal.com /NASCAR/2004-Indy-500-Buddy-Rice-clean-sweep-peters.html (917 words)

	Rice out to shake off blues
		Rice was at the pinnacle of his sport after winning the 2004 Indianapolis 500 - his first of three trips to victory lane that season - then everything seemed to screech to a sudden stop.
		Rice will line up for Sunday's Indy 500 in the middle of the fifth row, flanked by Michael Andretti and rookie Townsend Bell.
		Buddy Rice will be participating in the Indianapolis 500 and looks to overcome an injured back in a crash and not being able to defend his 2004 Indy 500 title.
	www.azcentral.com /sports/speed/articles/0527rice0527.html (697 words)

	pioneer sponsored driver buddy rice captures michigan indy 400 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Rahal Letterman Racing's Buddy Rice, sponsored in part by Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc., drove the No. 15 Pioneer/Argent Mortgage Honda G-Force car to an exciting victory Sunday in the Michigan Indy 400 at the Michigan International Speedway.
		Rice's win was his third of the 2004 IRL IndyCar Series and vaulted the Phoenix driver closer to the series point lead.
		Rice, who won at Indianapolis and Kansas earlier this year, currently ranks second to point leader Tony Kanaan with six races remaining in the 16-race series.
	www.pioneerelectronics.com /Pioneer/CDA/CarRacing/RacingNewsDetails/0,3397,93886,00.html (619 words)

	The Official Website of Buddy Rice - NEWS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Buddy Rice, winner of the 2004 Indy 500, has driven in the Brumos Racing Red Bull entry with a 7th place finish at Miller Motorsports Park.
		Rice posted his second top-ten start in the last three races with a fast lap of 213.450 mph which edged his teammate Danica Patrick (213.357 mph) for the final spot in the top-ten.
		Buddy Rice and Danica Patrick finished the race running 13th and 15th respectively while their teammate, rookie Jeff Simmons, ended the day on the sideline after hitting the wall on lap 60.
	buddyrice.cmagic.com /index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=1&Itemid=36 (636 words)

	Buddy Rice on the Rim of Greatness - Automobile Magazine
		In the first 13 races of the 2003 season, Buddy Rice managed only four top-10 results and he was dismissed for the final three events of the campaign.
		No, Buddy Rice jumped in and, in his first race for Rahal-Letterman earned MBNA Pole Position and finished seventh, leading 49 laps along the way in the Toyota Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
		Buddy Rice predicts a pretty fast race on May 30th and plenty of action for fans on site to observe, as the Indy cars have lost five gallons of methanol in their tanks and will need another 2-3 pit stops, placing the onus on crew work.
	www.automobilemag.com /features/racing/racinglines/0604_buddy_rice/index.html (1289 words)

	USATODAY.com - Buddy Rice gets OK to resume racing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Buddy Rice, injured last month in practice for the Indianapolis 500, was cleared Wednesday to drive in the June 11 IRL race at Texas Motor Speedway.
		Rice, the 2004 Indy winner, partially tore a spinal ligament and sustained a concussion when he went backward into the wall May 11.
		Rice's spot with Rahal Letterman Racing was filled at Indianapolis by former winner Kenny Brack, who finished 26th after mechanical problems knocked him out after 92 laps in Sunday's race.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/motor/irl/2005-06-01-rice-ok_x.htm (209 words)

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