{{Short description|American race car driver (born 1946)}} {{multiple issues| {{tone|date=June 2012}} {{BLP sources|date=March 2026}} }} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Doc Bundy | image = | caption = Doc Bundy | birth_name = Harry E "Doc" Bundy | nationality = {{flag|USA|name=American}} | birth_date = {{birth date |1946|1|25}} (age 80) | birth_place = [[Scio, Ohio]], U.S. | title_years = | awards = | award_years = | module1 = | titles = [[International Motor Sports Association#IMSA Bridgestone Supercar Championship|IMSA Bridgestone Supercar Championship]] (1992/[[Lotus Esprit#X180R|Lotus Esprit X180R]]) {{Infobox Le Mans driver|child=yes | years = 1982, 1984, 1987, 1997-1998 | class_wins = 1 <small>({{24hLM|1984}}/IMSA GTO)</small> }} }}
'''Harry "Doc" Bundy''' (born January 25, 1946) from [[Scio, Ohio]], is an American former race car driver who competed in IMSA ([[International Motor Sports Association]]), [[24 Hours of Le Mans]], NASCAR Rolex Grand-Am Sports Car Series, American Le Mans Series, USRRC, and SCCA World Challenge.
==Race History==
Bundy's motorsports career began as a wheel polisher and technician for [[Porsche]] driver [[Peter Gregg (racing driver)|Peter Gregg]] in 1973.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}} The following year, he moved to [[Al Holbert]] Racing, where he spent the next five years preparing cars. In 1980, Bundy began driving for [[Al Holbert|Holbert Racing]] in a [[Porsche 924]], capturing a National Championship as a rookie. He followed that by driving a [[Porsche 924|Porsche 924 Turbo]] and took a class win in the GTO Category at the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]]. Over the next few years, he would drive for [[Lotus Cars|Lotus]], [[Jaguar Cars|Jaguar]], [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], and [[Chevrolet]] (Corvette), topped with a season racing a [[Porsche 962]]. Bundy shared driving duties in the [[Hendrick Motorsports]] [[International Motor Sports Association|IMSA]] [[Chevrolet Corvette GTP]] with [[Sarel van der Merwe]] from 1986 through the 1988 season when Hendrick abandoned the Corvette project. He was involved in a serious crash with [[Lyn St. James]] and [[Chip Robinson]] at the 1986 [[Riverside International Raceway|Riverside]] Grand Prix.<ref>{{cite web|title=IMSA LA Times Grand Prix big accident at Riverside International Raceway|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIb5zAofX1k |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/jIb5zAofX1k |archive-date=2021-12-14 |url-status=live|website=YouTube|access-date=23 September 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
In 1982, Bundy raced and won [[Trans-Am Series|SCCA TransAm]] competition, in GTP driving the well-known group 44 [[Jaguar Cars|Jaguar]], in GTO with a [[Ford Mustang|Mustang]], GTP [[Corvette Stingray (concept car)|Corvette]], Showroom Stock, and has won Road [[Atlanta]] and [[Miami]] in a [[Lotus Cars|Lotus]] X180R. In 1992, Bundy was crowned Bridgestone Supercar Champion.
In the early 1990s, Bundy drove the [[Lotus Esprit#X180R|Esprit X180R]] for [[Lotus Cars|Lotus]] as the team's number one driver in [[International Motor Sports Association#IMSA Bridgestone Supercar Championship|IMSA's Bridgestone Supercar Championship]], winning the Driver's Title and Manufacturer's Championship for Lotus in 1992. Lotus teammates [[Andy Pilgrim]] and [[David Murry (racing driver)|David Murry]] featured prominently in the standings, with additional varied drivers that included [[Paul Newman]].
Bundy drove in the [[1997 24 Hours of Le Mans]] in a [[David Price Racing]] [[Panoz Esperante GTR-1]]. He currently drives Lotus Elite, Lotus 23B, and 1978–79 John Player Special (Car #1) for Regogo Racing Team.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}
==Retirement==
After the collapse of the Bridgestone Supercar Championship, Bundy became a TV announcer. He continued to drive, instruct, consult, and act as a spokesperson for Lotus, Panoz, and Porsche. In 2011, he signed with Paul Rego at a vintage Lotus racing team named Regogo Racing as their driver in Regogo's first professional season. Doc has become an award-winning driver for Regogo. An avid historic racer, Doc drives a Lotus 23b, and Mario Andretti's 1979 John Player Speciall which Paul Rego purchased and restored in 2011. It made its debut at [[Barber Motorsports Park]] in 2012. Bundy has been driving for Regogo Racing since 2011 and continues to enjoy first-place finishes.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}
In January 2020, Bundy was hospitalized with [[COVID-19]] and subsequently underwent heart surgery to repair damage caused by the virus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gotransam.com/news/GoFundMe-Launched-to-Assist-with-Doc-Bundy-39-s-Medical-Expenses/70432|title = GoFundMe Launched to Assist with Doc Bundy's Medical Expenses}}</ref>
==Racing record==
===IMSA Bridgestone Supercar Championship===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" |- ! Season !! Team !! Car !! Poles !! Wins !! Podiums !! Driver's Title Finishing !! Championship Points |- | 1991 || LotuSport || [[Lotus Esprit#X180R|Lotus Esprit X180R]] || || || || || |- | 1992 || LotuSport || [[Lotus Esprit#X180R|Lotus Esprit X180R]] || || || || 1 || |- | 1993 || LotuSport || [[Lotus Esprit#X180R|Lotus Esprit X180R]] || || || || 2 || 162 |- | 1994 || LotuSport || [[Lotus Esprit#X180R|Lotus Esprit X180R]] || || || || || |}
===24 Hours of Le Mans===
* 1982 * 1984 * 1987 * 1997 * 1998
===SCCA National Championship Runoffs===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" |- ! Year !! Track !! Car !! Engine !! Class !! Finish !! Start !! Status |- | 1980 || [[Road Atlanta]] || [[Porsche 924]] || [[Porsche]] || D Production ||style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1 || 1 || Running |- | 1981 || [[Road Atlanta]] || [[Porsche 924]] || [[Porsche]] || D Production ||style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2 || 1 || Running |}
==References== {{Reflist}} * https://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/photo/Doc-Bundy-USA.html
==External links== *{{DriverDB driver|<!-- 12499 -->doc-bundy}} *[http://regogoracing.com/ Regogo Racing] *[https://www.facebook.com/doc.bundy/ Facebook]
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