James Bondurant
 James Bondurant at a Sprint race in 2009 | |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  American |
| Active years | 2000-2009 |
| Teams | Team Lexus, Drift Avengers, Rudawg Racing |
| Entries | 27 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 3 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 2000 D1gp |
| Last entry | 2009 Sprint Car |
Robert James Bondurant (Born 08 September 1978) is a former racecar driver competing the the D1GP and the Formula D circuits as a part of the Drift Avengers. Bondurant has since retired from competition but still maintains an active website. He is also the grandson of legendary racecar driver Bob Bondurant
During his chilhood James used to travel with his grandfather Bob Bondurant and developed a passion for racing, eventually ending up at the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving teaching gokart racing and teaching drifting at the school.
In 2000 he was offered a spot as a part of team lexus driving the is400 drift car in d1gp. After failing to place he was let go from the team and picked up as the team captain of the drift avengers.
After being suspended from D1GP for multiple violations james seemed to leave the world of drifting altogether. Only to show up for a short time racing sprint cars in the Southern California area for Rudawg Racing.
Retirement
In October of 2009 James Bondurant made a post on drifting.com stating that he would retire from racing altogether to focus on other life goals.
Website
In November of 2009 James Bondurant launched his official website himself, jamesbondurant.com, he keeps in contact with fans and posts updated information about his life and whereabouts.
Return to racing
James Bondurant recently made a post on drifting.com making reference to himself returning to racing in the Nascar circuit. His official website at this time makes no mention of this and the post has since been removed from drifting.com
Current Life
James resides currently in Santa Cruz, California and is rumored to be teaching snowboarding and working at El Pollo Loco