My Take
Jeff Krosnoff is one of those guys you come across in motorsport history and just feel a quiet sadness about, because the potential was so obvious and the end so abrupt. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he worked his way up through the ranks with real grit, spending years racing in Japan's Formula 3000 scene before breaking into CART's PPG Indy Car World Series — not exactly a typical path, and that alone tells you something about his determination. He was just finding his footing at the top level of American open-wheel racing when the 1996 Molson Indy Toronto turned tragic on July 14th. He was 31. It's impossible not to wonder what his career might have looked like with another decade of racing; the guy had the talent and the tenacity to go somewhere real.
Overview
Jeffrey John Krosnoff (September 24, 1964 – July 14, 1996) was an American race car driver. A competitor in the CART PPG Indy Car World Series, he was killed in a racing accident during the 1996 Molson Indy Toronto.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jeff Krosnoff
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェフ・クロスノフ
- Reading
- じぇふ・くろすのふ
- Born
- September 24, 1964 – July 14, 1996
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Dragon
- Origin
- Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- racing automobile driver
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.