Photo: Martin Lee from London, UK / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
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.
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
- Occupation
- racing automobile driver
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Jeff Krosnoff born?
September 24, 1964 – July 14, 1996.
Where is Jeff Krosnoff from?
Jeff Krosnoff is from Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States.
What does Jeff Krosnoff do?
Jeff Krosnoff works as racing automobile driver.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.