Bondurant raced cars in the 1960s with some success until a crash at Watkins Glen, in New York curtailed his career. He was one of a handful of Americans to compete in the Formula 1 Grand Prix series, and also raced at Le Mans. He was a member of Carroll Shelby's team, racing the famed Cobra. Bondurant also raced in Can-Am, Sports cars and NASCAR, before devoting time to his race driving and high performance driving school.