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Steve Knapp
Knapp in 2015
NationalityAmerican
Born (1964-04-17) April 17, 1964 (age 60)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Retired2001
Indy Racing League IndyCar Series
Years active1998–2001
TeamsPDM Racing
ISM Racing
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
Starts13
Wins0
Poles0
Best finish22nd in 1998
Previous series
1997Toyota Atlantic
Awards
1998Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year

Steve Knapp (born April 17, 1964, Minneapolis, Minnesota), is a former driver in IndyCar. He raced in the 1998–2000 seasons with 13 career starts, including 3 at the Indianapolis 500. His best career finish was in his first race, a third place at the 1998 Indianapolis 500, where he was named Rookie of the Year. He never led a lap in any of his IRL races. Knapp now owns and operates Elite Engines out of West Bend specializing in FA, FC, S2, HART F2 and Mazda engines for the U.S. F2000 National Championship.

Racing record

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

Year Track Car Engine Class Finish Start Status
1983 Road Atlanta Lynx Volkswagen Formula Vee 13 26 Running
1984 Road Atlanta Lazer Volkswagen Formula Vee 4 16 Running
1985 Road Atlanta Lazer L85 Volkswagen Formula Vee 12 1 Running
1986 Road Atlanta Lola T86/90 Ford Sports 2000 1 6 Running
1987 Road Atlanta Lola T87/90 Ford Sports 2000 2 2 Running
1988 Road Atlanta Reynard 88SF Ford Formula Continental 3 3 Running
1995 Mid-Ohio Van Diemen Ford Formula Continental 2 3 Running

IRL IndyCar Series

Year Team Chassis No. Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Rank Points Ref
1998 ISM Racing G-Force GF01B 55 Oldsmobile WDW PHX INDY
3 		TEX NHS 22nd 118
PDM Racing 18 DOV
13 		CLT PIK
14 		ATL
14 		TEX
18 		LSV
9
1999 G-Force GF01C Oldsmobile Aurora V8 WDW
7 		25th 69
ISM Racing 35 PHX
25 		CLT
DNQ 		INDY
26 		TEX
12 		PIK
17 		ATL
27 		DOV PIK LSV TEX
2000 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing G-Force 23 Oldsmobile WDW PHX LSV INDY
19 		TEX PIK ATL KTY TEX 38th 11
2001 Brayton Racing Dallara 37 PHX HOM ATL INDY
DNQ 		- 0
Hemelgarn Racing 93 INDY
DNQ 		TEX PIK RIR KAN NSH KTY GAT CHI TEX
The 1999 VisionAire 500K at Charlotte was cancelled after 79 laps due to spectator fatalities.

Indianapolis 500

Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
1998 G-Force Oldsmobile 23 3 ISM Racing
1999 G-Force Oldsmobile 13 26 ISM Racing
2000 G-Force Infiniti 27 19 Dreyer & Reinbold
2001 Dallara Oldsmobile DNQ Brayton

References

  1. "Steve Knapp – 1998 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  2. "Steve Knapp – 1999 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  3. "Steve Knapp – 2000 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  4. "Steve Knapp – 2001 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.

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Sporting positions
Preceded byJeff Ward Indianapolis 500
Rookie of the Year
1998 		Succeeded byRobby McGehee
ISM Racing
Years active1997–1999
Owners
  • Bob Hancher
Former drivers
IRL
NASCAR
NASCAR Hall of Fame
Buyouts and mergers


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