Steve Knapp | |
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Knapp in 2015 | |
Nationality | American |
Born | Minneapolis, Minnesota | April 17, 1964
Retired | 2001 |
Indy Racing League IndyCar Series | |
Years active | 1998–2001 |
Teams | PDM Racing ISM Racing Dreyer & Reinbold Racing |
Starts | 13 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Best finish | 22nd in 1998 |
Previous series | |
1997 | Toyota Atlantic |
Awards | |
1998 | Indianapolis 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 |
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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 |
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1998 | ISM Racing | G-Force GF01B | 55 | Oldsmobile | WDW |
PHX | INDY 3 |
TEX | NHS | 22nd | 118 | [1] | ||||||||
PDM Racing | 18 | DOV 13 |
CLT | PIK 14 |
ATL 14 |
TEX 18 |
LSV 9 |
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1999 | G-Force GF01C | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | WDW 7 |
25th | 69 | [2] | ||||||||||||||
ISM Racing | 35 | PHX 25 |
CLT DNQ1 |
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 | [3] | ||||
2001 | Brayton Racing | Dallara | 37 | PHX |
HOM |
ATL |
INDY DNQ |
- | 0 | [4] | ||||||||||
Hemelgarn Racing | 93 | INDY DNQ |
TEX |
PIK |
RIR |
KAN |
NSH |
KTY |
GAT |
CHI |
TEX |
- 1 The 1999 VisionAire 500K at Charlotte was cancelled after 79 laps due to spectator fatalities.
Indianapolis 500
Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
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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
- ^ "Steve Knapp – 1998 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "Steve Knapp – 1999 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "Steve Knapp – 2000 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "Steve Knapp – 2001 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
External links
- Steve Knapp career summary at DriverDB.com
- Elite Engines