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Jimmy Vasser (born November 20 1965 in Canoga Park, California ) is an American racing driver. Vasser was the 1996 Champcar (then called Indycar) champion for Chip Ganassi
, and has scored ten victories in the category. He won 4 of the first 5 races in 1996 and did enough to maintain a lead in the standings, although rookie team-mate Alex Zanardi outperformed him in the second half of the season, and over the next 2 years. After a poor 1999 season he left the team, and has had various drives since.

Vasser made his debut in Champcar in 1992 and looked set to become a successor to legends such as A.J. Foyt and Rick Mears
. Although he did become a top driver, his rise to prominence coincided with the infamous CART-IRL (Indy Racing League 'split' so Vasser's best years were spent away from the Indianapolis 500, although he has raced in the event one a one-off basis a few times since.

Champcar career results

  • 1992 - Hayhoe/Cole Racing - 8 points, 22nd in championship, best finish: 7th
  • 1993 - Hayhoe/Cole Racing - 30 points, 16th, best finish: 3rd
  • 1994 - Hayhoe/Cole Racing - 42 points, 15th, best finish: 4th (x2)
  • 1995 - Target/Ganassi Racing - 92 points, 8th, best finish: 2nd
  • 1996 - Target Ganassi Racing - 154 points, 4 wins, 1st
  • 1997 - Target Ganassi Racing - 144 points, 1 win, 3rd
  • 1998 - Target Ganassi Racing - 169 points, 3 wins, 2nd
  • 1999 - Target Ganassi Racing - 104 points, 9th, best finish: 3rd (x2)
  • 2000 - Target Ganassi Racing - 131 points, 1 win, 6th
  • 2001 - Patrick Racing - 77 points, 12th, best finish: 4th
  • 2002 - Team Rahal
    /Letterman - 114 points, 1 win, 7th
  • 2003 - American Spirit - 72 points, 11th, best finish: 3rd
  • 2004 - PKV Racing - 201 points (new system), 8th, best finish: 2nd
  • 2005 - PKV Racing - 115 points, 6th, best finish: 3rd
1 championship, 10 victories

Indianapolis 500 results

  • 1992 - 21st (crash)
  • 1993 - 13th
  • 1994 - 4th
  • 1995 - 22nd (crash)
  • 2000 - 7th
  • 2001 - 4th
  • 2002 - 30th (gearbox)
  • 2003 - 26th (gearbox)

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