Jimmy Vasser

James "Jimmy" Vasser Jr. (born November 20, 1965) is an American former racing driver who competed primarily in the CART series and Champ Car. Vasser won ten CART series races and won the 1996 CART championship with Chip Ganassi Racing. Vasser was the last American to win the CART title. Vasser won the 1996 U.S. 500, and had a best finish of 4th at the Indianapolis 500 twice (1994 and 2001).

Jimmy Vasser
Vasser at Long Beach, 2008
NationalityAmerican
Born (1965-11-20) November 20, 1965
Canoga Park, California, U.S.
Championship titles
1996 PPG Indy Car World Series Champion
Champ Car career
233 races run over 16 years
Years active1992–2006, 2008
Team(s)Hayhoe/Cole Racing (1992–1994)
Target Chip Ganassi Racing (1995–2000)
Patrick Racing (2001)
Rahal Letterman Racing (2002)
American Spirit Team Johansson (2003)
PKV Racing (2004–2006)
KV Racing (2008)
Best finish1st (1996)
First race1992 Dailkyo IndyCar Grand Prix (Surfers Paradise)
Last race2008 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach (Long Beach)
First win1996 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami (Homestead)
Last win2002 The 500 Presented by Toyota (California)
Wins Podiums Poles
10 33 8
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
2 races run over 1 year
Best finish97th (2003)
First race2003 Koolerz 300 (Daytona)
Last race2003 GNC Live Well 250 (Milwaukee)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
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