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.
| Steve Knapp | |
|---|---|
 Knapp in 2015 | |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | April 17, 1964 Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 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 |
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 | [1] | ||||||||
| 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 | [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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
External links
- Steve Knapp career summary at DriverDB.com
- Elite Engines