Steve Knapp (born April 17, 1964, Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a former driver in IndyCar. He raced in the 1998–2000 seasons with thirteen career starts, including three 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 TEX NHS22nd118 PDM Racing 18 DOV CLT PIK ATL TEX LSV 1999 G-Force GF01C Oldsmobile Aurora V8 WDW 25th 69 ISM Racing 35 PHX CLT INDY TEX PIK ATL DOVPIK LSV TEX 2000 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing G-Force 23 Oldsmobile WDW PHX LSV INDY TEX PIK ATL KTY TEX 38th 11 2001 Brayton Racing Dallara 37 PHX HOM ATL INDY - 0 Hemelgarn Racing 93 INDY 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
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