Steve Knapp

Steve Knapp
Steve Knapp
	Knapp in 2015
Nationality	American
Born	April 17, 1964 (age 60); 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

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.^{[citation needed]}

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]
1998	PDM Racing	G-Force GF01B	18	Oldsmobile						DOV 13	CLT	PIK 14	ATL 14	TEX 18	LSV 9			22nd	118	^[1]
1999	PDM Racing	G-Force GF01C	18	Oldsmobile Aurora V8	WDW 7													25th	69	^[2]
1999	ISM Racing	G-Force GF01C	35	Oldsmobile Aurora V8		PHX 25	CLT DNQ¹	INDY 26	TEX 12	PIK 17	ATL 27	DOV	PIK	LSV	TEX			25th	69	^[2]
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]
2001	Hemelgarn Racing	Dallara	93					INDY DNQ	TEX	PIK	RIR	KAN	NSH	KTY	GAT	CHI	TEX	-	0	^[4]