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! colspan=2 |'''Jimmy Vasser'''
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|Nationality   || {{flagiconUSA}} American 
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|Years         || 1992 - 2006 
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|Team(s)       || Hayhoe/Cole Racing (1992-1994), Target Chip Ganassi Racing (1995-2000)<br>Patrick Racing (2001), Rahal Letterman Racing (2002)<br>American Spirit Team Johansson (2003), PKV Racing (2004-2006) 
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|Races         || 232 
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|Championships || 1 (1996)  
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|Wins          || 10 
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|Podiums       || 33 
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|Poles         || 9 
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|First race    ||  1992 Dailkyo IndyCar Grand Prix (Surfer's Paradise) 
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|First win     ||  1996 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami (Homestead) 
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|Last win      ||  2002 The 500 Presented by Toyota (Fontana) 
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|Last race     ||  [[2006 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach]]
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[[Image:Vasser08gplb.JPG|thumb|200px|right|Vasser during the 2008 [[Long Beach Grand Prix]].]]
'''Jimmy Vasser''' (born [[November 20]] [[1965]] in [[Canoga Park]], [[California]] ) is an [[United States|American]] racing driver and current race team owner. Vasser won the [[1996]] [[Champ Car]] champion with [[Chip Ganassi Racing]], and scored ten victories in the series. Vasser was the last American to win the [[Champ Car]] championship.

==Driving career==
===Indy Car/ChampCar===
Vasser made his [[Champ Car]] debut in 1992 and looked set to become a successor to legends such as [[A.J. Foyt]], [[Mario Andretti]], [[Danny Sullivan]] 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 important [[Indianapolis 500]], although he has raced in the event on a one-off basis a few times since, finishing as high as 4th in the 2001 race.

===1996 season/Ganassi===
Vasser won 4 of the first 5 races in 1996 and did enough to maintain a lead in the standings, although rookie teammate [[Alex Zanardi]] outperformed him in the second half of the season, and over the next 2 years. He had a poor 1999 season teamed with [[Juan Pablo Montoya]], and left the team at the end of 2000. 

===PKV Racing===

In 2004 he became part owner of [[PKV Racing]] along with [[Dan Pettit]] and [[Kevin Kalkhoven]] where he became one of the drivers for the two-car operation. Vasser retired from open wheel racing in 2006, but still has an ownership stake. He temporarily came out of retirement to drive the 3rd [[KV Racing Technology]] car in the final Champ Car World Series event at the [[2008 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach]].

==Sports car racing ==
Also in 2006, Vasser competed in three [[Grand-Am]] Rolex Sports Car Series races, including the [[24 Hours of Daytona]], driving for [[GAINSCO/Blackhawk Racing]]. In 2007, he again drove for the renamed [[GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing]] at the 24 Hours of Daytona, and on Sept. 4, 2007, it was announced that he would return to the team for the season-ending Sunchaser 1000&nbsp;km. Vasser will again drive for Stallings' team beginning at Laguna Seca in May 2008, pairing with fellow [[Champ Car]] champion [[Cristiano da Matta]].

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==Early career ==
*Won the 1987 [[Formula Ford]] National Championship, SCCA
*Competed in the 1988 Corvette Challenge.
*Competed in the 1989 and 1990 Pro F-2000 Canadian Championship.  Vasser and his teammate [[Ken Murillo]] were sponsored by [[LucasFilm]].
*Competed in [[Atlantic Championship]] in 1990 and 1991 for [[Della Penna Motorsports]].
*Won the Formula Atlantic East/West Challenge in 1990.
*Finished Runner-up (by 4 points [[Jovy Marcelo]]) in the 1991 season, six wins and seven pole positions.

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==Motorsports Career Results==
===American Open-Wheel===
([[Wikipedia:WikiProject American Open Wheel Racing/Driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest race lap)
====Champ Car====
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! Year
! Team
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! 19
! 20
! 21
! Rank
! Points
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| [[1992 CART World Series season|1992]]
! [[Hayhoe/Cole]]
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconAUS}}<br><font color=black>SRF<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>PHX<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>LBH<br><font color=black><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br>[[1992 Indianapolis 500|<font color=black>IND]]<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|{{flagiconUSA}}<br>DET<br><small>DNP</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>POR<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>MIL<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|{{flagiconUSA}}<br>NHA<br><small>DNP</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconCAN}}<br><font color=black>TOR<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|{{flagiconUSA}}<br>MIC<br><small>DNP</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>CLE<br><font color=black><small>14</small>
|{{flagiconUSA}}<br>ROA<br><small>DNP</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconCAN}}<br><font color=black>VAN<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#F2E09F"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>MDO<br><font color=black><small>Wth</small>
|bgcolor="#FFCFCF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>NAZ<br><font color=black><small>DNQ</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>LS<br><font color=black><small>12</small>
!
!
!
!
!
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|<font color=black> '''22nd'''
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|<font color=black> '''8'''
|-
| [[1993 CART World Series season|1993]]
! [[Hayhoe/Cole]]
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconAUS}}<br><font color=black>SRF<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>PHX<br><font color=black><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>LBH<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>[[1993 Indianapolis 500|<font color=black>IND]]<br><font color=black><small>13</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>MIL<br><font color=black><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>DET<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>POR<br><font color=black><small>11</small>
|{{flagiconUSA}}<br>CLE<br><small>DNP</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|{{flagiconCAN}}<br><font color=black>TOR<br><font color=black><small>11</small>
|{{flagiconUSA}}<br>MIC<br><small>DNP</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>NHA<br><font color=black><small>9</small>
|{{flagiconUSA}}<br>ROA<br><small>DNP</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconCAN}}<br><font color=black>VAN<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>MDO<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>NAZ<br><font color=black><small>10</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>LS<br><font color=black><small>21</small>
!
!
!
!
!
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|<font color=black> '''16th'''
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|<font color=black> '''30'''
|-
| [[1994 CART World Series season|1994]]
! [[Hayhoe/Cole]]
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|{{flagiconAUS}}<br><font color=black>SRF<br><font color=black><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>PHX<br><font color=black><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>LBH<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br>[[1994 Indianapolis 500|<font color=black>IND]]<br><font color=black><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>MIL<br><font color=black><small>11</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>DET<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>POR<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>CLE<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconCAN}}<br><font color=black>TOR<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>MIC<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>MDO<br><font color=black><small>14</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>NHA<br><font color=black><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|{{flagiconCAN}}<br><font color=black>VAN<br><font color=black><small>15</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>ROA<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>NAZ<br><font color=black><small>13</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>LS<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
!
!
!
!
!
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|<font color=black> '''15th'''
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|<font color=black> '''42'''
|-
| [[1995 CART World Series season|1995]]
! [[Chip Ganassi Racing|Ganassi]]
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>MIA<br><font color=black><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconAUS}}<br><font color=black>SRF<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>PHX<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>LBH<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>NAZ<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br>[[1995 Indianapolis 500|<font color=black>IND]]<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>MIL<br><font color=black><small>9</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>DET<br><font color=black><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>POR<br><font color=black><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>ROA<br><font color=black><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconCAN}}<br><font color=black>TOR<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>CLE<br><font color=black><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>MIC<br><font color=black><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>MDO<br><font color=black><small>9</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>NHA<br><font color=black><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconCAN}}<br><font color=black>VAN<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>LS<br><font color=black><small>8</small>
!
!
!
!
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|<font color=black> '''8th'''
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|<font color=black> '''92'''
|-
| [[1996 CART World Series season|1996]]
! [[Chip Ganassi Racing|Ganassi]]
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>MIA<br><font color=black><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconBRA}}<br><font color=black>RIO<br><font color=black><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|{{flagiconAUS}}<br><font color=black>'''SRF'''<br><font color=black><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>LBH<br><font color=black><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>NAZ<br><font color=black><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>'''US5'''<br><font color=black><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>MIL<br><font color=black><small>10</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>DET<br><font color=black><small>12</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>POR<br><font color=black><small>13</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>'''CLE'''<br><font color=black><small>10</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconCAN}}<br><font color=black>TOR<br><font color=black><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>'''MIC'''<br><font color=black><small>9</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>MDO<br><font color=black><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>ROA<br><font color=black><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconCAN}}<br><font color=black>VAN<br><font color=black><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>LS<br><font color=black><small>4</small>
!
!
!
!
!
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|<font color=black>'''1st'''
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|<font color=black>'''154'''
|-
| [[1997 CART World Series season|1997]]
! [[Chip Ganassi Racing|Ganassi]]
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>MIA<br><font color=black><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|{{flagiconAUS}}<br><font color=black>SRF<br><font color=black><small>12</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>LBH<br><font color=black><small>9</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>NAZ<br><font color=black><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconBRA}}<br><font color=black>RIO<br><font color=black><small>9</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>GAT<br><font color=black><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>MIL<br><font color=black><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>DET<br><font color=black><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>POR<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>CLE<br><font color=black><small>13</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconCAN}}<br><font color=black>TOR<br><font color=black><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>MIC<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>MDO<br><font color=black><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>ROA<br><font color=black><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|{{flagiconCAN}}<br><font color=black>VAN<br><font color=black><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>LS<br><font color=black><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>FON<br><font color=black><small>2</small>
!
!
!
!
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|<font color=black>'''3rd'''
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|<font color=black>'''144'''
|-
| [[1998 CART World Series season|1998]]
! [[Chip Ganassi Racing|Ganassi]]
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>MIA<br><font color=black><small>16</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconJapan}}<br><font color=black>'''MOT'''<br><font color=black><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>LBH<br><font color=black><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>NAZ<br><font color=black><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconBRA}}<br><font color=black>RIO<br><font color=black><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>GAT<br><font color=black><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>MIL<br><font color=black><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>DET<br><font color=black><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>POR<br><font color=black><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>'''CLE'''<br><font color=black><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|{{flagiconCAN}}<br><font color=black>TOR<br><font color=black><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>MIC<br><font color=black><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>MDO<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>ROA<br><font color=black><small>9</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconCAN}}<br><font color=black>VAN<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>LS<br><font color=black><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>HOU<br><font color=black><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconAUS}}<br><font color=black>SRF<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>FON<br><font color=black><small>1</small>
!
!
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|<font color=black>'''2nd'''
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|<font color=black>'''169'''
|-
| [[1999 CART World Series season|1999]]
! [[Chip Ganassi Racing|Ganassi]]
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>MIA<br><font color=black><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|{{flagiconJapan}}<br><font color=black>MOT<br><font color=black><small>12</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>LBH<br><font color=black><small>10</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>NAZ<br><font color=black><small>11</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconBRA}}<br><font color=black>RIO<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>GAT<br><font color=black><small>10</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>MIL<br><font color=black><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>POR<br><font color=black><small>12</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>CLE<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>ROA<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconCAN}}<br><font color=black>TOR<br><font color=black><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>'''MIC'''<br><font color=black><small>9</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>DET<br><font color=black><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>MDO<br><font color=black><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>CHI<br><font color=black><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|{{flagiconCAN}}<br><font color=black>VAN<br><font color=black><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>LS<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>HOU<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconAUS}}<br><font color=black>SRF<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>FON<br><font color=black><small>5</small>
|
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|<font color=black> '''9th'''
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|<font color=black> '''104'''
|-
| [[2000 CART World Series season|2000]]
! [[Chip Ganassi Racing|Ganassi]]
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>MIA<br><font color=black><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>LBH<br><font color=black><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|{{flagiconBRA}}<br><font color=black>RIO<br><font color=black><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconJapan}}<br><font color=black>MOT<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>NAZ<br><font color=black><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>MIL<br><font color=black><small>13</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>DET<br><font color=black><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>POR<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>CLE<br><font color=black><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconCAN}}<br><font color=black>TOR<br><font color=black><small>9</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>MIC<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>CHI<br><font color=black><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>MDO<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>ROA<br><font color=black><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconCAN}}<br><font color=black>VAN<br><font color=black><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>LS<br><font color=black><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>GAT<br><font color=black><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>HOU<br><font color=black><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|{{flagiconAUS}}<br><font color=black>SRF<br><font color=black><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>FON<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
!
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|<font color=black> '''6th'''
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|<font color=black> '''131'''
|-
| [[2001 CART World Series season|2001]]
! [[Patrick Racing|Patrick]]
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconMEX}}<br><font color=black>MTY<br><font color=black><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>LBH<br><font color=black><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>FTW<br><font color=black><small>Canc</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>NAZ<br><font color=black><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|{{flagiconJapan}}<br><font color=black>MOT<br><font color=black><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>MIL<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>DET<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>POR<br><font color=black><small>16</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>CLE<br><font color=black><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconCAN}}<br><font color=black>TOR<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>MIC<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>CHI<br><font color=black><small>14</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>MDO<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>ROA<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconCAN}}<br><font color=black>VAN<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|{{flagiconGER}}<br><font color=black>LAU<br><font color=black><small>15</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUK}}<br><font color=black>ROC<br><font color=black><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>HOU<br><font color=black><small>11</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>LS<br><font color=black><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconAUS}}<br><font color=black>[[2001 Honda Indy 300|<font color=black>SRF]]<br><font color=black><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>FON<br><font color=black><small>12</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|<font color=black> '''12th'''
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|<font color=black> '''77'''
|-
| [[2002 CART World Series season|2002]]
! [[Team Rahal]]
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconMEX}}<br><font color=black><font color=black>MTY<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black><font color=black>'''LBH'''<br><font color=black><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconJapan}}<br><font color=black><font color=black>MOT<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black><font color=black>MIL<br><font color=black><small>9</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black><font color=black>LS<br><font color=black><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black><font color=black>POR<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black><font color=black>CHI<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconCAN}}<br><font color=black><font color=black>TOR<br><font color=black><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black><font color=black>CLE<br><font color=black><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconCAN}}<br><font color=black><font color=black>VAN<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black><font color=black>MDO<br><font color=black><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black><font color=black>ROA<br><font color=black><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|{{flagiconCAN}}<br><font color=black><font color=black>MTL<br><font color=black><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black><font color=black>DEN<br><font color=black><small>10</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUK}}<br><font color=black><font color=black>ROC<br><font color=black><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black><font color=black>MIA<br><font color=black><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|{{flagiconAUS}}<br><font color=black>[[2002 Honda Indy 300|<font color=black>SRF]]<br><font color=black><small>12</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black><font color=black>FON<br><font color=black><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|{{flagiconMEX}}<br><font color=black><font color=black>MXC<br><font color=black><small>11</small>
!
!
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|<font color=black> '''6th'''
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|<font color=black> '''114'''
|-
| [[2003 CART World Series season|2003]]
! [[American Spirit Team Johannson|Spirit]]
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>[[2003 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|<font color=black>STP]]<br><font color=black><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|{{flagiconMEX}}<br><font color=black>[[2003 Tecate Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix|<font color=black>MTY]]<br><font color=black><small>14</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>[[2003 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach|<font color=black>LBH]]<br><font color=black><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUK}}<br><font color=black>[[2003 London Champ Car Trophy|<font color=black>BRH]]<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconGER}}<br><font color=black>[[2003 German 500|<font color=black>LAU]]<br><font color=black><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>[[2003 Milwaukee Mile Centennial 250|<font color=black>MIL]]<br><font color=black><small>11</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>[[2003 Grand Prix of Monterey|<font color=black>LS]]<br><font color=black><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>[[2003 G.I. Joe's 200|<font color=black>POR]]<br><font color=black><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>[[2003 U.S. Bank Cleveland Grand Prix|<font color=black>CLE]]<br><font color=black><small>13</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|{{flagiconCAN}}<br><font color=black>[[2003 Molson Indy Toronto|<font color=black>TOR]]<br><font color=black><small>13</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconCAN}}<br><font color=black>[[2003 Molson Indy Vancouver|<font color=black>VAN]]<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>[[2003 Mario Andretti Grand Prix at Road America|<font color=black>ROA]]<br><font color=black><small>9</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>''[[2003 Champ Car Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio|<font color=black>MDO]]''<br><font color=black><small>15</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconCAN}}<br><font color=black>[[2003 Molson Indy Montreal|<font color=black>MTL]]<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>[[2003 Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver|<font color=black>DEN]]<br><font color=black><small>11</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>[[2003 Grand Prix Americas (Champ Car race)|<font color=black>MIA]]<br><font color=black><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconMEX}}<br><font color=black>[[2003 Gran Premio Telmex-Gigante|<font color=black>MXC]]<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|{{flagiconAUS}}<br><font color=black>[[2003 Lexmark Indy 300|<font color=black>SRF]]<br><font color=black><small>3</small>
||{{flagiconUSA}}<br>[[2003 King Taco 500|FON]]<br><small>NH</small>
!
!
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|<font color=black> '''11th'''
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|<font color=black> '''72'''
|-
| [[2004 Champ Car World Series season|2004]]
! [[PKV Racing]]
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br />[[2004 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach|<font color=black>LBH]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconMEX}}<br />[[2004 Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey|<font color=black>MTY]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br />[[2004 Time Warner Cable Road Runner 250|<font color=black>MIL]]<br/><font color=black><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br />[[2004 Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland|<font color=black>POR]]<br/><font color=black><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br />[[2004 U.S. Bank Champ Car Grand Prix of Cleveland|<font color=black>CLE]]<br/><font color=black><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|{{flagiconCAN}}<br />[[2004 Molson Indy Toronto|<font color=black>TOR]]<br/><font color=black><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconCAN}}<br />[[2004 Molson Indy Vancouver|<font color=black>VAN]]<br/><font color=black><small>10</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br />[[2004 Grand Prix of Road America|<font color=black>ROA]]<br/><font color=black><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br />[[2004 Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver|<font color=black>DEN]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconCAN}}<br />[[2004 Molson Indy Montreal|<font color=black>MTL]]<br/><font color=black><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br />[[2004 Bridgestone Grand Prix of Monterey|<font color=black>LS]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br />[[2004 Bridgestone 400|<font color=black>LVG]]<br/><font color=black><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|{{flagiconAUS}}<br />[[2004 Lexmark Indy 300|<font color=black>SRF]]<br/><font color=black><small>12</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|{{flagiconMEX}}<br />[[2004 Gran Premio Telmex/Tecate|<font color=black>MXC]]<br/><font color=black><small>5</small>
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|<font color=black> '''8th'''
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|<font color=black> '''201'''*
|-
| [[2005 Champ Car World Series season|2005]]
! [[PKV Racing]]
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>[[2005 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach|<font color=black>LBH]]<br><font color=black><small>9</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconMEX}}<br><font color=black>[[2005 Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey|<font color=black>MTY]]<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>'''[[2005 Time Warner Cable Road Runner 225|<font color=black>MIL]]'''<br><font color=black><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>[[2005 G.I. Joe's Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland|<font color=black>POR]]<br><font color=black><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>[[2005 Grand Prix of Cleveland|<font color=black>CLE]]<br><font color=black><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|{{flagiconCAN}}<br><font color=black>[[2005 Molson Indy Toronto|<font color=black>TOR]]<br><font color=black><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|{{flagiconCAN}}<br><font color=black>[[2005 West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix of Edmonton|<font color=black>EDM]]<br><font color=black><small>11</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>[[2005 Taylor Woodrow Grand Prix of San Jose|<font color=black>SAN]]<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>[[2005 Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver|<font color=black>DEN]]<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconCAN}}<br><font color=black>[[2005 Molson Indy Montreal|<font color=black>MTL]]<br><font color=black><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br><font color=black>[[2005 Hurricane Relief 400|<font color=black>LVG]]<br><font color=black><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|{{flagiconAUS}}<br><font color=black>[[2005 Lexmark Indy 300|<font color=black>SRF]]<br><font color=black><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|{{flagiconMEX}}<br><font color=black>[[2005 Gran Premio Telmex/Tecate|<font color=black>MXC]]<br><font color=black><small>6</small>
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|<font color=black> '''6th'''
|bgcolor="#CFEAFF"|<font color=black> '''217'''
|-
| [[2006 Champ Car World Series season|2006]]
! [[PKV Racing]]
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|{{flagiconUSA}}<br>[[2006 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach|<font color=black>LBH]]<br><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
|{{flagiconUSA}}<br>[[2006 Grand Prix of Houston|HOU]]<br><small>DNP</small>
|{{flagiconMEX}}<br>[[2006 Tecate Grand Prix of Monterrey|MTY]]<br><small>DNP</small>
|{{flagiconUSA}}<br>[[2006 Time Warner Cable Road Runner 225|MIL]]<br><small>DNP</small>
|{{flagiconUSA}}<br>[[2006 Grand Prix of Portland|POR]]<br><small>DNP</small>
|{{flagiconUSA}}<br>[[2006 Grand Prix of Cleveland|CLE]]<br><small>DNP</small>
|{{flagiconCAN}}<br>[[2006 Molson Grand Prix of Toronto|TOR]]<br><small>DNP</small>
|{{flagiconCAN}}<br>[[2006 West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix of Edmonton|EDM]]<br><small>DNP</small>
|{{flagiconUSA}}<br>[[2006 Canary Foundation Grand Prix of San Jose|SAN]]<br><small>DNP</small>
|{{flagiconUSA}}<br>[[2006 Grand Prix of Denver|DEN]]<br><small>DNP</small>
|{{flagiconCAN}}<br>[[2006 Champ Car Grand Prix de Montreal|MTL]]<br><small>DNP</small>
|{{flagiconUSA}}<br>[[2006 Grand Prix of Road America|ROA]]<br><small>DNP</small>
|{{flagiconAUS}}<br>[[2006 Lexmark Indy 300|SRF]]<br><small>DNP</small>
|{{flagiconMEX}}<br>[[2006 Gran Premio Telmex|MXC]]<br><small>DNP</small>
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|<font color=black> '''24th'''
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|<font color=black> '''7'''
|}
* <nowiki>*</nowiki>New points system implemented in [[2004 Champ Car World Series season|2004]]


===Indianapolis 500 results===
{| border=1 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=4 style="float:center; margin:0 0 .5em 1em; width:800px; background:#505050; border-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile"
|- style="text-align:center; background:#505050;"
|- tr BGCOLOR=darkred
! Year
! Chassis
! Engine
! Start
! Finish
! Reason out
! Team
|-
| [[1992 Indianapolis 500|1992]]
| [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]]
| [[Chevrolet]]
| 28th
| 21st
| Crash
| [[Hayhoe Racing|Hayhoe]]
|-
| [[1993 Indianapolis 500|1993]]
| [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]]
| [[Ford-Cosworth]]
| 19th
| 13th
| Running
| [[Hayhoe Racing|Hayhoe]]
|-
| [[1994 Indianapolis 500|1994]]
| [[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]]
| [[Ford-Cosworth]]
| 16th
| 4th
| Running
| [[Hayhoe Racing|Hayhoe]]
|-
| [[1995 Indianapolis 500|1995]]
| [[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]]
| [[Ford-Cosworth]]
| 9th
| 22nd
| Crash
| [[Chip Ganassi Racing|Ganassi]]
|-
| [[2000 Indianapolis 500|2000]]
| [[Panoz|G-Force]]
| [[Oldsmobile]]
| 7th
| 7th
| Running
| [[Chip Ganassi Racing|Ganassi]]
|-
| [[2001 Indianapolis 500|2001]]
| [[Panoz|G-Force]]
| [[Oldsmobile]]
| 12th
| 4th
| Running
| [[Chip Ganassi Racing|Ganassi]]
|-
| [[2002 Indianapolis 500|2002]]
| [[Dallara]]
| [[Chevrolet]]
| 19th
| 30th
| Gearbox
| [[Team Rahal|Rahal]]
|-
| [[2003 Indianapolis 500|2003]]
| [[Dallara]]
| [[Honda]]
| 27th
| 26th
| Gearbox
| [[Team Rahal|Rahal]]
|}


===Notes===
Winner of fastest [[Champ Car]] race: Fontana 2002, Average Speed: {{convert|197.995|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}

Co-owner of [[PKV Racing]]


== External links ==
* [http://pkvracing.homestead.com/AboutPKV_Vasser.html Official bio] at PKVRacing.com
* [http://www.gainscoracing.com/race_team/bio_jvasser.html Bob Stallings Racing bio]


[[Category:Champ Car drivers|Vasser, Jimmy]]
[[Category:Indy Racing League drivers|Vasser, Jimmy]]
[[Category:Indy 500 drivers|Vasser, Jimmy]]
[[Category:International Race of Champions drivers|Vasser, Jimmy]]