Jimmy Vasser

Jimmy Vasser
Jimmy Vasser
	Vasser at Long Beach, 2008
Born	November 20, 1965 (age 59); Canoga Park, California, U.S.
Championship titles
	1996 PPG Indy Car World Series Champion
Years active
Champ Car career
	233 races run over 16 years
Years active	1992–2006, 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 finish	1st (1996)
First race	1992 Dailkyo IndyCar Grand Prix (Surfers Paradise)
Last race	2008 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach (Long Beach)
First win	1996 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami (Homestead)
Last win	2002 The 500 Presented by Toyota (California)
Best finish
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
	2 races run over 1 year
Best finish	97th (2003)
First race	2003 Koolerz 300 (Daytona)
Last race	2003 GNC Live Well 250 (Milwaukee)

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.^[1] 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).

Vasser was co-owner of KV Racing Technology, winning the 2013 Indianapolis 500 with driver Tony Kanaan. He currently co-owns Vasser Sullivan Racing, claiming the GTD Pro teams title at the 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship.

^ "Vasser might be taking his last laps". Las Vegas Sun. September 23, 2005. Retrieved January 23, 2010.