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Jimmy Vasser | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vasser at Long Beach, 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Canoga Park, California, U.S. | November 20, 1965||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1996 PPG Indy Car World Series Champion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 and business partner Kevin Kalkhoven won the 2013 Indianapolis 500 as a car owners of KV Racing Technology, with driver Tony Kanaan.