Steve Knapp


Steve Knapp, 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.

Racing record

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

YearTrackCarEngineClassFinishStartStatus
1983Road AtlantaLynxVolkswagenFormula Vee1326Running
1984Road AtlantaLazerVolkswagenFormula Vee416Running
1985Road AtlantaLazer L85VolkswagenFormula Vee121Running
1986Road AtlantaLola T86/90FordSports 200016Running
1987Road AtlantaLola T87/90FordSports 200022Running
1988Road AtlantaReynard 88SFFordFormula Continental33Running
1995Mid-OhioVan DiemenFordFormula Continental23Running

IRL IndyCar Series

Indy 500 results