Steve Knapp (born April 17, 1964,

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), is a former driver in IndyCar. He raced in the 1998–2000 seasons with 13 career starts, including 3 at the

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. 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

IRL IndyCar Series

: ''¹ The 1999 VisionAire 500K at

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was cancelled after 79 laps due to spectator fatalities.''

Indy 500 results

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1964 births Living people IndyCar Series drivers Atlantic Championship drivers Indianapolis 500 drivers Indianapolis 500 Rookies of the Year Racing drivers from Minneapolis Racing drivers from Minnesota Sportspeople from Minneapolis SCCA National Championship Runoffs winners U.S. F2000 National Championship drivers {{IndyCar-bio-stub PDM Racing drivers Dreyer & Reinbold Racing drivers