Great Read: Ganassi's first IndyCar champion

The Brickyard's 'other' Jimmy  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ View in browser View in browser ARTICLES MAGAZINE SHOP DATABASE SHOP ARCHIVE Great Read: Jimmy Vasser – The Motor Sport Interview February 2024 | Rob Widdows A very happy birthday to IndyCar star Jimmy Vasser. In today's Great Read, the Champ Car title winner opens up on tricky team-mates, winning the Indy 500 as a team owner and Stefan Johansson's super-strong coffee        Jimmy Vasser has been making headlines in American motor racing for more than 30 years and today he remains in the winner's circle with his Lexus GT3 team in the IMSA sports car series. As a teenager he won America's Formula Ford championship, graduating to Indy Lights in 1988 and CART/Champ Cars in 1992 before getting his big break with Chip Ganassi in 1995 and winning the championship in '96. Along the way he flirted with Formula 3000 in Europe, was thwarted in his dream of Formula 1, and returned to the States to build a career in CART and IndyCar that lasted until 2008. As a team co-owner with Kevin Kalkhoven he won the Indy 500 when Tony Kanaan claimed victory in 2013 by less than a second for KV Racing. Today his Vasser Sullivan IMSA team is flying high – GTD Pro champions with British drivers Jack Hawksworth and Ben Barnicoat – and there are plans afoot to go IndyCar racing too... READ MORE F1 James Elson Felipe Massa's F1 'Crashgate' case: Bombshell trial to go ahead Felipe Massa's seismic 'Crashgate' F1 trial will now go ahead – here's what we know so far, and who's said what READ MORE SPONSORED ADVERTISEMENT Celebrate F1 in Vegas with The Signature Store Nigel Mansell signed LEGO Icons: Williams FW14B Craft a replica of the iconic F1 race car that propelled Nigel Mansell to victory in the 1992 Formula 1 World Championship.  Brand new, sealed and hand signed by Nigel Mansell, LEGO Icons: Williams FW14B. Kimi Räikkönen Signed model Nigel Mansell Signed Lego Stirling Moss Signed print VISIT THE SIGNATURE STORE F1 Pablo Elizalde 'Too big, too heavy and no fun' — why Alonso won't miss current F1 cars Alonso and Russell say Formula 1's current cars have fallen short of their promise READ MORE F1 Pablo Elizalde 'Too big, too heavy and no fun' — why Alonso won't miss current F1 cars Alonso and Russell say Formula 1's current cars have fallen short of their promise READ MORE Motor Sport Branded Explore our best-selling products, specially selected for Motor Sport enthusiasts like you. Racing Green Motor Sport Binder BUY NOW 2026 Diary Motor Sport BUY NOW Coasters Motor Sport BUY NOW Le Mans Winners' Cars Motor Sport Poster BUY NOW Flask Bottle Motor Sport BUY NOW Laptop Bag Motor Sport BUY NOW Update your content preferences UPDATE NOW Connect with us We now accept © 2025 Motor Sport Magazine, All rights reserved. Motor Sport Magazine, 18-20 Rosemont Road, London, NW3 6NE. © 2025 Motor Sport Magazine, All rights reserved. Motor Sport Magazine,  18-20 Rosemont Road, London, NW3 6NE. Unsubscribe  |  Privacy Policy