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  Jimmy Vasser Chevrolet Toyota of Napa - About Us
It is the intention of Jimmy Vasser Chevrolet Toyota and Jimmy Vasser Ford to continue to grow in and with the Napa area and to provide our customers with the highest level of quality and service.
Jimmy Vasser, Jr., a native of the San Francisco bay area, has been involved in the automotive industry for the most of his life.
Jimmy brings the determination and work ethic he has exhibited throughout his racing career to Jimmy Vasser Chevrolet Toyota and Jimmy Vasser Ford with the intention of making these dealerships models for others to emulate.
www.cars.com /jimmyvasser/about.html   (767 words)

  
 Teleconference with Jimmy Vasser
Jimmy Vasser: "Well, just there are so many ingredients to go in and making the pie, so to say — you know, they are geling their team.
Jimmy Vasser: "Yeah, next year, and also trying to just, at least, squeeze in — you know, we really only have one street circuit left in Vancouver and we really looked at the calendar to try to find a place where we can test and time that we can squeeze a test in.
Jimmy Vasser: "I think we did similar things, but probably a bit more road course testing for me. I did a lot of the oval testing in '96 as well, although we didn't have the same problems that we have now.
www.speedcenter.com /interviews/sc_i0725_97.html   (3761 words)

  
 Las Vegas SUN: TAKE FIVE: Jimmy Vasser
But Vasser, a 10-year resident of Las Vegas, admitted it hasn't been easy stepping out of the cockpit of the 750-horsepower race car that had been his "office" for the past 15 years.
Vasser took time out of his team's preparations for this weekend's race in Portland, Ore., and talked about his shifting role with PKV Racing.
Vasser's primary duty with the team is serving as mentor and driver coach to Legge, a 25-year-old Brit in her first season in Champ Car.
www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/births/2006/jun/16/566652567.html   (580 words)

  
 Jimmy Vasser - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jimmy Vasser (born November 20, 1965 in Canoga Park, California) is an American racing driver.
Vasser was the 1996 Champ Car champion, driving for Chip Ganassi, and has scored ten victories in the category.
Vasser made his Champ Car debut in 1992 and looked set to become a successor to legends such as A.J. Foyt and Rick Mears.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jimmy_Vasser   (387 words)

  
 Jimmy Vasser Bio
Jimmy Vasser ended the 1997 season with momentum, winning his first and only race of the season at the Toyota Grand Prix of Monterey and placing second in California.
Vasser is the first PPG Cup champion to win the crown without recording a victory previously in his career.
Vasser finished 16th in the PPG Cup standings in 1993, starting 11 Indy Car events, but crashed at Indy, suffering a broken leg and missing three of the next four races.
www.cartracingupdate.com /BIOS/vassbio.htm   (521 words)

  
 AutoRacing1.com - CART News
"Jimmy and I have been working very diligently for the past several weeks to put this deal together and I am very pleased to be able to make this announcement," said Pat Patrick.
Vasser, who is entering his tenth CART season, is one of three CART Champions currently competing in the FedEx Championship Series and one of three Americans under contract for the 2001 season.
Vasser joins Roberto Moreno in a two-car effort for Patrick Racing during the 2001 season.
www.autoracing1.com /htmfiles/2000/1203Vasser.htm   (874 words)

  
 Sports: Vasser gets by Andretti on restart
FONTANA, Calif. -- Jimmy Vasser charged past Michael Andretti on a restart two laps from the end of Sunday's CART 500 and pulled away for an easy victory in the fastest 500-mile race ever.
Vasser fell about 10 car lengths behind Andretti as they approached the flag stand, then shot forward as the green flag waved.
Vasser caught Andretti in the first turn and shot past him as the cars entered the second.
www.sptimes.com /2002/11/04/news_pf/Sports/Vasser_gets_by_Andret.shtml   (425 words)

  
 Veteran Vasser zooming along
Vasser is the man responsible for igniting the Team Target dynasty.
 Although Vasser has not claimed the CART FedEx title since 1996, he has proven to be one of the smartest and most determined drivers in the series.
Vasser was runner-up to teammate Zanardi in 1998, earning three victories and five podium finishes.
www.canoe.ca /TorontoIndy2000/indy_vasser.html   (522 words)

  
 Champ Car > PKV Racing Profile
Vasser went on to earn back-to-back podiums at the end of the year and set a team high by finishing sixth in the final standings.
As one of the most recognized names in all of open-wheel racing, American Champ Car veteran Jimmy Vasser joined PKV Racing in 2004 and will begin his 15th year of competition in the series in 2006.
In addition to being the only owner/driver in the Champ Car World Series, Vasser brings a wealth of racing knowledge and experience to the team with 10 career wins and nine poles to his credit, as well as the series record for most consecutive starts, which currently stands at 210.
www.champcarworldseries.com /Teams/Team.asp?ID=282   (847 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Inside Game Gang - Jimmy Vasser Archive - -
While teaming with Alex Zanardi from 1996 through 1998, CART's Jimmy Vasser displayed consistency, speed, smarts and talent, creating one of the most dominating teams in the history of sports.
Vasser claimed the PPG Cup in 1996, then finished third in 1997 and second in 1998 during Zanardi's two championship seasons.
One of CART's respected veterans, Vasser, 34, was born in Canoga Park, Calif. He began racing quarter-midgets at age six, and grew up watching father Jim's drag racing competitions (father and son now operate a Southern California car dealership).
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /inside_game/archives/jimmy_vasser   (195 words)

  
 Jimmy Vasser Speaker - Book Motivational Celebrity Speaker Jimmy Vasser and Other Corporate Entertainment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Ten years before most kids had their driver's license, Indy Car Champion Jimmy Vasser was tearing up the track as a six-year-old winning championships in 1974, 1975 and 1978.
In 1995, Vasser joined Target/Chip Ganassi Racing and the new partnership created one of the CART series' top young stars and one of the most popular drivers among fans.
At the start of the 1999 season, Jimmy Vasser has a new three-year contract and a new teammate, Juan Montoya.
www.allamericanspeakers.com /speakerbio/Jimmy_Vasser.php   (556 words)

  
 NASCAR.com - The Buzz: Vasser plots NASCAR return - June 2, 2003
Vasser was running a Braun Racing Dodge in the top-10 in the final five laps of the Koolerz 300 at Daytona International Speedway -- an event for which he qualified fifth -- when he was hit from behind, setting off a multi-car accident.
Vasser, who finished 11th Saturday night in the first prime time CART race under the lights in Milwaukee, is into the meat of his CART schedule.
Vasser has only one free weekend from CART in August, but that coincides with the Busch weekend at Michigan International Speedway, a track he's familiar with from Indy cars.
www.nascar.com /2003/news/headlines/buzz/06/02/buzz_0602/index.html   (293 words)

  
 Grand American Road Racing Association
As Vasser mentioned, the race will mark a major marketing event for the team's primary backer, GAINSCO Auto Insurance, with a contingent of hundreds of employees, agents and customers on hand to enjoy the racing and cheer on the No. 99 GAINSCO machine.
With Jimmy and Alex behind the wheel, we've got the potential for a very strong result.
With two poles, a podium and dozens of laps led in their maiden 2005 season, drivers Bob Stallings, Alex Gurney and Jimmy Vasser are hungry for even greater success.
www.grandamerican.com /News/Article.asp?ID=5957   (687 words)

  
 Thanks. I Needed That.
One other drivers hurt badly by the late race shenenigans were Michael Andretti, dropping to 4th in points, and Kenny Brack, losing 5th in the points to Fernandez, both of whom were caught up in a six-car melee caused by Alex Tagliani.
Vasser and Chip Ganassi reached a parting of the ways a few weeks ago, and Jimmy's victory will be an excellent advertisement for another CART ride.
Under controversy and attrition, Jimmy Vasser gladly grabs his first victory since 1998 and becomes the 10th different winner this season and Toyota's first road course winner." Seventhgear's"Full Story
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/cart_auto_racing/49579/2   (366 words)

  
 Jimmy Vasser News
Jimmy Vasser News continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
Jimmy Vasser, the Champ Car team owner, doesn't know whether his team will have enough cars to allow him to come out of retirement and race in the inaugural Vegas Grand Prix next April.
After taking a ton of criticism during last year's inaugural San Jose Grand Prix, a lot of work was done to make this year's event a better experience for both the fans and the drivers.
www.topix.net /cart/jimmy-vasser   (714 words)

  
 RFM Front Page News (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Now in his 13th season of Champcar racing, Jimmy has no shortage of opinions on where Champcar has come from, and where it is going.
Though Jimmy is modest about his ironman-like streak, he recognizes the significance of the feat, saying “It’s a great honour to break a record held by a great Champion like Al Unser Jr.
Nevertheless, seven months ago, while two teams left the series, Jimmy had enough confidence in the three men, to take a partial stake in the PKV Racing team, which is part owned by Kevin Kalkhoven and his longtime business partner Dan Pettit, and become both an owner and a driver.
www.rfmsports.com.cob-web.org:8888 /CART/Specials/CARTspecials.vasser.html   (1245 words)

  
 AskMen.com - Jimmy Vasser
A modern-day racing legend, Jimmy Vasser broke Al Unser Jr.'s record for 192 consecutive starts in August of 2004.
Couple a consistent and durable career like this with 10 career wins, and you see why Vasser is one of only seven drivers to have earned more than $11 million in a career.
Vasser won the 1996 CART Championship and holds records in virtually every statistical category.
www.askmen.com /sports/business_100/116c_sports_business.html   (426 words)

  
 StarBios Report for Jimmy Vasser
Jimmy Vasser, born 1965 November 20 at 1200PM, Canoga Park, California (34N12 118W36 8W)
It is not to be taken for medical or legal advice and is not for therapy or fortune telling purposes.
Jimmy Vasser, you need to appreciate what is good for you and what soothes your nerves.
www.adze.com /Celebrities/JimmyVasser.htm   (1907 words)

  
 Honda Racing News, Team Rahal adds Jimmy Vasser to Honda's Indy 500 Lineup
Honda strengthened its lineup for the Indianapolis 500 with the announcement that seven-time "500" veteran Jimmy Vasser will pilot a second Team Rahal entry at next month's 87th running of the Memorial Day weekend classic.
Vasser, who drove for Team Rahal in CART Champ Cars during the 2002 season, will drive the #19 Rahal/Letterman entry on May 18, the final day of qualifying for this year's Indy 500.
Vasser has run the Indy 500 seven times previously, including the last three events.
www.hondabeat.com /racing_details.php?ID=40   (528 words)

  
 Jimmy Vasser, Roger Warrick
Jimmy Vasser crosses the line winning the inaugeral US 500 and the Vanderbilt Cup.
Averaging 156.4 miles per hour, Vasser drove his backup Renard 961 Honda after his pole-winning car was eliminated in a start line crash.
This print is beautifully done and comes signed by Jimmy Vasser and Roger Warrick.
www.frecksautoart.com /cart4.html   (163 words)

  
 Conquest Racing Conquest Racing, Sebastien Bourdais, Jimmy Vasser, Bruno Junqueira, AUTO RACING,Forsythe Racing ...
Bourdais somehow avoided trouble Sunday on the way to his third Champ Car win in a row and didn't even realize how chaotic it was on the tight 1.755-mile, 10-turn street course at the edge of downtown Toronto.
After the race, Bourdais listened closely, looking somewhat surprised as Vasser and third-place finisher Patrick Carpentier talked about the wild race that included seven caution flags and plenty of collisions and near misses.
Vasser, who also managed to avoid trouble throughout the race, got one last shot at the leader on a restart two laps from the end.
cbs.sportsline.com /autoracing/story/7490570   (840 words)

  
 Jimmy Vasser
Jimmy Vasser/PKV Racing pit-area [ CCWS '05 LBGP ]
Jimmy Vasser/PKV Racing & his car (prior to ChampCar race), Katherine Legge/PKV Racing on a cart (following the Champcar girls)
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jimmyvasser.blogspot.com   (70 words)

  
 RacingOne - Nascar Racing: Auto Racing, Nascar News, Racing News, Nascar Online, Nascar 2006, Nascar Drivers, Nascar, ...
Vasser is also experienced with the Honda/Reynard combination, winning the 1996 CART championship with Honda power.
A native of California, Vasser became available when he was released from his contract with Chip Ganassi in August.
Vasser finished 6th in the 2000 points standings, staying alive in the championship fight until the final race of the season.
www.racingone.com /article.aspx?artnum=4066   (300 words)

  
 CHAMP CAR: Q&A: Jimmy Vasser.: Latest Motorsport news, results with radio player   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
We are joined today by the latest winner in the CART FedEx Championship Series, Jimmy Vasser, driver of the #8 Shell Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone for Team Rahal.
Jimmy captured Sunday's 500 presented by Toyota at California Speedway in record fashion, winning the race with an average speed of 197.995 miles per hour, which shattered the mark for the fastest 500-mile race in open-wheel history.
The win was Jimmy's second at California Speedway following his victory there in 1998, and the win was the 10th of his CART career, moving him into a tie for 10th on the all-time victory list in CART with Tom Sneva, Bobby Unser, Johnny Rutherford and his former teammate Juan Montoya.
www.crash.net /feature_view~t~Q-A--Jimmy-Vasser-~cid~3~id~2441.htm   (1172 words)

  
 Team Rahal signs Jimmy Vasser ! - Ford Forums - Mustang Forum, Ford Trucks and Cars
Team Rahal announced that they have signed Jimmy Vasser to drive for them in 2002, likely in the Shell machine that Rahal runs in addition to the Miller Lite backed car.
Max Papis will no longer drive for the team due to his poor performances and the recent retirements involving his team mate Kenny Brack, with Buddy Rice favourite to take the second seat at the team.
Miller Lite is cutting back its involvement but Team Rahal are on the verge of signing a new major sponsor in the next couple of weeks.
www.fordforums.com /showthread.php?t=5563   (282 words)

  
 Jimmy Vasser To Join Groff Motorsports Effort At 2002 Baja Mex "300" - DesertRacing.com
Vasser will team with open-wheel veteran Robbie Groff, along with desert veteran Marty Fiolka, to race for overall honors in a two-seat Toyota-powered Jimco set to compete in Best In The Desert's highly-competitive Class 1500 for unlimited open-wheel vehicles.
A lifelong friend of the Groff brothers, Vasser competed against both Mike and Robbie in quarter midgets begin at the age of eight.
Vasser will then turn the car over to Fiolka and his sister Leeann Storino for the sprint to the finish.
www.desertracing.com /news/2002/0916_bitd_bajamex_vasser.html   (1070 words)

  
 Champ Car News: Remember Jimmy Vasser?
As most of long-time Champ Car fans will recall, Jimmy was the guy who gave Chip Ganassi his first major racing series championship.
Perhaps the fact that fellow American A.J. Allmendinger will share the front row with Vasser, the first time Champ Car has seen Americans start 1-2 in 8 years, is a good omen for the veteran racer.
having spent time in the target hspitality tent when Vasser and Montoya were on the team together,Vasser was always a class act while Juan made it clear that he was to be the #1 driver and acted like a premadona.
www.fastmachines.com /archives/champ_car/002949.php   (646 words)

  
 rpm.espn.com: Jimmy Vasser
Vasser and Ryan Hunter-Reay will team up with the new American Spirit team, headed by former Formula One and CART driver Stefan Johansson.
Vasser will also be running a limited NASCAR Busch Series schedule.
Here are your thoughts on Vasser's prospects for 2003.
espn.go.com /rpm/cart/spot02/jvasser.html   (151 words)

  
 Jimmy Vasser on CART TV - race-dezert.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
As a follow-up to last week's press announcement, the Groff Motorsports team did test with CART's Jimmy Vasser this week at Soggy Dry Lake in Lucerne Valley.
In any case, we shot footage of Jimmy and forwarded the video to the producer at CART for Sunday's Denver Grand Prix on Speed TV.
The showed Jimmy geting into the car and taking off and then going through some whoops at speed.
www.race-dezert.com /forum/showthread.php?t=3306   (427 words)

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