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🇺🇸 Jimmy Vasser

Racing driver from United States. IndyCar, Team Rahal.
Driver facts
Full name
Jimmy Vasser
Born
20 November 1965(b. 1965)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Team Rahal
Series
IndyCar
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
0
Career starts
8
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
5,359
Jimmy Vasser
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,359
Rank 734 of 39,268 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Jimmy Vasser is a racing driver from United States who last raced in IndyCar for Team Rahal. Vasser has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 8 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,359 ranks Vasser 734th of 39,268 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2008 form
Last 8 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2008-04-20Champ Car Toyota Grand Prix at Long BeachIndyCarP10+23
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+13485th Indianapolis 500-Mile Race 2001IndyCarP4
+10284th Indianapolis 500-Mile Race 2000IndyCarP7
+59Yamaha Indy 400 2002IndyCarP9
+23Champ Car Toyota Grand Prix at Long Beach 2008IndyCarP10
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2008▸IndyCar100000P27+235,359
2003▸NASCAR XfinityBraun Racing200000P42−1725,336
▸IndyCarTeam Rahal100000P25−66
2002▸IndyCarTeam Rahal200000P24−615,574
2001▸IndyCarTarget Chip Ganassi Racing100000P23+1345,636
2000▸IndyCarTarget Chip Ganassi Racing100000P22+4,1525,502
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Vasser finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇺🇸 Al Unser Jr.5,59653260%
🇺🇸 Sam Hornish Jr.5,54552340%
🇧🇷 Airton Daré5,43253260%
🇺🇸 Billy Boat5,20854180%
🇺🇸 Buddy Lazier5,09851420%
🇺🇸 Scott SharpFIA Platinum4,85852340%
🇧🇷 Gil de Ferran6,0994040%
🇺🇸 Robby McGehee5,41743175%
🇺🇸 Richie Hearn5,37643175%
🇬🇧 Jeff WardFIA Bronze5,33442250%
🇺🇸 Tony StewartHigher-rated6,497110100%
🇺🇸 Michael AndrettiHigher-rated6,04831233%
🇺🇸 Graham RahalFIA Gold5,811110100%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 39,268 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
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725🇫🇷 Jules GounonWEC5,367
726🇮🇹 Stefano LivioFIA GT Championship5,367
727🇯🇵 Nobuharu MatsushitaSuper Formula5,366
728🇳🇿 Hunter McElreaIMSA WeatherTech5,364
729🇧🇪 Yves OlivierInternational Formula 30005,363
730🇬🇧 Alexander LynnNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie5,362
731🇺🇸 Noah GragsonNASCAR Cup Series5,362
732🇯🇵 Ukyo KatayamaFormula 15,362
733🇮🇹 Paolo BarillaFormula 15,360
734🇺🇸 Jimmy VasserIndyCar5,359
735🇧🇷 Mario HaberfeldInternational Formula 30005,356
736🇫🇷 Franck LagorceFIA GT Championship5,354
737🇦🇹 Karl WendlingerFIA GT Championship5,354
738🇬🇧 Perry McCarthyFIA GT Championship5,354
739🇮🇹 Enrico BertaggiaInternational Formula 30005,352
740🇪🇸 Albert CostaIMSA WeatherTech5,351
741🇪🇸 Miguel MolinaWEC5,351
742🇬🇧 Kenny AchesonInternational Formula 30005,350
743🇺🇸 Robbie GroffIndyCar5,350
744🇬🇧 Louis FosterIndyCar5,349
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Jimmy Vasser is a racing driver from United States who last raced in IndyCar for Team Rahal. Vasser has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 8 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,359 ranks Vasser 734th of 39,268 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
Watkins Glen 6H: Thursday Paddock Notes[1]
dailysportscar.com
25 Jun 2026
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