Career Highlights

- 2001 Indianapolis 500 MBNA Pole winner.
- 1996 IndyCar Series co-champion.


2004
- Finished 13th in IndyCar Series standings, driving for Kelley Racing.
- Earned best start of 12th at Motegi and best finish of eighth at Texas 2.
- Finished seventh in standings in Crown Royal IROC series.

2003
- Finished eighth in IndyCar Series standings for Kelley Racing.
- Won at Motegi, Japan. Set a record by winning at least one race in seven consecutive seasons.
- Earned three top-five and seven top-10 finishes.
- Led three races for 38 laps and completed 3,175 of a possible 3,251 laps, more than any other driver.
- Competed in two IROC events as a substitute for injured Felipe Giaffone.

2002
- Finished sixth in IndyCar Series standings, earning four top-five and nine top-10 finishes.
- Won at Nazareth after starting 11th.
- Finished ninth in True Value IROC series standings.

2001
- Finished third in IndyCar Series standings.
- Won pole position for Indianapolis 500 with a four-lap average speed of 226.037 mph.
- Won Texas 1 race.
- Recorded three MBNA Pole Awards and 10 top-10 finishes in 13 starts.

2000
- Finished seventh in IndyCar Series standings.
- Won Texas 1 race, leading 38 laps en route to victory after staring 12th.

1999
- Earned victory at Atlanta and captured second MBNA Pole Award at Walt Disney World.
- Competed in Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona in Chevrolet Corvette C5-R.

1998
- Competed with new Kelley Racing team and earned victories at Phoenix and Dover.
- Led IndyCar Series standings after Dover, Charlotte and Pikes Peak races, finally losing lead to Kenny Brack in August at Atlanta.

1997
- Earned first IndyCar Series victory at New Hampshire 1, driving for A.J. oyt Enterprises.
- Missed Indianapolis 500 after suffering head injury during second practice crash at Indy.
- Returned to IndyCar Series at Pikes Peak. Suffered head injury in an accident on first lap, forcing him to miss the remainder of season.

1996
- Shared inaugural IndyCar Series championship with Buzz Calkins after finishing 11th at Disney World, second at Phoenix and 10th at Indianapolis.
- Opened 1996-97 IndyCar Series season with victory at New Hampshire in A.J. Foyt entry.
- Won Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona with Doyle Racing Oldsmobile Riley & Scott World Sports Car team, co-driving with Wayne Taylor and Jim Pace.

1995
- Drove A.J. Foyt entry at Indianapolis 500, starting 30th and finishing 26th.
- Competed in four SCCA Trans-Am races with best finish of fifth.

1994
- Started 17th and finished 16th in first Indianapolis 500 start.
- Contested full season in CART, driving for the new PacWest Racing team.

1993
- Made CART debut with Bettenhausen Motorsports at Laguna Seca, finishing 22nd.
- Won second SCCA Trans-Am championship with six victories, 11 top-fives and nine poles.

1992
- Finished second in SCCA Trans-Am standings. Won twice and earned seven pole positions in 11 starts.

1991
- Won six races en route to SCCA Trans-Am championship. Set seven track records and won eight pole positions in Chevrolet Camaro fielded by American Equipment Racing.

1990
- Earned first SCCA Trans-Am victory at Detroit.
- Teamed with actor Paul Newman in Newman-Sharp Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme in SCCA competition.

1989
- Finished eighth in SCCA Trans-Am points, driving Newman-Sharp Oldsmobile.

1988
- Won third consecutive SCCA national title and second consecutive GT-1 championship at Runoffs.
- Won six races in SCCA Escort Endurance A Class championship, finishing second in points in Nissan 300ZX with co-driver Pepe Pombo.
- Competed in four SCCA Trans-Am events.

1987
- Won SCCA GT-1 national title in first season of professional racing.

1986
- Won SCCA national GT-2 driver’s championship in Nissan 280ZX Turbo for Newman-Sharp Racing headed by father, Bob Sharp, and actor Paul Newman.

1984
- Won first SCCA race entered, at New Hampshire.

1976
- Started racing karts, winning 50 of 75 starts.