# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/chris-kneifel
# Generated: 2026-08-14T00:57:44.406Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/chris-kneifel"
name: "Chris Kneifel"
slug: "chris-kneifel"
description: "Chris Kneifel, is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1982–1984 seasons with 19 career starts, including the 1983 and 1984 Indianapolis 500, and finished in the top-ten six times. He was the last driver to start the Indianapolis 500 with a qualifying speed under 200 miles per hour (320 km/h). In 1984, Jacques Villeneuve originally qualified for the final starting position at just over 200 mph (320 km/h), but withdrew after being injured in a practice crash. Kneifel, the next fastest car at just under 200 mph (320 km/h), started in his place."
tagline: "American racing driver"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Chevrolet_Corvette_C5-R_-_Ron_Fellows%2C_Chris_Kneifel_%26_Justin_Bell_heads_for_Dunlop_Chicane_at_the_2000_Le_Mans_(52532975712).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
birthDate: "1961-04-23"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           39.52
  momentum:             0
  historical:           6.341721333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Kneifel"
    title: "Chris Kneifel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B3_%D9%83%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%84"
    title: "كريس كنيفل"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Kneifel"
    title: "Chris Kneifel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Kneifel"
    title: "Chris Kneifel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%8A%E3%82%A4%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB"
    title: "クリス・クナイフェル"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Kneifel"
    title: "Chris Kneifel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Kneifel"
    title: "Chris Kneifel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5107131"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump