Editing Max Papis (section)

==Career==
===Formula One===
[[File:Massimiliano Papis 1995 Britain.jpg|thumb|left|Papis made his [[Formula One]] debut for [[Footwork Arrows|Footwork]] at the [[1995 British Grand Prix]].]]

After a spell as the [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] team's test driver in {{F1|1994}}, Papis replaced [[Gianni Morbidelli]] in the [[Footwork Arrows|Footwork]] team for seven races in the middle of the [[1995 Formula One season]], as he brought valuable sponsorship to the cash-strapped outfit. Despite being a race-winner in [[International Formula 3000|Formula 3000]], he often struggled with the unfamiliar car, and was occasionally outpaced by his much-maligned teammate, [[Taki Inoue]]. He also proved to be an unlucky driver, suffering a spectacular puncture and suspension failure on his début race at [[1995 British Grand Prix|Silverstone]] due to clipping the pit lane wall after a tire change, being left on the grid at [[1995 German Grand Prix|Hockenheim]] due to a transmission failure, and spinning on dust and oil kicked up by [[David Coulthard]] at the Ascari Chicane on the first lap of the [[1995 Italian Grand Prix|Italian GP]], causing a pile-up and a restart. However, he only missed out on a point in the restarted race when he was overtaken by [[Jean-Christophe Boullion]]'s [[Sauber]] on the last lap. When Morbidelli returned, Papis was out of a drive and headed to America for 1996.

===Champ Car===
He moved to [[Champ Car|CART]] Champ Car racing in 1996 as a replacement for [[Jeff Krosnoff]], who was killed in the previous race in Toronto. In 1999, he joined the more competitive [[Rahal Letterman Racing|Rahal]] team, almost winning the [[Michigan 500|US 500]] before running out of fuel, and finishing fifth in the series. He started the next year by winning the 2000 season-opener, but failed to finish in the championship Top 10. In 2001, he won twice and finished sixth overall, but was dropped by the team, mainly due to two collisions with teammate [[Kenny Bräck]]. In 2002, he competed with [[Sigma Autosport]], scoring two third places finishes at Long Beach and Milwaukee, before the team folded due to financial problems. The Italian did a partial season with [[PK Racing]] in 2003, with a best result of fourth at Road America. Papis also raced in the [[2002 Indianapolis 500|2002]] and [[2006 Indianapolis 500|2006]] [[Indianapolis 500]]s for [[Cheever Racing]], claiming a 14th-place finish in his second appearance. He mostly concentrated on sportscars since 2001, remarking that "Champ Car needs me more than I need it" as the series struggled to fill its grid for 2003 after many teams defected to the [[Indy Racing League|IRL]].

===IndyCar===
Papis raced in the IRL early in his career. He has raced for Roger Penske, Andretti-Green Racing and Panther Racing from 2001 to 2009. Papis is a long-time friend of drivers [[Tony Kanaan]] and [[Alex Zanardi]]. In 2013 at the Indianapolis 500, Papis and Zanardi were present in the victory celebration when Kanaan won his first Indy 500.

In 2016, Papis was hired by the IndyCar Series as a race steward along with [[Arie Luyendyk]] and [[Dan Davis (racing)|Dan Davis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indycar.com/News/2016/02/02-24-Race-stewards-named|title=INDYCAR NAMES VETERAN MOTORSPORTS TRIO AS RACE STEWARDS FOR 2016 SEASON|work=[[IndyCar Series]]|date=February 24, 2016|access-date=February 24, 2016}}</ref>

===ASCAR===
On 8 June 2003, Papis made his debut in the [[ASCAR Racing Series]] by joining Team HTML in the British [[Stock Car racing]] series. He made his debut in Round 3 of the championship driving the No.68 [[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]], placing 14th overall at [[Rockingham Motor Speedway]]. This would be his only race during the season and he was replaced by [[Derek Hayes]] for the rest of the season.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.autoweek.com/news/a2098111/max-papis-will-run-uks-ascar-series/ | title=Max Papis will run UK's ASCAR series | date=29 May 2003 }}</ref>

===NASCAR===
[[File:Nationwide 33 Max Papis 2011 Road America Bucyrus 200.jpg|thumb|left|2011 Nationwide car at [[Road America]]]]
He made his [[NASCAR]] debut in August 2006, competing in the [[Busch Series]] race at [[Watkins Glen International Raceway]] for [[McGill Motorsports]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver?id=papisma01|title=Driver Max Papis Career Statistics|website=www.racing-reference.info|access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref> following the release of [[Tim Sauter]] from the ride. He attempted to qualify for the [[NASCAR Cup Series]] race but failed to qualify.

Papis also announced that he would run 2 races in 2007 for James Finch's [[Phoenix Racing (NASCAR team)|Phoenix Racing]] No. 01 Chevy. In his first race, at Montreal in the inaugural NAPA 200, Papis avoided [[Marcos Ambrose]]' crash (caused by a disqualified [[Robby Gordon]]), with 2 laps left, to finish in third place. At Watkins Glen the next week, his engine failed on lap 2.

Papis made his Cup Series debut at [[Infineon Raceway]] in 2008, piloting the No. 66 [[Haas CNC Racing]] Chevrolet in place of regular driver [[Scott Riggs]]. He was also scheduled to drive the No. 64 car for [[Rusty Wallace, Inc.]] on three road course races in the 2008 Nationwide Series. Haas CNC Racing hired Papis to drive the No. 70 Chevrolet Monte Carlo at the course at Watkins Glen in the Sprint Cup Series in August 2008. He was announced as the driver of the No. 13 GEICO Toyota in 18 races in the 2009 and a full-time ride in the 2010 Sprint Cup.

In his first Cup season with a dedicated ride, Papis recorded a career best 8th-place finish at Watkins Glen and 15th starting position at Fontana. He also recorded 12th-place finish at Infineon Raceway. In February at Daytona in 2010, Papis had the fastest truck in the truck series event, nearly winning his first Truck series event after leading for some laps. Papis was collected in an accident with 15 laps left in the race, while going towards the lead.

After Watkins Glen in 2010 the team announced that Papis would be replaced by [[Casey Mears]] for 2011 and Papis would race in the Truck Series for the team.

Also in 2010, Papis recorded a top-30 finish in the [[2010 Daytona 500|Daytona 500]], but failed to qualify at Bristol. He nearly had a top ten running at Talladega but was caught up in an accident. At Montreal in the Nationwide Series, Papis drove for [[Richard Childress Racing]] and while leading on the final lap, took too much of a last-turn curb, got passed by [[Boris Said]], and recorded a second-place finish.

In 2011, Papis raced in the Truck Series partly for Germain, resulting in an 18th-place finish in the standings.

From 2011 to 2013, Papis had good runs on the road-course races but did not win any of them. In 2011 at Road America he had a good car, but he was spun out by [[Jacques Villeneuve]] with two laps left. When the race ended, Papis blocked Villeneuve's car on pit road and they argued. In 2012, Papis finished in fourth-place at Road America. Also in 2012, Papis ran one race in [[2012 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series|NASCAR Canadian Tire Series]] at [[Kawartha Speedway]] driving No. 24 [[Dodge]] for [[Scott Steckly]], he started 16th and finished 21st.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/papisma01/2012/T|title=Max Papis – 2012 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 6, 2020}}</ref>

In 2013 at [[Road America]], Papis, who spent nearly the entire race in the top five, found himself being spun out twice in the waning laps. When the race was over, a furious Papis went up to [[Billy Johnson (racing driver)|Billy Johnson]] (who spun him out one of the times) and slapped him.<ref name="Slap">{{cite web|url=http://msn.foxsports.com/topics/device/mob/m/video/76895125/nns-max-papis-slaps-billy-johnson-road-america-2013.htm|title=NNS: Max Papis Slaps Billy Johnson&nbsp;— Road America 2013|work=[[Fox Sports (United States)|Fox Sports]]|date=2013-06-22|access-date=2013-06-22}}</ref> After being separated by officials Papis and Johnson exchanged shouts ending with Papis walking off. When he spoke to reporters, Papis apologized for the slap.<ref name="Slap"/>

In early August 2013, Papis was named to substitute for [[Tony Stewart]] in the No. 14 Chevrolet in the [[Sprint Cup Series]] at [[Watkins Glen International]] after Stewart suffered a broken leg in a [[sprint car]] accident.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/max-papis-sub-tony-stewart-broken-leg-watkins-glen-sprint-cup-race-080613|title=Papis to drive Stewart's Chevy|last=Spencer|first=Lee|date=August 6, 2013|work=Fox Sports|access-date=2013-08-06}}</ref> He posted a solid top 15 finish. Papis also competed in the inaugural [[Nationwide Children's Hospital 200]] at the [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course]] for Richard Childress Racing, finishing in fourth place.

Papis drove for [[NTS Motorsports]] in the [[Camping World Truck Series]]' inaugural race at [[Canadian Tire Motorsport Park]], the [[2013 Chevrolet Silverado 250]], in September 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-truck/news/max-papis-joins-nts-motorsports-drivers-line-up-for-canadian-tire-motorsport-park/|title=Max Papis joins NTS Motorsports drivers line up for Canadian Tire Motorsport Park|date=June 21, 2013|work=Motorsport.com|access-date=2013-06-22}}</ref> Finishing 6th in the event, he was slapped following the race by the girlfriend of driver [[Mike Skeen]], who he had crashed with on the final lap, suffering a dislocated jaw.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/truck/story/_/id/9625834/max-papis-says-suffered-dislocated-jaw-post-race-slap-drivers-girlfriend|title=Driver's girlfriend slaps Max Papis|last=Smith|first=Marty|date=September 1, 2013|publisher=ESPN|access-date=2013-09-02}}</ref>

Also in 2013, Papis ran 4 races in the [[NASCAR Whelen Euro Series]] Elite 1 Division, he ran two races driving No. 33 [[Chevrolet]] for OverDrive team and two races driving No. 19 Chevrolet for his own team (Max Papis Racing). Papis had a best finish of 2nd at [[Tours Speedway]].
 
In 2014, Papis' team fielded the No. 99 car for the [[NASCAR Whelen Euro Series]] for [[Kevin Gilardoni]] in the Elite 1 Division.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hometracks.nascar.com/Max-Papis-Racing_Enters_2014_NASCAR-Whelen-Euro-Series_011614|title=Max Papis Racing Enters Whelen Euro Series|publisher=[[NASCAR]]|date=2014-01-16|access-date=2014-01-18}}</ref>

In 2017, Papis ran one race in [[2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East|NASCAR K&N Pro Series East]] driving No. 13 [[Toyota]] for [[Eric McClure]] at [[Watkins Glen International]], he started 17th and finished 18th after the engine blew.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/papisma01/2017/E|title=Max Papis – 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 6, 2020}}</ref>

===Other racing===
In 2016, Papis made his debut in [[Stadium Super Trucks]] series, running the [[Honda Indy Toronto]] rounds in the No. 9 truck.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stadiumsupertrucks.com/ultra-talented-field-of-stadium-super-trucks-to-race-at-honda-indy-toronto/|title=Ultra Talented Field of Stadium SUPER Trucks to Race at Honda Indy Toronto|work=[[Stadium Super Trucks]]|date=July 15, 2016|access-date=July 18, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=McDonald|first=Norris|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/2016/07/17/paul-tracy-makes-early-exit-in-truck-race.html|title=Paul Tracy makes early exit in truck race|newspaper=[[Toronto Star]]|date=July 17, 2016|access-date=July 18, 2016|quote=The other Canadian in the trucks race, Russell Boyle of Toronto, finished 10th Sunday in a field that included ex-NASCAR/CART star Robby Gordon, Max Papis and former Indy car pilot P.J. Jones, son of 1963 Indy 500 winner Parnelli Jones.}}</ref> He finished eleventh and seventh.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stadiumsupertrucks.com/2016-toronto-race-1/|title=Round 13 – Toronto – 7/16/16|work=[[Stadium Super Trucks]]|access-date=March 27, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stadiumsupertrucks.com/2016-toronto-race-2/|title=Round 14 – Toronto – 7/17/16|work=[[Stadium Super Trucks]]|access-date=March 27, 2019}}{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>