He earned points in six of seven races to close the year and won at Houston, his first victory since the 1998 season finale at California. He was released by Gannasi after the season with a year left on his contract. This is just racing. It isn't brain surgery. I have an opportunity to work with new people.
Nothing lasts forever.
I'm relaxed with the people here. They are like family. This season, Vasser was sixth at Mexico and fifth at Long Beach. He was running to a podium finish in California when he was overtaken on a restart by Paul Tracy and fell back to fourth. Owner Pat Patrick and general manager Jim McGee are coming off one of their most successful seasons with Adrian Fernandez finishing second and Roberto Moreno third in FedEx points.