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Thursday, January 9
Updated: January 15, 6:03 PM ET

Max Papis
By Robin Miller
ESPN.com

Team: Sigma, Fernandez (2002)
Nationality: Italian

Max Papis
Papis

STATS

Year
Rank
Wins
Top 5
Top 10
Poles
Best finish

2002 19 0 2 3 0 Third, twice

Career 3 21 41 2

2002 recap
The good: Scored thirds at Long Beach and Milwaukee and was right in the championship hunt when his Sigma team folded after five races.

Season highlight: Charged from 18th to third at Long Beach with the help of a timely caution and stormed from 17th to third at Milwaukee with good driving and strategy.

Max Papis

The bad: Only made five starts with Sigma Racing before it closed doors.

Season lowlight: Didn't get to defend his title at Portland.

Key stat: Only made seven total starts.

2003 outlook
The popular 33-year-old Italian got the most out of his underfinanced equipment last year before Sigma went belly up and Mad Max is in line to drive for Paul Gentilozzi's new CART operation in 2003.

Your take
Will Max Papis land a ride for 2003? If so, how competitive will he be? Here are your thoughts.

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