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Hap Sharp
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<p>James "Hap" Sharp (January 1, 1928 – May 7, 1993) was an American <a href="/facts/Auto_racing/0ErdCCV3">race car</a> driver who drove in six <a href="/facts/Formula_One/BwdePyWY">Formula One</a> <a href="/facts/List_of_Formula_One_Grands_Prix/XABKHkml">Grands Prix</a>. He was most famous however, for being a co-owner and driver of the revolutionary <a href="/facts/Chaparral_Cars/8hYeSXYf">Chaparral</a> <a href="/facts/Sports_racing_cars/Htyaoyhk">sports racing cars</a> built by <a href="/facts/Jim_Hall_(racing_driver)/Im9JLPUe">Jim Hall</a> and Sharp in <a href="/facts/Midland,_Texas/qRytfGw5">Midland</a>, Texas. In 1962 Jim Hall and Hap Sharp formed Chaparral Cars, Inc. and immediately began the design and construction of Chaparral 2, a <a href="/facts/Mid-engine_design/vsnJRGSr">mid-engined</a> car with an aerospace inspired <a href="/facts/Semimonocoque/9ulpm5Jy">semi-monocoque</a> fiberglass chassis. </p>