BIO:Papis was an F1 Lotus test driver in 1994 and replaced Gianni Morbidelli in the Footwork team for seven races in the middle of the 1995 season. When Morbidelli returned, Papis was out of a drive and headed to America. He moved to CART Champ Car racing in 1996 as a replacement for Jeff Krosnoff. In 1999 he joined the Rahal team, finishing fifth in the series and won the 2000 season-opener. In 2001 he won twice and finished sixth overall but was dropped by the team. He started 2002 with the Sigma team before they folded and did a partial season with PK Racing in 2003. Papis also raced in the 2002 and 2006 Indianapolis 500 races for Cheever Racing. Papis made his NASCAR debut in August 2006, competing in the Nationwide (Busch) Series race at Watkins Glen for McGill Motorsports. In 2007 he continued to drive in the Nationwide Series for McGill Motorsports. He made his Sprint Cup Series debut at Infineon Raceway in 2008 for Haas CNC Racing and drove for Rusty Wallace, Inc. on three road course races in the Nationwide Series. Haas CNC Racing hired Papis to drive at Watkins Glen in the NSCS in August 2008. Papis was announced as the driver of the #13 Geico Toyota for 18 races in the 2009 NSCS season. He recorded a career best eighth place finish at Watkins Glen. After Watkins Glen, the team announced that Papis would be replaced by Casey Mears and would compete in the team's Truck Series entry. 2011 marks his third season behind the No. 9 in the NCWTS. Papis is scheduled to run a full season.