Brian Scott
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Brian Joseph Scott is an American race car driver. He currently drives the #11 Shore Lodge Toyota Camry
for Joe Gibbs Racing
in the NASCAR
Nationwide Series.
at Skagit Speedway.
in 2006 to further his racing career. Switching from the dirt to asphalt, Scott teamed up with short track racer Freddie Query
in Super Late Models
. Although the transition was a struggle, the team garnered a third place at Hickory Motor Speedway
.
For 2007, Scott moved up to the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series
, driving the #01 Ford. He recorded his career best finish of sixth at Hickory. He also ran two races in the ARCA RE/MAX Series
, driving the #32 Red Line Oil
Dodge
for Kevin Cywinski
.
team Xpress Motorsports
. Xpress had primarily been owned by crew chiefs Dave Fuge and Steve Coulter
, but the team was running into financial problems. He made his debut at the Smith's Las Vegas 350, but was spun by Formula One
champion Jacques Villeneuve
in the early going. Scott was forced to skip Talladega (despite running the ARCA
race the previous day) as he was not approved by NASCAR to race at superspeedways (1990 Daytona 500
winner Derrike Cope
replaced him). Scott ran the final few races of the season, where he had a pair of top 20 finishes at Martinsville
and Phoenix
. Scott moved to the Trucks full-time to run for Rookie of the Year in 2008
. Despite the team's original sponsorship agreement with Shark Energy Drink falling through, Albertsons became the team's new sponsor, and Scott had only two top-tens in the #16 Chevrolet
s. Later in the season, the team announced a partnership with Bill Davis Racing
and switched to Toyota. He had five top-tens in the last seven races of the season, including a career-best second place finish at the season-ending Ford 200
.
Scott won his first race in the 2009
AAA Insurance 200
at Dover International Speedway
.
In 2010 Scott moved to the Nationwide series, he was currently rookie of the year points leader. His best finish in his career is 3rd at Chicago. In September Turner Motorsports purchased Braun Racing
. It was also announced that Brian Scott would leave the team after the Dover race. On September 29, RAB Racing
hired Brian to drive its #09 Ford Fusion at Kansas and eventually for the rest of the season. Despite finishing 14th in points, Scott was runner up to Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.
for the 2010 Rookie of the Year battle. He drove the #11 Toyota full-time for Joe Gibbs Racing
in 2011.
Toyota Camry
The Toyota Camry is a series of mid-size automobiles manufactured by Toyota since 1982, and sold in the majority of automotive markets throughout the world...
for Joe Gibbs Racing
Joe Gibbs Racing
Joe Gibbs Racing is a group of NASCAR racing teams owned and operated by former Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs, who first started racing on the NASCAR circuit in 1991, and J. D. Gibbs, his son...
in the NASCAR
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
Nationwide Series.
Beginnings
Scott started out his career as an open wheel dirt racer. He raced mini-sprints at 12 on local tracks throughout Idaho and Washington, where his biggest win came in the Pepsi Shootout and competing at the Clay Cup Nationals in Deming, Washington. After testing the waters of sprint cars, Scott and his team moved up to 360 Sprints, where he produced a late season win and a second place at the 360 Nationals in Alger, WashingtonAlger, Washington
Alger is a census-designated place in Skagit County, Washington, United States. The population was 403 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Mount Vernon–Anacortes, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area.Alger is located along Old Highway 99...
at Skagit Speedway.
Late Models and Hooters Pro Cup
Scott made the move to North CarolinaNorth Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
in 2006 to further his racing career. Switching from the dirt to asphalt, Scott teamed up with short track racer Freddie Query
Freddie Query
Freddie Query is a former late model dirt track racing driver from Mooresville, North Carolina. He raced in the southeastern United States, primarily in North Carolina during the 80s and 90s. He raced in the NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Southeast Series. Query won the 1998 Slim Jim All Pro...
in Super Late Models
Late model
A "late model car" is a car which has been recently designed or manufactured, often the latest model. The term is broadly used in car racing, and often appears in common use, as in "The officer was driving an unmarked, late model sedan."There is no precise...
. Although the transition was a struggle, the team garnered a third place at Hickory Motor Speedway
Hickory Motor Speedway
Hickory Motor Speedway is a short track located in Hickory, North Carolina. It is one of stock car racing's most storied venues, and is often referred to as "The World's Most Famous Short Track" and the "Birthplace of the NASCAR Stars"....
.
For 2007, Scott moved up to the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series
USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series
CARS Pro Cup Series is a stock car auto racing series in the United States. It is sanctioned by the Championship Auto Racing Series. The series races throughout the United States primarily on short tracks.-History:The sanctioning body was formed by Hooters owner Robert Brooks...
, driving the #01 Ford. He recorded his career best finish of sixth at Hickory. He also ran two races in the ARCA RE/MAX Series
ARCA RE/MAX Series
-History:The series started as a local touring group. Led by John Marcum, the Midwest Association for Race Cars was formed with drivers like Iggy Katona and Nelson Stacy being early drivers.The series became a part of the Daytona Speedweeks in 1964...
, driving the #32 Red Line Oil
Red Line Oil
Red Line Synthetic Oil Corporation is a company that produces a full range of synthetic lubricants.-History:Red Line was founded in 1979 by Tim Kerrigan and Peter Filice in Benicia, California....
Dodge
Dodge
Dodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, and sport utility vehicles, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler Group LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide....
for Kevin Cywinski
Kevin Cywinski
Kevin Cywinski, born March 16, 1965 in Mosinee, Wisconsin, is a former NASCAR driver. He competed in the Craftsman Truck Series full-time in 1998 and 1999, as well as some races in the Busch Series. After leaving NASCAR, he went back down to the short-track ranks. He won the ASA championship series...
.
NASCAR
While splitting time between USAR and Late Models, Scott's father, JB, announced he had purchased the NASCARNASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
team Xpress Motorsports
Xpress Motorsports
Xpress Motrsports was a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team. The team won the Truck Series championship in 2002 and 2003 with Mike Bliss and Travis Kvapil, respectively. The team was owned by Steve Coulter until 2004, when he sold the team to then team manager Dave Fuge, who owned the team until...
. Xpress had primarily been owned by crew chiefs Dave Fuge and Steve Coulter
Steve Coulter
Steve Coulter is a team owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. His team, Xpress Motorsports, won the Truck Series championship in 2002 and 2003, with Mike Bliss and Travis Kvapil, respectively. He has also fielded cars in the Busch Series and part-time in the Winston Cup series part-time. He...
, but the team was running into financial problems. He made his debut at the Smith's Las Vegas 350, but was spun by Formula One
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
champion Jacques Villeneuve
Jacques Villeneuve
Jacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve, , is a Canadian musician and automobile racing driver. He is the son of the late Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve, and is the namesake of his uncle...
in the early going. Scott was forced to skip Talladega (despite running the ARCA
Food World 250
The Food World 250 is a ARCA RE/MAX Series held during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy 500 weekend at Talladega Superspeedway. In 2009 the race was moved to the spring.-Past winners:*1969 Jim Vandiver...
race the previous day) as he was not approved by NASCAR to race at superspeedways (1990 Daytona 500
1990 Daytona 500
The 1990 Daytona 500 was run on February 18, 1990.-Race review:Ken Schrader won the pole with a speed of . In the Thursday Gatorade 125-mile qualifier, he crashed on the last lap and had to use a backup car on Sunday. He quickly passed several cars at the start. By the first caution flag, Schrader...
winner Derrike Cope
Derrike Cope
Derrike Cope is a NASCAR driver. He is best known for his win in the 1990 Daytona 500. He currently drives the #28 Chevrolet for Jay Robinson Racing in the Nationwide Series and the #75 Chevrolet/Dodge for his own team in the Sprint Cup Series.-Early years:Cope was born in San Diego, California...
replaced him). Scott ran the final few races of the season, where he had a pair of top 20 finishes at Martinsville
Martinsville Speedway
Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Henry County, near Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved...
and Phoenix
Phoenix International Raceway
Phoenix International Raceway, also known as PIR, is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. The track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the Indycar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series...
. Scott moved to the Trucks full-time to run for Rookie of the Year in 2008
2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
The 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series began on February 15, 2008 at Daytona International Speedway with the Chevy Silverado HD 250. The season concluded on November 14 of that year at Homestead-Miami Speedway with the Ford 200. Johnny Benson of Bill Davis Racing was crowned champion. The season...
. Despite the team's original sponsorship agreement with Shark Energy Drink falling through, Albertsons became the team's new sponsor, and Scott had only two top-tens in the #16 Chevrolet
Chevrolet
Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918...
s. Later in the season, the team announced a partnership with Bill Davis Racing
Bill Davis Racing
Bill Davis Racing was a racing team that participated in all three of NASCAR's top divisions until 2009.The team had run Toyota-branded stock cars and trucks in both the Camping World Truck Series and Sprint Cup Series since 2007. Dodge, Ford, and Pontiac previously backed the team...
and switched to Toyota. He had five top-tens in the last seven races of the season, including a career-best second place finish at the season-ending Ford 200
Ford 200
The Ford 200 is a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race that takes place at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The races of 1996-2001 were scheduled 250 miles.It has served as the final event of the season for the Truck Series since 2002.-Past winners:...
.
Scott won his first race in the 2009
2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
The 15th season of the 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series began on February 13, 2009 at Daytona International Speedway with the Daytona 250. The season concluded on November 20 of that year at Homestead-Miami Speedway with the Ford 200. The season was the first under the Camping World...
AAA Insurance 200
AAA Insurance 200
The Lucas Oil 200 is a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race that takes place at Dover International Speedway.-Past winners:*2000 & 2010: Race extended due to a Green-white-checker finish....
at Dover International Speedway
Dover International Speedway
Dover International Speedway is a NASCAR-sanctioned race track located in Dover, Delaware, owned by, and serving as the corporate headquarters of, Dover Motorsports, Inc. It is co-located with a harness racing track, Dover Downs, and shares the complex with Dover Downs Hotel & Casino...
.
In 2010 Scott moved to the Nationwide series, he was currently rookie of the year points leader. His best finish in his career is 3rd at Chicago. In September Turner Motorsports purchased Braun Racing
Braun Racing
Braun Racing was a NASCAR racing team based in Mooresville, North Carolina. The team was sold to Steve Turner in September 2010. The Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series teams remain active under Turner Motorsports. Following the announcement of the purchase, Turner Motorsports announced that they had...
. It was also announced that Brian Scott would leave the team after the Dover race. On September 29, RAB Racing
RAB Racing
RAB Racing with Brack Maggard is a team the competes in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and formerly the ARCA RE/MAX Series. It is co-owned by former NASCAR driver Robert A. Benton Sr. and his son Robert Jr. along with Georgia businessman and Southern Pan Services founder Brack Maggard and was founded...
hired Brian to drive its #09 Ford Fusion at Kansas and eventually for the rest of the season. Despite finishing 14th in points, Scott was runner up to Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. is an American NASCAR driver. He currently drives the #6 Blackwell Angus Beef Ford Fusion for Roush Fenway Racing in the Nationwide Series. Stenhouse was the 2010 Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year and the 2011 Nationwide Series champion.-Career:Stenhouse began racing stock...
for the 2010 Rookie of the Year battle. He drove the #11 Toyota full-time for Joe Gibbs Racing
Joe Gibbs Racing
Joe Gibbs Racing is a group of NASCAR racing teams owned and operated by former Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs, who first started racing on the NASCAR circuit in 1991, and J. D. Gibbs, his son...
in 2011.