Scott Brayton
Scott Brayton was born in Coldwater, Michigan, United States on February 20th, 1959 and is the Race Car Driver. At the age of 37, Scott Brayton biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Scott Everts Brayton (February 20, 1959 – May 17, 1996), was an American open-wheel racer on the American open-wheel circuit.
He competed in 14 Indianapolis 500s, beginning with the 1981 event.
After qualifying for the pole position for the 1996 season, Brayton was killed in practice.
Personal life
Becky, Brayton's future wife, began dating in 1981, and an 11-year courtship followed. Carly, the couple's daughter who was 2 and a half years old at the time of Scott's death, was their daughter.
Becky married Robbie Buhl, another IRL racer who would later become a partner in Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, on Easter Sunday 1999.
Career
Brayton helped introduce the Buick stock-block V-6 engine to Indianapolis during the 1980s. Brayton Engineering, his father's business, was a major developer of the race engine. In 1985, he finished second and set a one-lap Indianapolis Motor Speedway record. When the engine died, he dropped out early and ended in 30th place. He would not finish the race again until 1989, when he earned his best finish at the Speedway, 6th place but seven laps behind. In 1993, he would sit in a Lola-Cosworth for Dick Simon Racing, winning a Lola-Cosworth.
When Buick came out of IndyCar racing in 1993, John Menard Jr. resumed developing the engine, which is now designated as the Menard V-6. Brayton, who now has no ride in the CART IndyCar series, joined the Indy-only Menards team in 1994. When Brayton won his first Indy 500 pole position in 1995 at an average speed of 231.64 km/h), their confidence in the powerplant paid off. Turbocharger boost and pop-off valve issues relegated him to a 17th-place finish.
Brayton was able to make his NASCAR debut at the 1995 Brickyard 400. However, he crashed his car after a private test session, resulting in a fractured ankle and a concussion.
In 1996, Indianapolis Motor Speedway founder Tony George founded the Indy Racing League, and Team Menard signed up to compete in the inaugural season of IndyCar racing. Brayton (and rookie teammate Tony Stewart) were considered legitimate candidates for the IRL title because the majority of the established teams and drivers of open-wheel racing competed in the rival CART series. Brayton showed his competitiveness by winning his second Indy pole after a dramatic qualifying session in which he drew an already-qualified car for his second shot at winning the top spot.
Brayton was doing a practice run on May 17 in his backup car when it blew a tire into turn two, then half-spun and crashed the outside retaining wall at more than 230 km/h). Brayton's car ran off virtually no speed as it spun, and when the car crashed the wall on its left side, Brayton's head also affected the wall. Brayton was killed in a flash due to the severe impact. A large number of drivers and race stars attended his funeral, which took place in Coldwater, Michigan.
Tony Stewart, a teammate who qualified second, took over the pole starting position. Danny Ongais, a substitute driver, took over the vehicle with which Brayton had registered for the pole and finished seventh.