Scott Pruett
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Scott Donald Pruett (born March 24, 1960) is a former American racer who has competed in NASCAR, CART, IMSA, Trans-Am, and Grand-Am.
He and his wife Judy have three children and are children's book authors. Pruett began racing go karts at the age of eight and went on to win ten professional karting championships.
He established himself as a top American sports car racer in the 1980s, winning two IMSA GTO Championships and three Trans-Am Series Championships. Pruett was a regular in the CART series in the 1990s.
He made 145 starts, five poles, and fifteen podiums from 1988 to 1999 (top three finishes).
Pruett was involved in a major accident in West Palm Beach, Florida, where he seriously injured both his legs during pre-season testing in 1990.
Pruett spent the 1990s on vacation and on certain occasions as color commentator with ESPN IndyCar telecasts as color commentator with Paul Page doing the play by play. In 1994, he joined the reformed Pat Patrick team in the CART series, which involved the testing of Firestone tires.
He won the Trans-Am Series Championship later that year.
In 1995, he rode full time for Patrick racing on Firestone's return to the CART series, winning his first race with Al Unser, Jr. at the Michigan 500.
In 1997, he won his last CART series race at Surfers Paradise Australia (Nikon Indy 300). Pruett rode the 2000 season with PPI Motorsports in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, but with no success, finishing 37th in the points standings and just 1 top-10.
He returned to sports car racing in 2003 and won his third Trans-Am Series Championship.
Since 2004, he has competed in Chip Ganassi Racing's Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series.
Pruett is still a regular starter in NASCAR road course races, and he is often referred to as a Road Course Ringer.
Pruett has won eleven American sports championships, five in Grand-Am (1986, 1994, 2003), and IMSA GT Endurance (1986). Pruett Vineyards was also opened in Northern California by Scott and his wife.
Lucky Lauren Red was awarded 93 points by Wine Spectator in November 2012. Scott is well-known for his trackside interviews, frequently inserting the word "Hi to my family at home" mid-sentence when answering a question. Pruett was inducted into the Motorsport Hall of Fame of America on January 26, 2017, following the 2018 Rolex 24 in Daytona, Pruett announced his retirement after 50 years in racing.
Personal life
Pruett appeared on Speed Channel for several years as a commentator for Champ Car races. He is well-known for his trackside interviews, often inserting the word "Hi to my family at home" mid-sentence when answering a question. He was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America on January 26, 2017.
Pruett Vineyards in Northern California has also opened Scott and his wife. Lucky Lauren Red was awarded 93 points by Wine Spectator in November 2012.
In 2021, Jimmie Johnson, the strategist for IndyCar rookie and seven-time NASCAR Cup champion Jimmie Johnson, returned to Chip Ganassi Racing as the strategist for IndyCar rookie and seven-time NASCAR Cup champion Jimmie Johnson.
Career
Pruett began racing in karts at the age of eight. In 1984, he switched to sedan racing. His first victory came in 1986, when he claimed the IMSA GTO Championship, which he would win again in 1988. Pruett was named the SCCA Trans-Am champion in 1987. In 1989, he became the year's co-rookie of the year, finishing fifth in four starts in the series, and 10th in ninth, driving for Truesports.
Pruett sustained leg and back injuries in a crash on the West Palm Beach Fairgrounds temporary circuit while racing for the Truesports racing team in 1990.
Pruett triumphed in the opening round of the 1991 IROC series season at Daytona. Pruett, a 1994 test driver for Firestone tires, joined Patrick Racing as a test driver for Firestone tires. He also won the IMSA 24 Hours at Daytona last year, and then won his second Trans-Am Series championship.
Pruett continued racing Indy Cars for Patrick Racing, finishing in the top ten in the series championship for the next four years. He was in contention for the Indy 500 in 1995, but he fell behind with 18 to go, but he soon won his first CART race at the Michigan 500 by.56 seconds over Al Unser Jr. With three podium finishes and one pole position, his highest CART career championship finish was in 1998, finishing sixth in points with three podium finishes and one pole position.
Pruett demigrated to Arciero-Wells and was active in Toyota's engine-program design in 1999. He earned Toyota's first pole on an oval (California Speedway), and Toyota's best qualifying attempt on a road course at the moment (third at the Australian Grand Prix).
Pruett rode the No. 86 in 2000. In the Winston Cup Series, 32 Tide-sponsored Ford for Cal Wells. Ricky Craven was briefly suspended from NASCAR after the season, but he returned to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans LMGTS Class in 2001 in a factory Chevrolet Corvette C5-R. He won the GTS class in the 24 Hours at Daytona the following year and then joined Speed as a journalist. He also covered the 2002 FedEx Championship Series and the 2003 Champ Car World Series. Pruett also won the Trans-Am Championships for Rocketsports Racing this year.
Scott Pruett got off to a good start in NASCAR as a "road-course ringer" in 2001, both in the Winston Cup Series and the Busch Series. Andy Petta was sent by Sonoma for Andy Petchassie, and Chip Ganassi was employed at Watkins Glen for Chip Ganassi. Pruett drove one single race in place of Kevin Lepage at Watkins Glen in what Pruett said was "probably his best chance to win, even in his career." Pruett led the pole position and led early on until finishing eighth after falling back to finish eighth in fifth place with Lepage's car. Ron Fellows, a fellow ringer, took the prize.
Pruett, a Watkins Glen, Texo, in 2002, replaced Jimmy Spencer in the No. 2 class. A one-race auction sells a 41-car. Pruett entered the top 10 in 19th and spent the majority of the race in the top tenth. He came in sixth place after having the opportunity to steal a victory from winner Tony Stewart. Pruett took the No. 301 in 2003. Sonoma and Watkins Glen is a 39 Ganassi car. Pruett finished second in second place at the Glen, his second highest finish in his career. Pruett had to win by relying on warnings to crest through the field, resulting in 9 laps. However, this was the year when Robby Gordon dominated the road courses, and Pruett never mounted a serious challenge against Gordon for the win.
Pruett was scheduled to run three races in 2004, driving the No. 58. Chip Ganassi Racing and the No. 39 are two Target-sponsored Dodge for Chip Ganassi Racing and the No. 71. James Finch is in his ninth birthday. Pruett spent all of his time in Sonoma, leading one lap and almost winning, but ended in third place behind teammate Jamie McMurray. Pruett was the only road ringer to lead laps in the competition. Pruett discovered his No. at Indianapolis. 09 Dodge is without an engine and his run is called to an abrupt end. Pruett did not qualify at Watkins Glen after qualifying was postponed out. Pruett made some of the best in the sport at Sonoma in 2005, but he crashed late in the competition. Pruett didn't qualify the No. Until later this year at Watkins Glen. Rain causes the destruction of 39 vehicles. However, he was in charge of the 2005 Sirius at the Glen in the No. 9 championship. After Sterling Marlin left the race to attend his father's funeral, he drove a 40 Coors car for Ganassi. Pruett charged through the field to finish 4th after briefly fighting for the victory starting 43rd due to the driver change.
Pruett returned to the Busch series in 2006 in the No. 66. James Finch is the only one of the nation's first cars. During the Zippo 200, Pruett had a promising run at Watkins Glen, starting second and finishing 10th. He was the No. 1 in the United States. In Cup, there was 40 cars for the road-course races. During the final lap of the AMD at the Glen, Pruett managed to surge from 12th place to sixth.
He won the Rolex 24 in Daytona in 2007, beating Juan Pablo Montoya and Salvador Durán in the No.. 01 Telmex, Target, Lexus Riley for Chip Ganassi Racing. He almost won his first Nationwide Series victory at the Mexico City road course earlier this year, but Montoya's alumny spun him out in the closing laps, and Montoya would win his first NASCAR race. Pruett would finish fifth in the country, his best finish at that time. Pruett was none too happy with his teammate's performance, describing it as "nasty, dirty driving" after the competition.
Pruett had a promising run and was in third place on a restart with 3 laps remaining at Montréal in 2007. Kevin Harvick, a hard-charging Kevin Harvick, slammed into Pruett's backbone, including Ron Hornaday Jr., Jeff Burton, Brad Coleman, and Scott Wimmer. Pruett recovered from the spin and was 4th on the final lap, but eventually ran out of fuel, finishing 14th after leading 9 laps. Harvick came first in the race, adding insult to injury.
Pruett was running 3rd with less than 30 laps to go and received a speed penalty on pit road next week. Pruett spent the remainder of the race charged back to the lead after falling to 33rd after the penalty. Pruett had been running 11th on the final lap but was spun out by fellow road racer Ron Fellows, throwing both of them into the final-turn gravel trap. Pruett climbed to 18th-place finish, while the Fellows finished 24th.
Pruett's year 2008 was a success for the company. He drove the No. 647. In the NNS series, 40 Fastenal sponsored Dodge Charger for Chip Ganassi was on the ride with close friend Dario Franchitti, who was trying out the NASCAR series for the fourth time. Pruett dominated the Mexico City Nationwide series event, but he lost the lead after 8 laps to go in a match with Kyle Busch. Pruett's highest finish in the Nationwide series came in 3rd. Pruett claimed the pole in qualifying at NAPA Auto Parts 200 in Montreal. The 2008 NAPA 200 in Montreal was his last appearance in the NASCAR Xfinity series.
At the 2008 Porsche 250 at Barber Motorsports Park and also the Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype Class, he captured the overall race and the Daytona Prototype Class. He took second place overall in the Daytona Prototype Class at the Mexico City 250. Pruett also finished in the best finish in the Grand-Am era at the time, beating Alex Gurney in the finish to the 2008 Brumos Porsche 250 at Daytona International Speedway by 0.081 seconds after 145 minutes of racing.
Pruett competed for Chip Ganassi in the Grand Prix Series in the 2010 season. If Jeff Gordon has to miss Watkins Glen due to his son's birth, Hendrick Motorsports selected him as a standby driver in July. Pruett defeated 9 of 12 races in a joint effort with Memo Rojas to win another Grand-Am Rolex Championship. The nine victories were a series record.
Pruett won the 24 Hours of Daytona in 2011, his fourth overall victory in the event.
Pruett was one of the commentators on Speed Channel's coverage of Le Mans' 24 Hours.
Pruett led Ganassi Racing to their third Rolex Series Championship in a row, with co-driver Memo Rojas. The No. 2 was a man of honor by the team. 01 Telmex BMW Riley out of 14 races, top five out of ten out of 14 races, top five for ten out of ten, besting Ryan Dalziel by 12 points, who finished second place by 12 points. Ganassi's 4th title in 5 years and Pruett's 5th Rolex title.
Pruett began 2014 on a high note by winning the 51st Rolex 24 in Daytona with co-drivers Memo Rojas, Juan Pablo Montoya, and Charlie Kimball. 2013 marks his fifth victory in the annual endurance race, tying Hurley Haywood for the most victories in the grueling twice around the clock competition. Despite several setbacks during the 2013 season, including accruing 0 points at Detroit, the Championship came down to the last race, with Jordan Taylor and Max Angelelli taking the Driver's Championship under Wayne Taylor Racing/Velocity Worldwide, with Pruett and Rojas taking second place in the Driver's Standings.
Pruett participated in the Tudor United SportsCar Championship for a full season in 2014 with longtime co-driver Memo Rojas in the Prototype Class.
Joey Hand joined Pruett in the 01st season in 2015. Due to the Corvette Daytona Prototype's ageing Riley chassis being outclassed by the Corvette Daytona Prototype, the team had some disappointing results early in the year. Despite not winning a race until late in the season, the 01st been consistent enough to win the championship battle by the end of the season, Petit Le Mans. With CGR taking the top spot in the rain-shortened season, only 8 points divided the top four teams by the end of the season, with CGR claiming the top spot.
Pruett left CGR in 2016 and joined Paul Gentilozzi, who fielded a Lexus RC F GT3 in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The team was not ready for action until after the 12 Hours of Sebring. He revealed later that he would be racing for Action Express Racing part-time for the season.
Following the 2018 Rolex 24 at Daytona, Pruett announced his retirement on January 5, 2018.
Motorsports career results
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