Scott Lagasse

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Scott Lagasse
Born (1959-02-20) February 20, 1959 (age 64)
St. Augustine, Florida
Achievements1985, 1986 SCCA National Champion
1985 SCCA Regional Champion
1986 SCCA Pro Series Champion
Awards1985 SCCA Rookie of the Year
1986 SCCA National Sportsmanship Award
NASCAR Cup Series career
2 races run over 2 years
Best finish59th (1993)
First race 1993 Budweiser At The Glen (Watkins Glen)
Last race 1994 The Bud At The Glen (Watkins Glen)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
13 races run over 4 years
Best finish53rd (1997)
First race 1993 Fay's 150 (Watkins Glen)
Last race 1999 Lysol 200 (Watkins Glen)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
24 races run over 2 years
Best finish9th (1995)
First race 1995 Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic (Phoenix)
Last race 1996 Carquest 420K (Las Vegas)
WinsTop tens Poles
070
Statistics current as of November 20, 2012.

Scott Lagasse Sr. (pronounced LAG-a-say) (born February 20, 1959) is a former race car driver. He has competed in multiple series, most notably the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. [1]

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Racing career

SCCA

Beginning in 1985, he became the first driver to earn Novice, Regional and National License all in the same season. More impressive was winning the SCCA National Championship in his very first season of racing. Scott went on the following season to capture the SCCA National Championship again as well as winning an SCCA PRO Title.

From there Scott drove for various manufacturers including Chevrolet, Lotus and Pontiac where he compiled many wins. Scott's Sports Car tenure netted 3 National Titles, multiple International records as well as setting several world record speeds before moving on to stock car racing.

Craftsman Truck Series

In 1995, Lagasse signed to drive the No. 24 Chevrolet Silverado for BSR Racing in the Craftsman Truck Series The first year team was owned by Billy Hess and Butch Stevens with sponsorship from DuPont. Scott posted seven top-ten finishes and finished ninth in points. Despite this, Dupont chose not to return and the program would move in house with Quaker State and Jack Sprague at the wheel. [2] In 1996, Lagasse ran four races for Kevin Doran and did not record a top ten finish. [3] His last attempt at a Truck race in 1998, for Marty Walsh, but failed to qualify. [4]

Busch Series

He made his NASCAR debut in 1993 at Watkins Glen, starting 15th and finishing 31st after his No. 75 Oldsmobile suffered transmission failure. [5] In 1994, substituting for Bobby Dotter (broken shoulder) in a race at Watkins Glen, Scott replaced Dotter after the first lap narrowly getting out of the pits ahead of leader Terry Labonte and ran through the field to finish a remarkable 2nd. In 1997, Lagasse ran nine races for Allen Bloom and did not record a top twenty finish. [6] In 1998, Lagasse ran two races and in 1999 he ran his final one, driving for Ed Rensi, finishing 14th at Watkins Glen. [7] [8]

Winston Cup

Lagasse ran two races in the series, the 1993 and 1994 Watkins Glen races. His best finish was 13th in 1993. [9] [10]

Other racing

Lagasse has also competed in IMSA (include Rolex 24 at Daytona), ARCA, and ASA.

His son, Scott Lagasse Jr., also competes in NASCAR, as well as dirt late models around the southeast.

Motorsports career results

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

YearTrackCarEngineClassFinishStartStatus
1985 Road Atlanta Sports Renault Renault Sports Renault13Running
1986 Road Atlanta Sports Renault Renault Sports Renault12Running

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031NWCCPtsRef
1993 Roulo Brothers Racing 39 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL GLN
13		 MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 59th124 [11]
1994 DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLN
36		 MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 75th55 [12]

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132NBSCPtsRef
1993 Henderson Motorsports 75 Olds DAY CAR RCH DAR BRI HCY ROU MAR NZH CLT DOV MYB GLN
31		 MLW TAL IRP MCH NHA BRI DAR RCH DOV ROU CLT MAR CAR HCY ATL 101st70 [13]
1997 Super Sports Racing 22 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL LVS DAR HCY TEX BRI NSV TAL NHA NZH CLT DOV SBO GLN
DNQ		 MLW MYB GTY
34		 IRP
39		 MCH
31		 BRI RCH
DNQ		 DOV
30		 CLT
25		 CAL
28		 CAR
39		 HOM
36		53rd561 [14]
Ford DAR
40
1998 Lee Leslie Chevy DAY CAR LVS NSV DAR BRI TEX HCY TAL NHA NZH CLT DOV RCH PPR GLN
30		 MLW 81st166 [15]
ST Motorsports 59 Chevy MYB
25		 CAL SBO IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT GTY CAR ATL HOM
1999 Team Rensi Motorsports 25 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX NSV BRI TAL CAL NHA RCH NZH CLT DOV SBO GLN
14		 MLW MYB PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR MEM PHO HOM 98th121 [16]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627NCTCPtsRef
1995 Hendrick Motorsports 24 Chevy PHO
11		 TUS
6		 SGS
17		 MMR
9		 POR
21		 EVG
14		 I70
12		 LVL
21		 BRI
8		 MLW
14		 CNS
14		 HPT
12		 IRP
5		 FLM
25		 RCH
36		 MAR
16		 NWS
9		 SON
4		 MMR
7		 PHO
13		9th2470 [17]
1996 Doran Motorsports 77 Chevy HOM
25		 PHO POR EVG TUS CNS HPT BRI NZH
17		 MLW LVL
30		 I70 IRP FLM GLN NSV RCH NHA MAR NWS SON MMR PHO LVS
32		56th340 [18]
1998 Walsh Motorsports 81 Ford WDW HOM
DNQ		 PHO POR EVG I70 GLN TEX BRI MLW NZH CAL PPR IRP NHA FLM NSV HPT LVL RCH MEM GTY MAR SON MMR PHO LVS NA- [19]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

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References

  1. ↑ "Scott Lagasse Career Statistics - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  2. ↑ "Scott Lagasse 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series by Craftsman Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  3. ↑ "Scott Lagasse 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  4. ↑ "Scott Lagasse 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  5. ↑ "Scott Lagasse 1993 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  6. ↑ "Scott Lagasse 1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  7. ↑ "Scott Lagasse 1999 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  8. ↑ "Scott Lagasse 1998 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  9. ↑ "Scott Lagasse 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  10. ↑ "Scott Lagasse 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  11. ↑ "Scott Lagasse – 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Scott Lagasse – 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Scott Lagasse – 1993 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Scott Lagasse – 1997 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Scott Lagasse – 1998 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Scott Lagasse – 1999 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Scott Lagasse – 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Scott Lagasse – 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Scott Lagasse – 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
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