Scott Anderson (racing driver)

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Scott Anderson
NationalityAmerican
Born (1990-02-18) February 18, 1990 (age 32)
Fort Collins, Colorado
Previous series
20162017
20142016
2013
2012
GRC Lites
Indy Lights
Pro Mazda Championship
U.S. F2000 National Championship

Scott Anderson (born February 18, 1990) is an American racing driver from Fort Collins, Colorado.

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Anderson began racing karts in the Colorado Sprint Championship. He made the move to cars in Sports Car Club of America Spec Racer Ford. In 2010 he made his professional debut in U.S. F2000 National Championship. In 2011 he won the Skip Barber National Championship and a scholarship for a full season of U.S. F2000 in 2012 where he finished third with two wins for Belardi Auto Racing.

In 2013 he moved up the Road to Indy and raced in the Pro Mazda Championship for Juncos Racing; finished fifth in points with one podium and seven top 5s. In 2014 Anderson progressed to Indy Lights with Fan Force United, which returned to the series after a one-year hiatus. [1] Anderson finished eighth in points with a best finish of fourth at the Milwaukee Mile. In 2015 he returned to the series, driving for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports. [2] In 2016, he began racing in Red Bull Global Rallycross Lites with CORE Autosport beginning in Seattle. In the final race of 2016, he finished in second place behind eventual series champion, Cabot Bigham. [3] In 2017-2019 Scott raced in Americas Rallycross (ARX)

Racing record

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

YearTrackCarEngineClassFinishStartStatus
2009 Road America Spec Racer Ford Spec Racer Ford 3711Retired

U.S. F2000 National Championship

YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints
2012 Belardi Auto Racing SEB
5
SEB
8
STP
28
STP
10
LOR
4
MDO
2
MDO
1
ROA
3
ROA
2
ROA
1
BAL
5
BAL
2
VIR
26
VIR
6
3rd256

Pro Mazda Championship

YearTeam12345678910111213141516RankPoints
2013 Juncos Racing AUS
6
AUS
4
STP
8
STP
7
IND
5
IOW
5
TOR
10
TOR
9
MOS
4
MOS
2
MOH
16
MOH
6
TRO
4
TRO
4
HOU
6
HOU
7
5th245

Indy Lights

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints
2014 Fan Force United STP
12
LBH
9
ALA
12
ALA
10
IND
7
IND
5
INDY
9
POC
6
TOR
9
MDO
8
MDO
9
MIL
4
SNM
8
SNM
10
8th309
2015 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports STP
7
STP
10
LBH
6
ALA
11
ALA
5
IMS
6
IMS
9
INDY
3
TOR
9
TOR
10
MIL
5
IOW
6
MDO
7
MDO
8
LAG
9
LAG
13
9th219
2016 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports STP
13
STP
9
PHX
ALA
10
ALA
13
IMS
12
IMS
8
INDY RDA RDA IOW TOR TOR MDO MDO WGL LAG LAG 17th61


Complete Global Rallycross results

GRC Lites

YearEntrantCar123456789101112GRCPoints
2016 CORE Autosport Lites Ford FiestaPHO1
PHO2
DAL
DAY1
DAY2
MCAS1
MCAS2
C
DC
AC
SEA
11
LA1
12
LA2
2
16th55
2017 Olsbergs MSE X Forces Lites Ford FiestaMEMLOUTHO1THO2OTT1OTT2INDYAC1
6
AC2
7
SEA1
7
SEA1
5
LA
5
11th242

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References

  1. Fan Force United returns to Indy Lights with Scott Anderson, Motorsport.com, December 16, 2013, Retrieved 2013-12-16
  2. DiZinno, Tony. Schmidt Peterson announces Scott Anderson as fourth driver, NBC Sports, January 16, 2015, Retrieved 2015-03-31
  3. "Scott Anderson to Make GRC Lites Debut with CORE autosport". Archived from the original on 2016-11-03. Retrieved 2016-11-01.