Scott Mayer (racing driver)

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Scott Mayer
DP 7 Starworks Motorsport Scott Mayer Colin Braun Road America 2012.jpg
Mayer's 2012 Daytona Prototype at Road America.
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg American
Born (1964-08-31) August 31, 1964 (age 60)
Franklin, Wisconsin, United States
IndyCar Series career
3 races run over 1 year
Best finish31st (2003)
First race 2003 Grand Prix of Miami
(Miami)
Last race 2003 Indy Japan 300
(Twin Ring Motegi)
WinsPodiums Poles
000

Scott Mayer (born August 31, 1964) is a businessman and former driver in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series.

Contents

In 1985, Mayer founded the staffing firm QPS Employment Group. As of 2023, the company has 57 branches across 8 states and employs thousands of associate employees, one of the largest employment firms in the Midwest. [1]

As a race car driver, he participated in the first three races of the 2003 IndyCar Series season for PDM Racing and crashed in all three races. He then failed to complete rookie orientation for the Indy 500. He entered the 2005 Indianapolis 500 with A. J. Foyt Enterprises but again failed to complete rookie orientation. [2] He also made four starts in the Indy Pro Series in 2004 and 2005. [3] In 2010 he tested with Doran Racing at Putnam Park in Indiana. In 2011 he raced in the 24 Hours of Daytona for Starworks Motorsport. [4] The team finished 44th. In 2012 he competed part-time in the Rolex Sports Car Series and finished 24th in Daytona Prototype points with a best finish of fifth at Road America. He has returned to the series in 2013.

Personal life

Mayer's son Sam Mayer also races. He won US Legend Car Winter Heat Championship, the Summer Shootout and US Legend Car Asphalt Nationals in 2017. [5] The younger Mayer was signed to JR Motorsports as a 15 year old for 2018 season. [5] Sam won back to back championships in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East (2019) and ARCA Menards Series East (2020).

In 2023, Mayer explored a campaign for United States Senate, seeking the Republican nomination to challenge Tammy Baldwin in the 2024 United States Senate election in Wisconsin. [6] [7] In March 2024, Mayer decided against running for the GOP nomination. [8]

Career results

Complete American open–wheel racing results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

IRL IndyCar Series

YearTeamChassisNo.Engine1234567891011121314151617RankPointsRef
2002 PDM Racing Dallara 18 Chevrolet HOM PHX CAL NAZ INDY TEX PIK RIR KAN NSH MIS KTY GAT CHI
DNQ
TEX -0 [9]
2003 HMS
21
PHX
19
MOT
24
INDY
DNQ
TEX PIK RIR KAN NSH MIS GAT KTY NAZ CHI FON TEX 31st26 [10]
2005 A. J. Foyt Enterprises Panoz 41 Toyota HMSPHXSTPMOT INDY
DNQ
TXSRIRKANNSHMILMISKTYPPIRSNMCHIWGLFON-0 [11]

Indy Pro Series

YearTeam12345678910111213141516RankPointsRef
2004 Sam Schmidt Motorsports HMS PHX INDY KAN NSH MIL MIS KTY PPIR CHI
12
FON TXS
10
22nd32 [12]
2005 Michael Crawford Motorsports HMS PHX
7
STP INDY TXS IMS NSH MIL
11
KTY PPIR SNM
13
CHI
12
WGL FON 15th80 [13]
2007 Mile High Motorsports HMS STP1 STP2 INDY MIL IMS1 IMS2 IOW WGL1
Wth
WGL2
Wth
NSH MDO KTY SNM1 SNM2 CHI NR0 [14]

WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine1234567891011RankPointsRef
2014 Starworks Motorsport P Riley Mk XXVI DP Dinan (BMW) 5.0 L V8 DAY
17
57th3 [15]
Honda HR35TT 3.5 L V6 Turbo SEB
17
LBH LGA DET WGL MOS IMS ELK
12
COA PET
2015 Dinan (BMW) 5.0 L V8 DAY
9
SEB
WD1
LBH LGA BEL WGL MOS ELK COA ATL 30th23 [16]
2017 Starworks Motorsport PC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 DAY
4
SEB COA DET WGL MOS ELK PET 22nd28 [17]
Source: [18]

1 The No. 7 of Starworks Motorsport withdrew from the 12 Hours of Sebring before Practice. [19]

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