Lavar Scott (born September 6, 2003) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 6 Chevrolet SS for Rev Racing. He is also a current member of NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity program.
| Lavar Scott | |||||||
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_(cropped).jpg) Scott at Daytona International Speedway in 2023 | |||||||
| Born | September 6, 2003 Carneys Point Township, New Jersey | ||||||
| Weight | 138 lb (63 kg)[1] | ||||||
| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 26 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| ARCA no., team | No. 6 (Rev Racing) | ||||||
| Best finish | 2nd (2024) | ||||||
| First race | 2023 BRANDT 200 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024 Owens Corning 200 (Toledo) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
| 13 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| ARCA East no., team | No. 6 (Rev Racing) | ||||||
| Best finish | 3rd (2023) | ||||||
| First race | 2023 Pensacola 200 (Pensacola) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| ARCA West no., team | No. 6 (Rev Racing) | ||||||
| Best finish | 30th (2024) | ||||||
| First race | 2023 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 (Phoenix) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of October 7, 2024. | |||||||
Racing career
editEarly career
editScott started racing at age five in quarter midget racing cars at Airport Speedway in New Castle, Delaware (near his hometown of Carneys Point Township) alongside his older brother. After that, he would start competing in dirt racing events.[2] At Penns Grove High School, he competed in wrestling.[1]
In 2021 and 2022, Scott drove for Rev Racing in legends car racing and late model racing at tracks such as Hickory Motor Speedway.[2] He won his first late model race in 2021 at Hickory. He competed in two FB Bhon Mikel's Truck Series races in Mexico in 2021 (alongside his Rev Racing/Drive for Diversity teammate Regina Sirvent) and won one of those races.[3][4]
ARCA
editOn January 13, 2023, it was announced that Scott would drive full-time in the ARCA Menards Series East and part-time in the main ARCA Menards Series (as a result of the East Series having four combination races with the main Series) in 2023, driving the No. 6 car for Rev Racing.[5] He would also compete in one non-combination main ARCA race in the season-opener at Daytona, replacing Andrés Pérez de Lara in Rev's No. 2 car due to Pérez de Lara, the full-time driver of that car, still being 17 and therefore ineligible to run the race.[6] In December 2023, it was revealed Scott would compete full-time in the main ARCA Menards Series for Rev Racing in 2024. During the 2024 season, Scott would have eleven Top 5s and fifteen Top 10s, finishing second in the points standings.
Personal life
editScott is from Carney's Point, New Jersey. His mother was a drag racing driver and obtained a license to drive in the NHRA and his grandfather also raced cars. His older brother raced in quarter midget racing events at nearby Airport Speedway in nearby New Castle, Delaware at a young age. He has been inspired by fellow African-American NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace, Kyle Larson, who started his career racing on dirt tracks and for Rev Racing/in the Drive for Diversity program like Scott, and Steve Park, who competed in local short track races in the Northeastern United States early in his career like Scott. In addition, Scott is close friends with fellow NASCAR driver Rajah Caruth. The two of them, both African-Americans, were part of NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program for Rev Racing together.[2]
Scott graduated from Penns Grove High School in 2021 and was on the school's wrestling and outdoor track teams according to NJ.com.[1]
Scott is not related to NASCAR driver Wendell Scott.
Motorsports career results
editARCA Menards Series
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Menards Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2023 | Rev Racing | 2 | Chevy | DAY 4 |
PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT | BLN | ELK | MOH | 20th | 224 | [7] | ||||||||||||
| 6 | IOW 3 |
POC | MCH | IRP 5 |
GLN | ISF | MLW 8 |
DSF | KAN 4 |
BRI 17 |
SLM | TOL | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | DAY 15 |
PHO 10 |
TAL 31 |
DOV 4 |
KAN 13 |
CLT 5 |
IOW 9 |
MOH 14 |
BLN 2 |
IRP 4 |
SLM 3 |
ELK 2 |
MCH 15 |
ISF 5 |
MLW 3 |
DSF 6 |
GLN 9 |
BRI 3 |
KAN 3 |
TOL 5 |
2nd | 915 | [8] | |||
ARCA Menards Series East
edit| ARCA Menards Series East results | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | AMSEC | Pts | Ref |
| 2023 | Rev Racing | 6 | Chevy | FIF 5 |
DOV 5 |
NSV 6 |
FRS 2 |
IOW 3 |
IRP 5 |
MLW 8 |
BRI 17 |
3rd | 351 | [9] |
| 2024 | FIF | DOV 4 |
NSV | FRS | IOW 9 |
IRP 4 |
MLW 3 |
BRI 3 |
9th | 198 | [10] | |||
ARCA Menards Series West
edit| ARCA Menards Series West results | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | AMSWC | Pts | Ref |
| 2023 | Rev Racing | 6 | Chevy | PHO | IRW | KCR | PIR | SON | IRW | SHA | EVG | AAS | LVS | MAD | PHO 17 |
57th | 27 | [11] |
| 2024 | PHO 10 |
KER | PIR | SON | IRW | IRW | SHA | TRI | MAD | AAS | KER | PHO 12 |
30th | 66 | [12] | |||
* Season still in progress
References
edit- ^ a b c "Lavar Scott #0 Penns Grove Wrestling". NJ.com. Advance Publications. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Interview: Lavar Scott Reaches Pivotal Season in Racing Career, Ready to Compete at Hickory on Saturday". TobyChristie.com. March 4, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ^ "Lavar Scott records first career NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series win at Hickory". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 13, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ^ "Lavar Scott - Driver DB". Driver Database. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ^ Rutherford, Kevin (January 13, 2023). "Andres Perez de Lara Running ARCA for Rev". Frontstretch. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ^ Rutherford, Kevin (February 9, 2023). "Jack Wood, Lavar Scott Running Daytona for Rev". Frontstretch. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ^ "Lavar Scott – 2023 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ^ "Lavar Scott – 2024 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ "Lavar Scott – 2023 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ "Lavar Scott – 2024 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ "Lavar Scott – 2023 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ "Lavar Scott – 2024 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
External links
edit- Lavar Scott driver statistics at Racing-Reference