| Scott Lagasse | |
| Birth Date: | 20 February 1959 |
| Birth Place: | St. Augustine, Florida, U.S. |
| Achievements: | 1985, 1986 SCCA National Champion 1985 SCCA Regional Champion 1986 SCCA Pro Series Champion |
| Awards: | 1985 SCCA Rookie of the Year 1986 SCCA National Sportsmanship Award |
| Total Cup Races: | 2 |
| Years In Cup: | 2 |
| Best Cup Pos: | 59th (1993) |
| First Cup Race: | 1993 Budweiser At The Glen (Watkins Glen) |
| Last Cup Race: | 1994 The Bud At The Glen (Watkins Glen) |
| Cup Wins: | 0 |
| Cup Top Tens: | 0 |
| Cup Poles: | 0 |
| Total Busch Races: | 13 |
| Years In Busch: | 4 |
| Best Busch Pos: | 53rd (1997) |
| First Busch Race: | 1993 Fay's 150 (Watkins Glen) |
| Last Busch Race: | 1999 Lysol 200 (Watkins Glen) |
| Busch Wins: | 0 |
| Busch Top Tens: | 0 |
| Busch Poles: | 0 |
| Total Truck Races: | 24 |
| Years In Truck: | 2 |
| Best Truck Pos: | 9th (1995) |
| First Truck Race: | 1995 Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic (Phoenix) |
| Last Truck Race: | 1996 Carquest 420K (Las Vegas) |
| Truck Wins: | 0 |
| Truck Top Tens: | 7 |
| Truck Poles: | 0 |
| Updated: | 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]
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.
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]
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]
Lagasse ran two races in the series, the 1993 and 1994 Watkins Glen races. His best finish was 13th in 1993.[9] [10]
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.
| Year | Track | Car | Engine | Class | Finish | Start | Status | |
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| 1985 | Sports Renault | 1 | 3 | Running | ||||
| 1986 | Sports Renault | 1 | 2 | Running |
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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)| NASCAR Winston Cup 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 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | Pts | Ref | ||||||||
| 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 | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO | ATL | 59th | 124 | [11] | ||||||||
| 1994 | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | SON | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | DAY | NHA | POC | TAL | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO | ATL | 75th | 55 | [12] | ||||||||||
| NASCAR Busch 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 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | Pts | Ref | ||||
| 1993 | Henderson Motorsports | 75 | Olds | DAY | CAR | RCH | DAR | BRI | HCY | ROU | MAR | NZH | CLT | DOV | MYB | GLN | MLW | TAL | IRP | MCH | NHA | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | ROU | CLT | MAR | CAR | HCY | ATL | 101st | 70 | [13] | |||||||
| 1997 | Super Sports Racing | 22 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | LVS | DAR | HCY | TEX | BRI | NSV | TAL | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | SBO | GLN | MLW | MYB | GTY | IRP | MCH | BRI | RCH | DOV | CLT | CAL | CAR | HOM | 53rd | 561 | [14] | ||||||
| Ford | DAR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Lee Leslie | DAY | CAR | LVS | NSV | DAR | BRI | TEX | HCY | TAL | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | RCH | PPR | GLN | MLW | 81st | 166 | [15] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ST Motorsports | 59 | Chevy | MYB | CAL | SBO | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | GTY | CAR | ATL | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Team Rensi Motorsports | 25 | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | TEX | NSV | BRI | TAL | CAL | NHA | RCH | NZH | CLT | DOV | SBO | GLN | MLW | MYB | PPR | GTY | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | CAR | MEM | PHO | HOM | 98th | 121 | [16] | ||||
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck 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 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||
| 1995 | Hendrick Motorsports | 24 | Chevy | PHO | TUS | SGS | MMR | POR | EVG | I70 | LVL | BRI | MLW | CNS | HPT | IRP | FLM | RCH | MAR | NWS | SON | MMR | PHO | 9th | 2470 | [17] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Doran Motorsports | 77 | Chevy | HOM | PHO | POR | EVG | TUS | CNS | HPT | NZH | MLW | LVL | I70 | IRP | FLM | GLN | NSV | RCH | NHA | MAR | NWS | SON | MMR | PHO | LVS | 56th | 340 | [18] | |||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Walsh Motorsports | 81 | Ford | WDW | HOM | 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] | |||||||||||
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1 Ineligible for series points