32 Facts About Scott Riggs

Russell Scott Riggs was born on January 1,1971 and is an American former professional stock car racing driver.

Scott Riggs last competed in the No 92 for RBR Enterprises in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

Scott Riggs continued to race in that series over the next decade, and was a two-time champion at Southern National Speedway.

In 1999, Scott Riggs made his major-league NASCAR debut in the Craftsman Truck Series at Indianapolis Raceway Park, driving the No 84 for Long Brothers Racing.

Scott Riggs competed at Richmond International Raceway, where he finished 23rd.

Scott Riggs finished 5th in points at the end of the season.

In 2002, Scott Riggs moved to the Busch Series to drive the No 10 Ford Taurus for ppc Racing.

Scott Riggs won his first race at Nashville Superspeedway, then won again two weeks later at California.

Scott Riggs finished 10th in points at the end of the season, earning him Rookie of the Year honors.

Scott Riggs returned to the NASCAR Nationwide Series in 2010 to drive the No 09 Ford Fusion for RAB Racing with Brack Maggard.

However, despite strong and consistent runs, Scott Riggs was unable to bring sponsorship to the team and was released after the Nashville 300.

On May 28,2010, Scott Riggs signed with Richard Childress Racing to drive the No 21 Chevrolet Impala for the Federated Auto Parts 300 at Nashville Superspeedway and for the Meijer 300 at Kentucky Speedway, while sharing duties with Clint Bowyer for the remainder of the season.

At Nashville, Scott Riggs recorded his first Top 10 of the season, finishing 9th.

In 2011, Scott Riggs made twelve starts in the Nationwide Series for R3 Motorsports, with a best finish of 13th at Darlington.

In 2004, Scott Riggs signed to drive the No 10 Chevrolet Monte Carlo for MB2 Motorsports.

In 2006, Scott Riggs failed to make the Daytona 500 because of a mechanical error in qualifying and a lack of owner points from the previous season.

Scott Riggs had back-to-back Top 10 finishes at Martinsville and Texas.

Scott Riggs won the pole for the Coca-Cola 600 and the NEXTEL Open exhibition race at Charlotte.

Scott Riggs won the NEXTEL Open, leading all but one lap, and advanced to the NEXTEL All-Star Challenge where he finished 10th.

Scott Riggs's highest ranking in the 2006 NEXTEL Cup points standings has been 18th.

Scott Riggs's best finish in the 2006 Nextel Cup season was a 4th-place finish which came at the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Scott Riggs won the pole in the Bank of America 500, sweeping both poles at Charlotte.

Scott Riggs struggled in 2007, falling out of the Top 35 in owner's points, and began failing to qualify for several races.

Scott Riggs was replaced in the No 10 car for the last two races of 2007 by Patrick Carpentier.

Scott Riggs was released from Haas CNC when that team signed Tony Stewart and became Stewart-Haas Racing.

Scott Riggs joined Tommy Baldwin Racing to drive the No 36 Toyota Camry in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

Scott Riggs was replaced in favor of Mike Skinner, Brian Simo, and Patrick Carpentier.

On March 30,2010, it was announced Scott Riggs would drive the No 90 Chevrolet Impala for Keyed-Up Motorsports on an initial two race contract, taking over from Casey Mears who moved to Joe Gibbs Racing as a standby driver for Denny Hamlin.

Scott Riggs was running 25th on the lead lap in the Subway Fresh Fit 600 at Phoenix, but he blew a right-front tire with four laps to go and pounded the turn 3 wall, forcing a green-white-checkered finish.

Scott Riggs drove for Whitney Motorsports in four races in 2011.

Scott Riggs has made several attempts to qualify in the R3 Motorsports No 23 in late 2011 and 2012.

Scott Riggs made his debut at Phoenix, finishing 43rd after blowing a tire.