Scott Andrew Speed was born on January 24,1983 and is an American race car driver who has competed in numerous disciplines, including open-wheel, stock car, and rallycross racing.
49 Facts About Scott Speed
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In 2006, Speed became the first American driver to race in Formula One since Michael Andretti in 1993, when he made his debut at the 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix for Scuderia Toro Rosso.
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Scott Speed contested 28 races before he was replaced midway through the 2007 season by Sebastian Vettel.
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Scott Speed later turned his career towards stock car racing, specifically NASCAR where he drove for Team Red Bull, Whitney Motorsports and Leavine Family Racing in the Sprint Cup Series.
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Scott Speed won the 2018 Americas Rallycross Championship with Andretti before racing in 2019 with Subaru Rally Team USA.
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Scott Speed's career started at the age of 10 in karting, his stint there lasting from 1993 until 2001, winning the SKUSA Super Pro Title for JM Racing driving a Tony Kart Swedetech Honda in 2000 2 IKF Grand Nationals driving a 6-year-old kart, and 3 IKF regional titles.
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Scott Speed won the 2002 Rock Island GP in 125cc Shifter Karts.
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Scott Speed moved up to the Formula series in 2001, competing in US Formula Russell and becoming champion.
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Scott Speed drove in both the Formula Dodge National Championship and Star Mazda in 2002, finishing third and eighth respectively.
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In 2003, Scott Speed drove for Alan Docking Racing in the British Formula Three Championship after winning the Red Bull Driver Search programme.
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Scott Speed's performances resulted in a drive in the inaugural season of GP2 Series for 2005, as number two at iSport International, to Can Artam.
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Scott Speed was later promoted to the first driver for the team, as he collected five podiums and 12 top 5 finishes in 24 races.
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Scott Speed ended the season third place in the drivers' championship standings behind Nico Rosberg and Heikki Kovalainen.
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In 2005 at the Canadian Grand Prix, Scott Speed took part as a test driver for Red Bull Racing; becoming the first American driver to participate in a Formula One event since Michael Andretti's 1993 stint.
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Scott Speed was the test driver at the United States Grand Prix.
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Scott Speed was fined $5000 for using inappropriate language towards David Coulthard during a post-race stewards hearing.
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Scott Speed finished the San Marino Grand Prix in 15th place.
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Scott Speed retired from the Spanish Grand Prix with an engine failure and in his first Monaco Grand Prix he finished 13th.
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Scott Speed retired from the British Grand Prix on the opening lap with accident damage after colliding with Ralf Schumacher.
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Scott Speed bounced back and ran rather well at the Canadian Grand Prix finishing 10th.
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At the Turkish Grand Prix, Scott Speed started in 18th and finished 13th, from 15 classified runners.
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At the next round in Japan, Scott Speed started the race in 19th.
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Finally, at the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix, Scott Speed finished 11th of the 17 cars classified after starting down in 17th.
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Scott Speed had two separate collisions with Alexander Wurz at Silverstone and at Canada which put him out of the race.
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Scott Speed then spun off in the wet at the European Grand Prix, in what would be his last race for the team.
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Scott Speed went on a verbal offensive against the team, claiming that they wanted to get rid of both him and Liuzzi.
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The best result of Scott Speed's season was 9th place at Monaco from 18th on the grid, just missing out on a championship point but finishing just ahead of the Hondas of Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button.
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On July 31,2007, Scott Speed was released from his contract at Scuderia Toro Rosso and replaced by BMW Sauber test driver Sebastian Vettel, who was under contract to Red Bull's driver development programme.
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Scott Speed has said that no amount of money would get him to work with the Toro Rosso team bosses in the future.
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In preparation for his impending NASCAR career, Scott Speed entered into the Automobile Racing Club of America series in selected races in 2007, and a full season in 2008.
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Scott Speed was in prime position to win the championship, but in the final race, he was wrecked by Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
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Scott Speed was a championship contender in the 2008 season, however the season ended in controversy, and without a championship for Scott Speed and Eddie Sharp Racing.
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Stenhouse hit the rear of Scott Speed's car, sending him into the wall, effectively ending Scott Speed's chances of a good finish, and possibly a championship.
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Scott Speed recorded his first career Top 10 finish in NASCAR in just his second race when he finished tenth at Martinsville Speedway.
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Scott Speed finished the season in the No 84 Team Red Bull Toyota Camry.
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Scott Speed was eligible to race in the 31st Annual Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway, as his car was one of the top six Toyotas in points.
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Scott Speed began his quest for Rookie of the Year in 2009, and he won his first-ever Rookie of the Race honors at the Daytona 500.
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Scott Speed led several laps late in the race after not going to the pits with about 19 laps to go.
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Scott Speed was in the top 12 after the Food City 500 which guaranteed him a spot in the top 35.
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On November 26,2010, Scott Speed was released from his contract at Red Bull Racing to make room for the returning Brian Vickers who underwent heart surgery in June 2010; causing Scott Speed to file a lawsuit against Red Bull accusing them of violating his contract.
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Scott Speed was without a ride for most of the 2011 season; he drove for Whitney Motorsports for several races at the end of the year.
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Scott Speed attempted to qualify for the 2011 Indianapolis 500 with Dragon Racing.
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Just hours after the crash that claimed the life of Dan Wheldon, Scott Speed said it was too dangerous for IndyCars to run on oval tracks.
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Scott Speed won a gold medal at the 2013 X Games in Foz do Iguacu in his first ever rallycross race.
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Scott Speed won a second gold medal at round 8 of the Global RallyCross Championship in Charlotte Motor Speedway.
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Scott Speed joined Andretti Autosport in 2014 to drive a factory-backed Volkswagen Polo and later a Volkswagen Beetle.
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Scott Speed won the Global RallyCross Championship in 2015,2016, and 2017, collecting a total of ten wins.
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On November 1,2018, Scott Speed announced that he would be joining Subaru Rally Team USA for the 2019 Americas Rallycross Championship.
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Scott Speed returned with the Subaru factory team for the 2021 Nitro Rallycross Championship, where he was runner-up with one win and four podiums in five races.