Scott Pruett – An Incredible Career (Racing Statistics) (January 30, 2018)

Scott Pruett said hi to his family at home a final time Sunday during the Rolex 24 At Daytona.

Pruett, along with Jack Hawksworth, David Heinemeier Hansson and Dominik Farnbacher, took 36th overall and ninth in class in Pruett’s final race, driving a Lexus. The five-time Rolex 24 overall champion and 10-time class winner announced his retirement earlier this month.

What has Scott Pruett done in top-level American motorsports? The better question may be what he hasn’t. Pruett won in sports cars and Indy cars, drove in NASCAR, worked as a television analyst and participated in the development for cars and tires alike. He won 11 U.S.-based sports car championships, including five in the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series.

As we bid farewell to Pruett and his time in the cockpit, let’s revisit some of the marks he made in racing.

Scott Pruett – Career Statistics

IndyCar (all in CART)

- Races: 145

  - First Race: 1988 Long Beach Street Circuit in California (started 13th; finished 18th)

  - Final Race: 1999 California Speedway in Fontana (started on pole; finished 22nd)

  - Breakdown by Team: Pat Patrick Racing (69); Truesports (48); Arciero Wells Racing (20); ProFormance Motorsports (6); Machinist Union Racing Team (2); Dick Simon Racing (1)

- Wins: 2

  - First Win: 1995 Michigan 500 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn

  - Last Win: 1997 Surfers Paradise at Surfers Paradise Street Circuit in Australia

- Podiums: 15

- Pole Positions: 5

  - Qualified on pole for final IndyCar race of career

- Races Led: 13

- Laps Led: 152

- Best Points Finish: 6th (1998)

NASCAR Cup Series

- Races: 40

- Wins: 0

- Pole Positions: 0

- Races Led: 5

- Laps Led: 36

- Best Race Finish: 2nd, 2003 Watkins Glen International in New York (started 28th)

- Best Points Finish: 37th (2000; competed in 28 of 34 races)

IMSA (1986-1999)

- Wins: 13 (10 in GTO; 2 in GTP; 1 in GTS

  - First Win: 1986 Twelve Hours of Sebring at Sebring International Raceway in Florida

  - Last Win: 1994 Rolex 24 At Daytona at Daytona International Speedway in Florida

- Championships: 2 (1986 GTO; 1988 GTO)

IMSA (2014-2018)

- Races: 35

- Wins: 4

  - First Win: 2014 Twelve Hours of Sebring at Sebring International Raceway in Florida

  - Last Win: 2015 Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas

- Best Points Finish: 4th (2014, 2015)

GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series

- Races: 131 (129 in Daytona Prototypes; 2 in GTS)

- Wins: 41 (40 overall wins; most all-time in Rolex Series)

  - First Win: 2002 Rolex 24 At Daytona in Daytona Beach, Florida

  - First Win (Overall): 2004 California Speedway in Fontana, California

  - Last Win: 2013 Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia

- Pole Positions: 14

- Championships: 5 (2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012)

Trans-Am

- Wins: 22

  - First Win: Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, California, on May 18, 1986

  - Final Win: Grand Prix Americas (street circuit) in Miami, Florida, on September 28, 2003

- Championships: 3 (1987, 1994, 2003)

Indianapolis 500

- Races: 4

- Best Finish: 10th (1989)

- Laps Led: 8

Daytona 500

- Races: 1 (2000)

- Best Finish: 19th (2000)

Rolex 24 At Daytona

- Races: 28

- Wins: 10 (5 overall)

  - 1987 (GTO) with Bill Elliott, Lyn St. James and Tom Gloy

  - 1988 (GTO) with Paul Miller, Bobby Akin Jr. and Pete Halsmer

  - 1992 (GTP) with Davy Jones, David Brabham and Scott Goodyear

  - 1993 (Group C) with Davy Jones and Scott Goodyear

  - 1994 (Overall/GTS) with Butch Leitzinger, Paul Gentilozzi and Steve Millen

  - 2002 (GTS) with Paul Gentilozzi, Brian Simo and Michael Lauer

  - 2007 (Overall/DP) with Juan Pablo Montoya and Salvador Duran

  - 2008 (Overall/DP) with Juan Pablo Montoya, Dario Franchitti and Memo Rojas

  - 2011 (Overall/DP) with Graham Rahal, Joey Hand and Memo Rojas

  - 2013 (Overall/DP) with Juan Pablo Montoya, Memo Rojas and Charlie Kimball

- Class Podiums: 16

24 Hours of Le Mans

- Races: 1 (2001)

- Wins: 1 (in class)

  - 2001 (GTS) with Johnny O’Connell and Ron Fellows (8th overall)

12 Hours of Sebring

- Races: 10 (1985-1998; 1993-1994; 2014-2017)

- Wins: 2 (1 overall)

  - 1986 (GTO) with Bruce Jenner

  - 2014 (Overall/Prototype) with Memo Rojas and Marino Franchitti

- Class Podiums: 3

Notes of Interest

- Pruett was named to the Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2017.

- One of few drivers to win Rolex 24 At Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring overall, as well as Rolex 24, 12 Hours of Sebring and 24 Hours of Le Mans in class.

- Won Daytona Prototype/Prototype races in GRAND-AM/IMSA in 12 consecutive seasons from 2004 to 2015.

- 1989 Indianapolis 500 co-Rookie of the Year (with Eddie Cheever)

- Won 2001 Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race

- World Karting Association Hall of Fame member

- Competed in two Supercar Series races in Australia in 2010 but failed to finish either race.

- Earned Road Racing Drivers Club Phil Hill Award in 2016

- Competed in 11 NASCAR Xfinity Series races between 2000 and 2008, earning two top fives (finished career-best third in Mexico City in 2008), four top 10s and three pole positions

Sources:

- Wikipedia: Scott Pruett; various GRAND-AM seasons

- 2011 GRAND-AM Media Guide