Scott Anderson (racing driver)

{{short description|American racing driver}} {{BLP sources|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Scott Anderson | image = | image_size =  | caption = | nationality = American | birth_name =  | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|2|18}} | birth_place = [[Fort Collins, Colorado]], U.S. | relatives =  | prev_series = [[GRC Lites]] [[Indy Lights]] [[Pro Mazda Championship]] [[U.S. F2000 National Championship]] | prev_series_years = [[2016 Global RallyCross Championship|2016]]–[[2017 Global RallyCross Championship|2017]] [[2014 Indy Lights|2014]]–[[2016 Indy Lights|2016]] [[2013 Pro Mazda Championship|2013]] [[2012 U.S. F2000 National Championship|2012]] | titles =  | title_years = | awards = | award_years = }} '''Scott Anderson''' (born February 18, 1990) is an American racing driver from [[Fort Collins, Colorado]].

Anderson began racing karts in the Colorado Sprint Championship. He made the move to cars in [[Sports Car Club of America]] [[Spec Racer Ford]]. In 2010, he made his professional debut in [[U.S. F2000 National Championship]]. In 2011, he won the Skip Barber National Championship and a scholarship for a full season of U.S. F2000 in [[2012 U.S. F2000 National Championship|2012]] where he finished third with two wins for [[Belardi Auto Racing]].

In [[2013 Pro Mazda Championship season|2013]], Anderson moved up the [[Road to Indy]] and raced in the [[Pro Mazda Championship]] for [[Juncos Racing]]; finished fifth in points with one podium and seven top-fives. In [[2014 Indy Lights season|2014]] Anderson progressed to [[Indy Lights]] with [[Fan Force United]], which returned to the series after a one-year hiatus.<ref>[http://www.motorsport.com/indylights/news/fan-force-united-returns-to-indy-lights-with-scott-anderson-444179/ Fan Force United returns to Indy Lights with Scott Anderson], ''Motorsport.com'', December 16, 2013, Retrieved 2013-12-16</ref> Anderson finished eighth in points with a best finish of fourth at the [[Milwaukee Mile]]. In [[2015 Indy Lights season|2015]] he returned to the series, driving for [[Schmidt Peterson Motorsports]].<ref>DiZinno, Tony. [http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2015/01/16/indy-lights-schmidt-peterson-announces-scott-anderson-as-fourth-driver/ Schmidt Peterson announces Scott Anderson as fourth driver], ''NBC Sports'', January 16, 2015, Retrieved 2015-03-31</ref> In 2016, he began racing in Red Bull Global Rallycross Lites with [[CORE Autosport]] beginning in Seattle. In the final race of 2016, he finished in second place behind eventual series champion, [[Cabot Bigham]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://redbullglobalrallycross.com/news/press-releases/team-press-releases/scott-anderson-make-red-bull-global-rallycross-lites-debut-core-autosport/ |title=Scott Anderson to Make GRC Lites Debut with CORE autosport |access-date=2016-11-01 |archive-date=2016-11-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161103234913/http://redbullglobalrallycross.com/news/press-releases/team-press-releases/scott-anderson-make-red-bull-global-rallycross-lites-debut-core-autosport/ |url-status=usurped }}</ref>

From 2017 to 2019, Anderson raced in Americas Rallycross (ARX).

Anderson uses his instagram account to troll people with childish comments, and defending the January 6, 2021 attackers of police officers.

==Racing record==

===SCCA National Championship Runoffs===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" |- ! Year !! Track !! Car !! Engine !! Class !! Finish !! Start !! Status |- | 2009 || [[Road America]] || Spec Racer || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || [[Spec Racer Ford]] || 37 || 11 || Retired |}

===U.S. F2000 National Championship===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" ! Year ! Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! Rank ! Points |- | [[2012 U.S. F2000 National Championship|2012]] ! [[Belardi Auto Racing]] |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Sebring International Raceway|SEB]] 5 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Sebring International Raceway|SEB]] 8 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[St. Petersburg, Florida|STP]] 28 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[St. Petersburg, Florida|STP]] 10 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis|LOR]] 4 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course|MOH]] 2 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course|MOH]] 1 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Road America|ROA]] 3 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Road America|ROA]] 2 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Road America|ROA]] 1 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Grand Prix of Baltimore|BAL]] 5 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Grand Prix of Baltimore|BAL]] 2 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Virginia International Raceway|VIR]] 26 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Virginia International Raceway|VIR]] 6 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''3rd''' |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''256''' |}

===Pro Mazda Championship===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" ! Year ! Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! Rank ! Points |- | [[2013 Pro Mazda Championship season|2013]] ! [[Juncos Racing]] |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Circuit of the Americas|AUS]] 6 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Circuit of the Americas|AUS]] 4 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|STP]] 8 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|STP]] 7 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis|IND]] 5 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Milwaukee Mile|IOW]] 5 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Honda Indy Toronto|TOR]] 10 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Honda Indy Toronto|TOR]] 9 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Canadian Tire Motorsport Park|MOS]] 4 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Canadian Tire Motorsport Park|MOS]] 2 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course|MOH]] 16 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course|MOH]] 6 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Circuit Trois-Rivières|TRO]] 4 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Circuit Trois-Rivières|TRO]] 4 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Grand Prix of Houston|HOU]] 6 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Grand Prix of Houston|HOU]] 7 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''5th''' |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''245''' |}

===Indy Lights=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" ! Year ! Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! Rank ! Points |- | [[2014 Indy Lights season|2014]] ! [[Fan Force United]] |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|STP]] 12 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Grand Prix of Long Beach|LBH]] 9 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Indy Grand Prix of Alabama|ALA]] 12 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Indy Grand Prix of Alabama|ALA]] 10 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|IND]] 7 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|IND]] 5 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Firestone Freedom 100|INDY]] 9 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Pocono Raceway|POC]] 6 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Honda Indy Toronto|TOR]] 9 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course|MOH]] 8 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course|MOH]] 9 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Milwaukee Mile|MIL]] 4 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Sonoma Raceway|SNM]] 8 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Sonoma Raceway|SNM]] 10 | | | | |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| '''8th''' |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| '''309''' |- | [[2015 Indy Lights season|2015]] ! [[Schmidt Peterson Motorsports]] |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|STP]] 7 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|STP]] 10 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Grand Prix of Long Beach|LBH]] 6 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Indy Grand Prix of Alabama|ALA]] 11 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Indy Grand Prix of Alabama|ALA]] 5 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Liberty Challenge|IMS]] 6 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Liberty Challenge|IMS]] 9 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Firestone Freedom 100|INDY]] 3 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Honda Indy Toronto|TOR]] 9 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Honda Indy Toronto|TOR]] 10 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Milwaukee Mile|MIL]] 5 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Iowa Speedway|IOW]] 6 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course|MOH]] 7 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| ''[[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course|MOH]]'' 8 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca|LAG]] 9 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca|LAG]] 13 | | !style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 9th !style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 219 |- | [[2016 Indy Lights|2016]] ! [[Schmidt Peterson Motorsports]] |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|STP]] 13 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg|STP]] 9 | [[Phoenix International Raceway|PHX]] |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Barber Motorsports Park|ALA]] 10 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Barber Motorsports Park|ALA]] 13 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Grand Prix of Indianapolis (Indy Lights)|IMS]] 12 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Grand Prix of Indianapolis (Indy Lights)|IMS]] 8 | [[Firestone Freedom 100|INDY]] | [[Road America|RDA]] | [[Road America|RDA]] | [[Iowa Speedway|IOW]] | [[Honda Indy Toronto|TOR]] | [[Honda Indy Toronto|TOR]] | [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course|MOH]] | [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course|MOH]] | [[Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen|WGL]] | [[Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca|LAG]] | [[Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca|LAG]] !style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 17th !style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 61 |}

===Complete Global Rallycross results=== ====GRC Lites==== {| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |- ! Year ! Entrant ! Car ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! GRC ! Points |- | [[2016 Global RallyCross Championship|2016]] ! [[CORE Autosport]] ! Lites Ford Fiesta | PHO1 | PHO2 | DAL | DAY1 | DAY2 | MCAS1 | MCAS2 C | DC | AC | style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SEA 11 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"|LA1 12 | style="background:#DFDFDF;"|LA2 2 ! 16th ! 55 |- | [[2017 Global Rallycross Championship|2017]] ! [[Olsbergs MSE|Olsbergs MSE X Forces]] ! Lites Ford Fiesta | MEM | LOU | THO1 | THO2 | OTT1 | OTT2 | INDY | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AC1 6 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AC2 7 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SEA1 7 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SEA1 5 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LA 5 ! 11th ! 242 |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{Official website|http://scottandersonracing.com/}} * {{Facebook|Official-Scott-Anderson-Racing}} * {{DriverDB driver|scott-anderson}}

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