Scott Lagasse Jr.

Scott E. Lagasse Jr. (/ˈlæɡəseɪ/; born January 31, 1981)[2] is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, driving the No. 30 Toyota Tundra for On Point Motorsports. He is the son of former sports car and NASCAR driver Scott Lagasse Sr.

Scott Lagasse Jr.
Lagasse during practice for the 2016 NextEra Energy Resources 250
BornScott E. Lagasse Jr.
(1981-01-31) January 31, 1981
St. Augustine, Florida
Achievements1999 Top Gun Challenge Championship[1]
2001 Late Model Series Champion[1]
Awards2000 Late Model Asphalt Rookie of the Year[1]
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
70 races run over 11 years
2019 position66th
Best finish21st (2009)
First race2005 Bashas' Supermarkets 200 (Phoenix)
Last race2019 Circle K Firecracker 250 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 6 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
31 races run over 8 years
Truck no., teamNo. 30 (On Point Motorsports)
2020 position54th
Best finish37th (2006)
First race2006 Racetickets.com 200 (Fontana)
Last race2020 Sunoco 159 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 6 0
Statistics current as of November 11, 2020.

He is the owner of Scott Lagasse Racing (TeamSLR), which is located in St. Augustine, Florida. TeamSLR currently operates a Trans Am Road Race program, dirt late model race team, show car program and a NASCAR team. The team is currently building a new headquarters in St. Augustine.[3]

Racing career

Lagasse Jr. is a former member of Chip Ganassi Racing's driver development program. He has also driven in a total of 14 ARCA (Auto Racing Club of America) races in 2006, 2007, 2008 for Cunningham Motorsports and Venturini Motorsports, winning twice – Kansas and Chicagoland Speedway. In 2003 and 2004, besides graduating from college with honors, he was racing dirt cars and competed on a limited schedule in the ASA National Touring Series. In just 12 starts Lagasse racked up 8 Top 10, 5 Top 5 and a win at Kentucky Speedway. From 1998 through 2002 he won over 25 races on dirt and asphalt in Modifieds, Sportsman and Late Models.

Lagasse made his Busch Series debut at the Phoenix International Raceway in 2005. He started 33rd while driving the No. 40 Dodge for FitzBradshaw Racing and he finished 40th after he was involved in a crash on the 81st of 200 laps. His best starting position in a part-time season was 18th at the Dover International Speedway, and his best finish was 22nd at the Milwaukee Mile. Lagasse originally was signed by Ganassi for the 2006 Busch Series season, and Dodge wanted to keep him in their camp so it moved him to a third Truck team at Bobby Hamilton Racing after Ganassi failed to secure sponsorship. He appeared in 10 races in 2006 for Hamilton, with a season-best 18th-place finish at the Atlanta Motor Speedway.

In 2007 he made two Busch Series starts in the No. 41 Juicy Fruit Dodge for Chip Ganassi Racing, and he drove the No. 16 Truck for Xpress Motorsports at Dover, finishing 21st.

Lagasse drove the No. 20 Ford for JTG Racing in the first eight races of the 2008 Truck Series season; the No. 11 Toyota for 21 Nationwide Series races with CJM Racing in 2009, where he posted three top-10 finishes; and the No. 43 Nationwide Ford for 14 races for Baker Curb Racing in 2010, with a season-best eighth-place finish at Phoenix.

He drove his own SLR Chevrolets in 2012 and 2013, concentrating on both Nationwide Series races at the Daytona International Speedway and the season-finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, before making two Nationwide starts in 2014 and 2015.

Lagasse in the Childress No. 3 car at Road America in 2017

In 2017, Lagasse joined JGL Racing's No. 24 car at Daytona[4] and also drove the No. 24 truck for GMS Racing in replacement of an ineligible Justin Haley. Later in the year, he was the part-time driver of Richard Childress Racing's No. 3 Xfinity team, splitting the ride with Ty Dillon.

After not racing in the series in 2018, Lagasse returned to the Xfinity Series in 2019, driving the No. 4 Chevrolet for JD Motorsports at Daytona.[5] He made his Truck return a year later at the Daytona road course event for On Point Motorsports.[6]

Cancer survivor

In 2015, Lagasse had surgery for colon cancer. He used a bond with fellow-cancer patient Reece King, who fought a rare form of leukemia for three years. Both celebrated their remission by sharing the stage during driver introductions before the 2016 Subway Firecracker 250 Xfinity Series race at the Daytona International Speedway. Lagasse since has forged a relationship with Stand Up to Cancer.[7]

Personal life

Lagasse Jr. was born on January 31, 1981 in St. Augustine, Florida.[8] He attended St. Joseph Academy Catholic High School.[9] As a student, Lagasse Jr. played basketball before graduating with a Florida academic scholarship.[9] Afterward, he proceeded to pursue an associate's degree at the University of Central Florida, while competing in local off-road and asphalt races on weekends.[9] He continued his education at Flagler College, where he pursued a bachelor's degree in Business Administration.[10][11] Lagasse Jr. graduated with honors from Flagler College in 2004, despite competing in the American Speed Association (ASA) National Touring Series.[9][11]

Lagasse Jr. is a spokesperson for Florida Department of Transportation's 'Alert Today Florida' campaign, which raises awareness about pedestrian and bicyclist safety.[12] In 2015, he established a 60-mile (97 km) charity bike event at Daytona International Speedway.[12] The event, called Champions Ride for Bicycle Safety, attracts professional bicyclists, NASCAR drivers, and triathletes to support the 'Alert Today Florida' campaign.[12] He is married to his wife Kelley, and has one daughter, who was born in 2015.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Xfinity Series
NASCAR Xfinity Series results
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 33 34 35 NXSC Pts Ref
2005 FitzBradshaw Racing 40 Dodge DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL NSH BRI TEX PHO
40		 TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV
42		 NSH KEN MLW
22		 DAY CHI NHA
40		 PPR
28		 GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 81st 299 [13]
2007 Chip Ganassi Racing 41 Dodge DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW
35		 NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP
34		 CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 123rd 119 [14]
2008 CJM Racing 11 Chevy DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO MXC TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV
31		 KAN
20		 CLT
13		 MEM
24		 TEX
25		 PHO
20		 HOM
37		 59th 631 [15]
2009 Toyota DAY
43		 CAL
12		 LVS
9		 BRI
13		 TEX
16		 NSH
10		 PHO
32		 TAL
8		 RCH
17		 DAR
22		 CLT
32		 DOV
27		 NSH
11		 KEN
13		 MLW
16		 NHA
16		 DAY
18		 CHI
20		 GTY
33		 IRP
37		 IOW
9		 GLN MCH 21st 2194 [16]
Smith-Ganassi Racing 42 Dodge BRI
DNQ		 CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM
2010 Baker Curb Racing 43 Ford DAY
32		 CAL
15		 LVS
17		 BRI
13		 NSH
21		 PHO
8		 TEX
24		 TAL
21		 RCH
34		 DAR
36		 DOV
19		 CLT
30		 NSH
33		 KEN
16		 ROA NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP IOW GLN MCH BRI CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT GTY TEX PHO HOM 37th 1328 [17]
2012 Team SLR 8 Chevy DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN
26		 DOV CLT KAN
24		 TEX PHO HOM
20		 56th 62 [18]
2013 DAY
39		 PHO LVS
20		 BRI CAL TEX RCH
21		 TAL DAR CLT DOV IOW MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 57th 52 [19]
2014 RAB Racing 29 Toyota DAY
26		 PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX DAR RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY
31		 NHA CHI IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 61st 31 [20]
2015 TriStar Motorsports 19 Toyota DAY
DNQ		 74th 14 [21]
10 DAY
37		 ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH CHI
NTS Motorsports 15 Chevy DAY
37		 KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM
2016 RSS Racing 93 Chevy DAY
29		 ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW 57th 28 [22]
Rick Ware Racing 25 Ford DAY
25		 KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM
2017 JGL Racing 24 Toyota DAY
6		 ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL
34		 CLT DOV POC MCH 34th 117 [23]
Richard Childress Racing 3 Chevy IOW
32		 MOH
22		 BRI ROA
23		 DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM
21
JGL Racing 26 Toyota DAY
14		 KEN NHA IND IOW GLN
2019 JD Motorsports 4 Chevy DAY
21		 ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW CHI 66th 22 [24]
RSS Racing 93 Chevy DAY
31		 KEN NHA IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR IND LVS RCH CLT DOV KAN TEX PHO HOM

Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series
NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series results
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 NGTC Pts Ref
2006 Bobby Hamilton Racing 04 Dodge DAY CAL
30		 ATL
31		 MAR GTY
21		 CLT
32		 MFD
20		 DOV
35		 TEX
29		 MCH MLW KAN KEN MEM
26		 IRP NSH BRI NHA LVS TAL
34		 MAR ATL
18		 TEX PHO HOM 37th 741 [25]
2007 Xpress Motorsports 16 Ford DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT MFD DOV
21		 TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI GTW NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 90th 100 [26]
2008 JTG Racing 20 Ford DAY
26		 CAL
19		 ATL
29		 MAR
23		 KAN
30		 CLT
27		 MFD
33		 DOV
26		 TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI GTW NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 38th 665 [27]
2015 NTS Motorsports 20 Chevy DAY
3		 ATL MAR 89th 01 [28]
31 KAN
8		 CLT
12		 DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO
0 HOM
15
2016 14 DAY
9		 ATL MAR KAN DOV CLT TEX IOW GTW KEN ELD POC BRI MCH MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO 88th 01 [29]
Young's Motorsports 02 Chevy HOM
22
2017 GMS Racing 24 Chevy DAY
7		 ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW 81st 01 [30]
Young's Motorsports 02 Chevy IOW
13		 KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM
2018 20 DAY
5		 ATL LVS MAR DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN ELD POC MCH 95th 01 [31]
On Point Motorsports 30 Toyota BRI
31		 MSP LVS TAL
18		 MAR TEX PHO HOM
2020 On Point Motorsports 30 Toyota DAY LVS CLT ATL HOM POC KEN TEX KAN KAN MCH DAY
9		 DOV GTW DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL KAN TEX MAR PHO 54th 28 [32]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

ARCA Racing Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Racing Series results
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 ARSC Pts Ref
2006 Cunningham Motorsports 4 Dodge DAY
29		 NSH SLM WIN KEN
34		 TOL
19		 POC MCH
9		 KAN
26*		 KEN
11		 BLN POC GTW NSH
6		 MCH
12		 ISF MIL TOL DSF CHI
3		 SLM TAL IOW 32nd 1370 [33]
2007 DAY
8		 USA KAN
1*		 WIN KEN
4		 TOL IOW POC MCH BLN KEN POC NSH ISF MIL GTW DSF CHI SLM TAL TOL 43rd 780 [34]
Mark Gibson Racing 13 Dodge NSH
4		 SLM
2008 Venturini Motorsports 25 Chevy DAY SLM IOW KAN CAR KEN TOL POC MCH CAY KEN BLN POC NSH ISF DSF CHI
1		 SLM NJE TAL TOL 82nd 240 [35]
2011 Venturini Motorsports 25 Toyota DAY TAL
8		 SLM TOL NJE CHI POC MCH WIN BLN IOW IRP POC ISF MAD DSF SLM 66th 345 [36]
20 Chevy KAN
15		 TOL
2013 Cunningham Motorsports 22 Dodge DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH ROA WIN CHI NJE POC BLN ISF MAD DSF IOW SLM KEN KAN
27		 73rd 350 [37]

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