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Scott Donald Pruett (born March 24, 1960 in Roseville, California) is an American race car driver who has competed in NASCAR, CART, IMSA, Trans-Am and Grand-Am. He and his wife Judy have three children, and are children's book authors.
Pruett started racing go karts at the age of eight, and went on to win ten professional karting championships. In the 1980s, he established himself as a top American sports car racer, eventually winning two IMSA GTO Championships and three Trans-Am Series Championships.
In the 1990s, Pruett was a regular in the CART series. From 1988 to 1999, he made 145 starts with two wins, five poles and fifteen podiums (top three finishes). In a pre-season testing in 1990, Pruett was involved in a serious crash at West Palm Beach, Florida, where he seriously injured both his legs. Pruett spent the 1990 season recovering and on certain occasions calling ESPN IndyCar telecasts as color commentator with Paul Page doing the play by play.
In 1994 he joined the reformed Pat Patrick team in CART series testing Firestone tires. Later that same year he won the Trans-Am Series Championship. In 1995 he drove full-time for Patrick racing using Firestone tires in Firestone's return to the CART series & finally won his first race in a thrilling last lap duel with Al Unser, Jr. at the Michigan 500. In 1997 he won his final CART series race at Surfers Paradise Australia (Nikon Indy 300).
Lexus RC-F GT3 Race Car w/ Scott Pruett @ SEMA
Top 5 Scott Pruett Problems (NASCAR)
2016 Lexus GS F Hot Laps with Scott Pruett
Scott Pruett crashes, 1995 Indianapolis 500
Daytona Prototype Ride with Scott Pruett
RACER: Scott Pruett's 30th Anniversary at Daytona
BMW M RIDE & DRIVE w SCOTT PRUETT BMW NAC 2013
Scott Pruett "Hi To My Family At Home" 2015 Season Compilation
A Lap of Daytona: 2011 Rolex 24 winner Scott Pruett
Lexus LFA Supercar Overview & Ride-Along Track Test with Scott Pruett