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Brian Scott

American stock car racing driver

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionSep 22, 2026
Entity authorityQ4965241 ↗
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Brian Joseph Scott (born January 12, 1988) is an American former professional stock car racing driver.

Racing career

Beginnings

Scott began racing competitively at the age of twelve. One of his early career highlights came at the 360 Nationals at Skagit Speedway in Alger, Washington, when he competed against an elite field of dirt racers and brought home an impressive second-place finish. He recently was the first Idaho native to make a debut at the Daytona 500.

NASCAR

Camping World Truck Series

While splitting time between USAR and Late Models, Scott's father, JB, announced he had purchased the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team Xpress Motorsports. Scott then made his NASCAR debut at the Smith's Las Vegas 350 and in 2008 moved to the Trucks full-time to run for and eventually finish second for the Rookie of the Year. Albertsons became the team's new sponsor and after a change to Toyota they end the year strong with five top-tens in the last seven races, including a second-place finish at the season-ending Ford 200. He went on to finish out his Truck resume with a win in the 2009 AAA Insurance 200 at Dover International Speedway, twenty top-tens, nine top-fives, and several runner up finishes. On November 9, 2012, Scott added his second win in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Phoenix International Raceway in the Lucas Oil 150 and delivered Kyle Busch Motorsports their second win of the season.

Xfinity Series

Scott's Nationwide Series debut came in 2009 with seven starts in the series driving No.

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