# Brian Scott

Brian Joseph Scott (born January 12, 1988) is an American former professional stock car racing driver.

## Racing career
### Beginnings

Scott has been racing competitively since the age of 12. 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

His Nationwide Series debut came in 2009 with seven starts in the series driving No. 10 and No. 11 for Braun Racing. Scott's first full season in the Nationwide Series was completed in 2010 with one Top 5 and five Top 10 finishes en route to finishing the season as the runner-up for Raybestos Rookie of the Year honors. Scott ran the first 28 races in the Braun Racing No. 11 but was released from the ride when Steve Turner bought the team. Scott finished the season in the RAB Racing No. 09.
Scott joined Joe Gibbs Racing in 2011 driving No. 11. His 2011 Nationwide Series campaign earned him two top-five finishes, seven top-10 finishes and one pole under the Joe Gibbs Racing banner. He also scored the Featherlite Most Improved driver of the year award. Scott finished eighth in the Nationwide Series point standings in 2011.
Scott and crew chief Kevin Kidd returned to the No. 11 team in 2012, gaining a sponsorship from Dollar General. In addition, Scott signed to drive the No. 18 in the Camping World Truck Series for Kyle Busch Motorsports in a few races. Scott would have a best finish of 3rd at Dover in the Nationwide Series, and returned to Victory Lane in the Truck Series at Phoenix. However, Scott would later be released from JGR in favor of championship runner-up Elliott Sadler. Scott later took over Sadler's previous No. 2 ride at Richard Childress Racing.
Scott earned his career best finish of 2nd at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2013 after getting by Kyle Busch on a late race restart. Busch passed him only two laps later and Scott had to settle for second. At Richmond International Raceway that September Scott started on the pole and led 239 of 250 laps before being passed by Brad Keselowski and finishing second. Scott had a remarkable 2014 season, earning 23 top ten finishes and finished 4th in the championship standings.

#### Sprint Cup Series

In August 2013, it was announced that Scott would make his debut in the Sprint Cup Series, driving the No. 33 for RCR in the Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Scott started the race in 19th, and finished 27th, four laps down. Scott returned to the No. 33 for the 2014 Daytona 500. At Daytona, Scott led some laps and was collected in the big one late in the race. At Fontana a few weeks later, he tangled with Aric Almirola when Almirola lifted the throttle, causing Scott to run into the back of Almirola and wrecking both cars.
At Talladega, Scott won his first career Sprint Cup pole for the 2014 Aaron's 499 in the 33. In round #2, Scott had driven his fastest lap and for a total of 5 rounds, nobody was able to break the track record. In the race, Scott ran in the top 15 the entire race but was collected in "The Big One" that struck with 45 laps to go.
It was announced that Scott would drive the No. 29 for RCR in the 2015 Daytona 500, however just before the entry list was released, RCR cancelled plans to field the car for him. Instead, he was hired to drive the No. 62 Chevrolet of Premium Motorsports with RCR support, though Shore Lodge still sponsored the effort. Scott failed to qualify for the Daytona 500. Scott then successfully qualified RCR's No. 33 entry the next week at Atlanta. However, after Michael Annett failed to qualify, Scott gave up his ride to allow the Sprint Cup regular to earn driver points. After that, Scott finished 13th at Las Vegas, then his best finish in the series.
On December 9, 2015, Richard Petty Motorsports announced that Scott would take over Sam Hornish Jr.'s No. 9 ride for the 2016 season. The car was later renumbered to No. 44.
Scott started the 2016 season crashing on the last lap in his Can-Am Duel qualifying race. Then at Auto Club Speedway, Scott scored a career-best 12th-place finish. After a dismal 2016 with no top 10s going into October, he finished second on the bumper of Joey Logano's car at Talladega. It was the first top 5 and 10 in his career, his first top 10 for Richard Petty Motorsports, and his best career finish.
On November 10, 2016, Scott announced his retirement from NASCAR competition following the remainder of the 2016 season. Scott finished 15th in his last NASCAR race at Homestead.

#### Return to Xfinity Series

On July 3, 2017, Scott announced that he would come out of retirement to drive the No. 3 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing at Iowa and Kentucky in July and September respectively. In his first race of 2017 at Iowa, Scott finished a strong 3rd place.

## Personal life

Scott's father Joe "J.B." Scott is the owner of the Shore Lodge and Whitetail Club resorts in McCall, Idaho. Scott is also the great-grandson of Joe Albertson and Kathryn Albertson, the founders of the Albertsons enterprise. The companies have sponsored Scott for much of his career.
Scott married Whitney Kay in the offseason of 2014–2015 at Shore Lodge. She has a daughter, Brielle, from a previous relationship (with former racing driver Sean Caisse). The two of them have a son together.

## 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.)

#### Sprint Cup Series

NASCAR Sprint Cup 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 | 36 | NSCC | Pts |
| 2013 | Richard Childress Racing | 33 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | MAR | TEX | KAN | RCH | TAL | DAR | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | KEN | DAY | NHA | IND | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | NHA | DOV | KAN | CLT 27 | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 66th | 0$^1$ |
| 2014 | Richard Childress Racing | 33 | Chevy | DAY 25 | PHO 32 | LVS | BRI | CAL 35 | MAR | TEX | DAR | RCH | TAL 42 | KAN | CLT 32 | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | KEN | DAY | NHA | IND | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | NHA | DOV | KAN | CLT | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM 28 | 62nd | 0$^1$ |
| 2015 | Premium Motorsports | 62 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 53rd | 0$^1$ |
| 2015 | Richard Childress Racing | 33 | Chevy | | ATL QL$^†$ | LVS 13 | PHO | CAL 27 | MAR | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL 43 | KAN | CLT | DOV 38 | POC | MCH | SON | DAY 42 | KEN | NHA | IND 36 | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH 22 | CHI 22 | NHA | DOV | CLT | KAN 12 | TAL | MAR | TEX 14 | PHO | HOM | 53rd | 0$^1$ |
| 2016 | Richard Petty Motorsports | 44 | Ford | DAY 24 | ATL 31 | LVS 27 | PHO 27 | CAL 12 | MAR 26 | TEX 27 | BRI 30 | RCH 35 | TAL 30 | KAN 22 | DOV 24 | CLT 29 | POC 39 | MCH 36 | SON 33 | DAY 37 | KEN 33 | NHA 38 | IND 27 | POC 24 | GLN 25 | BRI 18 | MCH 28 | DAR 39 | RCH 35 | CHI 31 | NHA 31 | DOV 21 | CLT 22 | KAN 28 | TAL 2 | MAR 34 | TEX 27 | PHO 30 | HOM 15 | 31st | 481 |
| $^†$ - Qualified but replaced by Michael Annett |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

##### Daytona 500

| Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
| 2014 | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 12 | 25 |
| 2015 | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2016 | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 35 | 24 |

#### 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 | 36 | NXSC | Pts |
| 2009 | Braun Racing | 10 | Toyota | DAY | CAL | LVS | BRI | TEX | NSH 25 | PHO 15 | TAL | RCH 32 | DAR 20 | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | IOW | GLN | MCH | | | | | | | CAL 23 | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | 64th | 664 | |
| 2009 | CJM Racing | 11 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | BRI 30 | CGV | ATL | RCH | DOV | KAN 14 | | | | | | | | | | | 64th | 664 | |
| 2010 | Braun Racing | 11 | Toyota | DAY 19 | CAL 10 | LVS 31 | BRI 29 | NSH 15 | PHO 16 | TEX 15 | TAL 10 | RCH 28 | DAR 25 | DOV 9 | CLT 33 | NSH 28 | KEN 31 | ROA 13 | NHA 26 | DAY 30 | CHI 3 | GTY 6 | IRP 17 | IOW 30 | GLN 13 | MCH 15 | BRI 25 | CGV 40 | ATL 28 | RCH 38 | | | | | | | | | 14th | 3525 | |
| 2010 | Turner Motorsports | 11 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DOV 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14th | 3525 |
| 2010 | RAB Racing | 09 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | KAN 21 | CAL 15 | CLT 28 | GTY 14 | | | | | | 14th | 3525 |
| 2010 | RAB Racing | 09 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TEX 32 | PHO 11 | HOM 18 | 14th | 3525 | |
| 2011 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 11 | Toyota | DAY 34 | PHO 9 | LVS 14 | BRI 12 | CAL 13 | TEX 10 | TAL 11 | NSH 22 | RCH 15 | DAR 29 | DOV 30 | IOW 27 | CLT 8 | CHI 17 | MCH 17 | ROA 16 | DAY 12 | KEN 15 | NHA 17 | NSH 17 | IRP 15 | IOW 14 | GLN 14 | CGV 12 | BRI 10 | ATL 12 | RCH 32 | CHI 3 | DOV 11 | KAN 17 | CLT 5 | TEX 12 | PHO 41 | HOM 9 | | 8th | 947 | |
| 2012 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 11 | Toyota | DAY 37 | PHO 14 | LVS 34 | BRI 35 | CAL 4 | TEX 37 | RCH 14 | TAL 36 | DAR 7 | IOW 11 | CLT 31 | DOV 3 | MCH 9 | ROA 7 | KEN 30 | DAY 32 | NHA 12 | CHI 11 | IND 14 | IOW 18 | GLN 10 | CGV 24 | BRI 34 | ATL 11 | RCH 28 | CHI 10 | KEN 11 | DOV 7 | CLT 8 | KAN 26 | TEX 22 | PHO 8 | HOM 7 | | | 9th | 853 | |
| 2013 | Richard Childress Racing | 2 | Chevy | DAY 6 | PHO 10 | LVS 9 | BRI 10 | CAL 8 | TEX 11 | RCH 20 | TAL 27 | DAR 14 | CLT 15 | DOV 14 | IOW 6 | MCH 10 | ROA 20 | KEN 17 | DAY 17 | NHA 4 | CHI 11 | IND 2 | IOW 13 | GLN 11 | MOH 12 | BRI 9 | ATL 10 | RCH 2* | CHI 14 | KEN 11 | DOV 11 | KAN 18 | CLT 12 | TEX 8 | PHO 13 | HOM 32 | | | 7th | 1053 | |
| 2014 | Richard Childress Racing | 2 | Chevy | DAY 17 | PHO 12 | LVS 7 | BRI 14 | CAL 12 | TEX 12 | DAR 11 | RCH 5 | TAL 33 | IOW 6 | CLT 5 | DOV 7 | MCH 5 | ROA 16 | KEN 8 | DAY 16 | NHA 7 | CHI 6 | IND 7 | IOW 7 | GLN 10 | MOH 3* | BRI 11 | ATL 7 | RCH 5 | CHI 9 | KEN 2 | DOV 7 | KAN 9 | CLT 10 | TEX 6 | PHO 7 | HOM 10 | | | 4th | 1154 | |
| 2015 | Richard Childress Racing | 2 | Chevy | DAY 25 | ATL 7 | LVS 38 | PHO 10 | CAL 6 | TEX 10 | BRI 8 | RCH 7 | TAL 2 | IOW 4 | CLT 20 | DOV 36 | MCH 9 | CHI 8 | DAY 23* | KEN 19 | NHA 29 | IND 11 | IOW 3 | GLN 6 | MOH 7 | BRI 6 | ROA 3 | DAR 12 | RCH 3 | CHI 17 | KEN 13 | DOV 31 | CLT 13 | KAN 23 | TEX 7 | PHO 11 | HOM 4 | | | 8th | 1032 | |
| 2017 | Richard Childress Racing | 3 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | IOW | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | IOW 3 | GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA | DAR | RCH | CHI | KEN 8 | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | | | 43rd | 70 | |

#### Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World 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 | NCWTC | Pts |
| 2007 | Xpress Motorsports | 16 | Ford | DAY | CAL | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | MFD | DOV | TEX | MCH | MLW | MEM | KEN | IRP | NSH | BRI | GTW | NHA 21 | LVS 29 | TAL | MAR 15 | ATL 19 | TEX 21 | PHO 18 | HOM 15 | 40th | 727 |
| 2008 | Xpress Motorsports | 16 | Chevy | DAY 9 | CAL 23 | ATL 17 | MAR 30 | KAN 14 | CLT 35 | MFD 25 | DOV 32 | TEX 13 | MCH 25 | MLW 32 | MEM 13 | KEN 32 | IRP 29 | NSH 14 | BRI 19 | GTW 14 | NHA 8 | | | | | | | | 16th | 2787 |
| 2008 | Xpress Motorsports | 16 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LVS 14 | TAL 7 | MAR 14 | ATL 10 | TEX 9 | PHO 4 | HOM 2 | 16th | 2787 |
| 2009 | Xpress Motorsports | 16 | Toyota | DAY 12 | CAL 29 | ATL 10 | MAR 8 | KAN 3 | CLT 21 | DOV 1 | TEX 15 | MCH 34 | MLW 3 | MEM 2 | KEN 6 | IRP 12 | NSH 2 | BRI 5 | CHI 28 | IOW 9 | GTW 3 | NHA 7 | LVS 19 | MAR 24 | TAL 23 | TEX 7 | PHO 11 | HOM 12 | 7th | 3307 |
| 2012 | Kyle Busch Motorsports | 18 | Toyota | DAY | MAR | CAR | KAN | CLT | DOV 13 | TEX | KEN | IOW | CHI | POC | MCH | BRI 17 | ATL | IOW | KEN 5 | LVS | TAL | MAR 10 | TEX | PHO 1* | HOM | | | | 78th | 0$^1$ |
$^*$ Season still in progress
$^1$ Ineligible for series points

### ARCA Re/Max Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Re/Max 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 |
| 2007 | Country Joe Racing | 32 | Dodge | DAY | USA | NSH | SLM | KAN | WIN | KEN | TOL | IOW | POC | MCH | BLN | KEN 13 | POC | NSH | ISF | MIL | GTW | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL 34 | TOL | 98th | 225 | |
| 2008 | Bob Schacht Motorsports | 75 | Chevy | DAY 40 | SLM | IOW | KAN | CAR | KEN | TOL | POC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25th | 1430 | |
| 2008 | Venturini Motorsports | 15 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | MCH 5 | CAY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25th | 1430 |
| 2008 | Venturini Motorsports | 25 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | KEN 5 | BLN | POC 20 | NSH 3 | ISF | DSF | CHI | SLM | NJE 5 | TAL 34 | TOL 26 | | | | 25th | 1430 |
| 2009 | Venturini Motorsports | 8 | Toyota | DAY 30 | SLM | CAR | TAL | KEN | TOL | POC | MCH | MFD | IOW | KEN | BLN | POC | ISF | CHI | TOL | DSF | NJE | SLM | KAN | CAR | | | 149th | 80 | |