# Scott Lagasse

Scott Lagasse Sr. (pronounced LAG-a-say) (born February 20, 1959) is an American former race car driver. He has competed in multiple series, most notably the NASCAR Winston Cup Series.

## Racing career
### SCCA

Beginning in 1985, he became the first driver to earn Novice, Regional and National License all in the same season. More impressive was winning the SCCA National Championship in his very first season of racing. Scott went on the following season to capture the SCCA National Championship again as well as winning an SCCA PRO Title.
From there Scott drove for various manufacturers including Chevrolet, Lotus and Pontiac where he compiled many wins. Scott's Sports Car tenure netted 3 National Titles, multiple International records as well as setting several world record speeds before moving on to stock car racing.

### Craftsman Truck Series

In 1995, Lagasse signed to drive the No. 24 Chevrolet Silverado for BSR Racing in the Craftsman Truck Series The first year team was owned by Billy Hess and Butch Stevens with sponsorship from DuPont. Scott posted seven top-ten finishes and finished ninth in points. Despite this, Dupont chose not to return and the program would move in house with Quaker State and Jack Sprague at the wheel. In 1996, Lagasse ran four races for Kevin Doran and did not record a top ten finish. His last attempt at a Truck race in 1998, for Marty Walsh, but failed to qualify.

### Busch Series

He made his NASCAR debut in 1993 at Watkins Glen, starting 15th and finishing 31st after his No. 75 Oldsmobile suffered transmission failure. In 1994, substituting for Bobby Dotter (broken shoulder) in a race at Watkins Glen, Scott replaced Dotter after the first lap narrowly getting out of the pits ahead of leader Terry Labonte and ran through the field to finish a remarkable 2nd. In 1997, Lagasse ran nine races for Allen Bloom and did not record a top twenty finish. In 1998, Lagasse ran two races and in 1999 he ran his final one, driving for Ed Rensi, finishing 14th at Watkins Glen.

### Winston Cup

Lagasse ran two races in the series, the 1993 and 1994 Watkins Glen races. His best finish was 13th in 1993.

### Other racing

Lagasse has also competed in IMSA (include Rolex 24 at Daytona), ARCA, and ASA.
His son, Scott Lagasse Jr., also competes in NASCAR, as well as dirt late models around the southeast.

## Motorsports career results
### SCCA National Championship Runoffs

| Year | Track | Car | Engine | Class | Finish | Start | Status |
| 1985 | Road Atlanta | Sports Renault | Renault | Sports Renault | 1 | 3 | Running |
| 1986 | Road Atlanta | Sports Renault | Renault | Sports Renault | 1 | 2 | Running |

### NASCAR

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

#### Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston 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 | NWCC | Pts | Ref |
| 1993 | Roulo Brothers Racing | 39 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | SON | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | DAY | NHA | POC | TAL | GLN 13 | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO | ATL | | 59th | 124 | |
| 1994 | Roulo Brothers Racing | 39 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | SON | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | DAY | NHA | POC | TAL | IND | GLN 36 | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO | ATL | 75th | 55 | |

#### Busch Series

NASCAR Busch 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 | NBSC | Pts |
| 1993 | Henderson Motorsports | 75 | Olds | DAY | CAR | RCH | DAR | BRI | HCY | ROU | MAR | NZH | CLT | DOV | MYB | GLN 31 | MLW | TAL | IRP | MCH | NHA | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | ROU | CLT | MAR | CAR | HCY | ATL | | | | | 101st | 70 |
| 1997 | Super Sports Racing | 22 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | LVS | DAR | HCY | TEX | BRI | NSV | TAL | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | SBO | GLN DNQ | MLW | MYB | GTY 34 | IRP 39 | MCH 31 | BRI | | RCH DNQ | DOV 30 | CLT 25 | CAL 28 | CAR 39 | HOM 36 | | | 53rd | 561 |
| 1997 | Super Sports Racing | 22 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DAR 40 | | | | | | | | | | | 53rd | 561 |
| 1998 | Lee Leslie | 22 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | NSV | DAR | BRI | TEX | HCY | TAL | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | RCH | PPR | GLN 30 | MLW | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 81st | 166 |
| 1998 | ST Motorsports | 59 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MYB 25 | CAL | SBO | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | GTY | CAR | ATL | HOM | | 81st | 166 |
| 1999 | Team Rensi Motorsports | 25 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | TEX | NSV | BRI | TAL | CAL | NHA | RCH | NZH | CLT | DOV | SBO | GLN 14 | MLW | MYB | PPR | GTY | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | CAR | MEM | PHO | HOM | 98th | 121 |

#### Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman 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 | 26 | 27 | NCTC | Pts |
| 1995 | Hendrick Motorsports | 24 | Chevy | PHO 11 | TUS 6 | SGS 17 | MMR 9 | POR 21 | EVG 14 | I70 12 | LVL 21 | BRI 8 | MLW 14 | CNS 14 | HPT 12 | IRP 5 | FLM 25 | RCH 36 | MAR 16 | NWS 9 | SON 4 | MMR 7 | PHO 13 | | | | | | | | 9th | 2470 |
| 1996 | Doran Motorsports | 77 | Chevy | HOM 25 | PHO | POR | EVG | TUS | CNS | HPT | BRI | NZH 17 | MLW | LVL 30 | I70 | IRP | FLM | GLN | NSV | RCH | NHA | MAR | NWS | SON | MMR | PHO | LVS 32 | | | | 56th | 340 |
| 1998 | Walsh Motorsports | 81 | Ford | WDW | HOM DNQ | PHO | POR | EVG | I70 | GLN | TEX | BRI | MLW | NZH | CAL | PPR | IRP | NHA | FLM | NSV | HPT | LVL | RCH | MEM | GTY | MAR | SON | MMR | PHO | LVS | NA | - |
$^*$ Season still in progress $^1$ Ineligible for series points