Scott Goodyear
| Scott Goodyear | |
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Scott Goodyear at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in May 2008.
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| Nationality |
 Canadian |
| Born |
December 20, 1959 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Retired | 2001 |
| IRL IndyCar Series | |
| Years active | 1997-2001 |
| Teams |
Treadway Racing Panther Racing Team Cheever |
| Starts | 39 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Best finish | 2nd in 2000 |
| CART Championship Car | |
| Years active | 1987, 1989–1996 |
| Teams |
Gohr Motorsports Hemelgarn Racing Shierson Racing Walker Racing King Racing Tasman Motorsports |
| Starts | 97 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Best finish | 5th in 1992 |
| Previous series | |
| 1986 | North American Formula Atlantic East Series |
| Championship titles | |
| 1986 | North American Formula Atlantic East Series |
| Awards | |
| 2002 | Canadian Motorsports Hall of Fame inductee |
Scott Goodyear (born December 20, 1959) is a Canadian former race car driver. He ran the IRL IndyCar Series and Champ Car series during his career from 1987, winning the Michigan 500 in 1992 and 1994. He is also notable for almost winning the Indianapolis 500 on three different occasions.
Goodyear qualified for eleven runnings of the Indy 500 races from 1990 to 2001, missing only the 1996 race as his name wasn't entered. After starting last (33rd position) in the 1992 race, he finished 2nd to Al Unser, Jr. by 0.043 seconds. His main sponsor was Mackenzie Financial Corporation at the time. Goodyear could have won the 1995 race but after leading 42 laps, he mistakenly passed the pace car on a late restart and was penalized to fourteenth place after ignoring the black flags. Goodyear again finished 2nd in the 1997 race after being passed by Arie Luyendyk on the backstraightaway at lap 194. He might have won if not for a controversial restart on the last lap, when the green and white flag waved despite the on-track lights still signaling yellow. Goodyear, who had expected the race to finish under caution, was weaving his car to keep his tires warm at the time of the restart. Meanwhile, eventual winner Luyendyk had already begun accelerating away from the field.
In the history of the Indianapolis 500, there has only been 2 drivers who have made over $4 million at the speedway, Goodyear is one, and Michael Andretti is the other. Goodyear has won over $7 million in his career, excluding salary. He is rumored to have a $6 million net worth.
He drove in a couple of CART races for Walker Racing in 1996 before a practice accident at the Emerson Fittipaldi Speedway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil sidelined him for most of the season. In 1997 he moved to the IRL IndyCar Series with Treadway Racing and the next year, he moved to Panther Racing, where he stayed for 3 seasons just losing out for the series title in 2000 to Buddy Lazier. He retired from his racing career after a crash with Sarah Fisher in the 2001 Indianapolis 500.
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