Scott Harrington (racing driver)
| Scott Harrington | |
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Harrington in 2014
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| Nationality | American |
| Born |
December 24, 1963 Louisville, Kentucky |
| Retired | 2003 |
| Indy Racing League IndyCar Series | |
| Years active | 1996-2000, 2002 |
| Teams |
Della Penna Motorsports Riley & Scott Harrington Motorsports Nienhouse Motorsports Mid-America Motorsports Brayton Racing |
| Starts | 13 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 14th in 1999 |
| Previous series | |
| 2003 1992-1994 1989 1988 1987-1988 |
Indy Pro Series SCCA Can-Am CART ARS Toyota Atlantic |
| Awards | |
| 1999 | Indy Racing League Rookie of the Year |
Scott Harrington (born December 24, 1963) is an American former auto racing driver in the Indy Racing League. He is now a private racing driver coach.
Harrington was born in Louisville, Kentucky and attended the University of Louisville. Starting out on two wheels, Harrington won a number of championships and achieved much success in the world of AMA and Supercross. In 1986 Sports Car Magazine picked Harrington as one of the three most promising drivers in the U.S. He was a multiple race winner in Toyota Formula Atlantic, finishing third in the 1988 championship despite running the uncompetitive Ralt chassis. He was the only person ever to win a race in the 1988 Ralt. From 1992 through 1994, Harrington had much success in the SCCA Can-Am series. During his tenure in the series, he won more races than any other driver. He won the 1992 championship and scored race wins in every season.
An accomplished open wheel racer who made a single CART start in 1989, Harrington made a last second Bump Day run to qualify for the first IRL-sanctioned Indianapolis 500 in 1996. In 1999 he ran a full IRL season with his own team and had numerous top ten finishes, including a top five finish at Phoenix International Raceway, at the time the highest finishing position for the Infiniti engine. Despite failing to qualify for the Indy 500 and suffering serious injuries at Texas 1 (broken left tibia, right fibula, right foot and three ribs) he won the Rookie of the Year honors by a slim margin over Robby McGehee. Harrington attempted to qualify for seven different Indy 500 races but only succeeded once, in his second attempt in 1996. He had a best IRL finish of fourth at Phoenix in 1999 and had a total of 14 series starts, which is the least number of total starts by any IRL Rookie of the Year. Harrington is also the only person to ever compete in Formula Atlantic, the original Indy Lights Series, the Infiniti Pro Series, the CART Indy Car Series and the IRL Indy Car Series.
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