Scott Tucker (racing driver)
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||
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May 5, 1962 (age 54) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
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| United SportsCar Championship, IMSA Lites, GT3 Cup, SCCA career | |||||||||||
| Current team | Level 5 Motorsports | ||||||||||
| Former teams | Kolles, Kelly Moss Motorsports, Hope Financial Racing | ||||||||||
| Wins | 101 | ||||||||||
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| American Le Mans Series, Intercontinental Le Mans Cup, KONI Challenge Series, | |||||||||||
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| Participating years | 2010 - |
| Teams |
Kolles Level 5 Motorsports |
| Best finish | 10th (2011) |
| Class wins | 0 |
Scott Tucker (born May 5, 1962 in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American racing driver who competes in the United SportsCar Championship for Level 5 Motorsports. Tucker's early career involved private equity investing in several different fields including real estate, hotels and restaurants, internet technology, financial services, energy and automotive. He began his racing career in 2006, while maintaining the chairmanship for Westfund, a U.S.-based private equity firm. In February 2016, Tucker was arrested and indicted on federal criminal charges filed in the Southern New York District of the United States Federal Court System in relation to his ownership and controlling role in various payday lending operations that were alleged to have charged illegal interest rates in violation of RICO and TILA statutes.
In 2006, he completed a full season in the Ferrari Challenge. His first race in March at Homestead-Miami Speedway was his third event as a sports car driver. His best result was a fifth-place finish at Portland International Raceway in Oregon. He won third place in one of two North American races at the World Finals in Monza, Italy. In 2007, Tucker participated in his second full season in the Ferrari Challenge, claiming his first career win in May at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California.
In 2008, Tucker developed Level 5 Motorsports entering the Ferrari Challenge Series as a new team owner and driver. As driver of the new team, he won six of the 13 races entered, finishing second overall in the final drivers' standings. Tucker won both of the North American races at the World Finals in Mugello. In addition, the same year, Tucker expanded his and Level 5 Motorsports racing circuit by entering the team in four Rolex Sports Car Series races in a Ferrari V8 Crawford GT with Ed Zabinski. In 2009, Tucker won 10 races, the most in Ferrari Challenge history. His Boardwalk Ferrari team won the Dealer's Championship.
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