Scott Atchison (born July 16, 1962) is a former American racing driver from Bakersfield, California who competed in the CART IndyCar World Series in 1988 and 1989. He made 13 starts his rookie year and finished 20th in series points for Machinists Union Racing. He returned the following year to make 3 mid-summer road course starts for Euromotorsport. His best CART finish was 9th place at Long Beach and Miami his rookie year. He attempted to qualify for the 1988 Indianapolis 500 but was bumped from the field.
Racing record
American open–wheel racing results
(key)
SCCA National Championship Runoffs
| Year | Track | Car | Engine | Class | Finish | Start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Road Atlanta | Swift DB1 | Ford | Formula Ford | 1 | 1 | Running |
Formula Super Vee
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Zephyr Racing, Simpson Racing | Ralt RT5/85, 86, 87 | VW Brabham, Bunce | LBH 3 |
PHX 5 |
IRP 2 |
MIL 1 |
DET 3 |
MEA 1 |
CLE 1 |
ROA 4 |
MDO 3 |
NAZ 1 |
MIA 7 |
STP 3 |
1st | 189 |
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CART PPG Indy Car World Series
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos. | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Machinists Union Racing | PHX 12 |
LBH 9 |
INDY DNQ |
MIL 16 |
POR 25 |
CLE 12 |
TOR 13 |
MEA 10 |
MCH 10 |
POC 12 |
MDO 15 |
ROA 20 |
NAZ Wth |
LAG 25 |
MIA 9 |
20th | 17 | |
| 1989 | Euromotorsport | PHX | LBH | INDY | MIL | DET | POR 17 |
CLE 27 |
MEA 14 |
TOR | MCH | POC | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LAG | 37th | 0 |
References
- "Scott Atchison, Racing highlights". driverdb.com. Driver Data Base. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- "US Formula Super Vee 1987". oldracingcars.com. Old Racing Cars. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
Scott Atchison had been SCCA Formula Ford champion in 1985 and had moved into FSV in 1986, ending the season as rookie of the year. He started the 1987 season driving for Dominic Dobson before moving across to Bill Simpson's team. Atchison won four races, but more importantly he finished every race well inside the points, and this kept him ahead of his nearest challenger, Dave Kudrave.
- "Scott Atchison – 1988 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- "Scott Atchison – 1989 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
External links
- Scott Atchison career summary at DriverDB.com
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byJackson Younge | US Formula Ford National Championship Champion 1985 |
Succeeded byJimmy Vasser |
| Preceded byDidier Theys | US Formula Super Vee Champion 1987 |
Succeeded byKen Murillo |
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