Richard Scott

Richard David Scott (born April 23, 1991) is an American stock car driver from Manassas, Virginia. He currently is signed to Maximus Racing in the TM Master Cup Series, and will drive their #92 car to compete for the Independent's Trophy in 2019. He also serves as a test driver for Team Thunder and Tonare Autoworks.

Early Career
Richard began his racing career at the age of 14, when his father Jerry invested a portion of his life savings into forming the Prestige Motorsports team. The Scotts began competing at Old Dominion Speedway in the Legends class for the 2006 season. Richard had a difficult first season, often driving overly aggressively as he struggled to find the limits of his car. He began to gradually improve, however, getting his first feature wins in 2007. By 2009, Richard was a regular threat for wins, culminating in a narrow championship victory over Bobby Branaghan.

In 2010, moved on to Late Models, and was very competitive from the beginning. With new sponsorship from his uncle, Carter Wesley, an excavation contractor and former team owner, Richard became one of the track's most dominant drivers, and became the final champion in the history of the track, going back-to-back in 2011 and 2012.

2012: ARLA debut
Wesley and Jerry Scott began exploring options to take Richard's career to the next level; the ARLA Elite Series was attractive, but the team would still need additional funding to break in.

Wesley and the Scotts visited the TM Master Cup Round of Las Vegas to make connections in the paddock, and met casino magnate Lou Singer, who told them he wanted to support the racing aspirations of his son, Aaron. Wesley and Jerry offered their mechanical expertise, and Lou Singer agreed to sponsor Richard and the team in ARLA if they would also field a car for Aaron.

Richard attempted to make his first ARLA race at the Mini Indy 500, but the team was not yet up to speed and failed to qualify. They would regroup and conduct additional testing at Old Dominion. Wesley Family Racing announced a few weeks later that Richard Scott would run his first ARLA races at Memphis, Orange County, and Talladega, while Aaron would compete at Orange County and the New York Autoring. While the less experienced Singer struggled to find speed, Richard put in strong performances of 12th and 14th in his first two starts.

2015-16: Back to ASCC
With Wesley Family Racing scaling back from the Elite Series due to budget issues, and little interest from other teams in Master Cup and Lights, Scott was forced to look elsewhere to reinvent himself, turning to the ASCC with its' new division and playoffs system. He managed to secure enough funding to drive for Trinity Motorsports, putting in impressive top 10 performances in a car that was down on power from the top teams in the series. For 2016, he was signed to McDermott Motorsports, taking home a win, several top 5s, and a playoff seed, though he was eliminated in the first round after a rash of engine failues. Scott complemented these results with a victory in his qualifying race for the FARC season opener at Daytona.

2017-2018: Return to TM Lights
For 2017, Scott sought to continue his redemption with a return to TM Lights, signing a one-year deal late in the offseason with EV Racing. He continued to show improved confidence and consistent speed despite only a few top 20 finishes, and remained busy searching for sponsors and funding off the track. He was then able to sign with Wolfesport for 2018, and was a regular presence in the top 20, with a handful of top 10s and his first top 5 in Lights.