Scott Bates

Scott Bates is an American racing driver from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He races for Team EFR in the TM Master Cup series driving his familar #88 car. Bates is known to be very fast at superspeedways, having won the Round of Daytona five years in a row from 1990 to 1994, and winning at Talladega a record nine times. Bates has won more races at Daytona than any other driver, claiming 9 wins at the track.

He has also become a skilled road racer in recent years, capturing the first ever race held in Russia and repeatedly showing speed at the Decatur Raceway, where he won in 2011. Bates has been a supporter of MS research, which he advertised on his 2011 car. He is one of two current TM Master Cup drivers who are military veterans, the other being Franz Redlich.

He is often considered the greatest driver to have not won a TM Master Cup championship.