Over a career in motorsport that has spanned close to four decades, scott maxwell has said his defining moment came in 2000 as a team member of multimatic motorsports and a class win in the 24 hours of le mans. Multimatic motorsports racing driver scott maxwell is running the new, trackdayfocused ford gt mark iior ford gt mkii, if you preferup lord marchs driveway for the goodwood festival of. By drawing a straighter line through a shallow chicane on the road course that lies in the shadow of las vegas motor speedway, the. Scott maxwell walked away after crashing into the tire barriers and rolling over during the 2020 imsa michelin pilot challenge at daytona international speedway. The following graph shows the change in the driverdb rating of fulvio mussi and scott maxwell over time since january 1st 20. Below are the top canadian racing drivers according to the currently available data on driver database. Highlights in 2010 included three pole positions, however race results were. All four drivers praised the success of the effort. Jan 26, 2018 daytona ford performances young nascar drivers proved quick studies in their first imsa endurance sports car race. Motorsport reports that the gt racer was piloted by canadian driver scott maxwell at calabogie motorsports park near ottawa, ontario. Ford mustang gt4 makes european racing debut with canadian. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Maxwell will also compete in the event, which will feature the.
Multimatic motorsports ran the twocar porsche gt3 cup entry for doncaster racing. Scott maxwell and codriver david empringham won the grandam cup. Ford performance development drivers reflect on imsa. Scott maxwell official site of british gt championship. Checkered flag flashes before scott maxwells eyes the star. Jul 08, 2017 checkered flag flashes before scott maxwells eyes. Scott maxwell takes a tumble after hard crash at daytona scott maxwell walked away after crashing into the tire barriers and rolling over during the 2020 imsa michelin pilot challenge at daytona. Nov 14, 2019 a vintage 1909 maxwell race car provided by the indianapolis motor speedway museum is also featured. The mad genius behind some of the most amazing race cars. Scott maxwell joined the team as primary driver of a factory supported ford taurus sho. My name is tom maxwell, i am 21 years old and was born and bread in darwin, northern territory. David scotts official slowride racing facebook fan page. As an msf level 2 instructor, racer and cmp coach ive spent a lot of time in the right seat of cars at calabogie motorsports park. Still racing hard, scott maxwell reflects on a stellar career.
Maxwell and 2016 co driver billy johnson won six races in the ford shelby gt350rc en route to the title a season ago, but a larger gs field and and the adoption of gt4 regulations for continental. Maxwell will also compete in the event, which will feature the four young drivers being part of a twocar mustang gt4 team in the gs class. Dec 15, 2017 the four drivers will be mentored by scott maxwell, who won the continental series championship with co driver billy johnson in 2016. Richard childress racing driver daniel hemric weighs in on the impact the no. Watch scott dixons terrifying indy 500 crash indycar driver scott dixons car collided with the car of jay howard and went airborne into a retaining wall along the infield. The all new shelby gt350rc debuted at watkins glen in june, scoring pole in its debut and winning two of the models first three races. Toyota lost the 24 hours of le mans on the last lap. Apr 05, 2020 scott maxwell the multimatic gt4 house driver owns minigrid and it looks like theyre still in business. By drawing a straighter line through a shallow chicane on the road course that lies in the. Highlights in 2010 included three pole positions, however race results were hampered due to reliability issues with the new car. Oct 12, 2017 ford performance has entered the car, with veteran canadian race car driver scott maxwell behind the wheel.
Scott maxwell racing career profile driver database. Scott has competed and won titles in formula vee 1984, formula ford 1600 1985. Nov 19, 2019 the fia has released the final list of driver ratings for the 2020 sports car racing season categorizations from bronze through to platinum will be used to determine the composition of proam. Mar 10, 2019 our final two interviews captured by graham goodwin come from the launch of the 2019 british gt championship where he took time with mclaren factory development driver rob bell to discuss progress with the new 720s gt3.
The 23yearold sprint car driver was roughly five hours away from making his 14th series start, a race magnified as nascars first event on the speedways 17turn, 2. Tommy milner born january 28, 1986, failed verification is an american gm factory racing and test driver, currently also employed fulltime in corvette racing. Scott tucker born may 5, 1962 in kansas city, missouri is an american convicted racketeer, loan shark, former businessman and amateur racing driver in 2001, tucker. Federal prosecutors charged racecar driver scott tucker and his attorney wednesday with running a fraudulent payday lending operation that allegedly overcharged customers hundred of millions in. Along with his role as driver for multimatic, maxwell has played an important part in the development of the teams race cars, including the mustang, panoz, and. Tommy started karting at the age of 14 and began his career as a sports car driver in the 2004 and 2005 grandam seasons. Scott maxwell contested the 2010 grandam continental tire sports car challenge with joe foster, helping develop the brandnew ford racing boss 302r into a competitive racecar. Ford performance has entered the car, with veteran canadian race car driver scott maxwell behind the wheel. Scott maxwell takes a tumble after hard crash at daytona. Maxwell and empringham won four times that season twice at daytona, watkins glen and vir to take the drivers championship.
Lighter, more powerful, and free of downforcesapping regulations, the gt le mansclassbased mk ii is one of the. The fia has released the final list of driver ratings for the 2020 sports car racing season categorizations from bronze through to platinum will be used to determine the composition of proam. The two car, factorybacked entry in the grandam continental tire sports car challenge gs class with drivers scott maxwell, joe foster, gunnar jeannette and. Scott has competed and won titles in formula vee 1984, formula ford 1600 1985 and 1986, canadian national showroom stock 1992 and 1993 and grandam continental tire sportscar challenge gs 2002 and 2008, 2016.
Sep 29, 2018 the 23yearold sprint car driver was roughly five hours away from making his 14th series start, a race magnified as nascars first event on the speedways 17turn, 2. Drivers in the program, with mentorco driver scott maxwell, have found their way to the podium twice going into fridays season finale daytonalaguna seca. Click to show race results for imsa sports car challenge grand sport 2017. Sep 28, 2018 the mad genius behind some of the most amazing race cars. Mar 01, 2020 driver news on jayski ryan preece official team driver links jtg daugherty racing ryan preece primary sponsors links kroger scott products cottonelle bushs baked beans kimberlyclark scotts louisiana hot sauce social media links jtg daugherty racing twitter jtg daugherty racing facebook ryan preece twitter ryan preece facebook statistics ryan preece racing. Boss 302r in gs class in the continental tire sports car challenge. Scott maxwell and codriver david empringham won the grandam cup championship in 2002, when multimatic motorsports ran the twocar porsche gt3 cup entry for doncaster racing.
The name nods to the champion race car driver mario andretti, and the operas setting. Professional race car and development driver for multimatic motorsports and ford performance. The biography with carrer and success in the race driver directory of speedsport magazine. Jan 25, 2020 but that crash paled compared to one that had veteran ford and multimatic driver scott maxwell, dropping low to pass a car, sideswiping a car alongside him, sending maxwell and his no. The four drivers will be mentored by scott maxwell, who won the continental series championship with codriver billy johnson in 2016. We always say the same thing in terms of how the cars handling and what we want out. Nascar cup series drivers, nascar drivers, auto racing. Germans rule the imsa michelin pilot challenge race at daytona. Scott maxwell celebrates on his way to the podium after leading the team. Races, wins, podiums, pole positions, fastest laps. Codrivers scott maxwell and billy johnson finished the season tied 3rd in driver.
We treat him the same as every other race car driver in the pits. Billy also works as a development driver for programs including the ford gt race car and road car, ford gt mkii, shelby gt500, gt350, and mustang gt4 race car. The four drivers will be mentored by scott maxwell, who won the continental series championship with co driver billy johnson in 2016. Maxwell was involved in the development of the car and has raced it to victory in the u. Maxwell has pointed out he believes his training as a driver was helped in part by another driver to be inducted tonight, paul tracy. Scott maxwell won a second straight national drivers championship. Both driver pairings won the race, and subsequently both pairings also won their respective seasonlong class championships. The race car im strapped into for this test is the showstopping ford gt mk ii. Drivers billy johnson and scott maxwell ran the table at the final race. Calabogie coach and road racer with s of competitive laps here james bergeron. Jun 30, 2018 nascar xfinity series driver ty majeski makes his second continental tire challenge start of the season in the no. Alphaluxe drives lamborghini murcielago rgt, gt1 race car. Lap after lap, scott maxwell gnaws deeper into the curbing. Oct 12, 2018 the goal was to develop them as overall race car drivers, while using the opportunity to create a bond between them on and off the track.
Why indycar driver zach veach is on stage with indianapolis opera. The car of driver scott dixon goes airborne toward the infield after colliding with the car of driver jay howard during the 101st running of the indianapolis 500. Ford performance nascar drivers earn first imsa podium in. Im sure thered still be one or two in any big metro area on this continent. Jul 22, 2019 the race car im strapped into for this test is the showstopping ford gt mk ii. And he was the lead driver on the first and only allcanadian team to earn a. Scott maxwell born january 20, 1964, is a canadian auto racing driver. Jun 02, 2019 along with his role as driver for multimatic, maxwell has played an important part in the development of the teams race cars, including the mustang, panoz, and aston martin. Maxwell has enjoyed a long and varied career as a test and development driver as well as a race driver. Mar 20, 2017 driving a ford mustang in the main preliminary to the 12 hours of sebring race saturday, maxwell was more than two seconds ahead of the secondplace car at the checkers. Takuma sato becomes first japanese driver to win the. Maxwell won the drivers championship by a 600point margin. Cole custer and ty majeski even made the first podium at their first event, finishing third under the tutelage of veteran champion driver scott maxwell. Multimatic motorsports again fielded a two car mustang effort in imsas continental tire sports car challenge, beginning with the familiar boss 302rs for the first three rounds.
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