__NOTOC__ Scott Maxwell (born January 20, 1964), is a Canadian

auto racing Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organise ...

driver. Scott has competed and won titles in

Formula Vee Formula Vee (Formula Fau Vee in Brazil and Germany) or Formula Volkswagen is a popular open wheel, single-seater junior motor racing formula, with relatively low costs in comparison to Formula Ford. On the international stage, Niki Lauda, E ...

(1984),

Formula Ford 1600 Formula Ford 1600 is a number of championships which cater to 1600cc, Ford Kent powered Formula Ford racing cars. These are cars that were disbanded when the UK national Formula Ford category adopted the 1800cc Zetec engine in 1993. However, it ...

(1985 and 1986), Canadian National Showroom Stock (1992 and 1993) and

Grand-Am Grand-Am Road Racing or Grand-Am was an auto racing sanctioning body that was established in 1999 to organize road racing competitions in North America. Its primary focus was the Rolex Sports Car Series, an endurance racing championship series. ...

Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge The Michelin Pilot Challenge is a grand touring and touring car racing series run by the International Motor Sports Association. Originating from the Canadian Motorola Cup, the series was taken over by Grand-Am in 2001 to become the Grand-Am Cup ...

GS (2002 and 2008, 2016). He also contested the Canadian GM Challenge,

Porsche Carrera Cup Porsche Carrera Cup (sometimes abbreviated PCC) is a number of one-make racing by Porsche premier series competed with, initially Porsche 911 Carrera Cup, then later Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. The cars are specifically built by Porsche for one- ...

and Pro Formula Ford 2000 series from 1986 through 1990. He made a single

Indy Lights Indy NXT, previously Indy Lights, is an American developmental automobile racing series sanctioned by IndyCar, currently known as Firestone Indy NXT Series for sponsorship reasons. Indy Lights is the highest step on the Road to Indy, a program ...

start in 1992. One of the highlights of Maxwell's career came in

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at the

24 Hours of Le Mans The 24 Hours of Le Mans (french: link=no, 24 Heures du Mans) is an endurance-focused Sports car racing, sports car race held annually near the town of Le Mans, France. It is the world's oldest active Endurance racing (motorsport), endurance r ...

when he won the LMP 675 class for

Multimatic Motorsports Multimatic Motorsports is the competition arm of Multimatic Special Vehicle Operations. Founded in 1992, the team has competed in the Firestone Firehawk Series, Motorola Cup, IMSA GT Championship, American Le Mans Series, Grand-Am Cup, Rolex Sport ...

aboard a

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-powered

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with fellow Canadians John Graham and Greg Wilkins. In 2003, Scott Maxwell along with

David Empringham David Empringham (born December 28, 1963) is a Canadian auto racing driver. He is a two-time Toyota Atlantic, one-time Indy Lights and two-time Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge champion. Most recently, Empringham won the 2012 Grand-Am Contin ...

and

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won the first ever

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race at the Rolex

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. However,

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GT-class Porsche 911 won overall honors in that race. He also contested the

American Le Mans Series The American Le Mans Series (ALMS) was a sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada. It consisted of a series of endurance and sprint races, and was created in the spirit of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The American Le Mans' hea ...

with

Panoz Panoz is an American manufacturer of sports automobiles founded in 1989 as Panoz Auto Development by Dan Panoz, son of Don Panoz. Panoz products have included the Panoz Roadster and AIV Roadster, the Panoz Esperante, and the Panoz Avezzano. Pa ...

in 2003 and Krohn-Barbour Racing (Lamborghini) in 2004 as well as contesting several

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events for Multimatic

customers. 2003 was to also see Maxwell make his

NASCAR The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. The privately owned company was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1948, and hi ...

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debut, but he failed to qualify the #43 car for Petty Enterprises at

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. The Canadian co-drove with Grand Am Cup Champion

in 2005 aboard a

entered factory

Ford Mustang FR500 The Ford Racing Mustang FR500 is a highly tuned race variant of the Ford Mustang, featuring a V8 engine. It is a turn key race car not designed for public roads. Each FR500 model is built with a unique Ford Racing number, instead of a DOT VIN. ...

C. Maxwell missed out on sharing the title because he skipped one race to compete at Le Mans for Panoz Motor Sports. In 2006, Maxwell clinched another milestone victory for

when he teamed with

and

Sébastien Bourdais Sébastien Olivier Bourdais (born 28 February 1979) is a French professional racing driver. He is one of the most successful drivers in the history of American open-wheel car racing, having won 37 races. He won four successive championships ...

to win the GT2 class at the 2006 12 Hours of Sebring. In 2008 he won the Grand American Road Racing

KONI Sports Car Challenge The Michelin Pilot Challenge is a grand touring and touring car racing series run by the International Motor Sports Association. Originating from the Canadian Motorola Cup, the series was taken over by Grand-Am in 2001 to become the Grand-Am Cup ...

driver's championship with partner Joe Foster aboard the Hypersports Mustang FR500C run in cooperation with

. Maxwell clinched the 2016

GS championship co-driving with Billy Johnson in the

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Shelby GT350R-C. Multimatic Motorsports Mustang at Donington Park

Maxwell drove for Multimatic Motorsports with

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in a Ford Mustang in the GT4 class in the

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. They were in contention for the class title but missed out by just 8.5 points from Tom Canning and Ash Hand, despite finishing ahead of their rivals in the finale.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(

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) (Bold - Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' - Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete British GT Championship results

(

) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

External links

Multimatic Motorsports official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maxwell, Scott Living people 1964 births Sportspeople from Toronto Racing drivers from Ontario 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers 24 Hours of Daytona drivers American Le Mans Series drivers Rolex Sports Car Series drivers Indy Lights drivers British GT Championship drivers Multimatic Motorsports drivers Michelin Pilot Challenge drivers GT4 European Series drivers