Alan Richard Sciuto (born 28 April 1988 in

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) is a former racing driver. Sciuto competed previously in the

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among other series.

Racing career

Sciuto started his racing career in 2001 with the SKUSA organisation. In his first season Sciuto finished 26th in the season standings of the national 80cc Junior class. The Californian won the championship in the following year beating many young prospects such as

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and

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. In 2004 Sciuto finished second in the Stars of Karting shifterkart championship. After a shootout race at

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Sciuto was selected for the

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in 2004. Sciuto made his auto racing debut in the

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USA at

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in 2004. The following year Sciuto mainly competed in the Skip Barber National Championship after winning the Skip Barber Scholarship. Sciuto scored his first pole position in the series at

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in the

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powered

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R/T 2000. The Californian driver finished eleventh in the championship standings. Sciuto also ran two races at

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. The fast talent won his first race and finished second in the second race. In 2005 Sciuto made his debut in the

. In his second race, in the streets of

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, Sciuto scored his first pole position. The Californian finished the race in second place. 2006 was Sciuto's first full season in the prestigious series. The best result was again in Denver finishing third. The young driver finished eighth in the championship standings. Sciuto repeated this performance the following season racing for his own team, Alan Sciuto Racing. In 2008 Sciuto made a single outing in the Atlantic Championship. In the streets of Long Beach Sciuto finished second.

Racing record

American open–wheel racing results

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

USF2000 National Championship results

Star Mazda Championship

Atlantic Championship results

References

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