Lavar Scott (born September 6, 2003) is an American professional

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driver who competes full-time in the

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, driving the No. 6 Chevrolet SS for Rev Racing. He is also a current member of NASCAR’s Driver Development Program.

Racing career

Early career

Scott started racing at age five in quarter midget racing cars at Airport Speedway in

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(near his hometown of Carneys Point Township) alongside his older brother. After that, he would start competing in dirt racing events. At

Penns Grove High School Penns Grove High School is a four-year comprehensive high school, comprehensive state school, public Secondary education in the United States, high school that serves students in ninth grade, ninth through twelfth grades from Carneys Point Towns ...

, he competed in wrestling. In 2021 and 2022, Scott drove for Rev Racing in legends car racing and

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at tracks such as

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. He won his first late model race in 2021 at Hickory. He competed in two FB Bhon Mikel's Truck Series races in Mexico in 2021 (alongside his Rev Racing/Drive for Diversity teammate Regina Sirvent) and won one of those races.

ARCA

On January 13, 2023, it was announced that Scott would drive full-time in the

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and part-time in the main

(as a result of the East Series having four combination races with the main Series) in 2023, driving the No. 6 car for Rev Racing. He would also compete in one non-combination main ARCA race in the season-opener at Daytona, replacing Andrés Pérez de Lara in Rev's No. 2 car due to Pérez de Lara, the full-time driver of that car, still being 17 and therefore ineligible to run the race. In December 2023, it was revealed Scott would compete full-time in the main ARCA Menards Series for Rev Racing in 2024. During the 2024 season, Scott would have eleven Top 5s and fifteen Top 10s, finishing second in the points standings.

Personal life

Scott is from

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. His mother was a

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driver and obtained a license to drive in the

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and his grandfather also raced cars. His older brother raced in quarter midget racing events at nearby Airport Speedway in nearby

at a young age. He has been inspired by fellow African-American NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace, Kyle Larson, who started his career racing on dirt tracks and for Rev Racing/in the Drive for Diversity program like Scott, and

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, who competed in local short track races in the

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early in his career like Scott. In addition, Scott is close friends with fellow NASCAR driver Rajah Caruth. The two of them, both African-Americans, were part of NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program for Rev Racing together. Scott graduated from

in 2021 and was on the school's wrestling and outdoor track teams according to '' NJ.com''. Scott is not related to NASCAR driver

Wendell Scott Wendell Oliver Scott Sr. (August 29, 1921 – December 23, 1990) was an American stock car racing driver. He was the first African-American driver and team owner to compete and win in all divisions of NASCAR at its highest level. Scott began his ...

Motorsports career results

ARCA Menards Series

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

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series West

Season still in progress

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Lavar 2003 births Living people NASCAR drivers ARCA Menards Series drivers Penns Grove High School alumni People from Carneys Point Township, New Jersey Racing drivers from New Jersey Sportspeople from Salem County, New Jersey 21st-century African-American sportsmen African-American racing drivers