Scot Walters (born November 18, 1967) is an American
stock car racing driver from
Cornelius, North Carolina
Cornelius is a suburban town located along Lake Norman in northern Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States. It is a major suburb in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The population was 24,866 at the 2010 census.
History
Potts Plantation ...
. He competed in NASCAR from 1997 to 1999 in the
Craftsman Truck Series
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, as well as one
Busch Series
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race in 1998.
NASCAR career
Walters, born on November 18, 1967 in
Cornelius, North Carolina
Cornelius is a suburban town located along Lake Norman in northern Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States. It is a major suburb in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The population was 24,866 at the 2010 census.
History
Potts Plantation ...
, began his
NASCAR
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career at
Louisville Motor Speedway
Louisville Motor Speedway was a 3/8-mile race track located in Louisville, Kentucky. It was opened in 1988.
Louisville Motor Speedway hosted 5 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races from 1995 to 1999. Also hosted 2 NASCAR Busch Series events, one in ...
during the
1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
The 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series was the third season of the Craftsman Truck Series, the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. Jack Sprague of Hendrick Motorsports won the title.
Teams & drivers ...
season. During his first race he finished seventh after starting 13th.
He also started two other races during 1997, in which he finished 26th and 29th after failing to finish both. In the season, he failed to qualify for one race, which occurred at
I-70 Speedway
I-70 Motorsports Park, formally known as I-70 Speedway, is a multi-purpose motorsports facility near Interstate 70 east of Odessa, Missouri, USA. The track, first opened in 1969, was open yearly until its closure in 2008.
After more than a decad ...
.
[ One year later he competed in all 27 ]Craftsman Truck Series
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a pickup truck racing series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, and is the only series in NASCAR to race production pickup truck based stock cars. The series is one of ...
events, as well as one Busch Series
The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's second-tier circuit to the organization's top level Cup Series. NXS events are frequently held as a support race on the day prior to ...
event.[ During the 1998 Truck season, he recorded three top tens, and two did not finishes (DNF), with his best finish during the season was eighth at ]Nashville Speedway
Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway is a motorsport racetrack located at the Nashville Fairgrounds near downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The track is the second-oldest continually operating track in the United States. The track held NASCAR Grand N ...
. In his first Busch Series event, he finished 43rd after only completing two laps out of 150 at Auto Club Speedway
Auto Club Speedway, originally opened as California Speedway, is a , low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in unincorporated San Bernardino County, California, near Fontana. It has hosted NASCAR racing annually since 1997. It was also previ ...
. In 1999, Walters only competed in one Craftsman Truck Series race,[ which was located at ]Homestead Miami Speedway
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. During the race, he finished 20th after completing 152 laps out of 172 because of an engine problem.[
]
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.)
Busch Series
Camping World Truck Series
References
External links
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American Speed Association drivers
NASCAR drivers
Living people
1967 births
People from Cornelius, North Carolina
Racing drivers from Charlotte, North Carolina
Racing drivers from North Carolina