Scott Atchison (born July 16, 1962) is a former
American racing driver from
Bakersfield, California who competed in the
CART
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IndyCar World Series in 1988 and 1989. He made 13 starts his rookie year and finished 20th in series points for Machinists Union Racing. He returned the following year to make 3 mid-summer road course starts for
Euromotorsport
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History
Origi ...
. His best CART finish was 9th place at
Long Beach
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and
Miami
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his rookie year. He attempted to qualify for the
1988 Indianapolis 500
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but was bumped from the field.
Racing record
American open–wheel racing results
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SCCA National Championship Runoffs
Formula Super Vee
CART PPG Indy Car World Series
References
External links
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1962 births
Champ Car drivers
Living people
Racing drivers from Bakersfield, California
SCCA National Championship Runoffs winners
SCCA Formula Super Vee drivers
Formula Super Vee Champions
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EuroInternational drivers