Scott Brian Autrey (born July 9, 1953) is an American former professional

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rider. In

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, he became the first American rider to reach a speedway world final since

Ernie Roccio Ernest Thomas Roccio (16 September 1927 – 22 July 1952) was a motorcycle speedway rider from the United States. Speedway career Roccio was a leading speedway rider in the early 1950s. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in ...

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. __TOC__

Motorcycle racing career

Born in

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, Autrey began his motorcycle racing career in 1964 by competing in flat track racing at Perris Auto Speedway. In 1968, he had a major

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victory when he won the 100cc class in the Rosarita Grand Prix in Mexico. He also competed in

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, placing second in the novice road race class held before the 1971 Daytona 200. In 1972, Autrey finished second in the United States Speedway National Championship. After witnessing the 1972 Individual Speedway World Championship in

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, he made the decision to concentrate fully on speedway racing. In 1973, Autrey was recommended by Ivan Mauger to join the

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– with whom he won the British League title in 1974 – Swindon Robins, and the Poole Pirates in

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. He finished 3rd in the 1978 World Speedway Championship at

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and won the

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with the USA in

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.Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. He retired from the sport at the end of 1982 at a relatively young age.

Automobile racing career

After his two-wheeled racing career ended, he became a

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driver who made one Nextel Cup start. He competed in the Winston West Series full-time. That Cup race came in 1985, when Autrey started 29th in the forty-one car field, where he dropped out late with transmission issues. He finished 34th as a result.

World Final appearances

Individual World Championship

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, Silesian Stadium - 9th - 7pts * 1978 -

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- 3rd - 11pts + 3pts

World Team Cup

* 1980 -

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(with

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/ Dennis Sigalos /

Bobby Schwartz Robert Benjamin 'Bobby' Schwartz (born August 10, 1956) is an American professional speedway rider. He became World Pairs Champion with Bruce Penhall in 1981 and Dennis Sigalos in 1982. Career Born in Santa Barbara, California, Schwartz was in ...

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) - 2nd - 29pts (9) *

, White City Stadium (with

/ Kelly Moran / Shawn Moran) - Winner - 34pts (0)

World Longtrack Final

* 1978

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(11th) 9pts

References

External links

Scott Autrey NASCAR Stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Autrey, Scott 1953 births Living people People from Maywood, California American motorcycle racers American speedway riders Exeter Falcons riders Poole Pirates riders Swindon Robins riders NASCAR drivers Racing drivers from California Racing drivers from Los Angeles Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship riders