Spencer James Pigot (born September 29, 1993) is an American racing driver who currently drives in the

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Personal life

Pigot was born in

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and raised Pasadena, California, and

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where he graduated from

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. He currently resides in Indianapolis.

Racing career

Early career

After a successful career in youth

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, Pigot joined the Skip Barber National Championship in 2010 and won the title and a

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scholarship. He was also awarded the Team USA Scholarship to compete in the

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in England. In 2011 he joined the U.S. F2000 National Championship, part of the

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, driving for

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. He finished second in points with three wins. In

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, he continued in the series, switching teams to Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing. He won the

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in the preseason, but again finished second in the main championship, but this time only missed out on the title by 7 points to

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. Pigot captured eight race wins compared to Brabham's four. In

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Pigot moved up the Road to Indy ladder into the

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with Team Pelfrey. He finished tied for third in points with Shelby Blackstock, but Blackstock won the tie-breaker for third by virtue of having three third place finishes to Pigot's one. Both drivers had one win and three-second place finishes. In

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Pigot switched teams in Pro Mazda to

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. He won the first four races of the season and captured the title in a controversial fight with Scott Hargrove. His championship earned him a scholarship to compete in

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in 2015. 2015 saw Pigot clinch the Indy Lights championship by sweeping the final two races at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. He won a scholarship to compete in the 100th running of the

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in the

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and in November signed with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.

IndyCar Series

Pigot competed at the season opener at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg and finished 14th. His next race was the

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where he finished eleventh. In the

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he qualified on the tenth row in 29th and finished the race in 25th, five laps down, the last car running, after running out of fuel mid-race during a caution flag. The next week it was announced that Pigot would drive in seven more road and street course races throughout the season for

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in the No. 20 car driven by Ed Carpenter on ovals. In January 2017, it was announced that Pigot would return for a second season as road and street course driver in the Ed Carpenter Racing No. 20 entry. It was confirmed on May 9, 2017 that Pigot would rejoin Juncos Racing for the

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announced on September 13, 2017 that Pigot would compete full-time in

for the first time in 2018. In 2020, Pigot competed on a part-time basis. His second race of the season was the 2020 Indianapolis 500, where he spun with five laps to go out of turn 4. His car ended up making significant contact with the wall at the entrance to pit road. Pigot was transferred to

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, but recovered and was released by the end of the day.

Sports cars

In addition to IndyCar, 2016 saw Pigot make his

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debut. Pigot drove four races in the No. 55 Mazda prototype entry including the Rolex 24. He has retained the role for the 2017 season. Pigot earned his first career IMSA podium with a third place finish at the 2017 Six Hours of the Glen Pigot was announced in November 2017 as a driver with the newly formed Mazda Team Joest for 2018 endurance races as part of the WeatherTech Sports Car Championship. In 2020, Pigot was a sub for

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in a WTSCC race, driving Trummer's LMP2 entry in the Grand Prix of Sebring.

American open-wheel racing results

( key)

U.S. F2000 National Championship

Pro Mazda Championship

Indy Lights

IndyCar Series

* Season still in progress.

Indianapolis 500

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

( key)(Races in bold indicate pole position) ^† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP3 Championship.

References

External links

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