Scott Lagasse Jr.
Lagasse during practice for the2016 NextEra Energy Resources 250
Born	Scott Emile Lagasse Jr. (1981-01-31)January 31, 1981 (age 44) St. Augustine, Florida, U.S.
Achievements	1999 Top Gun Challenge Championship[1] 2001Late Model Series Champion[1]
Awards	2000 Late Model Asphalt Rookie of the Year[1]
NASCARXfinity Series career
70 races run over 11 years
2019 position	66th
Best finish	21st (2009)
First race	2005Bashas' Supermarkets 200 (Phoenix)
Last race	2019Circle K Firecracker 250 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 6 0
NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career
31 races run over 8 years
2020 position	54th
Best finish	37th (2006)
First race	2006racetickets.com 200 (Fontana)
Last race	2020Sunoco 159 (Daytona RC)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 6 0
Statistics current as of November 11, 2020.

Scott Emile Lagasse Jr. (/ˈlæɡəseɪ/; born January 31, 1981)^[2] is an American professionalstock car racing driver. He formerly drove in theNASCAR Camping World Truck Series. He is the son of former sports car and NASCAR driverScott Lagasse Sr.

He is the owner of Scott Lagasse Racing (TeamSLR), which is located inSt. Augustine, Florida. TeamSLR currently operates a Trans Am Road Race program, dirt late model race team, show car program and a NASCAR team.^{[citation needed]} The team is currently building a new headquarters in St. Augustine.^[3]

Lagasse Jr. is a former member ofChip Ganassi Racing'sdriver development program. He has also driven in a total of 14 ARCA (Automobile Racing Club of America) races in 2006, 2007, 2008 forCunningham Motorsports and Venturini Motorsports, winning twice –Kansas andChicagoland Speedway. In 2003 and 2004, besides graduating from college with honors, he was racing dirt cars and competed on a limited schedule in the ASA National Touring Series. In just 12 starts, Lagasse racked up 8 Top 10, 5 Top 5 and a win atKentucky Speedway. From 1998 through 2002 he won over 25 races on dirt and asphalt inmodifieds, Sportsman andlate models.

Lagasse made hisNASCAR Busch Series debut at thePhoenix International Raceway in2005. He started 33rd while driving the No. 40 Dodge forFitzBradshaw Racing and he finished 40th after he was involved in a crash on the 81st of 200 laps. His best starting position in a part-time season was 18th at theDover International Speedway, and his best finish was 22nd at theMilwaukee Mile. Lagasse originally was signed by Ganassi for the 2006 Busch Series season, and Dodge wanted to keep him in their camp, so it moved him to a third Truck team atBobby Hamilton Racing after Ganassi failed to secure sponsorship. He appeared in 10 races in 2006 for Hamilton, with a season-best 18th-place finish at theAtlanta Motor Speedway.

In2007, he made two Busch Series starts in the No. 41 Juicy Fruit Dodge for Chip Ganassi Racing, and he drove the No. 16 Truck forXpress Motorsports at Dover, finishing 21st.

Lagasse drove the No. 20 Ford forJTG Racing in the first eight races of the2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season; the No. 11 Toyota for 21NASCAR Nationwide Series races withCJM Racing in2009, where he posted three top-10 finishes; and the No. 43 Nationwide Ford for 14 races for Baker Curb Racing in 2010, with a season-best eighth-place finish at Phoenix.

He drove his own SLR Chevrolets in 2012 and 2013, concentrating on both Nationwide Series races at the Daytona International Speedway and the season-finale atHomestead-Miami Speedway, before making two Nationwide starts in 2014 and 2015.

In 2017, Lagasse joinedJGL Racing's No. 24 car at Daytona^[4] and also drove the No. 24 truck forGMS Racing in replacement of an ineligibleJustin Haley. Later in the year, he was the part-time driver ofRichard Childress Racing's No. 3 Xfinity team, splitting the ride withTy Dillon.

After not racing in the series in 2018, Lagasse returned to the NASCAR Xfinity Series in2019, driving the No. 4 Chevrolet forJD Motorsports at Daytona.^[5] He made his Truck return a year later at theDaytona road course event forOn Point Motorsports.^[6]

In 2015, Lagasse had surgery for colon cancer. He used a bond with fellow-cancer patient Reece King, who fought a rare form of leukemia for three years. Both celebrated their remission by sharing the stage during driver introductions before the2016 Subway Firecracker 250 Xfinity Series race at the Daytona International Speedway. Lagasse since has forged a relationship withStand Up to Cancer.^[7]

Lagasse Jr. was born on January 31, 1981, in St. Augustine, Florida.^[8] He attendedSt. Joseph Academy Catholic High School.^[9] As a student, Lagasse Jr. played basketball before graduating with a Florida academic scholarship.^[9] Afterward, he proceeded to pursue anassociate's degree at theUniversity of Central Florida, while competing in local off-road and asphalt races on weekends.^[9] He continued his education atFlagler College, where he pursued abachelor's degree in business administration.^[10][11] Lagasse Jr. graduated with honors from Flagler College in 2004, while competing in theAmerican Speed Association National Touring Series.^[9][11]

Lagasse Jr. is a spokesperson forFlorida Department of Transportation's 'Alert Today Florida' campaign, which raises awareness about pedestrian and bicyclist safety.^[12] In 2015, he established a 60-mile (97 km) charity bike event atDaytona International Speedway.^[12] The event, called Champions Ride for Bicycle Safety, attracts professional bicyclists, NASCAR drivers, and triathletes to support the 'Alert Today Florida' campaign.^[12] He is married to his wife Kelley, and has one daughter, who was born in 2015.

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

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¹ Ineligible for series points

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