Scott Anderson (born February 18, 1990) is an American racing driver from

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. Anderson began racing karts in the Colorado Sprint Championship. He made the move to cars in

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. In 2010 he made his professional debut in

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. In 2011 he won the Skip Barber National Championship and a scholarship for a full season of U.S. F2000 in

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where he finished third with two wins for

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. In

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he moved up the

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and raced in the

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for

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; finished fifth in points with one podium and seven top 5s. In

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Anderson progressed to

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with Fan Force United, which returned to the series after a one-year hiatus. Anderson finished eighth in points with a best finish of fourth at the

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. In

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he returned to the series, driving for

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. In 2016, he began racing in Red Bull Global Rallycross Lites with

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beginning in Seattle. In the final race of 2016, he finished in second place behind eventual series champion,

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. In 2017-2019 Scott raced in Americas Rallycross (ARX)

Racing record

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

U.S. F2000 National Championship

Pro Mazda Championship

Indy Lights

Complete Global Rallycross results

GRC Lites

References

External links

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