🏳️ Scott Clough

Scott Clough is a club-level racing driver from Bend, Oregon, with a rating of 1,506. This places him in the competitive amateur band; such drivers race regularly and competently in club and regional fields but do not meet the standard of semi-professionals who win consistently against paid drivers. Clough's eight-season career ran exclusively in NASA between 2008 and 2023, accumulating 61 starts with 5 wins and 18 podiums in a BMW 325is. His average finishing position of P5.8 reflects consistent mid-grid performance in his series.[1]

Clough's record against his most frequent rivals tells a mixed story. He held a losing head-to-head against Bennett McMicking, a driver of similar calibre, finishing behind him 19 times to 13 ahead across 32 races. Against Scott Neville, the record was tighter but still negative. However, Clough's most notable achievement was establishing a genuinely strong record against higher-calibre drivers. He finished ahead of Sean Quinlan, an FIA Bronze graded professional and mid-tier competitor, on 14 occasions against 6 behind across 20 races; this head-to-head win is his most substantial accomplishment. He also beat Aristotle Balogh, another FIA Bronze professional, six times. These results against drivers rated several hundred points higher demonstrate that Clough was competitive above his own level when conditions aligned, though he could not sustain that against stronger regular opposition like Sylas Montgomery, who beat him convincingly across 17 races.[2]

Clough's career ended in 2023 with a decline in form; his final two races yielded no podiums and he finished P58. His consistent club-level record and occasional wins against semi-professional opposition suggest a genuinely capable amateur competitor rather than a breakthrough talent, with his strength concentrated in specific matchups rather than a consistent elevation above his peer group.