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🇺🇸 Scott Smith

Racing driver from United States. World Racing League, El Diablo Motorsports. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Scott Smith
Born
11 August 1942(b. 1942)
Nationality
United States
Current team
El Diablo Motorsports
Series
World Racing League
Status
Active
Championships
12026
Career wins
21
Career podiums
61
Career starts
179
Career DNFs
4
Racer Rating
1,854
Driver photo 3:4
Racer Rating
1,854
Rank 18014 of 40,700 indexed, +1069 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Scott Smith is a racing driver from United States who competes in World Racing League for El Diablo Motorsports. Smith is a one-time champion (2026), with 21 wins and 61 podiums from 179 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 1,854 ranks Smith 18014th of 40,700 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-10-18Sebring International Raceway GP1P4+102
2026-10-17Sebring International Raceway GP1P2+159
2026-09-27Utah Motorsports Campus GP1P5+5
2026-09-26Utah Motorsports Campus GP1P2+157
2026-08-29Watkins Glen International GP1P2+172
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+227Thunderhill Raceway Park 2026World Racing LeagueP1
+173Barber Motorsports Park 2026World Racing LeagueP3
+172Watkins Glen International 2026World Racing LeagueP2
+169Laguna Seca 2017BMW CCA Club RacingP1
+159Sebring International Raceway 2026World Racing LeagueP2
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Thunderhill Raceway Park20 starts+34
Sonoma Raceway41 starts+27
Laguna Seca9 starts+19
Texas World Speedway4 starts+5
Struggles
Watkins Glen International11 starts-40
Utah Motorsports Campus5 starts-39
Palmer Motorsports Park10 starts-30
Weathertech Raceway Laguna Sec4 starts-26
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Smith finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🏳️ Tony Senese6344240295%
🏳️ Adam Freire2,59340271368%
🏳️ Larry Marks64340271368%
🏳️ Brennan Stammer1,64539281172%
🏳️ Jared Higham1,77637132435%
🏳️ Stephen McHenry4003634294%
🏳️ Richard Lucquet6263432294%
🏳️ David Tooker2,00533141942%
🏳️ Jacob Franks1,1043331294%
🏳️ Brett Cox8723332197%
🇺🇸 Dean ThompsonHigher-rated4,856330100%
🇺🇸 Kyle KaiserFIA Gold, 1× champion4,80831233%
🇺🇸 Trevor HuddlestonHigher-rated, 1× champion4,609330100%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,700 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
18,004🇦🇷 Claudio Di Noto RamaTC Mouras1,855
18,005🏳️ Grant DawlettSKUSA SuperNationals1,855
18,006🏳️ Jans KölnNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie1,855
18,007🏳️ Pflüger LuxemburgNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie1,855
18,008🇮🇹 Bruno Barbaro24H Series1,854
18,009🏳️ Damion MosesNASA1,854
18,010🇨🇭 Edy KammNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie1,854
18,011🏳️ João AmericoTurismo Nacional1,854
18,012🏳️ Paul TurnerNASA1,854
18,013🇩🇪 Raphael HundebornNürburgring 24 Hours1,854
18,014🇺🇸 Scott SmithWorld Racing League1,854
18,015🇩🇰 Steffan Jusjong24H Series1,854
18,016🇺🇸 Andrew StrobertLamborghini Super Trofeo NA1,853
18,017🇺🇸 Austin MitchellSKUSA SuperNationals1,853
18,018🏳️ Bora BölchNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie1,853
18,019🏳️ Cole AtheyChampCar Endurance Series1,852
18,020🏳️ Daniel ZilzNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie1,852
18,021🇮🇹 David GallianoNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie1,852
18,022🏳️ Gerard Owen CallaghanSCCA Regionals1,852
18,023🏳️ Jim TramontanoNASA1,852
18,024🏳️ Kevin WrightChampCar Endurance Series1,852
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