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🇺🇸 Scott Thomson

Racing driver from United States. IMSA Pilot Challenge, LAP Motorsports.
Driver facts
Full name
Scott Thomson
Nationality
United States
Current team
LAP Motorsports
Series
IMSA Pilot Challenge
Status
Active
Career wins
0
Career podiums
1
Career starts
41
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
2,198
Driver photo 3:4
Racer Rating
2,198
Rank 15231 of 39,251 indexed, +329 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Scott Thomson is a racing driver from United States who competes in IMSA Pilot Challenge for LAP Motorsports. Thomson has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 41 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 2,198 ranks Thomson 15231th of 39,251 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
2026-08-01Road America GSIMSA Pilot ChallengeP18+74
2026-07-11Canadian Tire Motorsport Park GSIMSA Pilot ChallengeP27−4
2026-05-02Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca GSIMSA Pilot ChallengeP24+29
2026-03-20Sebring International Raceway GSIMSA Pilot ChallengeP19+93
2026-01-23Daytona International Speedway GSIMSA Pilot ChallengeP15+137
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+181Daytona International Speedway 2025IMSA Pilot ChallengeP9
+144Road America 2025IMSA Pilot ChallengeP10
+138Daytona International Speedway 2026IMSA Pilot ChallengeP15
+104Circuit of the Americas 2024Mustang ChallengeP7
+93Sebring International Raceway 2026IMSA Pilot ChallengeP19
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Circuit of the Americas4 starts+18
Struggles
Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca4 starts-20
Sonoma Raceway4 starts-18
Sebring International Raceway6 starts-9
Road America8 starts-3
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸IMSA Pilot ChallengeLAP Motorsports500000P22+3282,198
2025▸IMSA Pilot ChallengeLAP Motorsports700000P23+5841,869
▸Mustang ChallengeLAP Motorsports600000P11−73
2024▸TC America powered by Skip BarberMINI JCW Team1301000P5↑600−1501,358
▸Mustang ChallengeLAP Motorsports600000P12+201
2023▸NASA200000P109−642708
▸SCCA Regionals200000—−111
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Thomson finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇺🇸 Thomas TaitFIA Bronze2,873135838%
🇺🇸 Sally McNulty1,4381331023%
🇺🇸 Michael CooperFIA Silver4,529124833%
🇺🇸 Austin KrainzFIA Silver4,419121118%
🇺🇸 Luca MarsFIA Silver4,4001221017%
🇬🇧 Stevan McAleerFIA Gold4,326121118%
🇺🇸 Dillon MachavernFIA Silver4,2441221017%
🇺🇸 Moisey UretskyFIA Bronze4,221124833%
🇺🇸 Sean McAlisterFIA Silver4,110124833%
🇺🇸 Bryce WardFIA Bronze4,101123925%
🇺🇸 Sammy SmithFIA Silver, 3× champion5,587110100%
🇺🇸 Patrick GallagherFIA Silver, 1× champion5,18131233%
🇧🇷 Thiago CamiloFIA Gold5,06141325%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 39,251 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
15,221🏳️ Steve SargisSCCA Majors2,200
15,222🇱🇧 Talal ShairFerrari Challenge2,200
15,223🏳️ Werner PanhauserGT Winter Series2,200
15,224🇩🇪 Arndt HallmannsNürburgring 24 Hours2,199
15,225🏳️ Spencer LoftonSCCA Majors2,199
15,226🏳️ Andre SommerbergNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie2,198
15,227🏳️ Constantin LaubeNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie2,198
15,228🏳️ Jaxon PorterSKUSA SuperNationals2,198
15,229🏳️ Jazeman JaafazNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie2,198
15,230🇬🇧 Michael BrownChampCar Endurance Series2,198
15,231🇺🇸 Scott ThomsonIMSA Pilot Challenge2,198
15,232🏳️ Simon AsselinInternational GT2,198
15,233🇭🇺 Adam LengyelNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie2,197
15,234🇦🇷 Diego MartínezTC Pista Mouras2,197
15,235🇺🇸 Jake BaileyWorld Racing League2,197
15,236🇦🇷 Sebastián PortoTC Pista2,197
15,237🇩🇪 Fabio SacchiNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie2,196
15,238🏳️ Jason LareAmerican Endurance Racing2,196
15,239🇨🇭 Alexander MüllerNürburgring 24 Hours2,195
15,240🇺🇸 Bobby Hillis, Jr.ARCA Menards West2,195
15,241🏳️ Emy KissickSCCA Majors2,195
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Scott Thomson is a competitive amateur competing in national-level solo and shared-car racing in the United States. His primary teams are MINI JCW Team in TC America powered by Skip Barber and LAP Motorsports in both IMSA Pilot Challenge, an endurance series where he shares a GT4-class sports car, and Mustang Challenge, where he drives a Ford Mustang Dark Horse R in solo sprint format. His rating of 2,194 places him among club-level drivers; he competes against a mix of amateurs and semi-professionals, with occasional appearances in multiclass grids that include graded professionals.[1]

Thomson has raced for four seasons starting in 2023, accumulating 41 starts across four series. His best result is a podium finish in TC America in 2024, his first indexed season in that championship, where he finished fifth in the final standings. In IMSA Pilot Challenge, where he has made 12 starts since 2025, he shares driving duties in the GS class; the series has already produced a significant grid-level win in 2026 for other drivers at the team. His other concurrent campaigns include 12 starts in Mustang Challenge between 2024 and 2025, and an earlier pair of starts each in NASA and SCCA Regionals in 2023.[2]

Thomson typically finishes behind Sally McNulty, a club-level TC America regular, and is closely matched with Thomas Tait, a competitive amateur with Mustang Challenge and Lamborghini Super Trofeo experience. He has finished ahead of two established professionals: Sammy Smith, a two-time ARCA Menards East champion with 131 NASCAR Xfinity starts, and Patrick Gallagher, the 2017 Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup champion, though these remain isolated results rather than patterns in head-to-head competition.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications[2] Wikipedia
RAFA Racing Club Claims 1st Pilot Challenge Win[1]
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