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 44 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,288 ranks Thomson 14829th of 40,349 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.
| 2026-10-02 | Road Atlanta GS | P22 | +47 |
| 2026-09-19 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway RC GS | P29 | −15 |
| 2026-08-22 | Virginia International Raceway GS | P19 | +66 |
| 2026-08-01 | Road America GS | P18 | +74 |
| 2026-07-11 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park GS | P27 | −4 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +181 | Daytona International Speedway 2025 | IMSA Pilot Challenge | P9 |
| +144 | Road America 2025 | IMSA Pilot Challenge | P10 |
| +138 | Daytona International Speedway 2026 | IMSA Pilot Challenge | P15 |
| +104 | Circuit of the Americas 2024 | Mustang Challenge | P7 |
| +93 | Sebring International Raceway 2026 | IMSA Pilot Challenge | P19 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | LAP Motorsports | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | +427 | 2,288 |
| 2025 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | LAP Motorsports | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +582 | 1,861 |
| ▸Mustang Challenge | LAP Motorsports | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | −82 | ||
| 2024 | ▸TC America powered by Skip Barber | MINI JCW Team | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | ↑600−149 | 1,361 |
| ▸Mustang Challenge | LAP Motorsports | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P12 | +201 | ||
| 2023 | ▸NASA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P109 | −641 | 709 | |
| ▸SCCA Regionals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P62 | −111 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Austin KrainzFIA Silver | 4,545 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 7% |
| 🇺🇸 Michael CooperFIA Silver | 4,418 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 40% |
| 🇬🇧 Stevan McAleerFIA Gold | 4,361 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 7% |
| 🇺🇸 Dillon MachavernFIA Silver | 4,348 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 13% |
| 🇺🇸 Luca MarsFIA Silver | 4,302 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 13% |
| 🇺🇸 Moisey UretskyFIA Bronze | 4,012 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Bryce WardFIA Bronze | 3,946 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 27% |
| 🇺🇸 Matt PlumbFIA Silver | 3,902 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Morgan BurkhardFIA Silver | 3,896 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Paul HoltonFIA Gold | 3,745 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Sammy SmithFIA Silver, 2× champion | 5,492 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇬🇧 Philip EllisFIA Gold, 3× champion | 5,324 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Patrick GallagherFIA Silver, 1× champion | 5,168 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14,819 | 🇨🇭 Yannick Amberg-Mettler | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,290 |
| 14,820 | 🏳️ Eddie Noccato | International GT | 2,289 |
| 14,821 | 🇺🇸 Miles Hewitt | SCCA Majors | 2,289 |
| 14,822 | 🏳️ Arthur Goroyan | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,288 |
| 14,823 | 🏳️ Bill Barazetti | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,288 |
| 14,824 | 🏳️ Detlef Wormstall | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,288 |
| 14,825 | 🏳️ Eddie Nakato | International GT | 2,288 |
| 14,826 | 🇩🇪 Josef SCHUMACHER | Ferrari Challenge | 2,288 |
| 14,827 | 🏳️ Michael Browning | Zenith Racing Series | 2,288 |
| 14,828 | 🏳️ Nicola Caldani | GT Winter Series | 2,288 |
| 14,829 | 🇺🇸 Scott Thomson | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 2,288 |
| 14,830 | 🏳️ Steen Almsgaard | GT Winter Series | 2,288 |
| 14,831 | 🇨🇭 Guiseppe Antonioli | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,287 |
| 14,832 | 🏳️ Marcel Hartl | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,287 |
| 14,833 | 🇩🇪 Michael Heinrich | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,287 |
| 14,834 | 🏳️ Todd Harris | SCCA Majors | 2,287 |
| 14,835 | 🏳️ Wayne Nonnamaker | American Endurance Racing | 2,287 |
| 14,836 | 🇨🇭 Beat Ganz | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,286 |
| 14,837 | 🏳️ Jürgen Pipp | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,286 |
| 14,838 | 🏳️ Lima De Oliveira Joa | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,286 |
| 14,839 | 🇺🇸 Rocky Bolduc | Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final | 2,286 |
Scott Thomson is a competitive amateur racing in national multiclass championships across the United States. He competes primarily in IMSA Pilot Challenge, where he drives a GT4-level GS-class sports car for LAP Motorsports, and races Mustang Challenge in solo sprint competition. His record spans four seasons from 2023 onward, with 44 starts across IMSA Pilot Challenge, Mustang Challenge, NASA, and SCCA regional racing.[1]
Thomson took a podium finish in TC America powered by Skip Barber in 2024 while driving for MINI JCW Team, finishing fifth in the championship standings that season. His current work is in IMSA Pilot Challenge's shared-car format, where he has started 15 times since 2025. In Mustang Challenge solo racing he has made 12 starts. His early-season racing included two NASA starts and two SCCA regional appearances in 2023.[2]
His regular competitors in IMSA Pilot Challenge include Austin Krainz, the 2026 GS-class champion who typically finishes ahead of him, and Michael Cooper, a professional with 58 NASA starts and 41 IMSA Pilot Challenge entries against whom Thomson remains closely matched. Thomson has finished ahead of Sammy Smith, an established professional and two-time ARCA Menards East champion, and Philip Ellis, a three-time IMSA WeatherTech GTD champion, though each victory came in a single meeting. LAP Motorsports, his primary team, has not recorded wins across its 18 drivers in this index.