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.
| 2026-08-01 | Road America GS | P18 | +74 |
| 2026-07-11 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park GS | P27 | −4 |
| 2026-05-02 | Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca GS | P24 | +29 |
| 2026-03-20 | Sebring International Raceway GS | P19 | +93 |
| 2026-01-23 | Daytona International Speedway GS | P15 | +137 |
| 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | +328 | 2,198 |
| 2025 | ▸IMSA Pilot Challenge | LAP Motorsports | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +584 | 1,869 |
| ▸Mustang Challenge | LAP Motorsports | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | −73 | ||
| 2024 | ▸TC America powered by Skip Barber | MINI JCW Team | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | ↑600−150 | 1,358 |
| ▸Mustang Challenge | LAP Motorsports | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P12 | +201 | ||
| 2023 | ▸NASA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P109 | −642 | 708 | |
| ▸SCCA Regionals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −111 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Thomas TaitFIA Bronze | 2,873 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 38% |
| 🇺🇸 Sally McNulty | 1,438 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 23% |
| 🇺🇸 Michael CooperFIA Silver | 4,529 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Austin KrainzFIA Silver | 4,419 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% |
| 🇺🇸 Luca MarsFIA Silver | 4,400 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% |
| 🇬🇧 Stevan McAleerFIA Gold | 4,326 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% |
| 🇺🇸 Dillon MachavernFIA Silver | 4,244 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% |
| 🇺🇸 Moisey UretskyFIA Bronze | 4,221 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Sean McAlisterFIA Silver | 4,110 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Bryce WardFIA Bronze | 4,101 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Sammy SmithFIA Silver, 3× champion | 5,587 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Patrick GallagherFIA Silver, 1× champion | 5,181 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇧🇷 Thiago CamiloFIA Gold | 5,061 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15,221 | 🏳️ Steve Sargis | SCCA Majors | 2,200 |
| 15,222 | 🇱🇧 Talal Shair | Ferrari Challenge | 2,200 |
| 15,223 | 🏳️ Werner Panhauser | GT Winter Series | 2,200 |
| 15,224 | 🇩🇪 Arndt Hallmanns | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 2,199 |
| 15,225 | 🏳️ Spencer Lofton | SCCA Majors | 2,199 |
| 15,226 | 🏳️ Andre Sommerberg | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,198 |
| 15,227 | 🏳️ Constantin Laube | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,198 |
| 15,228 | 🏳️ Jaxon Porter | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,198 |
| 15,229 | 🏳️ Jazeman Jaafaz | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,198 |
| 15,230 | 🇬🇧 Michael Brown | ChampCar Endurance Series | 2,198 |
| 15,231 | 🇺🇸 Scott Thomson | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 2,198 |
| 15,232 | 🏳️ Simon Asselin | International GT | 2,198 |
| 15,233 | 🇭🇺 Adam Lengyel | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,197 |
| 15,234 | 🇦🇷 Diego Martínez | TC Pista Mouras | 2,197 |
| 15,235 | 🇺🇸 Jake Bailey | World Racing League | 2,197 |
| 15,236 | 🇦🇷 Sebastián Porto | TC Pista | 2,197 |
| 15,237 | 🇩🇪 Fabio Sacchi | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,196 |
| 15,238 | 🏳️ Jason Lare | American Endurance Racing | 2,196 |
| 15,239 | 🇨🇭 Alexander Müller | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 2,195 |
| 15,240 | 🇺🇸 Bobby Hillis, Jr. | ARCA Menards West | 2,195 |
| 15,241 | 🏳️ Emy Kissick | SCCA Majors | 2,195 |
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.