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Scott Atchison (racing driver)

{{short description|American racing driver}}

Scott Atchison (born July 16, 1962) is a former American racing driver from Bakersfield, California who competed in the CART IndyCar World Series in 1988 and 1989. He made 13 starts his rookie year and finished 20th in series points for Machinists Union Racing. He returned the following year to make 3 mid-summer road course starts for Euromotorsport. His best CART finish was 9th place at Long Beach and Miami his rookie year. He attempted to qualify for the 1988 Indianapolis 500 but was bumped from the field.

Racing record

=American open–wheel racing results=

(key)

==SCCA National Championship Runoffs==

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YearTrackCarEngineClassFinishStartStatus
1985Road AtlantaSwift DB1FordFormula Fordstyle="background:#FFFFBF;"| 11Running

==Formula Super Vee==

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Year

! Team

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! Rank

! Points

1987

! Zephyr Racing, Simpson Racing

! Ralt RT5/85, 86, 87

! VW Brabham, Bunce

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| LBH
3

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| PHX
5

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| IRP
2

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MIL
1

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DET
3

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MEA
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| CLE
1

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ROA
4

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MOH
3

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| NAZ
1

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MIA
7

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| STP
3

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 189

colspan="18"|{{center|{{small|Source:{{cite web |title=Scott Atchison, Racing highlights |url=https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/scott-atchison/ |website=driverdb.com |publisher=Driver Data Base |access-date=25 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018220606/https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/scott-atchison/ |archive-date=18 October 2012}}{{cite web |title=US Formula Super Vee 1987 |url=https://www.oldracingcars.com/fsv/us/1987/ |website=oldracingcars.com |publisher=Old Racing Cars |access-date=25 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922145301/https://www.oldracingcars.com/fsv/us/1987/ |archive-date=22 September 2017 |quote=Scott Atchison had been SCCA Formula Ford champion in 1985 and had moved into FSV in 1986, ending the season as rookie of the year. He started the 1987 season driving for Dominic Dobson before moving across to Bill Simpson's team. Atchison won four races, but more importantly he finished every race well inside the points, and this kept him ahead of his nearest challenger, Dave Kudrave.}}}}}}

==CART PPG Indy Car World Series==

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! Year

! Team

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Points

! Ref

1988

! Machinists Union Racing

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PHX
12

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| LBH
9

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| INDY
DNQ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIL
16

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POR
25

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLE
12

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TOR
13

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MEA
10

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MCH
10

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC
12

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MOH
15

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ROA
20

|style="background:#DFC484;"| NAZ
Wth

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LAG
25

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MIA
9

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 20th

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 17

!{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/atchisc01/1988/R|title=Scott Atchison – 1988 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 5, 2023}}

1989

! Euromotorsport

| PHX

| LBH

| INDY

|MIL

|DET

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR
17

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLE
27

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MEA
14

| TOR

| MCH

| POC

| MOH

| ROA

| NAZ

| LAG

! style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 37th

! style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 0

!{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/atchisc01/1989/R|title=Scott Atchison – 1989 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 5, 2023}}

References

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External links

  • {{DriverDB driver|scott-atchison}}

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{{Succession box|title=US Formula Ford National Championship
Champion|before=Jackson Younge|after=Jimmy Vasser|years=1985}}

{{Succession box|title= US Formula Super Vee
Champion |before=Didier Theys|after=Ken Murillo|years=1987}}

{{S-end}}

{{Machinists Union Racing}}

{{EuroInternational}}

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Category:1962 births

Category:Champ Car drivers

Category:Living people

Category:Racing drivers from Bakersfield, California

Category:SCCA National Championship Runoffs winners

Category:SCCA Formula Super Vee drivers

Category:Formula Super Vee Champions

Category:EuroInternational drivers

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