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Scott Sharp

{{short description|American racing driver (born 1968)}}

{{For|the politician|Scott Sharp (politician)}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Scott Sharp

| image = SharpIndy07.jpg

| imagesize =

| caption = Sharp in May 2007 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

| nationality = {{flagicon|USA}} American |

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|2|14}}

| birth_place = Norwalk, Connecticut

| death_date =

| retired =

| related to =

| current series = WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

| first year = 2008

| current team = Extreme Speed Motorsports

| titles = ALMS LMP1 Champion
Indy Racing League Co-Champion
SCCA Trans-Am
SCCA Trans-Am
SCCA GT-1
SCCA GT-1
SCCA GT-2

| title years = 2009
1996
1993
1991
1988
1987
1986

| awards =

| award years =

| module =

{{Infobox Champ Car driver|embed=yes

|Total_IRL_Races = 147

|Years_In_IRL = 13

|IRL_Car_Team =

|Best_IRL_Pos = 1st (1996)

|First_IRL_Race = 1996 Indy 200 (Orlando)

|Last_IRL_Race = 2009 Indianapolis 500 (Indy)

|First_IRL_Win = 1997 True Value 200 (Loudon)

|Last_IRL_Win = 2005 AMBER Alert Portal Indy 300 (Kentucky)

|IRL_Wins = 9

|IRL_Podiums = 18

|IRL_Poles = 6

|years =

|Total_Champ_Races = 18

|Years_In_Champ = 3

|Champ_Car_Team =

|Best_Champ_Pos = 21st (1994)

|First_Champ_Race = 1993 Toyota Grand Prix of Monterey (Laguna Seca)

|Last_Champ_Race = 1995 Indianapolis 500 (Indy)

|Champ_Wins = 0

|Champ_Podiums = 0

|Champ_Poles = 0

}}

{{Infobox NASCAR driver|embed=yes

|Total_Cup_Races = 1

|Years_In_Cup = 1

|Best_Cup_Pos = 69th (1992)

|First_Cup_Race = 1992 Budweiser at the Glen (Watkins Glen)

|Last_Cup_Race =

|First_Cup_Win =

|Last_Cup_Win =

|Cup_Wins = 0

|Cup_Top_Tens = 0

|Cup_Poles = 0

|updated = June 4, 2012

}}

}}

Scott Sharp (born February 14, 1968) is an American professional racing driver in the United SportsCar Championship. He is the son of six-time SCCA champion Bob Sharp. Sharp is best known for his years as a competitor in the Indy Racing League.

Early career

Born in Norwalk, Connecticut, Sharp starting racing karts when he was eight years old, winning 50 out of 75 races. Sharp came from a road-racing background, earning several championships including championships in the 1986 SCCA GT-2, 1987 and 1988 SCCA GT-1, and 1991 and 1993 SCCA Trans-Am classes. Sharp competed in one NASCAR Winston Cup Series event, coming in 1992 at Watkins Glen. In 1993, Sharp made his CART debut with Bettenhausen Motorsports and became a full-time competitor in the series in 1994 with PacWest Racing. His first Indianapolis 500 start also came in 1994. In 1996, Sharp was part of Doyle Racing’s 24 Hours of Daytona winning team.

Indy Racing League career

=Overview=

Sharp is one of only two drivers (the other being Buddy Lazier) to have driven in at least one race in each of the first 12 seasons of IndyCar competition (1996 to 2008). His impressive IRL career has resulted in numerous records for that time period including: most career IndyCar Series starts (147); most consecutive IndyCar Series race starts (138); most races running at finish (110) and previously held the records for most top-ten finishes (82) and most consecutive seasons with at least one race win (7) (since broken by Hélio Castroneves).

=History=

Sharp was a competitor in the first IRL race in 1996, driving for A. J. Foyt Enterprises. He was the co-champion of the IRL's inaugural season in 1996 along with Buzz Calkins.

In 1997 two crashes resulting in severe concussions sidelined Sharp until 1998 when he began working with the newly formed Kelley Racing team and sponsor Delphi. At Kelley, Sharp collected eight wins and four pole positions (one being at the 2001 Indianapolis 500). He was 3rd in the championship in 2001, but an influx of strong teams from CART meant that Kelley was not one of the strongest teams after that season. In 2004 he was down in 13th in the championship with a best finish of 8th — his first winless season since 1998, also ending a run of top 8 championship finishes dating back to 1998.

Kelley Racing folded following the conclusion of the 2004 season. In 2005, Sharp, along with Delphi, who had become his personal sponsor, moved to Fernández Racing. The switch brought about a small resurgence in Sharp's career and he was once again one of the top drivers in the IRL. 2005 saw him finish 5th in the championship, collecting a win at Kentucky Speedway along the way. However, Sharp struggled through the 2006 season as the team struggled to adapt to the Dallara chassis, and finished 11th in the points standings.

Image:ScottSharpJune2007.jpg

For 2007, Sharp joined Rahal Letterman Racing, teaming with sophomore driver Jeff Simmons. Mid-season, Simmons was replaced with Ryan Hunter-Reay. Sharp brought with him a new primary sponsor, the Patrón Spirits Company, who began as an associate sponsor in 2006. His new association with Patrón ended nine seasons of backing from Delphi. His best finish of the season was 3rd, which he earned at the season opener at Iowa Speedway and at Michigan International Speedway. A highlight of the season was his surprise pole position at Texas Motor Speedway in June, his first pole since 2001. He was also able to capture a career-best 6th place in the Indianapolis 500. Sharp ended the season 8th in the championship.

Sharp returned to the series and competed in the 2009 Indianapolis 500 with Panther Racing. He qualified 20th and finished the race 14th on the lead lap.

American Le Mans Series career

Image:SharpALMS08.jpg

Sharp was under contract with Rahal Letterman Racing for 2008, but the two entities parted ways after each filed a breach of contract lawsuit against the other.{{cite news | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-dec-01-sp-racing1-story.html| title = Rahal Letterman, Sharp go to Court | work = Los Angeles Times|author=Jim Peltz | date = 1 December 2007 | access-date = 2007-12-01}} Sharp and Patrón joined the American Le Mans Series with Highcroft Racing. He drove the #9 Patrón Highcroft Racing Acura ARX-01b with David Brabham during the 2008 season in the LMP2 class.

Sharp started seventh in his debut in the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring and finished fourth in his class (fifth overall) with his teammates Brabham and Stefan Johansson. The team finished second at the Acura Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg, which was Highcroft’s best finish to date. Sharp earned his first ALMS win in the P2 class at the Tequila Patron American Le Mans Series at Long Beach. The win was also the first for Highcroft Racing. Sharp earned his first overall win in the American Le Mans Series at the 2008 Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park after starting from the pole position. A third class victory followed at the Generac 500 at Road America. When leader Gil de Ferran ran out of fuel on the last lap in Mosport awarded the team a fourth victory and second consecutive win.

Arguably, Sharp’s breakout ALMS performance came at the Detroit Sportscar Challenge presented by Bosch. He led for most of his stint, giving up the lead only when blocked in heavy traffic. His stellar driving won him SPEEDtv.com’s ‘Drive of the Race,’ though the team had to settle for second place in the event.{{cite web | url = http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/alms-scott-sharp-wins-speedtvcoms-drive-of-the-race-for-detroit | title = ALMS: Scott Sharp Wins SPEEDtv.com's 'Drive of the Race' for Detroit | publisher = SPEEDtv.com | date = 3 September 2008 | access-date = 2008-09-03}} Sharp and Brabham were joined by Dario Franchitti, one of Sharp’s former IndyCar competitors, for the 10-hour Petit Le Mans endurance race.

Unfortunately, broken suspension took the car out of the race early on.

The combination of Sharp and Brabham proved formidable, yet bad luck kept Sharp and Brabham from winning the championship. The duo finished second in the P2 point standings, forty one points behind the Penske Racing duo of Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas, after being as close as four points away with two rounds to go.

=Extreme Speed Motorsports=

{{main|Extreme Speed Motorsports}}

It was announced on the American Le Mans Series website that Sharp would race in the 2010 series under his own team called Extreme Speed Motorsports. He ran with two Ferrari F430's in the GT class and was sponsored by the Patrón Spirits Company. Sharp raced in 2010 alongside the first announced driver, Patrón CEO Ed Brown.{{cite web|url=http://americanlemans.com/index_news.php?n=14004 |title=Sharp Creates New GT2 Team For 2010 |publisher=International Motor Sports Association |date=10 October 2008 |access-date=2008-12-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091016021121/http://www.americanlemans.com/index_news.php?n=14004 |archive-date=October 16, 2009 }}

In 2011, the team switched to Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 cars. The team made steady progress which culminated in a 3rd-place finish at the Laguna Seca race.

The team continued to run in the ALMS in 2013. The #02 car picked up another podium finish at the 2012 American Le Mans Series at Long Beach, and the #01 won the 2012 Grand Prix of Mosport, the first win for the team since its move to the GT class.

In 2016, Sharp won the Rolex 24 for the second time, this time with ESM.

Motorsports career results

=SCCA National Championship Runoffs=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
YearTrackCarEngineClassFinishStartStatus
1986Road AtlantaNissan 280ZNissanGT2style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 14Running
rowspan=2| 1986rowspan=2| Road AtlantaNissan 300ZXNissanGT1style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 12Running
Nissan 280ZNissanGT244Running
1986Road AtlantaNissan 300ZXNissanGT1style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 12Running

=American open-wheel=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

==CART==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"

! Year

! Team

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! Rank

! Points

! Ref

1993

! Bettenhausen Racing

! Penske PC22

! Chevrolet 265C V8t

|SRF

|PHX

|LBH

|INDY

|MIL

|DET

|POR

|CLE

|TOR

|MIS

|NHM

|ROA

|VAN

|MDO

|NZR

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|LS
{{small|22}}

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|48th

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

!{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/sharpsc01/1993/R|title=Scott Sharp – 1993 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 15, 2023}}

1994

! PacWest Racing

! Lola T94/00

! Ford XB V8t

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|SRF
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|PHX
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|LBH
{{small|28}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|INDY
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|MIL
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|DET
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|POR
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|CLE
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|TOR
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MIS
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|MDO
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|NHM
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|VAN
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|ROA
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|NZR
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|LS
{{small|21}}

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|21st

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

!{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/sharpsc01/1994/R|title=Scott Sharp – 1994 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 15, 2023}}

1995

! A. J. Foyt Enterprises

! Lola T95/00

! Ford XB V8t

|MIA

| SRF

|PHX

|LBH

|NZR

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|INDY
{{small|26}}

|MIL

|DET

|POR

|ROA

|TOR

|CLE

|MIS

|MDO

|NHM

|VAN

|LS

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|44th

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

!{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/sharpsc01/1995/R|title=Scott Sharp – 1995 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 15, 2023}}

==IndyCar Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! Year

! Team

! Chassis

! No.

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! Rank

! Points

! Ref

rowspan=2| 1996

!rowspan=5| A. J. Foyt Enterprises

! Lola T95/00

! 41

!rowspan=2| Ford XB V8t

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|WDW
{{small|11}}

|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|INDY
{{small|10}}

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!rowspan=2 style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st-Tie

!rowspan=2 style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 246

!rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/sharpsc01/1996/O/|title=Scott Sharp – 1996 Indy Racing League Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

Lola T94/00

! 11

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|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|PHX
{{small|2}}

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rowspan=3| 1996-1997

! Lola T95/00

!rowspan=3| 1

! Ford XB V8t

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|NWH
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|LVS
{{small|16}}

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!rowspan=3 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 22nd

!rowspan=3 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 119

!rowspan=3| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/sharpsc01/1997/O/|title=Scott Sharp – 1997 Indy Racing League Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

Dallara IR7

!rowspan=2| Oldsmobile Aurora V8

|

|

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|WDW
{{small|4}}

|

|

|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|PPIR
{{small|22}}

|CLT

|NH2

|LV2

|

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|

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|

G-Force GF01

|

|

|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|PHX
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#DFC484;"|INDY
{{small|Wth}}

|TXS

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1998

!rowspan=7| Kelley Racing

! Dallara IR8

!rowspan=11| 8

! Oldsmobile Aurora V8

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|WDW
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|PHX
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|INDY
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|TXS
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|NWH
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|DOV
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|CLT
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|PPIR
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|ATL
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|TX2
{{small|23}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|LVS
{{small|12}}

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!style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4th

!style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 272

!{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/sharpsc01/1998/O/|title=Scott Sharp – 1998 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

1999

! Dallara IR9

! Oldsmobile Aurora V8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|WDW
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|PHX
{{small|8}}

|CLT
{{small|C}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|INDY
{{small|28}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|TXS
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|PPIR
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|ATL
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|DOV
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|PPI2
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|LVS
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|TX2
{{small|19}}

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!style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 8th

!style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 220

!{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/sharpsc01/1999/O/|title=Scott Sharp – 1999 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

2000

! Dallara IR-00

! Oldsmobile Aurora V8

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|WDW
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|PHX
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|LVS
{{small|27}}

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

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|TXS
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|PPIR
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|ATL
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|KTY
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|TX2
{{small|13}}

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!style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 7th

!style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 196

!{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/sharpsc01/2000/O/|title=Scott Sharp – 2000 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

2001

! Dallara IR-01

! Oldsmobile Aurora V8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|PHX
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|HMS
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|ATL
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|INDY
{{small|33}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|TXS
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|PPIR
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|RIR
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|KAN
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|NSH
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|KTY
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|STL
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|CHI
{{small|25}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|TX2
{{small|2}}

|

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!style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd

!style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 355

!{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/sharpsc01/2001/O/|title=Scott Sharp – 2001 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

2002

! Dallara IR-02

! Chevrolet Indy V8

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|HMS
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|PHX
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|FON
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|NZR
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|INDY
{{small|27}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|TXS
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|PPIR
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|RIR
{{small|21}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|KAN
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|NSH
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|MIS
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|KTY
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|STL
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|CHI
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|TX2
{{small|4}}

|

|

!style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 6th

!style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 332

!{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/sharpsc01/2002/O/|title=Scott Sharp – 2002 Indy Racing League Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

2003

! Dallara IR-03

! Toyota Indy V8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|HMS
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|PHX
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|MOT
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|INDY
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|TXS
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|PPIR
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|RIR
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|KAN
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|NSH
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MIS
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|STL
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|KTY
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|NZR
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|CHI
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|FON
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|TX2
{{small|6}}

|

!style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 8th

!style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 351

!{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/sharpsc01/2003/O/|title=Scott Sharp – 2003 IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

2004

! Dallara IR-04

! Toyota Indy V8

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|HMS
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|PHX
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|MOT
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|INDY
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|TXS
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|RIR
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|KAN
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|NSH
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|MIL
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|MIS
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|KTY
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|PPIR
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|NZR
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|CHI
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|FON
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|TX2
{{small|8}}

|

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13th

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 282

!{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/sharpsc01/2004/O/|title=Scott Sharp – 2004 IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

2005

!rowspan=3| Delphi Fernández Racing

! Panoz GF09C

! Honda HI5R V8

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|HMS
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|PHX
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|STP
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|MOT
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|INDY
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|TXS
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|RIR
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|KAN
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|NSH
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|MIL
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|MIS
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|KTY
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|PPIR
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|SNM
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|CHI
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|WGL
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|FON
{{small|4}}

!style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5th

!style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 444

!{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/sharpsc01/2005/O/|title=Scott Sharp – 2005 IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

rowspan=2| 2006

! Dallara IR-05

!rowspan=2| Honda HI6R V8

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|HMS
{{small|7}}

|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MOT
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|INDY
{{small|9}}

|

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|TXS
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|RIR
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|KAN
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|NSH
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|MIL
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|MIS
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|KTY
{{small|16}}

|

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|CHI
{{small|9}}

|

|

|

!rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12th

!rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 287

!rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/sharpsc01/2006/O/|title=Scott Sharp – 2006 IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

Panoz GF09C

|

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|STP
{{small|10}}

|

|

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|WGL
{{small|9}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|SNM
{{small|14}}

|

|

|

|

2007

! Rahal Letterman Racing

!rowspan=2| Dallara IR-05

! Honda HI7R V8

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|HMS
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|STP
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|MOT
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|KAN
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|INDY
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|MIL
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|TXS
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|IOW
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|RIR
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|WGL
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|NSH
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|MDO
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|MIS
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|KTY
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|SNM
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|DET
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|CHI
{{small|5}}

!style="background:#CFEAFF;"|8th

!style="background:#CFEAFF;"|412

!{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/sharpsc01/2007/O/|title=Scott Sharp – 2007 IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

2009

! Panther Racing

! 16

! Honda HI7R V8

|STP

|LBH

|KAN

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|INDY
{{small|14}}

|MIL

|TXS

|IOW

|RIR

|WGL

|TOR

|EDM

|KTY

|MDO

|SNM

|CHI

|MOT

|HMS

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"|34th

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"|16

!{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/sharpsc01/2009/O/|title=Scott Sharp – 2009 IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"

! Years

! Teams

! Races

! Poles

! Wins

! Podiums
(Non-win)

! Top 10s
(Non-podium)

! Indianapolis 500
Wins

! Championships

13

|5

|147

|6

|9

|9

|64

|0

|1 (1996)

==Indy 500 results==

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Year

! Chassis

! Engine

! Start

! Finish

! Team

1994

| Lola T94/00

| Ford XB V8t

|align=center|17

|align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"|16

| PacWest Racing

1995

| Lola T95/00

| Ford XB V8t

|align=center|30

|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"|26

| A. J. Foyt Enterprises

1996

| Lola T95/00

| Ford XB V8t

|align=center|21

|align=center style="background:#CFEAFF;"|10

| A. J. Foyt Enterprises

1997

| G-Force GF01

| Oldsmobile Aurora V8

|align=center colspan="2" |Practice crash

| A. J. Foyt Enterprises

1998

| Dallara IR8

| Oldsmobile Aurora V8

|align=center|7

|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"|16

| Kelley Racing

1999

| Dallara IR9

| Oldsmobile Aurora V8

|align=center|6

|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"|28

| Kelley Racing

2000

| Dallara IR-00

| Oldsmobile Aurora V8

|align=center|5

|align=center style="background:#CFEAFF;"|10

| Kelley Racing

2001

| Dallara IR-01

| Oldsmobile Aurora V8

|align=center style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1

|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"|33

| Kelley Racing

2002

| Dallara IR-02

| Chevrolet Indy V8

|align=center|8

|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"|27

| Kelley Racing

2003

| Dallara IR-03

| Toyota Indy V8

|align=center|9

|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"|20

| Kelley Racing

2004

| Dallara IR-04

| Toyota Indy V8

|align=center|20

|align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13

| Kelley Racing

2005

| Panoz GF09C

| Honda HI6R V8

|align=center style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3

|align=center style="background:#CFEAFF;"|7

| Fernández Racing

2006

| Dallara IR-05

| Honda HI6R V8

|align=center|8

|align=center style="background:#CFEAFF;"|9

| Fernández Racing

2007

| Dallara IR-05

| Honda HI7R V8

|align=center|12

|align=center style="background:#CFEAFF;"|6

| Rahal Letterman Racing

2009

| Dallara IR-05

| Honda HI7R V8

|align=center|20

|align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"|14

| Panther Racing

=Touring/sports car racing=

==24 Hours of Le Mans results==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
Year

! Team

! Co-Drivers

! Car

! Class

! Laps

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}

! {{Tooltip|Class
Pos.|Class Position}}

{{24hLM|1996}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Riley & Scott Cars Inc.

|align="left"| {{flagicon|RSA}} Wayne Taylor
{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Pace

|align="left"| Riley & Scott Mk III-Oldsmobile

| WSC

| 157

| DNF

| DNF

{{24hLM|2015}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Extreme Speed Motorsports

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Ryan Dalziel
{{flagicon|DEN}} David Heinemeier Hansson

|align="left"| Ligier JS P2-Honda

| LMP2

| 329

| 28th

| 10th

{{24hLM|2016}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Extreme Speed Motorsports

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Ed Brown
{{flagicon|USA}} Johannes van Overbeek

|align="left"| Ligier JS P2-Nissan

| LMP2

| 341

| 16th

| 10th

colspan="8"|{{center|{{small|Sources:{{cite web|title=Scott Sharp|url=https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/track-record/driver/scott-sharp-330|publisher=Automobile Club de l'Ouest|access-date=August 25, 2023}}{{cite web|title=Scott Sharp Results|url=https://motorsportstats.com/driver/scott-sharp/results|publisher=Motorsport Stats|access-date=August 25, 2023}}}}}}

==American Le Mans Series results==

(Races in bold indicate pole position)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! Series

! Year

! Team

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! Final Pos.

! Points

ALMS P2

! 2008

! Patrón
Highcroft

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SEB
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| STP
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| LGB
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MMP
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| LRP
1*

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MDO
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ROA
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MOS
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DET
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| LAG
{{small|9}}

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

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 162

ALMS P1

! 2009

! Patrón
Highcroft

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SEB
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| STP
{{small|1*}}

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

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MMP
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| LRP
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MDO
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ROA
{{small|1*}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MOS
1*

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| ATL
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| LAG
{{small|2}}

!

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

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 179

ALMS GT2

! 2010

! Extreme Speed Motorsports

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SEB
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| LGB
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LAG
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MMP
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| LRP
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MDO
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| ROA
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MOS
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ATL
{{small|2}}

!

!

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

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 70

ALMS GT

! 2011

! Extreme Speed Motorsports

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SEB
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LGB
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LRP
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MOS
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MDO
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| ROA
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| BAL
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| LAG
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| ATL
{{small|6}}

!

!

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

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 66

ALMS GT

! 2012

! Extreme Speed Motorsports

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| SEB
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| LGB
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LAG
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LRP
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MOS
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MDO
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ROA
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BAL
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| VIR
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ATL
{{small|1}}

!

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

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 123

ALMS P2

! 2013

! Extreme Speed Motorsports

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SEB
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| LGB
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| LAG
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| LRP
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MOS
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ROA
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BAL
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| COTA
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| VIR
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ATL
{{small|2}}

!

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

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 163

* Overall victory as well as class victory.

Italics indicates season is currently running.

=WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results=

(key)(Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! Year

! Team

! Class

! Car

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! Rank

! Points

2014

! Extreme Speed Motorsports

! P

! HPD ARX-03b

! Honda HR28TT 2.8 L V6 Turbo

|style="background:#efcfff;"| DAY
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| SIR
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"|LBH
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| LS
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| DET
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| S6H
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| MSP
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| IMS
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| ELK
{{small|3}}

| COA

| PET

! 9th

! 228

2015

! Tequila Patrón ESM

! P

! HPD ARX-04b {{Tooltip|1|Round 1}}
HPD ARX-03b {{Tooltip|2|Round 2}}

! Honda HR28TT 2.8 L V6 Turbo

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIR
{{small|9}}

| LBH

| LS

| DET

| S6H

| MSP

| ELK

| COA

| PET

|

! 21nd

! 45

2016

! Tequila Patrón ESM

! P

! Ligier JS P2

! Honda HR35TT 3.5 L V6 Turbo

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DAY
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SIR
{{small|1}}

| LBH

| LS

| DET

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| S6H
{{small|9}}

| MSP

| ELK

| COA

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| PET
{{small|2}}

|

! 12th

! 128

2017

! Tequila Patrón ESM

! P

! Nissan Onroak DPi

! Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| DAY
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIR
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| LBH
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AUS
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DET
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| S6H
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| MSP
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| ELK
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| LGA
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| PET
{{small|1}}

|

! 5th

! 273

2018

! Tequila Patrón ESM

! P

! Nissan Onroak DPi

! Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SEB
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#dfdfdf;| LBH
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;| MDO
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;| DET
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| WGL
{{small|16}}

| MOS

|style="background:#dfffdf;| ELK
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LGA
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;| PET
{{small|11}}

|

! 16th

! 186

=NASCAR=

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

==Winston Cup Series==

class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
colspan=45| NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! 22

! 23

! 24

! 25

! 26

! 27

! 28

! 29

! {{Tooltip|NWCC|NASCAR Winston Cup classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

1992

! Jimmy Means Racing

! 52

! Pontiac

| DAY

| CAR

| RCH

| ATL

| DAR

| BRI

| NWS

| MAR

| TAL

| CLT

| DOV

| SON

| POC

| MCH

| DAY

| POC

| TAL

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GLN
{{small|19}}

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| MAR

| NWS

| CLT

| CAR

| PHO

| ATL

! 69th

! 106

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/sharpsc01/1992/W/|title=Scott Sharp – 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

Notes

{{reflist|group=N}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [http://esmracing.com/ Extreme Speed Motorsports Official Website]
  • [http://www.highcroftracing.com Highcroft Racing Official Website]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080515153959/http://www.patronspirits.com/racing/racing.html Patrón Racing Official Website]
  • {{Racing-Reference driver|Scott_Sharp}}
  • {{DriverDB driver|scott-sharp}}

{{s-start}}

{{s-sports}}

{{succession box

| before=Tommy Kendall

| title=Trans-Am Series champion

| years=1991

| after=Jack Baldwin

}}

{{succession box

| before=Jack Baldwin

| title=Trans-Am Series champion

| years=1993

| after=Scott Pruett

}}

{{succession box

| before= Inaugural

| title= Indy Racing League Champion

| years= 1996 (with Buzz Calkins)

| after= Tony Stewart

}}

{{succession box

| before = Lucas Luhr
Marco Werner

| title = American Le Mans Series champion

| years=2009
with David Brabham

| after=David Brabham
Simon Pagenaud

}}

{{s-end}}

{{24 Hours of Daytona winners}}

{{12 Hours of Sebring winners}}

{{IRL Champions}}

{{American open-wheel car racing champions|state=collapsed}}

{{Means Racing}}

{{Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing}}

{{Fernández Racing}}

{{Panther Racing}}

{{A. J. Foyt Racing}}

{{HVM Racing}}

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