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Scott Speed

1983 - Today

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Scott Andrew Speed (born January 24, 1983) is an American race car driver who has competed in numerous disciplines, including open-wheel, stock car, and rallycross racing. In 2006, Speed became the first American driver to race in Formula One since Michael Andretti in 1993, when he made his début at the 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix for Scuderia Toro Rosso. He contested 28 races before he was replaced midway through the 2007 season by Sebastian Vettel. Speed later turned his career towards stock car racing, specifically NASCAR where he drove for Team Red Bull, Whitney Motorsports and Leavine Family Racing in the Sprint Cup Series. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Scott Speed is the 907th most popular racing driver (down from 885th in 2024), the 15,189th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,573rd in 2019) and the 98th most popular American Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Scott Speed ranks 905 out of 1,080. Before him are Nani Roma, Marco Werner, Johnny Boyd, and Toni Elías. After him are Bob Said, Tohru Ukawa, Pietro Fittipaldi, Roberto Merhi, Roberto Locatelli, Skip Barber, Gábor Talmácsi, and Julien Ingrassia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Scott Speed ranks 425. Before him are Romeo Castelen, Kim Jung-hwan, Yasmin Lee, Albert, 12th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, Toni Elías, and Alexa Chung. After him are Andriy Hrivko, Dmitri Sychev, Miguel Ángel Muñoz, Jelle Van Damme, Jakob Poulsen, and Shou Zi Chew.

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Scott Speed ranks 98. Before him are Ryan Newman (1977), Fred Wacker (1918), Hurley Haywood (1948), Don Branson (1920), Carl Edwards (1979), and Johnny Boyd (1926). After him are Bob Said (1932), Pietro Fittipaldi (1996), Skip Barber (1936), Joey Logano (1990), Sam Posey (1944), and Danica Patrick (1982).

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