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Scott Harrington (born December 24, 1963 in Louisville, Kentucky) is a former driver in the Indy Racing League. An accomplished USAC open wheel racer who made a single CART start in 1989, Harrington made a last second Bump Day run to qualify for the first IRL-sanctioned Indianapolis 500 in 1996. In 1999 he ran a full IRL season with his own team and despite failing to qualify for the Indy 500, he won the Rookie of the Year honors by a slim margin over Robby McGehee. He has attempted to qualify for seven different Indy 500 races but only succeeded once, in his second attempt in 1996. Harrington has a best IRL finish is a 5th at Phoenix International Raceway in 1999 and has a total of 14 series starts, which is the least number of total starts by any IRL Rookie of the Year.
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