Scott Harrington

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Scott Harrington
Nationality	United States
Date of Birth	December 24, 1963 (1963-12-24) (age 44)
Place of Birth	Louisville, Kentucky
Retired	2003
Indy Racing League IndyCar Series
Years active	1996-2000, 2002
Teams	Della Penna Motorsports Riley & Scott Harrington Motorsports Nienhouse Motorsports Mid-America Motorsports Brayton Racing
Starts	13
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	14th in 1999
Previous series
2003 1992-1994 1989 1988 1987-1988	Indy Pro Series SCCA Can-Am CART ARS Toyota Atlantic
Awards
1999	Indy Racing League Rookie of the Year

Scott Harrington (born December 24, 1963 in Louisville, Kentucky) is a former driver in the Indy Racing League. Starting out on two wheels, Harrington won a number of championships and achieved much success in the world of AMA Motocross and Supercross. In 1986 Sports Car Magazine picked Harrington as one of the three most promising drivers in the U.S. He was a multiple race winner in Toyota Formula Atlantic, finishing third in the 1988 championship despite running the uncompetitive Ralt chassis. He was the only person ever to win a race in the 1988 Ralt. From 1992 through 1994, Harrington had much success in the SCCA Can-Am series. He won the 1992 championship and scored race wins in every season. An accomplished 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 had numerous top ten finishes, including a top five finish at the difficult Phoenix International Raceway. 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 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. Harrington is also one the the few American drivers to compete in the "Big Three" of American motorsports - The Indy 500, The 24 Hours of Daytona, and The 12 Hours of Sebring. Since retiring from active driving Harrington has achieved success in his driver coaching business. Not only has Harrington coached Highcroft factory Acura team owner Duncan Dayton to much success, he has also coached Mike Miserandino who has won two SCCA National Championsips in a row. In addition to his coaching work, Harrington also does testing and training work for various vehicle manufactors.

[edit] Indy 500 results

Year	Chassis	Engine	Start	Finish
1989	Lola	Cosworth	Failed to Qualify
1996	Lola	Ford-Cosworth	32nd	15th
1997	G-Force	Oldsmobile	Qualifying Crash
1998	Dallara	Oldsmobile	Failed to Qualify
1999	Dallara	Infiniti	Failed to Qualify
2000	Dallara	Oldsmobile	Failed to Qualify
2002	Dallara	Chevrolet	Failed to Qualify