Scott Pruett
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"Scott Donald Pruett" is an United States/American Auto racing/race car driver who has competed in NASCAR, Champ Car, International Motor Sports Association/IMSA, Trans-Am Series/Trans-Am and Grand-Am. He and his wife Judy have three children, and are Children's literature/children's book authors.

Pruett started racing karting/go karts at the age of eight, and went on to win ten professional karting championships. In the 1980s, he established himself as a top American sports car racing/sports car racer, eventually winning two IMSA GT Championship/IMSA GTO Championships and three Trans-Am Series Championships.

In the 1990s, Pruett was a regular in the Champ Car/CART series. From 1988 to 1999, he made 145 starts with two wins, five poles and fifteen podiums (top three finishes). In a pre-season testing in 1990, Pruett was involved in a serious crash at West Palm Beach, Florida, where he seriously injured both his legs. Pruett spent the 1990 season recovering & on certain occasions calling ESPN IndyCar telecasts as color commentator with Paul Page doing the play by play.

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He just dived on the inside and used me to stop.

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It was a great race. There's not much more to say really. If you like racing, then you would have loved to watch this one I can tell you. It just doesn't get any better than that the way the top-three finished. The first three cars were dueling it out for at least the last 20 laps. This kind of finish just shows that it's not over until the fat lady sings.

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We just need to be consistent and keep our focus as we move through the night. We had one little problem after another starting this weekend, going through qualifying, and the first hour of the race. But the engine is performing great.

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We just need to be consistent and keep our focus as we move through the night. We had one little problem after another starting this weekend, going through qualifying, and the first hour of the race. But the engine is performing great. Lexus power has been outstanding for us to this point and that's key for us.

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This win is so exciting to be a part of. With all the team's ties to Mexico, this is just on another scale in terms of a big win. The car was perfect all day, and for this team it's very, very special to win here. I couldn't be happier for Luis. It's one thing to win big races, but another to win big races in your backyard, and he did that today. I couldn't be more proud of him.

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Sometimes you finish in front. Sometimes, you don't.

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It was an out-of-control victory.

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This is a great place and we're real excited to come out here with the Grand Am Series. I remember coming out here about 10 years ago and this wasn't the most desirable place, but so much work has been done here. It's one of the top facilities in the country and the race fans are going to really like this series. It's pretty exciting when that many cars (45-60) get on the track at one time.

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