Scott Lagasse

Scott Lagasse Sr. (pronounced LAG-a-say) (born February 20, 1957) is an American race team co-owner and former race car driver. As a driver, he competed in multiple series, most notably the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. Together with his son Scott Lagasse Jr., he currently owns TeamSLR (Scott Lagasse Racing).

Team ownership

TeamSLR began in 1985, operating out of a single-car garage and competing in a variety of motorsports disciplines. In 2016, the team's growing operation relocated to a 19,000-square-foot property on San Marco Avenue in St. Augustine called Art 'n Motion. From there the team focused on competing in the TA2 division of the Trans Am Series, where it has been a fixture ever since. Over the years, TeamSLR has accounted for more than 120 race wins and multiple championships.

The team specializes in driver development for road racing, specifically for those seeking to compete in NASCAR and other motorsports series. In 2025, TeamSLR became an Official Driver Development Partner of Chevrolet Motorsports.

Current young NASCAR driving talents who have worked with the Lagasses and raced for TeamSLR include Carson Kvapil, Sammy Smith, Connor Mosack, William Sawalich, Austin Green, Sam Mayer, Corey Day and Jack Wood. Other notable NASCAR personalities who have wheeled TeamSLR race cars include team owner and former driver Justin Marks, and current NASCAR Cup Series driver Daniel Suárez.

TeamSLR is also the builder of and exclusive distributor for M1 Racecars worldwide, and provides M1 customers with vital technical assistance and on-track feedback to support its performance development efforts.

Racing career

SCCA Beginning in 1985, Lagasse became the first driver to earn Novice, Regional and National License all in the same season. More impressive was winning the SCCA National Championship in his very first season of racing. Scott went on the following season to capture the SCCA National Championship again as well as winning an SCCA PRO Title.

From there, Lagasse drove for various manufacturers including Chevrolet, Lotus and Pontiac where he compiled many wins. Lagesse's Sports Car tenure netted three National Titles, multiple International records as well as setting several world record speeds before moving on to stock car racing.

Craftsman Truck Series In 1995, Lagasse signed to drive the No. 24 Chevrolet Silverado for BSR Racing in the Craftsman Truck Series The first year team was owned by Billy Hess and Butch Stevens with sponsorship from DuPont. Scott posted seven top-ten finishes and finished ninth in points. Despite this, Dupont chose not to return and the program would move in house with Quaker State and Jack Sprague at the wheel. In 1996, Lagasse ran four races for Kevin Doran and did not record a top ten finish. His last attempt at a Truck race in 1998, for Marty Walsh, but failed to qualify.

Busch Series Lagasse made his NASCAR debut in 1993 at Watkins Glen, starting fifteenth and finishing 31st after his No. 75 Oldsmobile suffered transmission failure. In 1994, substituting for Bobby Dotter (broken shoulder) in a race at Watkins Glen, Lagasse replaced Dotter after the first lap narrowly getting out of the pits ahead of leader Terry Labonte and ran through the field to finish a remarkable second. In 1997, he ran nine races for Allen Bloom and did not record a top twenty finish. In 1998, Lagasse ran two races and in 1999 he ran his final one, driving for Ed Rensi, finishing fourteenth at Watkins Glen.

Winston Cup Lagasse ran two races in the series, the 1993 and 1994 Watkins Glen races. His best finish was thirteenth in 1993.

Other racing Lagasse has also competed in IMSA (include Rolex 24 at Daytona), ARCA, and ASA.

In 1990, Lagasse was a member of the 8-driver Corvette ZR1 team which set the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) world endurance record at Ft. Stockton, Tex., averaging over 175 mph for 24 hours. The team also included Don Knowles, John Heinricy, Jim Minneker, Scott Allman, Kim Baker, Stuart Hayner and team owner/driver Tommy Morrison.

His son, Scott Lagasse Jr., also competed in NASCAR, as well as dirt late models around the Southeast.

Motorsports career results

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

Year Track Car Engine Class Finish Start Status 1985 Road Atlanta Sports Renault Renault Sports Renault 1 3 Running 1986 Road Atlanta Sports Renault Renault Sports Renault 1 2 Running

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 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 30 31 Pts Ref 1993 Roulo Brothers Racing 39 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 59th 124 1994 DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 75th 55

Busch Series NASCAR Busch 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 30 31 32 Pts Ref 1993 Henderson Motorsports 75 Olds DAY CAR RCH DAR BRI HCY ROU MAR NZH CLT DOV MYB GLN MLW TAL IRP MCH NHA BRI DAR RCH DOV ROU CLT MAR CAR HCY ATL 101st 70 1997 Super Sports Racing 22 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL LVS DAR HCY TEX BRI NSV TAL NHA NZH CLT DOV SBO GLN MLW MYB GTY IRP MCH BRI RCH DOV CLT CAL CAR HOM 53rd 561 Ford DAR 1998 Lee Leslie Chevy DAY CAR LVS NSV DAR BRI TEX HCY TAL NHA NZH CLT DOV RCH PPR GLN MLW 81st 166 ST Motorsports 59 Chevy MYB CAL SBO IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT GTY CAR ATL HOM 1999 Team Rensi Motorsports 25 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX NSV BRI TAL CAL NHA RCH NZH CLT DOV SBO GLN MLW MYB PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR MEM PHO HOM 98th 121

Craftsman Truck Series NASCAR Craftsman Truck 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 Pts Ref 1995 Hendrick Motorsports 24 Chevy PHO TUS SGS MMR POR EVG I70 LVL BRI MLW CNS HPT IRP FLM RCH MAR NWS SON MMR PHO 9th 2470 1996 Doran Motorsports 77 Chevy HOM PHO POR EVG TUS CNS HPT BRI NZH MLW LVL I70 IRP FLM GLN NSV RCH NHA MAR NWS SON MMR PHO LVS 56th 340 1998 Walsh Motorsports 81 Ford WDW HOM PHO POR EVG I70 GLN TEX BRI MLW NZH CAL PPR IRP NHA FLM NSV HPT LVL RCH MEM GTY MAR SON MMR PHO LVS NA -

Season still in progress 1 Ineligible for series points