Tighe Scott

Tighe Scott (born 2 June 1949) is an American retired racecar driver from Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania. He competed in dirt modified racing before moving up into the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. He had eighteen top-ten finishes in 89 races, with a career best thirteenth-place finish in the 1978 Winston Cup.

Racing career Scott began as a dirt modified and sportsman driver at tracks in Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey, including in Bridgeport, New Jersey and Middletown, New York.

Scott was given the opportunity to race in the 1976 Daytona 500 by car owner Walter Ballard. Their first race together was for the 1979 Daytona 500. The following season he raced at these and other tracks including Port Royal Speedway and a World of Outlaws (WoO) event at Orange County Fair Speedway. On January 20, 2025, the first day of the second presidency of Donald Trump, Scott and his son were pardoned along with nearly every other participant in the Capitol attack.

Motorsports results

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 1976 Ballard Racing 30 Chevy RSD DAY CAR RCH BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL ONT 45th 566 1977 RSD DAY RCH CAR ATL NWS BRI MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL ONT 20th 2628 Baxter Price 45 Chevy DAR 1978 Ballard Racing 30 Chevy RSD RCH CAR BRI DAR NWS MAR DOV NSV RSD NSV POC MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ONT 13th 3110 Olds DAY ATL TAL CLT MCH DAY TAL ATL 1979 Buick RSD DAY CAR RCH ATL NWS BRI DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT TWS RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR ATL ONT 27th 1879 1980 RSD DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR 39th 791 Olds TAL NSV CLT TWS RSD DAY NSV TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV NWS MAR CLT CAR ATL ONT Chevy DOV MCH POC 1982 Tom Pistone 59 Buick DAY RCH BRI ATL CAR DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT POC RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV NWS CLT MAR CAR ATL RSD 118th 0

Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 1976 Ballard Racing Chevrolet 18 35 1977 35 16 1978 Oldsmobile 11 11 1979 Buick 33 6 1980 16 39 1982 Tom Pistone Buick 30 29