Scott Gaylord (born August 12, 1958) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He has competed in four NASCAR Winston Cup Series races, all at Sears Point Raceway, most recently in 1996. He has been a longtime competitor in the NASCAR Camping World West Series. Many of his starts in NASCAR's highest levels have been on the West Coast of the United States (Infineon, Phoenix) and on road courses (Watkins Glen).

Gaylord has been a longtime competitor in the Winston West / Camping World West Series, competing against Ron Hornaday and Kevin Harvick. He regularly competed for over a dozen years, accumulating six pole positions and over 24 top-five finishes. His best career West finish were two second-place finishes.

Racing career

Gaylord followed in his father's footsteps by starting to race on road courses and he has over sixty wins on circuits. He has won class championships in SCCA and IMSA, and has also competed in numerous 24 Hours of Daytona events.

Gaylord regularly competes in the NASCAR Camping World West Series, a regional touring series on the west coast of the United States. He was named the "Most Popular Driver" in the series in 1998 and 2002. Since entering the series in 1988, he has accumulated 87 top-fives and five poles, but has yet to earn a win.

Winston Cup Series Gaylord's first attempt in the series came in 1988, when he failed to qualify at Phoenix International Raceway. He would make his next attempt in 1991 at Sears Point Raceway. Driving the No. 00 Oldsmobile for Geoff Burney, he qualified 31st and finished 33rd, thirteen laps down. In 1992 and 1993, Gaylord ran the Sears Point race in the No. 52 Chevrolet for Means Racing, earning a career-best finish of 29th in 1993. After failing to qualify for any races in 1994 or 1995, he made his final series start to date in 1996. In a self-prepared No. 00 Chevrolet, he qualified 29th and finished 38th, once again at Sears Point.

Nationwide Series Gaylord made his in the then-NASCAR Busch Series debut in 1997 at Watkins Glen International. He qualified 16th and finished 28th in the No. 77 Lear Corporation Ford for Moy Racing. In 1999, he would return to Watkins Glen and the No. 77 car, earning his career-best finish of 25th. Since 2001, Gaylord has run occasionally for Means Racing in the No. 52 Chevrolet. His best season with the team came in 2008 when he drove in six races, finishing 29th at both Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and Kansas Speedway. In 2005, he made one start for NEMCO Motorsports, finishing 31st in the No. 7 Boudreaux's Butt Paste Chevrolet at Phoenix.

Personal life Gaylord's father Les Gaylord was a race car driver. Les' first competed in 1951 on an Aspen, Colorado street course with his wife as the passenger. He won many SCCA regional and national events. Les stopped racing when a serious accident caused the eighty-year-old to retire.

Gaylord asked his future wife, Donna, for their first date over his pit radio while driving slowly during a caution period of an SCCA Escort Endurance Championship event and competing against her. She continued to race until she became pregnant with their second child. During her career, she won an SCCA Divisional championship and an SCCA Escort Endurance event. Their sons, Tripp and Ryan, are both race winners. When fourteen-year-old Tripp attempted his first start in racing, he used his mother's driver's suit.

Gaylord runs Gaylord's Garage in Lakewood, Colorado when he is not racing.

Gaylord's son, Tripp Gaylord, made his West Series debut in 2022 in the race at Kern County Raceway Park.

Motorsports career results SCCA National Championship Runoffs

Year Track Car Class Finish Start Status 1980 Road Atlanta Mazda RX-7 Showroom Stock A 13 19 Running 1985 Road Atlanta Honda CRX Showroom Stock C 1 1 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 32 Pts Ref 1988 Oliver Racing 20W Olds DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV RSDDNQ POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR PHODNQ ATL NA - 1991 Oliver Racing 00 Olds DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON33 POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHODNQ ATL 80th 64 1992 Jimmy Means Racing 52 Pontiac DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO37 ATL 87th 52 1993 DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SONDNQ CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL 74th 76 Olds GLN29 MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR Ford PHODNQ ATL 1994 DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SONDNQ CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL NA - Oliver Racing 00W Ford INDDNQ PHODNQ ATL 00 GLNDNQ MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR 1995 00W DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SONDNQ CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHODNQ ATL NA - 1996 00 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON38 CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHODNQ ATL 65th 49 1997 00W DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR TEX BRI MAR SONDNQ TAL CLT DOV POC MCH CAL DAY NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO ATL NA -

Nationwide Series NASCAR Nationwide 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 33 34 35 Pts Ref 1997 PRW Racing 77 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL LVS DAR HCY TEX BRI NSV TAL NHA NZH CLT DOV SBO GLN28 MLW MYB GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAL CAR HOM 102nd 79 1999 PRW Racing 77 Ford DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX NSV BRI TAL CAL NHA RCH NZH CLT DOV SBO GLN25 MLW MYB 112nd 88 52 PPRDNQ GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR MEM PHO HOM 2000 77 DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSV TAL CAL RCH NHA CLT DOV SBO MYB GLN MLW NZH PPR37 GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR MEM PHO HOM 107th 52 2001 Jimmy Means Racing 52 Ford DAY CAR LVS42 ATL DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV KEN MLW GLN CHI GTY PPR42 IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM PHO CAR HOM 119th 74 2002 DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL40 RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL CAR PHO HOM 119th 43 2005 Jimmy Means Racing 52 Ford DAY CAL MXCQL† LVS ATL NSH BRI TEX 125th 70 GIC-Mixon Motorsports 7 Chevy PHO31 TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 2007 Jimmy Means Racing 52 Ford DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV39 GLN40 MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 132nd 89 2008 55 DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO43 77th 312 52 MXC42 TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV29 GLN MCH BRI Chevy CAL40 RCH DOV KAN29 CLT MEM TEX PHO39 HOM 2009 DAY CAL32 LVS36 BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP IOW GLNDNQ MCH BRI CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 121st 122 † - Qualified but replaced by Jimmy Morales

West Series NASCAR West Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts Ref 1988 SON MMR RSD SGP POR EVG MMR PHO 8th 309 1991 EVG MMR SON SGS POR EVG SSS MMR PHO 14th 531 1992 MMR SGS SON SHA POR EVG SSS CAJ TWS MMR PHO 37th 146 1993 TWS MMR SGS SON TUS SHA EVG POR CBS SSS CAJ TCR MMR PHO 33rd 251 1994 MMR TUS SON SGS YAK MMR POR IND CAJ TCR LVS MMR PHO TUS 17th 862 1995 TUS MMR SON CNS MMR POR SGS TUS AMP MAD POR LVS SON MMR PHO 6th 1839 1996 TUS AMP MMR SON MAD POR TUS EVG CNS MAD MMR SON MMR PHO LVS 5th 1883 1997 TUS AMP SON TUS MMR LVS CAL EVG POR PPR AMP SON MMR LVS 6th 1706 1998 TUS LVS PHO CAL HPT MMR AMP POR CAL PPR EVG SON MMR LVS 9th 1748 1999 TUS LVS PHO CAL PPR MMR IRW EVG POR IRW RMR LVS MMR MOT 20th 846 2000 PHO MMR LVS CAL LAG IRW POR EVG IRW RMR MMR IRW 10th 1568 2001 PHO LVS TUS MMR CAL IRW LAG KAN EVG CNS IRW RMR LVS IRW 8th 1861 2002 PHO LVS CAL KAN EVG IRW S99 RMR DCS LVS 8th 1382 2003 PHO LVS CAL MAD TCR EVG IRW S99 RMR DCS PHO MMR 5th 1733 2004 PHO MMR CAL S99 EVG IRW S99 RMR DCS PHO CNS MMR IRW 4th 1900 2005 PHO MMR PHO S99 IRW EVG S99 PPR CAL DCS CTS MMR 7th 1626 2006 PHO PHO S99 IRW SON DCS IRW EVG S99 CAL CTS AMP 7th 1644 2007 CTS PHO AMP ELK IOW CNS SON DCS IRW MMP EVG CSR AMP 37th 272

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