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Spencer Pigot

Spencer Pigot

American racing driver


Spencer James Pigot (born September 29, 1993) is an American racing driver who currently drives in the IMSA SportsCar Championship.

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Personal life

Pigot was born in Los Angeles and raised Pasadena, California, and Orlando where he graduated from Windermere Preparatory School.[2] He currently resides in Indianapolis.[3]

Racing career

Early career

After a successful career in youth karting, Pigot joined the Skip Barber National Championship in 2010 and won the title and a Mazdaspeed scholarship.[4] He was also awarded the Team USA Scholarship to compete in the Formula Ford Festival in England. In 2011 he joined the U.S. F2000 National Championship, part of the Mazda Road to Indy, driving for Andretti Autosport. He finished second in points with three wins. In 2012, he continued in the series, switching teams to Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing. He won the 2012 U.S. F2000 Winterfest in the preseason, but again finished second in the main championship, but this time only missed out on the title by 7 points to Matthew Brabham. Pigot captured eight race wins compared to Brabham's four. In 2013 Pigot moved up the Road to Indy ladder into the Pro Mazda Championship with Team Pelfrey. He finished tied for third in points with Shelby Blackstock, but Blackstock won the tie-breaker for third by virtue of having three third place finishes to Pigot's one. Both drivers had one win and three-second place finishes.

In 2014 Pigot switched teams in Pro Mazda to Juncos Racing. He won the first four races of the season and captured the title in a controversial fight with Scott Hargrove. His championship earned him a scholarship to compete in Indy Lights in 2015.[5]

2015 saw Pigot clinch the Indy Lights championship by sweeping the final two races at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. He won a scholarship to compete in the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 in the IndyCar Series and in November signed with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.[6]

IndyCar Series

Pigot driving for Ed Carpenter Racing at the 2018 Indianapolis 500

Pigot competed at the season opener at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg and finished 14th. His next race was the Grand Prix of Indianapolis where he finished eleventh. In the 2016 Indianapolis 500 he qualified on the tenth row in 29th and finished the race in 25th, five laps down, the last car running, after running out of fuel mid-race during a caution flag. The next week it was announced that Pigot would drive in seven more road and street course races throughout the season for Ed Carpenter Racing in the No. 20 car driven by Ed Carpenter on ovals.[7]

In January 2017, it was announced that Pigot would return for a second season as road and street course driver in the Ed Carpenter Racing No. 20 entry.[8] It was confirmed on May 9, 2017, that Pigot would rejoin Juncos Racing for the 2017 Indianapolis 500.[9]

Ed Carpenter Racing announced on September 13, 2017, that Pigot would compete full-time in IndyCar Series for the first time in 2018. [10]

In 2020, Pigot competed on a part-time basis. His second race of the season was the 2020 Indianapolis 500, where he spun with five laps to go out of turn 4. His car ended up making significant contact with the wall at the entrance to pit road. Pigot was transferred to Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital, but recovered and was released by the end of the day.[11][12][13]

Sports cars

In addition to IndyCar, 2016 saw Pigot make his WeatherTech SportsCar Championship debut. Pigot drove four races in the No. 55 Mazda prototype entry including the Rolex 24. He has retained the role for the 2017 season.[14] Pigot earned his first career IMSA podium with a third place finish at the 2017 Six Hours of the Glen[15] Pigot was announced in November 2017 as a driver with the newly formed Mazda Team Joest for 2018 endurance races as part of the WeatherTech Sports Car Championship.[16] In 2020, Pigot was a sub for Simon Trummer in a WTSCC race, driving Trummer's LMP2 entry in the Grand Prix of Sebring.[17]

American open-wheel racing results

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U.S. F2000 National Championship

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Pro Mazda Championship

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Indy Lights

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IndyCar Series

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Indianapolis 500

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP3 Championship.


References

  1. "Spencer Pigot biography". Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  2. "Spencer Pigot biography". Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  3. PIGOT WINS SKIP BARBER NATIONAL TITLE AND NAMED TEAM USA SCHOLARSHIP WINNER IN GEORGIA Archived September 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Spencer Pigot, October 2, 2010, Retrieved August 30, 2014
  4. Mission Accomplished as Rising Star Racing’s Spencer Pigot Takes Pro Mazda Championship Archived August 29, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, PaddockTalk, August 24, 2014, Retrieved August 30, 2014
  5. Laguna Seca Indy Lights: Pigot beats Harvey and Jones to 2015 title, AutoSport, September 13, 2015, Retrieved September 14, 2015
  6. Khorounzhiy, Valentin. Pigot joins Ed Carpenter Racing for road and street courses, Motorsport.com, June 2, 2016, Retrieved June 2, 2016
  7. James, Brant "Spencer Pigot back with Ed Carpenter Racing for 2017", "USA Today", January 17, 2017
  8. ""Race Results Six Hours of the Glen"" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  9. Dagys, John (July 16, 2020). "Pigot to Sub for Trummer in PR1/Mathiasen Oreca". SportsCar365. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  10. "Spencer Pigot – 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  11. "Spencer Pigot – 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  12. "Spencer Pigot – 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  13. "Spencer Pigot – 2019 NTT IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  14. "Spencer Pigot – 2020 NTT IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  15. "Spencer Pigot Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
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