Scott Speed

Scott Speed always felt like the American Formula One story that should have gone further than it did. Coming up through the Red Bull driver program, he got the Toro Rosso seat at a time when the United States barely had a foothold in the sport, and the politics of that team chewed him up before he could really show what he had. But what I respect is the reinvention: he didn't sulk into retirement, he went to NASCAR and then absolutely dominated rallycross, stacking up titles. Speed is a reminder that a racing career isn't one ladder but several, and the best drivers find a rung that fits.

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Scott Speed (born January 24, 1983, in Manteca, California) is an American racing driver who competed in Formula One for Scuderia Toro Rosso in 2006 and 2007, becoming one of the few Americans to race in the series during that era. He later moved to NASCAR and found significant success in rallycross, winning multiple Global Rallycross and ARX championships.

Name (English)

Scott Speed

Name (Japanese)

スコット・スピード

Reading

すこっと・すぴーど

Born

January 24, 1983 (age 43)

Origin

Manteca, California, United States

Occupation

Formula One driver

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Pig

• Official sitehttp://www.scottspeed.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/scott_speed/
• Xhttps://x.com/scottspeed
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott%20Speed
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%82%B3%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%94%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q171410

Tags

• From California
• Formula One driver

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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