- Scott Lagasse Jr.
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Name = Scott Lagasse Jr.
Birthdate = birth date and age|1981|1|31
Birthplace =St. Augustine, Florida
Busch_Car_Team = #11 -CJM Racing
First_Busch_Race = 2005Bashas' Supermarkets 200 (Phoenix)
Prev_Busch_Year = 2007
Prev_Busch_Pos = 123rd
Best_Busch_Pos = 81st - 2005 (Busch Series)
Prev_Truck_Year = 2007
Prev_Truck_Pos = 90th
Best_Truck_Pos = 37th - 2006 (Craftsman Truck Series)
First_Truck_Race = 2006racetickets.com 200 (California)
Last_Truck_Race = 2008AAA Insurance 200 (Dover)
Updated_On =September 17 ,2008 Scott Lagasse Jr.(pronounced LAG-a-see) is a a driver on the
NASCAR Nationwide Series circuit. He was born on January 31, 1981 inSt. Augustine, Florida . His father,Scott Lagasse , is a former driver in NASCAR. He is a former member ofChip Ganassi Racing andJTG Racing 'sdriver development program . Lagasse also drove sixAuto Racing Club of America races in 2006, for theCunningham Motorsports team.Lagasse made his Busch debut at Phoenix in 2005. He started that race in 33rd position and finished 40th, driving the #40 for
FitzBradshaw Racing . He only managed a best finish of 22nd atMilwaukee Mile and a best start of 18th atDover International Speedway . Originally, Lagasse was slated to run the Busch Series in 2006, but was moved to the Truck Series instead.Lagasse Jr. was expected to run the majority of the races for the #04 Dodge in 2006 for
Bobby Hamilton Racing .Kevin Hamlin andDavid Stremme both made starts in the truck so that they could get seat time. Lagasse made ten races before sponsorship troubles forced him out of the ride. His best finish was 18th atAtlanta Motor Speedway . Lagasse spent 2007 driving two races for Ganassi Racing in the #41Wrigley's Juicy Fruit car in the Busch Series, posting two top-fifteen qualifying efforts but failing to finish higher than 34th. He also drove one Truck race forXpress Motorsports at Dover, finishing twenty-first. He signed to drive the #20 Ford for JTG Racing in the Truck Series in 2008, with sponsorship fromThe Nicholson Group , but the team closed midway through the season. He remained unemployed until late the season, when he joined CJM Racing. He will race for them through 2009.External links
* [http://www.scottlagasse.com Official Website]
* [http://racing-reference.info/driver?id=lagassc02 Scott Lagasse, Jr. Career Statistics]
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