Scott Hampton (racing driver)

Scott Hampton (born December 12, 1989) is an American racing driver from Indiana.

Early career

Hampton grew up watching his uncle race midgets with his father helping. In 1997, Hampton began competing in quarter midgets. In his first year driving, he won the Quarter Midget State Points Championship in the Junior Novice division. Other notable finishes:

• 4th in Heavy GX-160 in the 2001 JSCA Gasoline Alley Nationals
• 9th in Heavy Honda in the 2001 QMA Buckeye Indoor Winter Nationals, Round 2
• 7th in Heavy 160 in the 2002 QMA Buckeye Indoor Regionals (started from D-main)
• 9th in Heavy 160 in the 2003 QMA Buckeye Indoor Winter Nationals, Round 3

Sprint Car Racing

Hampton was the 2015 track champion at Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville, Indiana, driving the #4J sprint car for car owner Jeremy Ottinger

In 2016, Hampton finished 4th in the Tony Elliott Classic at Anderson Speedway.

In the fall of 2017, Hampton made several starts at Lincoln Park Speedway, driving a coil over sprint car for car owner Ted Slinker. In three starts he recorded one B-main win and a top 5 feature finish. He also participated in the Tony Elliott Classic at Anderson Speedway, qualifying 9th and finishing 15th.

Little 500

Hampton has competed four times in the historic Little 500 at Anderson Speedway. Driving for car owner Jerry Powell, Hampton was plagued by mechanical issues in his first three attempts, until 2017, where issues on pit road put him several laps down despite running with the leaders throughout the race. Earlier in the week, he had run third quick in practice, and his qualifying run was hampered by a slow first lap.

Motorsports career results

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Little 500