Lavar Scott

Lavar Stephon Scott (born September 6, 2003) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, driving the No. 45 Chevrolet Camaro SS for Alpha Prime Racing. He has previously competed in the ARCA Menards Series. He is also a former member of NASCAR's Driver Development Program.

Racing career

Early career

Scott started racing at age five in quarter midget racing cars at Airport Speedway in New Castle, Delaware (near his hometown of Carneys Point Township) alongside his older brother. After that, he would start competing in dirt racing events. At Penns Grove High School, he competed in wrestling.

In 2021 and 2022, Scott drove for Rev Racing in legends car racing and late model racing at tracks such as Hickory Motor Speedway. He won his first late model race in 2021 at Hickory. He competed in two FB Bhon Mikel's Truck Series races in Mexico in 2021 (alongside his Rev Racing/Drive for Diversity teammate Regina Sirvent) and won one of those races.

ARCA

On January 13, 2023, it was announced that Scott would drive full-time in the ARCA Menards Series East and part-time in the main ARCA Menards Series (as a result of the East Series having four combination races with the main Series) in 2023, driving the No. 6 car for Rev Racing. He would also compete in one non-combination main ARCA race in the season-opener at Daytona, replacing Andrés Pérez de Lara in Rev's No. 2 car due to Pérez de Lara, the full-time driver of that car, still being seventeen and therefore ineligible to run the race. In December 2023, it was revealed Scott would compete full-time in the main ARCA Menards Series for Rev Racing in the No. 6 Chevrolet in 2024. During the 2024 season, Scott would have eleven top-fives and fifteen top-tens, finishing second in the point standings. Running full-time again with Rev Racing in the No. 6 Chevrolet in 2025, Scott would finish second in the point standings again with eleven top-fives and sixteen top-tens.

O'Reilly Auto Parts Series

In July 2025, it was announced that Scott would attempt to make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut, driving in two events for Alpha Prime Racing.

On December 8, 2025, it was announced that Scott will drive full-time in the No. 45 for Alpha Prime Racing for the 2026 season.

Personal life

Scott is from Carney's Point, New Jersey. His mother was a drag racing driver and obtained a license to drive in the NHRA, and his grandfather also raced cars. His older brother raced in quarter midget racing events at nearby Airport Speedway in New Castle, Delaware at a young age. He has been inspired by fellow African-American NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace who started his career racing on dirt tracks and for Rev Racing/in the Drive for Diversity program like Scott, and Steve Park, who competed in local short track races in the Northeastern United States early in his career like Scott. In addition, Scott is close friends with fellow NASCAR driver Rajah Caruth. The two of them, both African-Americans, were part of NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program for Rev Racing together.

Scott graduated from SCVTS in 2021 and was on the Penns Grove High School wrestling and outdoor track teams according to NJ.com.

Scott is not related to NASCAR driver Wendell Scott.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

O'Reilly Auto Parts Series

* Season still in progress 1 Ineligible for series points

ARCA Menards Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series West

External links

• driver statistics at Racing-Reference