Scott Rettich
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Scott Rettich (September 7, 1984 – April 12, 2022) was an American racing driver, and competed in such disciplines as the U.S. F2000 National Championship in the National class.
Career history
Karting
Rettich was born in Dayton, Ohio, and started karting in 1996. Between 1998 and 2004, Rettich entered the Ohio Valley Karting Club championship collecting 5 titles in various classes. Throughout his karting career, he entered the WKA Manufacturer's Cup and Gold Cup. Rettich won five championships, four in the Gold Cup and one in the Manufacturer's Cup. Between 2000 and 2005, Rettich was factory driver for Italian kart manufacturer Energy. And from 2003 until 2005 he also drove for Margay.
Auto racing
The first taste of motorsport for Rettich was the 2005 SCCA June Sprints. He entered in the Spec Racer Ford class but did not finish the race. For 2006, he raced in the SCCA Central Division in the Formula Mazda and Spec Racer Ford class for Keirn Motorsports. He won the championship in the Formula Mazda class winning five out of ten races. He also won the Formula Mazda June Sprints and the Runoffs, thus winning the SCCA Triple Crown. He scored a second place in the Spec Racer Ford championship.
Rettich made his pro racing debut in 2007 with Mundill Racing in the Star Mazda championship. He started nine out of 12 races in the season. He scored three top-ten finishes and scoring a 16th place in the championship. He was the best scoring driver for Mundill Racing, but also the one with the most entries. For 2008, he stayed with Mundill Racing in the Star Mazda championship, this time for a full season entry. His best finish was now a fifth place at Road Atlanta. In the final ranking, he finished 11th.
2009 marked a comeback in SCCA club racing for Rettich. He raced in the SCCA Great Lakes Division in the Spec Racer Ford and Formula Enterprises class for Hippi Racing. He won both titles and the Formula Enterprises June Sprints. The next season was extremely successful for him. Driving for Hippi Racing, Rettich won the revived SCCA Spec Racer Ford Pro Series and scored a second place in the SCCA Pro Formula Enterprises (behind Sean Rayhall). He also swept the SCCA Triple Crown winning the Great Lakes championship, June Sprints and Runoffs.
Rettich founded Alliance Autosport in 2011. Alliance Autosport made its debut at the 2011 24 Hours of Daytona in the GT class. The Porsche 911 GT3 997 was driven by Rettich and Formula Enterprises rival Matthew Schneider. They start 29th and finished 20th. He returned to the Grand-Am Road Racing GT class at Watkins Glen driving for Racers Edge Motorsports in a Mazda RX-8. Alliance Autosport fielded Rettich in the SCCA Pro Formula Enterprises and the SCCA Spec Racer Ford Pro Series. He won the SCCA Pro Formula Enterprises in an impressive way winning nine out of ten races, the other race was won by Matthew Schneider.
The 2012 season started with the 2012 24 Hours of Daytona. Rettich joined Matthew Schneider, Jon Miller, Darryl Shoff and Hal Prewitt at Daytona. Starting 31st the team finished 28th, 41st overall. He ran a partial season in the 2012 U.S. F2000 National Championship National class driving a Van Diemen DP06 Formula Enterprises car. He achieved four podiums in six races and was placed eighth in the standings. Rettich won the Great Lakes Division Formula Enterprises championship, just like in 2011, 2010 and 2009.
Death
On April 12, 2022, Rettich died unexpectedly at his home, aged 37. His memorial service was held on the 23rd. In his memory, the NR2003 league Maverick Cup Series ran the Scott Rettich Sonoma 70.
Racing record
SCCA National Championship Runoffs
American Open-Wheel racing results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)
Star Mazda Championship
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Keirn Racing | SEB 19 | HOU | VIR | MMP 17 | POR 12 | CLE 12 | TOR 18 | RAM 9 | TRO 6 | MOS 13 | RAT | LAG 10 | 16th | 208 |
| 2008 | Mundill Racing | SEB 14 | UTA 24 | WGI 15 | POR 23 | POR 18 | ROA 6 | TRR 9 | MOS 21 | NJ1 7 | NJ2 8 | ATL 5 | LAG 22 | 11th | 269 |
Complete SCCA Pro Formula Enterprises results
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Hippi Racing | ATL 1 3 | ATL 2 1 | NJMP 1 2 | NJMP 2 2 | MIL 1 2 | MIL 2 3 | BIR 1 1 | BIR 2 7 | VIR 1 1 | VIR 2 2 | 2nd | 1180 |
| 2011 | Alliance Autosport | VIR 1 1 | VIR 2 1 | MOS 1 1 | MOS 2 1 | BIR 1 1 | BIR 2 1 | MID 1 1 | MID 2 1 | ATL 1 1 | ATL 2 12 | 1st | 1307 |
U.S. F2000 National Championship
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Alliance Autosport | SEB 19 | SEB 16 | STP 14 | STP 18 | LOR | MOH 15 | MOH 27 | ROA | ROA | ROA | BAL | BAL | VIR | VIR | N.C. | N.C. |
| 2013 | Alliance Autosport | SEB 26 | SEB 21 | STP 15 | STP 22 | LOR | TOR 20 | TOR 17 | MOH 21 | MOH 23 | MOH 15 | LAG | LAG | HOU 16 | HOU 13 | N.C. | N.C. |
External links
- career summary at DriverDB.com