Scott Riggs

Russell Scott Riggs (born January 1, 1971) is an American former professional stock car racing driver.

He continued to race in that series over the next decade, and was a two-time champion at Southern National Speedway.

In 1999, Riggs made his major-league NASCAR debut in the Craftsman Truck Series at Indianapolis Raceway Park, driving the No.

The next season, he picked up two more wins including a thrilling last-lap pass for a victory at Gateway International Raceway after Mike Bliss ran out of gas just after the white flag, scored the other win at Nashville, and finished sixth in points as part of the Top 6 going for the title at Homestead, but his hopes ended after he crashed after the start of the race.

After the February 27 race at Las Vegas, Riggs sat 10th in the series point standings.

However, despite strong and consistent runs, Riggs was unable to bring sponsorship to the team and was released after the Nashville 300.

21 Chevrolet Impala for the Federated Auto Parts 300 at Nashville Superspeedway and for the Meijer 300 at Kentucky Speedway, while sharing duties with Clint Bowyer for the remainder of the season.

In 2006, Riggs failed to make the Daytona 500 because of a mechanical error in qualifying and a lack of owner points from the previous season (from the former No.

10 team finished the 2006 season high enough in owners' points to guarantee themselves a starting spot in the first five races in 2007.

Riggs also won the pole for the Coca-Cola 600 and the NEXTEL Open exhibition race at Charlotte.

In the Coca-Cola 600, Riggs led 90 laps, but a pit road violation took him out of contention and he finished 13th.

Riggs struggled in 2007, falling out of the Top 35 in owner's points, and began failing to qualify for several races.

Riggs was released from Haas CNC when that team signed Tony Stewart and became Stewart-Haas Racing.

After qualifying for eight races, including the 2009 Daytona 500, Riggs announced that he was parting ways with TBR, refusing to be a start-and-park driver.

Due to sponsorship reasons, Keyed-Up Motorsports announced they would not return to the Sprint Cup Series until they had enough funds to run entire races.

Riggs' No. 10 Chevrolet from 2005.