Scotty Cannon is an innovator of drag racing in the Pro Modified class in the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA).
[1] He has won 28 International Hot Rod Association Pro Modified finals, competing in 45.
"I always had a natural love for drag racing, going straight and making the cars go as fast as they possibly could go," Cannon stated.
[6] In 1998 cannon switched from IHRA to the National Hot Rod Association to a nitro-burning funny car.
His son, Scott Cannon Jr. drives a 1968 Pontiac Firebird Pro Mod, and was the 2007 IHRA World Champion.