Scott Mayer (racing driver)

Scott Mayer
Mayer's 2012 Daytona Prototype at Road America.
Nationality	American
Born	(1964-08-31) August 31, 1964 (age 60) Franklin, Wisconsin, United States
IndyCar Series career
3 races run over 1 year
Best finish	31st (2003)
First race	2003 Grand Prix of Miami (Miami)
Last race	2003 Indy Japan 300 (Twin Ring Motegi)
Wins Podiums Poles 0 0 0

Scott Mayer (born August 31, 1964) is a businessman and former driver in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series.

In 1985, Mayer founded the staffing firm QPS Employment Group. As of 2023, the company has 57 branches across 8 states and employs thousands of associate employees, one of the largest employment firms in the Midwest.[1]

As a race car driver, he participated in the first three races of the 2003 IndyCar Series season for PDM Racing and crashed in all three races. He then failed to complete rookie orientation for the Indy 500. He entered the 2005 Indianapolis 500 with A. J. Foyt Enterprises but again failed to complete rookie orientation.[2] He also made four starts in the Indy Pro Series in 2004 and 2005.[3] In 2010 he tested with Doran Racing at Putnam Park in Indiana. In 2011 he raced in the 24 Hours of Daytona for Starworks Motorsport.[4] The team finished 44th. In 2012 he competed part-time in the Rolex Sports Car Series and finished 24th in Daytona Prototype points with a best finish of fifth at Road America. He has returned to the series in 2013.

Personal life

Mayer's son Sam Mayer also races. He won US Legend Car Winter Heat Championship, the Summer Shootout and US Legend Car Asphalt Nationals in 2017.[5] The younger Mayer was signed to JR Motorsports as a 15 year old for 2018 season.[5] Sam won back to back championships in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East (2019) and ARCA Menards Series East (2020).

In 2023, Mayer explored a campaign for United States Senate, seeking the Republican nomination to challenge Tammy Baldwin in the 2024 United States Senate election in Wisconsin.[6][7] In March 2024, Mayer decided against running for the GOP nomination.[8]

Career results

Complete American open–wheel racing results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

IRL IndyCar Series

Year	Team	Chassis	No.	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Rank	Points	Ref
2002	PDM Racing	Dallara	18	Chevrolet	HOM	PHX	CAL	NAZ	INDY	TEX	PIK	RIR	KAN	NSH	MIS	KTY	GAT	CHI DNQ	TEX			-	0	[9]
2003					HMS 21	PHX 19	MOT 24	INDY DNQ	TEX	PIK	RIR	KAN	NSH	MIS	GAT	KTY	NAZ	CHI	FON	TEX		31st	26	[10]
2005	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Panoz	41	Toyota	HMS	PHX	STP	MOT	INDY DNQ	TXS	RIR	KAN	NSH	MIL	MIS	KTY	PPIR	SNM	CHI	WGL	FON	-	0	[11]

Indy Pro Series

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Rank	Points	Ref
2004	Sam Schmidt Motorsports	HMS	PHX	INDY	KAN	NSH	MIL	MIS	KTY	PPIR	CHI 12	FON	TXS 10					22nd	32	[12]
2005	Michael Crawford Motorsports	HMS	PHX 7	STP	INDY	TXS	IMS	NSH	MIL 11	KTY	PPIR	SNM 13	CHI 12	WGL	FON			15th	80	[13]
2007	Mile High Motorsports	HMS	STP1	STP2	INDY	MIL	IMS1	IMS2	IOW	WGL1 Wth	WGL2 Wth	NSH	MDO	KTY	SNM1	SNM2	CHI	NR	0	[14]

WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Rank	Points	Ref
2014	Starworks Motorsport	P	Riley Mk XXVI DP	Dinan (BMW) 5.0 L V8	DAY 17											57th	3	[15]
				Honda HR35TT 3.5 L V6 Turbo		SEB 17	LBH	LGA	DET	WGL	MOS	IMS	ELK 12	COA	PET
2015				Dinan (BMW) 5.0 L V8	DAY 9	SEB WD^1	LBH	LGA	BEL	WGL	MOS	ELK	COA	ATL		30th	23	[16]
2017	Starworks Motorsport	PC	Oreca FLM09	Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8	DAY 4	SEB	COA	DET	WGL	MOS	ELK	PET				22nd	28	[17]
Source:[18]

^1 The No. 7 of Starworks Motorsport withdrew from the 12 Hours of Sebring before Practice.[19]

References

1. "Scott Mayer Bio". QPS Employment. Retrieved 2023-07-29.^[dead link‍]
2. "Scott Mayer". Champ Car Stats. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
3. "Scott Mayer - Indy Lights (IPS)". Champ Car Stats. Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
4. "Entry List for 2011 Rolex 24 at Daytona". XSL Speed Reporter. January 29, 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
5. "JR Motorsports Adds Sam Mayer to 2018 Late Model Lineup – race22.com". race22.online. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
6. Marquez, Alexandra (April 19, 2023). "Wis. businessman to decide on Senate run by Labor Day". NBC News. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
7. Perano, Ursula (September 12, 2023). "The Wisconsin GOP Senate primary is still hazy as major candidates mull whether to enter the race". Politico. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
8. Andrea, Lawrence (March 19, 2024). "Scott Mayer won't enter Republican field to challenge Tammy Baldwin". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
9. "Scott Mayer – 2002 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
10. "Scott Mayer – 2003 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
11. "Scott Mayer – 2005 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
12. "Scott Mayer – 2004 Infiniti Pro Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
13. "Scott Mayer – 2005 Infiniti Pro Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
14. "Scott Mayer – Indy Pro Series Results". Champ Car Stats. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
15. "Scott Mayer – 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
16. "Scott Mayer – 2015 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
17. "Scott Mayer – 2017 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
18. "Scott Mayer Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
19. DiZinno, Tony (March 18, 2015). "Sebring Wednesday Notebook". SportsCar365. Retrieved March 14, 2023.