The Scott GoodYear Story, Indy 500, Le Mans, Sleeping in his Car

Scott Goodyear joins Gary to go through his story from go-karts, to sleeping in his car in debt, starting fresh, his rise to Indycar, and becoming a Porsche Factory driver at LeMans.

Scott Goodyear scratched and clawed and never gave up. We go over his career, racing go-karts in Canada, to Formula Ford, Formula 2000 to Formula Atlantic, Indycar, his two 2nd place finishes at the Indy 500, his famous finish with Al Unser Jr, and his five Indy Car wins. We go over his first trip to Germany to try out for the Audi Quattro with Hans Stuck. Scott was the
Porsche Factory Driver – 24 hours of LeMans – 3rd place. in the GT1 Porsche. He was an
Audi Factory Endurance Driver with Hurley Haywood, Hans Stuck & Walter Rohl.
Jaguar Factory Driver – 24 hours of Daytona – 1st place GTP with Davy Jones & Scott Pruett.
Watkins Glen 6 Hour Endurance Race Winner – Brumos Porsche Prototype with David Donohue.

We discuss the current state of auto racing and the differences between the 80s and 90s compared to the prospects of making a living today.