“NASCAR” Scott Pruett Hand Signed PPG Trading Card Todd Mueller COA

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Up for auction “NASCAR” Scott Pruett Hand Signed PPG Trading Card.
This item is certified authentic by Todd Mueller Autographs and comes with their Certificate of Authenticity.
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Scott Donald Pruett
(born March 24, 1960) is a former
American
race car
driver who has competed in
NASCAR
,
CART
,
IMSA
,
Trans-Am
and
Grand-Am
. He and his wife Judy have three children, and are
children's book
authors. Pruett started racing
go karts
at the age of eight,
and went on to win ten professional karting championships. In the 1980s, he established himself as a top American
sports car
racer, eventually winning two
IMSA GTO
Championships and three Trans-Am Series Championships. In the 1990s, Pruett was a regular in the
CART
series. From 1988 to 1999, he made 145 starts with two wins, five poles and fifteen podiums (top three finishes). During pre-season testing in 1990, Pruett was involved in a serious crash at the West Palm Beach Fairgrounds temporary circuit in
West Palm Beach, Florida
, where he seriously injured both his legs
Pruett spent the 1990 season recovering and on certain occasions calling
ESPN
IndyCar
telecasts as color commentator with
Paul Page
doing the
play by play
. In 1994 he joined the reformed Pat Patrick team in
CART
series testing Firestone tires. Later that same year he won the Trans-Am Series Championship. In 1995 he drove full-time for Patrick racing using Firestone tires in Firestone's return to the CART series & finally won his first race in a thrilling last lap duel with
Al Unser, Jr.
at the
Michigan 500
. In 1997 he won his final CART series race at Surfers Paradise Australia (
Nikon Indy 300
). Following his Champ Car career, Pruett raced the 2000 season in the
NASCAR Winston Cup Series
with
PPI Motorsports
, although with little success, achieving just 1 top-10 and finishing 37th in the points standings. He then moved back to sports car racing and won his third Trans-Am Series Championship in 2003. Since 2004, he has raced in the
Grand-Am
Rolex Sports Car Series
for
Chip Ganassi Racing
. Pruett is still a regular starter at NASCAR road course races and he is often referred to as a
Road Course Ringer
. Pruett has won eleven American sports car championships, five in Grand-Am (2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012), to go along with previous championships in IMSA GTO (1986, 1988), Trans-Am Series (1987, 1994, 2003) and IMSA GT Endurance (1986).
Pruett also worked for several years as a commentator for Champ Car races on
Speed Channel
. Scott and his wife have also opened Pruett Vineyards
in Northern California. In November 2012 their Lucky Lauren Red was given a score of 93 points from Wine Spectator.
Scott is well known for his trackside interviews, frequently interjecting the greeting "Hi to my family at home" mid-sentence when answering a question. On January 26, 2017, Pruett was named to the
Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
.
On January 5, 2018, Pruett announced his retirement after 50 years in racing, following the 2018
Rolex 24 at Daytona
.