Birthdate: Jan. 1, 1971
Hometown: Bahama, N.C.
Resides: Bahama, N.C.
Marital Status: Married (Jai)
Children: Layne, Skyler
Hobbies: Motocross, jet skiing, go-karts
Scott Riggs
No. 10 Valvoline/Stanley Tools Dodge
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Team: Valvoline Evernham Racing
Team Owner: Jim Rocco
Crew Chief: Rodney Childers
Engine Builder: Evernham Engines

Career Starts: 106
Career Wins: 0
Career Poles: 3
Best Points Finish: 20th (2006)
First Full Season: 2004
First Start: Feb. 15, 2004 (Daytona)
Best Career Finish: 2nd – Aug. 21, 2005 (Michigan)
First Pole: April 10, 2005 (Martinsville)

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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
  • Earned first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup career pole on April 10, 2005, at Martinsville
  • Posted first top-five finish in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series in 2004 at Dover
  • 2002 NASCAR Busch Series Raybestos Rookie of the Year
  • Fifth in 2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship
  • YEAR-BY-YEAR NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RECAP
    2006 Finished 20th in series points. … Finished with one top five, eight top 10s and two poles. … Career-best finish in final series standings. … First season with Evernham Motorsports. … Along with two poles, also started second three times, including the season-finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.… Career- and season-best finish of fourth came during the August event at Bristol Motor Speedway.

    2005 Finished 34th in series points. … Captured first series pole for April 10 event at Martinsville. … Career-best finish of second came Aug. 21 at Michigan. … Posted eight top-10 starts (Las Vegas, first Martinsville, both Talladega events, first Pocono, second Daytona, Chicago and second New Hampshire). … Finished with two top fives, four top 10s and seven DNFs. … Spent first two NASCAR NEXTEL Cup seasons with MB2 Motorsports.

    2004 Finished 29th in series points. … Finished 34th in his first career series start at Daytona.… Started 35 of the 36 races in his rookie season. Failed to qualify for the second Atlanta race. … Career-best finish of fifth came at Dover in June. … Started fourth in three different races (California, Talladega, Charlotte). … Posted two top-10 finishes, at Dover and California.

    PREVIOUS RACING HISTORY
    Competed in the NASCAR Busch Series fulltime in 2002 and 2003. In 2003, finished sixth in final standings with two wins, 11 top fives and 17 top 10s. … In 2002, finished 10th in the final standings en route to Raybestos Rookie of Year honors. Posted two wins, at Nashville and Fontana, and two poles. Prior to the NASCAR Busch Series, Riggs competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Made two starts in 1999, then competed fulltime in 2000 and 2001.… Finished 20th as a rookie in 2000. … In 2001, finished fifth in final standings with five wins and 14 top-five finishes in 24 starts. His victory total ranked second in the series, trailing only Ted Musgrave, who had seven.

    NOTEWORTHY
    Riggs was a top Late Model Stock Car driver in NASCAR’s Mid-Atlantic Region. Also a two-time champion of Southern National Speedway in Kenley, N.C., where he amassed 60 career victories. …He also has competed in the NASCAR Southeast Series, posting eight top-10 finishes in 13 races during the 1998 season.


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