Spencer James Pigot (born September 29, 1993) is an American racing driver who last competed in the 2021 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for Riley Motorsports.

Personal life Pigot was born in Los Angeles and raised Pasadena, California, and Orlando where he graduated from Windermere Preparatory School.Article in the "Orange Observer" He currently resides in Indianapolis.

Racing career Early career After a successful career in youth karting, Pigot joined the Skip Barber National Championship in 2010 and won the title and a Mazdaspeed scholarship.PIGOT WINS SKIP BARBER NATIONAL TITLE AND NAMED TEAM USA SCHOLARSHIP WINNER IN GEORGIA , Spencer Pigot, October 2, 2010, Retrieved August 30, 2014 He was also awarded the Team USA Scholarship to compete in the Formula Ford Festival in England.

In 2011, Pigot joined the U.S. F2000 National Championship, part of the Mazda Road to Indy, driving for Andretti Autosport. He finished second in points with three wins. In 2012, he continued in the series, switching teams to Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing. He won the 2012 U.S. F2000 Winterfest in the preseason, but again finished second in the main championship, but this time only missed out on the title by seven points to Matthew Brabham. Pigot captured eight race wins compared to Brabham's four. In 2013, Pigot moved up the Road to Indy ladder into the Pro Mazda Championship with Team Pelfrey. He finished tied for third in points with Shelby Blackstock, but Blackstock won the tie-breaker for third by virtue of having three third place finishes to Pigot's one. Both drivers had one win and three-second place finishes.

In 2014, Pigot switched teams in Pro Mazda to Juncos Racing. He won the first four races of the season and captured the title in a controversial fight with Scott Hargrove. His championship earned him a scholarship to compete in Indy Lights in 2015.Mission Accomplished as Rising Star Racing’s Spencer Pigot Takes Pro Mazda Championship , PaddockTalk, August 24, 2014, Retrieved August 30, 2014

2015 saw Pigot clinch the Indy Lights championship by sweeping the final two races at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. He won a scholarship to compete in the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 in the IndyCar Series and in November signed with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.Laguna Seca Indy Lights: Pigot beats Harvey and Jones to 2015 title, AutoSport, September 13, 2015, Retrieved September 14, 2015

IndyCar Series

Pigot competed at the season opener at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg and finished 14th. His next race was the Grand Prix of Indianapolis where he finished eleventh. In the 2016 Indianapolis 500, he qualified on the tenth row in 29th and finished the race in 25th, five laps down, the last car running, after running out of fuel mid-race during a caution flag. The following week, it was announced that Pigot would drive in seven more road and street course races throughout the season for Ed Carpenter Racing in the No. 20 car driven by Ed Carpenter on ovals.Khorounzhiy, Valentin. Pigot joins Ed Carpenter Racing for road and street courses , Motorsport.com, June 2, 2016, Retrieved June 2, 2016

In January 2017, it was announced that Pigot would return for a second season as road and street course driver in the Ed Carpenter Racing No. 20 entry.James, Brant "Spencer Pigot back with Ed Carpenter Racing for 2017" , "USA Today", January 17, 2017 It was confirmed on May 9, 2017, that Pigot would rejoin Juncos Racing for the 2017 Indianapolis 500." Juncos confirms Pigot for Indy 500 entry" Racer.com, May 9, 2017

Ed Carpenter Racing announced on September 13, 2017, that Pigot would compete full-time in IndyCar Series for the first time in 2018."ED CARPENTER RACING ELEVATES SPENCER PIGOT TO FULL-TIME FOR 2018 INDYCAR SEASON"

In 2020, Pigot competed on a part-time basis. His second race of the season was the 2020 Indianapolis 500, where he spun with five laps to go out of turn 4. His car ended up making significant contact with the wall at the entrance to pit road. Pigot was transferred to Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital, but recovered and was released by the end of the day.Spencer Pigot released from hospital after scary Indy 500 crash IndyStarIndy 500 ends under caution after spectacular crash involving Spencer Pigot Sporting NewsVIDEO: An Indy 500 driver was hospitalized after a horror crash that ended with a sickening thud into a safety barrier MSN

Sports cars In addition to IndyCar, 2016 saw Pigot make his WeatherTech SportsCar Championship debut. Pigot drove four races in the No. 55 Mazda prototype entry including the Rolex 24. He has retained the role for the 2017 season."Driver Lineup Confirmed for the 2017 Mazda Prototype Team" Article on imsa.com , January 4, 2017 Pigot earned his first career IMSA podium with a third place finish at the 2017 Six Hours of the Glen Pigot was announced in November 2017 as a driver with the newly formed Mazda Team Joest for 2018 endurance races as part of the WeatherTech Sports Car Championship."Mazda Team Joest adds Jarvis, Tincknell, Rast to DPi lineup" NBCSports.com In 2020, Pigot was a sub for Simon Trummer in a WTSCC race, driving Trummer's LMP2 entry in the Grand Prix of Sebring. In 2021, Pigot joined Riley Motorsports for two races and drove for Jr III Motorsports in one.

American open-wheel racing results

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U.S. F2000 National Championship

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points 2011 Andretti Autosport SEB SEB STP STP ORP MIL MOH MOH ROA ROA BAL BAL 2nd 281 2012 Cape MotorsportsWayne Taylor Racing SEB SEB STP STP LOR MOH MOH ROA ROA ROA BAL BAL VIR VIR 2nd 332

Pro Mazda Championship Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points 2013 Team Pelfrey AUS AUS STP STP IND IOW TOR TOR MOS MOS MOH MOH TRO TRO HOU HOU 4th 297 2014 Juncos Racing STP STP BAR BAR IMS IMS LOR HOU HOU MOH MOH MIL SON SON 1st 309

Indy Lights Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points 2015 Juncos Racing STP STP LBH ALA ALA IMS IMS INDY TOR TOR MIL IOW MOH MOH LAG LAG 1st 357

IndyCar Series Year Team No. Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points Ref 2016 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 16 Dallara DW12 Honda STP PHX LBH ALA IMS INDY 21st 165 Ed Carpenter Racing 20 Chevrolet DET DET RDA IOW TOR MOH POC TXS WGL SNM 2017 STP LBH ALA PHX IMS DET DET TXS ROA IOW TOR MOH POC GTW WGL SNM 20th 218 Juncos Racing 11 INDY 2018 Ed Carpenter Racing 21 STP15 PHX14 LBH ALA IMS INDY DET DET TXS ROA IOW TOR MOH POC GTW POR SNM 14th 325 2019 STP11 COA11 ALA LBH IMS INDY14 DET DET TXS RDA TOR15 IOW5 MOH7 POC17 GTW21 POR6 LAG20 14th 335 2020 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racingwith Citrone/Buhl Autosport 45 Honda TXS IMS ROA ROA IOW IOW INDY GTW GTW MOH MOH IMS IMS STP 32nd 17

* Season still in progress.

Indianapolis 500 Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team 2016 Dallara Honda 29 25 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 2017 Dallara Chevrolet 2918Juncos Racing 2018 Dallara Chevrolet 6 20 Ed Carpenter Racing 2019 Dallara Chevrolet 3 14 Ed Carpenter Racing 2020 Dallara Honda 12 25 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

Sports car racing results

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results (key)(Races in bold indicate pole position) Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points 2016 Mazda Motorsports P Mazda Prototype Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4 DAY SEB LBH LGA DET WGL MOS ELK COA PET 16th 95 2017 Mazda Motorsports P Mazda RT24-P Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4 DAY SEB LBH COA DET WGL MOS ELK LGA PET 20th 76 2018 Mazda Team Joest P Mazda RT24-P Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4 DAY SEB LBH MOH DET WGL MOS ELK LGA PET 22nd 108 2019 Juncos Racing DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 DAY SEB LBH MOH DET WGL MOS ELK LGA PET 34th 21 2020 PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB ELK ATL PET LGA SEB 12th 35 2021 Riley Motorsports LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY SEB MOH WGL WGL ELK PET 14th 673Source: † Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP3 Championship.

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