Scott Russell

Scott Russell is an American former professional motorcycle and sports car racer, born Raymond Scott Russell on 28 October 1964 in East Point, Georgia, and nicknamed Mr. Daytona. After racing motocross as a child and WERA events, he reached the AMA series in 1987, won the 750 cc Supersport title three years running from 1990 to 1992 and took the AMA Superbike championship in 1992. In 1993 he became World Superbike champion with Muzzy Kawasaki and finished runner-up in 1994, then moved to the 500 cc Grand Prix world championship with Suzuki, finishing sixth overall in 1996. He won the Daytona 200 a record five times, including 1995 after crashing on the second lap and rejoining, and won the Suzuka 8 Hours in 1993. A heavy crash at Daytona in 2001 ended his two-wheeled career; he later raced sports cars and worked as a television analyst, and was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2005.