Brian Scott's (No 16 Albertsons Toyota) lowest point, by far, this season was
the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Michigan International Speedway.
He ran only eight of the 100 laps, finishing 34th - and breaking his wrist. The
finish dropped Scott six positions in the points standings - from fifth to 11th.
But the resiliency of Scott has shown since. The mountain of disappointment
leaving that race did nothing to slow the driver who is in only his second full
season in the series.
Actually, the experience only made him better.
Since the accident, Scott finished outside the top 10 only once (a 12th-place
run at O'Reilly Raceway Park), and now sits a career-high fourth in the
standings.
His statistics before and after Michigan are night and day. In the first nine
races (which included the Michigan race), Scott had an average finish of 14.8,
an Average Running Position of 15.7, 20 Fastest Laps Run, a Laps in the Top 15
percentage of 55.4%, 22 Laps Led and a Driver Rating of 82.7.
The above numbers are solid - yet pale in comparison to Scott's statistics over
the past six races.
Over that span, Scott has an average finish of 5.0, an Average Running Position
of 8.1, 45 Fastest Laps Run, a Laps in the Top 15 percentage of 87.6%, 49 Laps
Led and a Driver Rating of 102.6.
The statistics suggest Scott's recent surge could continue through this
weekend's race at Chicagoland Speedway. At superspeedways this season, Scott has
a strong Driver Rating of 88.2.
