Scott McLaughlin (racing driver)
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Scott McLaughlin is a motor racing driver from Hamilton, New Zealand
Hamilton, New Zealand
Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's fourth largest territorial authority. Hamilton is in the Waikato Region of the North Island, approximately south of Auckland...

, currently competing in the New Zealand V8 touring car series
New Zealand Touring Cars
The New Zealand V8s is the leading motorsport category in New Zealand.-History:Huge grids of distinctive Ford Falcons and Holden Commodores duel in this event that journeys to various racetracks around New Zealand. This series somewhat resembles but differs in many ways from the Australian V8...

 and who currently competes for the Stone Brothers Racing
Stone Brothers Racing
Stone Brothers Racing is an Australian motor racing team competing in the International V8 Supercars Championship, formed in 1998 by experienced New Zealand-born motorsport veterans, Ross Stone and Jim Stone after buying out their partner in their previous racing team...

 in the 2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series
2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series
The 2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercars season is the twelfth running of the V8 Supercar Development series, an Australian touring car racing series for cars eligible to Fujitsu Series V8 Supercar regulations. The championship will support the 2011 International V8 Supercars Championship acting as principal...

. He is the youngest person to ever race a V8 supercar.

McLaughlin won his first Race in the New Zealand V8 touring car series
New Zealand Touring Cars
The New Zealand V8s is the leading motorsport category in New Zealand.-History:Huge grids of distinctive Ford Falcons and Holden Commodores duel in this event that journeys to various racetracks around New Zealand. This series somewhat resembles but differs in many ways from the Australian V8...

 early 2011, becoming the youngest ever driver to win a race in the Championship at just 17 years old.

Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series

Youngest V8 Driver in Field

Scott McLaughlin in 2010 confirmed that he would be racing for Stone Brothers Racing
Stone Brothers Racing
Stone Brothers Racing is an Australian motor racing team competing in the International V8 Supercars Championship, formed in 1998 by experienced New Zealand-born motorsport veterans, Ross Stone and Jim Stone after buying out their partner in their previous racing team...

 in the 2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series
2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series
The 2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercars season was the eleventh running of the V8 Supercar Development series. It supported the 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series, beginning on 11 March at the Clipsal 500 and ending on 5 December at the Sydney 500 after seven rounds....

 at the young age of just 16, When Scott was going to make his debut there was a little problem so Kiwi Racer John McIntyre
John McIntyre
John McIntyre may refer to:* John McIntyre , Roman Catholic archbishop of Birmingham* John McIntyre , bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Gippsland in Australia...

 stepped into the #93 Falcon and Scott McLaughlin jumped back in for Queensland in Round 2.

2012 Season Seat

Scott McLaughlin recently confirmed that he will be driving in the new New Zealand Touring Car Series starting in 2012, Scott will be Racing against such famous Kiwi drivers as Greg Murphy
Greg Murphy
Greg Murphy is a racing driver, best known as a four-time winner of the Bathurst 1000. Greg Murphy joined Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond presenting Top Gear, when it had its first international Live show at ASB Showgrounds in Auckland from February 12 - 15th 2009, and again when the show...

, Craig Baird
Craig Baird
Craig George Baird MNZM is a race car driver. Baird is a very successful driver in his homeland, winning three consecutive New Zealand Formula Atlantic championship titles , and then four consecutive New Zealand Touring Car Championship titles .Since then Baird has raced in Australian Super...

, John McIntyre, Daniel Gaunt
Daniel Gaunt
Daniel Gaunt, born 27 February 1985, in Auckland, is a New Zealand racing driver.-Formula Racing:After rising through the ranks of New Zealand Formula Ford, which included a third place finish in the 2002 New Zealand Grand Prix, Gaunt moved to Australia, competing in the Formula 4000 category and...

 and other successful drivers. Scott will be driving for his own team and will be driving in a Holden Commodore VE in the 2012 Season of V8 SuperTourers 2012 Series

Career results

Season Series Position Car Team
2010
2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series
The 2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercars season was the eleventh running of the V8 Supercar Development series. It supported the 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series, beginning on 11 March at the Clipsal 500 and ending on 5 December at the Sydney 500 after seven rounds....

Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series 12th Ford BF Falcon
Ford BF Falcon
The Ford BF Falcon was a full-size car that was manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in Victoria, Australia. The BF Falcon started production in October 2005 and a MkII update was released in October 2006...

Stone Brothers Racing
Stone Brothers Racing
Stone Brothers Racing is an Australian motor racing team competing in the International V8 Supercars Championship, formed in 1998 by experienced New Zealand-born motorsport veterans, Ross Stone and Jim Stone after buying out their partner in their previous racing team...

2010-11 New Zealand V8s 8th Holden VZ Commodore Supercheap Auto Racing
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