Spencer James Pigot (born September 29, 1993) is an American racing driver.
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
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 IndyStar Indy 500 ends under caution after spectacular crash involving Spencer Pigot Sporting News VIDEO: An Indy 500 driver was hospitalized after a horror crash that ended with a sickening thud into a safety barrier MSN
| 2011 ! nowrap | Andretti Autosport | SEB | SEB | STP | STP | ORP | Milwaukee Mile | MOH | MOH | Road America | Road America | BAL | BAL | 2nd | 281 | ||
| 2012 ! nowrap | Cape Motorsports Wayne Taylor Racing | SEB | SEB | STP | STP | LOR | MOH | MOH | Road America | Road America | Road America | BAL | BAL | VIR | VIR | 2nd | 332 |
| 2013 ! nowrap | Team Pelfrey | AUS | AUS | STP | STP | IND | Milwaukee Mile | TOR | TOR | MOS | MOS | MOH | MOH | TRO | TRO | HOU | HOU | 4th | 297 |
| 2014 ! nowrap | Juncos Racing | STP | STP | BAR | BAR | IMS | IMS | LOR | HOU | HOU | MOH | MOH | Milwaukee Mile | Sonoma Raceway | Sonoma Raceway | 1st | 309 | ||
| 2015 ! nowrap | Juncos Racing | STP | STP | LBH | ALA | ALA | IMS | IMS | INDY | TOR | TOR | Milwaukee Mile | Iowa Speedway | MOH | MOH | LAG | LAG !style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1st !style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 357 |
| 2016 ! nowrap | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing ! 16 ! rowspan=7 nowrap | Dallara DW12 ! Honda | STP | PHX | LBH | ALA | IMS | INDY | !rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;" 21st !rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 165 !rowspan=2 | |||||||||||
| 2017 | STP | LBH | ALA | PHX | IMS | DET | DET | TXS | ROA | IOW | TOR | MOH | POC | GTW | WGL | SNM !rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 20th !rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 218 !rowspan=2 | |||
| 2018 ! rowspan=2 nowrap | Ed Carpenter Racing !rowspan=2 | 21 | STP 15 | PHX 14 | LBH | ALA | IMS | INDY | DET | DET | TXS | ROA | IOW | TOR | MOH | POC | GTW | POR | SNM ! style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 14th ! style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 325 ! |
| 2019 | STP 11 | COA 11 | ALA | LBH | IMS | INDY 14 | DET | DET | TXS | RDA | TOR 15 | IOW 5 | MOH 7 | POC 17 | GTW 21 | POR 6 | LAG 20 !style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 14th !style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 335 ! | ||
| 2020 ! nowrap | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing with Citrone/Buhl Autosport ! 45 ! Honda | TXS | IMS | ROA | ROA | IOW | IOW | INDY | GTW | GTW | MOH | MOH | IMS | IMS | STP | !style="background:#CFCFFF;" 32nd !style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 17 ! |
* Season still in progress.
| 2016 | Dallara | Honda | 29 | 25 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
| 2017 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 29 | 18 | Juncos 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 |
| 2016 ! nowrap | Mazda ! P ! nowrap | Mazda Prototype ! nowrap | Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4 | DAY | SEB | LBH | LGA | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | COA | PET ! 16th ! 95 | |||||||
| 2017 ! nowrap | Mazda ! P ! nowrap | Mazda RT24-P ! nowrap | Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4 | DAY | SEB | LBH | COA | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | LGA | PET ! 20th ! 76 | |||||||
| 2018 ! nowrap | Joest Racing ! P ! nowrap | Mazda RT24-P ! nowrap | Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4 | SEB | LBH | WGL | MOS | ELK | LGA | Cadillac 5.5 L V8 | DAY | SEB | LBH | MOH | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | LGA | PET ! 34th ! 21 |
| 2020 ! nowrap | PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports ! LMP2 ! nowrap | Oreca 07 ! nowrap | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY | SEB | ELK | ATL | PET | LGA | SEB | ! 12th ! 35 | |||||||||
| 2021 ! nowrap | Riley Motorsports ! LMP3 ! nowrap | Ligier JS P320 ! nowrap | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | DAY | SEB | MOH | WGL | WGL | ELK | PET | ! 14th ! 673 | |||||||||
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