Monday 24th January 1983

Born on this day, Scott Andrew Speed, an American race car driver. Formerly a driver for the Scuderia Toro Rosso Formula1 team, he made his Formula 1 race debut at the 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix; becoming the first American to race in Formula1 since Michael Andretti in 1993. Speed later turned his career towards stock car racing; specifically NASCAR, where he has driven for Red Bull Racing Team, Whitney Motorsports, and Leavine Family Racing in the Sprint Cup Series.