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 In Defense of Scott Riggs By Brian H Cotnoir Layne Riggs is one of the up & coming drivers on the CARS Late Model Tour.  It's not surprising, Layne's father, Scott was once one touted as an up & comer in NASCAR twenty years ago.   Scott Riggs, certainly looked like he had a bright future ahead of him in NASCAR, but once he finally reached the NASCAR Cup Series, his success began to dwindle.   Like many other drivers I've talked about, Scott Riggs lack of success in the Cup Series have led many to often label him as a "NASCAR Bust", but there's more to his career than what most people remember. Riggs began running part-time in the NASCAR Truck Series in 1999.   The following season in 2000, Riggs scored eight Top 10 finishes while running part-time for three different Truck Series teams.   Riggs results was enough to attract a full-time offer to drive in the Truck Series for Ultra Motorsports.  Riggs started off the season with eight straight Top 5 fin

 5 "I'd rather be lucky than good" moments in Auto Racing By Brian H Cotnoir 1.)  Tom Sneva wins the 1978 IndyCar Championship without winning a race Tom Sneva defended his 1977 USAC IndyCar Championship in 1978, but he did it all this time without winning a single race.    Sneva won the Championship by a comfortable 122 points over Al Unser Sr. who won 3 races that season, including that year's Indy 500.  However, Al Unser Sr. had to miss two rounds due to injury.   Danny Ongais scored a career high 5 wins that season and only managed to finish 8th place that season.  Even Mario Andretti running a partial schedule won an IndyCar race that season while dominating the F1 Championship that year for Lotus F1 in Europe.   During the 18-race season, Sneva finished runner-up a total of 6 times, and finished in the Top 3 in 10 times that season.   This was more than enough to make up for his lack of wins on the season. 2.)  Jamie McMurray's Cup Series Career Jamie McMurr