Scott Rettich


Scott Rettich was an American racing driver, and competed in such disciplines as the U.S. F2000 National Championship in the National class.

Career history

Karting

Scott Rettich was born in Dayton, Ohio, and started karting in 1996. Between 1998 and 2004, Rettich entered the Ohio Valley Karting Club championship collecting 5 titles in various classes. Throughout his karting career he entered the WKA Manufacturer's Cup and Gold Cup. Rettich won 5 championships, 4 in the Gold Cup and 1 in the Manufacturer's Cup. Between 2000 and 2005 Rettich was factory driver for Italian kart manufacturer Energy. And from 2003 until 2005 he also drove for Margay.

Auto racing

The first taste of motorsport for Rettich was the 2005 SCCA June Sprints. He entered in the Spec Racer Ford class but did not finish the race. For 2006, he raced in the SCCA Central Division in the Formula Mazda and Spec Racer Ford class for Keirn Motorsports. He won the championship in the Formula Mazda class winning 5 out of 10 races. He also won the Formula Mazda June Sprints and the Runoffs, thus winning the SCCA Triple Crown. He scored a second place in the Spec Racer Ford championship.
Rettich made his pro racing debut in 2007 with Mundill Racing in the Star Mazda championship. He started 9 out of 12 races in the season. He scored 3 top 10 finishes and scoring a 16th place in the championship. He was the best scoring driver for Mundill Racing, but also the one with the most entries. For 2008, he stayed with Mundill Racing in the Star Mazda championship, this time for a full season entry. His best finish was now a fifth place at Road Atlanta. In the final ranking he finished 11th.
2009 marked a comeback in SCCA club racing for Rettich. He raced in the SCCA Great Lakes Division in the Spec Racer Ford and Formula Enterprises class for Hippi Racing. He won both titles and the Formula Enterprises June Sprints. The next season was extremely successful for him. Driving for Hippi Racing, Rettich won the revived SCCA Spec Racer Ford Pro Series and scored a second place in the SCCA Pro Formula Enterprises. He also swept the SCCA Triple Crown winning the Great Lakes championship, June Sprints and Runoffs.
Rettich founded Alliance Autosport in 2011. Alliance Autosport made its debut at the 2011 24 Hours of Daytona in the GT class. The Porsche 911 GT3 997 was driven by Rettich and Formula Enterprises rival Matthew Schneider. They start 29th and finished 20th. He returned to the Grand-Am Road Racing GT class at Watkins Glen driving for Racers Edge Motorsports in a Mazda RX-8. Alliance Autosport fielded Rettich in the SCCA Pro Formula Enterprises and the SCCA Spec Racer Ford Pro Series. He won the SCCA Pro Formula Enterprises in an impressive way winning 9 out of 10 races, the other race was won by Matthew Schneider.
The 2012 season started with the 2012 24 Hours of Daytona. Rettich joined Matthew Schneider, Jon Miller, Darryl Shoff and Hal Prewitt at Daytona. Starting 31st the team finished 28th, 41st overall. He ran a partial season in the 2012 U.S. F2000 National Championship National class driving a Van Diemen DP06 Formula Enterprises car. He achieved 4 podiums in 6 races and was placed 8th in the standings. Rettich won the Great Lakes Division Formula Enterprises championship, just like in 2011, 2010 and 2009.

Death

On April 12, 2022, Rettich died unexpectedly at his home, aged 37. His memorial service was held on the 23rd. In his memory, the NR2003 league Maverick Cup Series ran the Scott Rettich Sonoma 70.

Racing record

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

YearTrackCarEngineClassFinishStartStatus
2006Heartland ParkStarMazdaFormula Mazda23Running
2006Heartland ParkSpec RacerFordSpec Racer Ford1419Running
2009Road AmericaSpec RacerFordSpec Racer Ford43Running
2009Road AmericaVan Diemen DP06MazdaFormula Enterprises21Running
2010Road AmericaSpec RacerFordSpec Racer Ford24Running
2010Road AmericaVan Diemen DP06MazdaFormula Enterprises11Running
2011Road AmericaSpec RacerFordSpec Racer Ford24Running
2011Road AmericaVan Diemen DP06MazdaFormula Enterprises11Running
2012Road AmericaSpec RacerFordSpec Racer Ford45Running
2012Road AmericaVan Diemen DP06MazdaFormula Enterprises51Running
2013Road AmericaSpec RacerFordSpec Racer Ford1545Running
2013Road AmericaVan Diemen DP06MazdaFormula Enterprises11Running
2014Laguna SecaSpec RacerFordSpec Racer Ford46Running
2014Laguna SecaVan Diemen DP06MazdaFormula Enterprises11Running
2015DaytonaSpec RacerFordSpec Racer Ford1336Running
2015DaytonaVan Diemen DP06MazdaFormula Enterprises11Running
2015DaytonaSpec RacerFordSpec Racer Ford Gen 366Running
2016Mid-OhioSpec RacerFordSpec Racer Ford33Running
2016Mid-OhioVan Diemen DP06MazdaFormula Enterprises11Running
2016Mid-OhioSpec RacerFordSpec Racer Ford Gen 3106Running
2017IndianapolisSpec RacerFordSpec Racer Ford34Running
2017IndianapolisMazda ESRMazdaPrototype 268Running
2017IndianapolisSpec RacerFordSpec Racer Ford Gen 3912Running
2018SonomaSpec RacerFordSpec Racer Ford Gen 357Running
2018SonomaVan Diemen DP06MazdaFormula Enterprises 233Running
2019VIRSpec RacerFordSpec Racer Ford Gen 31012Running
2019VIRVan Diemen DP06MazdaFormula Enterprises 233Running
2020Road AmericaSpec RacerFordSpec Racer Ford Gen 397Running
2020Road AmericaVan Diemen DP06MazdaFormula Enterprises 271Running
2021IndianapolisSpec RacerFordSpec Racer Ford Gen 31420Running
2021IndianapolisVan Diemen DP06MazdaFormula Enterprises 215Running

American Open-Wheel racing results

Star Mazda Championship

Complete SCCA Pro Formula Enterprises results

U.S. F2000 National Championship