Former NASCAR Cup Series driver Tighe Scott arrested for alleged role in Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Former NASCAR Cup Series driver Tighe Scott was arrested Wednesday along with his son Jarret Scott for their alleged role in the riot at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.

The Scotts were each charged with two felonies as well as misdemeanors for allegedly assaulting police when supporters of former President Donald Trump charged the Capitol in anger following his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden.

According to federal charging documents, Scott was identified because a witness told FBI agents he was a former NASCAR driver. Scott is accused of trying to take a shield out of an officer's hands, and his son allegedly had a golf club with him.

Scott, 75, competed in 89 Cup Series races over six seasons, from 1976 to 1982. He had three top-five finishes and 18 top-ten finishes. He ran all but one race in 1978 and finished 13th in the points standings.

His best finish was a fourth place at Rockingham in 1979. Scott finished seven laps behind Bobby Allison and was one lap ahead of current Cup Series team owner Richard Childress in fifth. His other two top fives were fifth places.

Scott posted seven top 10 finishes in 1978 as he finished more than 1,700 points behind Cup Series champion Cale Yarborough. Scott finished 11th in the Daytona 500 that season before achieving his best 500 finish a season later with a sixth-place finish.

The Scotts are among more than 1,400 people arrested for their alleged roles in the Capitol riot. More than 800 of them have pleaded guilty. Trump supporters broke into the Capitol that day to try to stop the certification of the election in favor of Biden. After the riot delayed the proceedings, the election was certified and Biden was inaugurated two weeks later.