From karting rookie to quadruple Porsche champion in just six years, 59-year-old Porsche racer Scott Blind has pulled off one of the most remarkable feats in North American sports car racing.
In 2025, the St. Louis driver completed an unprecedented sweep, capturing the Masters Class titles in Porsche Carrera Cup North America, Porsche Sprint Challenge North America by Yokohama, Porsche Sprint Challenge USA West by Yokohama, and the overall title in Porsche Endurance Challenge North America. No driver had ever managed championship success in all four championships in the same season — until Blind.
In fact, Scott Blind’s ever-expanding trophy cabinet will have seven new additions by season’s end:
- Masters Champion: Porsche Carrera Cup North America
- Masters Champion – Andial Cup: Porsche Carrera Cup North America
- Overall Champion: Porsche Endurance Challenge North America
- Masters Champion: Porsche Endurance Challenge North America
- Masters Champion: Porsche Sprint Challenge North America by Yokohama
- Overall Champion: Porsche Sprint Challenge USA West by Yokohama
- Masters Champion: Porsche Sprint Challenge USA West by Yokohama
The remarkable campaign began without the sweep in mind. Blind and his Ruckus Racing team planned to defend their Sprint Challenge North America Masters title and contest a full season of Carrera Cup, the pinnacle of Porsche one-make racing on the continent.
“We just started the year thinking, okay, we’re going to try a repeat for Sprint Challenge North America, and we’re running the full season of Carrera Cup,” Blind explained.
“But with the second event, we were on the same weekend as USA West. And I thought, any time the cars are on track and I’m not, I’m nervous. That can’t happen.”
At Sonoma, Blind picked up a win and a third place in Sprint Challenge USA West, even while juggling his North American program. That early success paved the way for a larger goal.
Blind and his team started brainstorming on trying to win every title across the continent. “Everybody said, ‘Let’s do it.’ From that point on, we jumped in with both feet.”
To pull it off required logistical creativity. For West Coast rounds at Utah and Laguna Seca, Blind rented cars from Bob Faieta’s Competition Motorsports while still bringing his own trusted crew to the track.
“We just rented a car, asked them to give us tools, and we’d do the rest,” Blind recalled.
“The harmony in my team is just incredible. They’re young guys with such great attitudes. Everybody just knows exactly what to do. It’s like a little ant farm.”
At the center of that effort were two key figures: Mike Johnson, the longtime strategist who helped build the team’s infrastructure and called races from the pit wall, and Andrew Davis, Blind’s coach and de facto engineer.
“Andrew’s been such a great mentor. He does my driver coaching, but he also engineers the car. Mike helped me tailor this team. Those guys have been difference-makers,” Blind emphasized.
If the Sprint Challenge programs gave Blind consistent track time, it was the Porsche Endurance Challenge North America that highlighted his stamina. Unlike the sprint-style races of Carrera Cup, the PECNA format demands long stints, strategy, and sometimes sharing the car.
“I love being in the car,” Blind said. “I don’t feel any pressure out there driving at nine-and-a-half tenths lap after lap. Physically, it’s demanding, but I could do it all day.”
That combination of fitness and focus, coupled with Johnson’s strategy, produced an overall victory at Sebring to start the season. Blind and his team nearly repeated the feat at Sonoma, winning their class and just missing another outright triumph.
By the time the series arrived for the four-hour Road Atlanta finale, officials pushed for Blind to bring in a co-driver for safety. He called on Alan Metni, and together they capped off the season — sealing Blind’s sweep of the Endurance crown.
Porsche Carrera Cup North America has become the ultimate test of his pace against some of the fastest young talents in Porsche’s pipeline. Blind clinched the Solairus Aviation Masters title last weekend with a pair of wins at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, pulling his daughter onto the podium to celebrate.
“To win at Indy is just incredible,” Blind said. “Carrera Cup is the pinnacle of single-make racing. To be on track with those fast kids and keep improving every weekend is as satisfying as the wins themselves.”
Blind’s late-career surge is underpinned by a fitness regimen as strict as many full-time professionals. He works out almost daily, often with his daughter alongside him.
“After school every day, we go to the golf course, then we hit the gym for cardio and weights,” he said. “I eat really healthy — no sugar, no carbs for over a year. I don’t drink. I don’t have any vices to speak of. I just stay as fit as I can.”
That dedication allows him to withstand long stints in the car and the grind of double-header weekends that would fatigue younger competitors.
Only six years ago, Blind was a newcomer at Gateway Kartplex in St. Louis in a Margay Ignite kart. That spark quickly turned into a passion. By 2023, he had purchased his first Porsche Cup car, brought Davis on board as a coach, and began climbing the Porsche Motorsport North America Pyramid.
“I’ve always said, whatever I do, I go 100 percent in,” Blind reflected. “Sometimes I joke that I wish I had started this when I was 18. But then again, maybe I’d be broke now. The way it worked out is probably better.”
The sweep brings more than just four trophies. Later this year, Blind will travel to Germany for Porsche’s worldwide championship celebration, joining title-winners from across the globe.
“It’s going to be super special to be part of that dinner, to get that recognition,” he said. “I’d love to take my daughter with me. That would make it unforgettable.”
In the end, Blind may be the one behind the wheel, but he is quick to credit those around him. From Johnson and Davis to his tight-knit crew, their preparation and positivity laid the groundwork for the year’s success. “I’ve got the best crew in the paddock and the best car on track,” Blind said. “These guys make it happen, week after week.”
