Harrington was born in
Louisville, Kentucky and attended the
University of Louisville. Starting out on two wheels, Harrington won a number of championships and achieved much success in the world of
AMA Motocross and
Supercross. In 1986, Sports Car Magazine picked Harrington as one of the three most promising drivers in the U.S. He was a multiple race winner in Toyota
Formula Atlantic, finishing third in the 1988 championship despite running the uncompetitive
Ralt chassis. He was the only person ever to win a race in the 1988 Ralt. From 1992 through 1994, Harrington had much success in the
SCCA Shelby Can-Am series. During his tenure in the series, he won more races than any other driver. He won the 1992 championship and scored race wins in every season. An accomplished open wheel racer who made a single
CART start in 1989, Harrington made a last second
Bump Day run to qualify for the first IRL-sanctioned
Indianapolis 500 in
1996. Harrington is also one of the few American drivers to compete in the "Big Three" of American motorsports - the Indy 500, the
24 Hours of Daytona and the
12 Hours of Sebring. Harrington also competed in the SVRA celebrity Pro-Am in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. He finished ninth of the 33 starters in 2015 and in 2018 was on the podium with a second-place finish in AP. Harrington is one of the original instructors at the Mid-Ohio school, a position he still holds today (August 2022). After retiring from active driving, Harrington has achieved success in his driver coaching business,{{cite web|url= http://driversedge.org/team/instructors/scott-harrington/l|title = Scott Harrington Harrington currently lives in Indianapolis with his wife Marsie and his young son. ==Racing record==