Brian Simo

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Brian Simo
Born (1959-10-01) October 1, 1959 (age 64)
Sonoma
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Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
Zippo 200 at the Glen (Watkins Glen
)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of December 2, 2011.

Brian Simo (pronounced "see-mow") (born October 1, 1959) is an American former professional racing driver and businessman. He is a veteran of

Infineon Raceway in 2005
, where he finished in 10th place.

Racing career

Sports car racing

NASCAR

Sprint Cup Series

Simo attempted his first NASCAR Cup Series races in

Infineon, and finished 42nd after transmission failure. At Watkins Glen, Simo qualified 42nd and ended up finishing the race in 37th after a crash. Simo did not return to the Sprint Cup Series until 2005 when he raced the No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet at Infineon. He started the race in 22nd and worked his way up to 10th place to finish the race with his first top ten. In 2006, Simo was selected to run the road course events for Front Row Motorsports. He was unable to qualify their No. 61 Chevrolet at Infineon, however he did qualify the No. 34 Chevrolet for Watkins Glen, his race ended early and finished 41st after being involved in a crash. For 2007, Simo attempted both road courses for Front Row Motorsports
in the No. 37 Dodge, however he was unable to qualify. Simo again drove for FRM in 2008 for the road course races, but in the No. 34 Ford/Chevy instead. He finished 43rd at Infineon and failed to qualify for Watkins Glen due to rain. He attempted both road course races for Tommy Baldwin in 2009, but did not qualify for both. He returned at Infineon in 2010 for Tommy Baldwin, but did not qualify. He raced for Whitney Motorsports in 2011. He made the race at Infineon for the number 81, but did not qualify at Watkins Glen in the 46. He attempted Sonoma in 2012 for Inception Motorsports, but was the only car not to qualify.

Nationwide Series

Simo's first start in the Nationwide would come in the No. 03 Chevrolet. He started the race in the 20th position, but had a driveshaft failure after eight laps and ended the race in the 40th position. In

Mexico City. Simo started the race in 39th and provided another 22nd-place finish for the team. For the 2008 season, Simo was selected to run the road courses for Front Row Motorsports in their No. 24 Chevrolet instead of the team's normal driver Eric McClure. His first start came at Mexico City and he finished 28th in the race. He competed in the two other road course races on the schedule for FRM, those being Montreal
where he finished 30th, and 20th at Watkins Glen.

Motorsports career results

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

Year Track Car Engine Class Finish Start Status
1990 Road Atlanta Chevrolet Camaro Chevrolet Showroom Stock GT 24 23 Retired
1991 Road Atlanta Chevrolet Camaro Chevrolet Showroom Stock GT 30 12 Retired

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Sprint Cup Series

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 NSCC Pts Ref
2000 Donlavey Racing 90 Ford DAY
CAR
LVS
ATL
DAR
BRI TEX
MAR
TAL
CAL
RCH
CLT
DOV
MCH
POC
SON

36
DAY
NHA
POC
IND
GLN

DNQ
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
NHA
DOV
MAR
CLT
TAL CAR
PHO
HOM ATL 66th 55 [1]
2001 DAY CAR
LVS
ATL
DAR
BRI
TEX
MAR
TAL CAL
RCH
CLT
DOV
MCH
POC
SON

42
DAY
CHI
NHA
POC
IND
GLN

37
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
KAN
CLT
MAR
TAL
PHO
CAR
HOM
ATL
NHA 61st 89 [2]
2005 Richard Childress Racing 33 Chevy DAY CAL
LVS
ATL
BRI MAR
TEX
PHO
TAL
DAR
RCH
CLT
DOV
POC MCH
SON

10
DAY
CHI
NHA
POC
IND
GLN
MCH
BRI
CAL
RCH
NHA
DOV
TAL
KAN
CLT
MAR
ATL
TEX
PHO
HOM
65th 134 [3]
2006 Front Row Motorsports 61 Chevy DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC
MCH
SON

DNQ
DAY CHI
NHA
POC
IND
71st 40 [4]
34
GLN

41
MCH
BRI
CAL
RCH
NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR
ATL
TEX PHO HOM
2007 37 Dodge DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON
DNQ
NHA DAY CHI
IND
POC GLN
DNQ
MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM N/A 0 [5]
2008 34 Ford DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON
43
NHA DAY CHI
IND
POC 71st 34 [6]
Chevy GLN
DNQ
MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL TEX
PHO
HOM
2009 Tommy Baldwin Racing 36 Toyota DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL
RCH
DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON
DNQ
NHA DAY CHI
IND
POC GLN
DNQ
MCH BRI ATL RCH NHA DOV KAN CAL CLT MAR TAL TEX
PHO
HOM N/A 0 [7]
2010 Chevy DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR PHO TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT POC MCH SON
DNQ
NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH NHA DOV KAN CAL CLT MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM N/A 0 [8]
2011 Whitney Motorsports 81 Ford DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT KAN POC MCH SON
33
DAY KEN NHA IND POC 49th 11 [9]
46 GLN
DNQ
MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV KAN CLT TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM
2012
Inception Motorsports
30 Toyota DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX KAN RCH TAL DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON
DNQ
KEN DAY NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV TAL CLT KAN MAR TEX PHO HOM N/A 0 [10]

Nationwide Series

NASCAR Nationwide Series
results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 NNSC Pts Ref
1997 Reg Laporte 03 Chevy
DAY
CAR
RCH
ATL
LVS
DAR
HCY
TEX
BRI
NSV
TAL
NHA
NZH
CLT
DOV
SBO
GLN

40
MLW
MYB
GTY
IRP
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
CLT
CAL
CAR
HOM
123rd 0 [11]
1998 Doug Innis 03 Chevy
DAY
CAR
LVS
NSV
DAR
BRI
TEX
HCY
TAL
NHA

DNQ
NZH
CLT
DOV
RCH
PPR
GLN
MLW
MYB
CAL
SBO
IRP
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
CLT
GTY
CAR
ATL
HOM
N/A 0 [12]
2006 Frank Cicci Racing 34 Chevy
DAY
CAL
MXC
LVS
ATL
BRI
TEX
NSH
PHO
TAL
RCH
DAR
CLT
DOV
NSH
KEN
MLW
DAY
CHI
NHA
MAR
GTY
IRP
GLN

22
MCH
BRI
CAL
RCH
DOV
KAN
CLT
MEM
TEX
PHO
HOM
113th 97 [13]
2007
DAY
CAL
MXC

22
LVS
ATL
BRI
NSH
TEX
PHO
TAL
RCH
DAR
CLT
DOV
NSH
KEN
MLW
NHA
DAY
CHI
GTY
IRP CGV
GLN
MCH
BRI
CAL
RCH
DOV
KAN
CLT
MEM
TEX
PHO
HOM
128th 97 [14]
2008 Front Row Motorsports 24 Chevy
DAY
CAL
LVS
ATL
BRI
NSH
TEX
PHO
MXC
28
TAL
RCH
DAR
CLT
DOV
NSH
KEN
MLW
NHA
DAY
CHI
GTY
IRP} CGV
30
GLN

20
MCH
BRI
CAL
RCH
DOV
KAN
CLT
MEM
TEX
PHO
HOM
82nd 262 [15]
2011 R3 Motorsports 50 Chevy
DAY
PHO
LVS
BRI
CAL
TEX
TAL
NSH
RCH
DAR
DOV
IOW
CLT
CHI
MCH
ROA
DAY
KEN
NHA
NSH IRP IOW
GLN

DNQ
CGV
BRI
ATL
RCH
CHI
DOV
KAN
CLT
TEX
PHO
HOM
N/A 0 [16]

Busch North Series

NASCAR Busch North Series
results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 NBNSC Pts Ref
1997 A. J. Parker 03 Chevy DAY LEE
JEN
NHA NZH HOL NHA STA BEE TMP NZH TIO NHA STA THU GLN
36
EPP RPS BEE TMP NHA LRP 96th 55 [17]
1998 LEE RPS NHA NZH HOL GLN STA NHA
DOV
STA NHA GLN
8
EPP
JEN
NHA THU TMP BEE LRP
30
61st 215 [18]

References

  1. ^ "Brian Simo – 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "Brian Simo – 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  3. ^ "Brian Simo – 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  4. ^ "Brian Simo – 2006 NASCAR Nextel Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  5. ^ "Brian Simo – 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "Brian Simo – 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  7. ^ "Brian Simo – 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  8. ^ "Brian Simo – 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  9. ^ "Brian Simo – 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  10. ^ "Brian Simo – 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  11. ^ "Brian Simo – 1997 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  12. ^ "Brian Simo – 1998 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  13. ^ "Brian Simo – 2006 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  14. ^ "Brian Simo – 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  15. ^ "Brian Simo – 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  16. ^ "Brian Simo – 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  17. ^ "Brian Simo – 1997 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  18. ^ "Brian Simo – 1998 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 17, 2020.

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