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Brian Simo
Born (1959-10-01) October 1, 1959 (age 64)
Highland Park, Illinois, U.S.
Achievements2000 Trans-Am Series champion
NASCAR Cup Series career
7 races run over 6 years
2011 position49th
Best finish49th (2011)
First race2000 Save Mart/Kragen 350 (Sonoma)
Last race2011 Toyota/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
6 races run over 4 years
2008 position82nd
Best finish82nd (2008)
First race1997 Lysol 200 (Watkins Glen)
Last race2008 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 Trans-Am racing and the owner and founder of the No Fear clothing line. In addition, he competed on the NASCAR circuit as a road course ringer from 1997 to 2012. This included his run in the No. 33 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing in the Nextel Cup Series race at Infineon Raceway in 2005, where he finished in 10th place.

Racing career

Sports car racing

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NASCAR

Sprint Cup Series

Simo attempted his first NASCAR Cup Series races in 2000 with Donlavey Racing. He raced the No. 90 Ford to a 36th-place finish and failed to qualify the car at Watkins Glen. For the 2001 season, Simo again returned to the same car and team to run the road course races. He earned a 15th place starting spot at 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 1998, he failed to qualify for the Gumout Long Life Formula 200 his only oval attempt. Simo returned to the series in 2006 with Frank Cicci Racing and raced the #34 Chevrolet at Watkins Glen to a 22nd-place finish. In 2007, he returned to race for Frank Cicci Racing in their No. 34 Chevrolet at 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

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  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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