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Brian Simo

{{short description|American racing driver}}

{{BLP sources|date=July 2020}}

{{Infobox NASCAR driver|

image = |

name = Brian Simo |

birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|10|1}} |

birth_place = Highland Park, Illinois, U.S. |

achievements = 2000 Trans-Am Series champion |

Total_Cup_Races = 7 |

Years_In_Cup = 6 |

Cup_Car_Team = |

Previous_Year = 2011 |

Prev_Cup_Pos = 49th |

Best_Cup_Pos = 49th (2011) |

First_Cup_Race = 2000 Save Mart/Kragen 350 (Sonoma) |

Last_Cup_Race = 2011 Toyota/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma) |

Cup_Wins = 0 |

Cup_Top_Tens = 1 |

Cup_Poles = 0 |

Total_Busch_Races = 6 |

Years_In_Busch = 4 |

Busch_Car_Team = |

Prev_Busch_Year = 2008 |

Prev_Busch_Pos = 82nd |

Best_Busch_Pos = 82nd (2008)|

First_Busch_Race = 1997 Lysol 200 (Watkins Glen) |

Last_Busch_Race = 2008 Zippo 200 at the Glen (Watkins Glen) |

Busch_Wins = 0 |

Busch_Top_Tens = 0 |

Busch_Poles = 0 |

updated = 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=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
YearTrackCarEngineClassFinishStartStatus
1990Road AtlantaChevrolet CamaroChevroletShowroom Stock GT2423Retired
1991Road AtlantaChevrolet CamaroChevroletShowroom Stock GT3012Retired

=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==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
colspan=43| 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

! {{Tooltip|NSCC|NASCAR Sprint Cup classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2000

! rowspan=2| Donlavey Racing

! rowspan=2| 90

! rowspan=2| Ford

| DAY

| CAR

| LVS

| ATL

| DAR

| BRI

| TEX

| MAR

| TAL

| CAL

| RCH

| CLT

| DOV

| MCH

| POC

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SON
{{small|36}}

| DAY

| NHA

| POC

| IND

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| GLN
{{small|DNQ}}

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| NHA

| DOV

| MAR

| CLT

| TAL

| CAR

| PHO

| HOM

| ATL

| colspan=2|

! 66th

! 55

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/simobr01/2000/W|title=Brian Simo – 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=July 17, 2020}}

2001

| DAY

| CAR

| LVS

| ATL

| DAR

| BRI

| TEX

| MAR

| TAL

| CAL

| RCH

| CLT

| DOV

| MCH

| POC

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SON
{{small|42}}

| DAY

| CHI

| NHA

| POC

| IND

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GLN
{{small|37}}

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| KAN

| CLT

| MAR

| TAL

| PHO

| CAR

| HOM

| ATL

| NHA

! 61st

! 89

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/simobr01/2001/W|title=Brian Simo – 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=July 17, 2020}}

2005

! Richard Childress Racing

! 33

! Chevy

| DAY

| CAL

| LVS

| ATL

| BRI

| MAR

| TEX

| PHO

| TAL

| DAR

| RCH

| CLT

| DOV

| POC

| MCH

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SON
{{small|10}}

| DAY

| CHI

| NHA

| POC

| IND

| GLN

| MCH

| BRI

| CAL

| RCH

| NHA

| DOV

| TAL

| KAN

| CLT

| MAR

| ATL

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

! 65th

! 134

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/simobr01/2005/W|title=Brian Simo – 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=July 17, 2020}}

rowspan=2| 2006

! rowspan=5| Front Row Motorsports

! 61

! rowspan=2| Chevy

| DAY

| CAL

| LVS

| ATL

| BRI

| MAR

| TEX

| PHO

| TAL

| RCH

| DAR

| CLT

| DOV

| POC

| MCH

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| SON
{{small|DNQ}}

| DAY

| CHI

| NHA

| POC

| IND

| colspan=15|

! rowspan=2| 71st

! rowspan=2| 40

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/simobr01/2006/W|title=Brian Simo – 2006 NASCAR Nextel Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=July 17, 2020}}

34

| colspan=21|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GLN
{{small|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

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| SON
{{small|DNQ}}

| NHA

| DAY

| CHI

| IND

| POC

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| GLN
{{small|DNQ}}

| MCH

| BRI

| CAL

| RCH

| NHA

| DOV

| KAN

| TAL

| CLT

| MAR

| ATL

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

! N/A

! 0

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/simobr01/2007/W|title=Brian Simo – 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=July 17, 2020}}

rowspan=2| 2008

! rowspan=2| 34

! Ford

| DAY

| CAL

| LVS

| ATL

| BRI

| MAR

| TEX

| PHO

| TAL

| RCH

| DAR

| CLT

| DOV

| POC

| MCH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SON
{{small|43}}

| NHA

| DAY

| CHI

| IND

| POC

| colspan=15|

! rowspan=2| 71st

! rowspan=2| 34

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/simobr01/2008/W|title=Brian Simo – 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=July 17, 2020}}

Chevy

| colspan=21|

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| GLN
{{small|DNQ}}

| MCH

| BRI

| CAL

| RCH

| NHA

| DOV

| KAN

| TAL

| CLT

| MAR

| ATL

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

2009

! rowspan=2| Tommy Baldwin Racing

! rowspan=2| 36

! Toyota

| DAY

| CAL

| LVS

| ATL

| BRI

| MAR

| TEX

| PHO

| TAL

| RCH

| DAR

| CLT

| DOV

| POC

| MCH

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| SON
{{small|DNQ}}

| NHA

| DAY

| CHI

| IND

| POC

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| GLN
{{small|DNQ}}

| MCH

| BRI

| ATL

| RCH

| NHA

| DOV

| KAN

| CAL

| CLT

| MAR

| TAL

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

! N/A

! 0

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/simobr01/2009/W|title=Brian Simo – 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=July 17, 2020}}

2010

! Chevy

| DAY

| CAL

| LVS

| ATL

| BRI

| MAR

| PHO

| TEX

| TAL

| RCH

| DAR

| DOV

| CLT

| POC

| MCH

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| SON
{{small|DNQ}}

| NHA

| DAY

| CHI

| IND

| POC

| GLN

| MCH

| BRI

| ATL

| RCH

| NHA

| DOV

| KAN

| CAL

| CLT

| MAR

| TAL

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

! N/A

! 0

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/simobr01/2010/W|title=Brian Simo – 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=July 17, 2020}}

rowspan=2| 2011

! rowspan=2| Whitney Motorsports

! 81

! rowspan=2| Ford

| DAY

| PHO

| LVS

| BRI

| CAL

| MAR

| TEX

| TAL

| RCH

| DAR

| DOV

| CLT

| KAN

| POC

| MCH

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SON
{{small|33}}

| DAY

| KEN

| NHA

| IND

| POC

| colspan=15|

! rowspan=2| 49th

! rowspan=2| 11

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/simobr01/2011/W|title=Brian Simo – 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=July 17, 2020}}

46

| colspan=21|

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| GLN
{{small|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

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| SON
{{small|DNQ}}

| KEN

| DAY

| NHA

| IND

| POC

| GLN

| MCH

| BRI

| ATL

| RCH

| CHI

| NHA

| DOV

| TAL

| CLT

| KAN

| MAR

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

! N/A

! 0

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/simobr01/2012/W|title=Brian Simo – 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=July 17, 2020}}

==Nationwide Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! colspan=42| 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

! {{Tooltip|NNSC|NASCAR Nationwide Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

1997

! Reg Laporte

! 03

! Chevy

| DAY

| CAR

| RCH

| ATL

| LVS

| DAR

| HCY

| TEX

| BRI

| NSV

| TAL

| NHA

| NZH

| CLT

| DOV

| SBO

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GLN
{{small|40}}

| MLW

| MYB

| GTY

| IRP

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| CLT

| CAL

| CAR

| HOM

| colspan=5|

! 123rd

! 0

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/simobr01/1997/B|title=Brian Simo – 1997 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=July 17, 2020}}

1998

! Doug Innis

! 03

! Chevy

| DAY

| CAR

| LVS

| NSV

| DAR

| BRI

| TEX

| HCY

| TAL

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| NHA
{{small|DNQ}}

| NZH

| CLT

| DOV

| RCH

| PPR

| GLN

| MLW

| MYB

| CAL

| SBO

| IRP

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| CLT

| GTY

| CAR

| ATL

| HOM

| colspan=4|

! N/A

! 0

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/simobr01/1998/B|title=Brian Simo – 1998 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=July 17, 2020}}

2006

! rowspan=2| Frank Cicci Racing

! rowspan=2| 34

! rowspan=2| Chevy

| DAY

| CAL

| MXC

| LVS

| ATL

| BRI

| TEX

| NSH

| PHO

| TAL

| RCH

| DAR

| CLT

| DOV

| NSH

| KEN

| MLW

| DAY

| CHI

| NHA

| MAR

| GTY

| IRP

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GLN
{{small|22}}

| MCH

| BRI

| CAL

| RCH

| DOV

| KAN

| CLT

| MEM

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

! 113th

! 97

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/simobr01/2006/B|title=Brian Simo – 2006 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=July 17, 2020}}

2007

| DAY

| CAL

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MXC
{{small|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

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/simobr01/2007/B|title=Brian Simo – 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=July 17, 2020}}

2008

! Front Row Motorsports

! 24

! Chevy

| DAY

| CAL

| LVS

| ATL

| BRI

| NSH

| TEX

| PHO

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MXC
{{small|28}}

| TAL

| RCH

| DAR

| CLT

| DOV

| NSH

| KEN

| MLW

| NHA

| DAY

| CHI

| GTY

| IRP}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CGV
{{small|30}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GLN
{{small|20}}

| MCH

| BRI

| CAL

| RCH

| DOV

| KAN

| CLT

| MEM

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

! 82nd

! 262

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/simobr01/2008/B|title=Brian Simo – 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=July 17, 2020}}

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

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| GLN
{{small|DNQ}}

| CGV

| BRI

| ATL

| RCH

| CHI

| DOV

| KAN

| CLT

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

|

! N/A

! 0

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/simobr01/2011/B|title=Brian Simo – 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=July 17, 2020}}

==Busch North Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
colspan=29| 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

! {{Tooltip|NBNSC|NASCAR Busch North Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

1997

! rowspan=2| A. J. Parker

! rowspan=2| 03

! rowspan=2| Chevy

| DAY

| LEE

| JEN

| NHA

| NZH

| HOL

| NHA

| STA

| BEE

| TMP

| NZH

| TIO

| NHA

| STA

| THU

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GLN
{{small|36}}

| EPP

| RPS

| BEE

| TMP

| NHA

| LRP

! 96th

! 55

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/simobr01/1997/E|title=Brian Simo – 1997 NASCAR Busch North Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=July 17, 2020}}

1998

| LEE

| RPS

| NHA

| NZH

| HOL

| GLN

| STA

| NHA

| DOV

| STA

| NHA

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GLN
{{small|8}}

| EPP

| JEN

| NHA

| THU

| TMP

| BEE

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LRP
{{small|30}}

| colspan=3|

! 61st

! 215

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/simobr01/1998/E|title=Brian Simo – 1998 NASCAR Busch North Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=July 17, 2020}}

References

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External links

  • {{Racing-Reference driver|Brian_Simo}}

{{Tommy Baldwin Racing}}

{{Front Row Motorsports}}

{{Richard Childress Racing}}

{{Donlavey Racing}}

{{Frank Cicci Racing}}

{{Whitney Motorsports}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Simo, Brian}}

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