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| Brian Simo | |||||||
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| Born | (1959-10-01)October 1, 1959 (age 66) Highland Park, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||
| Achievements | 2000Trans-Am Series champion | ||||||
| NASCARCup Series career | |||||||
| 7 races run over 6 years | |||||||
| 2011 position | 49th | ||||||
| Best finish | 49th (2011) | ||||||
| First race | 2000Save Mart/Kragen 350 (Sonoma) | ||||||
| Last race | 2011Toyota/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma) | ||||||
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| NASCARO'Reilly Auto Parts Series career | |||||||
| 6 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| 2008 position | 82nd | ||||||
| Best finish | 82nd (2008) | ||||||
| First race | 1997Lysol 200 (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
| Last race | 2008Zippo 200 at the Glen (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date 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 ofTrans-Am racing and the owner and founder of theNo Fear clothing line. In addition, he competed on theNASCAR circuit as aroad course ringer from 1997 to 2012. This included his run in the No. 33 Chevrolet forRichard Childress Racing in theNextel Cup Series race atInfineon Raceway in2005, where he finished in tenth place.
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Simo attempted his first NASCAR Cup Series races in2000 withDonlavey Racing. He raced the No. 90 Ford to a 36th-place finish and failed to qualify the car atWatkins Glen. For the2001 season, Simo again returned to the same car and team to run the road course races. He earned a fifteenth place starting spot atInfineon, 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 until2005 when he raced the No. 33Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet at Infineon. He started the race in 22nd and worked his way up to tenth place to finish the race with his first and only top-ten. In2006, Simo was selected to run the road course events forFront 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. For2007, Simo attempted both road courses forFront 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 forWhitney 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 forInception Motorsports, but was the only car not to qualify.
Simo's first start in the Nationwide would come in the No. 03 Chevrolet. He started the race in the twentieth position, but had a driveshaft failure after eight laps and ended the race in the fortieth position. In1998, he failed to qualify for theGumout Long Life Formula 200 his only oval attempt. Simo returned to the series in 2006 withFrank Cicci Racing and raced the No 34 Chevrolet at Watkins Glen to a 22nd place finish. In2007, he returned to race forFrank Cicci Racing in their No. 34 Chevrolet atMexico City. Simo started the race in 39th and provided another 22nd place finish for the team. For the2008 season, Simo was selected to run the road courses forFront Row Motorsports in their No. 24 Chevrolet instead of the team's normal driverEric 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 beingMontreal where he finished thirtieth, and twentieth at Watkins Glen.
| Year | Track | Car | Engine | Class | Finish | Start | Status |
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| 1990 | Road Atlanta | Chevrolet Camaro | Chevrolet | Showroom Stock GT | 24 | 23 | Retired |
| 1991 | Road Atlanta | Chevrolet Camaro | Chevrolet | Showroom Stock GT | 30 | 12 | Retired |
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| NASCAR Busch North Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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] | ||||||