Grant Enfinger

Grant Enfinger
Born January 22, 1985 (1985-01-22) (age 27)
Fairhope, Alabama, USA
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
3 races run over 2 years
Truck no., team #82 BRG Motorsports Chevrolet
Best finish 99th - 2010
First race 2010 Mountain Dew 250 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of November 19 2011.

Grant Enfinger (born January 22, 1985 in Fairhope, Alabama) is an American professional race car driver, who competes in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards and plans to move up to the top level of American stock car racing, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, starting in 2012.

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Personal life and early career

Enfinger was born in Fairhope, Alabama, located in Baldwin County on the Gulf of Mexico, in 1985.[1][2] Competing on short tracks in the southeastern United States, Enfinger posted the fastest lap in the 2007 Snowball Derby.[1]

ARCA Racing Series

Enfinger begain competing in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards in 2008, competing in four races during that season, and continued racing in the series on a limited basis during the next two seasons. His best finish, second, occurring twice in 2009 at Chicagoland Speedway and Kentucky Speedway.[1] During this period he primarily drove for a family-owned team, which merged with RAB Racing in 2010.[3]

Moving to Allgaier Motorsports for 2011, Enfinger competed in his first full season in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards, winning one pole at Berlin Raceway and finishing fourth in series standings at the conclusion of the 2011 season.[4][5]

NASCAR

In 2010, Enfinger made his first career start in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series,[6] finishing 22nd.[7] Enfinger attempted to compete in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season-opening event at Daytona International Speedway, but failed to qualify for the event. [8] In October, he ran in the truck races at Talladega Superspeedway and Martinsville Speedway.[9][10]

In October 2011, it was announced that Enfinger would be moving up to the top level of American stock car racing competition, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, with Sinica Motorsports, a start-up team founded by Argentine businessman George Sinica. The team intends to run a limited schedule in the series during the 2012 season.[2][5] Enfinger attempted his first race for the team at the 2011 Sprint Cup Series finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway,[11] where he failed to qualify for the event.[12]

Before the start of the 2012 season, Enfinger was released from his contract by Sineca Motorsports. He will run a limited schedule in the Camping World Truck Series for BRG Motorsports.[13]

References

Citations
  1. ^ a b c "Enfinger, Grant". Drivers. ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards. http://www.arcaracing.com/drivers_detail.php?driver_id=353. Retrieved 2011-10-14. 
  2. ^ a b Hembree, Mike (October 14, 2011). "CUP: Three Fuel Injection Tests Scheduled By NASCAR". speedtv.com. SPEED Channel. http://nascar.speedtv.com/article/cup-nascar-notebook-enfinger-plans-move-into-series. Retrieved 2011-10-15. 
  3. ^ "RAB Racing forms alliance with Grant Enfinger Racing for 2010". GrantEnfinger.com. January 29, 2010. http://www.grantenfinger.com/rab-racing-forms-alliance-with-grant-enfinger-racing-for-2010.html. Retrieved 2011-10-14. 
  4. ^ "Grant Enfinger 2011 ARCA Racing Series Results". racing-reference.info. October 7, 2011. http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/enfingr01/2011/A. Retrieved 2011-10-14. 
  5. ^ a b Demmons, Doug (October 14, 2011). "Alabama driver Grant Enfinger lands a NASCAR Sprint Cup ride". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, AL. http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/10/alabama_driver_grant_enfinger_3.html. Retrieved 2011-10-14. 
  6. ^ Baggett, Heather (October 30, 2010). "Enfinger set for NASCAR debut at Talladega". The Daily Home. Talladega, AL. http://www.dailyhome.com/view/full_story/10103582/article-Enfinger-set-for-NASCAR-debut-at-Talladega. Retrieved 2011-10-14. 
  7. ^ "TRUCKS: Mountain Dew 250 Results". National Speed Sport News. October 30, 2010. http://www.nationalspeedsportnews.com/nascar/trucks-mountain-dew-250/. Retrieved 14 October 2011. 
  8. ^ Demmons, Doug (February 17, 2011). "Alabama drivers fail to make the field for Daytona truck race". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, AL. http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/02/alabama_drivers_failed_to_make.html. Retrieved 2011-10-14. 
  9. ^ Demmons, Doug (October 22, 2011). "For Grant Enfinger it was deja vu at Talladega Superspeedway". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, AL. http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/10/for_grant_enfinger_it_was_deja.html. Retrieved 2011-11-02. 
  10. ^ Knight, Chris (October 26, 2011). "Allgaier Motorsports; Grant Enfinger Set To Take On Martinsville". Allgaier Motorsports PR. http://www.allgaiermotorsports.com/modules.php?name=News&action=view&id=410. Retrieved 2011-11-02. 
  11. ^ Adamczyk, Jay (December 12, 2011). "#93 Team News and Rumors". Jayski.com. ESPN. http://www.jayski.com/news/teams/story?id=5992091. Retrieved 2011-12-15. 
  12. ^ Warden, Steve (November 20, 2011). "Becoming a sponsor just a blur: polishing business backs NASCAR team". The Journal-Gazette. Fort Wayne, Indiana. http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20111120/SPORTS09/311209941/1008/SPORTS. Retrieved 2011-11-20. 
  13. ^ "Grant Enfinger and Sinica Motorsports Inc. Part Ways for 2012 Season". Grant Enfinger Racing. December 16, 2011. http://www.grantenfinger.com/grant-enfinger-and-sinica-motorsports-inc-part-ways-for-2012-season.html. Retrieved 2011-12-17. 

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