Grant Enfinger

Grant Enfinger
Nationality United States American
Born January 22, 1985
Fairhope, Alabama, U.S.
ARCA Racing Series career
Debut season 2008
Current team GMS Racing
Car no. 23
Starts 70
Wins 9
Poles 2
Best finish 2nd in 2014
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
6 races run over 3 years
Best finish 46th (2012)
First race 2010 Mountain Dew 250 (Talladega)
Last race 2012 Smith's 350 (Las Vegas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of September 20, 2014.

Grant Enfinger (born January 22, 1985 in Fairhope, Alabama) is an American professional race car driver, who currently competes in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Enfinger won the ARCA Racing Series Bill France Four Crown award in 2014.[1]

Personal life and early career

Enfinger was born in Fairhope, Alabama, located in Baldwin County on the Gulf of Mexico, in 1985.[2][3] Competing on short tracks in the southeastern United States, Enfinger posted the fastest lap in the 2007 Snowball Derby.[2]

ARCA Racing Series

Enfinger began 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.[2] During this period he primarily drove for a family-owned team, which merged with RAB Racing in 2010.[4]

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.[5][6]

Enfinger would race a limited schedule in 2012, running events for Allgaier Motorsports, BRG Motorsports and TEAM BCR.[7] In what would be a breakout season, he would make 9 starts for TEAM BCR in 2013, collecting his first ARCA Racing Series win at his home track of Mobile Speedway and following that with a win at Iowa later in the season.[8]

2014 would start off in record fashion, with Enfinger winning the first 3 races of the season (Daytona, Mobile and Salem).[9] He would follow that up with a win at Elko for his 4th win of the season.[10] Prior to the race at Lucas Oil Raceway in July, it was announced that Enfinger, who was second in points at the time, would be moving from the Team BCR Ford to GMS Racing, taking his #90 and sponsor Motor Honey with him. Allegiant Travel will provide additional sponsorship.[11] Enfinger finished 4th in his first race for GMS at IRP, but crashed at Pocono with Frank Kimmel. The next race at Berlin Raceway, Enfinger dominated, leading 181 of 200 laps to win the Federated Auto Parts 200 and move within 25 points of the points leader Mason Mitchell.[12] He would move within 20 points of the lead after winning at DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack, earning him the Bill France Four Crown Award.[1] In spite of his six wins, Enfinger would finish second in points to Mitchell after an engine failure and a crash in the final two races respectively.

Enfinger won the season-opening race at Daytona again in 2015.[13]

NASCAR

Enfinger at Rockingham Speedway in 2012

In 2010, Enfinger made his first career start in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series,[14] finishing 22nd.[15] 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.[16] In October, he ran in the truck races at Talladega Superspeedway and Martinsville Speedway.[17][18]

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.[3][6] Enfinger attempted his first race for the team at the 2011 Sprint Cup Series finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway,[19] where he failed to qualify for the event.[20]

Before the start of the 2012 season, Enfinger was released from his contract by Sinica Motorsports. He ran in the Camping World Truck Series in 2012 for Bragg Racing Group at Daytona International Speedway,[21] and also competed at Rockingham Speedway in the No. 60 for Turn One Racing.[22] He returned to the series in August at Bristol with Allgaier Motorsports.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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

Sprint Cup Series

Camping World Truck Series

* Season in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Inabinett, Mark (September 1, 2014). "Grant Enfinger gets dirty in pursuit of ARCA Racing Series championship". AL.com. AL.com, Advance Publications. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Enfinger, Grant". Drivers. ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hembree, Mike (October 14, 2011). "CUP: Three Fuel Injection Tests Scheduled By NASCAR". speedtv.com. SPEED Channel. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  4. ↑ "RAB Racing forms alliance with Grant Enfinger Racing for 2010". GrantEnfinger.com. January 29, 2010. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
  5. ↑ "Grant Enfinger 2011 ARCA Racing Series Results". racing-reference.info. October 7, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Demmons, Doug (October 14, 2011). "Alabama driver Grant Enfinger lands a NASCAR Sprint Cup ride". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, AL. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
  7. ↑ http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/enfingr01/2012/A
  8. ↑ http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/enfingr01/2013/A
  9. ↑ http://grantenfinger.com/enfinger_news/2014/4-28-14.html
  10. ↑ http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/enfingr01/2014/A
  11. ↑ Inabinett, Mark (July 25, 2014). "Grant Enfinger changing teams in ARCA Racing Series". al.com. Alabama: Alabama Media Group, Advance Digital. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  12. ↑ "Victory sweet for Enfinger, GMS Racing team". arcaracing.com. Marine, Michigan: ARCA. August 9, 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  13. ↑ Inabinett, Mark (February 14, 2015). "Fairhope's Grant Enfinger starts ARCA Racing Series season with Daytona victory". The Birmingham News. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  14. ↑ Baggett, Heather (October 30, 2010). "Enfinger set for NASCAR debut at Talladega". The Daily Home. Talladega, AL. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
  15. ↑ "TRUCKS: Mountain Dew 250 Results". National Speed Sport News. October 30, 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  16. ↑ Demmons, Doug (February 17, 2011). "Alabama drivers fail to make the field for Daytona truck race". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, AL. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
  17. ↑ Demmons, Doug (October 22, 2011). "For Grant Enfinger it was deja vu at Talladega Superspeedway". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, AL. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
  18. ↑ Knight, Chris (October 26, 2011). "Allgaier Motorsports; Grant Enfinger Set To Take On Martinsville". Allgaier Motorsports PR. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
  19. ↑ Adamczyk, Jay (December 12, 2011). "#93 Team News and Rumors". Jayski.com. ESPN. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
  20. ↑ Warden, Steve (November 20, 2011). "Becoming a sponsor just a blur: polishing business backs NASCAR team". The Journal-Gazette. Fort Wayne, Indiana. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
  21. ↑ "Grant Enfinger and Sinica Motorsports Inc. Part Ways for 2012 Season". Grant Enfinger Racing. December 16, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-17.
  22. ↑ Adamczyk, Jay (April 13, 2012). "Fitzpatrick no-go for next two in #60; hoping for Charlotte return". Jayski's Camping World Truck Series Silly Season Site. ESPN. Retrieved 2012-04-14.

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