Joey Arrington
| Joey Arrington | |||||||
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| Born |
July 25, 1956 Rocky Mount, Virginia, United States | ||||||
| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career | |||||||
| 9 races run over 5 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 84th (1980) | ||||||
| First race | 1974 Capital City 500 (Richmond) | ||||||
| Last race | 1980 Richmond 400 (Richmond) | ||||||
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Joey Arrington (born July 25, 1956) is an American former NASCAR driver and crew chief from Rocky Mount, Virginia.[1] He made nine Winston Cup (now Sprint Cup Series) starts with a best finish of 12th.[1] He made his first start in 1974 as a 17 year old and raced until 1980.[1]
He is currently the owner of Arrington Engines[2] and is the son of former NASCAR driver Buddy Arrington. Arrington is a partner in Bobby Hamilton Racing.
Biography
Arrington is the son of Buddy and Jeanette Arrington, and often was present at his fathers races. His interests in engines and car tuning was sparked by Petty Enterprises engine builder Maurice Petty, and Joey would tweak his skills in the Petty shop in Level Cross. After graduating high school in 1975, the younger Arrington became the crew chief and engine builder for his father's racing efforts.[3]
Arrington was part of Dodge's return to stock car racing, building engines and providing parts for Dodge teams for their return to ARCA in 1991, Trans-Am, and the Craftsman Truck Series in 1995.[3]
Arrington Manufacturing / Race Engines Plus
| Industry | Automotive |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| Founder | Joey Arrington |
| Headquarters |
Martinsville, Virginia Concord, North Carolina |
Area served | United States |
Key people |
Joey Arrington Buddy Arrington |
| Services | Engine building and parts |
| Website |
Race Engines Plus ShopHemi.com |
In 2000, Arrington founded Arrington Manufacturing, Inc. in Martinsville, Virginia, operating as Arrington Engines. Arrington built engines for Dodge truck teams Bobby Hamilton Racing and Ultra Motorsports, winning championships in 2004 and 2005 with Ted Musgrave and Bobby Hamilton.[3]
In 2009, with Dodge pulling support from the truck series, Arrington shifted its focus, signing a deal with Toyota to build engines in all three of NASCAR's national divisions, and expanding into the aftermarket parts industry.[4] That same year, they began providing engines to rookie Sprint Cup Series team Tommy Baldwin Racing, a team he had worked with in the Busch Series.[5]
In 2011, Arrington's racing engine operation was spun off into a separate entity, called Race Engines Plus and located in the auto racing hub of Concord, North Carolina.[6] The company currently builds engines for teams such as BK Racing and Identity Ventures Racing.
Arrington's association with Dodge remains through ShopHemi.com, providing customized HEMI engines for street cars.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "NASCAR Drivers Statistics". Racing Reference. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ↑ King, Randy. "Arts and Craftsman: Arrington finds NASCAR niche". www.roanake.com.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Racing Engine Builder Joey Arrington". joeyarrington.com. joeyarrington.com. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ↑ Buck, Johnny (January 18, 2009). "Arrington shifts gears to Toyota". Martinsville Bulletin. Martinsville, Virginia: Martinsville Bulletin. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ↑ Newton, David (January 7, 2009). "Stars align for new team owner Baldwin". espn.go.com. Charlotte, North Carolina: ESPN. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
Tommy Baldwin could be rolling the dice by starting a new Sprint Cup team in this depressed economy. But the longtime crew chief is feeling awfully lucky, writes David Newton.
- ↑ "About Race Engines Plus". raceenginesplus.com. raceenginesplus.com. Retrieved 8 October 2014.