Brian Simo

Brian Simo (born October 1, 1959) is a race car driver from Carlsbad, California, USA. On the NASCAR circuits, he is a road course ringer who races selected road course races.^[1] He drove the #33 Korbel Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing at Infineon Raceway in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series in 2005, recording a top ten finish.^[1] He is a veteran of Trans-Am racing and he also created the No Fear clothing line.

Racing career

NASCAR

Sprint Cup Series

Simo attempted his first NASCAR Cup Series races in 2000 with Donlavey Racing. He raced the #90 Hills Brothers Coffee Ford to a 36th place finish and failed to qualify the #90 car at Watkins Glen. For the 2001 season, Simo again returned to run the road courses for Donlavey Racing. He earned a 15th place starting spot at Infineon, but unfortunately 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 #33 Korbel California Champagnes 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 the #61 Chevrolet at Infineon, however he did qualify the #34 Chevrolet for Watkins Glen. Unfortunately, his race at Watkins Glen would end early with a crash and he finished in the 41st position. For 2007, Simo attempted both road courses for Front Row Motorsports in the #37 Dodge, however he was unable to qualify. In the 2008 season, Simo again drove for FRM in the #34 Ford at Infineon, finishing 43rd.^[1]

Nationwide Series

Simo's first start in the Nationwide would come in the #03 400 Auto Wreckers 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 2008, he failed to qualify for the Gumout Long Life Formula 200. Simo returned to the series in 2006 with Frank Cicci Racing and raced the #34 Sobe No Fear Chevrolet at Watkins Glen to a 22nd place finish. In 2007, he returned to race for Frank Cicci Racing in the #34 Chevrolet at Mexico City. Simo started the race in 39th and provided another 22nd place finish for Frank Cicci Racing. For the 2008 season, Simo has been selected to run the road courses for Front Row Motorsports. His first start came at Mexico City in the #24 Hefty Chevrolet and he finished the race in the 28th position. He competed at two more road courses, finishing 30th at Montreal and 20th at Watkins Glen.^[1]

Motorsports career results

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

Year	Track	Car	Engine	Class	Finish	Start	Status
1990	Road Atlanta	Chevrolet Camaro	Chevrolet	Showroom Stock GT	24	23	Retired
1991	Road Atlanta	Chevrolet Camaro	Chevrolet	Showroom Stock GT	30	12	Retired

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

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	NSCC	Pts
2000	Donlavey Racing	90	Ford	DAY	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR	BRI	TEX	MAR	TAL	CAL	RCH	CLT	DOV	MCH	POC	SON 36	DAY	NHA	POC	IND	GLN DNQ	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	NHA	DOV	MAR	CLT	TAL	CAR	PHO	HOM	ATL			66th	55
2001	Donlavey Racing	90	Ford	DAY	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR	BRI	TEX	MAR	TAL	CAL	RCH	CLT	DOV	MCH	POC	SON 42	DAY	CHI	NHA	POC	IND	GLN 37	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MAR	TAL	PHO	CAR	HOM	ATL	NHA	61st	89
2005	Richard Childress Racing	33	Chevy	DAY	CAL	LVS	ATL	BRI	MAR	TEX	PHO	TAL	DAR	RCH	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	SON 10	DAY	CHI	NHA	POC	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	NHA	DOV	TAL	KAN	CLT	MAR	ATL	TEX	PHO	HOM	65th	134
2006	Front Row Motorsports	61	Chevy	DAY	CAL	LVS	ATL	BRI	MAR	TEX	PHO	TAL	RCH	DAR	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	SON DNQ	DAY	CHI	NHA	POC	IND																71st	40
2006		34	Chevy																						GLN 41	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	NHA	DOV	KAN	TAL	CLT	MAR	ATL	TEX	PHO	HOM	71st	40
2007		37	Dodge	DAY	CAL	LVS	ATL	BRI	MAR	TEX	PHO	TAL	RCH	DAR	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	SON DNQ	NHA	DAY	CHI	IND	POC	GLN DNQ	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	NHA	DOV	KAN	TAL	CLT	MAR	ATL	TEX	PHO	HOM	NA	-
2008		34	Ford	DAY	CAL	LVS	ATL	BRI	MAR	TEX	PHO	TAL	RCH	DAR	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	SON 43	NHA	DAY	CHI	IND	POC																71st	34
2008		34	Chevy																						GLN DNQ	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	NHA	DOV	KAN	TAL	CLT	MAR	ATL	TEX	PHO	HOM	71st	34
2009	Tommy Baldwin Racing	36	Toyota	DAY	CAL	LVS	ATL	BRI	MAR	TEX	PHO	TAL	RCH	DAR	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	SON DNQ	NHA	DAY	CHI	IND	POC	GLN DNQ	MCH	BRI	ATL	RCH	NHA	DOV	KAN	CAL	CLT	MAR	TAL	TEX	PHO	HOM	NA	-
2010	Tommy Baldwin Racing	36	Chevy	DAY	CAL	LVS	ATL	BRI	MAR	PHO	TEX	TAL	RCH	DAR	DOV	CLT	POC	MCH	SON DNQ	NHA	DAY	CHI	IND	POC	GLN	MCH	BRI	ATL	RCH	NHA	DOV	KAN	CAL	CLT	MAR	TAL	TEX	PHO	HOM	NA	-
2011	Whitney Motorsports	81	Ford	DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	MAR	TEX	TAL	RCH	DAR	DOV	CLT	KAN	POC	MCH	SON 33	DAY	KEN	NHA	IND	POC																49th	11
2011	Whitney Motorsports	46	Ford																						GLN DNQ	MCH	BRI	ATL	RCH	CHI	NHA	DOV	KAN	CLT	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM	49th	11
2012	Inception Motorsports	30	Toyota	DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	MAR	TEX	KAN	RCH	TAL	DAR	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	SON DNQ	KEN	DAY	NHA	IND	POC	GLN	MCH	BRI	ATL	RCH	CHI	NHA	DOV	TAL	CLT	KAN	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM	NA	-

Nationwide Series

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	NNSC	Pts
1997	Reg Laporte	03	Chevy	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	LVS	DAR	HCY	TEX	BRI	NSV	TAL	NHA	NZH	CLT	DOV	SBO	GLN 40	MLW	MYB	GTY	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	CAL	CAR	HOM						123rd	0
1998	Reg Laporte	03	Chevy	DAY	CAR	LVS	NSV	DAR	BRI	TEX	HCY	TAL	NHA DNQ	NZH	CLT	DOV	RCH	PPR	GLN	MLW	MYB	CAL	SBO	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	GTY	CAR	ATL	HOM					NA	-
2006	Frank Cicci Racing	34	Chevy	DAY	CAL	MXC	LVS	ATL	BRI	TEX	NSH	PHO	TAL	RCH	DAR	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	DAY	CHI	NHA	MAR	GTY	IRP	GLN 22	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM	TEX	PHO	HOM	113th	97
2007	Frank Cicci Racing	34	Chevy	DAY	CAL	MXC 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
2008	Front Row Motorsports	24	Chevy	DAY	CAL	LVS	ATL	BRI	NSH	TEX	PHO	MXC 28	TAL	RCH	DAR	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	NHA	DAY	CHI	GTY	IRP	CGV 30	GLN 20	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM	TEX	PHO	HOM	82nd	262
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	GLN DNQ	CGV	BRI	ATL	RCH	CHI	DOV	KAN	CLT	TEX	PHO	HOM		NA	-

References

1 2 3 4 "NASCAR results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 27 March 2010.

External links

Brian Simo driver statistics at Racing-Reference

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