Brian Sockwell

Brian Sockwell
Born	June 7, 1968 Brown Summit, North Carolina
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
Best finish	100th (2004)
First race	2004 Goulds Pumps ITT Industries 200 (Nazareth)
Last race	2005 Sam's Town 250 (Memphis)
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
Best finish	45th (1999)
First race	1999 Florida Dodge Dealers 400K (Homestead)
Last race	2008 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 (Charlotte)

Brian Sockwell (born June 7, 1968 in Brown Summit, North Carolina) is a NASCAR driver.

Early racing career

Sockwell raced in the Goody's Dash Series for several years, earning several wins. In 1997 he came close to winning the Goody's Dash Series championship, but was edged out by 138 points by Mike Swaim, Jr.

2002-2004

In 2002, he came back to the #54 Chevy^[1] sponsored by Maddux Supply Co. and later Lowdermilk Electric. He struggled in his five starts in the 2002 season, with only one finish inside the top 20.^[1] In his last race of the 2003 season, he and his sponsor moved to the #5 Ware Racing Enterprises team, but wrecked and were released at the end of the season.

In his first season in the Busch Series, he went to the #94 Chevy sponsored by RaceApe.com. Later in the season, he moved to the #41 Chevy sponsored by cashwell.com.

2005-Present

In his only race of the 2005 season, the Sam's Town 250, he went to the #88 Reary Racing Chevy.

He attempted the 2007 Kroger 250 truck race, however he failed to qualify. He also attempted the 2007 Gateway 250 in the #97 Reary Racing Chevy, however he was pulled from the entry list.

In 2008, he attempted to qualify for the Chevy Silverado 250 in the #54 Reary Racing Chevy sponsored by Sculley Boats, but failed to do so. Later that year, he qualified for his first truck race since 2003,^[2] the North Carolina Education Lottery 200. He started last (36th) and finished 29th.^[3]

Personal life

He has a wife named Janet and a daughter.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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

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
2004	PF2 Motorsports	94	Chevy	DAY	CAR	LVS	DAR	BRI	TEX	NSH	TAL	CAL	GTY	RCH	NZH 28																								100th	161
	Reary Racing	41	Chevy													CLT 30	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	DAY	CHI	NHA	PPR	IRP	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH 27	DOV	KAN
		40																														CLT DNQ	MEM	ATL	PHO	DAR	HOM
2005		88		DAY	CAL	MXC	LVS	ATL	NSH DNQ	BRI	TEX	PHO	TAL	DAR	RCH	CLT DNQ	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	DAY	CHI	NHA	PPR	GTY	IRP	GLN	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH DNQ	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM 30	TEX	PHO	HOM	123rd	73

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck 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	NCTC	Pts
1998	Sasser-Fogleman Racing, Inc.	30	Chevy	WDW	HOM	PHO	POR	EVG	I70	GLN	TEX	BRI	MLW	NZH	CAL	PPR	IRP	NHA	FLM	NSV	HPT	LVL	RCH DNQ	MEM	GTY	MAR	SON	MMR	PHO	LVS	127th	25
1999	Sockwell Racing	54	Chevy	HOM 12	PHO	EVG	MMR	MAR DNQ	MEM 34	PPR	I70	BRI	TEX	PIR	GLN	MLW	NSV	NZH	MCH	NHA	IRP	GTY 23	HPT	RCH DNQ	LVS	LVL	TEX	CAL			45th	380
2000				DAY DNQ	HOM	PHO	MMR	MAR 27	PIR	GTY	MEM 35	PPR	EVG	TEX	KEN	GLN	MLW	NHA	NZH	MCH	IRP	NSV	CIC 11	RCH DNQ	DOV	TEX 24	CAL				50th	435
2001				DAY 17	HOM	MMR	MAR DNQ	GTY	DAR	PPR	DOV																				51st	465
	Richardson Racing	0	Chevy									TEX 35	MEM	MLW
	Rick Ware Racing	81	Chevy												KAN 33	KEN 28	NHA	IRP	NSH	CIC	NZH	RCH	SBO
	Rick Ware Racing	71	Chevy																					TEX 21	LVS	PHO	CAL
2002	Sockwell Racing	54	Chevy	DAY 15	DAR	MAR DNQ	GTY	PPR	DOV	TEX	MEM 22	MLW	KAN	KEN	NHA	MCH	IRP	NSH	RCH 21	TEX	SBO 31	LVS	CAL	PHO	HOM 29						47th	391
2003	Sockwell Racing	54	Chevy	DAY 28	DAR	MMR	MAR	CLT 24	DOV	TEX	MEM	MLW	KAN	KEN	GTW	MCH	IRP 19	NSH	BRI												61st	346
	Rick Ware Racing	51	Dodge																	RCH DNQ	NHA	CAL	LVS	SBO	TEX
	Rick Ware Racing	5	Chevy																							MAR 31	PHO	HOM
2007	Reary Racing	54	Dodge	DAY	CAL	ATL	MAR DNQ	KAN	CLT	MFD	DOV	TEX	MCH	MLW	MEM	KEN	IRP	NSH	BRI DNQ	GTW	NHA	LVS	TAL	MAR	ATL	TEX	PHO	HOM			N/A	-
2008	Reary Racing	54	Chevy	DAY DNQ	CAL	ATL	MAR	KAN	CLT 29	MFD	DOV	TEX	MCH	MLW	MEM	KEN	IRP	NSH	BRI	GTW	NHA	LVS	TAL	MAR	ATL	TEX	PHO	HOM			93rd	76

References

1 2 "Brian Sockwell: #154 – Scully Boatbuilders – Reary Racing". NASCAR. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
↑ "Brian Sockwell". NASCAR. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
↑ "2008 Official Race Results : North Carolina Education Lottery 200". NASCAR. Retrieved 2010-06-20.

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