Brandon Newey

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Brandon Newey
NationalityAmerican
Born (1992-08-18) August 18, 1992 (age 30)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Pro Mazda Championship career
Debut season 2014
Current team Team Pelfrey
Car number98
Starts6
Previous series
2013 - U.S. F2000 National Championship 2012 F1600 Championship Series
2010-11 Skip Barber National Championship
2010 Skip Barber Summer Series
2005-10 Karting

Brandon Newey (born August 18, 1992) is an American racing driver. He was classified second in the 2012 F1600 Championship Series season. In 2014 he is competing in the Pro Mazda Championship.

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Karting

Brandon started his career in karts at New Castle Motorsports Park where he raced in various regional and track championships. He made also three appearances at the RoboPong 200 endurance karting race. Fourth was his best result when he partnered up with Josef Newgarden. [1] Brandon also raced in selected WKA Manufacturer's Cup events.

Formula racing

Brandon Newey made his competitive debut in formula cars in the Skip Barber National Championship in 2010. His best results were two fifth-place finishes at Virginia Motorsports Park and Road Atlanta. He eventually finished eighth in the championship. He also raced in the Skip Barber Summer Series. He started eight races and finished once on the podium.

For 2011 he again raced in the Skip Barber National Championship. He scored his first win in the second race at Sebring International Raceway. [2] Brandon also won at Road America. He was in the race for the championship for a long time but with a total of 10 podium finishes he was eventually placed third in the championship, behind Trent Hindman and champion Scott Anderson. [3]

Brandon signed with Bryan Herta Autosport, for whom he raced various kart races before, to compete in the F1600 Championship Series. [4] Brandon was placed first in the first one-two finish for Bryan Herta Autosport, in only the second race of the season. Brandon was placed first and his teammate Garett Grist second in Honda Fit powered Mygale SJ12's. [5] Brandon Newey went on to win a total of four races including the season finale. [6] He eventually finished second in the championship standings 7 points behind Matias Köykkä.

At the end of the 2011 season Brandon tested a U.S. F2000 in Griffis Memorial Test at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course with JDC Motorsports. [7] For the 2013 season Brandon signed with Afterburner Autosport to race in the U.S. F2000 National Championship. [8] He finished 12th in points, competing in twelve of the fourteen races, with a best finish of fifth (twice).

In 2014 he is racing in the Pro Mazda Championship for Team Pelfrey.

Personal

His father, Steve Newey, co-owns Bryan Herta Autosport. Brandon is a sophomore student at Purdue University where he studies management. [9]

Pro Mazda Championship

YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints
2014 Team Pelfrey STP
16		 STP
18		 BAR
16		 BAR
12		 IMS
5		 IMS
14		 LOR HOU HOU MOH
10		 MOH
13		 MIL SON SON 17th63

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References

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  2. ↑ "Skip Barber: Newey Wins Round Two in Florida". eFormulacarNews.com. March 18, 2011. Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Skip Barber: 2011 Title to be Decided at Lime Rock Park". eFormulacarNews.com. October 5, 2011. Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Garett Grist and Brandon Newey to BHA". f1600championshipseries.com. April 4, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  5. ↑ "F1600 Championship: Mygale Claims a One-Two Finish at Virginia International Raceway". eFormulaCarNews.com. April 19, 2012. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  6. ↑ "F1600 Championship: Newey Wins Finale as 2012 Title Goes to Koykka". eFormulaCarNews.com. October 14, 2012. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Road to Indy: Chris Griffis Memorial Test Concludes at Indy". eFormulaCarNews.com. October 12, 2012. Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  8. ↑ "USF2000: Newey to Drive for Afterburner Autosport". eFormulaCarNews.com. February 28, 2013. Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Brandon Newey". LinkedIn . Retrieved March 16, 2013.
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