Brian Finney (racing driver)

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Brian Finney
Born (1977-09-27) September 27, 1977 (age 46)
Merritt Island, Florida
ARCA Menards Series career
21 races run over 8 years
Best finish35th (2014)
First race 2012 Messina Wildlife Animal Stopper 200 (Indianapolis)
Last race 2020 Calypso Lemonade 200 (Indianapolis)
WinsTop tens Poles
040
ARCA Menards Series East career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish41st (2020)
First race 2020 New Smyrna 175 (New Smyrna)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
Statistics current as of January 22, 2024.

Brian Finney (born September 27, 1977) is an American professional stock car racing driver and crew chief who has previously competed in the ARCA Menards Series. He currently serves as a crew chief for Scofield Motorsports in the No. 07 Chevrolet. [1]

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Racing career

Prior to his career in ARCA, Finney previously competed in series like the FASCAR Sunbelt Super Late Model Series, the Florida Pro Series, and the Bright House Challenge Series. [2]

In 2012, Finney made his ARCA Racing Series debut at Lucas Oil Raceway, driving his self owned No. 3 Chevrolet, where he started 22nd and finished one lap down in twelfth. [3] He then made one more start at Salem Speedway, where he finished in 29th due to handling issues. In the following year, Finney ran four races, this time in the No. 80, getting a best finish of tenth at Mobile International Speedway. In 2014, he ran in five races, getting a best finish of thirteenth at Salem, and in 2015, he ran four races, getting two top-tens with a best finish of seventh at Toledo Speedway. [4]

In 2016, Finney ran three races in collaboration with Kimmel Racing in the No. 69. In his first start of the year at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, Finney finished a career best third despite starting 22nd. [5] He then finished in the top-twenty in his next two starts at Toledo and Indianapolis. In 2017, Finney ran at Nashville, this time in the No. 80, where he finished in eleventh. He was originally entered at Toledo, this time in a Ford, but suffered a fire during practice, and was forced to extinguish the flames on his own car due to safety workers not putting out the fire, which caused controversy, as well as his team not being allowed to go on the track to extinguish the flames. [6] Because of this, the series made several adjustments to the safety protocols ahead of the race. Finney and his team, along with their second entry for the weekend in No. 04 of Scott Reeves, would withdraw from the event and would not attempt another race for the remainder of the year. [7]

After a year long hiatus from the series, Finney returned at Salem in the No. 80 Chevrolet, where he finished in seventeenth due to suffering a vibration a quarter of the way through the event. [8] In 2020, he made his ARCA Menards Series East debut at New Smyrna Speedway, where he started nineteenth and finished fourteenth. He also ran at Indianapolis in the main ARCA series, driving the No. 69 Chevrolet where he finished ten laps down in eleventh.

Motorsports career results

ARCA Menards Series

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

ARCA Menards Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021AMSCPtsRef
2012 Finney Racing Enterprises 3 Chevy DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH WIN NJE IOW CHI IRP
12		 POC BLN ISF MAD SLM
29		 DSF KAN 76th255 [9]
2013 80 DAY MOB
10		 SLM
18		 TAL TOL
11		 ELK POC MCH ROA WIN CHI
Wth		 NJM POC BLN ISF MAD
19		 DSF IOW SLM KEN KAN 43rd630 [10]
2014 DAY MOB
14		 IRP
23		 POC BLN ISF
21		 MAD DSF SLM
21		 KEN KAN 35th690 [11]
46 SLM
13		 TAL TOL NJE POC MCH ELK WIN CHI
2015 68 DAY MOB
10		 NSH
13		 SLM TAL TOL
7		 NJE POC MCH CHI WIN IOW IRP
28		 POC BLN ISF DSF SLM KEN KAN 38th630 [12]
2016 69 DAY NSH
3		 SLM TAL TOL
17		 NJE POC MCH MAD WIN IOW 45th520 [13]
Ford IRP
14		 POC BLN ISF DSF SLM CHI KEN KAN
2017 80 Chevy DAY NSH
11		 SLM TAL 81st200 [14]
Ford TOL
Wth		 ELK POC MCH MAD IOW IRP POC WIN ISF ROA DSF SLM CHI KEN KAN
2019 Finney Racing Enterprises 69 Chevy DAY FIF SLM TAL NSH
Wth		 TOL CLT POC MCH MAD GTW CHI ELK IOW POC ISF DSF 70th145 [15]
80 SLM
17		 IRP KAN
2020 69 DAY PHO TAL POC IRP
11		 KEN IOW KAN TOL TOL MCH DAY GTW L44 TOL BRI WIN MEM ISF KAN 63rd33 [16]

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series East results
YearTeamNo.Make123456AMSECPtsRef
2020 Finney Racing Enterprises 80 Chevy NSM
14		 TOL DOV TOL BRI FIF 41st30 [17]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Brian Finney". The Third Turn. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Finney Racing of Merritt Island, FL". Softball Magazine. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Todd Gilliland makes ARCA history with Toledo win". AccessWDUN. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Local driver Finney places third in ARCA race". Florida Today. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Toledo Speedway Fire – Driver Brian Finney extinguished his own fire in ARCA Racing Series". Racing News. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  7. ↑ "ARCA Statement on Toledo Speedway – Brian Finney Racecar Fire Update". Racing News. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  8. ↑ "ARCA Racing Series Breakdown: 2019 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers Fall Classic at Salem". Frontstretch. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
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  10. ↑ "Brian Finney – 2013 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Brian Finney – 2014 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Brian Finney – 2015 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Brian Finney – 2016 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Brian Finney – 2017 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
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  16. ↑ "Brian Finney – 2020 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Brian Finney – 2020 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
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