Brian Sockwell

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Brian Sockwell
Born (1968-06-07) June 7, 1968 (age 55)
Brown Summit, North Carolina
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
4 races run over 2 years
Best finish100th (2004)
First race 2004 Goulds Pumps ITT Industries 200 (Nazareth)
Last race 2005 Sam's Town 250 (Memphis)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
22 races run over 6 years
Best finish45th (1999)
First race 1999 Florida Dodge Dealers 400K (Homestead)
Last race 2008 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 (Charlotte)
WinsTop tens Poles
000

Brian Sockwell (born June 7, 1968) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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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.

Early NASCAR career

2002–2004

In 2002, he came back to the No. 54 Chevy [1] sponsored by Maddux Supply Co. and later Lowdermilk Electric.

In his first season in the Busch Series, he went to the No. 94 Chevy sponsored by RaceApe.com. Later in the season, he moved to the No. 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 No. 88 Reary Racing Chevy.

In 2010, he raced at Charlotte Motor Speedway winning the Legends Millions- Masters division.

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.)

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435NBSCPtsRef
2004 PF2 Motorsports94 Chevy DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL GTY RCH NZH
28
100th161 [2]
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 123rd73 [3]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627NCTCPtsRef
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 127th25 [4]
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 45th380 [5]
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 50th435 [6]
2001 DAY
17
HOM MMR MAR
DNQ
GTY DAR PPR DOV 51st465 [7]
Richardson Motorsports 0 Chevy TEX
35
MEM MLW
Rick Ware Racing 81 Chevy KAN
33
KEN
28
NHA IRP NSH CIC NZH RCH SBO
71 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
47th391 [8]
2003 DAY
28
DAR MMR MAR CLT
24
DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN GTW MCH IRP
19
NSH BRI 61st346 [9]
Rick Ware Racing 51 Dodge RCH
DNQ
NHA CAL LVS SBO TEX
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- [10]
2008 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 93rd76 [11]

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