Salvatore Iovino

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Salvatore Iovino
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Iovino at New Smyrna Speedway in 2018
NationalityAmerican
Born (1983-07-15) July 15, 1983 (age 40)
Phoenix, Arizona
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West career
Debut season 2016
Starts0
Championships0
Wins0
Poles0
Previous series
2017-2018

2018
2016-2018
2016		 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
ARCA Racing Series
All-Whelen Modified Series
NAPA BIG 5 Latemodels
NAPA Super Late Model Series
Awards
2016 [1] Most Popular Driver K&N Pro Series West

Salvatore Iovino (born July 15, 1983) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He is also a team owner for Holleran-Iovino Racing (HIR) in the K&N Pro Series East, competing under the Patriot Motorsports Group banner. [2] Prior to competing in stock car racing, he competed as a NHRA drag racing driver. [3] Iovino is a first-generation driver. [4]

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Early life and career

Iovino was born in Phoenix, Arizona and raised in Southern California. [5] In 2008, he moved to Georgia, [6] where he owns the Atlanta-based telecommunications company, Integrated Tower Services LLC. The company performs cell tower maintenance, repair and installation. [7]

Racing career

In 2012, Iovino began his racing career competing in the NHRA, [4] driving Pro Stock, Pro Dial, and Super Pro Street Class drag cars. [3] In early 2016, Iovino began stock car racing, starting with the NASCAR All-Whelen Modified’s, NAPA Latemodel Series. [8] In July 2016, he moved into the NASCAR K&N Pro Series starting his first race at the Stateline Speedway in Idaho. [3] After moving to the K&N series, Iovino completed the 7 races that were left on the schedule. Despite only completing half the season, Iovino won the honors of Most Popular Driver for the NASCAR K&N Pro West Series in November 2016. [9] On February 19, 2017, Iovino finished 17th in his first NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race at New Smyrna. [10]

On March 15, 2017, it was announced that Iovino would drive full-time for Copp Motorsports in the Camping World Truck Series during the 2018 season. [11] The partnership did not work out as family issues derailed him from gaining the permits necessary to compete. Plans on running the full 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East season, with some K&N West and ARCA races being a part of the schedule in 2018, [12] [13] also only resulted in a part-time schedule as he only ran three K&N East races. [14]

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.)

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314NKNPSECPtsRef
2017 Patriot Motorsports Group38 Chevy NSM
17		 GRE
18		 BRI SBO SBO MEM BLN TMP NHA IOW GLN LGY NJM DOV 36th53 [15]
2018 32 NSM
28		 BRI
17		 LGY
14		 SBO SBO MEM NJM TMP NHA IOW GLN GTW NHA DOV 29th73 [14]

K&N Pro Series West

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314NKNPSWCPts
2016 Nick Sommer Racing39 Toyota IRW KCR TUS OSS CNS SON SLS
17		 IOW DCS
16		 MMP
16		 MMP
16		 MER
21		18th179
38 EVG
21
39 Chevy AAS
22
2017 Patriot Motorsports Group38 TUS
21		 KCR
20		 IRW
Wth		 IRW
Wth		 SPO
21		 OSS CNS SON IOW EVG DCS MER AAS KCR 25th92
2018 32 Ford KCR
17		 TUS TUS OSS CNS SON DCS IOW EVG GTW LVS MER AAS KCR 53rd27

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

ARCA Racing Series

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

ARCA Racing Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920ARSCPtsRef
2018 Patriot Motorsports Group38 Chevy DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL CLT
Wth		 POC MCH MAD GTW CHI IOW ELK POC ISF BLN DSF SLM IRP KAN 106th0 [16]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

On November 7, 2019, Salvatore Iovino and his wife Melissa Iovino were arrested in Kennesaw, GA. Charges include two felony counts of unlawfully entering a car with intent to commit a crime, felony cocaine possession, felony possession of hydrocodone to distribute, felony possession of amphetamine to distribute, three counts of felony forgery in the third degree, felony card theft, and felony identity theft. Salvatore was released, on bond, on December 28, 2019. He is currently awaiting trial. [17] The storage facility, the site of many of the crimes, has since sold at auction the storage locker containing most of the Iovino's belongings, which have been sold by the buyer.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Salvatore Iovino Emerges in Three Way Deal!". Incline Magazine. December 20, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
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  16. ↑ "Driver Salvatore Iovino 2018 ARCA Racing Series results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  17. ↑ "Police claim married couple responsible in rash of crimes in Kennesaw". Marietta Dailu Journal. November 14, 2019. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
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