Tim Bainey, Jr.

Tim Bainey, Jr.
Born (1978-04-24) April 24, 1978
Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish 87th (2012)
First race 2012 5-hour Energy 200 (Dover)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
8 races run over 2 years
Best finish 45th (2009)
First race 2009 AAA Insurance 200 (Dover)
Last race 2010 TheRaceDayRaffleSeries.com 175 (Loudon)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of February 25, 2013.

Tim Bainey, Jr. (born April 24, 1978 in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania) is an American stock car racing driver. A veteran of the Hooters Pro Cup Series.

Career

Bainey began his racing career at Clearfield Speedway in Pennsylvania in 1978, winning the track championship in 1995.[1] Following competing on a limited schedule in the ARCA Re/MAX Series between 1997 and 2000, Bainey raced for a number of years in the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series, competing in the series' North Division;[2] he posted one top 5 finish and a best national points finish of 21st over 8 years and 78 races of competition,[3] while he finished in the top 10 in North Division points three times during his Pro Cup career.[4] Bainey also competed in late model races across southern New England during the early to mid 2000s.[5]

Bainey made his debut in NASCAR competition in the Busch North Series at Holland International Speedway in 2005, finishing 17th in his first race in the series.[6] He made his debut in the Camping World Truck Series at Dover International Speedway in 2009,[4] finishing 15th, his best career finish in the series, and on the lead lap in his first race; he also led a lap during the event.[7] He would make 7 additional starts in the series over the next two years, with his last start coming in September 2010 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in a truck owned by Dale Brackett.[8]

After over a year's hiatus from racing,[9] Bainey returned to NASCAR competition in 2012, driving for SR² Motorsports at Dover in the Nationwide Series 5-hour Energy 200.[7] He started 41st, was wrecked by race leader Joey Logano after 144 laps of competition, and finished 28th.[10]

Bainey also competed in the K&N Pro Series East event at CNB Bank Raceway Park, a track he co-owns along with his father, Tim Bainey Sr., in July 2012,[7] finishing 10th.[11]

Personal life

Bainey is married, to Nikki.[4]

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

Camping World Truck Series

References

  1. ↑ "Bainey to Compete for ROY Honors in '99". Motorsport.com. December 2, 1998. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
  2. ↑ Isenberg, Cory (January 2, 2006). "Crates creating curiosity". The Tribune-Democrat. Johnstown, PA. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  3. ↑ "Tim Bainey Jr. Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  4. 1 2 3 "Bainey Jr. Debuts New Team at Dover". SPEED Channel. Fox Sports. May 14, 2009. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  5. ↑ Isenberg, Cory (July 22, 2006). "Bainey searching for repeat performance". The Tribune-Democrat. Johnstown, PA. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  6. ↑ "Five big-name drivers could be missing from Cup's 'postseason'". Centre Daily Times (State College, PA). July 1, 2005. p. 5C.
  7. 1 2 3 Moody, Walt (May 24, 2012). "Philipsburg's Tim Bainey finds Nationwide ride". Centre Daily Times. State College, PA. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  8. ↑ Solloway, Steve (September 16, 2010). "Racing with passion, with different destinations". The Portland Press Herald. Portland, ME. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  9. ↑ "Tim Bainey Jr. in the No. 24 at Dover". NBC Sports. May 30, 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  10. ↑ "Bainey Jr.’s Nationwide debut cut short by collision". Centre Daily Times. State College, PA. June 3, 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  11. ↑ "2012 Samuel 150". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2013-02-25.

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