Brian Sockwell
Quick Facts
Biography
Brian Sockwell (born June 7, 1968 in Brown Summit, North Carolina) is a NASCAR driver.
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 #54 Chevy sponsored by Maddux Supply Co. and later Lowdermilk Electric. He struggled in his five starts in the 2002 season, with only one finish inside the top 20. In his last race of the 2003 season, he and his sponsor moved to the #5 Ware Racing Enterprises team, but wrecked and were released at the end of the season.
In his first season in the Busch Series, he went to the #94 Chevy sponsored by RaceApe.com. Later in the season, he moved to the #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 #88 Reary Racing Chevy.
He attempted the 2007 Kroger 250 truck race, however he failed to qualify. He also attempted the 2007 Gateway 250 in the #97 Reary Racing Chevy, however he was pulled from the entry list.
In 2008, he attempted to qualify for the Chevy Silverado 250 in the #54 Reary Racing Chevy sponsored by Sculley Boats, but failed to do so. Later that year, he qualified for his first truck race since 2003, the North Carolina Education Lottery 200. He started last (36th) and finished 29th.
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.)
Nationwide Series
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | NNSC | Pts | |
2004 | PF2 Motorsports | 94 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH | TAL | CAL | GTY | RCH | NZH 28 | 100th | 161 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 123rd | 73 |
Craftsman Truck Series
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | NCTC | Pts | |
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 | 127th | 25 | |
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 | 45th | 380 | |||
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 | 50th | 435 | |||||||
2001 | DAY 17 | HOM | MMR | MAR DNQ | GTY | DAR | PPR | DOV | 51st | 465 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Richardson Racing | 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 | 47th | 391 | ||||||
2003 | DAY 28 | DAR | MMR | MAR | CLT 24 | DOV | TEX | MEM | MLW | KAN | KEN | GTW | MCH | IRP 19 | NSH | BRI | 61st | 346 | |||||||||||||||
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 | - | |||
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 | 93rd | 76 |