Mark Simo

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Mark Simo
Born (1959-10-01) October 1, 1959 (age 64)
Carlsbad, California, U.S.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
2 races run over 2 years
Best finish75th (1995)
First race1995 Heartland Tailgate 175 (Topeka)
Last race1998 Parts America 150 (Watkins Glen)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0

Mark "Simo" Simonaitis (born October 1, 1959) is an American race car driver and entrepreneur. He is the twin brother of racer Brian Simo. Currently, he is the CEO of No Fear, and is a co-owner of No Fear Racing.

Simo has made two NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races, first in his self-owned #94 Mac Tools Ford F-150, and later in the #28 Federated Auto Parts Ford for Ernie Irvan. His best finish was sixth. As an owner, Simo fielded the #44 entry full-time from 1995 to 1998. Joe Ruttman drove the truck in its first season with sponsorship from Coca-Cola, Mac, and 1-800 COLLECT, winning twice. Bryan Reffner drove the next season and won Rookie of the Year, before Boris Said became the team's new driver with Federated sponsoring. In two years, Said won one race at Sears Point. Following the 1998 season, Simo fielded the #14 car part-time in the Winston Cup Series for Said and Randy LaJoie, and in the Busch Series for Irvan. He and Irvan planned to field a full-time Winston Cup entry in 2000, but were unable to find sponsorship and leased their equipment to Robby Gordon.

Motorsports career results[edit]

SCCA National Championship Runoffs[edit]

Year Track Car Engine Class Finish Start Status
1990 Road Atlanta Chevrolet Camaro Chevrolet Showroom Stock GT 3 2 Running
1991 Road Atlanta Chevrolet Camaro Chevrolet Showroom Stock GT 6 7 Running

NASCAR[edit]

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

Craftsman Truck Series[edit]

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
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 NCWTC Pts Ref
1995 Mark Simo 94 Ford PHO TUS SGS MMR POR EVG I70 LVL BRI MLW CNS HPT
14
IRP FLM RCH MAR NWS SON MMR PHO 75th 121 [1]
1998 28 WDW HOM PHO POR EVG I70 GLN
7
TEX BRI MLW NZH CAL PPR IRP NHA FLM NSV HPT LVL RCH MEM GTY MAR SON MMR PHO LVS 77th 150 [2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mark Simo – 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series By Craftsman Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "Mark Simo – 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2023.

External links[edit]

  • Mark Simo owner statistics at Racing-Reference
  • Mark Simo driver statistics at Racing-Reference