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Timothy Bainey Jr. (born April 24, 1978) is an American stock car racing driver. He is a veteran of the Hooters Pro Cup Series and also made starts in what is now the ARCA Menards Series, the NASCAR Xfinity and Truck Series, and the East Series. He was born in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania.

Racing career

Bainey began his racing career at Clearfield Speedway in Pennsylvania in 1988, winning the track championship in 1995. 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; he posted one top 5 finish and a best national points finish of 21st over 8 years and 78 races of competition, while he finished in the top 10 in North Division points three times during his Pro Cup career. Bainey also competed in late model races across southern New England during the early to mid 2000s.

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. He made his debut in the Camping World Truck Series at Dover International Speedway in 2009, 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. 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.

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

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, finishing 10th.

Personal life

Bainey is married to Nikki.

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

K&N Pro Series East

ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series

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

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. ^ "Bainey Jr. Debuts New Team at Dover". SPEED Channel. Fox Sports. May 14, 2009. Archived from the original on April 20, 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. ^ Moody, Walt (May 24, 2012). "Philipsburg's Tim Bainey finds Nationwide ride". Centre Daily Times. State College, PA. Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. 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. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
10. "Bainey Jr.'s Nationwide debut cut short by collision". Centre Daily Times. State College, PA. June 3, 2012. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
11. "2012 Samuel 150". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
12. "Tim Bainey Jr. – 2002 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
13. "Tim Bainey Jr. – 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
14. "Tim Bainey Jr. – 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
15. "Tim Bainey Jr. – 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
16. "Tim Bainey Jr. – 2005 Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
17. "Tim Bainey Jr. – 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
18. "Tim Bainey Jr. – 1997 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
19. "Tim Bainey Jr. – 1998 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
20. "Tim Bainey Jr. – 1999 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
21. "Tim Bainey Jr. – 2000 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 23, 2020.

External links

• Official website
• Tim Bainey Jr. driver statistics at Racing-Reference

• Living people
• 1978 births
• People from Philipsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania
• Racing drivers from Pennsylvania
• NASCAR drivers
• ARCA Menards Series drivers
• CARS Tour drivers