Brian Conz (born January 25, 1966) is an American former professional stock car racing driver who has previously competed in the ARCA Re/Max Series.

Brian Conz
Born (1966-01-25) January 25, 1966 (age 58)
Livonia, Michigan
ARCA Menards Series career
47 races run over 10 years
Best finish10th (1998)
First race1996 Michigan ARCA 200 (Michigan)
Last race2007 Daytona ARCA 200 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of February 10, 2024.

Racing career

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Conz began his racing career in 1998, driving in street stocks.[1]

After making select starts in the Iceman Super Car Series between 1991 and 1994, Conz made his ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series debut at Michigan Speedway, driving the No. 18 Oldsmobile that he owned, where he finished fourteenth after starting 29th. He then made another start that year at Lowe's Motor Speedway, where he finished 41st after suffering engine issues before the start of the race. He then made four more starts the following year, where he got a best finish of seventeenth at Talladega Superspeedway, where he drove the No. 06 Pontiac for Wayne Peterson Racing.

In 1998, Conz ran the full ARCA schedule, splitting time between driving for Peterson and James Hylton Motorsports. He finished tenth in the final point standings despite not finishing higher than twelfth, which was achieved at Texas Motor Speedway. Afterwards, Conz made only seven more starts between 1999 and 2002, getting a best result of twelfth at Chicagoland Speedway in 2002. For the following year in 2003, Conz ran the majority of races on the schedule, splitting time between Wayne Peterson Racing and Anthony Desmond. He finished eighteenth in the final standings with a best result of 21st at Pocono Raceway. It was also during this year that he attempted to make his NASCAR Busch Series debut at Nazareth Speedway, driving the No. 70 Chevrolet for Davis Motorsports, but ultimately failed to qualify. In 2004, he attempted to make the Busch Series season opener at Daytona International Speedway, this time driving the No. 05 Chevrolet for Day Racing Enterprises, but also failed to qualify. It was also during this year that he was in a legal battle with his brother, Edward "Butch" Conz Jr., after it was alleged that the elder Conz had purposefully took possession of the cars and equipment in order to sell them and keep the profits for his own gain.[2] Also included was the complaint that Conz had run a paint scheme for Daytona that advertised the 2004 presidential campaign of George W. Bush, with the hood of the car having phrases like "Bush", "Cheney", and "04".[2]

After not making any starts for the next two years, Conz returned to the ARCA Re/Max Series at Daytona, driving the No. 8 Dodge for Sadler Brothers Racing, where he qualified in sixteenth but finished 37th after being collected in a multi-car crash halfway through the race.[3] It was also revealed in January of that year that Conz would run the full NASCAR Busch Series schedule for Frank Cicci Racing in the No. 34 Chevrolet, with Scottish Rite serving as the sponsor.[1][4] However, this ultimately would fall through after the team put Conz and Scottish Rite on notice after failing to pay for its financial obligations, and Conz was ultimately replaced by Jay Sauter after Daytona, where Steve Grissom drove the No. 34.

In 2008, Conz attempted to make the ARCA race at Daytona, driving the No. 86 Dodge for Corrie Stott Racing, but failed to qualify. This would be his most recent attempt as a driver, as he has not competed in any racing series since then.[5]

Motorsports results

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NASCAR

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

Busch Series

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NASCAR Busch 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 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 NBSC Pts Ref
2003 Davis Motorsports 70 Chevy DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX TAL NSH CAL RCH GTY NZH
DNQ
CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL PHO CAR HOM N/A 0 [6]
2004 Day Racing Enterprises 05 Chevy DAY
DNQ
CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL GTY RCH NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL PHO DAR HOM N/A 0 [7]

ARCA Re/Max Series

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

ARCA Re/Max 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 ARSC Pts Ref
1996 Brian Conz 14 Olds DAY ATL SLM TAL FIF LVL CLT CLT KIL FRS POC MCH FRS TOL POC MCH
14
INF SBS ISF DSF KIL SLM WIN CLT
41
ATL N/A 0 [8]
1997 DAY
DNQ
ATL SLM CLT CLT POC N/A 0 [9]
76 Chevy MCH
19
SBS TOL KIL FRS MIN POC MCH
37
DSF GTW SLM WIN CLT TAL
DNQ
Wayne Peterson Racing 06 Pontiac TAL
17
ISF ATL
19
1998 DAY
30
ATL
36
CLT
24
POC
25
PPR
31
ATL
26
TEX
12
CLT
26
TAL
21
ATL
27
10th 3785 [10]
35 Chevy SLM
13
36 MEM
34
Wayne Peterson Racing 06 Chevy MCH
19
SBS
20
TOL
24
POC
15
KIL
23
FRS
23
James Hylton Motorsports 44 Chevy ISF
28
DSF
20
Pontiac SLM
21
Buick WIN
16
1999 Wayne Peterson Racing 06 Pontiac DAY
DNQ
ATL
23
SLM AND CLT MCH
DNQ
POC TOL SBS BLN POC KIL FRS FLM ISF WIN DSF SLM CLT
DNQ
86th 215 [11]
Chevy TAL
DNQ
ATL
2000 Brian Conz 18 Chevy DAY
DNQ
SLM AND CLT KIL FRS MCH
DNQ
POC TOL KEN BLN
31
POC WIN ISF KEN DSF SLM CLT TAL ATL 114th 125 [12]
2001 Wayne Peterson Racing 6 Chevy DAY NSH WIN SLM GTY KEN CLT KAN MCH POC MEM GLN KEN MCH POC NSH ISF CHI DSF SLM TOL BLN CLT TAL
23
ATL 155th 110 [13]
2002 Brian Conz DAY ATL NSH SLM KEN CLT KAN POC MCH
20
KEN
28
BLN POC NSH ISF WIN DSF CHI
12
SLM 54th 535 [14]
Wayne Peterson Racing 06 Chevy TOL
DNQ
SBO
Brian Conz 18 Chevy TAL
22
CLT
2003 Anthony Desmond 78 Chevy DAY
DNQ
ATL NSH SLM TOL ISF
35
DSF
38
18th 1720 [15]
Wayne Peterson Racing 6 Chevy KEN
32
CLT
33
BLN
24
KAN
30
MCH
41
LER POC
21
POC
28
NSH
39
CHI
32
0 WIN
DNQ
00 SLM
35
75 TAL
37
CLT SBO
2007 Sadler Brothers Racing 8 Dodge DAY
37
USA NSH SLM KAN WIN KEN TOL IOW POC MCH BLN KEN POC NSH ISF MIL GTW DSF CHI SLM TAL TOL 177th 45 [16]
2008 Corrie Stott Racing 86 Dodge DAY
DNQ
SLM IOW KAN CAR KEN TOL POC MCH CAY KEN BLN POC NSH ISF DSF CHI SLM NJE TAL TOL N/A 0 [17]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Scottish Rite Masons announce newest NASCAR team". The Joplin Independent. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "First General Counsel's Report" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  3. ^ "Daytona: Starting grid". Motorsport.com. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  4. ^ Stevenson, Seth (January 29, 2007). "Talladega Rites". Slate. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  5. ^ "Brian Conz". The Third Turn. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  6. ^ "Brian Conz – 2003 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  7. ^ "Brian Conz – 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  8. ^ "Brian Conz – 1996 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  9. ^ "Brian Conz – 1997 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  10. ^ "Brian Conz – 1998 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  11. ^ "Brian Conz – 1999 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  12. ^ "Brian Conz – 2000 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  13. ^ "Brian Conz – 2001 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  14. ^ "Brian Conz – 2002 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  15. ^ "Brian Conz – 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  16. ^ "Brian Conz – 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  17. ^ "Brian Conz – 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
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