Justin Sofio
| Justin Sofio | |
|---|---|
 Sofio in 2005 | |
| Born | April 15, 1979 |
| Atlantic Championship | |
| Years active | 2004–2008 |
| Teams | Binder Racing, Mathiasen Motorsports |
| Starts | 34 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Best finish | 11th in 2007 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2005 | Atlantic C2 Cup Championship |
Justin Sofio (born April 15, 1979) is an American former racing driver. Sofio won the C2 Cup in the 2005 Atlantic Championship.
Career
[edit]Sofio was the chief mechanic for Jensen Motorsport's Atlantic Championship team in 2001.[1]
Sofio made only one start in the 2004 Atlantic Championship at Long Beach, finishing 12th overall and winning the C2-class. For the remainder of the season, he worked as a mechanic for Cam Binder Racing.[2]
In 2005, Sofio won the C2-class again at Long Beach finishing fifth overall. After Long Beach, Sofio joined Mathiasen Motorsports for the remainder of the season.[2] Sofio won six more races in the C2-class en route to the C2 Cup championship.[3][4]
Sofio returned with Mathiasen Motorsports for 2006.[1] On top of driving, Sofio was the chief engineer, general manager, and truck driver for the team until 2007. Sofio finished a career-high 11th in the overall championship.[5]
Racing record
[edit]Atlantic Championship
[edit]| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Binder Racing | LBH 13 |
MTY | MIL | POR1 | POR2 | CLE | TOR | VAN | ROA | DEN | MTL | LAG | 4th1 | 311 | [6] |
| 2005 | LBH 5 |
MTY | 1st1 | 2731 | [7] | |||||||||||
| Mathiasen Motorsports | POR1 11 |
POR2 10 |
CLE1 7 |
CLE2 15 |
TOR 7 |
EDM 9 |
SJO 9 |
DEN 10 |
ROA | MTL | ||||||
| 2006 | LBH 27 |
HOU 25 |
MTY 19 |
POR 17 |
CLE1 20 |
CLE2 16 |
TOR 13 |
EDM 19 |
SJO 8 |
DEN 13 |
MTL 22 |
ROA 14 |
18th | 54 | [8] | |
| 2007 | LVG 9 |
LBH 10 |
HOU 11 |
POR1 14 |
POR2 18 |
CLE 10 |
MTT 14 |
TOR 8 |
EDM1 10 |
EDM2 19 |
SJO 8 |
ROA 15 |
11th | 112 | [9] | |
1 C2 Class
References
[edit]- 1 2 Dottore, Damian (12 April 2006). "Just for the love of it". The Orange County Register. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- 1 2 Warsinskey, Tim (25 June 2005). "From mechanic to driver, Sofio takes care of it all". The Plain Dealer. pp. D10.
- ↑ "Edmonton: Justin Sofio race notes". Motorsport. 20 July 2005. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ "San Jose: Race notes". Motorsport. 1 August 2005. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ Haddock, Tim (12 August 2007). "Sofio has interesting voyage over Atlantic". The Mercury. p. B4.
- ↑ "2004 Toyota Atlantic Championship Presented by Yokohama". ChampCarStats. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ "2005 Toyota Atlantic Championship Presented by Yokohama". ChampCarStats. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ "2006 Yokohama Presents the Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda". ChampCarStats. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ "2007 Cooper Tires Presents the Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda". ChampCarStats. Retrieved 28 January 2026.