Con Nicolopoulos (born October 17, 1961) is an American professional

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driver. He currently competes part-time in the

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, driving the No. 0

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for

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& No. 27

for Richmond Motorsports.

Racing career

ARCA Menards Series

Nicolopoulos would first race in 2011, with

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after meeting

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coworker

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. He would first spot for Smith, then drive a second entry for Smith at certain races. Smith's second entry was a

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entry, meaning that the team would pull in early every race. 06 Con Nicolopoulos 2018 ARCA Madison

In 2014, Nicolopoulos would sign with

part-time, running a

entry for most of his races. Nicolopoulos would finish his first race in 2017 at

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, finishing 26th. Since then, he has earned one top ten at

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, and has finished 17 of his 89 attempts in the

Personal life

Nicolopoulos is an engineer for

in thermal dynamics. During the

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, he has also worked on developing new healthcare products.

Motorsports career results

ARCA Menards Series

(

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

ARCA Menards Series East

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nicolopoulos, Con 1961 births Living people ARCA Menards Series drivers NASCAR drivers Racing drivers from Michigan Sportspeople from St. Clair County, Michigan