Timothy Neil Viens
(born October 10, 1976) is an American professional
stock car racing
Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing run on oval tracks and road courses measuring approximately . It originally used production-model cars, hence the name "stock car", but is now run using cars specifically built for racing. It ori ...
driver and team owner. He competes part-time in the
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a pickup truck racing series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, and is the only series in NASCAR to race production pickup truck based stock cars. The series is one of thr ...
, driving the No. 46
Toyota Tundra
The Toyota Tundra is a pickup truck manufactured in the United States by the Japanese manufacturer Toyota since May 1999. The Tundra was the second full-size pickup to be built by a Japanese manufacturer (the first was the Toyota T100), but the ...
for his own team,
G2G Racing
G2G Racing, also known as Glory 2 God Racing, is an American stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, fielding the No. 46 Toyota Tundra part-time for multiple drivers and the No. 47 Toyota Tundra part ...
. He has also competed in the
NASCAR Xfinity Series
The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's second-tier circuit to the organization's top level Cup Series. NXS events are frequently held as a support race on the day prior to a ...
and
ARCA Racing Series
The ARCA Menards Series is an American stock car series, the premier division of the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA). It is considered a minor, semi-professional league of stock car racing, used as a feeder series into the three national ...
in the past.
Racing career
ARCA
Viens made his ARCA debut in
2012
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at Salem driving the No. 67 Dodge for Carter 2 Motorsports, but finished last in the race as a did not start. Viens did not make any other starts that year or in
2013
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.
He returned to the team in
2014
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for what appeared to be a full season run. He started the season in their No. 97 car, and when he did not qualify for the races at
Toledo Speedway
Toledo Speedway is a half-mile paved oval racetrack located in Toledo, Ohio, United States. It is owned jointly by Roy Mott and ARCA President Ron Drager. It is operated by ARCA and run as the sister track to Flat Rock Speedway in Flat Rock, M ...
and
New Jersey Motorsports Park
New Jersey Motorsports Park is a road course "Motorsports Entertainment Complex" located in Millville, Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. It has hosted races since opening in 2008 and currently hosts a schedule including MotoAmerica P ...
, he moved into the Wayne Peterson Racing No. 06 Chevrolet. After seven races, Viens did not return to C2M and was without a ride until the Peterson team picked him back up for three starts. He ran one race in each of their cars: Chicago in the No. 06, Pocono in the No. 00, and Kansas in the No. 0.
In
2015
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, Viens returned to run part-time for
Wayne Peterson
Wayne Peterson (September 3, 1927April 7, 2021) was an American composer, pianist, and educator. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Music for ''The Face of the Night, the Heart of the Dark'' in 1992, when its board overturned the jury's unanimous se ...
and his team. He made a total of five starts that year, running
Nashville
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the ...
,
Talladega, both
Pocono races, and
Kentucky
Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...
. In those five races, he drove all four Peterson cars at least once: the No. 00, the No. 0, the No. 06, and the No. 08. He did not finish in all of his starts. His most recent ARCA starts came in
2016
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, where he drove the WPR No. 06 at Daytona and Talladega.
Truck Series
Viens debuted in the Truck Series in 2015. He attempted 4 races in 2015 but failed to qualify for two. He withdrew from the 4th race he attempted in 2015. Viens made only one start in 2015. Viens returned in 2016, attempting 5 races and starting 3. He failed to qualify for one of them and withdrew from one. In 2017, Viens returned to drive the No. 1 truck for
TJL Motorsports
TJL Motorsports was a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team. They fielded the No. 1 Chevrolet Silverado for various drivers in the Camping World Truck Series.
Founding
TJL Motorsports' owner is Tracy Lowe, former co-owner of MAKE Motorsports ...
at Daytona, but failed to qualify. After not making another attempt in 2017, he returned in early with 2018 at Atlanta with Mike Harmon's No. 74, failing to qualify.
After originally announcing an effort with
Mike Affarano Motorsports
Mike Affarano Motorsports with Roger Carter is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, fielding the No. TBA Chevrolet Silverado for TBA, and previously with Jake Griffin ...
for the 2020 Daytona race, the team's hauler slid off a highway en route to the track and was not able to compete. After failing to qualify for Charlotte and Atlanta, Viens and the No. 03 were supposed to run at Homestead-Miami but the No. 03 failed pre-race inspection and NASCAR forced them to withdraw since the repairs could not be made at the track. After that incident, Viens and Mike Affarano Motorsports parted ways. Viens later joined
CMI Motorsports
CMI Motorsports (formerly Ciccarelli Racing) is an American professional dirt track racing team that competes in the World of Outlaws Late Model Series, fielding the No. 49 Rocket XR1 part-time for Ray Ciccarelli. The team also previously field ...
for a part-time Truck schedule beginning at Pocono.
Viens would rejoin CMI Motorsports in 2021, initially stating he was running full time in the No. 83 truck. In his first attempt to qualify in the 2021 season at the
NextEra Energy 250
The NextEra Energy 250 is the first race of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season at Daytona International Speedway and as of 2004 has been held under the lights. It is the Truck Series event of Speedweeks – the series of races leading u ...
at Daytona, while getting ready for his qualifying run, the driveshaft of his truck fell off the car, and thus Viens could not set a time and failed to qualify. Due to a combination of factors, including his DNQ, NASCAR's qualifying format for races without such sessions, lack of owner's points, and the number of cars entered, Viens DNQ'd again at the
BrakeBest Select 159
The BrakeBest Select 159 presented by O'Reilly, also known as the BrakeBest Brake Pads 159, was a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race held at the Daytona International Speedway infield road course in Daytona Beach, Florida. Originally created i ...
at the Daytona International Speedway road course.
On May 26, 2021, Viens announced on social media that he would start up a new race team, called
G2G Racing
G2G Racing, also known as Glory 2 God Racing, is an American stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, fielding the No. 46 Toyota Tundra part-time for multiple drivers and the No. 47 Toyota Tundra part ...
, and it would run its first race in 2022. He had purchased
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. They formerly competed in the CARS Tour, ARCA/CRA Super Series, Southern Super Series, and the ARCA Mena ...
trucks the previous week.
Xfinity Series
He made his
NASCAR Xfinity Series
The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's second-tier circuit to the organization's top level Cup Series. NXS events are frequently held as a support race on the day prior to a ...
debut in the 2015
Ford EcoBoost 300
Stock car racing events in the NASCAR Xfinity Series has been held at the Homestead–Miami Speedway since the track's inauguration in 1995. For much of its history, it was the final race of the second-tier series' season. The event is currently ...
at
Homestead-Miami Speedway for
Mike Harmon Racing
Mike Harmon Racing with Gary Keller, formerly Elite 2 Racing, is an American professional stock car racing team that fields the No. 74 Chevrolet Camaro full-time for TBA in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The team has also competed in the NASCAR Campin ...
. During the race, he switched the ride with team owner
Mike Harmon
Michael Joseph Harmon (born January 24, 1958) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 47 Chevrolet Camaro for Mike Harmon Racing. In the past, he drove in ...
; as Viens started the race, he was credited with the 33rd-place finish. He returned to Miami three years later with Harmon but failed to make the field.
Later starts with MHR came in 2018, but failed to qualify, but ran other races in 2020, 2021, and 2022.
Personal life
Viens is an alumnus of
Glenville State College
Glenville State University (GSU) is a public college in Glenville, West Virginia.
History
Glenville State University was founded in 1872 as a branch of West Virginia Normal School. It became known as Glenville State Normal School. It served the ...
, where he played
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
Unlike most ...
as a
placekicker
Placekicker, or simply kicker (PK or K), is the player in gridiron football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals and extra points. In many cases, the placekicker also serves as the team's kickoff specialist or punter.
Spe ...
. Continuing his involvement in football after college, he tried out for the NFL, but was unsuccessful.
After the unsuccessful endeavor, Tim would move to Daytona Beach, Florida and play for the Daytona Thunder for a professional arena football league.
He later founded the
Vermont Bucks
The Vermont Bucks were an Indoor American football, indoor football team based in Vermont. They started as a charter member of the professional Can-Am Indoor Football League (Can-Am), playing home games at Gutterson Fieldhouse in Burlington, Verm ...
indoor football team in 2016 and, when the league in which it was planning to compete suspended operations prior to the Bucks' inaugural season, established the
Can-Am Indoor Football League
The American Arena League (AAL) is a professional indoor football minor league that began playing in 2018. The league was initiated by a merger between Arena Pro Football (APF) and the Can-Am Indoor Football League (Can-Am), although the AAL on ...
for the 2017 season. The Can-Am league was based around the Bucks, a few
traveling team
Travel is the movement of people between distant geographical locations. Travel can be done by foot, bicycle, automobile, train, boat, bus, airplane, ship or other means, with or without luggage, and can be one way or round trip. Travel can ...
s Viens established such as the Boston Blaze, and established
semi-professional
Semi-professional sports are sports in which athletes are not participating on a full-time basis, but still receive some payment. Semi-professionals are not amateur because they receive regular payment from their team, but generally at a consid ...
football teams. Viens then created the
Atlanta Havoc
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 li ...
indoor football team for in the
American Arena League
The American Arena League (AAL) is a professional indoor football minor league that began playing in 2018. The league was initiated by a merger between Arena Pro Football (APF) and the Can-Am Indoor Football League (Can-Am), although the AAL o ...
(AAL), of which he was also a co-founder, and sold the Bucks to a local ownership group to also play in the AAL. The Bucks would end up folding before playing a game in the league and Viens would also step away from his roles in the Havoc and AAL on April 14, 2018.
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
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Xfinity Series
Craftsman Truck Series
Season still in progress
Ineligible for series points
ARCA Racing Series
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key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (
Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
References
External links
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Boston Blaze website
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Living people
1976 births
NASCAR drivers
ARCA Menards Series drivers
Racing drivers from Vermont
Glenville State Pioneers football players
Players of American football from Vermont
People from South Hero, Vermont
American football placekickers
American football executives