Joey Arrington | |||||||
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Born | Rocky Mount, Virginia | July 25, 1956||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
9 races run over 5 years | |||||||
Best finish | 84th (1980) | ||||||
First race | 1974 Capital City 500 (Richmond) | ||||||
Last race | 1980 Richmond 400 (Richmond) | ||||||
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Joey Arrington (born July 25, 1956) is an American former NASCAR driver, team owner, and crew chief from Rocky Mount, Virginia.[1] He made nine Winston Cup Series starts with a best finish of 12th.[1] He made his first start in 1974 as a 17-year-old and raced until 1980.[1]
He was the owner of Race Engines Plus LLC[2] and is the son of former NASCAR driver Buddy Arrington. Arrington was a partner in Bobby Hamilton Racing. He started Arrington Manufacturing and Arrington Engines in 2000. After selling his interests in both entities, he moved the majority of his business ventures to Concord, North Carolina, before founding anew NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team in 2012.