Salvatore Iovino
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| Salvatore Iovino | |
|---|---|
 Iovino at New Smyrna Speedway in 2018 | |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | July 15, 1983 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| NASCAR K&N Pro Series West career | |
| Debut season | 2016 |
| Starts | 0 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| 2017-2018 2018 2016-2018 2016 | NASCAR K&N Pro Series East ARCA Racing Series All-Whelen Modified Series NAPA BIG 5 Latemodels NAPA Super Late Model Series |
| Awards | |
| 2016[1] | Most Popular Driver K&N Pro Series West |
Salvatore Iovino (born July 15, 1983) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He is also a team owner for Holleran-Iovino Racing (HIR) in the K&N Pro Series East, competing under the Patriot Motorsports Group banner.[2] Prior to competing in stock car racing, he competed as a NHRA drag racing driver.[3] Iovino is a first-generation driver.[4]
Iovino was born in Phoenix, Arizona and raised in Southern California.[5] In 2008, he moved to Georgia,[6] where he owns the Atlanta-based telecommunications company, Integrated Tower Services LLC. The company performs cell tower maintenance, repair and installation.[7]
Racing career
In 2012, Iovino began his racing career competing in the NHRA,[4] driving Pro Stock, Pro Dial, and Super Pro Street Class drag cars.[3] In early 2016, Iovino began stock car racing, starting with the NASCAR All-Whelen Modified’s, NAPA Latemodel Series.[8] In July 2016, he moved into the NASCAR K&N Pro Series starting his first race at the Stateline Speedway in Idaho.[3] After moving to the K&N series, Iovino completed the seven races that were left on the schedule. Despite only completing half the season, Iovino won the honors of Most Popular Driver for the NASCAR K&N Pro West Series in November 2016.[9] On February 19, 2017, Iovino finished seventeenth in his first NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race at New Smyrna.[10]
On March 15, 2017, it was announced that Iovino would drive full-time for Copp Motorsports in the Camping World Truck Series during the 2018 season.[11] The partnership did not work out as family issues derailed him from gaining the permits necessary to compete. Plans on running the full 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East season, with some K&N West and ARCA races being a part of the schedule in 2018,[12][13] also only resulted in a part-time schedule as he only ran three K&N East races.[14]
Legal issues
On November 7, 2019, Iovino and his wife Melissa were arrested in Kennesaw, Georgia. Charges included two felony counts of unlawfully entering a car with intent to commit a crime, felony cocaine possession, three counts of felony forgery in the third degree, felony card theft, and felony identity theft. Salvatore was released, on bond, on December 28, 2019. He completed all terms of his probation and received early termination. [15] He and his wife, Melissa, have not had contact again with the legal system.