Tim Bainey Jr.

Bainey began his racing career at Clearfield Speedway in Pennsylvania in 1988, winning the track championship in 1995.^[1] Following competing on a limited schedule in the ARCA Re/MAX Series between 1997 and 2000, Bainey raced for a number of years in the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series, competing in the series' North Division;^[2] he posted one top-five finish and a best national points finish of 21st over eight years and 78 races of competition,^[3] while he finished in the top-ten in North Division points three times during his Pro Cup career.^[4] Bainey also competed in late model races across southern New England during the early to mid 2000s.^[5]

Bainey made his debut in NASCAR competition in the Busch North Series at Holland International Speedway in 2005, finishing 17th in his first race in the series.^[6] He made his debut in the Camping World Truck Series at Dover International Speedway in 2009,^[4] finishing 15th, his best career finish in the series, and on the lead lap in his first race; he also led a lap during the event.^[7] He would make 7 additional starts in the series over the next two years, with his last start coming in September 2010 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in a truck owned by Dale Brackett.^[8]

After over a year's hiatus from racing,^[9] Bainey returned to NASCAR competition in 2012, driving for SR² Motorsports at Dover in the Nationwide Series 5-hour Energy 200.^[7] He started 41st, was wrecked by race leader Joey Logano after 144 laps of competition, and finished 28th.^[10]

Bainey also competed in the K&N Pro Series East event at CNB Bank Raceway Park, a track he co-owns along with his father, Tim Bainey Sr., in July 2012,^[7] finishing tenth.^[11]

Bainey is married to Nikki.^[4]