Joey Brienza II (born September 9, 2004) is an American racing driver.[1] He currently competes in the 2024 USF2000 Championship driving for Exclusive Autosport.[2][3]

Joey Brienza
NationalityUnited States American
BornJoey Brienza II
(2004-09-09) September 9, 2004 (age 20)
Denver, Colorado, United States
USF2000 Championship career
Debut season2022
Current teamExclusive Autosport
Car number91
Starts18
Wins0
Podiums4
Poles1
Fastest laps0
Best finish24th in 2023
Previous series
2023
202122
USF Juniors
F1600 Championship Series

Career

edit

F1600 Championship Series

edit

2021

edit

On February 23, 2021, it was announced that Brienza would make his open-wheel racing debut in the 2021 F1600 Championship Series driving for Exclusive Autosport.[4] He would get his first win in the series in the second race at Pittsburgh International Race Complex. He would have a successful season with one pole, one fastest lap, three wins, and nine podiums to finish third in the championship.

2022

edit

Brienza would return to the series for the 2022 season once again driving for Exclusive Autosport.[5] He would not contest the final three races at Pittsburgh International Race Complex. Brienza would have less success in his second season, finished fifth in the standings.

USF Juniors

edit

On November 10, 2022, it was announced that Brienza would compete in the 2023 USF Juniors driving for Exclusive Autosport.[3] At the opening round in Sebring International Raceway, he would qualify on pole for all three races by over half a second. In the first two races, Brienza would finish second to Quinn Armstrong and Nicolas Giaffone respectively. In the third race, Brienza was able to convert his pole to a win.[6] He would go on to finish fifth in the championship.

USF2000 Championship

edit

2022

edit

Along with his full season campaign in the 2022 F1600 Championship Series, Brienza would compete in three races in the 2022 USF2000 Championship with Exclusive Autosport, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Road America, and Portland International Raceway.

2023

edit

Brienza would return to the series in 2023 for more select starts with Exclusive Autosport.[3] He would score a best finish of tenth at the opening race in St. Petersburg.

2024

edit

In 2024, Brienza would make a full-season effort with Exclusive Autosport.[7] He would qualify on pole at the first race at NOLA Motorsports Park, but ultimately finished third in the race.[8]

Racing record

edit

Career summary

edit
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2021 F1600 Championship Series Exclusive Autosport 24 3 1 1 9 703 3rd
2022 USF2000 Championship Exclusive Autosport 3 0 0 0 0 23 27th
F1600 Championship Series 18 0 0 0 3 531 5th
2023 USF Juniors Exclusive Autosport 16 1 3 1 6 280 5th
USF2000 Championship 5 0 0 0 0 38 24th
2024 USF2000 Championship Exclusive Autosport 18 0 1 0 4 265 5th
2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship Exclusive Autosport

* Season still in progress.

American open-wheel racing results

edit

F1600 Championship Series

edit

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Rank Points
2021 Exclusive Autosport CMP
1

11
CMP
2

6
CMP
3

2
MDO
1

9
MDO
2

DNF
MDO
3

9
ALA
1

14
ALA
2

4
ALA
3

2
PIR1
1

8
PIR1
2

1
PIR1
3

DNF
ROA
1

1
ROA
2

4
ROA
3

18
SPM
1

1
SPM
2

3
SPM
3

2
ACC
1

5
ACC
1

5
ACC
1

16
PIR2
1

2
PIR2
2

4
PIR2
3

2
3rd 703
2022 Exclusive Autosport CMP
1

3
CMP
2

5
CMP
3

5
MDO
1

7
MDO
2

5
MDO
3

8
ALA
1

2
ALA
2

15
ALA
3

4
PIR1
1

7
PIR1
2

19
PIR1
3

6
ACC
1

5
ACC
2

6
ACC
3

4
SPM
1

2
SPM
2

4
SPM
3

6
PIR2
1

PIR2
1

PIR2
1

5th 531

USF Juniors

edit

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points
2023 Exclusive Autosport SEB
1

2
SEB
2

2*
SEB
3

1*
ALA
1

4
ALA
2

6
VIR
1

14
VIR
2

2
VIR
3

5
MDO
1

6
MDO
2

13
ROA
1

3
ROA
2

9
ROA
3

9
COA
1

18
COA
2

3
COA
3

5
5th 280

USF2000 Championship

edit

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points
2022 Exclusive Autosport STP
1

STP
2

ALA
1

ALA
2

IMS
1

DNS
IMS
2

12
IMS
3

DNS
IRP
ROA
1

DNS
ROA
2

18
MOH
1

MOH
2

MOH
3

TOR
1

TOR
2

POR
1

DNS
POR
2

DNS
POR
3

10
27th 23
2023 Exclusive Autosport STP
1

10
STP
2

16
SEB
1

SEB
2

IMS
1

IMS
2

IMS
3

IRP
14
ROA
1

ROA
2

MOH
1

MOH
2

MOH
3

TOR
1

18
TOR
2

12
POR
1

POR
2

POR
3

24th 37
2024 Exclusive Autosport STP
1

10
STP
2

8
NOL
1

3
NOL
2

5
NOL
3

5
IMS
1

2
IMS
2

22
IRP
9
ROA
1

2
ROA
2

3
MOH
1

9
MOH
2

6
MOH
3

5
TOR
1

10
TOR
2

8
POR
1

12
POR
2

10
POR
3

5
5th 265

* Season still in progress.

References

edit
  1. ^ "Joey Brienza II (R)". www.usf2000.com. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  2. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  3. ^ a b c Hodapp, Alycia (2022-11-10). "BRIENZA ADVANCES WITH EXCLUSIVE AUTOSPORT INTO USF JUNIORS IN 2023". Exclusive Autosport. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  4. ^ "Brienza Joins Exclusive Autosport for the 2021 FRP F1600 Championship Series". www.racefrp.com. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  5. ^ "Brienza Continues FRP Championship Quest with Exclusive Autosport". www.racefrp.com. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  6. ^ Wood, Ida (2023-03-24). "Joey Brienza leads the way in Sebring opener to USF Juniors season". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  7. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  8. ^ Wood, Ida (2024-04-06). "Garcia and Brienza take USF2000 poles at NOLA Motorsports Park". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-07-12.