Joey Arrington
Former driver, crew chief, and team owner from Rocky Mount, Virginia.
Joey Arrington, born July 25, 1956, in Rocky Mount, Virginia, is a former NASCAR driver, owner, and crew chief. He competed in nine Winston Cup races from 1974 to 1980, with a best finish of 12th. He later started a Camping World Truck Series team in 2012.
Quick Facts
- Born
- 25 July 1956
- Birthplace
- Rocky Mount, Virginia, U.S.
- Total cup races
- 9
- Years in cup
- 5
- First cup race
- 1974 Capital City 500 (Richmond)
- Last cup race
- 1980 Richmond 400 (Richmond)
- Cup wins
- 0
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Biography
Joey Arrington, born to Buddy and Jeanette Arrington, grew up around his father’s races. His passion for engines and tuning came from watching Petty Enterprises’ Maurice Petty, and he honed his abilities in the Petty shop in Level Cross. After finishing high school in 1975, he took over as crew chief and engine builder for his father’s team. He played a key role in Dodge’s return to stock car racing, supplying engines and parts for their ARCA comeback in 1991, as well as for Trans-Am and the Craftsman Truck Series in 1995.
Arrington Manufacturing / Race Engines Plus
In 2000, Arrington founded Arrington Manufacturing, Inc. in Martinsville, Virginia, also operating as Arrington Engines. Arrington built engines for Dodge truck teams Bobby Hamilton Racing and Ultra Motorsports, winning championships in 2004 and 2005 with Ted Musgrave and Bobby Hamilton. In 2009, with Dodge pulling support from the Truck Series, Arrington shifted its focus and expanded into the aftermarket parts industry. That same year, they began providing engines to rookie Cup team Tommy Baldwin Racing, a team he had worked with in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. In 2011, Arrington began his new entity, called Race Engines Plus and located in the auto racing hub of Concord, North Carolina. Headquartered on Weddington Road, the company built race engines for teams in NASCAR, NHRA, and SCCA, and also provided engine building contract services for businesses and individuals. REP and the shop were purchased by Robby Gordon in 2023, who rebranded the company to Speed Engines.
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