Joey Brienza II (born September 9, 2004) is an American racing driver who competes in the USF Pro 2000 Championship driving for Exclusive Autosport. He previously competed in the 2024 USF2000 Championship driving for Exclusive Autosport.
Career
F1600 Championship Series
2021 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. 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 Brienza would return to the series for the 2022 season once again driving for Exclusive Autosport. 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 On November 10, 2022, it was announced that Brienza would compete in the 2023 USF Juniors driving for Exclusive Autosport. 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. He would go on to finish fifth in the championship.
USF2000 Championship
2022 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 Brienza would return to the series in 2023 for more select starts with Exclusive Autosport. He would score a best finish of tenth at the opening race in St. Petersburg.
2024 In 2024, Brienza would make a full-season effort with Exclusive Autosport. He would qualify on pole at the first race at NOLA Motorsports Park, but ultimately finished third in the race. Brienza finished 5th in the championship.
USF Pro 2000 Championship 2025 For 2025, Brienza would move up to the USF Pro 2000 Championship with Exclusive Autosport for the full season.
2026 Brienza remained in the USF Pro 2000 Championship with Exclusive Autosport in 2026.
Racing record
Career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition2021F1600 Championship SeriesExclusive Autosport2431197033rd2022USF2000 ChampionshipExclusive Autosport300002327th F1600 Championship Series1800035315th2023USF JuniorsExclusive Autosport1613162805thUSF2000 Championship500003824th2024 USF2000 Championship Exclusive Autosport1801042655th2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship Exclusive Autosport18000018211th2026USF Pro 2000 ChampionshipExclusive Autosport18000018212th * Season still in progress.
American open-wheel racing results
F1600 Championship Series (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324RankPoints2021 Exclusive AutosportCMP1CMP2CMP3MOH1MOH2MOH3ALA1ALA2ALA3PIR11PIR12PIR13ROA1ROA2ROA3SPM1SPM2SPM3ACC1ACC1ACC1PIR21PIR22PIR233rd7032022 Exclusive AutosportCMP1CMP2CMP3MOH1MOH2MOH3ALA1ALA2ALA3PIR11PIR12PIR13ACC1ACC2ACC3SPM1SPM2SPM3PIR21PIR21PIR215th531
USF Juniors (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led) YearTeam12345678910111213141516RankPoints2023 Exclusive AutosportSEB1SEB2SEB3ALA1ALA2VIR1VIR2VIR3MOH1MOH2ROA1ROA2ROA3COA1COA2COA35th280
USF2000 Championship (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led) YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints2022Exclusive AutosportSTP1STP2ALA1ALA2IMS1IMS2IMS3IRPROA1ROA2MOH1MOH2MOH3TOR1TOR2POR1POR2POR327th232023Exclusive AutosportSTP1STP2SEB1SEB2IMS1IMS2IMS3IRPROA1ROA2MOH1MOH2MOH3TOR1TOR2POR1POR2POR3 24th 372024Exclusive Autosport STP1 STP2 NOL1 NOL2 NOL3 IMS1 IMS2 IRP ROA1 ROA2 MOH1 MOH2 MOH3 TOR1 TOR2 POR1 POR2 POR3 5th 265 * Season still in progress.
USF Pro 2000 Championship (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 Rank Points2025Exclusive Autosport STP1 STP2 LOU1 LOU2 LOU3 IMS1 IMS2 IMS3 IRP ROA1 ROA2 ROA3 MOH1 MOH2 TOR1 TOR2 POR1 POR2 11th 182 2026 Exclusive Autosport ARL1 ARL2 IMS1 IMS2 IRP ROA1 ROA2 MOH1 MOH2 MOH3 POR1 POR2 MAR1 MAR2 MIL ROA1 ROA2 ROA3 12th 182 * Season still in progress.
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