{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}} {{short description|American racing driver (born 1992)}} {{BLP sources|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Brandon Newey | image = | imagesize = | caption = | nationality = American | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|08|18}} | birth_place = Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | relatives = | current_series = Pro Mazda Championship | first_year = 2014 | current_team = Team Pelfrey | car_number = 98 | former_teams = | starts = 6 | wins = | poles = | fastest_laps = | best_finish = | year = | prev_series = 2013 - U.S. F2000 National Championship 2012 F1600 Championship Series<br>2010-11 Skip Barber National Championship<br>2010 Skip Barber Summer Series<br>2005-10 Karting | titles = | awards = | award_years = }}

'''Brandon Newey''' (born August 18, 1992) is a former American racing driver. He was classified second in the 2012 F1600 Championship Series season. In 2014 he competed in the Pro Mazda Championship.

==Karting== Newey started his career in karts at New Castle Motorsports Park where he raced in various regional and track championships. He made also three appearances at the RoboPong 200 endurance karting race. Fourth was his best result when he partnered up with Josef Newgarden.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://ekartingnews.com/news_info.php?n=10944 |title=EKN Trackside: Mazda RoboPong 200 - Sunday Report |publisher=eKartingNews.com |date=September 28, 2008 |access-date=March 1, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130409052050/http://ekartingnews.com/news_info.php?n=10944 |archive-date=April 9, 2013}}</ref> Newey also raced in selected WKA Manufacturer's Cup events.

==Formula racing== Newey made his competitive debut in formula cars in the Skip Barber National Championship in 2010. His best results were two fifth-place finishes at Virginia Motorsports Park and Road Atlanta. He eventually finished eighth in the championship. He also raced in the Skip Barber Summer Series. He started eight races and finished once on the podium.

For 2011, Newey again raced in the Skip Barber National Championship. He scored his first win in the second race at Sebring International Raceway.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://eformulacarnews.com/news_info.php?n=8580 |title=Skip Barber: Newey Wins Round Two in Florida |publisher=eFormulacarNews.com |date=March 18, 2011 |access-date=March 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109190359/http://eformulacarnews.com/news_info.php?n=8580 |archive-date=January 9, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Newey also won at Road America. He was in the race for the championship for a long time but with a total of ten podium finishes, he was eventually placed third in the championship, behind Trent Hindman and champion Scott Anderson.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://eformulacarnews.com/news_info.php?n=9926 |title=Skip Barber: 2011 Title to be Decided at Lime Rock Park |publisher=eFormulacarNews.com |date=October 5, 2011 |access-date=March 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109190234/http://eformulacarnews.com/news_info.php?n=9926 |archive-date=January 9, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Newey signed with Bryan Herta Autosport, for whom he raced various kart races before, to compete in the F1600 Championship Series.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://f1600championshipseries.com/news/500-garett-grist-and-brandon-newey-to-bha.html |title=Garett Grist and Brandon Newey to BHA |publisher=f1600championshipseries.com |date=April 4, 2012 |access-date=March 1, 2013 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305035301/http://f1600championshipseries.com/news/500-garett-grist-and-brandon-newey-to-bha.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Newey was placed first in the first one-two finish for Bryan Herta Autosport, in only the second race of the season. Newey was placed first and his teammate Garett Grist second in Honda Fit powered Mygale SJ12's.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://eformulacarnews.com/news_info.php?n=10731 |title=F1600 Championship: Mygale Claims a One-Two Finish at Virginia International Raceway |publisher=eFormulaCarNews.com |date=April 19, 2012 |access-date=March 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407082155/http://eformulacarnews.com/news_info.php?n=10731 |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Newey went on to win a total of four races including the season finale.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://eformulacarnews.com/news_info.php?n=11726 |title=F1600 Championship: Newey Wins Finale as 2012 Title Goes to Koykka |publisher=eFormulaCarNews.com |date=October 14, 2012 |access-date=March 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407082151/http://eformulacarnews.com/news_info.php?n=11726 |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He eventually finished second in the championship standings, seven points behind Matias Köykkä.

At the end of the 2011 season, Newey tested a U.S. F2000 in Griffis Memorial Test at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course with JDC Motorsports.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://eformulacarnews.com/news_info.php?n=11719 |title=Road to Indy: Chris Griffis Memorial Test Concludes at Indy |publisher=eFormulaCarNews.com |date=October 12, 2012 |access-date=March 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111234058/http://eformulacarnews.com/news_info.php?n=11719 |archive-date=January 11, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> For the 2013 season, Newey signed with Afterburner Autosport to race in the U.S. F2000 National Championship.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://eformulacarnews.com/news_info.php?n=12081 |title=USF2000: Newey to Drive for Afterburner Autosport |publisher=eFormulaCarNews.com |date=February 28, 2013 |access-date=March 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111233927/http://eformulacarnews.com/news_info.php?n=12081 |archive-date=January 11, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He finished 12th in points, competing in twelve of the fourteen races, with a best finish of fifth (twice).

In 2014 his final season, Newey raced in the Pro Mazda Championship for Team Pelfrey.

==Personal== His father, Steve Newey, co-owns Bryan Herta Autosport. Brandon was a student at Purdue University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Selling and Sales Management.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-newey/ |title=Brandon Newey |publisher=LinkedIn |access-date=December 5, 2024}}</ref> Brandon Newey is not related to famous Formula One car designer Adrian Newey.

===Pro Mazda Championship===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" ! Year ! Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! Rank ! Points |- | 2014 ! Team Pelfrey |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| STP<br>{{small|16}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| STP<br>{{small|18}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BAR<br>{{small|16}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BAR<br>{{small|12}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IMS<br>{{small|5}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IMS<br>{{small|14}} | LOR | HOU | HOU |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MOH<br>{{small|10}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MOH<br>{{small|13}} | MIL | SON | SON |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''17th''' |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''63''' |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20130301132230/http://www.brandonnewey.com/ Official website] * {{DriverDB driver|brandon-newey}}

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