{{Short description|American racing driver (born 1979)}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = <!-- leave empty if it is below another infobox --> | image = JustinSofio.JPG | image_size = 180 | caption = Sofio in 2005 | nationality = <!-- use only when necessary per WP:INFONAT --> | full_name = <!-- Only if different from name --> | birth_name = <!-- Only if different from name --> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|4|15}} | birth_place = Arleta, California, US | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date) --> | death_place = | retired = <!-- year of retirement --> | related_to = <!-- list of notable relatives with {{plainlist}} or {{unbulleted list}} --> | last_series = Atlantic Championship | years_active = 2004–2008 | teams = Binder Racing, Mathiasen Motorsports | starts = 34 | wins = 0 | poles = 0 | fastest_laps = <!-- if known --> | best_finish = 11th | year = 2007 | prev_series = <!-- previous series with {{plainlist}} or {{unbulleted list}} --> | prev_series_years = | titles = Atlantic C2 Cup Championship | title_years = 2005 | awards = | award_years = }}
'''Justin Sofio''' (born April 15, 1979) is an American former racing driver. Sofio won the C2 Cup in the 2005 Atlantic Championship.
==Career== Sofio was the chief mechanic for Jensen Motorsport's Atlantic Championship team in 2001.<ref name="orange">{{cite web |last1=Dottore |first1=Damian |title=Just for the love of it |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2006/04/12/just-for-the-love-of-it/ |website=The Orange County Register |access-date=28 January 2026 |date=12 April 2006}}</ref>
Sofio made only one start in the 2004 Atlantic Championship at Long Beach, finishing 12th overall and winning the C2-class. For the remainder of the season, he worked as a mechanic for Cam Binder Racing.<ref name="plain">{{cite news |last1=Warsinskey |first1=Tim |title=From mechanic to driver, Sofio takes care of it all |work=The Plain Dealer |date=25 June 2005 |pages=D10}}</ref>
In 2005, Sofio won the C2-class again at Long Beach finishing fifth overall. After Long Beach, Sofio joined Mathiasen Motorsports for the remainder of the season.<ref name="plain"/> Sofio won six more races in the C2-class en route to the C2 Cup championship.<ref name="mauEdmonton">{{cite web |title=Edmonton: Justin Sofio race notes |url=https://au.motorsport.com/atlantic/news/edmonton-justin-sofio-race-notes/1254199/ |website=Motorsport |access-date=28 January 2026 |date=20 July 2005}}</ref><ref name="motorSJ">{{cite web |title=San Jose: Race notes |url=http://www.motorsport.com/atlantic/news/san-jose-race-notes-2005-08-01/ |website=Motorsport |access-date=28 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010142013/http://www.motorsport.com/atlantic/news/san-jose-race-notes-2005-08-01/ |archive-date=10 October 2012 |date=1 August 2005 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
Sofio returned with Mathiasen Motorsports for 2006.<ref name="orange"/> On top of driving, Sofio was the chief engineer, general manager, and truck driver for the team until 2007. Sofio finished a career-high 11th in the overall championship.<ref name="mercury">{{cite news |last1=Haddock |first1=Tim |title=Sofio has interesting voyage over Atlantic |work=The Mercury |date=12 August 2007 |page=B4}}</ref>
==Racing record== ===Atlantic Championship=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" !Year !Team !1 !2 !3 !4 !5 !6 !7 !8 !9 !10 !11 !12 !Rank !Points !Ref |- | 2004 |rowspan=2| Binder Racing |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|LBH<br>{{small|13}} |MTY |MIL |POR1 |POR2 |CLE |TOR |VAN |ROA |DEN |MTL |LAG |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''4th'''<sup>1</sup> |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''31'''<sup>1</sup> |<ref>{{cite web |title=2004 Toyota Atlantic Championship Presented by Yokohama |url=https://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/year/2004.htm |website=ChampCarStats |access-date=28 January 2026}}</ref> |- | rowspan=2|2005 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|LBH<br>{{small|5}} |MTY |colspan=10| |rowspan=2 style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st'''<sup>1</sup> |rowspan=2 style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''273'''<sup>1</sup> |rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |title=2005 Toyota Atlantic Championship Presented by Yokohama |url=https://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/year/2005.htm |website=ChampCarStats |access-date=28 January 2026}}</ref> |- |rowspan=3|Mathiasen Motorsports | colspan=2| |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|POR1<br>{{small|11}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|POR2<br>{{small|10}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|CLE1<br>{{small|7}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|CLE2<br>{{small|15}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|TOR<br>{{small|7}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|EDM<br>{{small|9}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|SJO<br>{{small|9}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|DEN<br>{{small|10}} |ROA |MTL |- |2006 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|LBH<br>{{small|27}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|HOU<br>{{small|25}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|MTY<br>{{small|19}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|POR<br>{{small|17}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|CLE1<br>{{small|20}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|CLE2<br>{{small|16}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|TOR<br>{{small|13}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|EDM<br>{{small|19}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|SJO<br>{{small|8}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|DEN<br>{{small|13}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|MTL<br>{{small|22}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|ROA<br>{{small|14}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''18th''' |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''54''' |<ref>{{cite web |title=2006 Yokohama Presents the Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda |url=https://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/year/2006.htm |website=ChampCarStats |access-date=28 January 2026}}</ref> |- |2007 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|LVG<br>{{small|9}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|LBH<br>{{small|10}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|HOU<br>{{small|11}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|POR1<br>{{small|14}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|POR2<br>{{small|18}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|CLE<br>{{small|10}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|MTT<br>{{small|14}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|TOR<br>{{small|8}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|EDM1<br>{{small|10}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|EDM2<br>{{small|19}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|SJO<br>{{small|8}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|ROA<br>{{small|15}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''11th''' |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''112''' |<ref>{{cite web |title=2007 Cooper Tires Presents the Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda |url=https://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/year/2007.htm |website=ChampCarStats |access-date=28 January 2026}}</ref> |} <sup>1</sup> C2 Class
== References == {{Reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sofio, Justin}} Category:1979 births Category:Living people Category:Atlantic Championship drivers Category:Racing drivers from Los Angeles Category:PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports drivers