Tim Viens Bio
Timothy Neil Viens (born October 10, 1976) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He last competed part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 31 Toyota Camry for Rise Motorsports. Over the course of his career, Viens has also competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, building a reputation as a determined part-time racer and small-team owner who has continued to chase opportunities at the national level.
Early Life and Background
Tim Viens was born on October 10, 1976, in South Hero, Vermont, a small town located on the largest island in Lake Champlain. Growing up in rural Vermont gave him early exposure to outdoor and team sports, and his athletic path first pointed toward football rather than auto racing. He later attended Glenville State College, where he played college football as a placekicker, sharpening the competitive habits that would later serve him on track.
After finishing his college career, Viens tried out for the National Football League but was not signed. He then moved to Daytona Beach, Florida, and played for the Daytona Thunder, a team in a professional arena football league. His years as a competitive athlete, including the discipline required of a placekicker, helped shape the focus he would eventually bring to stock car racing, even though football remained his first love for several years.
Path to NASCAR
Viens’s transition to motorsports came later than for many drivers. He made his ARCA debut in 2012 at Salem Speedway, driving the No. 67 Dodge for Carter 2 Motorsports, although that first event ended as a did-not-start. After stepping away for a year, he returned in 2014 for what was expected to be a fuller ARCA campaign, splitting time between Carter 2 Motorsports and Wayne Peterson Racing as he worked to gain seat time.
His first taste of NASCAR’s national touring series came in 2015, when he debuted in both the NASCAR Xfinity Series and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. From that point forward, Viens balanced ARCA starts with part-time NASCAR schedules, often with smaller, independent teams. Along the way he founded his own organization, G2G Racing, in 2021, marking his evolution from independent driver to driver-team owner.
Tim Viens Career
Early Career (2012-2014)
Viens began his stock car racing career in the ARCA series in 2012 with Carter 2 Motorsports. After a slow debut at Salem, he returned in 2014 for a more substantial run. Early in that season he drove the team’s No. 97 entry, but after failing to qualify at Toledo Speedway and New Jersey Motorsports Park, he shifted to the Wayne Peterson Racing No. 06 Chevrolet for several races.
Through 2014 he split time between Carter 2 Motorsports and Wayne Peterson Racing, running a mix of cars numbered 00, 06, and 0 across tracks such as Chicago, Pocono, and Kansas. These early seasons were about gaining experience, learning superspeedways and short tracks, and forging the relationships that would lead to NASCAR opportunities.
ARCA Menards Series Breakthrough (2012-2016)
Viens’s most consistent ARCA stretch came between 2014 and 2016. In 2015 he ran a part-time schedule with Wayne Peterson Racing, making five starts at Nashville, Talladega, both Pocono races, and Kentucky, and rotating through the team’s No. 00, No. 0, No. 06, and No. 08 entries. His most recent ARCA appearances of that era came in 2016, when he drove the Wayne Peterson Racing No. 06 at Daytona and Talladega, two of stock car racing’s most demanding superspeedways.
After several years away from the series, it was announced on February 3, 2025, that Viens would return to the now-renamed ARCA Menards Series to compete part-time in the No. 31 Toyota for Rise Motorsports, signaling a late-career comeback at the regional level.
NASCAR Xfinity Series Breakthrough (2015-2022)
Viens made his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut in the 2015 Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, driving for Mike Harmon Racing. During that race he swapped seats with team owner Mike Harmon; Viens started the event and was credited with a 33rd-place finish. He returned to Homestead-Miami with the same team three years later but failed to make the field, illustrating how tough part-time Xfinity schedules can be for independent entries.
He continued to attempt Xfinity races with Mike Harmon Racing in 2018, 2020, 2021, and 2022, mixing did-not-qualify efforts with successful starts. Across his Xfinity career, his most consistent partnership remained with Mike Harmon Racing, though he never secured a full-time ride at that level.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Breakthrough (2015-2021)
Viens debuted in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 2015, attempting four races but making only one start after failing to qualify for two and withdrawing from another. He came back in 2016 with five attempts and three starts, split across Mike Harmon Racing and other small teams, and returned again in 2017 with TJL Motorsports for the Daytona race, where he failed to qualify.
His Truck Series schedule expanded in 2018 and 2020, including a planned Daytona effort with Mike Affarano Motorsports that ended when the team’s hauler slid off a highway en route to the track. After parting ways with Affarano, Viens joined CMI Motorsports part-time beginning at Pocono. In 2021 he initially announced a full-time Truck Series effort in CMI’s No. 83, but a broken driveshaft kept him off the board at Daytona and he continued to struggle with qualifying.
G2G Racing Era (2022-Present)
On May 26, 2021, Viens announced on social media that he was forming a new race team, G2G Racing, which would make its on-track debut in 2022. To launch the program, he purchased trucks from Kyle Busch Motorsports the week prior, an unusual but ambitious move for an independent owner-driver. The team gave him a stable platform for part-time Truck Series competition and aligned his driving and ownership ambitions.
On February 3, 2025, Viens was announced as a part-time driver of the No. 31 Toyota for Rise Motorsports in the ARCA Menards Series. The pairing brought him back into a structured Toyota-supported program, and his parallel role with G2G Racing keeps him active as both a driver and a team operator heading into the 2025 season.
Driving Style and Strengths
Viens is best known for his willingness to race at demanding superspeedways such as Daytona, Talladega, and Pocono, tracks that reward patience and pack racing. His background as a college and arena football kicker has given him a calm, routine-driven approach behind the wheel. Working with smaller, owner-driver style teams has also forced him to be a sharp strategist, since he often has to manage equipment and tire conservation without the resources of a major organization.
Notable Races and Milestones
Among his signature events are his 2015 Xfinity Series debut at Homestead-Miami Speedway, where he and team owner Mike Harmon famously swapped seats mid-race, and his 2015 ARCA work at Talladega. His planned 2020 Daytona Truck Series run with Mike Affarano Motorsports, ended by a highway hauler incident, remains one of the more unusual stories of his career, while the launch of G2G Racing in 2022 stands as his biggest off-track milestone.
Tim Viens Career Wins
Across his time in the ARCA Menards Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Tim Viens has been a part-time entrant focused on gaining starts rather than chasing victories. Verified win totals at the national NASCAR level are not available in the reviewed sources, so specific win counts are not reported here.
ARCA Menards Series Highlights
Viens’s ARCA career spans from his 2012 debut at Salem Speedway through his 2016 superspeedway starts at Daytona and Talladega, and continues into 2025 with Rise Motorsports. His most recent run, in the No. 31 Toyota Camry, brought him back into a competitive team environment after several seasons focused primarily on NASCAR.
Other Wins and Performances
Beyond stock cars, Viens has been involved in semi-professional and indoor football, founding the Vermont Bucks indoor football team in 2016 and later the Can-Am Indoor Football League. He also co-founded the American Arena League and created the Atlanta Havoc indoor football team, achievements that show a long pattern of building organizations from scratch, the same trait that later led him to launch G2G Racing.
Tim Viens Family
Family Background and Racing Lineage
Tim Viens was raised in South Hero, Vermont. Public sources do not detail his parents or any broader family racing lineage, so this section is limited to what is verifiable.
Personal Life
Viens is an alumnus of Glenville State College, where he played college football as a placekicker. He later moved to Daytona Beach, Florida, to play for the Daytona Thunder in a professional arena football league. Beyond his football and racing ventures, details about his current residence, marital status, spouse, and children are not publicly documented in the reviewed sources.
2025 Season Performance
For the 2025 season, Tim Viens is scheduled to compete part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 31 Toyota Camry for Rise Motorsports. The announcement was made on February 3, 2025, marking his return to ARCA competition after several years focused on NASCAR’s Craftsman Truck Series and his own G2G Racing program.
Running with Rise Motorsports gives Viens access to a Toyota-supported team, a step up from the independent owner-driver setups that have defined much of his recent career. Because the schedule is part-time, his 2025 campaign is expected to focus on key ARCA events where he can log clean, competitive finishes and continue building momentum for future opportunities.
Long term, Viens continues to balance his driving ambitions with his role as a team owner at G2G Racing, suggesting that any 2025 results will be measured both in on-track performance and in the development of his broader racing organization.