TriStar Motorsports
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Owner(s) | Bryan Smith |
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Base | Mooresville, North Carolina |
Series | NASCAR Cup Series |
Manufacturer | Chevrolet, Ford |
Opened | 1989 |
Closed | 2019 |
Career | |
Debut | NASCAR Cup Series: 1989 Winston 500 (Talladega) Xfinity Series: 2010 DRIVE4COPD 300 (Daytona) |
Latest race | NASCAR Cup Series: 2018 Ford EcoBoost 400 (Homestead) Xfinity Series: 2017 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead) |
Races competed | Total: 884 NASCAR Cup Series: 197 Xfinity Series: 687 |
Drivers' Championships | Total: 0 NASCAR Cup Series: 0 Xfinity Series: 0 |
Race victories | Total: 0 NASCAR Cup Series: 0 Xfinity Series: 0 |
Pole positions | Total: 3 NASCAR Cup Series: 3 Xfinity Series: 0 |
TriStar Motorsports was an American professional stock car racing team that used to compete in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. The team competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series primarily during the early to mid 1990s, suspending racing operations in 1997 and continuing on as Tri-Star Motors, and later Pro Motor Engines, supplying engines to many NASCAR teams prior to returning to competition in 2010.
On July 22, 2017, Mark Smith died after a battle with cancer. His son Bryan took over ownership of TriStar Motorsports.[1]
Cup Series
Winston Cup 1989–2000
TriStar made its debut in 1989 at Talladega Superspeedway. Driver Ron Esau finished 38th after wrecking the No. 18 Pontiac. Brad Teague made the team's second start at Charlotte Motor Speedway with Mello Yello but finished 31st after suffering engine failure. Barn Animals sponsored Hut Stricklin's No. 68 entry at the 1990 Daytona 500, and fielded the No. 18 for him at Atlanta Motor Speedway, where he finished 33rd and 37th, respectively. TriStar switched back to the No. 68 at Talladega Superspeedway, with sponsorship from, Interstate Batteries, where Stanley Smith would finish 37th after an early wreck. The team finished their first race at Michigan with Mike Chase finishing 24th. They ran the No. 68 with Country Time Lemonade sponsorship and Bobby Hamilton driving in two races, with a best finish of 28th.
In 1991, TriStar ran full-time with Hamilton and Country Time again sponsoring their Oldsmobile. Hamilton had four top-ten finishes and finished 22nd in points, winning Rookie of the Year honors. They began 1992 with no top-ten finishes, and later switched to Ford Thunderbirds, allowing Hamilton to get two top-ten finishes and finish 25th in points. After failing to finish higher than 15th eight races into the 1993 season, Hamilton was released. Greg Sacks drove for the rest of the season, with Dorsey Schroeder filling in at the road course races, and Loy Allen driving at Phoenix International Raceway.
Allen was named the full-time driver for the 1994 season, in addition to TriStar switching to the No. 19 and getting Hooters sponsorship. Allen won the pole for the Daytona 500, becoming the first rookie driver to do so. He also qualified on the pole at Atlanta and Michigan, but failed to qualify for twelve races that season and finished 39th in points. Allen and Hooters left Tri-Star at the end of the year, and Phil Parsons took over the driving duties for the first five races of the 1995 season with Ultra Custom Wheels sponsorship. After the first five races, the team cut back and did not run any races until the Winston Select 500, when Allen returned to the team with Healthsource sponsoring the car. In their first race back together, Allen and TriStar qualified second and finished tenth, Allen's career-best finish. TriStar ran a limited schedule for the rest of 1995, with Ron Fellows driving the No. 68 at Watkins Glen, and Allen driving the No. 19 during the rest of the season.
Healthsource signed for a full season of sponsorship in 1996, but Allen suffered a severe neck injury at the second race of the season at North Carolina Speedway, causing him to miss the next ten races. Dick Trickle filled in the interim, placing eighth at the Food City 500. Upon Allen's return, Tri-Star again moved to a part-time schedule, getting a best finish of 21st. Healthsource left the team at the end of the season, and Child Support Recovery took its place. After two races into the 1997 season, Allen was released and Gary Bradberry replaced him. After failing to qualify for the Miller 400, Child Support Recovery was dropped by the team due to lack of funding and racing operations were suspended again.
In 1999, they leased their shop to SBIII Motorsports and built engines for them. Following the team's closure near the end of the season, TriStar reacquired its equipment and fielded the No. 48 FansTeam Ford for Stanton Barrett at the 2000 Daytona 500, but did not qualify.
Car No. 19/68 results
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | NWCC | Pts | |||||
1989 | Ron Esau | 18 | Pontiac | DAY | CAR | ATL | RCH | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL 38 | CLT | DOV | SON | POC | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | N/A | - | |||||||||||||||
Brad Teague | CLT 31 | NWS | CAR | PHO | ATL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 | Hut Stricklin | 68 | Chevy | DAY 33 | RCH | CAR | N/A | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Pontiac | ATL 37 | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV | SON | POC | MCH | DAY | POC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanley Smith | 68 | TAL 37 | GLN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mike Chase | MCH 24 | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bobby Hamilton | CLT 28 | CAR | PHO | ATL 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 | Olds | DAY 10 | RCH 28 | CAR 21 | ATL 33 | DAR 20 | BRI 31 | MAR DNQ | TAL 12 | CLT 27 | DOV 11 | SON 22 | POC 35 | MCH 22 | DAY 28 | POC 11 | TAL 34 | GLN 29 | MCH 19 | BRI 13 | DAR 10 | RCH 12 | DOV 8 | MAR 17 | NWS 18 | CLT 29 | CAR 6 | PHO 13 | ATL 18 | N/A | - | |||||||||||||
Pontiac | NWS 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 | Olds | DAY 32 | CAR 18 | RCH 31 | ATL 24 | DAR 23 | BRI 26 | NWS 27 | MAR 13 | TAL 20 | CLT 21 | DOV 18 | SON 34 | POC 17 | MCH 31 | POC 22 | GLN 22 | BRI 21 | N/A | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chevy | DAY 33 | TAL 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ford | MCH 15 | DAR 21 | RCH 32 | DOV 10 | MAR 28 | NWS 31 | CLT 15 | CAR 19 | PHO 8 | ATL 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 | DAY 27 | CAR 15 | RCH 22 | ATL 26 | DAR 23 | BRI 35 | NWS 29 | MAR 33 | N/A | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greg Sacks | TAL 33 | CLT 17 | DOV 38 | POC 18 | MCH 22 | DAY 15 | NHA 32 | POC 32 | TAL 6 | MCH 12 | BRI 19 | DAR 25 | RCH 31 | DOV 20 | MAR 28 | NWS DNQ | CLT 32 | CAR 32 | ATL 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dorsey Schroeder | SON 33 | GLN 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loy Allen Jr. | PHO 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 | 19 | DAY 22 | CAR 40 | RCH DNQ | ATL 22 | DAR DNQ | BRI DNQ | NWS DNQ | MAR DNQ | TAL 40 | SON DNQ | CLT 11 | DOV 15 | POC 31 | MCH 24 | DAY 40 | NHA DNQ | POC 18 | TAL 37 | IND DNQ | GLN DNQ | MCH 22 | BRI DNQ | DAR 21 | RCH 31 | DOV 22 | MAR DNQ | NWS DNQ | CLT 27 | CAR 42 | PHO 41 | ATL 42 | N/A | 1468 | ||||||||||
1995 | Phil Parsons | DAY 41 | CAR DNQ | RCH | ATL 42 | DAR DNQ | BRI | NWS | MAR | N/A | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loy Allen Jr. | TAL 10 | SON | CLT 36 | DOV DNQ | POC | MCH | DAY 31 | NHA | POC | TAL 39 | IND DNQ | GLN | MCH DNQ | BRI | DAR 34 | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT 27 | CAR DNQ | PHO | ATL 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1996 | DAY 36 | CAR 36 | POC 23 | MCH 28 | DAY 30 | NHA DNQ | POC | TAL 28 | IND | GLN | DAR 41 | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT 34 | CAR | PHO | ATL 39 | 37th | 1461 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dick Trickle | RCH DNQ | ATL 14 | DAR 35 | BRI 8 | NWS 22 | MAR DNQ | TAL 19 | SON 29 | CLT 20 | DOV 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mike Wallace | MCH 29 | BRI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997 | Loy Allen Jr. | DAY 26 | CAR 43 | 47th | 641 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gary Bradberry | RCH 38 | ATL 40 | DAR 38 | TEX DNQ | BRI 37 | MAR DNQ | SON 43 | TAL DNQ | CLT 31 | DOV 35 | POC 33 | MCH DNQ | CAL | DAY | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | NHA | DOV | MAR | CLT | TAL | CAR | PHO | ATL | ||||||||||||||
2000 | Stanton Barrett | 48 | DAY DNQ | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | MAR | TAL | CAL | RCH | CLT | DOV | MCH | POC | SON | DAY | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | NHA | DOV | MAR | CLT | TAL | CAR | PHO | HOM | ATL | NA | - |
Cup Series return 2010–2018
Car No. 35 history
TriStar attempted to qualify for the race at Watkins Glen in 2010 with driver Tony Ave in the No. 35 Chevrolet Impala purchased from Front Row Motorsports, however, after showing signs of mechanical issues during qualifying, which included smoke and fluid trailing from behind the car, the team did not qualify. It was the only Cup race Tri-Star attempted that year.
Car No. 35 results
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NSCC | Pts | |||
2010 | Tony Ave | 35 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI | MAR | PHO | TEX | TAL | RCH | DAR | DOV | CLT | POC | MCH | SON | NHA | DAY | CHI | IND | POC | GLN DNQ | MCH | BRI | ATL | RCH | NHA | DOV | KAN | CAL | CLT | MAR | TAL | TEX | PHO | HOM | N/A | - |
Car No. 19/91 history
Mark Smith returned to the Cup Series in 2012 by partnering with former HP Racing co-owner Randy Humphrey. As Humphrey Smith Racing, the team fielded Jason Leffler, Chris Cook, Jeff Green, and Mike Bliss in the No. 19 Toyota Camry. The team started fielding the No. 91 for Reed Sorenson and Jason Leffler starting at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as well. The team ran a mix of Ford, Toyota, and Chevrolet recycled from other teams for the No. 91 team, both cars are Start and parks. The No. 19 team and Bliss had returned for the 2013 season, running a Toyota. They attempted the full Daytona 500 with G-Oil as the sponsor, but failed to make the race. The car was driven by Jason Leffler in the Party in the Poconos 400, three days before he was killed in a sprint car accident at Bridgeport Speedway in New Jersey.[2] Following his death, the team, like others in the racing community, ran "LEFTURN" logos above the driver doors in honor of Leffler.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Mike_Bliss_Humphrey_Smith_Racing_Toyota_Richmond_April_2013.jpg/300px-Mike_Bliss_Humphrey_Smith_Racing_Toyota_Richmond_April_2013.jpg)
The team also employed Alex Kennedy for the road courses. Kennedy crashed at Sonoma, parked at Pocono, but finished 29th at Watkins Glen. Scott Riggs attempted Michigan with them but didn’t qualify. Smith shut the team down before the Chase.
In 2014, Humphrey left TriStar and started his own Cup operation, the No. 77 Ford Fusion driven by Dave Blaney.[3] Smith did not field an entry in the Sprint Cup Series in 2014, and the No. 19 was claimed by Joe Gibbs Racing for its new entry in 2015 for Carl Edwards.
Car No. 19 results
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NSCC | Pts | |||
2012 | Mike Bliss | 19 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL 40 | MAR DNQ | TEX 40 | KAN 42 | RCH 42 | TAL | DAR DNQ | CLT DNQ | DOV 36 | POC 38 | MCH 39 | KEN 42 | DAY | NHA DNQ | IND 43 | POC 39 | BRI 43 | ATL DNQ | RCH 40 | CHI 42 | DOV DNQ | TAL | CLT 39 | KAN 36 | MAR DNQ | TEX 41 | PHO 41 | HOM 43 | 45th | 72 | |||||||
Chris Cook | SON 42 | GLN 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jason Leffler | Ford | MCH 43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jeff Green | Toyota | NHA DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | Mike Bliss | DAY DNQ | PHO 42 | LVS DNQ | BRI 43 | CAL 43 | MAR DNQ | TEX 41 | KAN 41 | RCH 43 | TAL | DAR 43 | CLT DNQ | DOV 41 | MCH 41 | KEN 41 | DAY | NHA 43 | IND DNQ | BRI DNQ | ATL | RCH DNQ | CHI | NHA | DOV | KAN | CLT | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 45th | 44 | ||||||||||
Jason Leffler | POC 43 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alex Kennedy | SON 40 | POC 42 | GLN 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scott Riggs | MCH DNQ |
Car No. 91 results
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NSCC | Pts | |||
2012 | Reed Sorenson | 91 | Ford | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | MAR | TEX | KAN | RCH | TAL | DAR | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | KEN | DAY | NHA | IND DNQ | 51st | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
Toyota | POC 42 | GLN | MCH 42 | ATL 42 | DOV 43 | TAL | CLT 41 | KAN 41 | TEX 43 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chevy | BRI DNQ | RCH 43 | CHI DNQ | NHA 42 | MAR 43 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jason Leffler | PHO 43 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toyota | HOM DNQ |
Car No. 72 history
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Cole_Whitt_72_Sonoma_2018.jpg/220px-Cole_Whitt_72_Sonoma_2018.jpg)
In 2017, TriStar announced that they would field one full-time team, the No. 72 Chevrolet SS for Whitt.[4] The team took lease of the No. 35 charter from Front Row Motorsports to secure a spot every race.[5] Whitt ended up finishing the 2017 season with a best of 12th, and brought the car home 33rd in driver & owner standings.
For 2018, TriStar again took lease of a charter from Front Row Motorsports. Whitt requested a limited schedule of only ten races in order to focus on family. Corey LaJoie drove the No. 72 in the 26 races in which Whitt did not run in 2018, finishing 34th in driver standings with a best finish of 16th. Whitt later retired from stock car competition and LaJoie departed for the No. 32 team, leaving TriStar without a driver for 2019. The team was unable to acquire a charter for 2019 and has not attempted a race since Homestead-Miami.
In a September 2019 interview, former TriStar crew chief Frank Kerr confirmed the team has since shut down.[6] The charter leased to the team was returned to Front Row, and sold to Rick Ware Racing for the No. 52 team, while certain equipment and a hauler were liquidated to Tommy Joe Martins' team.[5]
Car No. 72 results
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | MENCC | Pts | Ref | ||
2017 | Cole Whitt | 72 | Ford | DAY 18 | 33rd | 322 | [7] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chevy | ATL 20 | LVS 28 | PHO 34 | CAL 32 | MAR 21 | TEX 30 | BRI 21 | RCH 27 | TAL 16 | KAN 26 | CLT 34 | DOV 22 | POC 30 | MCH 31 | SON 21 | DAY 39 | KEN 34 | NHA 38 | IND 12 | POC 24 | GLN 34 | MCH 29 | BRI 33 | DAR 23 | RCH 33 | CHI 35 | NHA 30 | DOV 32 | CLT 34 | TAL 34 | KAN 24 | MAR 25 | TEX 29 | PHO 36 | HOM 28 | |||||||||
2018 | ATL 28 | LVS 28 | CAL 28 | MAR 27 | TEX 19 | RCH 30 | TAL 21 | POC 30 | SON 35 | GLN 34 | CLT 20 | MAR 24 | PHO 25 | 33rd | 276 | [8] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corey LaJoie | DAY 40 | PHO 37 | BRI 25 | DOV 38 | KAN 24 | CLT 26 | MCH 27 | CHI 34 | DAY 31 | KEN 31 | NHA 27 | POC 39 | MCH 40 | BRI 34 | DAR 27 | IND 27 | LVS 16 | RCH 32 | DOV 30 | TAL 32 | KAN 34 | TEX 40 | HOM 34 |
Xfinity Series
After a nine-year hiatus from fielding race teams, TriStar acquired the Nationwide team owned by Front Row Motorsports, and fielded three cars in 2010, the former FRM team No. 34 Chevrolet Impala for Tony Raines, a new team, the No. 35 Chevrolet Impala for Jason Keller and ran the No. 36 Chevrolet Impala on a part-time schedule. The team used their own PME Motors.
Car No. 8 history
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/8_Blake_Koch_2015_Road_America.jpg/220px-8_Blake_Koch_2015_Road_America.jpg)
In January 2015 the team announced that Blake Koch would run the full season, in a new No. 8 car with crew chief Bruce Cook.[9][10] LeafFilter Gutter Protection was the primary sponsor.[11] Koch opened the season with a 20th-place finish at Daytona.[12] After announcing in June that he would return to TriStar for 2016,[13] he and LeafFilter would move to Kaulig Racing for 2016, taking the No. 8 team's owner points, for the 2016 season, leaving the No. 8 team to be shut down.[13][14][15]
Car No. 8 Results
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Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | Owners | Pts | ||||||
2015 | Blake Koch | 8 | Toyota | DAY 20 | ATL 22 | LVS 35 | PHO 25 | CAL 19 | TEX 32 | BRI 22 | RCH 24 | TAL 23 | IOW 22 | CLT 23 | DOV 30 | MCH 36 | CHI 22 | DAY 18 | KEN 22 | NHA 20 | IND 37 | IOW 24 | GLN 18 | MOH 24 | BRI 21 | ROA 21 | DAR 27 | RCH 19 | CHI 21 | KEN 40 | DOV 23 | CLT 33 | KAN 25 | TEX 21 | PHO 20 | HOM 18 | 24th | 646 |
Car No. 10 history
The No. 10 began as the No. 36, which was a third car in 2010 with Tony Ave and Jeff Green behind the wheel, running as a start and park operation. The team used the prize money used to fund the No. 34 and No. 35 teams. For 2012 the team returned and changed number to 10, and Green drove the car as a start and park. However, when Green moved to the No. 14 Toyota Camry after Eric McClure's injury, Tony Raines and Kevin Lepage became the temporary drivers until McClure returned at Road America.
Green ran the majority of the races in 2013 as a start and park again. Cole Whitt moved over from the No. 44 Toyota Camry and ran the full race at Bristol in August, finishing tenth with Gold Bond as the sponsor.[16] Mike Bliss ran the car at Homestead with his usual No. 19 occupied by Dakoda Armstrong.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/10_Jeff_Green_NASCAR_Nationwide_2014_Gardner_Denver_200_at_Road_America.jpg/220px-10_Jeff_Green_NASCAR_Nationwide_2014_Gardner_Denver_200_at_Road_America.jpg)
In 2014, David Starr ran the car competitively at Daytona season opener in February.[17] For the rest of the year, Blake Koch and Jeff Green ran the majority of the races, again mostly as a start and park. At Daytona in July, Koch had sponsorship from Celsius Negative Calorie Cola, with TriStar bringing five cars to run the full race. During the first round of qualifying, all five TriStar cars were running in a pack when a sudden downpour of rain caused the entire pack to spin out, causing most of the cars including four from TriStar to wreck. Koch, along with the No. 91 Toyota Camry of Benny Gordon missed the race, and the sponsor of the No. 10 moved over to Mike Bliss' No. 19. Bliss ran the No. 10 at Bristol in August as a full race effort while Hermie Sadler ran his usual No. 19 Toyota Camry.
Jeff Green returned in 2015 at Daytona in February. After Scott Lagasse Jr. and the No. 19 team failed to qualify, Lagasse Jr. and sponsor Alert Today Florida moved over to the No. 10 car for the race, finishing 37th after a crash.[12] The No. 10 team has been renumbered as the No. 19, carrying the owner points from the No. 10. The change came after the return of Eric McClure.
The No. 10 was revived for 2016 beginning at Atlanta, with Green and Matt DiBenedetto once again running in a start-and-park capacity.
Car No. 10 results
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Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | Owners | Pts | ||||
2010 | Kevin Hamlin | 36 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | LVS | BRI | NSH | PHO | TEX | TAL | RCH | DAR | DOV | CLT | NSH | KEN | ROA | NHA | DAY | CHI DNQ | GLN 42 | MCH | GTY 43 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||
Johnny Sauter | GTY 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jeff Green | IRP 40 | IOW 43 | BRI 43 | CGV 42 | ATL 43 | RCH | DOV 43 | KAN 43 | CAL 43 | CLT 42 | TEX DNQ | PHO 43 | HOM 43 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Jeff Green | 10 | Toyota | DAY 43 | PHO 43 | LVS 40 | BRI 42 | CAL 43 | TEX 43 | RCH 43 | TAL 39 | ROA 43 | KEN 42 | DAY 43 | NHA 43 | CHI 43 | IND 36 | GLN 40 | CGV 43 | BRI 42 | ATL 35 | RCH 43 | CHI 31 | KAN 42 | PHO 23 | 39th | 182 | |||||||||||||||||
Tony Raines | DAR 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kevin Lepage | IOW 41 | CLT 43 | DOV 39 | MCH 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mike Bliss | IOW 20 | TEX 18 | HOM 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charles Lewandoski | KEN 43 | DOV 43 | CLT 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | Jeff Green | DAY 40 | PHO 37 | LVS 38 | BRI 37 | CAL 37 | TEX 40 | RCH 40 | TAL 40 | DAR 37 | CLT Wth | DOV 35 | IOW 40 | MCH 36 | ROA 40 | KEN 40 | DAY Wth | NHA 40 | CHI 37 | IND 40 | IOW 40 | GLN 37 | CHI 40 | KEN 40 | DOV 35 | KAN 40 | CLT 40 | PHO 40 | 40th | 191 | ||||||||||||||
Chase Miller | MOH 39 | ATL 38 | RCH 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cole Whitt | BRI 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael McDowell | TEX 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mike Bliss | HOM 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | David Starr | DAY 25 | CLT 20 | 36th | 270 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Blake Koch | PHO 39 | BRI 40 | CAL 39 | TEX 40 | DAR 40 | TAL 40 | CLT Wth | DOV 40 | DAY DNQ | NHA 39 | CHI 39 | IND 40 | IOW 38 | GLN 38 | MOH 35 | CHI 40 | KAN 36 | TEX 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jeff Green | LVS 40 | RCH 38 | IOW 39 | ROA 36 | KEN 39 | ATL 40 | KEN 40 | PHO 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kevin Lepage | MCH 39 | DOV 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mike Bliss | BRI 17 | RCH 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ross Chastain | HOM 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Scott Lagasse Jr. | DAY 37 | N/A | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jeff Green | DAY QL | ATL | LVS 40 | PHO 40 | CAL 40 | TEX 38 | BRI 39 | RCH 40 | TAL QL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charles Lewandoski | TAL 40 | IOW | CLT | DOV | MCH | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA | DAR | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Jeff Green | DAY | ATL 40 | LVS 40 | PHO 40 | TEX DNQ | TAL 40 | GLN 33 | MOH 40 | ROA 39 | TEX 40 | 49th | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Matt DiBenedetto | CAL 40 | BRI 40 | RCH Wth | DOV 38 | CLT 40 | POC 40 | MCH 40 | KEN 40 | NHA 40 | IND 38 | BRI 40 | DAR 40 | RCH 40 | CHI 40 | DOV 40 | CLT Wth | PHO 40 | HOM 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tyler Young | IOW 39 | DAY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mike Bliss | IOW 39 | KEN 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Josh Wise | KAN DNQ |
Car No. 14 history
2010
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What is now the No. 14 Chevrolet Impala debuted in 2010 as the No. 35 Chevrolet Impala. At the time it was a completely new entry, consisting of veteran Jason Keller as the driver and former Rusty Wallace Racing crew chief Bryan Berry atop the pit box. During their first attempt at Daytona, the No. 35 missed the race due to not having a top-35 points position and being unable to qualify on time. The team would go on to miss the races at Daytona, Las Vegas, and Texas, while successfully making the race Stater Brothers 300 in California, starting 21st and finishing 20th during the team's first race. The team would eventually make the top-35, a notable accomplishment for a team that missed 3 races during the season. The No. 35 and Keller got their first top 10 finish in the form of a top 5, finishing 4th at Talladega. At the inaugural event at Road America, the team selected Tony Ave to drive the No. 35, Ave being a road course ace with much success at the track. He qualified the car in 10th place, and was running 5th when he was spun on the last lap of the race, finishing 20th. Ave returned to the seat at the 2010 NAPA 200 in Montreal, leading 1 lap but finishing 36th. He drove at the Watkins Glen too, finishing 15th.
Antonio Pérez drove the car at Gateway International Raceway, finishing 34th. Tony Raines drove the No. 35 at Phoenix International Raceway with sponsorship from BeAStockCarDriver.com. The No. 35 finished 29th in the 2010 owners points.
The team managed to put together some one race sponsorship deals for various races during the season. The No. 35 and Keller managed to get sponsorship from uPillar.com at Darlington, KEL Chemicals at Dover for Kellers 500th career start, and LubePros.com at Chicagoland Speedway. BeAStockCarDriver.com sponsored Keller at Charlotte in October.
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2011
The team returned to competition in 2011 as the No. 14, with Eric McClure and his longtime sponsor Hefty coming along with him from Team Rensi Motorsports. Mike Bliss drove the No. 14 unsponsored at Dover when the car fell out of the top-30 in owners points. McClure made all 34 races that year, scoring a best finish of 18th at Chicago en route to a 19th-place points finish. McClure and Hefty returned in 2012, along with the team's manufacturer switch to Toyota Camry.
2012
McClure started the season in the No. 14 Toyota Camry. He ran at the end of the first seven races before a crash at Talladega took him out of action. Jeff Green moved from the start-and-park No. 10 to the No. 14 while McClure recovered. McClure returned at Road America, moving Green back to the No. 10.
2013
A fully recovered McClure remained in the No. 14. Though he had an illness before the Mid-Ohio race was replaced by Jeff Green.
2014
Eric McClure returned for what was believed to be his final season. He ran at 28 races. Longtime partners Hefty and Reynolds Wrap once again sponsored the car. Teammate Jeff Green piloted the No. 14 in 5 races: Dover in May, Michigan in June, Mid-Ohio in August, Richmond in September, and Dover again in September.[18] At Mid-Ohio, Green was running second with 20 laps to go when the throttle of the No. 14 Toyota Camry hung out, sending him head-on into a tire barrier, relegating him to a 29th-place finish.[19]
2015
After the season, McClure and Hefty/Reynolds Wrap announced their departure for JGL Racing.[20] Cale Conley drove the No. 14 Toyota Camry for the full 2015 season, running for Rookie of the Year with crew chief Eddie Pardue.[9][21][22] However, Conley was released with three races to go due to lack of sponsorship. Mike Bliss returned to TriStar at Texas, parking the No. 14 after 40 laps.
2016
Benny Gordon and VSI Racing ran the No. 14 at Daytona.[23] J. J. Yeley drove the car for six races beginning at Atlanta.[17][24] Jeff Green took over the car when Yeley replaced David Starr in the No. 44. Hermie Sadler would drive at Bristol and Richmond with sponsorship from Virginia Lottery. The No. 14 would serve as a start and park along with the No. 10 unless Gordon, Sadler and DiBenedetto were in the car. DiBenedetto drove 2 races in the No. 14 car at Kansas and Texas with an 11th place finish and a 36th place finish sponsored by Superior Essex.
2017
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On January 26, 2017, it was announced that Yeley returned to TriStar but driving the No. 14 with Superior Essex sponsoring 13 races. Yeley would have a quiet, but a consistent year, only finishing outside the top 20 11 times - 5 were DNFs - with also a strong outing at the 2nd Iowa race, finishing 6th, plus the 11th place finishes he got at the spring Bristol and Talladega races. He finished 14th in points.
The team sold its cars and equipment to the new JP Motorsports team in 2018.
Car No. 14 results
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Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | Owners | Pts | ||||
2010 | Jason Keller | 35 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | CAL 20 | LVS DNQ | BRI 27 | NSH 38 | PHO 22 | TEX DNQ | TAL 4 | RCH 14 | DAR 21 | DOV 33 | CLT 19 | NSH 20 | KEN 23 | NHA 15 | DAY 20 | CHI 30 | GTY 34 | IRP 32 | IOW 26 | MCH 23 | BRI 12 | ATL 18 | RCH 23 | DOV 27 | KAN 27 | CAL 16 | CLT 32 | TEX 29 | HOM 27 | 29th | N/A | |||||||||
Tony Ave | ROA 20 | GLN 15 | CGV 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Antonio Pérez | GTY 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tony Raines | PHO 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Eric McClure | 14 | DAY 33 | PHO 25 | LVS 20 | BRI 25 | CAL 21 | TEX 31 | TAL 26 | NSH 32 | RCH 32 | DAR 36 | IOW 23 | CLT 28 | CHI 18 | MCH 29 | ROA 27 | DAY 37 | KEN 27 | NHA 20 | NSH 23 | IRP 21 | IOW 26 | GLN 35 | CGV 36 | BRI 27 | ATL 28 | RCH 30 | CHI 25 | DOV 24 | KAN 31 | CLT 31 | TEX 24 | PHO 19 | HOM 29 | 27th | 582 | |||||||
Mike Bliss | DOV 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Eric McClure | Toyota | DAY 22 | PHO 28 | LVS 25 | BRI 27 | CAL 26 | TEX 24 | RCH 31 | TAL 27 | ROA 21 | KEN 26 | DAY 18 | NHA 22 | CHI 24 | IND 24 | IOW 31 | GLN 26 | CGV 19 | BRI 27 | ATL 21 | RCH 26 | CHI 25 | KEN 22 | DOV 26 | CLT 22 | KAN 15 | TEX 21 | PHO 20 | HOM 27 | 24th | 662 | ||||||||||||
Jeff Green | DAR 19 | IOW 32 | CLT 32 | DOV 17 | MCH 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | Eric McClure | DAY 8 | PHO 29 | LVS 40 | BRI 21 | CAL 27 | TEX 30 | RCH 26 | TAL 23 | DAR 26 | CLT 30 | DOV 24 | IOW 18 | MCH 28 | ROA 27 | KEN 23 | DAY 24 | NHA 31 | CHI 28 | IND 31 | IOW 23 | GLN 28 | CHI 25 | KEN 24 | DOV 26 | KAN 27 | CLT 33 | PHO 27 | 24th | 608 | ||||||||||||||
Jeff Green | MOH 24 | BRI 16 | ATL 29 | RCH 22 | TEX 27 | HOM 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | Eric McClure | DAY 35 | PHO 23 | LVS 27 | BRI 27 | CAL 25 | TEX 24 | DAR 21 | RCH 29 | TAL 17 | IOW 24 | CLT 29 | ROA 20 | KEN 24 | DAY 22 | NHA 26 | CHI 25 | IND 36 | IOW 23 | GLN 24 | BRI 20 | ATL 24 | CHI 26 | KEN 31 | KAN 19 | CLT 32 | TEX 26 | PHO 26 | HOM 26 | 25th | 615 | |||||||||||||
Jeff Green | DOV 18 | MCH 23 | MOH 29 | RCH 30 | DOV 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Cale Conley | DAY 30 | ATL 35 | LVS 25 | PHO 22 | CAL 16 | TEX 34 | BRI 19 | RCH 25 | TAL 24 | IOW 19 | CLT 34 | DOV 33 | MCH 26 | CHI 20 | DAY 32 | KEN 29 | NHA 21 | IND 21 | IOW 23 | GLN 21 | MOH 20 | BRI 18 | ROA 37 | DAR 19 | RCH 22 | CHI 33 | KEN 16 | DOV 29 | CLT 26 | KAN 30 | 26th | 586 | |||||||||||
Mike Bliss | TEX 36 | PHO 35 | HOM 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Benny Gordon | DAY 35 | TAL 14 | DAY 23 | 30th | 390 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
J. J. Yeley | ATL 19 | LVS 21 | PHO 20 | CAL 27 | TEX 38 | BRI 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jeff Green | RCH 37 | DOV 33 | CLT 34 | POC 34 | MCH 33 | IOW 33 | KEN 33 | NHA 35 | IND 36 | IOW 31 | DAR 30 | CHI 31 | KEN 32 | DOV 32 | CLT 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tomy Drissi | GLN 36 | ROA 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mike Bliss | MOH 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hermie Sadler | BRI 34 | RCH 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Matt DiBenedetto | KAN 11 | TEX 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cole Whitt | PHO 16 | HOM 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | J. J. Yeley | DAY 25 | ATL 36 | LVS 22 | PHO 16 | CAL 16 | TEX 22 | BRI 11 | RCH 39 | TAL 11 | CLT 22 | DOV 15 | POC 19 | MCH 38 | IOW 13 | DAY 13 | KEN 25 | NHA 15 | IND 15 | IOW 6 | GLN 39 | MOH 13 | BRI 16 | ROA 17 | DAR 19 | RCH 20 | CHI 21 | KEN 19 | DOV 17 | CLT 19 | KAN 20 | TEX 18 | PHO 20 | HOM 22 | 20th | 588 |
Car No. 19 history
2010
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/34TonyRaines2010Bucyrus200RoadAmerica.jpg/220px-34TonyRaines2010Bucyrus200RoadAmerica.jpg)
What is now the No. 19 team was previously the No. 34 team from the 2010 season. TriStar acquired the team from Front Row Motorsports following the 2009 season. It remained mostly intact, with Scott Eggleston returning as crew chief and Tony Raines returning as the driver of the Long John Silvers entry, and with the previous years owners points transferring over which locked the team into the first 5 races of the season. During the first race for the new team at Daytona, Raines and the No. 34 Chevrolet Impala lead 3 laps and finished 14th despite being involved in 2 incidents. Alongside his teammate, Raines and the crew scored the seasons first top-10 in the Aaron's 312 at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama, finishing 7th after running in the top-5 for various parts of the race. Raines got his second top 10 of the season at Gateway, finishing tenth. Charles Lewandoski started and parked the No. 34 at Phoenix International Raceway in November, with Raines in the No. 35 for that race. Dave Fuge became crew chief of the team in the second half of the season. The No. 34 finished 23rd in final owners points, with Raines finishing 17th in driver standings in 2010.
The team managed to put together some one race sponsorship deals for various races for during the season. The No. 34 and Raines was funded by Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino at California, doorstopnation.com at Daytona & Talladega, Continental Fire & Safety at Dover, and Boss Industries/The Walter Payton Foundation at Chicagoland. Front Row Motorsports' owner Bob Jenkins pulled the Long John Silver's sponsorship from the team following the race at Bristol Motor Speedway in August, with BeAStockCarDriver.com sponsoring Raines for the final 4 races of the season. Raines was replaced by Nationwide Series veteran Mike Bliss.
2011–2012
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The team returned in 2011 as the No. 19, and Mike Bliss signed on to drive the car for the 2011 season. Crew Chief Dave Fuge remained with the team but was replaced early in the season by Wes Ward. Fuge now is part owner of Derrike Cope's CFK Motorsports. Ward also left the team early on and was replaced by TRG interim crew chief Paul Clapprood. The team scored 19 top-20 finishes with a best finish of 9th at the second Dover race. With limited sponsorship Bliss and the No. 19 team finished the season 12th in points. For 2012, Bliss was replaced by Tayler Malsam as he brought sponsorship from Green Earth Technologies and G-Oil as well as the team's manufacturer change to Toyota Camry. Venezuelan Alex Popow drove the car at Watkins Glen. Malsam was 13th in points when he and TriStar parted ways after Kentucky, leaving Bliss to return to the No. 19. Also, Hal Martin competed in three races in 2012.
2013
Mike Bliss took over the No. 19 Toyota Camry once again for the full season. G-Oil and Tweaker Energy Shot sponsored the car. Dakoda Armstrong ran the car at Homestead with sponsor WinField, while Bliss ran the No. 10. Bliss would just miss the top 10 in points.
2014
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/19_Mike_Bliss_passenger_side_NASCAR_Nationwide_2014_Gardner_Denver_200_at_Road_America.jpg/200px-19_Mike_Bliss_passenger_side_NASCAR_Nationwide_2014_Gardner_Denver_200_at_Road_America.jpg)
Mike Bliss was once again in the car full-time, with Tweaker Energy Shot sponsoring several races. Hermie Sadler ran the No. 19 Toyota Camry at Bristol in August and Richmond in September, with the Virginia State Lottery sponsoring, while Bliss moved to the No. 10.[25]
2015
Mike Bliss returned to the No. 19 Toyota Camry in 2015.[9] [21] Scott Lagasse Jr. attempted the season opener at Daytona with sponsor Alert Today Florida,[26] but failed to qualify and moved over to the No. 10 car for the race. Bliss then drove the car through Talladega, before being released by Charles Lewandoski for Iowa, where the No. 19 car had assumed the Start and Park role of the former No. 10 after the addition of McClure. For Charlotte, Jeff Green was tabbed as the driver for the No. 19 car, and remained there for the remainder of the season.
2016
The No. 19 was used by Joe Gibbs Racing in 2016.[27]
Car No. 19 results
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Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | Owners | Pts | ||||
2010 | Tony Raines | 34 | Chevy | DAY 14 | CAL 25 | LVS 22 | BRI 22 | NSH 32 | PHO 14 | TEX 22 | TAL 7 | RCH 24 | DAR 18 | DOV 17 | CLT 25 | NSH 23 | KEN 19 | ROA 36 | NHA 18 | DAY 24 | CHI 23 | GTY 10 | IRP 18 | IOW 29 | GLN 28 | MCH 24 | BRI 26 | CGV 34 | ATL 20 | RCH 18 | DOV 24 | KAN 25 | CAL 19 | CLT 20 | GTY 29 | TEX 25 | HOM 23 | 23rd | N/A | |||||
Charles Lewandoski | PHO 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Mike Bliss | 19 | DAY 13 | PHO 20 | LVS 17 | BRI 26 | CAL 19 | TEX 19 | TAL 35 | NSH 31 | RCH 18 | DAR 30 | IOW 18 | CLT 18 | CHI 22 | MCH 23 | ROA 15 | DAY 20 | KEN 24 | NHA 14 | NSH 24 | IRP 11 | IOW 18 | GLN 22 | CGV 15 | BRI 18 | ATL 15 | RCH 12 | CHI 15 | DOV 9 | KAN 22 | CLT 20 | TEX 23 | PHO 31 | HOM 17 | 20th | 817 | |||||||
Eric McClure | DOV 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Tayler Malsam | Toyota | DAY 6 | PHO 20 | LVS 16 | BRI 18 | CAL 16 | TEX 25 | RCH 25 | TAL 24 | DAR 31 | IOW 29 | CLT 20 | DOV 16 | MCH 21 | ROA 30 | KEN 23 | DAY 15 | NHA 20 | CHI 25 | IND 29 | IOW 22 | CGV 14 | BRI 12 | ATL 18 | RCH 19 | CHI 18 | KEN 23 | 20th | 746 | ||||||||||||||
Alex Popow | GLN 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mike Bliss | DOV 11 | CLT 36 | KAN 13 | PHO 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hal Martin | TEX 30 | HOM 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | Mike Bliss | DAY 23 | PHO 14 | LVS 17 | BRI 13 | CAL 18 | TEX 20 | RCH 13 | TAL 14 | DAR 19 | CLT 19 | DOV 18 | IOW 10 | MCH 21 | ROA 33 | KEN 19 | DAY 14 | NHA 17 | CHI 19 | IND 36 | IOW 18 | GLN 27 | MOH 17 | BRI 17 | ATL 22 | RCH 18 | CHI 23 | KEN 26 | DOV 10 | KAN 13 | CLT 15 | TEX 23 | PHO 17 | 18th | 827 | |||||||||
Dakoda Armstrong | HOM 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | Mike Bliss | DAY 20 | PHO 17 | LVS 14 | BRI 26 | CAL 18 | TEX 32 | DAR 16 | RCH 16 | TAL 12 | IOW 31 | CLT 20 | DOV 22 | MCH 18 | ROA 10 | KEN 34 | DAY 38 | NHA 32 | CHI 19 | IND 22 | IOW 16 | GLN 14 | MOH 11 | ATL 17 | CHI 20 | KEN 24 | DOV 29 | KAN 14 | CLT 18 | TEX 18 | PHO 16 | HOM 23 | 20th | 765 | ||||||||||
Hermie Sadler | BRI 24 | RCH 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Scott Lagasse Jr. | DAY DNQ | 40th | 135 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mike Bliss | ATL 25 | LVS 39 | PHO 20 | CAL 26 | TEX 24 | BRI 20 | RCH 23 | TAL 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charles Lewandoski | IOW 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jeff Green | CLT 40 | DOV 40 | MCH 39 | CHI 40 | DAY DNQ | KEN 40 | NHA 40 | IND 40 | IOW 40 | GLN 40 | MOH 40 | BRI 40 | ROA 40 | DAR 38 | RCH 40 | CHI 40 | KEN 39 | DOV 40 | CLT 40 | KAN 40 | TEX 40 | PHO 40 | HOM 40 |
Car No. 24 history
After initially leaving TriStar for JGL Racing, after nine 2015 races Eric McClure and longtime sponsor Hefty/Reynolds Wrap announced their return to TriStar beginning at Iowa Speedway in May. The team carried over the No. 24 Toyota Camry from JGL,[28] while assuming the owner points from the No. 19 Toyota Camry. McClure was released again after changes with his Hefty/Reynolds Wrap sponsorship, with the number returning to JGL and the team going inactive.
Car No. 44 history
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Road_America_2013_Nationwide_44_Cole_Whitt.jpg/220px-Road_America_2013_Nationwide_44_Cole_Whitt.jpg)
The No. 44 car was first run in 2011 by Jeff Green as a Start and park entry at Daytona. Charles Lewandoski drove the car at Phoenix. Green then drove the car for most of the season as a start and park, but was replaced for 3 races by Angela Cope. For 2012, Mike Bliss drove the car with various sponsorship until Dover when he moved back to the No. 19 Toyota Camry and Green took over for the next two races. Hal Martin and John Blankenship finished out the season. Though John Blankenship raced for Tommy Baldwin Racing for Chevrolet Impala for Iowa, Texas, Phoenix and Homestead.
2013
In 2013, Hal Martin ran for Rookie of the year with American Custom Yachts as the sponsor, but only ran the first ten races and then two late in the season. Chad Hackenbracht ran seven races with Ingersoll Rand and Tastee Apples sponsoring.[16] Cole Whitt ran the most races for the team,[16] with several strong runs including four top tens and only one finish outside the top twenty. Whitt was sponsored by Takagi Water Heaters and Gold Bond.[16] Whitt left for Swan Racing in the Sprint Cup Series at the end of the season.
2014
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For 2014, it was announced that Blake Koch would drive for TriStar full-time, splitting time between the No. 44 Toyota Camry and the No. 10 Toyota Camry. David Starr ran the majority of races with the team, with a best finish of 9th at Talladega.[17][21] Various other drivers have run the No. 44, bringing sponsorship with them. These include Hal Martin, Paulie Harraka, Carlos Contreras, ARCA driver Will Kimmel, and Matt Frahm.
Hal Martin returned to TriStar's No. 44 Toyota Camry for both races at Iowa Speedway in 2014. Stuart, Florida– American Custom Yachts returned as a sponsor for the team (not appearing on the hood), as they did in Martin's first 10 races of 2013.[29] Martin finished 26th and 28th in his two races respectively.[30]
Forty-four-year-old NASCAR veteran Carlos Contreras has raced all three road courses for TriStar in the No. 44 Toyota Camry with sponsors 38 Special and Voli and regular TriStar sponsor Ingersoll Rand. He posted a strong 15th place at Road America, a solid 23rd place at Watkins Glen International and finished 21st in his debut at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in August.[30][31]
Twenty-six-year-old ARCA driver Will Kimmel, nephew of ARCA legend Frank Kimmel, will drive five races in the TriStar No. 44 Toyota Camry in 2014. Ingersoll Rand will serve as the primary sponsor for all five races.[32] Kimmel finished 33rd in his debut at Phoenix and 22nd two races later at Bristol.[33] Kimmel returned to the car in the fall races at Richmond, Chicago, and Charlotte.[30][34]
New Hampshire native Matt Frahm was announced as the driver at his hometown New Hampshire Motor Speedway in July for his tenth start in the Nationwide Series. Hudson, New Hampshire–based Gilchrist Metal Fabricating Company funded the car.[35] Frahm finished a solid 25th, but 5 laps down.[30]
NASCAR Drive for Diversity graduate and New Jersey native Paulie Harraka drive the No. 44 Toyota Camry at home track Dover International Speedway in May. The Delaware Office of Highway Safety came on board with their "Click it or Ticket" campaign to raise awareness for traffic safety.[36] Harraka qualified 22nd, and finished a solid 19th after battling back from a pit road incident with Brendan Gaughan.[37] Notably, Harraka was involved in an incident the prior year at the Sonoma Cup race where his No. 52 Ford Fusion collided with the TriStar No. 19 Toyota Camry on pit road before the race even started.
2014 driver rotation | ||
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No. 44 Driver | Races | Sponsor |
David Starr | 11 | Whataburger, BYF.org, Chasco Constructors |
Blake Koch | 10 | CompassionRacing.com, Son of God (film), K-LOVE |
Carlos Contreras | 3 | 38 Special, Voli, Ingersoll Rand |
Will Kimmel | 5 | Ingersoll Rand |
Hal Martin | 2 | American Custom Yachts |
Matt Frahm | 1 | Gilchrist Metal Fabrication |
Paulie Harraka | 1 | Delaware "Click It Or Ticket" |
Source:[30] |
2015
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/David_Starr_Mid-Ohio_Xfinity_2015.jpg/220px-David_Starr_Mid-Ohio_Xfinity_2015.jpg)
David Starr signed a three-year contract with TriStar and longtime sponsor Zachry Group to run the No. 44 Toyota Camry full-time beginning in 2015.[21] Starr finished a strong 6th place at the season opener at Daytona International Speedway, after avoiding 2 big crashes in the late stages of the race.[12] Starr had a decent season, finishing 16th in points.[17]
2016
Starr returned in 2016, with Zachry continuing sponsor him. He finished 18th at the season opener at Daytona, and at Atlanta he finished 39th after blowing an engine in a few laps of the race. At Richmond in April, J. J. Yeley replaced Starr due to illness, finishing 12th. Following Richmond, Yeley officially replaced Starr in the No. 44.[17] Yeley collected three top tens for TriStar, with an 8th place finish at fall Dover race.
2017
The car returned in a part-time basis in 2017. Benny Gordon drove at the PowerShares QQQ 300 at Daytona International Speedway with sponsorship from Florida Lottery. He was involved in a single-car crash, and finished 27th.
Car No. 44 results
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Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | Owners | Pts | |||||
2011 | Jeff Green | 44 | Chevy | DAY 40 | LVS 42 | BRI 38 | CAL 37 | TEX 43 | TAL 43 | NSH 42 | RCH 40 | DAR 34 | DOV 41 | CLT 43 | CHI 40 | MCH 41 | ROA 38 | DAY 43 | KEN 37 | NSH 35 | IRP 33 | IOW 43 | GLN 43 | CGV 43 | BRI 43 | ATL 37 | RCH 36 | DOV 43 | KAN 41 | CLT 43 | TEX 42 | PHO 34 | HOM DNQ | 36th | 176 | |||||||||
Charles Lewandoski | PHO 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Angela Ruch | IOW 28 | NHA 25 | CHI DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | DAY 39 | PHO 16 | LVS 15 | BRI 15 | CAL 17 | TEX 16 | RCH 17 | TAL 18 | DAR 15 | IOW 15 | CLT 12 | DOV 33 | MCH 13 | ROA 13 | KEN 17 | DAY 8 | NHA 13 | CHI 12 | IND 11 | GLN 14 | CGV 13 | BRI 13 | ATL 22 | RCH 15 | CHI 13 | KEN 18 | 14th | 866 | ||||||||||||||
John Blankenship | Chevy | IOW 23 | TEX 26 | PHO 25 | HOM 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jeff Green | Toyota | DOV 15 | CLT 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hal Martin | KAN 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | DAY 28 | PHO 23 | LVS 24 | BRI 31 | CAL 24 | TEX 38 | RCH 24 | TAL 34 | DAR 29 | CLT 23 | RCH 30 | KAN 35 | 20th | 732 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cole Whitt | DOV 16 | IOW 16 | MCH 15 | ROA 8 | KEN 31 | DAY 16 | IND 17 | IOW 20 | GLN 8 | ATL 20 | KEN 9 | DOV 16 | TEX 20 | HOM 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chad Hackenbracht | NHA 21 | CHI 22 | MOH 30 | BRI 20 | CHI 21 | CLT 21 | PHO 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | Blake Koch | DAY 22 | LVS 20 | RCH 21 | MCH 24 | KEN 19 | ATL 28 | KEN 25 | DOV 23 | PHO 18 | HOM 22 | 23rd | 681 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Will Kimmel | PHO 33 | BRI 22 | RCH 25 | CHI 28 | CLT 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
David Starr | CAL 24 | TEX 15 | DAR 35 | TAL 9 | CLT 24 | DAY 25 | CHI 22 | IND 25 | BRI 31 | KAN 15 | TEX 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hal Martin | IOW 26 | IOW 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paulie Harraka | DOV 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carlos Contreras | ROA 15 | GLN 23 | MOH 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Matt Frahm | NHA 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | David Starr | DAY 6 | ATL 26 | LVS 17 | PHO 21 | CAL 15 | TEX 23 | BRI 18 | RCH 29 | TAL 14 | IOW 16 | CLT 22 | DOV 13 | MCH 33 | CHI 24 | DAY 29 | KEN 21 | NHA 22 | IND 36 | IOW 22 | GLN 26 | MOH 31 | BRI 20 | ROA 20 | DAR 22 | RCH 37 | CHI 23 | KEN 20 | DOV 18 | CLT 25 | KAN 22 | TEX 25 | PHO 21 | HOM 25 | 22nd | 713 | ||||||||
2016 | DAY 18 | ATL 39 | LVS 23 | PHO 22 | CAL 38 | TEX 18 | BRI 17 | 18th | 735 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
J. J. Yeley | RCH 12 | TAL 22 | DOV 11 | CLT 23 | POC 13 | MCH 20 | IOW 20 | DAY 17 | KEN 17 | NHA 16 | IND 19 | IOW 14 | GLN 15 | MOH 35 | BRI 27 | ROA 10 | DAR 14 | RCH 20 | CHI 14 | KEN 14 | DOV 8 | CLT 27 | KAN 10 | TEX 17 | PHO 17 | HOM 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
2017 | Benny Gordon | DAY 27 | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | IOW | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA | DAR | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | 49th | 10 |
Car No. 91 history
TriStar occasionally ran a fifth car, usually for the restrictor plate races or as a start and park when the team's usual four cars have full sponsorship, or to help fund the No. 10 team.
2014
Jeff Green ran the car at Daytona in February and Auto Club in March, finishing last in both. He finished 39th at Darlington in April and 38th at Talladega in May. SupportMilitary.org and Hefty/Reynolds Wrap appeared on the car at various points, though not changing the team's start-and-park status. At Daytona in July, Benny Gordon attempted to qualify in the No. 91 Toyota Camry with BWP bats sponsoring, but did not post a fast enough speed before being taken out in a crash at the end of the first round. Green ran a total of seven races in the car, with Blake Koch running the car at Richmond.
Car No. 91 results
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Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | Owners | Pts | ||||||
2012 | Jeff Green | 91 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | RCH | TAL | DAR | IOW | CLT | DOV | MCH | ROA | KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW 43 | GLN | CGV | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX 37 | HOM 40 | 65th | 13 | |||||||
Tony Raines | PHO 43 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | Chase Miller | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | RCH | TAL | DAR | CLT | DOV | IOW | MCH | ROA | KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI 39 | ATL | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | PHO | 64th | 9 | |||||||||
Michael McDowell | HOM 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | Jeff Green | DAY 40 | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL 40 | TEX | DAR 39 | RCH | TAL 38 | IOW | CLT | DOV | MCH | ROA | KEN | BRI 40 | ATL | CLT 35 | TEX | PHO | HOM 40 | 54th | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Benny Gordon | DAY DNQ | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Blake Koch | RCH 38 | CHI | KEN | DOV | KAN |
Pro Motor Engines
In addition to his racing operations, owner Bryan Smith operates Pro Motor Engines (PME Engines), an independent engine builder in NASCAR as well as ARCA and SCCA. Building and leasing primarily Chevrolet engines as well as the Toyota engines used by TriStar and others, PME-powered teams have won three Camping World Truck Series championships (2002, 2003, and 2009). Engine builders Dennis Borem and Darrell Hoffman also earned three consecutive MAHLE Clevite Engine Builder of the Year awards from 2007 to 2009, beating engine builders from Team Penske, DEI, Hendrick Motorsports, Toyota Racing Development, Roush-Yates, and other top-tier teams.[38][39][40]
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External links
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- TriStar Motorsports owner statistics at Racing-Reference (Mark Smith)
- TriStar Motorsports owner statistics at Racing-Reference (Bryan Smith, 2017-2018)
- TriStar Motorsports website
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