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Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates
Drivers: Jamie McMurray – No. 1 Bass Pro Shops/McDonald’sChevroletJuan Pablo Montoya – No. 42 Target Chevrolet
Crew Chiefs: Kevin Manion (McMurray)Chris Heroy (Montoya)
Engine Builder: Earnhardt Childress Racing Technologies
Year: 4th First Full Season: 2009 Career Wins: 4Career Poles: 15Career Starts: 223Best Points Finish: 8th (2009)First Win: Feb. 14, 2010 (Daytona)First Pole: Feb. 8, 2009 (Daytona)
Public Relations Contact: John Olguin8500 Westmoreland DriveConcord, NC 28027Tel: (704) 662-9642Fax: (704) 663-0848Email: jolguin@earnhardtganassi.com
Shop Address: 8500 Westmoreland DriveConcord, NC 28027
Team Twitter Account: @EGRTeamsDriver Twitter Accounts: @JamieMcMurray, @jpmontoya
OWNERS: Teresa Earnhardt, Chip Ganassi, Felix Sabates
HIGHLIGHTS
• Earnhardt Ganassi Racing had three poles,four top-five and 12 top-10 finishes in the2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
• Chip Ganassi’s five teams run in theNASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the IZOD IndyCarSeries and GRAND-AM Rolex Series. In total,the teams finished the 2011 season with 11wins overall and two championships, in theIZOD IndyCar Series and the GRAND-AMRolex Series – the organization’s 13th and14th overall titles.
• Third-year team formed by the partnershipof Dale Earnhardt Inc., and Chip GanassiRacing with Felix Sabates on Nov. 12, 2008.
• In 2010 Chip Ganassi became the firstowner in history to win all three of the majorAmerican auto races – the Daytona 500, theIndianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400.
• Through 10 seasons, Chip Ganassi Racingwith Felix Sabates drivers compiled a totalof 10 wins.
• Through 14 seasons, Dale Earnhardt Inc.,drivers compiled a total of 24 wins.
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EARNHARDT GANASSI RACING WITH FELIX SABATES • NASCAR SPRINTCUP SERIES STATISTICS
Year Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s DNF Poles2009 Aric Almirola 7 0 0 0 2 0
Juan Pablo Montoya 36 0 7 18 0 2Martin Truex, Jr. 36 0 1 6 5 3
2010 Jamie McMurray 36 3 9 12 3 4Juan Pablo Montoya 36 1 6 14 8 3
2011 Jamie McMurray 36 0 2 4 5 1Juan Pablo Montoya 36 0 2 8 0 2
TOTAL 223 4 27 62 23 15
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FAS Lane Racing
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Drivers: Ken Schrader – No. 32 FordTerry Labonte – No. 32 Ford
Crew Chief: Frank Stoddard
Engine Builder: Roush Yates Engines
Year: 2ndFirst Full Season: 2011Career Wins: 0Career Poles: 0Career Starts: 36Best Points Finish: 34th (2011)Best Finish: 15th – Feb. 20, 2011 (Daytona-1)Best Start: 29th – March 6, 2011 (Las Vegas)
Public Relations Contact: Heidi Stoddard17914 John Connor Rd.Cornelius, NC 28031Tel: 704-906-1315Email: heidis@faslaneracing.com
Shop Address:160 Gasoline AlleyMooresville, NC 28115
Team Twitter Account: @fas_lane_racing
FAS LANE RACING • NASCAR SPRINTCUP SERIES STATISTICS
Year Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s DNF Poles2011 Mike Bliss 16 0 0 0 2 0
Terry Labonte 7 0 0 0 2 0Ken Schrader 7 0 0 0 0 0Mike Skinner 2 0 0 0 0 0T.J. Bell 1 0 0 0 0 0Patrick Carpentier 1 0 0 0 0 0Andrew Ranger 1 0 0 0 1 0Jason White 1 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 36 0 0 0 5 0
OWNER: Frank Stoddard
HIGHLIGHTS
• Eight different drivers piloted the No. 32 inthe team’s inaugural season of 2011,including two-time series champion TerryLabonte.
• The No. 32 finished 34th in the 2011 ownerpoints, guaranteeing itself a starting positionin the first five races of 2012.
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Drivers: David Ragan – No. 34 Front Row Motorsports FordDavid Gilliland – No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
Crew Chiefs: Jay Guy (Ragan)Derrike Finley (Gilliland)
Engine Builder: Roush-Yates Engines
Year: 8th First Season: 2005Career Wins: 0Career Poles: 0Career Starts: 281
Public Relations Contact: Shari SpiewakBreaking Limits403 Gilead Road, Suite AHuntersville, NC 28078Tel: (704) 766-9060 x331Fax: (704) 766-9066Email: sspiewak@breakinglimits.net
Shop Address: 2670 Peachtree RoadStatesville, NC 28625Tel: (704) 873-6445Fax: (704) 873-5120
Team Twitter Account: @FrontRowNASCARDriver Twitter Accounts: @David_Ragan, @DGilliland2010
OWNER: Bob Jenkins
HIGHLIGHTS
• David Ragan, winner of the 2011 JulyDaytona race, joins the team in 2012.
• The team earned one top five, two top 10s,three top-15s and five top-20s finishes in2011, including its best finish of third in theDaytona 500.
FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS • NASCAR SPRINTCUP SERIES STATISTICS
Year Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s DNF Poles2005 Stanton Barrett 4 0 0 0 1 0
Bobby Hamilton, Jr. 2 0 0 0 1 0P.J. Jones 1 0 0 0 1 0Joey McCarthy 1 0 0 0 0 0Johnny Miller 1 0 0 0 0 0Tony Raines 1 0 0 0 0 0Hermie Sadler 3 0 0 0 1 0
2006 Chad Blount 2 0 0 0 2 0Chad Chaffin 10 0 0 0 1 0Kevin Lepage 4 0 0 0 4 0Carl Long 1 0 0 0 1 0Brian Simo 1 0 0 0 1 0Mike Skinner 1 0 0 0 0 0Boris Said 1 0 0 0 0 0Stanton Barrett 1 0 0 0 1 0
2007 John Andretti 1 0 0 0 1 0Kevin Lepage 2 0 0 0 1 0
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Year Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s DNF Poles2008 John Andretti 3 0 0 0 1 0
Tony Raines 1 0 0 0 1 0Brian Simo 1 0 0 0 1 0
2009 John Andretti 34 0 0 0 2 0Tony Ave 1 0 0 0 1 0Travis Kvapil 2 0 0 0 1 0Tony Raines 12 0 0 0 9 0
2010 John Andretti 1 0 0 0 1 0Dave Blaney 6 0 0 0 2 0Kevin Conway 21 0 0 0 3 0Travis Kvapil 34 0 0 0 5 0David Gilliland 32 0 0 0 2 0Tony Raines 7 0 0 0 1 0Robert Richardson 4 0 0 0 1 0
2011 Jeff Green 1 0 0 0 1 0David Gilliland 36 0 1 2 6 0Sam Hornish Jr. 1 0 0 0 0 0Travis Kvapil 29 0 0 0 8 0Terry Labonte 1 0 0 0 1 0Robert Richardson Jr 1 0 0 0 1 0J.J. Yeley 16 0 0 0 9 0
TOTAL 281 0 1 2 73 0
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Furniture Row Racing
Driver:Regan Smith – No. 78 Furniture Row Chevrolet
Crew Chief:Pete Rondeau
Engine Builder: Earnhardt-Childress Racing Engines
Year: 8thFirst Season: 2005Career Wins: 1Career Poles: 1Career Starts: 163Best Points Finish: 26th (2011)First Win: May 7, 2011 (Darlington)First Pole: April 27, 2008 (Talladega)
Public Relations Contact: David FerroniDMF Communications150 King Creek RoadGolden Valley, MN 55416Tel: (612) 805-8718Fax: (763) 593-1506Email: davidferroni@aol.com
Shop Address:4000 Forest Street Denver, CO 80216Tel: (303) 566-8778Fax: (303) 322-2034
Team Twitter Account: @FR78RacingDriver Twitter Account: @Regan_Smith
FURNITURE ROW RACING • NASCAR SPRINTCUP SERIES STATISTICS
Year Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s DNF Poles2005 Jerry Robertson 1 0 0 0 1 0
Kenny Wallace 1 0 0 0 0 02006 Jimmy Spencer 2 0 0 0 0 0
Kenny Wallace 17 0 0 0 3 02007 Joe Nemechek 9 0 0 0 5 0
Kenny Wallace 10 0 0 0 3 02008 Joe Nemechek 32 0 0 0 6 1
Kenny Wallace 1 0 0 0 1 02009 Regan Smith 18 0 0 0 3 02010 Regan Smith 36 0 0 0 4 02011 Regan Smith 36 1 2 5 4 0
TOTAL 163 1 2 5 30 1
OWNER: Barney Visser
HIGHLIGHTS
• In 2011, Regan Smith and Furniture RowRacing scored their first NASCAR Sprint Cupvictory, winning the Southern 500 atDarlington Raceway.
• Smith and Furniture Row Racing ended2011 with season highs for victories (one),top fives (two), top 10s (five) and points finish (26th).
• In 2008, NASCAR Sprint Cup Rookie of theYear Regan Smith joined team for 2009,making 18 starts.
• Denver, Colo.-based team entered NASCARSprint Cup racing in 2005.
• Driver Joe Nemechek posted the team’s firstpole at Talladega in April 2008.
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Driver: Casey Mears – No. 13 GEICO Ford
Crew Chief: Bootie Barker
Engine Builder: Roush-Yates Engines
Year: 4thFirst Season: 2009Career Wins: 0Career Poles: 0Career Starts: 100Best Points Finish: 32nd (2011)Best Career Finish: 8th – Aug. 2, 2009 (Watkins Glen)
Public Relations Contact: Lori Smith218 Raceway DriveMooresville, NC 28117Tel: (704) 799-4300Fax: (704) 799-7742Email: prlorismith@gmail.com
Shop Address:218 Raceway DriveMooresville, NC 28117Tel: (704) 799-4300Fax: (704) 799-7742
Team Twitter Account: @GermainRacing
GERMAIN RACING • NASCAR SPRINTCUP SERIES STATISTICS
Year Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s DNF Poles2009 Max Papis 15 0 0 1 2 02010 Casey Mears 12 0 0 0 4 0
Max Papis 18 0 0 0 11 02011 Casey Mears 35 0 0 0 8 0
Mike Skinner 15 0 0 0 15 0Landon Cassill 3 0 0 0 3 0Todd Bodine 1 0 0 0 1 0Dave Blaney 1 0 0 0 1 0
TOTAL 100 0 0 1 45 0
HIGHLIGHTS
• Casey Mears returns for the third seasondriving for GEICO and Germain Racing.
• Germain Racing entered NASCAR nationalseries competition in 2004 and first raced inthe NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in 2009.
• Germain earned its first NASCAR champion-ship title in 2006 with Todd Bodine in theNASCAR Camping World Truck Series andrepeated that feat in 2010.
• Germain began as a one-truck race shop,has fielded entries in as many as fourNASCAR divisions in one season and in2012 will focus all efforts on racing in theNASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
• To date, the team has collected 22 wins andnine poles in NASCAR competition with bothveteran and rookie drivers (Todd Bodine, TedMusgrave, Brad Keselowski, Justin Marks).
OWNER: Bob Germain Jr.
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Drivers: Kasey Kahne – No. 5 Farmers Insurance/Quaker StateChevroletJeff Gordon – No. 24 Drive To End Hunger/DuPont/PepsiChevroletDale Earnhardt Jr. – No. 88 Diet Mountain Dew/NationalGuard ChevroletJimmie Johnson – No. 48 Lowe’s/KOBALT Tools Chevrolet
Crew Chiefs: Kenny Francis (Kahne)Alan Gustafson (Gordon)Steve Letarte (Earnhardt)Chad Knaus (Johnson)
Engine Builder: Hendrick Engines
Year: 29thFirst Season: 1984Career Wins: 199Career Poles: 178Career Starts: 2,971Best Points Finish: 1st (1995, ’96 ’97, ’98, 2001, ’06, ’07,’08, ’09, ’10)First Win: April 29, 1984 (Martinsville)First Pole: Aug. 25, 1984 (Bristol)
Public Relations Contact: Jesse EssexHendrick Motorsports4400 Papa Joe Hendrick Blvd.Charlotte, NC 28262Tel: (704) 455-3400Fax: (704) 455-0383Email: jessex@hmsracing.com
Shop Address:4400 Papa Joe Hendrick BlvdCharlotte, N.C. 28262Tel: (704) 455-3400
Team Twitter Account: @TeamHendrickDriver Twitter Accounts: @JimmieJohnson,@JeffGordonWeb, @kaseykahne
HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS • NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES STATISTICS
Year Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s DNF Poles1984 Geoffrey Bodine 30 3 7 14 8 31985 Geoffrey Bodine 28 0 10 14 5 3
Dick Brooks 1 0 0 1 0 01986 Geoffrey Bodine 29 2 10 15 12 8
Tim Richmond 29 7 13 17 2 8Brett Bodine 1 0 0 0 0 0
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OWNER: Rick Hendrick
HIGHLIGHTS
• Ten NASCAR Sprint Cup driver champion-ships: Terry Labonte with one, JimmieJohnson with five and Jeff Gordon with four.
• Rick Hendrick has won 13 car owner championships in NASCAR national seriescompetition, the most all-time.
• Johnson won an unprecedented fifth con -secutive championship in 2010. He ranksthird among NASCAR Sprint Cup champions.
• Gordon’s four NASCAR Sprint Cup Seriestitles is the fourth-best total all-time.
• Hendrick Motorsports started as a one-caroperation for Hendrick, a racing enthusiastfrom Palmer Springs, Va., who owned achampionship drag boat team before comingto NASCAR. Hendrick founded the team asAll-Star Racing in 1984.
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Year Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s DNF Poles1987 Geoffrey Bodine 29 0 3 10 10 2
Benny Parsons 29 0 6 9 12 0Darrell Waltrip 29 1 6 16 2 0Tim Richmond 8 2 3 4 2 1Jim Fitzgerald 1 0 0 0 0 0Rick Hendrick 1 0 0 0 1 0
1988 Geoffrey Bodine 29 1 10 16 4 3Darrell Waltrip 29 2 10 14 4 2Ken Schrader 28 1 4 17 1 2Rick Hendrick 1 0 0 0 0 0Rob Moroso 1 0 0 0 0 0
1989 Geoffrey Bodine 29 1 9 11 7 3Ken Schrader 29 1 10 14 6 4Darrell Waltrip 29 6 14 18 3 0Bobby Hamilton 1 0 0 0 1 0Tommy Kendall 1 0 0 0 1 0Kyle Petty 1 0 0 0 0 0Greg Sacks 1 0 0 0 1 0
1990 Ricky Rudd 29 1 8 15 5 2Ken Schrader 29 0 7 14 8 3Darrell Waltrip 23 0 5 12 0 0Greg Sacks 16 0 2 4 5 1Jimmy Horton 2 0 0 0 0 0Stan Barrett 1 0 0 0 0 0Hut Stricklin 1 0 0 0 1 0Sarel van der Merwe 1 0 0 0 1 0
1991 Ricky Rudd 29 1 9 17 1 1Ken Schrader 29 2 10 18 6 0
1992 Ricky Rudd 29 1 9 18 4 1Ken Schrader 29 0 4 11 6 1Jeff Gordon 1 0 0 0 1 0
1993 Jeff Gordon 30 0 7 11 11 1Ricky Rudd 30 1 9 14 6 0Ken Schrader 30 0 9 15 4 6Al Unser Jr. 1 0 0 0 1 0
1994 Jeff Gordon 31 2 7 14 10 1Terry Labonte 31 3 6 14 4 0K.en Schrader 31 0 9 18 2 0
1995 Jeff Gordon 31 7 17 23 3 8Terry Labonte 31 3 14 17 3 1Ken Schrader 31 0 2 10 9 1Jeff Purvis 1 0 0 0 0 0
1996 Jeff Gordon 31 10 21 24 5 5Terry Labonte 31 2 21 24 3 4Ken Schrader 31 0 3 10 2 0
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Hendrick Motorsports
Year Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s DNF Poles1997 Jeff Gordon 32 10 22 23 2 1
Terry Labonte 32 1 8 20 3 0Ricky Craven 30 0 4 7 7 0Todd Bodine 1 0 0 0 0 0Jack Sprague 1 0 0 0 1 0
1998 Jeff Gordon 33 13 26 28 2 7Terry Labonte 33 1 5 15 4 0W. Dallenbach Jr. 16 0 0 3 3 0Randy LaJoie 9 0 1 3 3 0Ricky Craven 8 0 0 1 0 1
1999 Wally Dallenbach Jr. 34 0 1 6 5 0Jeff Gordon 34 7 18 21 7 7Terry Labonte 34 1 1 7 6 0
2000 Jeff Gordon 34 3 11 22 2 3Jerry Nadeau 34 1 3 5 9 0Terry Labonte 32 0 3 6 3 1Todd Bodine 1 0 0 0 0 0Ron Hornaday 1 0 0 0 0 0
2001 Jeff Gordon 36 6 18 24 2 6Terry Labonte 36 0 1 3 8 0Jerry Nadeau 36 0 4 10 8 0Jimmie Johnson 3 0 0 0 1 0
2002 Jeff Gordon 36 3 13 20 3 3Jimmie Johnson 36 3 6 21 3 4Terry Labonte 36 0 1 4 6 0Joe Nemechek 25 0 3 3 8 0Jerry Nadeau 11 0 0 1 3 0
2003 Jeff Gordon 36 3 15 20 5 4Jimmie Johnson 36 3 14 20 3 2Terry Labonte 36 1 4 9 0 1Joe Nemechek 32 1 2 5 7 0Brian Vickers 5 0 0 0 1 0David Green 2 0 0 0 1 0
2004 Jeff Gordon 36 5 16 25 4 6Jimmie Johnson 36 8 20 23 7 1Terry Labonte 36 0 0 6 5 0Brian Vickers 36 0 0 4 6 2Kyle Busch 6 0 0 0 4 0
2005 Kyle Busch 36 2 9 13 8 1Jeff Gordon 36 4 8 14 9 2Jimmie Johnson 36 4 13 22 5 1Brian Vickers 36 0 5 10 4 1Terry Labonte 9 0 0 0 5 0
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Year Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s DNF Poles2006 Kyle Busch 36 1 10 18 2 1
Jeff Gordon 36 2 14 18 7 2Jimmie Johnson 36 5 13 24 1 1Brian Vickers 36 1 5 9 2 1Terry Labonte 10 0 0 0 3 0
2007 Kyle Busch 36 1 11 20 2 0Jeff Gordon 36 6 21 30 1 7Jimmie Johnson 36 10 20 24 4 4Casey Mears 36 1 5 10 2 1
2008 Casey Mears 36 0 1 6 5 0Jeff Gordon 36 0 13 19 6 4Dale Earnhardt Jr. 36 1 10 16 2 1Jimmie Johnson 36 7 15 22 1 6Brad Keselowski 2 0 0 0 0 0
2009 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 36 0 2 5 5 0 Jeff Gordon 36 1 16 25 1 1 Jimmie Johnson 36 7 16 24 1 4 Mark Martin 36 5 14 21 4 7 Brad Keselowski 7 0 0 1 0 0
2010 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 36 0 3 8 0 1Jeff Gordon 36 0 11 17 4 1Jimmie Johnson 36 6 17 23 4 2Mark Martin 36 0 7 11 3 1
2011 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 36 0 4 12 2 1Jeff Gordon 36 3 13 18 3 1Jimmie Johnson 36 2 14 21 2 0Mark Martin 36 0 2 10 3 2
TOTAL 2,971 199 806 1,329 426 178
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Joe Gibbs Racing
Drivers: Denny Hamlin – No. 11 FedEx ToyotaKyle Busch – No. 18 M&M’s ToyotaJoey Logano – No. 20 Home Depot Toyota
Crew Chiefs: Darian Grubb (Hamlin)Dave Rogers (Busch)Jason Ratcliff (Logano)
Engine Builder: Mark Cronquist
Year: 20thFirst Season: 1992Career Wins: 93Career Poles: 54Career Starts: 1,406Best Points Finish: 1st (2000, ’02, ’05)First Win: Feb. 14, 1993 (Daytona)First Pole: April 21, 1995 (Martinsville)
Public Relations Contact: Chris Helein, Director of Corporate CommunicationsJoe Gibbs Racing13415 Reese Blvd. WestHuntersville, NC 28078Tel: (704) 944-1562Email: chelein@joegibbsracing.com
Shop Address: 13415 Reese Blvd.Huntersville, NC 28078Tel: (704) 944-5000Fax: (704) 944-5059
Team Twitter Account: @JoeGibbsRacingDriver Twitter Accounts: @kylebusch, @DennyHamlin,@JLogano
JOE GIBBS RACING • NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES STATISTICS
Year Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s DNF Poles1992 Dale Jarrett 29 0 2 8 5 01993 Dale Jarrett 30 1 13 18 5 01994 Dale Jarrett 30 1 4 9 7 01995 Bobby Labonte 31 3 7 14 6 21996 Bobby Labonte 31 1 5 14 5 41997 Bobby Labonte 32 1 9 18 1 31998 Bobby Labonte 33 2 11 18 6 31999 Bobby Labonte 34 5 23 26 1 5
Tony Stewart 34 3 12 21 1 22000 Bobby Labonte 34 4 19 24 0 2
Tony Stewart 34 6 12 23 5 22001 Bobby Labonte 36 2 9 20 6 1
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OWNER: Joe Gibbs
HIGHLIGHTS
• Three NASCAR Sprint Cup championships:Bobby Labonte in 2000 and Tony Stewart in2002 and 2005.
• JGR’s 11 victories in 2010 (eight for Hamlinand three for Busch) was the most ever forthe organization in one season.
• Joey Logano became the youngest NASCARSprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year andyoungest to win a points race in 2009.
• First series victory was 1993 Daytona 500with Dale Jarrett.
• Three-time winner of the Brickyard 400:Bobby Labonte in 2000, Tony Stewart in2005 and 2007.
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Year Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s DNF Poles2002 Bobby Labonte 36 1 5 7 4 0
Tony Stewart 36 3 15 21 6 22003 Bobby Labonte 36 2 12 17 5 4
Tony Stewart 36 2 12 18 5 1Mike Bliss 1 0 0 0 0 0
2004 Bobby Labonte 36 0 5 11 2 1Tony Stewart 36 2 10 19 2 0Mike Bliss 2 0 1 1 1 0J.J. Yeley 2 0 0 0 1 0Ricky Craven 1 0 0 0 0 0
2005 Bobby Labonte 36 0 4 7 10 0Tony Stewart 36 5 17 25 1 3Jason Leffler 19 0 0 0 3 0Denny Hamlin 7 0 0 3 0 1Terry Labonte 5 0 0 1 1 0J.J. Yeley 4 0 0 0 0 0
2006 Tony Stewart 36 5 15 19 4 3Denny Hamlin 36 2 8 20 1 0J.J. Yeley 36 0 0 3 7 0
2007 Tony Stewart 36 3 11 23 4 0Denny Hamlin 36 1 12 18 1 1J.J. Yeley 36 0 1 3 5 1Aric Almirola 1 0 0 0 1 0
2008 Tony Stewart 36 1 10 16 3 0Denny Hamlin 36 1 12 18 3 1Kyle Busch 36 8 17 21 2 2Joey Logano 1 0 0 0 0 0
2009 Denny Hamlin 36 4 15 20 4 1Kyle Busch 36 4 9 13 2 1Joey Logano 36 1 3 7 3 0David Gilliland 3 0 0 0 0 0
2010 Denny Hamlin 36 8 14 18 2 2Kyle Busch 36 3 10 18 3 2Joey Logano 36 0 7 16 4 1
2011 Denny Hamlin 36 1 5 14 2 0Kyle Busch 35 4 14 18 4 1Joey Logano 36 0 4 6 3 2Michael McDowell 1 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 1,406 93 389 636 151 54
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JTG/Daugherty Racing
Driver: Bobby Labonte – No. 47 Kingsford/Clorox/Scott Products/Bush’s Beans Toyota
Crew Chief: Todd Berrier
Engine Builder: Triad Racing Technologies
Year: 4thCareer Wins: 0Career Poles: 0Career Starts: 110Best Points Finish: 18th (2009)Best Finish: 2nd – Aug. 10, 2009 (Watkins Glen) Best Start: 2nd – Oct. 22, 2010 (Martinsville Speedway)
Public Relations Contact: Jennifer ChappleJTG Daugherty Racing7201 Caldwell RoadHarrisburg, NC 28075Tel: (704) 456-1221Fax: (704) 456-1231Email: JChapple@JTGRacing.com
Shop Address: JTG Daugherty Racing7201 Caldwell RoadHarrisburg, NC 28075Tel: (704) 456-1221Fax: (704) 456-1231
Team Twitter Account: @nascar47Driver Twitter Account: @Bobby_Labonte
JTG/DAUGHERTY RACING • NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES STATISTICS
Year Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s DNF Poles2008 Marcos Ambrose 2 0 0 0 0 02009 Marcos Ambrose 36 0 4 7 2 02010 Marcos Ambrose 36 0 2 5 8 02011 Bobby Labonte 36 0 1 2 4 0
TOTAL 110 0 7 14 14 0
OWNERS: Tad Geschickter, Jodi Geschickter, Brad Daugherty
HIGHLIGHTS
• Bobby Labonte returns to JTG DaughertyRacing to drive full-time. His best finish of2011 was fourth in the Daytona 500.
• 2000 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championand 21-time winner Bobby Labonte joinedJTG Daugherty Racing for the 2011 seasonto drive the No. 47 Toyota full-time.
• Team moved full-time to the NASCAR SprintCup Series in 2009 with driver MarcosAmbrose, joining ownership forces withESPN analyst and former NBA star BradDaugherty and forming a technical alliancewith Michael Waltrip Racing – finished 18thin the points standings with four top-fiveand seven top-10 finishes.
• Debuted in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Serieswith a limited schedule in 2008.
• Team started in 1995 in the NASCARNationwide Series, earning Rookie of theYear honors with driver Jeff Fuller.
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Leavine Family Racing
Driver:Scott Speed – No. 95 WRL General Contractors Ford
Crew Chief:Wally Rogers (Speed)
Engine Builder: Roush Yates Engines
Year: 2ndFirst Season: 2011Career Starts: 4Best Points Finish: 47th (2011)Best Finish: 27th – Aug. 27th, 2011 (Bristol-2)Best Start: 32nd – May 29, 2011 (Charlotte-1)
Public Relations Contact: Courtney C. McGarryCommunications Director6007 Victory LaneConcord, North Carolina 28027Tel: (704) 728-3757Email: CMcGarry@LFR95.com
Shop Address: 6007 Victory LaneConcord, North Carolina 28027Tel: (704) 455-1464Fax: (704) 455-7417
Driver Twitter Account: @scottspeed
HIGHLIGHTS
• The team is solely owned by Bob andSharon Leavine and the Leavine family.
• The Texas-based team – headquartered inTyler, Texas – entered the NASCAR SprintCup Series in 2011 with a limited schedule.
LEAVINE FAMILY RACING • NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES STATISTICS
Year Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s DNF Poles2011 David Starr 4 0 0 0 2 0
TOTAL 4 0 0 0 2 0
OWNER: W. Robert “Bob” Leavine
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Michael Waltrip Racing
Drivers: Clint Bowyer – No. 15 5-hour ENERGY ToyotaMark Martin and Michael Waltrip – No. 55 Aaron’s DreamMachine Toyota Martin Truex Jr. – No. 56 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota
Crew Chiefs: Rodney Childers (Martin & Waltrip)Chad Johnston (Truex)Brian Pattie (Bowyer)
Engine Builder: TRD, U.S.A., Inc.
First Season: 2002 Year: 11thCareer Wins: 2Career Poles: 7Career Starts: 414First Win: May 25, 2009 (Charlotte)First Pole: Oct. 7, 2007 (Talladega)
Public Relations Contact: Drew Brown Michael Waltrip Racing20310 Chartwell Center DriveCornelius, NC 28031Tel: (704) 897-5573Fax: (704) 498-7596Email: drewbrown@michaelwaltrip.com
Shop Address: 20310 Chartwell Center DriveCornelius, NC 28031
Team Twitter Account: @MWRTeamDriver Twitter Accounts: @mw55, @55markmartin,@martintruexjr56
OWNERS: Michael Waltrip, Robert Kauffman
HIGHLIGHTS
• MWR has two NASCAR Sprint Cup victories:Charlotte in May 2009 and Chicago in July2010.
• Team’s first NASCAR Sprint Cup pole atTalladega in 2007.
• MWR’s complex in Mooresville, N.C. is a140,000-square foot entertainment and racing destination.
MICHAEL WALTRIP RACING • NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES STATISTICS
Year Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s DNF Poles2002 Jerry Nadeau 1 0 0 0 1 0
Kenny Wallace 1 0 0 0 0 02003 Buckshot Jones 1 0 0 0 1 0
Mike Skinner 1 0 0 0 1 02004 Kenny Wallace 4 0 0 0 2 02005 Johnny Benson 2 0 0 0 2 0
David Reutimann 1 0 0 0 0 0Kenny Wallace 2 0 0 0 1 0
2006 Bill Elliott 5 0 0 0 0 02007 Dale Jarrett 24 0 0 0 8 0
P.J. Jones 2 0 0 0 0 0Terry Labonte 3 0 0 0 1 0David Reutimann 26 0 0 0 9 0Michael Waltrip 14 0 0 2 3 1
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Michael Waltrip Racing
Year Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s DNF Poles2008 A.J. Allmendinger 1 0 0 0 1 0
Marcos Ambrose 4 0 0 0 0 0Mike Bliss 1 0 0 0 1 0Dale Jarrett 5 0 0 0 1 0Michael McDowell 20 0 0 0 2 0David Reutimann 36 0 0 4 4 1Mike Skinner 3 0 0 0 0 0Kenny Wallace 1 0 0 0 0 0Michael Waltrip 36 0 1 2 2 0
2009 David Reutimann 36 1 5 10 0 2Michael Waltrip 34 0 0 2 6 0Patrick Carpentier 2 0 0 0 0 0
2010 David Reutimann 36 1 6 9 3 0Martin Truex Jr. 36 0 1 7 3 1Michael Waltrip 1 0 0 0 0 0
2011 David Reutimann 36 0 1 3 2 1Martin Truex Jr. 36 0 3 12 3 1Michael Waltrip 3 0 0 1 1 0
TOTAL 414 2 17 52 58 7
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NEMCO Motorsports
Driver: Joe Nemechek – No. 87 NEMCO Motorsports Toyota
Crew Chief: Steve Gray
Engine Builder: TBD
Year: 12thFirst Full Season: 1995Career Wins: 0Career Poles: 0Career Starts: 170Best Points Finish: 28th (1995)Best Finish: 2nd – Aug. 15, 1999 (Watkins Glen)Best Start: 3rd – July 9, 1995 (New Hampshire)
Public Relations Contact: Randy UsherP.O. Box 177 Mooresville, N.C. 28115Tel: (704) 236-8344Fax: (704) 664-9597 Email: rusher@joenemechek.com
Shop Address: 128 South Iredell Ind. Pk. Rd. Mooresville, N.C. 28115 Tel: (704) 664-4287Fax: (704) 664-9597
Driver Twitter Account: @FrontRowJoe87
HIGHLIGHTS
• First season of NASCAR Sprint Cup compe-tition was 1993; first full season was 1995.
• Returned to full-time competition in 2009.• Best finish was a runner-up finish at
Watkins Glen in 1999.
NEMCO MOTORSPORTS • NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES STATISTICS
Year Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s DNF Poles1993 Joe Nemechek 3 0 0 0 2 01995 Joe Nemechek 29 0 1 4 5 01996 Joe Nemechek 29 0 0 2 8 01999 Ron Fellows 1 0 1 1 0 02000 Ron Fellows 1 0 0 0 1 02001 Ron Fellows 2 0 0 0 2 02002 Ron Fellows 1 0 0 0 0 02005 Chris Cook 1 0 0 0 0 02009 Joe Nemechek 30 0 0 0 27 0
Scott Speed 2 0 0 0 0 02010 Jeff Fuller 1 0 0 0 1 0
Joe Nemechek 31 0 0 0 30 02011 Kevin Conway 3 0 0 0 3 0
Joe Nemechek 36 0 0 0 35 0TOTAL 170 0 2 7 114 0
OWNER: Andrea Nemechek
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Penske Racing
Drivers: Brad Keselowski – No. 2 Miller Lite DodgeAJ Allmendinger – No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge
Crew Chiefs: Paul Wolfe (Keselowski)Todd Gordon (Allmendinger)
Engine Builder: Penske Engines
Year: 29th First Season: 1972Career Wins: 71Career Poles: 96Career Starts: 1,501Best Points Finish: 2nd (1993)First Win: Jan. 21, 1973 (Riverside)First Pole: June 7, 1974 (Riverside)
Public Relations Contact: Merrill Cain200 Penske WayPO Box 500Mooresville, NC 28115Tel: (704) 677-9200Fax: (704) 664-8040Email: merrill.cain@penskeracing.com
Shop Address: 200 Penske WayMooresville, NC 28115-9308Tel: (704) 664-2300Fax: (704) 664-8040
Team Twitter Account: @PenskeRacingDriver Twitter Account: @AJDinger, @keselowski
OWNER: Roger Penske
HIGHLIGHTS
• Penske Racing’s first entry into NASCARwas in 1972 when the team fielded aMatador for road-racing standout MarkDonohue at Riverside (Calif.) InternationalRaceway.
• Earned 10 wins and championship runner-up finish in 1993 with Rusty Wallace.
• Won 2002 Raybestos Rookie of the Yearhonors with Ryan Newman.
• Team produced its first Daytona 500 win in2008 with Ryan Newman.
• In 2011, both of Penske Racing’s NASCARSprint Cup Series entries made the Chasefor the NASCAR Sprint Cup as BradKeselowski posted the top finish for theteam of fifth place in the final series standings
• Penske Racing has compiled 350 major racewins, 412 pole positions, 15 Indianapolis500 victories and 23 national champi-onships across all of the team’s motorsportsventures, including the 2010 NASCARNationwide Series championship with driverBrad Keselowski.
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Penske Racing
PENSKE RACING • NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES STATISTICS
Year Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s DNF Poles1972 Dave Marcis 7 0 0 3 4 0
Mark Donohue 4 0 0 0 3 0Donnie Allison 1 0 1 1 0 0
1973 Dave Marcis 10 0 1 1 8 0Mark Donohue 2 1 1 1 1 0
1974 Bobby Allison 10 1 5 5 4 0Gary Bettenhausen 5 0 1 3 1 0George Follmer 1 0 0 0 1 1Dave Marcis 1 0 0 1 0 0
1975 Bobby Allison 19 4 10 10 9 31976 Bobby Allison 30 0 15 19 9 2
Neil Bonnett 0 0 0 0 0 11977 Dave Marcis 12 0 5 7 3 01980 Rusty Wallace 2 0 1 1 0 01991 Rusty Wallace 29 2 9 14 10 21992 Rusty Wallace 29 1 5 12 5 11993 Rusty Wallace 30 10 19 21 5 31994 Rusty Wallace 31 8 17 20 5 21995 Rusty Wallace 31 2 15 19 4 01996 Rusty Wallace 31 5 8 18 6 01997 Rusty Wallace 32 1 8 12 11 11998 Jeremy Mayfield 33 1 12 16 2 1
Rusty Wallace 33 1 15 21 2 41999 Jeremy Mayfield 34 0 5 12 4 0
Rusty Wallace 34 1 7 16 3 42000 Rusty Wallace 34 4 12 20 3 9
Jeremy Mayfield 32 2 6 12 11 4Ryan Newman 1 0 0 0 1 0
2001 Rusty Wallace 36 1 8 14 3 0Jeremy Mayfield 28 0 5 7 4 0Mike Wallace 8 0 1 2 1 0Ryan Newman 7 0 2 2 2 1
2002 Ryan Newman 36 1 14 22 5 6Rusty Wallace 36 0 7 17 1 1
2003 Ryan Newman 36 8 17 22 7 11Rusty Wallace 36 0 2 12 4 0
2004 Ryan Newman 36 2 11 14 9 9Rusty Wallace 36 1 3 11 3 0Brendan Gaughan 36 0 1 4 8 0Travis Kvapil 3 0 0 0 1 0Chad Blount 1 0 0 0 1 0
2005 Travis Kvapil 36 0 0 2 7 0Ryan Newman 36 1 8 16 3 8Rusty Wallace 36 0 8 17 0 0
2006 Kurt Busch 36 1 7 12 3 6Ryan Newman 36 0 2 7 3 2
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Penske Racing
Year Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s DNF Poles2007 Kurt Busch 36 2 6 14 3 1
Ryan Newman 36 0 7 15 9 5Sam Hornish Jr. 2 0 0 0 0 0
2008 Kurt Busch 36 1 5 10 5 0Sam Hornish Jr. 34 0 0 0 4 0Ryan Newman 36 1 2 8 4 1
2009 Kurt Busch 36 2 10 21 3 0Sam Hornish Jr. 36 0 2 7 8 0David Stremme 33 0 0 0 6 0Brad Keselowski 3 0 0 0 0 0
2010 Kurt Busch 36 2 9 17 2 2Brad Keselowski 36 0 0 2 5 1Sam Hornish Jr. 36 0 0 1 4 0
2011 Kurt Busch 36 2 8 16 3 3Brad Keselowski 36 3 10 14 1 1
TOTAL 1,501 71 333 573 237 96
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Phil Parsons Racing
Driver: Michael McDowell – No. 98 Ford
Crew Chief: Gene Nead
Engine Builder: Roush Yates Engines
Year: 1stFirst Full Season: 2012
Public Relations Contact:Chris BibyTel: (310) 995-6605Email: cbiby@fullcircle360.com
Shop Address: 103 Center LaneHuntersville NC 28078Tel: (704) 992-5551Fax: (704) 992-5707
OWNERS: Phil Parsons (shown),Mike Curb, Dusty Whitney
HIGHLIGHTS
• This is team’s first season in NASCAR SprintCup Series
• All three owners have experience owning aNASCAR Sprint Cup Series team.
• Phil Parsons has owned cars in the NASCARSprint Cup Series since 2009.
• Mike Curb won two races as an owner withRichard Petty in 1984, including Petty’s200th victory.
• Dusty Whitney has owned cars in the seriessince 2010.
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Phoenix Racing
Driver: Kurt Busch – No. 51 Phoenix Racing Chevrolet
Crew Chief: Nick Harrison
Engine Builder: Hendrick Motorsports
Year: 19thFirst Season: 1990 Career Wins: 1Career Poles: 0Career Starts: 191Best Points Finish: 30th (2011)First Win: April 26, 2009 (Talladega)Best Start: 2nd – July 6, 1996 (Daytona-2)
Public Relations Contact: Steve Barkdoll195 Jones RoadSpartanburg, SC 29307Tel: (864) 583-3767Fax: (864) 583-3079Email: sbarkdoll@gmail.com
Shop Address:195 Jones RoadSpartanburg, SC 29307Tel: (864) 583-3767Fax: (864) 583-3079
Driver Twitter Account: @KurtBusch
PHOENIX RACING • NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES STATISTICS
Year Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s DNF Poles1990 Jeff Purvis 4 0 0 0 4 0 1991 Jeff Purvis 6 0 0 0 4 0 1992 Jeff Purvis 2 0 0 0 1 0 1993 Jeff Purvis 3 0 0 0 1 0 1994 Jeff Purvis 6 0 0 0 4 0 1995 Jeff Purvis 6 0 0 0 5 0 1996 Jeff Purvis 4 0 0 0 2 0 2001 Jeff Purvis 4 0 0 0 3 0 2002 Geoffrey Bodine 5 0 1 2 2 02003 Mike Wallace 6 0 0 2 1 0
Buckshot Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0Scott Pruett 1 0 0 0 0 0
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OWNER: James Finch
HIGHLIGHTS
• 2004 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championKurt Busch will run for Phoenix Racing in2012.
• Brad Keselowski produced team’s firstNASCAR Sprint Cup victory on April 26,2009 at Talladega.
• Owner James Finch’s teams have combinedfor 191 NASCAR Sprint Cup starts since1990.
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Year Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s DNF Poles2004 Joe Ruttman 7 0 0 0 7 0
Bobby Hamilton Jr 6 0 0 0 4 0Johnny Benson 4 0 0 0 3 0Mike Wallace 4 0 0 1 1 0Johnny Sauter 3 0 0 0 1 0Scott Pruett 1 0 0 0 1 0Tony Raines 1 0 0 0 1 0
2005 Johnny Sauter 10 0 0 1 5 0Bobby Hamilton 1 0 0 0 1 0Reed Sorenson 1 0 0 0 0 0
2006 Mike Wallace 3 0 0 0 0 0Jeremy Mayfield 1 0 0 0 1 0
2007 Sterling Marlin 2 0 0 0 0 0Mike Wallace 1 0 1 1 0 0
2008 Sterling Marlin 7 0 0 0 3 02009 Mike Bliss 11 0 0 0 10 0
Sterling Marlin 7 0 0 0 7 0Brad Keselowski 5 1 1 3 1 0Ron Fellows 2 0 0 0 0 0Aric Almirola 1 0 0 0 0 0David Gilliland 1 0 0 0 0 0David Stremme 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 Bobby Labonte 14 0 0 0 7 0Landon Cassill 5 0 0 0 5 0Aric Almirola 4 0 0 0 4 0Mike Bliss 4 0 0 1 3 0Jan Magnussen 1 0 0 0 0 0
2011 Bill Elliot 4 0 0 0 0 0Mike Bliss 1 0 0 0 0 0Boris Said 2 0 0 0 0 0Landon Cassill 29 0 0 0 3 0
TOTAL 191 1 3 11 95 0
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Richard Childress Racing
Drivers: Paul Menard – No. 27 Menards ChevroletKevin Harvick – No. 29 Budweiser/Rheem/Jimmy John’sChevroletJeff Burton – No. 31 Caterpillar/General Mills/BB&TChevrolet Brendan Gaughan – No. 33 South Point Hotel & CasinoChevroletElliott Sadler – No. 33 General Mills/Kroger Chevrolet
Crew Chiefs: Richard ‘Slugger’ Labbe (Menard)Shane Wilson (Harvick)Drew Blickensderfer (Burton)
Engine Builders: Gary Wagner (Menard)Jon Richardson (Harvick)Greg Gunnell (Burton)
Year: 43rd First Season: 1969Career Wins: 100Career Poles: 43Career Starts: 2,158Best Points Finish: 1st (1986, ’87, ’90, ’91, ’93, ’94)First Win: June 5, 1983 (Riverside)First Pole: Sept. 19, 1982 (Dover)
Public Relations Contacts: David HartDirector, Corporate Communications425 Industrial DriveWelcome, NC 27374Tel: (336) 731-3334 ext. 3222Fax: (336) 731-5618Email: hart@rcrracing.com
Lisa CoxDirector, Partnership Communications425 Industrial DriveWelcome, NC 27374Tel: (336) 731-3334 ext. 3432Fax: (336) 731-5618Email: lcox@rcrracing.com
Shop Address: 425 Industrial DriveWelcome, NC 28078Tel: (336) 731-3334Fax: (336) 731-5660
Team Twitter Account: @RCRRacingDriver Twitter Account: @KevinHarvick
OWNER: Richard Childress
HIGHLIGHTS
• RCR formed in 1972, with Richard Childresscompeting as an owner/driver.
• Won six championships with driver DaleEarnhardt (1986, ’87, ’90, ’91, ’93, ’94).
• Won Daytona 500 in 1998 with Earnhardtand 2007 with Kevin Harvick.
• Won Brickyard 400 in 1995 with Earnhardt,in 2002 with Kevin Harvick and in 2011 withPaul Menard.
• Has 11 owner championships in NASCARnational series competition, second best ofall time.
• Clinched organization’s 100th NASCARSprint Cup Series win at Talladega inOctober 2011.
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RICHARD CHILDRESS RACING • NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES STATISTICS
Year Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s DNF Poles1969 Richard Childress 1 0 0 0 1 01972 Richard Childress 14 0 0 0 12 01976 Richard Childress 30 0 0 11 9 01977 Richard Childress 30 0 0 11 9 01978 Richard Childress 30 0 1 12 4 01979 Richard Childress 31 0 1 11 5 01980 Richard Childress 31 0 0 10 4 01981 Richard Childress 20 0 1 1 7 0
Dale Earnhardt 11 0 2 6 4 01982 Ricky Rudd 30 0 6 13 13 21983 Ricky Rudd 30 2 7 14 9 41984 Dale Earnhardt 30 2 12 22 2 01985 Dale Earnhardt 28 4 10 16 9 11986 Dale Earnhardt 29 5 16 23 4 11987 Dale Earnhardt 29 11 21 24 2 11988 Dale Earnhardt 29 3 13 19 1 0
Rodney Combs 1 0 0 0 1 01989 Dale Earnhardt 29 5 14 19 2 0
Jimmy Hensley 0 0 0 0 0 11990 Dale Earnhardt 29 9 18 23 1 41991 Dale Earnhardt 29 4 14 21 2 01992 Dale Earnhardt 29 1 6 15 4 11993 Dale Earnhardt 30 6 17 21 2 2
Neil Bonnett 2 0 0 0 2 01994 Dale Earnhardt 31 4 20 25 3 21995 Dale Earnhardt 31 5 19 23 2 31996 Dale Earnhardt 31 2 13 17 2 2
Mike Skinner 5 0 0 0 1 01997 Dale Earnhardt 32 0 7 16 0 0
Mike Skinner 31 0 0 3 7 21998 Dale Earnhardt 33 1 5 13 3 0
Mike Skinner 30 0 4 9 3 0Morgan Shepherd 2 0 0 0 1 0Mike Dillon 1 0 0 0 0 0
1999 Dale Earnhardt 34 3 7 21 3 0Mike Skinner 34 0 5 14 1 2
2000 Dale Earnhardt 34 2 13 24 0 0Mike Skinner 34 0 1 11 2 1
2001 Kevin Harvick 35 2 6 16 1 0Mike Skinner 23 0 0 1 4 0Robby Gordon 10 1 1 2 1 0Jeff Green 8 0 0 1 3 1Dale Earnhardt 1 0 0 0 1 0
2002 Robby Gordon 36 0 1 5 4 0Jeff Green 36 0 4 6 2 0Kevin Harvick 35 1 5 8 6 1Kenny Wallace 1 0 0 0 0 0
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Year Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s DNF Poles2003 Robby Gordon 36 2 4 10 2 0
Kevin Harvick 36 1 11 18 0 1Steve Park 24 0 1 2 3 1Jeff Green 11 0 0 1 2 1John Andretti 1 0 0 0 0 0Ron Hornaday 1 0 0 0 0 0
2004 Robby Gordon 36 0 2 6 3 0Kevin Harvick 36 0 5 14 4 0Jeff Burton 14 0 1 3 1 0Johnny Sauter 13 0 0 0 1 0Dave Blaney 8 0 0 0 1 0Kerry Earnhardt 3 0 0 0 1 0Jim Inglebright 1 0 0 0 0 0Mike Skinner 1 0 0 0 0 0
2005 Dave Blaney 36 0 0 2 2 0Jeff Burton 36 0 3 6 4 0Kevin Harvick 36 1 3 10 1 2Kerry Earnhardt 3 0 0 0 2 0Clint Bowyer 1 0 0 0 0 0Brian Simo 1 0 0 1 0 0
2006 Clint Bowyer 36 0 4 11 4 0Jeff Burton 36 1 7 20 2 4Kevin Harvick 36 5 15 20 1 1Scott Wimmer 1 0 0 0 0 0
2007 Clint Bowyer 36 1 5 17 0 2Jeff Burton 36 1 9 18 3 0Kevin Harvick 36 1 4 15 0 0 Scott Wimmer 1 0 0 0 0 0
2008 Clint Bowyer 36 1 7 17 0 0Jeff Burton 36 2 7 18 2 0Kevin Harvick 36 0 7 19 0 0Ken Schrader 1 0 0 0 0 0Mike Wallace 1 0 0 0 0 0
2009 Clint Bowyer 36 0 4 16 1 0 Jeff Burton 36 0 5 10 3 0 Kevin Harvick 36 0 5 9 2 0 Casey Mears 36 0 0 4 0 0
2010 Clint Bowyer 36 2 7 18 3 0Jeff Burton 36 0 6 15 2 0Kevin Harvick 36 3 16 26 1 0
2011 Clint Bowyer 36 1 4 16 6 0Jeff Burton 36 0 2 5 3 0Kevin Harvick 36 4 9 19 1 0Paul Menard 36 1 4 8 2 0
TOTAL 2,158 100 427 881 222 43
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Drivers: Marcos Ambrose – No. 9 Stanley FordAric Almirola – No. 43 Smithfield Foods/U.S. Air Force/STPFord
Crew Chiefs: Todd Parrott (Ambrose)Greg Erwin (Almirola)
Engine Builder: Roush Yates Engines
Year: 4thFirst Season: 2009Career Wins: 3Career Poles: 5Career Starts: 360
Public Relations Contact: Michelle MarckwardtRichard Petty Motorsports7065 Zephyr PlaceConcord, NC 28027Tel: (704) 743-5425Email: mmarckwardt@rpm43.com
Shop Address: 7065 Zephyr PlaceConcord, NC 28027Tel: (704) 743-5420
Team Twitter Account: @RPMotorsportsDriver Twitter Accounts: @MarcosAmbrose,@aric_almirola
RICHARD PETTY MOTORSPORTS • NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES STATISTICS
Year Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s DNF Poles2009 Kasey Kahne 36 2 7 14 2 0
Elliott Sadler 36 0 1 5 2 0AJ Allmendinger 36 0 1 6 1 0Reed Sorenson 36 0 0 1 2 0
2010 Kasey Kahne 31 0 7 9 4 3Elliott Sadler 36 0 0 1 4 1AJ Allmendinger 36 0 2 8 3 1Paul Menard 36 0 1 6 2 0Aric Almirola 5 0 1 1 0 0
2011 AJ Allmendinger 36 0 1 10 1 0Marcos Ambrose 36 1 5 12 1 0
TOTAL 360 3 26 73 22 5
Richard Petty Motorsports
OWNERS: Richard Petty, AndrewMurstein, Doug Bergeron
HIGHLIGHTS
• Richard Petty teamed with MedallionFinancial and DGB Investments to form atwo-car team in November 2010.
• Richard Petty Motorsports competed in theChase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup with KaseyKahne in 2009.
• In 2011, RPM driver Marcos Ambrose scoredhis first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Serieswin at Watkins Glen International.
• Both Richard Petty Motorsports drivers fin-ished inside the top 20 in the NASCAR SprintCup Series point standings in 2011. Itmarked the first time since its inception thatall RPM drivers have finished inside the top20.
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Robby Gordon Motorsports
Driver:Robby Gordon – No. 7 SPEED Energy Dodge
Crew Chief: Samuel Stanley
Engine Builder: TBD
Year: 8thFirst Season: 2005Career Wins: 0Career Poles: 0Career Starts: 248Best Points Finish: 26th (2007)Best Finish: 2nd – June 20, 2010 (Infineon)Best Start: 2nd – June 24, 2007 (Infineon)
Public Relations Contact: Alison McCabe10615 Twin Lakes ParkwayCharlotte, NC 28269Tel: (704) 949-1255Fax: (704) 949-1259Email: amccabe@teamgordon.com
Shop Address:10615 Twin Lakes ParkwayCharlotte, NC 28269Tel: (704) 949-1255Fax: (704) 949-1259
Driver Twitter Account: @RobbyGordon
ROBBY GORDON MOTORSPORTS • NASCAR SPRINTCUP SERIES STATISTICS
Year Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s DNF Poles2005 Robby Gordon 29 0 1 2 13 02006 Robby Gordon 36 0 1 3 9 02007 Robby Gordon 35 0 1 2 2 0
P.J. Jones 1 0 0 0 0 02008 Robby Gordon 36 0 0 3 4 02009 Robby Gordon 35 0 1 1 9 0
P.J. Jones 2 0 0 0 2 0David Gilliland 1 0 0 0 0 0
2010 Robby Gordon 27 0 1 1 9 0Kevin Conway 7 0 0 0 6 0P.J. Jones 4 0 0 0 4 0Bobby Labonte 1 0 0 0 0 0
2011 Robby Gordon 25 0 0 0 14 0Scott Wimmer 4 0 0 0 3 0P.J. Jones 1 0 0 0 1 0Johnny Sauter 1 0 0 0 1 0Reed Sorenson 3 0 0 0 3 0
TOTAL 248 0 5 12 80 0
OWNER: Robby Gordon
HIGHLIGHTS
• NASCAR Sprint Cup team established byGordon starting in 2005 season.
• Best finish a second at Sonoma in 2010.• Best start of second at Infineon Raceway in
2007.
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Robinson-Blakeney Racing
Driver: J.J. Yeley – No. 49 Toyota
Crew Chief: Tony Furr
Engine Builder: Race Engines Plus
Year: 2012First Full Season: 2012
Public Relations Contact: Elaine Hughes 3901 Sardis Church RoadMonroe, NC 28110Tel: (704) 641-4900 x221Fax: (704) 821-4693Email: ehjrr@aol.com
Shop Address: 3901 Sardis Church RoadMonroe, NC 28110Tel: (704) 821-4001Fax: (704) 821-4693
OWNERS: Jay Robinson, Troy Blakeney
HIGHLIGHTS
• 2012 is team’s first season in the NASCARSprint Cup Series.
• Competed in more than 500 races in theNASCAR Nationwide Series.
• Best finish was third at the MemphisMotorsports Park Race with driver KennyWallace.
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Roush Fenway Racing
OWNERS: Jack Roush, John Henry
Drivers: Greg Biffle – No. 16 3M FordMatt Kenseth – No. 17 Best Buy FordCarl Edwards – No. 99 Fastenal Ford
Crew Chiefs: Matt Puccia (Biffle)Jimmy Fennig (Kenseth)Bob Osborne (Edwards)
Engine Builder: Roush-Yates Engines
Year: 25th First Season: 1988Career Wins: 125 Career Poles: 79Career Starts: 2,900Best Points Finish: 1st (2003, 2004) First Win: Oct. 22, 1989 (Rockingham) First Pole: Sept. 16, 1988 (Dover)
Public Relations Contact: Kevin WoodsRoush Fenway Racing4200 Roush PlaceConcord, NC 28027Tel: (704) 720-4200Fax: (704) 720-4205Email: kwoods@roushfenway.com
Shop Address: 4600 Roush PlaceConcord, NC 28027Tel: (704) 720-4600Fax: (704) 720-4607
Team Twitter Account: @roushfenwayDriver Twitter Account: @Matt_Kenseth17, @gbiffle
HIGHLIGHTS
• Celebrating its 25th season in NASCAR in2012.
• Needs only one victory to become the firstteam with 300 NASCAR national series vic-tories.
• Won consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup titleswith Matt Kenseth (2003) and Kurt Busch(2004). Has three NASCAR NationwideSeries titles (Greg Biffle in 2002, CarlEdwards in 2007 and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in2011) and one NASCAR Camping WorldTruck Series title (Biffle in 2000).
• Won five races and 11 NASCAR Sprint Cuppoles in 2011, while placing two entries inthe 2011 Chase field.
• Roush Fenway has had multiple teams qual-ify for the Chase in each of its eight years ofexistence.
• Won the 2009 Daytona 500 with MattKenseth.
• All five drivers qualified for the 2005 Chasefor the NASCAR Sprint Cup.
• Jack Roush is a graduate-level mathemati-cian and former grassroots racer from Ohio,who has been involved in racing for over 35years. Partnered with Fenway Sports Group,led by principal owner John Henry, in 2007to form Roush Fenway Racing.
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ROUSH FENWAY RACING • NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES STATISTICS
Year Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s DNF Poles1988 Mark Martin 29 0 3 10 10 11989 Mark Martin 29 1 14 18 4 61990 Mark Martin 29 3 16 23 1 31991 Mark Martin 29 1 14 17 5 51992 Wally Dallenbach Jr. 29 0 1 1 7 0
Mark Martin 29 2 10 17 5 11993 Wally Dallenbach Jr. 30 0 1 4 7 0
Mark Martin 30 5 12 19 5 51994 Mark Martin 31 2 15 20 8 1
Ted Musgrave 31 0 1 8 5 31995 Mark Martin 31 4 13 22 1 4
Ted Musgrave 31 0 7 13 1 11996 Mark Martin 31 0 14 23 4 4
Ted Musgrave 31 0 2 7 2 1Jeff Burton 30 0 6 12 1 1
1997 Jeff Burton 32 3 13 18 1 0Mark Martin 32 4 16 24 3 3Ted Musgrave 32 0 5 8 4 0Chad Little 12 0 0 0 1 0
1998 Jeff Burton 33 2 18 23 4 0Mark Martin 33 7 22 26 1 3Jeff Benson 32 0 3 10 5 0Chad Little 32 0 1 7 7 0Ted Musgrave 20 0 1 4 3 0Kevin Lepage 13 0 0 2 5 0
1999 Johnny Benson 34 0 0 2 4 0Jeff Burton 34 6 18 23 3 0Kevin Lepage 34 0 1 2 3 1Chad Little 34 0 0 5 4 0Mark Martin 34 2 19 26 3 1
2000 Jeff Burton 34 4 15 22 2 1Matt Kenseth 34 1 4 11 5 0Mark Martin 34 1 13 20 6 0Kevin Lepage 32 0 1 3 5 0Chad Little 27 0 0 1 3 0Kurt Busch 7 0 0 0 0 0
2001 Jeff Burton 36 2 8 16 1 0Matt Kenseth 36 0 4 9 5 0Mark Martin 36 0 3 15 4 2Kurt Busch 35 0 3 6 7 1
2002 Jeff Burton 36 0 5 14 5 0Kurt Busch 36 4 12 20 4 1Matt Kenseth 36 5 11 19 3 1Mark Martin 36 1 12 22 3 0Greg Biffle 1 0 0 0 0 0
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Year Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s DNF Poles2003 Jeff Burton 36 0 3 11 4 0
Kurt Busch 36 4 9 14 8 0Matt Kenseth 36 1 11 25 2 0Mark Martin 36 0 5 10 7 0Greg Biffle 35 1 3 6 6 0
2004 Greg Biffle 36 2 4 8 5 1Kurt Busch 36 3 10 21 3 1Matt Kenseth 36 2 8 16 6 0Mark Martin 36 1 10 15 2 0Jeff Burton 22 0 1 3 5 0Carl Edwards 13 0 1 5 2 0Dave Blaney 1 0 0 0 1 0
2005 Greg Biffle 36 6 15 21 1 0Carl Edwards 36 4 13 18 1 2Matt Kenseth 36 1 12 17 4 2Mark Martin 36 1 12 19 2 0Kurt Busch 34 3 9 18 3 0Kenny Wallace 2 0 0 0 0 0
2006 Greg Biffle 36 2 8 15 6 2Carl Edwards 36 0 10 20 3 0Matt Kenseth 36 4 15 21 1 0Mark Martin 36 0 7 15 2 0Jamie McMurray 36 0 3 7 7 0Todd Kluever 4 0 0 0 2 0David Ragan 2 0 0 0 1 0
2007 Greg Biffle 36 1 5 11 5 1Carl Edwards 36 3 11 15 4 1Matt Kenseth 36 2 13 22 4 0Jamie McMurray 36 1 3 9 5 1David Ragan 36 0 2 3 4 0
2008 Greg Biffle 36 2 12 17 3 2Carl Edwards 36 9 19 27 2 1Matt Kenseth 36 0 9 20 3 0Jamie McMurray 36 0 4 11 2 0David Ragan 36 0 6 14 2 0
2009 Greg Biffle 36 0 10 16 2 0Carl Edwards 36 0 7 14 3 0Matt Kenseth 36 2 7 12 2 1Jamie McMurray 36 1 1 5 2 0David Ragan 36 0 0 2 4 0
2010 Greg Biffle 36 2 9 19 3 0Carl Edwards 36 2 9 19 2 3Matt Kenseth 36 0 6 15 0 0David Ragan 36 0 0 3 2 0
2011 Greg Biffle 36 0 3 10 2 3Carl Edwards 36 1 19 26 0 3Matt Kenseth 36 3 12 20 3 3David Ragan 36 1 4 8 5 2
TOTAL 2,900 125 677 1,195 318 79
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STEWART-HAAS RACING • NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES STATISTICS
Year Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s DNF Poles2009 Tony Stewart 36 4 15 23 1 0
Ryan Newman 36 0 5 15 1 22010 Tony Stewart 36 2 9 17 1 2
Ryan Newman 36 1 4 14 4 12011 Tony Stewart 36 5 9 19 1 1
Ryan Newman 36 1 9 17 0 3TOTAL 216 13 51 105 8 9
Drivers:Tony Stewart – No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 ChevroletRyan Newman – No. 39 U.S. Army/Quicken Loans/Tornados/Outback Steakhouse/Haas Automation/Aspen DentalChevrolet
Crew Chiefs:Steve Addington (Stewart)Tony Gibson (Newman)
Engine Builder: Hendrick Motorsports
Year: 4th First Season: 2009Career Wins: 13Career Poles: 9Career Starts: 216
Public Relations Contact: Mike ArningTrue Speed Communication13016 Eastfield Road, Suite 200-126Huntersville, NC 28078Tel: (704) 875-3388, ext. 802Email: Mike.Arning@TrueSpeedCommmunication.com
Shop Address:6001 Haas WayKannapolis, NC 28081Tel: (704) 652-4227Fax: (704) 795-9487
Team Twitter Account: @StewartHaasRcng
OWNERS: Tony Stewart, Gene Haas
HIGHLIGHTS
• Primary owner is Tony Stewart, a three-timeNASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion (2002,2005 and 2011).
• Organization debuted in 2009, led by driver/owner Stewart, who won four races alongwith the non-points NASCAR Sprint All-StarRace. Teammate Ryan Newman scored twopoles. The two drivers combined for 20 top-five and 38 top-10 finishes in team’sinaugural season, with both drivers makingthe Chase.
• Stewart delivered the company’s firstNASCAR Sprint Cup title in 2011, winning arecord five races in the Chase for theNASCAR Sprint Cup – the season finale.
• Stewart became the first driver/owner to wina NASCAR Sprint Cup title since AlanKulwicki in 1992.
• Team has origin in Haas CNC Racing, estab-lished in 2002.
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Tommy Baldwin Racing
TEAM
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Drivers: David Reutimann – No. 10 Tommy Baldwin Racing ChevroletDanica Patrick – No. 10 GoDaddy.com ChevroletDave Blaney – No. 36 Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet
Crew Chiefs: Tommy Baldwin (Reutimann)Greg Zipadelli (Patrick)Philippe Lopez (Blaney)
Engine Builder: Earnhardt Childress Racing Technologies
Year: 4th First Full Season: 2009Career Wins: 0Career Poles: 0Career Starts: 94 Best Points Finish: 33rd (2011)Best Career Finish: 3rd – Oct. 23, 2011 (Talladega)
Public Relations Contact: Heather LumppTel: (847) 302-5509Email: heather@heinkebaldwinracing.com
Shop Address: 296 Cayuga RoadMooresville, NC 28117Tel: (704) 696-0036Fax: (704) 696-0035
Team Twitter Account: @TBR_RacingDriver Twitter Account: @DavidReutimann
OWNER: Tommy Baldwin
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TOMMY BALDWIN RACING • NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES STATISTICS
Year Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s DNF Poles2009 Patrick Carpentier 4 0 0 0 4 0
Michael McDowell 8 0 0 0 8 0Robert Richardson 1 0 0 0 0 0Scott Riggs 8 0 0 0 3 0Mike Skinner 4 0 0 0 4 0
2010 Dave Blaney 6 0 0 0 3 0Mike Bliss 5 0 0 0 2 0Geoffrey Bodine 1 0 0 0 1 0Ron Fellows 1 0 0 0 1 0Casey Mears 4 0 0 0 2 0Steve Park 1 0 0 0 0 0Johnny Sauter 4 0 0 0 4 0J.J. Yeley 5 0 0 0 5 0
2011 Dave Blaney 34 0 1 1 7 0Geoffrey Bodine 4 0 0 0 3 0Stephen Leicht 1 0 0 0 0 0Mike Skinner 1 0 0 0 0 0Steve Park 1 0 0 0 1 0Ron Fellows 1 0 0 0 1 0
TOTAL 94 0 1 1 49 0
HIGHLIGHTS• Formed by veteran NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
crew chief Tommy Baldwin in January 2009.• Baldwin’s crew-chief career began in 1997 with
driver Dick Trickle. • Baldwin has five career series wins, including
the 2002 Daytona 500 with driver Ward Burton. • Baldwin hails from a family long active in
Northeastern and New England short-trackcompetition.
• Blaney drove to best career finish of third atTalladega Superspeedway on October 23, 2011.
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Wood Brothers Racing
Driver:Trevor Bayne – No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford
Crew Chief:Donnie Wingo
Engine Builder: Roush-Yates
Year: 62ndFirst Season: 1950Career Wins: 98Career Poles: 118Career Starts: 1,379Best Points Finish: 5th (1965)First Win: April 18, 1960 (Winston-Salem)First Pole: Oct. 19, 1958 (North Wilkesboro)
Public Relations Contact: Jordan WoodWood Brothers Racing7201 Caldwell RoadHarrisburg, NC 28075Tel: (704) 456-1421, ext. 244Fax: (704) 456-1234Email: jordan@woodbrothersracing.com
Shop Address:7201 Caldwell RoadHarrisburg, NC 28075Tel: (704) 456-1421Fax: (704) 456-1234
Office/Museum Address:21 Performance DriveStuart, VA 27141Tel: (276) 694 2121Fax: (276) 694 3406
Team Twitter Account: @woodbrothers21Driver Twitter Account: @tbayne21
WOOD BROTHERS RACING • NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES STATISTICS
Year Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s DNF Poles1953 Glen Wood 2 0 0 0 2 01955 Glen Wood 1 0 0 0 1 01956 Glen Wood 1 0 0 0 1 01957 Glen Wood 6 0 0 1 3 0
Jimmy Massey 2 0 1 2 0 01958 Glen Wood 10 0 1 7 1 3
Jimmy Massey 1 0 1 1 0 0Curtis Turner 1 0 0 0 1 0
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OWNERS: Glen Wood, Eddie Wood,Len Wood and Kim Hall
HIGHLIGHTS
• Wood Brothers Racing celebrated its 60thanniversary in 2010.
• Glen Wood formed Wood Brothers Racing in1950, and was the organization’s first driver.
• 20 of NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers haveraced for the Wood Brothers organization.
• Has at least one NASCAR win in each of thelast seven decades.
• Wood Brothers credited as pioneers of modern-day pit-stop precision.
• After Glen Wood retired in the late 1980s,the team pressed on under the new leader-ship of his three children, Eddie, Len andKim Hall.
• Owner Glen Wood was inducted into the2012 Class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
• The Wood Brothers have won the Daytona500 five times, including 2011 with TrevorBayne.
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Wood Brothers Racing
Year Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s DNF Poles1959 Glen Wood 18 0 8 11 6 3
Junior Johnson 2 0 1 1 1 0Johnny Beauchamp 1 0 0 0 0 0Joe Weatherly 1 0 0 1 0 0Larry Frank 1 0 0 0 1 0
1960 Glen Wood 9 3 6 7 2 4Jimmy Massey 3 0 2 2 1 0Speedy Thompson 3 2 3 3 0 0Junior Johnson 2 0 1 1 1 1Joe Weatherly 2 0 1 1 1 0Fred Harb Jr. 1 0 0 0 1 0Curtis Turner 1 0 0 0 1 0Bob Welborn 1 0 0 0 1 0
1961 Curtis Turner 7 0 1 1 6 0Glen Wood 6 0 3 3 3 1Banjo Matthews 1 0 0 0 1 0Speedy Thompson 1 0 0 0 1 0
1962 Marvin Panch 14 0 5 8 5 01963 Marvin Panch 12 1 9 12 0 3
Tiny Lund 7 1 5 6 1 0Glen Wood 3 1 2 2 1 2Tommy Irwin 1 0 1 1 0 0Fred Lorenzen 1 0 0 0 1 0Dave MacDonald 1 0 1 1 0 0
1964 Marvin Panch 29 3 17 20 10 5Dan Gurney 4 1 1 2 1 0Glen Wood 2 0 1 1 1 1Nelson Stacy 1 0 0 0 1 0
1965 Marvin Panch 20 4 12 14 7 5Curtis Turner 4 1 3 3 1 0A.J. Foyt 2 1 1 1 1 0Dan Gurney 1 1 1 1 0 0
1966 Marvin Panch 6 0 1 1 5 0Curtis. Turner 6 0 2 2 3 0Cale Yarborough 5 0 1 1 3 0Dan Gurney 1 1 1 1 0 0
1967 Cale Yarborough 15 2 7 8 8 4Earl Balmer 1 0 0 0 1 0
1968 Cale Yarborough 20 6 12 12 8 4Dan Gurney 1 1 1 1 0 1
1969 Cale Yarborough 19 2 7 8 11 6Swede Savage 2 0 1 1 1 0Dan Gurney 1 0 0 0 1 0
1970 Cale Yarborough 18 3 11 13 7 5Parnelli Jones 1 0 0 0 1 0
1971 Donnie Allison 11 1 7 8 4 5A.J. Foyt 4 2 4 4 0 3
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Wood Brothers Racing
Year Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s DNF Poles1972 David Pearson 14 6 11 12 3 4
A.J. Foyt 6 2 5 5 1 31973 David Pearson 18 11 14 14 4 81974 David Pearson 19 7 15 15 4 111975 David Pearson 21 3 13 14 8 71976 David Pearson 22 10 16 18 4 81977 David Pearson 22 2 16 16 6 51978 David Pearson 22 4 11 11 11 71979 Neil Bonnett 17 3 4 6 11 4
David Pearson 5 0 1 1 4 11980 Neil Bonnett 22 2 10 13 10 01981 Neil Bonnett 22 3 7 8 14 11982 Neil Bonnett 22 1 6 8 11 01983 Buddy Baker 21 1 5 12 8 11984 Buddy Baker 21 0 4 12 7 1
Bobby Rahal 1 0 0 0 1 01985 Kyle Petty 28 0 7 12 4 01986 Kyle Petty 29 1 4 14 6 01987 Kyle Petty 29 1 6 14 4 01988 Kyle Petty 29 0 2 8 6 01989 Neil Bonnett 26 0 0 11 5 0
Tommy Ellis 3 0 0 0 1 01990 Dale Jarrett 24 0 1 7 9 0
Neil Bonnett 5 0 0 0 3 01991 Dale Jarrett 29 1 3 8 9 01992 Morgan Shepherd 29 0 3 11 3 01993 Morgan Shepherd 30 1 3 15 2 01994 Morgan Shepherd 31 0 9 16 2 01995 Morgan Shepherd 31 0 4 10 2 01996 Michael Waltrip 31 0 1 11 3 01997 Michael Waltrip 32 0 0 6 4 01998 Michael Waltrip 32 0 0 5 3 01999 Elliott Sadler 34 0 0 1 2 02000 Elliott Sadler 33 0 0 1 5 02001 Elliott Sadler 36 1 2 2 2 02002 Elliott Sadler 36 0 2 7 6 02003 Ricky Rudd 36 0 4 5 9 02004 Ricky Rudd 36 0 1 3 6 12005 Ricky Rudd 36 0 2 9 5 02006 Ken Schrader 36 0 0 2 8 02007 Ken Schrader 12 0 0 0 4 0
Jon Wood 1 0 0 0 0 0Bill Elliott 20 0 0 0 0 0Boris Said 1 0 0 0 0 0
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Year Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s DNF Poles2008 Bill Elliott 20 0 0 0 0 0
Marcos Ambrose 5 0 1 1 2 0Jon Wood 3 0 0 0 0 0
2009 Bill Elliott 12 0 0 0 2 0David Gilliland 1 0 0 0 0 0
2010 Bill Elliott 12 0 0 0 1 0Trevor Bayne 1 0 0 0 0 0
2011 Trevor Bayne 17 1 1 1 3 0Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 1 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 1,379 98 337 519 347 118
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