Bolen Motorsports

Bolen Motorsports was an American professional stock car racing team that competed part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The team fielded the No. 66 Chevrolet Silverado for Jordan Anderson, Ross Chastain, Travis Kvapil, Trey Hutchens, Ken Schrader, Justin Fontaine, Jason Hathaway and Vinnie Miller.

Bolen Motorsports
Owner(s)Jeff Bolen
BaseMooresville, North Carolina
SeriesCamping World Truck Series
Race drivers66. Ross Chastain, Travis Kvapil, Trey Hutchens, Ken Schrader, Justin Fontaine, Jason Hathaway, Vinnie Miller
Sponsors66. Rugged Cross Blinds, University of South Carolina, GamecockDieCast.com, South Carolina Gamecocks, Xcalibur Pit School, K&L Ready Mix, Midwest Logistics Systems, Promatic Automation, Choko, Kubota, Fast Eddie Speedwear
ManufacturerChevrolet
Opened2016
Closed2017
Career
Debut2016 NextEra Energy Resources 250 (Daytona)
Latest race2017 Fred's 250 (Talladega)
Races competed35
Drivers' Championships0
Race victories0
Pole positions0

Founding

Owner Jeff Bolen (a former amateur driver himself) had met driver Jordan Anderson in various levels of racing,[1] including two Camping World Truck Series events in 2015. Bolen contacted Anderson in the 2015 off-season about forming a team together, and they unveiled the team, along with sponsor Columbia, South Carolina (Anderson's hometown),[2] at Darlington Raceway on January 27, 2016.[3]

Camping World Truck Series

Truck No. 66 history

The team debuted in the 2016 NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway with Jordan Anderson behind the wheel. Due to rear gear problems, the team was dropped to 30th that race.[4] The team continued with Anderson for most of the season, with a best finish of 11th at Gateway Motorsports Park,[5] then the team substituted in drivers like Tim Viens,[6] Ross Chastain,[7] Josh Reeves,[8] and Austin Wayne Self.[9] The team led one lap in its first year (Anderson at Gateway),[10] and finished 24th in owner points.[11]

Near the end of the 2016 offseason, Bolen Motorsports announced that Anderson would not pilot the No. 66 in 2017.[12] Naming drivers on a week-to-week basis, the 66 truck was driven by Ross Chastain, who had run the Talladega Superspeedway race in 2016 for Bolen. After getting caught up in a large second-lap melee at Daytona, Chastain handed the team its first top ten finish, a tenth at Atlanta Motor Speedway driving an unsponsored truck.[13] Chastain has tried to find a full-time driver for the truck after the Atlanta race.[14] Unable to do so, Chastain again returned at Martinsville Speedway, this time with a special paint scheme from team owner Bolen's alma mater, the University of South Carolina, commemorating the school's success in both men's and women's basketball.[15] After running Chastain in a number of companion events with the Xfinity Series, the team started a variable driver rotation based on lack of funding during crossover weekends, bringing in Travis Kvapil, Trey Hutchens[16], and Ken Schrader[17] in to drive. However, when sponsorship dried up, the team abandoned its full-time schedule, instead running its next race in a partnership with AM Racing with its equipment and AM development driver Justin Fontaine behind the wheel.[18] After that race, the only three possible races for the team in 2017 were upcoming events at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Martinsville Speedway and Phoenix International Raceway.[19] Jason Hathaway, a regular NASCAR Pinty's Series competitor, drove the truck to a 15th place finish at Canada.[20] The team added another race to its schedule when Vinnie Miller joined the team for the Talladega Superspeedway race.[21]

The team has not raced since 2017.

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References
  1. "Jeff Bolen and Bolen Motorsports Makes Its Way Into The Truck Series". Working On My Redneck ™. 2016-05-04. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  2. "Local driver Jordan Anderson gets new team, new sponsors". thestate. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  3. "NASCAR: 1-on-1 With Bolen Motorsports Driver Jordan Anderson". Beyond the Flag. 2016-02-06. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  4. "02/19/2016 race: NextEra Energy Resources 250 (Truck) - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  5. "Driver Jordan Anderson 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  6. "Driver Tim Viens 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  7. "Driver Ross Chastain Career Statistics - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  8. "Driver Josh Reeves Career Statistics - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  9. "Driver Austin Wayne Self 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  10. "Camping World Truck Statistics: Bolen Motorsports [DriverAverages.com]". www.driveraverages.com. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  11. "NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Owner Standings". Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  12. TEGNA. "Jordan Anderson's Career Takes Another Turn". WLTX. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  13. "Driver Ross Chastain 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  14. "Ross Chastain Hopes to Find Full-Time Driver for Bolen Motorsports". 2017-03-04. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  15. dasberry@postandcourier.com, Derrek Asberry. "Gamecock alum and NASCAR team owner Jeff Bolen showing support for USC's Final Four teams at Martinsville truck race". Post and Courier. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  16. "MAE Sophomore Trey Hutchens Takes 16th at NASCAR Truck Series Debut | Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering". Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  17. "Ken Schrader lands Eldora Truck Series ride with Bolen Motorsports". Autoweek. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  18. "AM Racing » Pocono Raceway / Overton's 150 Box Score Report". amracingteam.com. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  19. Knight, Chris. "Bolen Motorsports on the sidelines but trying to make Truck Series comeback". Catchfence. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
  20. "Jason Hathaway To Race Double Duty At CTMP". Race Chaser Online. 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
  21. "Vinnie Miller to debut with Bolen at Talladega". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
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