Hover Motorsports

Hover Motorsports is an inactive NASCAR Nextel Cup Series team. They last attempted a race at the 2006 Daytona 500, when they fielded the No. 80 Roadloans.com Ford Taurus for Carl Long, but failed to qualify. They were planning to partner with Peak Fitness Racing for the 2006 season, but that deal fell through. The team has also run races in the past in the ARCA RE/MAX Series.

Winston Cup

Hover began racing NASCAR in 1992. The team made its first start at the AC Delco 500 with Dave Blaney driving with sponsorship from Daffron's Body Shop. He started 36th and finished 31st after suffering handling problems. Hover did not make another start until the 1994 Daytona 500, when the team finished 19th with Jimmy Horton driving. They also ran another race at Charlotte Motor Speedway with Joe Ruttman. He finished 23rd with Park Ohio Industries. Ruttman returned to run the 1995 Daytona 500, finishing nineteenth.

After Ruttman failed to qualify for the 1996 Daytona 500, Hover did not make another NASCAR attempt until the Daytona 500 in 1998, when Mike Ciochetti drove. He too did not make the field. Andy Hillenburg attempted Daytona with Hover in 1999, missing the race as well. Gary Bradberry came on board for a pair of races in 1999, failing to qualify for those. Following the 1999 season, Hover constructed a new shop and hired Morgan Shepherd to attempt the Brickyard 400, but he too, fell short of qualifying for the race. After he DNQ'd for Daytona in 2001, he was released.

In 2002, Hover returned with sponsorship from Hooters and Kirk Shelmerdine driving. When Shelmerdine DNQ'd at Daytona, he and Hooters left for Brett Bodine Racing, leaving the team once again driverless. They did not run in 2003, but returned in 2004 due to a lack of teams competing. With new sponsor Commercial Truck & Trailer, Hillenburg drove five races for them, posting a best finish of 34th at North Carolina Speedway. Following him, Randy LaJoie drove one race for them at Richmond International Raceway. Tony Ave, Carl Long, and Ted Christopher drove for one-race deals, before Mario Gosselin finished the season for the team.

Hover attempted the 2005 Daytona 500 with Andy Belmont driving with sponsorship from Bootie Beer, but the team did not qualify. A lack of sponsorship kept the team from competing until the Ford 400, when they ran with a Dodge Intrepid and Aaron's sponsorship, with Long driving. The team did not qualify after a wreck in qualifying. Long and Hover partnered again for the 2006 Daytona 500 with Roadloans sponsorship, but a sour engine caused them to miss the race. The team has been inactive since Roadloans departed, and the crew assisted Long and his No. 46 Cupp Motorsports team at the end of the season. There is no word on when the team plans to race again.

Drivers

No drivers competed full-time for Hover Motorsports.
Dave Blaney (1992)
Jimmy Horton (1994 Daytona 500; DNQ in 1993 at Dover & Pocono in June, and Richmond in September, DNQ in 1994 at Atlanta, Talladega, & Michigan)
Joe Ruttman (1994-1996; DNQ in 1994 at Daytona in July, Talladega, Richmond, & Atlanta, DNQ in 1995 at Indianapolis, DNQ for 1996 Daytona 500)
Andy Hillenburg (limited races in 2004; DNQ for 1999 Daytona 500, DNQ in 2004 at Texas, Charlotte, & Pocono)
Gary Bradberry (DNQ in 1999 at Indianapolis & Charlotte)
Morgan Shepherd (DNQ for 2001 Daytona 500)
Kirk Shelmerdine (DNQ for 2002 Daytona 500)
Randy LaJoie (2004 at Richmond)
Carl Long (2004; DNQ in 2004 at Richmond, Talladega, & Homestead, DNQ for 2006 Daytona 500)
Tony Ave (2004 at Watkins Glen; also DNQ at Bristol)
Ted Christopher (2004 at Loudon)
Derrike Cope (DNQ in 2004 at Dover)
Mario Gosselin (2004; also DNQ at Phoenix)
Andy Belmont (DNQ in 2004 at Atlanta; for 2005 Daytona 500)

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Car No. 80 results

NASCAR Nextel Cup Series results
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	36	Owners	Pts
1992	Dave Blaney	80	Pontiac	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR 31	PHO	ATL DNQ								[N 1]
1993	Jimmy Horton		Ford	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT	DOV DNQ	POC	MCH	DAY	NHA	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH DNQ	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL							[N 1]
1994	Jimmy Horton			DAY 19	CAR	RCH	ATL DNQ	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL DNQ	SON	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH DNQ																							[N 1]
1994	Joe Ruttman																	DAY DNQ	NHA	POC	TAL DNQ	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH DNQ	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT 23	CAR	PHO	ATL DNQ						[N 1]
1995				DAY 19	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY	NHA	POC	TAL	IND DNQ	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL						[N 1]
1996				DAY DNQ	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY	NHA	POC	TAL	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL						[N 1]
1998	Mike Ciochetti	80	Ford	DAY DNQ	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR	BRI	TEX	MAR	TAL	CAL	CLT	DOV	RCH	MCH	POC	SON	NHA	POC	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	NHA	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR										61st	79
1998	Andy Hillenburg																														CLT DNQ	TAL	DAY	PHO	CAR DNQ	ATL DNQ				61st	79
1999	Andy Hillenburg			DAY DNQ	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR	TEX	BRI	MAR	TAL	CAL	RCH	CLT	DOV	MCH	POC	SON	DAY	NHA	POC																		64th	33
1999	Gary Bradberry																						IND DNQ	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	NHA	DOV	MAR	CLT DNQ	TAL	CAR	PHO	HOM	ATL			64th	33
2000	Morgan Shepherd			DAY	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 DNQ			71st	16
2001	Morgan Shepherd			DAY DNQ	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR	BRI	TEX	MAR	TAL	CAL	RCH	CLT	DOV	MCH	POC	SON	DAY	CHI	NHA	POC	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MAR	TAL	PHO	CAR	HOM	ATL	NHA	71st	10
2002	Kirk Shelmerdine			DAY DNQ	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR	BRI	TEX	MAR	TAL	CAL	RCH	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	SON	DAY	CHI	NHA	POC	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	NHA	DOV	KAN	TAL	CLT	MAR	ATL	CAR	PHO	HOM	81st	10
2004	Andy Hillenburg	80	Ford	DAY	CAR 34	LVS	ATL 42	DAR 42	BRI 43	TEX DNQ	MAR 42	TAL	CAL		CLT DNQ	DOV	POC DNQ	MCH	SON	DAY	CHI	NHA																		46th	670
	Randy LaJoie													RCH 43
	Carl Long																						POC 39	IND		MCH 39						TAL DNQ	KAN	CLT					HOM DNQ
	Tony Ave		Chevy																						GLN 31
	Tony Ave		Ford																								BRI DNQ	CAL	RCH
	Ted Christopher																													NHA 43
	Derrike Cope																														DOV DNQ
	Mario Gosselin																																		MAR 41		PHO DNQ	DAR 41
	Andy Belmont																																			ATL DNQ
2005	Andy Belmont			DAY DNQ	CAL	LVS	ATL	BRI	MAR	TEX	PHO	TAL	DAR	RCH	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	SON	DAY	CHI	NHA	POC	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	NHA	DOV	TAL	KAN	CLT	MAR	ATL	TEX	PHO		72nd	29
2005	Carl Long																																						HOM DNQ	72nd	29
2006	Carl Long			DAY DNQ	CAL	LVS	ATL	BRI	MAR	TEX	PHO	TAL	RCH	DAR	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	SON	DAY	CHI	NHA	POC	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	NHA	DOV	KAN	TAL	CLT	MAR	ATL	TEX	PHO	HOM	77th	1

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