Tommy Baldwin Racing

Tommy Baldwin Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the modified ranks. The team is based in Mooresville, North Carolina, and is owned by former crew chief Tommy Baldwin Jr., son of the late modified driver Tom Baldwin.

Tommy Baldwin Racing
Owner(s)Tommy Baldwin Jr.
Beth Baldwin
Allan Heinke[1]
BaseMooresville, North Carolina
SeriesNASCAR Cup Series
Race drivers7. Josh Bilicki, J.J. Yeley, Reed Sorenson, Joey Gase (part-time)
Sponsors7. Gravely, Strutmasters, Insurance King, Veterans Community Project, PCA, Gorilla Glue, Wilkerson Crane Rental, Wisconsin Lighting Lab
ManufacturerChevrolet
Opened2001
Career
DebutNASCAR Cup Series:
2009 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Nationwide Series:
2001 Little Trees 300 (Charlotte)
Latest raceNASCAR Cup Series:
2020 Consumers Energy 400 (Michigan)
Nationwide Series
2014 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead)
Races competedTotal: 466
NASCAR Cup Series: 416
Nationwide Series: 50
Drivers' ChampionshipsTotal: 0
NASCAR Cup Series: 0
Xfinity Series: 0
Race victoriesTotal: 0
NASCAR Cup Series: 0
Xfinity Series: 0
Pole positionsTotal: 0
NASCAR Cup Series: 0
Xfinity Series: 0

On October 19, 2016, it was rumored that TBR was selling their charter to Circle Sport – Leavine Family Racing, and possibly shut down after 2016. On Thursday, November 17, 2016, TBR announced that they would stop competing full-time in NASCAR, selling their charter.[2] Despite the news, the team fielded the No. 7 Chevrolet SS for Elliott Sadler, J. J. Yeley, and Hermie Sadler in the Cup Series on a part-time basis, until the team was sold to Premium Motorsports. On November 26, 2018, TBR announced the rebirth of the team for 2019.[3]

NASCAR Cup Series

Car No. 7 history
No. 35 (2010-2011)

In 2010, Baldwin began fielding the second car numbered 35 on a limited basis. Johnny Sauter attempted three races with the car; it did not qualify at California and at Martinsville but made the field at Phoenix. Aric Almirola unsuccessfully attempted Talladega as well.

In 2011, the No. 35 car ran the first Talladega race with former Cup winner Steve Park driving, but retired from the race early. Park also attempted one more race in the No. 35, a fan sponsored tribute to modified driver Len Boehler.[4] The Len Boehler tribute was originally planned for the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona, but was moved to New Hampshire due to a lack of donations; the team also said that a Northeast track (where the Whelen Modified Tour runs) would be more suitable and had a larger fan-base. The 35 failed to qualify for Loudon. In June, 62-year-old Geoff Bodine was signed to run five races in the No. 35 with sponsorship backing from military healthcare provider Luke Associates. The scheduled races in the car were at Daytona, Charlotte, Talladega, Texas, and Homestead.[5] After having trouble qualifying, Bodine and Luke Associates moved over to the No. 36 team (with a guaranteed starting spot) while Dave Blaney would run the No. 35 in those races.[6] Blaney also attempted the Watkins Glen race in the No. 35 while road course veteran Ron Fellows drove the No. 36. Blaney also ran the September Richmond race in the No. 35 with sponsorship from Pepsi Max, while Stephen Leicht drove the No. 36 in his first NASCAR race since 2009.

David Reutimann (2012)
The No. 7 SANY Chevrolet at Martinsville Speedway in 2013.

For 2012, TBR reached an agreement with Stewart-Haas Racing, allowing TBR to field a No. 10 car for a rookie Danica Patrick in 10 Sprint Cup races, beginning with the 2012 Daytona 500. For the remaining 26 races, David Reutimann was announced as the primary driver.[7][8] A number of other drivers also ended up running in the No. 10, including road course ringer Tomy Drissi at Sonoma, Tony Raines when Reutimann substituted for Kurt Busch at Pocono, and J. J. Yeley. Patrick brought sponsorship from GoDaddy.com, with Reutimann's primary partners being Accell Construction and TMone. For 2013, TBR would keep all rights to the team, including owner's points, however, the No. 10 and GoDaddy would follow Patrick to SHR.

Dave Blaney (2013)

For 2013, TBR changed the car number from No. 10 to No. 7 in honor of team owner Tommy Baldwin's father, who used the number 7NY during his days in NASCAR's Modified division. Heavy machinery manufacturer SANY America sponsored the No. 7 team in 14 races, while Florida Lottery sponsored both Daytona races and Homestead. Blaney moved from the No. 36 car to run the No. 7 for the majority of the season, while Justin Marks made his Cup Series debut in the No. 7 at Sonoma with sponsorship from GoPro.[9][10]

Michael Annett (2014)

In 2014, the No. 7 was driven by rookie Michael Annett, bringing his longtime sponsor Pilot Flying J up from the Nationwide Series.[11] Part-time primary sponsors included longtime TBR sponsors Accell Construction for six races, Golden Corral at Loudon and Talladega in the fall, and new sponsor Allstate Peterbuilt. The No. 7 would also utilize an engine leasing program with ECR Engines.[12] Annett finished 33rd in the 2014 final point standings with a best finish of 16th at Talladega Superspeedway in the Spring, with the team also finishing 33rd in final owners points. Annett and Pilot Flying J did not return for 2015, moving to a new second entry at HScott Motorsports.

Alex Bowman (2015)

In 2015 it was announced that Alex Bowman would depart BK Racing in order to join TBR. The team got off to a rough start after failing to make the Daytona 500 after wrecking in the Duel, the first time that any TBR entry had failed to make The Great American Race. Since then they have qualified for every race having a pretty decent season with some finishes in the top 20. Bowman was signed to drive for 2016, but parted ways with the team on January 21.[13]

Regan Smith (2016)

A few hours after Bowman left, Regan Smith joined the team full-time driving the No. 7 Chevy, replacing Bowman. Smith had a good start, finishing 8th in the Daytona 500, thus allowing a "Kids Eat Free" campaign to happen the next day as the car had Golden Corral sponsorship.

Regan Smith, after a dismal season, rebounded at the second Pocono event when he finished 3rd after not pitting during the final 28 laps. It was his season-best finish for both him and Tommy Baldwin Racing, as well as the best finish for the team in the team's history.

Before the race at Homestead–Miami Speedway, Tommy Baldwin announced on Facebook that Tommy Baldwin Racing would shut down their Cup operation after the 2016 season. Their charter was sold to Leavine Family Racing forcing Smith to qualify on speed. Their last finish was a 38th-place finish at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Part-time (2017)

Despite the announcement, the team partnered with Elliott Sadler to compete in the 2017 Daytona 500, and the other superspeedways.[14] J. J. Yeley drove the car at the spring Texas race, and at Charlotte in May, Yeley returned to the #7 in the Brickyard 400.[15] It was then announced Hermie Sadler would drive the car at Martinsville. On September 4, 2017, Tommy Baldwin Racing was officially acquired by Premium Motorsports. The team ran other races near the end of the season under the Premium Motorsports banner, with the first being with Justin Marks at Talladega.

Part Time (2020)

On May 11, 2020, Tommy Baldwin Racing announced that Josh Bilicki would be driving the number 7 car at the Darlington 400. JJ Yeley, Josh Bilicki, and Reed Sorenson both ran 2 races with Yeley having the teams best finish with 25th at Bristol Motor speedway

Car No. 7 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
2010 Johnny Sauter 35 Chevy DAY CAL
DNQ		 LVS ATL BRI MAR
DNQ		 PHO
41		 TEX 52nd 121
Aric Almirola TAL
DNQ		 RCH DAR DOV CLT POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC
Tony Ave1 GLN
DNQ		 MCH BRI ATL RCH NHA DOV KAN CAL CLT MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM
2011 Steve Park DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX TAL
42		 RCH DAR DOV CLT KAN POC MCH SON NHA
DNQ		 DOV KAN 44th 75
Geoffrey Bodine DAY
38		 KEN NHA IND POC
DNQ		 ATL
DNQ		 CLT
DNQ		 TAL
DNQ		 MAR
Dave Blaney GLN
DNQ		 MCH BRI RCH
19		 TEX
35		 PHO
27		 HOM
28
Stephen Leicht CHI
DNQ
2012 Danica Patrick2 10 DAY
38		 DAR
31		 CLT
30		 BRI
29		 ATL
29		 CHI
25		 DOV
28		 KAN
32		 TEX
24		 PHO
17		 33rd 519
David Reutimann PHO
36		 LVS
31		 BRI
21		 CAL
27		 MAR
35		 TEX
26		 KAN
29		 RCH
33		 TAL
22		 DOV
31		 KEN
23		 DAY
11		 NHA
33		 POC
24		 MCH
21		 RCH
34		 NHA
30		 TAL
37		 CLT
30		 MAR
36		 HOM
34
Dave Blaney POC
25
Tony Raines MCH
36
Tomy Drissi SON
38
J.J. Yeley IND
39		 GLN
40
2013 Dave Blaney 7 DAY
17		 PHO
33		 LVS
24		 BRI
36		 CAL
21		 MAR
29		 TEX
25		 KAN
43		 RCH
23		 TAL
16		 DAR
27		 CLT
30		 DOV
29		 POC
31		 MCH
31		 KEN
40		 DAY
31		 NHA
23		 IND
38		 POC
23		 GLN
27		 MCH
30		 BRI
22		 ATL
26		 RCH
31		 CHI
23		 NHA
31		 DOV
33		 KAN
25		 CLT
32		 TAL
25		 MAR
39		 TEX
35		 PHO
30		 HOM
38		 28th 646
Justin Marks SON
30
2014 Michael Annett DAY
37		 PHO
34		 LVS
29		 BRI
26		 CAL
19		 MAR
31		 TEX
29		 DAR
42		 RCH
33		 TAL
16		 KAN
25		 CLT
28		 DOV
35		 POC
20		 MCH
21		 SON
30		 KEN
18		 DAY
21		 NHA
32		 IND
31		 POC
22		 GLN
31		 MCH
40		 BRI
38		 ATL
21		 RCH
37		 CHI
40		 NHA
29		 DOV
41		 KAN
24		 CLT
33		 TAL
37		 MAR
24		 TEX
22		 PHO
26		 HOM
36		 33rd 531
2015 Alex Bowman DAY
DNQ		 ATL
23		 LVS
43		 PHO
30		 CAL
33		 MAR
37		 TEX
33		 BRI
20		 RCH
32		 TAL
16		 KAN
43		 CLT
26		 DOV
20		 POC
26		 MCH
41		 SON
31		 DAY
24		 KEN
31		 NHA
42		 IND
43		 POC
25		 GLN
29		 MCH
31		 BRI
32		 DAR
24		 RCH
37		 CHI
37		 NHA
42		 DOV
32		 CLT
32		 KAN
31		 TAL
33		 MAR
22		 TEX
41		 PHO
38		 HOM
26		 36th 437
2016 Regan Smith DAY
8		 ATL
34		 LVS
25		 PHO
28		 CAL
23		 MAR
34		 TEX
31		 BRI
37		 RCH
32		 TAL
32		 KAN
23		 DOV
39		 CLT
28		 POC
22		 MCH
35		 SON
28		 DAY
38		 KEN
34		 NHA
32		 IND
26		 POC
3		 GLN
35		 BRI
26		 MCH
26		 DAR
20		 RCH
29		 CHI
QL‡		 NHA
34		 DOV
31		 CLT
21		 KAN
29		 TAL
25		 MAR
30		 TEX
26		 PHO
27		 HOM
38		 33rd 466
Ty Dillon CHI
27
2017 Elliott Sadler DAY
20		 ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TAL
17		 KAN DAY
21		 KEN NHA 39th 98
J.J. Yeley TEX
27		 BRI RCH CLT
26		 DOV POC MCH SON IND
37		 POC GLN MCH BRI
30		 DAR RCH CHI NHA DOV CLT
Justin Marks3 TAL
40		 KAN
Hermie Sadler3 MAR
34
Joey Gase3 TEX
32		 PHO
30		 HOM
2020 Josh Bilicki DAY LVS CAL PHO DAR
34		 DAR CLT
36		 POC
32		 POC
34		 IND
25		 KEN MCH
33		 -* -*
J.J. Yeley CLT
37		 BRI
25
Reed Sorenson ATL
27		 MAR
38		 HOM TAL TEX
28		 KAN
31		 NHA DAY DOV DOV DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL CLT KAN TEX MAR PHO
Joey Gase MCH
39
‡ - Qualified but replaced by Ty Dillon

Car No. 36 history
Multiple drivers (2009-2010)

Formerly a Busch Series team, on January 5, 2009, Tommy Baldwin Jr. announced that he would restart TBR as a Sprint Cup Series operation despite the slumping economy and following his release as a crew chief from the defunct Bill Davis Racing team. The team later announced that former Evernham Motorsports and Haas CNC Racing driver Scott Riggs would drive the No. 36, and that Arrington Manufacturing (now Race Engines Plus) would build Toyota engines for the team.[16][17][18] Initially made up of volunteers laid off from other organizations, the team qualified for the Daytona 500 and would finish 25th.[16] The team was sponsored by Red Bank Outfitters for the first four races, and would receive short term sponsorship from Array/Nexxus Lighting and Guy Fieri Knuckle Sandwich, though it ran much of the season unsponsored. Riggs would also qualify for the second race of the year but did not qualify for the next three events. After qualifying for eight races in twelve attempts, Riggs announced he would leave the team after Charlotte, when lack of funding forced the team to start and park. Baldwin then signed veteran Mike Skinner to drive for 17 races, Patrick Carpentier for both Pocono races, and Brian Simo for both road course races.[19] Robert Richardson Jr. finished 18th at the November Talladega race with sponsorship from Mahindra Tractors. It was announced in September that Carpentier would run six additional races beginning at Atlanta with sponsor Wave Energy Drink.[20] After failing to qualify for the Atlanta race, Carpentier left the team in due to a business conflict in Canada.[21] Michael McDowell would take over for the remainder of the season.[21]

In 2010, veteran Mike Bliss was hired to drive the No. 36 for TBR with Wave Energy Drink returning to sponsor the team in 14 races. TBR also switched manufacturers from Toyota to Chevrolet in 2010, using Earnhardt-Childress Engines.[22][23] At Las Vegas in February, the team was sponsored by Kim Kardashian's Sephora perfume.[24] Bliss and Baldwin parted ways in April after the team failed to qualify for two of the first seven races. Johnny Sauter drove at Texas and Talladega. Casey Mears then took over the No. 36 ride and qualified for the Richmond race while failing to qualify at Darlington. Sauter returned to the No. 36 at Dover while Mears went to Team Red Bull as a replacement for Brian Vickers. Geoffrey Bodine made his first race since 2004 when he drove the car at Pocono. Steve Park also made his first Cup start since 2003, finishing 13th in his first Cup Series race at Daytona. It was announced on June 16, 2010, that Mears will return to the No. 36 following his release from Red Bull. Ron Fellows drove the car at the road course race in Watkins Glen, New York. Dave Blaney and J. J. Yeley also ran races in the car.

Dave Blaney (2011-2012)
Dave Blaney at Martinsville in 2011.

For 2011, TBR signed Dave Blaney, who Baldwin had worked with at Bill Davis Racing, to drive the No. 36 for the full season. The team planned to attempt every race and complete a minimum of sixteen events (as opposed to starting-and-parking) depending on sponsorship.[25] The team started the season with no primary sponsor and went to Daytona Speedweeks with an unsponsored black Chevrolet, but received 11th hour sponsorship from Golden Corral after the No. 36 made its third consecutive Daytona 500.[26] Blaney led three laps and finished 26th after taking damage from a lap 196 wreck. Oklahoma-based Accell Construction became a 6-race sponsor for the team. All Sport later sponsored the car at Martinsville.[27] The team suffered misfortune again at the April Talladega race when Blaney nearly spun out while at the front. He salvaged a 27th-place finish after leading 21 laps. Golden Corral later stepped up as a 19-race primary sponsor[28] while All Sport's sister brand Big Red joined the team for 5.[29] The team elected to skip the exhibition race at Charlotte to work on improving the team and preparing for the upcoming points races. Ron Fellows returned to the team at Watkins Glen in August.[30] At the rain-delayed September race in Atlanta, Mike Skinner drove the 36 after Blaney developed a case of kidney stones. Blaney started and parked for Germain Racing's No. 60, while Skinner drove the 36 to a 27th-place finish. At Richmond, Stephen Leicht drove the 36 in his return to Cup. For the final three races of 2011, Blaney moved to the No. 35 and Geoffrey Bodine moved to the No. 36.[6] Following a 13th-place finish at the April 2011 Richmond race with Leicht, the No. 36 moved into the Top 35 for the first time in team history. The team recorded its best finish to date with a third at the October 2011 Talladega race with Dave Blaney, and 2011 marked the first year the team competed in all 36 races.[31]

For 2012, the No. 36 team returned full-time with Blaney behind the wheel, with Ryan Pemberton joining the team as crew chief.[31][32] The team lost most of its sponsorship from the prior year, with Ollie's Bargain Outlet coming on for four of the first six races.[33] The No. 36 teams owners points were also transferred to the No. 10 car for the season, leaving the team with the 44th-place points from the No. 35 car which would not guarantee a spot in the first five races. The team nearly won the Daytona 500, staying out under caution to gain the lead before the race was red-flagged when Juan Pablo Montoya's car collided with a jet-dryer cleanup vehicle, damaging the racetrack. The race was ultimately restarted, with Blaney scoring a solid 15th-place finish.[12] The team would later sign SealWrap, a partner of Dave and son Ryan Blaney, and Widow Wax for eight races, while Golden Corral would return for the remaining three restrictor plate races. Blaney earned the No. 36 team a spot in the Top 35 after five races. Though the team had to start and park several events, they remained in the top 35 throughout the entirety of the season. Tony Raines and J. J. Yeley would run single races in the car, while Blaney was in the No. 37 car.

J.J. Yeley (2013)
The team's No. 36 car in 2013

In the 2013 season, TBR originally planned to run as a one-car team with the No. 7 team running full-time. This changed, however, when the team was able to round up enough sponsorship for the No. 36 car to run a full schedule.[34] J. J. Yeley ran the No. 36 car with sponsorship from numerous companies including Golden Corral, United Mining Equipment, Pitt Lite, Accell Construction, and others.[34][35] Victor Gonzalez Jr. drove the No. 36 at Sonoma and Watkins Glen with sponsorship from IMCA Dominican Republic and Mobil 1. Gonzalez would become the first competitor from the Caribbean region to compete in NASCAR's top division.[10] Yeley finished 32nd in points in 2013 but recorded a tenth-place finish at the Daytona 500, his first top ten since 2008 and his best finish in the race to date.

Reed Sorenson (2014)

For 2014, Yeley was replaced by Reed Sorenson, and veteran crew chief Todd Parrott was brought in to improve the performance of the team.[36] Golden Corral returned once again for the superspeedways with their "Top 10 Kids Eat Free" promotion, with Zing Zang, Flasr, Theme Park Connection, and the Delaware "Click It or Ticket" program sponsoring select races. The highlight of the season was when Sorenson qualified second at the July Daytona race after a rain-abbreviated qualifying session. Due to lack of consistent funding outside of restrictor plate races, the team's performance slumped significantly behind the No. 7 team, forced to use their Pro Motor Engines for multiple consecutive races and skipping practice sessions to save tires and part wear.[12] Perhaps the team's most notable moment in 2014 came at the spring Richmond race. Sorenson blew a tire, which then unwound with the rubber cords striking various components inside the wheel well, causing a small fire. However, the fire would eventually reach the fuel cell causing the car to burst into flames as Sorenson eased it onto pit road, he brought it to a stop, where crew members from Go Fas Racing and Hendrick Motorsports rushed to quickly get Sorenson out of the car. Sorenson was uninjured. Sorenson finished the 2014 season in 34th in the final driver standings, with the best finish of 14th, while the 36 team finished 35th in the owner standings.[37]

After the season, TBR sold the owner's points and equipment of the No. 36 team to Jay Robinson Racing (reorganized as Premium Motorsports) due to lack of sponsorship, and contracted to one full-time team. Because of the move, Reed Sorenson was released, and sponsor Zing Zang retracted their planned five-race sponsorship for 2015 (due to their desire to sponsor Sorenson).[37]

Car No. 36 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
2009 Scott Riggs 36 Toyota DAY
25		 CAL
36		 LVS
DNQ		 ATL
DNQ		 BRI
DNQ		 MAR
30		 TEX
DNQ		 PHO
36		 TAL
41		 RCH
42		 DAR
39		 CLT
38		 41st 1499
Mike Skinner DOV
41		 MCH
DNQ		 CHI
39		 IND
41		 MCH
41		 BRI
DNQ
Patrick Carpentier POC
43		 NHA
43		 DAY
42		 POC
37		 ATL
DNQ
Brian Simo SON
DNQ		 GLN
DNQ
Michael McDowell RCH
41		 NHA
41		 DOV
38		 KAN
DNQ		 CAL
40		 CLT
DNQ		 MAR
41		 TEX
41		 PHO
41		 HOM
43
Robert Richardson Jr. TAL
18
2010 Mike Bliss Chevy DAY
42		 CAL
22		 LVS
39		 ATL
24		 BRI
DNQ		 MAR
25		 PHO
DNQ		 40th 1737
Johnny Sauter TEX
DNQ		 TAL
41		 DOV
43		 CLT
41		 MCH
DNQ
Casey Mears RCH
26		 DAR
DNQ		 NHA
29		 CHI
40		 IND
DNQ		 POC
36		 MCH
DNQ
Geoffrey Bodine POC
41
Brian Simo SON
DNQ
Steve Park DAY
13
Ron Fellows GLN
40
Dave Blaney BRI
DNQ		 RCH
30		 NHA
31		 DOV
43		 MAR
36		 TAL
42		 PHO
37
J.J. Yeley ATL
40		 KAN
42		 CAL
42		 CLT
43		 TEX
DNQ		 HOM
42
2011 Dave Blaney DAY
26		 PHO
42		 LVS
34		 BRI
25		 CAL
37		 MAR
30		 TEX
30		 TAL
27		 RCH
13		 DAR
24		 DOV
26		 CLT
27		 KAN
32		 POC
26		 MCH
34		 SON
31		 DAY
39		 KEN
33		 NHA
29		 IND
31		 POC
30		 MCH
33		 BRI
35		 CHI
33		 NHA
35		 DOV
32		 KAN
31		 CLT
35		 TAL
3		 MAR
23		 33rd 519
Ron Fellows GLN
30
Mike Skinner ATL
27
Stephen Leicht RCH
24
Geoffrey Bodine TEX
38		 PHO
37		 HOM
30
2012 Dave Blaney DAY
15		 PHO
23		 LVS
29		 BRI
34		 CAL
33		 MAR
34		 TEX
37		 KAN
37		 RCH
29		 TAL
30		 DAR
27		 CLT
40		 DOV
32		 MCH
25		 SON
37		 KEN
35		 DAY
22		 NHA
39		 IND
23		 GLN
36		 MCH
38		 BRI
26		 ATL
25		 RCH
33		 CHI
33		 TAL
39		 CLT
43		 KAN
39		 MAR
35		 TEX
39		 PHO
26		 HOM
32		 35th 427
Tony Raines POC
32		 POC
38		 NHA
40
J.J. Yeley DOV
34
2013 DAY
10		 PHO
28		 LVS
36		 BRI
27		 CAL
27		 MAR
27		 TEX
39		 KAN
35		 RCH
32		 TAL
31		 DAR
35		 CLT
28		 DOV
30		 POC
39		 MCH
24		 KEN
32		 DAY
13		 NHA
39		 IND
39		 POC
25		 MCH
43		 BRI
24		 ATL
30		 RCH
36		 CHI
25		 NHA
33		 DOV
34		 KAN
27		 CLT
43		 TAL
28		 MAR
30		 TEX
30		 PHO
29		 HOM
32		 32nd 540
Victor Gonzalez Jr. SON
37		 GLN
41
2014 Reed Sorenson DAY
16		 PHO
31		 LVS
34		 BRI
28		 CAL
21		 MAR
34		 TEX
33		 DAR
39		 RCH
42		 TAL
34		 KAN
32		 CLT
42		 DOV
24		 POC
34		 MCH
32		 SON
32		 KEN
27		 DAY
33		 NHA
33		 IND
38		 POC
27		 GLN
23		 MCH
27		 BRI
24		 ATL
29		 RCH
24		 CHI
29		 NHA
31		 DOV
32		 KAN
26		 CLT
27		 TAL
14		 MAR
35		 TEX
33		 PHO
28		 HOM
24		 35th 516

Car No. 71 history

It was announced that TBR will come back to race in 2019 part-time with the number 71. Their first race was scheduled to be the Daytona 500 with Ryan Truex driving, but he failed to qualify for it.[38] The 71 team has not attempted a race since.

Car No. 71 results
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
2019 Ryan Truex 71 Chevy DAY
DNQ		 ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV KAN CLT POC MCH SON CHI DAY KEN NHA POC GLN MCH BRI DAR IND LVS RCH CLT DOV TAL KAN MAR TEX PHO HOM 47th 0

Additional cars
Main article: Max Q Motorsports

In mid-2012, TBR announced a partnership to provide technical assistance and cars to former driver Larry Gunselman's Max Q Motorsports.[39] Max Q had started the year with Mike Wallace (1 race) and Timmy Hill drivers in a partnership with Rick Ware Racing, but Hill struggled to qualify for races leading Max Q to break off the partnership in April and sending Hill back to RWR in the Nationwide Series. J. J. Yeley was hired by TBR to drive for Max Q.[39] Regular TBR driver Dave Blaney also ran one race for Max Q. Yeley moved to TBR's No. 36 car in 2013, while Max Q shut down.

At the 2013 Sonoma race, with Yeley's usual No. 36 being piloted by Victor Gonzalez Jr. for the weekend, TBR used its partnership to field the No. 37 for him with Gunselman listed as an owner. The team was a late entry, however, with neither Yeley or the No. 37 team receiving points for the race, as the No. 37 car started last and finished 42nd.[10]

In 2014, TBR took full ownership of the No. 37, fielding it as a third team starting at Indianapolis. 2000 Champion Bobby Labonte drove the first race for the team at the Brickyard with longtime TBR supporter Accell Construction.[40] Labonte failed to qualify on speed, using a champion's provisional to make the race. The next week at Pocono, Dave Blaney returned to the team for the first time since entering semi-retirement. The No. 37 also ran with Blaney at Michigan and Bristol. Former TBR driver Mike Bliss drove the No. 37 at Atlanta and Richmond. The team ran a total of ten races with those three drivers, finishing the season 46th in owners points. Their best finish of 26th came at Pocono with Blaney driving. The team shut down following the season.

Car No. 37 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
2013 J.J. Yeley 37 Chevy DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX KAN RCH TAL DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON
42		 KEN DAY NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV KAN CLT TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 50th 0
2014 Bobby Labonte DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX DAR RCH TAL KAN CLT DOV POC MCH SON KEN DAY NHA IND
37		 46th 58
Dave Blaney POC
26		 GLN MCH
33		 BRI
43
Mike Bliss ATL
43		 RCH
35		 CHI
43		 NHA DOV
36		 KAN
43		 CLT TAL MAR TEX PHO
43		 HOM

TBR provided cars and technical assistance to Premium Motorsports, fielding the No. 98 car out of their shop for the Fall 2015 races at Loudon and Homestead with TBR development driver Ryan Preece.

Nationwide Series

TBR made its official debut in 2001 at Charlotte. Ward Burton started 4th and finished 8th in the No. 5 Pillsbury Chevrolet. Burton ran the same car at Homestead-Miami Speedway, qualifying 6th and finishing 7th. The next year the team would switch its number and manufacturer. The team fielded the No. 6 Pepsi Dodge driven by Wally Dallenbach Jr.. Dallenbach would start 26th and finish 14th in the team's first race. Dallenbach scored two top tens at Charlotte and Phoenix. Damon Lusk would take over the No. 6 car starting at Richmond but crashed out of the 14th lap. Despite the rocky start, Lusk and TBR would make a run for Rookie of the Year in 2003, with sponsorship from Sta-Rite Pumps. Lusk had a consistent season with only 2 DNFs but would lose out on ROTY to David Stremme and Coy Gibbs.

The following year, Unilever backed TBR, and subsequently announced its Hungry Drivers program. Unilever would select four drivers and run each of them in three Busch Series races. The chosen drivers were Mark McFarland, Tracy Hines, Scott Lynch, and Paul Wolfe. Wolfe was eventually chosen after scoring two top-20 finishes. In 2005, TBR's Busch Series team was bought out by Evernham Motorsports (now Richard Petty Motorsports) and TBR closed up its team.

Car No. 6 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 Owners Pts
2001 Ward Burton 5 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV KEN MLW GLN CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT
8		 MEM PHO CAR HOM
7		 70th 288
2002 David Green 6 Dodge DAY
18		 CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI GTY PPR IRP 45th 766
Wally Dallenbach Jr. MCH
14		 BRI DAR CLT
7		 MEM PHO
9		 HOM
Damon Lusk RCH
42		 DOV KAN ATL
22		 CAR
2003 DAY
21		 CAR LVS
22		 DAR TEX
43		 TAL NSH CAL
24		 RCH GTY NZH CLT
29		 DOV NSH KEN MLW
31		 DAY
21		 CHI NHA
18		 PPR IRP MCH
12		 KAN
28		 CLT MEM 39th 1319
Jimmy Spencer BRI
24
Ted Musgrave BRI
3		 DAR RCH
Paul Wolfe DOV
16		 ATL
19		 PHO CAR HOM
2004 DAY
36		 CAR
DNQ		 LVS
18		 DAR BRI NHA
12		 PPR IRP 42nd 1256
Tracy Hines TEX
20		 NSH TAL
25		 MCH
17		 BRI CAL
Jeremy Mayfield CAL
18		 GTY
Scott Lynch RCH
39		 NZH CLT
DNQ
Mark McFarland CLT
22		 DOV
23		 NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI RCH
16		 DOV KAN
Bill Elliott MEM
20
Randy LaJoie ATL
32		 PHO DAR HOM

Car No. 36 history

In 2012, Baldwin announced his return to the Nationwide Series. The team will run the No. 36 Chevrolet in eight races for drivers Ryan Blaney (son of then-TBR Cup Series driver Dave), Ryan Truex, and Bobby Santos III. TBR's first attempt of the 2012 season was at Daytona in February with Truex driving the No. 36. The team picked up a last-minute sponsorship from Grime Boss for the event. Ryan Blaney then took over driving duties at Richmond in his first of six races with the team. Long-time sponsor of the Blaney family, SealWrap, sponsored all six Ryan Blaney's attempts. TBR once again ran the No. 36 at Daytona in July for Whelen Modified driver and 2010 NWMT series champion Bobby Santos III. Brad Parrott was the crew chief for the team.[41]

For 2013, the car changed numbers to No. 8, absorbing the points from Team SLR. Brad Parrott remained TBR's crew chief. Scott Lagasse Jr. drove at Daytona, Las Vegas, and Richmond. The No. 8 team also ran at New Hampshire with TBR development driver Ryan Preece behind the wheel.[42] The team had sponsorship from East West Marine for the event.

In 2014, the team switched back to No. 36, with Parrott remaining crew chief. Preece again drove the car at New Hampshire with East-West Marine sponsoring. He was also scheduled to drive at Richmond in September, but this was changed to Homestead to avoid conflicting with Preece's Whelen Modified Series schedule.

Car No. 36 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 Owners Pts
2012 Ryan Truex 36 Chevy DAY
31		 PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX 40th 175
Ryan Blaney RCH
7		 TAL DAR
43		 IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN
15		 IND
27		 IOW GLN CGV BRI
7		 ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT
14		 KAN TEX PHO HOM
Bobby Santos III DAY
33		 NHA CHI
2014 Ryan Preece DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX DAR RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA
14		 CHI IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM
28		 52nd 46

Partnership with Team SLR

In 2012, TBR created a partnership with Team SLR and driver/owner Scott Lagasse Jr.. Team SLR would field the No. 8 Chevrolet Impala in select races during the 2012 Nationwide Season with sponsorship from the Boy Scouts of America and Hybrid Light. Chassis would be provided by TBR, and engines would be provided by ECR Engines. The team ran 3 races in 2012, with Lagasse driving at Kentucky, Kansas, and Homestead. In 2013, the team was folded into TBR itself.

Car No. 8 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 Owners Pts
2012 Scott Lagasse Jr. 8 Chevy DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN
26		 DOV CLT KAN
24		 TEX PHO HOM
20		 53rd 62
2013 DAY
39		 PHO LVS
20		 BRI CAL TEX RCH
21		 TAL DAR CLT DOV IOW MCH ROA KEN DAY 48th 72
Ryan Preece NHA
24		 CHI IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM
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