Billy Boat Motorsports was an American professional

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team that last competed in the

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, and the

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. The team was owned by former

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driver

Billy Boat William Leonard Boat (born February 2, 1966) is an American former open-wheel driver who raced in the Indy Racing League. Racing career Boat began his career in USAC where he won 11 straight Western Series races on his way to the 1995 champion ...

. Founded in 2014 and based in

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, the team fielded the No. 84 CorvetteParts.net

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for

Chad Boat Chad Boat (born January 30, 1992) is an American professional dirt track racing driver and team owner. The son of former driver Billy Boat, he has raced in Indy Lights and NASCAR. Racing career Sprint cars and midgets Boat began his racing care ...

part-time in the

, and the No. 15 811 Call Before You Dig

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for

Mason Mingus Mason Mingus (born November 28, 1994) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series East, driving the No. 11 for Fast Track Racing, as well as part-time in the ARCA/CRA Super Series, driving ...

full-time in the

History

The team began racing in the

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and

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in 2010 with

's son

, expanding to the

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for 2012 and 2013. The team expanded into the national series of

in 2014. The team receives engines from

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Xfinity Series

Car No. 84 history

On January 7, 2014, team announced that driver

, son of owner Billy Boat, would compete with the No. 84

in the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series season, attempting 15 races in its debut season with sponsorship from Keen Parts/CorvetteParts.net. Boat qualified for 13 of his 15 attempts, running the No. 17 for

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at Talladega after failing to qualify. Boat had a best finish of 24th at Daytona in February. Boat returned part-time in 2015, with sponsor Keen Parts renewing their partnership.

Car No. 84 results

Camping World Truck Series

Truck No. 15 history

The team announced on September 18, 2014 that it would field a No. 15

in the final six races of the

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schedule with rookie driver

, beginning with the

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at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Mingus had run the previous 16 races in

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's No. 35 Toyota Tundra with sponsor 811 Call Before You Dig. Mingus would finish 11th in points, with three top 15 finishes under BBM. Mingus and

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returned to the team in 2015. Mingus failed to qualify at

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, but earned his first top 10 finish with the team at

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replaced Mingus for one race at Eldora to make his

debut, finishing 31st. The team's owner points were sold to

Tommy Joe Martins Thomas Joseph Martins (born December 7, 1986) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 45 Chevrolet Camaro for Alpha Prime Racing. Racing career Martins began his ...

and

Martins Motorsports Alpha Prime Racing (formerly Martins Motorsports) is an American stock car racing team that competes in the NASCAR NASCAR Xfinity Series, Xfinity Series. The team was founded in 2009 by Craig Martins, and fields the No. 43 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth ...

in 2016.

Truck No. 16 history

In 2015, BBM ran a second truck numbered 16 part-time with

. They attempted four late season races beginning at Chicagoland in September. They made three races, with qualifying cancelled at Chicago, and Boat had a best finish of 9th at Talladega.

References

{{Billy Boat Motorsports Defunct NASCAR teams ARCA Menards Series teams Auto racing teams established in 2014 2014 establishments in North Carolina