Faith Motorsports was an American professional
stock car racing
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team that competed in the
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a pickup truck racing series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, and is the only series in NASCAR to race production pickup truck based stock cars. The series is one of th ...
and
Whelen All-American Series. The team was owned by Shane Lamb, and fielded entries for
Matt Mills and
Donnie Levister
Donnie Levister (born April 19, 1976) is an American professional stock car racing driver.
Racing career
Early years
Levister began his racing career on dirt tracks near his hometown of Winnsboro, South Carolina.
Camping World Truck Serie ...
.
History
In 2014, owner Shane Lamb signs dirt-track veteran,
Donnie Levister
Donnie Levister (born April 19, 1976) is an American professional stock car racing driver.
Racing career
Early years
Levister began his racing career on dirt tracks near his hometown of Winnsboro, South Carolina.
Camping World Truck Serie ...
for the 2015 Whelen All-American Series South Carolina State Championship. Levister was born in
Winnsboro, South Carolina, and he was making the transition to stock car racing. Levister would be contending in the series under the Faith Motorsports banner and would contend for rookie of the year.
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
Car No. 22 History
In 2015, Levister competed in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series South Carolina State Championship in the No. 22
Chevrolet
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sponsored by Property Pros, based in
Kansas City
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, for 16 races. It was a solid season for Levister, scoring 1 top 5 and 8 top 10s. He finished 476th in the country, 23rd in the state of
South Carolina. Levister even got a few rookie of the year nominations, but in the end, he didn't win the award. Levister gained co-ownership of Faith Motorsports after the season. On December 4, 2015, Levister and Lamb announced the formation of their new
Camping World Truck Series
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team. They planned to run the full season in a
Toyota Tundra
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, and in the process, they would suspend operations for their Whelen All-American Series team.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Truck No. 44 History
While in search for their first series start, owner Shane Lamb acquired the owner points of the No. 44 for
Martins Motorsports after round 3 of the season at
Martinsville. Martins' team would be focusing on the
Xfinity Series from now on. The team wanted to start racing with
Donnie Levister
Donnie Levister (born April 19, 1976) is an American professional stock car racing driver.
Racing career
Early years
Levister began his racing career on dirt tracks near his hometown of Winnsboro, South Carolina.
Camping World Truck Serie ...
right away with Shane Lamb listed as the owner, but NASCAR would not approve due to Levister's lack of experience. Lamb And Levister also switched back to
Chevrolet
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after running a
Toyota last season. As a result, the team hired
Matt Mills to drive before Levister would be eligible. Mills competed at
Kansas,
Charlotte, and
Dover
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. Mills was running at the finish in all events finishing 17th, 24th, and 17th. The team planned to enter
Texas with Mills, but they later withdrew. The team had hinted that
Donnie Levister
Donnie Levister (born April 19, 1976) is an American professional stock car racing driver.
Racing career
Early years
Levister began his racing career on dirt tracks near his hometown of Winnsboro, South Carolina.
Camping World Truck Serie ...
would attempt to run at
Gateway and future races, but Levister and Lamb parted ways after Gateway, and the team did not attempt another race.
Truck No. 62 History
In early 2016, the team announced they would run a
Toyota full-time for
Donnie Levister
Donnie Levister (born April 19, 1976) is an American professional stock car racing driver.
Racing career
Early years
Levister began his racing career on dirt tracks near his hometown of Winnsboro, South Carolina.
Camping World Truck Serie ...
with sponsorship from Property Pro's and Shawn Magee Design. However, after not entering
Daytona or
Atlanta, and withdrawing from
Martinsville, the team scaled back to a part-time schedule. The team initially wanted to be No. 22 but however
AM Racing acquire rights of the No. 22, so they instead chose the No. 62. The team returned at the 11th race at
Eldora with Levister, but they withdrew before practicing. They returned for the 20th race at Martinsville, again with Levister. After qualifying 35th out of 36 trucks, they failed to qualify.
Truck No. 74 history
At the 8th race of the
2016
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season at
Iowa, Faith Motorsports partnered with
Mike Harmon Racing to get them higher in owner points. They ran a
Chevrolet
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for this attempt.
Mike Harmon would be listed as the owner, but they would run under the Faith Motorsports banner. Levister qualified 31st out of 33, but he didn't have enough owner points, so he failed to qualify. The partnership returned at the 13th race at
Bristol with Levister in a
RAM, but the team withdrew.
References
External links
Official Website
{{Faith Motorsports
Auto racing teams in the United States
Defunct NASCAR teams