NTS Motorsports was an American professional
stock car racing
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team that competed in the
NASCAR
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Camping World Truck Series
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. The team was owned by Californian Bob Newberry, coming into its current form after Joe Denette Motorsports merged with Newberry's NTS team, both of which originally had support from
Kevin Harvick
Kevin Michael Harvick (born December 8, 1975) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 4 Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing.
Harvick is the 2014 Cup Series champio ...
. The team's final race was at Daytona in 2016.
History
Joe Denette Motorsports
After Thornburg, Virginia native Joe Denette was laid off from his job in 2009, he entered the lottery, buying a "fistfull" of
Mega Millions
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tickets with the initial dream of buying an RV to travel to races each week. Denette matched six numbers in a May 1 drawing and won $75.6 million, taking a lump sum payment of $46 million. With the money, Denette contacted fellow Virginian and former full-time driver
Hermie Sadler
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about starting his own team in the
Camping World Truck Series
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. After consulting with then team owner
Kevin Harvick
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Harvick is the 2014 Cup Series champio ...
of
KHI, Denette founded his own team in 2011, with trucks and support from KHI and engines from
Pro Motor Engines. Denette hired another Virginian,
Jason White, who brought sponsorship fro
GunBroker.com Coincidentally, Denette bought 23 lottery tickets for his big pay day, and White's sponsor carried the number 23. Hermie's brother and Harvick's
Nationwide Series
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driver
Elliott Sadler
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drove a second truck, the No. 24, for a few races near the end of the season. The team endured some growing pains in 2011; though they scored seven top tens and a pole with Sadler at Bristol, White finished 15th in points. The team fielded both trucks full-time in 2012 with Denette, a long-time
Bill Elliott
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fan, renumbering the 23 truck to No. 9.
NTS Motorsports
Meanwhile, NTS Motorsports was founded by former driver Bob Newberry, also a friend of
Kevin Harvick
Kevin Michael Harvick (born December 8, 1975) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 4 Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing.
Harvick is the 2014 Cup Series champio ...
and his father Mike, in
Bakersfield, California
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,
fielding cars for son
Brennan in the
United States Auto Club
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,
K&N Pro Series West
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,
K&N Pro Series East
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, and the
ARCA Racing Series
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. Mike Harvick served as the younger Newberry's early crew chief.
The team ran part-time in the Truck Series with Newberry in 2011 and 2012.
2013–present: merger
In December 2012, JDM merged with NTS, and adopted the latter's name to run the No. 9 truck with
Ron Hornaday Jr.
Ronald Lee Hornaday Jr. (born June 20, 1958) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He is the father of former NASCAR driver Ronnie Hornaday and son of the late Ron Hornaday Sr., a two-time Winston West Champion. Hornaday is ...
, the No. 24 truck with
Brennan Newberry
Brennan Newberry (born February 9, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver.
Racing career
Newberry began his racing career in go-karts in 2000; later moving to full-bodied stock cars, he competed in the SRL Southwest Tour in 200 ...
, and the No. 14 truck with several drivers including
Kevin Harvick
Kevin Michael Harvick (born December 8, 1975) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 4 Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing.
Harvick is the 2014 Cup Series champio ...
for the 2013 season. The team moved into Harvick's former KHI facility in Kernersville, NC, with Harvick as an adviser and Bruce Cook as competition director.
[ Hornaday would be released with one race to go in the season.]
In 2014, the team expanded to two full-time rides and two part-time rides fielding multiple drivers, including Chase Pistone
Chase Pistone (born August 20, 1983) is an American professional stock car racing driver who has competed in the NASCAR Xfinity, Truck, and ARCA Series. He is the grandson of 2-time NASCAR Cup Series race winner "Tiger" Tom Pistone. Pistone is als ...
, Ron Hornaday Jr.
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, Gray Gaulding
Dwayne Gray Gaulding Jr. (born February 10, 1998) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 47 Chevrolet Camaro for Mike Harmon Racing and the No. 6 for JD Motorsp ...
, Justin Lofton
Justin Lofton (born February 18, 1986) is an American professional off-road racing driver. He also competes in stock car racing, driving part-time in the ARCA Menards Series West in the No. 30 Ford for Rette Jones Racing. Lofton formerly competed ...
, Austin Dillon
Austin Reed Dillon (born April 27, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver and reality TV show actor. He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 3 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Richard Childress Racing. ...
, and Brennan Newberry
Brennan Newberry (born February 9, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver.
Racing career
Newberry began his racing career in go-karts in 2000; later moving to full-bodied stock cars, he competed in the SRL Southwest Tour in 200 ...
. Dwayne Gaulding was also brought on as the VP of Operations for the team.[ Newberry was set to run a 12-race truck schedule, while 16-year-old Gaulding competed in 9 races on tracks one mile or shorter.] The team also ran two full-time entries in the K&N Pro Series East
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and a part-time entry in the Nationwide Series
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with SS-Green Light Racing
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.[
]
Camping World Truck Series
Truck No. 9 history
The 9 truck was the original entry out of Joe Denette Motorsports. It began as the number 23 truck, with Jason White and sponsor GunBroker.com
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History
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moving over from SS-Green Light Racing
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. White scored two top fives and five top tens en route to a 15th-place points finish, and would leave with his sponsor to start their own team. In 2012, four-time series champion Ron Hornaday Jr.
Ronald Lee Hornaday Jr. (born June 20, 1958) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He is the father of former NASCAR driver Ronnie Hornaday and son of the late Ron Hornaday Sr., a two-time Winston West Champion. Hornaday is ...
would be signed to drive the now-9 truck, moving over from the closed KHI operation of mutual friend Kevin Harvick
Kevin Michael Harvick (born December 8, 1975) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 4 Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing.
Harvick is the 2014 Cup Series champio ...
. Coming off a four win season, Hornaday struggled with the young team, posting two top fives and six top tens against three crashes and five total DNFs to finish 13th in points. It was Hornaday's first season without a win and, at the time, his worst finish in points.
Hornaday returned to the 9 truck for the full season in 2013. After nine top 10 finishes but struggles to find regular sponsorship, the team released Hornaday with one race to go in the season. Hornaday ran Turner Scott Motorsports
Turner Scott Motorsports (TSM), formerly Turner Motorsports was an American professional stock car racing team that last competed in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series, the Camping World Truck Series, the NASCAR K&N Pro Series ...
' 34 truck with his sponsor Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff at Homestead-Miami, and moved to their 30 truck in 2014.[ Former KHI driver ]Nelson Piquet Jr.
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took over the No. 9 at Homestead.
The 9 truck ran the full season (except the Daytona opener) in 2014. In March, Chase Pistone
Chase Pistone (born August 20, 1983) is an American professional stock car racing driver who has competed in the NASCAR Xfinity, Truck, and ARCA Series. He is the grandson of 2-time NASCAR Cup Series race winner "Tiger" Tom Pistone. Pistone is als ...
, grandson of former Sprint Cup Series
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winner Tom Pistone
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, was signed to run 14 races in the 9 truck. Pistone ultimately ran five races in the truck, with a best finish of 9th at Gateway. Brennan Newberry
Brennan Newberry (born February 9, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver.
Racing career
Newberry began his racing career in go-karts in 2000; later moving to full-bodied stock cars, he competed in the SRL Southwest Tour in 200 ...
ran nine races in the truck, scoring two top tens. Justin Lofton
Justin Lofton (born February 18, 1986) is an American professional off-road racing driver. He also competes in stock car racing, driving part-time in the ARCA Menards Series West in the No. 30 Ford for Rette Jones Racing. Lofton formerly competed ...
returned to the truck series at Charlotte
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in the No. 9 truck. Jason White returned to run two races in the truck. In September, it was announced the Ron Hornaday Jr.
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would return to the 9 truck of NTS with his sponsor Rheem, after being released from Turner Scott Motorsports
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due to internal issues within the organization. Hornaday drove at Las Vegas
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and Texas
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with Rheem, and a third race at Talladega with ARMOUR Foods. Ty Dillon
Tyler Reed Dillon (born February 27, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 77 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Spire Motorsports. He has also competed in the NASCAR Camp ...
replaced Newberry for the season finale at Homestead, finishing 7th.
Truck No. 14 history
The 14 truck was the original Truck Series effort of Bob Newberry's NTS Motorsports. Son Brennan Newberry
Brennan Newberry (born February 9, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver.
Racing career
Newberry began his racing career in go-karts in 2000; later moving to full-bodied stock cars, he competed in the SRL Southwest Tour in 200 ...
attempted the 2011 Truck Series finale at Homestead
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in the 14 truck, but failed to make the field after qualifying was rained out. Newberry then attempted 12 races in 2012 (withdrawing from Dover
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and failing to qualify at Martinsville), with 5 crashes and a best finish of 19th. Newberry's driving coach Brandon Miller ran the No. 14 at Texas
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finishing 20th.
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, but finished 33rd after a crash. After four races, Newberry moved over to the No. 24 truck and the No. 14 scaled back to part-time. Veteran Max Papis
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drove the 14 at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park
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with sponsor Sport Clips. Papis would finish sixth on the road course after a last lap incident with Eddie Sharp Racing
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driver Mike Skeen, leading the two to quarrel on the cool down lap, and leading Skeens girlfriend to slap Papis on camera for which she received a fine and an indefinite suspension from all NASCAR
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events. Kevin Harvick
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Harvick is the 2014 Cup Series champio ...
ran the 14 truck at the second Martinsville race with sponsorship from Anderson's Maple Syrup and Kroger
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. Harvick would be involved in an incident with then-teammate Ty Dillon
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, grandson of RCR owner Richard Childress, while racing for second place, knocking the 14 truck out of the race. Harvick would later mention Ty Dillon and his brother Austin
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as reasons for his impending departure from the organization after 13 seasons.
In 2014, Sprint Cup Series
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rookie Michael Annett
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Early career
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ran the No. 14 truck at Eldora Speedway
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with TMC Transportation as the sponsor. Austin Dillon
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ran the second to last race of the season with RUUD Comfort Products.
Daniel Hemric
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drove the 14 truck full-time in 2015, running for Rookie of the Year. Hemric would finish 7th in points, but would move to Brad Keselowski Racing
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for 2016.
Truck No. 20 history
The 20 truck debuted in 2014. Former Daytona winner John King drove the truck at the season opener.[ ]Gray Gaulding
Dwayne Gray Gaulding Jr. (born February 10, 1998) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 47 Chevrolet Camaro for Mike Harmon Racing and the No. 6 for JD Motorsp ...
ran his part-time schedule in the 20 truck with sponsorship from Gemini Southern and Krispy Kreme
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Krispy Kreme was founded by Vernon Rudolph (1915–1973), who bought a yeast-raised recipe from a New Orleans ch ...
, scoring two top five finishes. Former series champion Austin Dillon
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made his debut for the team at Kansas
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in the No. 20 truck, and ran a total of four races with the team. Justin Lofton
Justin Lofton (born February 18, 1986) is an American professional off-road racing driver. He also competes in stock car racing, driving part-time in the ARCA Menards Series West in the No. 30 Ford for Rette Jones Racing. Lofton formerly competed ...
won a pole at Texas
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in the 20, finishing second. He would run two more races with a 9th-place finish at Pocono. Daniel Hemric
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ran the season finale at Homestead
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, finishing 12th.
Florida native Scott Lagasse Jr.
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He is the owne ...
drove the truck at Daytona Daytona refers to the city of Daytona Beach, Florida, or things named after it.
Daytona may also refer to:
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* South Daytona, Florida
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in February and Homestead
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in November with sponsorship from the Florida Department of Transportation
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. Gaulding planned to return for eight races in 2015, but left prior to his first start at Martinsville for Red Horse Racing
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.
Truck No. 24 history
The 24 truck debuted in 2011 as the second JDM truck with Elliott Sadler
Elliott William Barnes Sadler (born April 30, 1975) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 10 Chevrolet Camaro for Kaulig Racing. Sadler is one of 36 dr ...
driving, sponsored by AMFM Energy and the Virginia Lottery
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All profits from ...
. Sadler ran three races, scoring a pole at Bristol
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and two top ten finishes. K&N Pro Series East
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champion Max Gresham
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Born in Stockbridge, Georgia in 1993, Gresham's racing ...
was hired to drive the truck for 2012, but left due to sponsorship issues after eight races and no top-15 finishes. The truck did not run for the rest of the year[
]Kevin Harvick
Kevin Michael Harvick (born December 8, 1975) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 4 Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing.
Harvick is the 2014 Cup Series champio ...
was signed for two races in 2013 in a third NTS truck.[ He ran the 24 truck in second race of the season at Martinsville with longtime sponsor ]Tide
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, finishing 25th after a tire issue. Harvick and Tide were entered the next week at Rockingham but withdrew. After 4 races, Brennan Newberry
Brennan Newberry (born February 9, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver.
Racing career
Newberry began his racing career in go-karts in 2000; later moving to full-bodied stock cars, he competed in the SRL Southwest Tour in 200 ...
and the No. 14 crew switched to number No. 24, in conjunction with new sponsor Qore-24 Hand Sanitizer. Newberry scored a single top ten finish (at Pocono) and had four DNFs, finishing 19th in points.
In 2014, the truck ran a single race at the Daytona season opener with Newberry and GunBroker.com
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History
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, finishing 25th. The No. 24 truck was replaced by the No. 9 entry for the remainder of the season.
Truck No. 31 history
For 2015, NTS fielded a truck for 2012 series champion James Buescher
James H. Buescher (born March 26, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He is the 2012 Truck Series champion.
After parting ways with NTS Motorsports in 2015, Buescher became a real estate agent. He owns and operates his ow ...
for the first three races, using number 31. The truck was also run by Scott Lagasse Jr.
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He is the owne ...
in two races, Austin Dillon
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at Eldora, Ty Dillon
Tyler Reed Dillon (born February 27, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 77 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Spire Motorsports. He has also competed in the NASCAR Camp ...
at Bristol, Travis Pastrana
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at Las Vegas, and in the two final races of the season by Rico Abreu
Rico Emanuel Abreu (born January 30, 1992) is an American professional dirt track and sprint car racing driver. Abreu won the 2014 USAC National Midget Series championship, and previously competed in the K&N Pro Series East in 2015 scoring one w ...
.
Xfinity Series
Car No. 55/77 history
In 2014, Brennan Newberry
Brennan Newberry (born February 9, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver.
Racing career
Newberry began his racing career in go-karts in 2000; later moving to full-bodied stock cars, he competed in the SRL Southwest Tour in 200 ...
ran a part-time Nationwide Series
The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's second-tier circuit to the organization's top level Cup Series. NXS events are frequently held as a support race on the day prior to a ...
schedule in the No. 55 usually run by Jamie Dick
James A. Dick V (born February 5, 1989) is an American professional stock car racing driver. A veteran of the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, Camping World West Series, he last competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series on a part-time basis, driving the No ...
and Viva Motorsports. Bob Newberry was listed as the owner; the car was fielded by SS-Green Light Racing
SS-Green Light Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, fielding the No. 07 Ford primarily for Joe Graf Jr. and the No. 08 for primarily for David Starr. They also have a tech ...
with support from NTS and sponsorship from Qore-24. Newberry finished 25th in his series debut at Loudon, then scored a solid 19th-place finish at Watkins Glen and a 23rd-place finish at Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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. Newberry and NTS/SS-Green Light ran a fourth race at Newberry's favorite track Phoenix International Raceway
Phoenix Raceway is a 1-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona, near Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually including the final championship race since 2020. P ...
in a No. 77 car, finishing 36th after an early crash. In 2015, NTS Motorsports and Rick Ware Racing teamed up to field Lagasse, Jr in the No. 15 Chevrolet Camaro
The Chevrolet Camaro is a mid-size American automobile manufactured by Chevrolet, classified as a pony car. It first went on sale on September 29, 1966, for the 1967 model year and was designed to compete with the Ford Mustang. The Camaro share ...
to run at Daytona in July where he qualified well but finished 38th.
K&N Pro Series East
Car No. 20 history
In 2014 Gray Gaulding
Dwayne Gray Gaulding Jr. (born February 10, 1998) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 47 Chevrolet Camaro for Mike Harmon Racing and the No. 6 for JD Motorsp ...
, a member of NASCAR Next, moved over to NTS to run the full schedule in the K&N Pro Series East
The ARCA Menards Series East (formerly Busch East Series, Busch North Series, Camping World East Series, and NASCAR K&N Pro Series East) is a regional stock car racing series owned and operated by the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) and ...
in the 20 Krispy Kreme
Krispy Kreme, Inc. (previously Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.) is an American multinational doughnut company and coffeehouse chain.
Krispy Kreme was founded by Vernon Rudolph (1915–1973), who bought a yeast-raised recipe from a New Orleans ch ...
Chevrolet Impala
The Chevrolet Impala () is a full-size car built by Chevrolet for model years 1958 to 1985, 1994 to 1996, and 2000 to 2020. The Impala was Chevrolet's popular flagship passenger car and was among the better-selling American-made automobiles in ...
, in addition to a part-time Truck Series schedule. Gaulding would score a pole, four top fives, and nine top tens to finish third in points. Gaulding also ran both Phoenix races in the K&N Pro Series West
The ARCA Menards Series West, formerly the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, NASCAR AutoZone West Series, NASCAR Winston West Series and NASCAR Camping World West Series, is a regional stock car racing series owned and operated by the Automobile Racin ...
, scoring a second-place finish in November.
Gaulding returned to the K&N East Series in 2015. After a single race, a third-place finish at New Smyrna Speedway
New Smyrna Speedway is a 1/2-mile asphalt oval racetrack located near New Smyrna Beach, Florida, that races the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series every Saturday night. It also has a smaller track, known as "Little New Smyrna Speedway" in t ...
, Gaulding parted ways with the team, joining Precision Performance Motorsports. Truck Series driver Daniel Hemric
Daniel Hemric (born January 27, 1991) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 11 Chevrolet Camaro for Kaulig Racing and part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving t ...
ran the car in the next two races, scoring a pole and two top ten finishes.
Car No. 24 history
In 2010, Brennan Newberry
Brennan Newberry (born February 9, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver.
Racing career
Newberry began his racing career in go-karts in 2000; later moving to full-bodied stock cars, he competed in the SRL Southwest Tour in 200 ...
made his debut in the K&N Pro Series West
The ARCA Menards Series West, formerly the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, NASCAR AutoZone West Series, NASCAR Winston West Series and NASCAR Camping World West Series, is a regional stock car racing series owned and operated by the Automobile Racin ...
for his father's team, running 3 races in the No. 39 Chevrolet with a best finish of 6th. Newberry ran a total of five K&N West races in 2011 between NTS's 29 and 39 cars, scoring two poles. He would make his K&N Pro Series East
The ARCA Menards Series East (formerly Busch East Series, Busch North Series, Camping World East Series, and NASCAR K&N Pro Series East) is a regional stock car racing series owned and operated by the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) and ...
debut in the No. 29 car at Dover
Dover () is a town and major ferry port in Kent, South East England. It faces France across the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the English Channel at from Cap Gris Nez in France. It lies south-east of Canterbury and east of Maidstone ...
, finishing 25th. Jeff Oleen also ran two West Series races in the 39 car. Newberry would run two West Series races in 2012 and one in 2013 in the 29 car, while Dallas Montes ran three 2013 races for the team.
For 2014, Brennan Newberry
Brennan Newberry (born February 9, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver.
Racing career
Newberry began his racing career in go-karts in 2000; later moving to full-bodied stock cars, he competed in the SRL Southwest Tour in 200 ...
ran the full 16-race K&N Pro Series East
The ARCA Menards Series East (formerly Busch East Series, Busch North Series, Camping World East Series, and NASCAR K&N Pro Series East) is a regional stock car racing series owned and operated by the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) and ...
schedule in the No. 24 Qore-24 Impala, scoring one top 5 and four top ten finishes to finish 14th in points. Newberry also ran a single K&N West Series race, finishing second at Phoenix
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* Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore
* Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States
Phoenix may also refer to:
Mythology
Greek mythological figures
* Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...
in February.
Car No. 33 history
After running the No. 33 in the K&N Pro Series East
The ARCA Menards Series East (formerly Busch East Series, Busch North Series, Camping World East Series, and NASCAR K&N Pro Series East) is a regional stock car racing series owned and operated by the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) and ...
for Turner Scott Motorsports and Richard Childress Racing
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in 2014, Brandon Jones returned to the series for NTS in 2015, running select races in the No. 33 car beginning at Bristol
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.
ARCA Racing Series
Car No. 92 history
NTS made its ARCA Racing Series debut in 2012 with Brennan Newberry
Brennan Newberry (born February 9, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver.
Racing career
Newberry began his racing career in go-karts in 2000; later moving to full-bodied stock cars, he competed in the SRL Southwest Tour in 200 ...
, driving the No. 92 Chevrolet Impala
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at Michigan and Kansas where he finished both races in the top 5.
NTS made its second season in the ARCA Racing Series with Newberry again driving the No. 92 Chevrolet Impala at Daytona, Talladega, and Pocono where he finished 6th, 11th and 4th.
NTS fielded the No. 92 Chevrolet Impala for Daniel Hemric
Daniel Hemric (born January 27, 1991) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 11 Chevrolet Camaro for Kaulig Racing and part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving t ...
at the season opener at Daytona International Speedway
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, where he finished 13th.
See also
* Kevin Harvick Incorporated
Kevin Harvick, Inc., colloquially referred to as KHI, was a NASCAR team owned by NASCAR Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick and his wife DeLana, who is the daughter of former Busch Series driver John Linville. The team owned cars in the NASCAR Natio ...
* Richard Childress Racing
Richard Childress Racing (RCR) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The team is based in Welcome, North Carolina, and is owned and operated by Richard ...
References
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Defunct NASCAR teams
ARCA Menards Series teams