SR² Motorsports was a team that competed in the

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. The team fielded the No. 00 Toyota Camry for Jason White, and the No. 24

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for various drivers. The team was shut down after rising cost of NASCAR to be competitive in the series.

History

Car No. 00 history SR² Motorsports ran a second car, the No. 00, for

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at Charlotte in May. She finished 36th. Derek White drove the No. 00 in Watkins Glen, but did not qualify.

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drove the car for the second part of the season as a start and park, but was replaced for 3 races by Michael McDowell, Tanner Berryhill, and Angela Cope In 2013, Jason White drove the first five races of the season the No. 00 Toyota. Michael McDowell drove for the team at Texas I, and Richmond I. Ken Butler III and Bryan Silas drove the car one race each. Actually, Blake Koch drove for the No. 00 team. The No. 00 team was fielded as a

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team to help fund the No. 24 car, starting at 5-Hour Energy 200 at Dover at first of June 2013.

Car No. 00 results

Car No. 24 history SR² Motorsports was founded in 2012, making its debut in the

with the No. 24 Toyota in the 2012

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with

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, finishing 12th. In 2012, Benny drove the car for 11 races. Casey Roderick drove the car in 5 races, David Starr in 3 races, Derek White in 4 races. Angela and

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, Tim Bainey Jr., Tanner Berryhill,

, Jamie Mosley, Tim Connoly, Scott Saunders,

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and

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each drove the car for one race apiece. The best finishes was a 12th at Daytona with Benny Gordon, and at Talladega with a 15th with John Wes Townley, and the team finished 28th in owner standings at the end of the 2012 season. For 2013,

returned to SR² Motorsports, for a full season in the No. 24 Toyota. He drove the car for the first seven races before switching to the 00. Various drivers drove for the No. 24 team, including Jason White, Brett Butler, and Ken Butler III and as of late,

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. Harrison Rhodes drove the No. 24 in 2014 in a limited schedule starting at

Car No. 24 results

Car No. 27 history The No. 27 Toyota made its debut at the

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in 2013, with Michael McDowell. It was primarily run as a

car.

Car No. 27 results

References

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