SBIII Motorsports is a former

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motor racing team. The team was owned by

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businessman

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and fielded the No. 58

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during the

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season. The team was named for Barbour's son (Samuel Barbour III) and was painted black and yellow in honor of former

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player Jack Lambert.Mahoney, L. (1998, November 8). Florida Man is owner of Craven's team. ''

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'', p. C1.

Biography

Barbour was born and raised in Pennsylvania, and joined the

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in 1981. After working for various companies in the United States and Europe, Barbour formed

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in 1992, a privately held aircraft engine supply company and at the time he formed SBIII Motorsports, was President and CEO of the company based out of

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. Turbine Solutions first entered NASCAR as an associate sponsor on

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' No. 98 car in 1998.SBIII Motorsports. (1999, May 5). ''NASCAR.com''. Retrieved April 17, 2014, from https://web.archive.org/web/19990505170106/http://www.nascar.com/winstoncup/owners/sbiii_motorsports.html

NASCAR season

Barbour formed SBIII Motorsports in late 1998. The team debuted at the

' season-ending exhibition race in

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. Based in a shop once used by

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, Mike Hillman was hired as the team's crew chief and 1995 Rookie of the Year Ricky Craven was hired as driver. He drove the car to a 22nd-place finish in the team's debut. In the team's first points race at the 1999 Daytona 500, Craven started 28th and finished 26th. The team also acquired sponsorship from

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, sharing sponsorship with

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's entry for that race. Hollywood Video sponsored the car for the next twelve races, during which time Craven finished no higher than 19th, although he did win a

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with the team at

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. After failing to qualify for the

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, Craven was released.SBIII dismisses Craven, taps Allen. (1999, June 10). NASCAR.com. Retrieved April 17, 2014, from https://web.archive.org/web/20000816100753/http://www.nascar.com/news/1999news/June/10/00987663.html Loy Allen was hired as his replacement, missing one race and finishing 40th in both races he started for the team. West Series driver Sean Woodside attempted the

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with the team, but did not qualify. After the

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was named the team's new driver. He gave the team's first top-15 finish at

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, and two weeks later, its only top-ten finish with a ninth at

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. In September, the team acquired sponsorship from Federated Auto Parts, but also failed to qualify for three consecutive races. Late in October, SBIII announced that it had resigned Stricklin to a three-year contract, and acquired Motorsports Safety Technologies as sponsor through the 2003 season.Utter, J. (1999, October 22). SBIII signs Stricklin to 3-year deal. ''The Charlotte Observer''. Just over a week later, the team suddenly shut down, citing a bad check from the team's new sponsor.Rodman, D. (1999, October 30). Stricklin's adrift as SBIII closes doors. ''NASCAR.com.'' Retrieved April 17, 2014, from https://web.archive.org/web/20000816113406/http://www.nascar.com/news/1999news/October/30/00991144.html

Car No. 58 results

Aftermath

After the team's closure, TriStar took over the shop and temporarily used its equipment. It attempted the

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in the No. 48 with

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, but did not qualify. The team's equipment was auctioned off in May 2000.

References

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