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in the

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from 2011 to 2015. The team also competed in the NASCAR

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, and was owned by Jimmy Dick.

Xfinity Series

Car No. 02 History

Dick ran two races with this car number in 2011, finishing 30th at

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and 34th at

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Car No. 52 History

Dick ran one race with this car number in 2011, finishing 34th at

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Car No. 55 History

In 2013, the team ran Dick in 17 races and David Starr in two races. Dick recorded the team's best finish, a 12th in the Talladega spring race. The team failed to qualify for one race at

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. In 2014, Dick ran 21 races while

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ran two races. Chastain had the best finish, an 18th at

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. In 2015, the team had Dick run five races,

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in six and

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in two. Earnhardt recorded the best finish, a 12th at Talladega.

Camping World Truck Series

Truck No. 86 History

Dick ran six races and failed to qualify for one in 2010. He recorded a best finish of 16th at Iowa.

Truck No. 02 History

Dick ran four races and failed to qualify for one with this number in 2011. He recorded a best finish of 23rd at Iowa.

Ceasing operations

On June 15, 2015, a team press release cited a lack of funding and Dick's diagnosis of diabetes as reasons to shut down. The teams assets were sold to Rick Gdovic to form

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. The team had wrecked four cars in the month of May alone.

References

{{Reflist Defunct NASCAR teams NASCAR Xfinity Series