KBR Development was an American professional stock car racing team that last competed in the
ARCA Menards Series
The ARCA Menards Series is an American stock car racing, stock car series, the premier division of the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA). It is considered a minor, semi-professional league of stock car racing, used as a feeder series into ...
. The team, founded by Mike Bursley in 2018, last fielded the No. 28
Chevrolet SS part-time for
David Gravel. Veteran ARCA driver
Frank Kimmel served as the team's general manager. KBR Development had a technical alliance with
GMS Racing.
ARCA Menards Series
Car No. 35/28 history
2018
In 2018, the team would make their debut at
Toledo Speedway, with
Carson Hocevar driving the No. 35 for the team. Hocevar would finish 11th.
2019
On January 11, 2019, the team announced that they had entered a technical alliance with
GMS Racing, with equipment bought from
MDM Motorsports.
Carson Hocevar would drive 11 races for the team, with
Brandon McReynolds driving mostly big tracks for the team.
2020
The team would plan to make their second full-time season in 2020, with the team relocating to
Statesville, North Carolina and becoming a satellite team of
GMS Racing.
On January 10, 2020, the team would announce that dirt racer
David Gravel would make his stock car debut for the team, driving the No. 28 at the
2020 Lucas Oil 200.
On January 27, 2020,
Venturini Motorsports
Venturini Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East, and ARCA Menards Series West. Founded in 1982 by Bill Venturini Sr., Venturini Motorsports is the ...
accused that former employees,
Frank Kimmel and
Griffin Rider, both who were now employees at KBR Development, had stolen information from the team. Venturini Motorsports had said that in security camera footage, Rider had carried the crew chief's computer into an unknown hauler, had spent approximately 11 minutes with the computer, and returned it, with Rider allegedly stealing information with a
USB flash drive
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. In addition, Venturini Motorsports testified that Kimmel took pictures of Venturini Motorsports' cars.
On May 9, 2020, the team would announce on its website that the team had ceased operations in a statement from Mike Bursley.
Car No. 35/28 results
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key) (
Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
References
External links
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{{KBR Development
NASCAR teams
2018 establishments in North Carolina
2020 disestablishments in North Carolina