2009 NATIONWIDE SERIES TEAM CHART |
CAR# |
DRIVER |
MANU |
SPONSOR |
TEAM/OWNER |
CREW CHIEF |
ENGINES |
FULL TIME TEAMS
plan to attempt all races |
0 |
Danny O’Quinn
J.C. Stout
Robert Richardson
Steve Grissom
Mark Green
Mike Wallace
Kertus Davis
Andy Lally
Jeremy Clements |
Chevy |
North Texas Pipe
RC Cola |
Davis Motorsports |
Steven Jenkins |
Ben Barnes |
Sponsorship is still needed but the team plans a full time effort. Stout was in the car at California (February) and Texas (April). Ricahrdson drove at Las Vegas with North Texas Pipe sponsorship. Grissom was in the car at Bristol (March). Mark Green drove at Nashville (April), Phoenix (April), and Richmond (May). Wallace will drive at New Hampshire, Daytona (July) with RC Cola sponsorship, and additional races. Davis was in the car at Iowa, Michigan. Lally drove at Montreal. Stout was in the car at Atlanta but they withdrew before qualifying. Clements drove at Kansas and the remainder of the season. |
|
01 |
Mike Wallace
Danny O’Quinn |
Chevy |
Fishburne Military School
Team Too Termite & Pest Control
Sun-Drop
Venom Energy Drink
Barr-Nunn Transportation
Nutone |
Davis Motorsports |
Randy Hood |
Ben Barnes |
Mike Wallace drove at Daytona (February) with sponsorship from Fishburne Military School. Team Too Termite & Pest Control was the sponsor at California (February) with O’Quinn driving. Wallace drove at Talladega. Sun-Drop will be the sponsor at Lowe’s in May, Nashville (June) Kentucky, and select other races. Venom Energy drink was the sponsor at Daytona (July). Barr-Nunn was the sponsor at Iowa. O’Quinn left the team following the August Bristol race and Wallace was named the driver for the remainder of the season, starting at Montreal. Nutone will sponsor the final four races. |
|
05 |
Jeff Green
Victor Gonzalez, Jr.
Mark Day
Casey Atwood
Brad Baker |
Chevy |
31-W Insulation
MC2 Energy Drink
DryGDSI.com |
Wayne Day |
Newt Moore |
Mike Vaden |
Green drove at Daytona (Feb and July), Talladega. Baker drove at Kentucky. Green drove at ORP. Gonzalez drove at Montreal with Dry GGDSI.com sponsorship. Day was in the car at Memphis, Phoenix and Homestead. |
|
09 |
John Wes Townley
Boris Said
Travis Kvapil |
Ford |
Zaxby’s |
RAB Racing4 |
Ben Gable |
Roush-Yates |
Team is running a full Nationwide schedule in 2009. Brad Parrott became the crew chief at Las Vegas and was released after Texas (November). Said will drive at Watkins Glen and Montreal. Kvapil drove at Richmond (September). |
|
1 |
Mike Bliss
Ryan Newman
Reed Sorenson
Max Papis
Martin Truex, Jr
David Gilliland
Landon Cassill
James Buescher |
Chevy |
Miccosukee Resort Gaming |
James Finch/Phoenix Racing |
Marc Reno |
Hendrick |
Bliss was released following the Iowa race. Newman drove at Watkins Glen. Sorenson drove at Michigan and Bristol. Max Papis will drive at Montreal, Newman at Atlanta and Martin Truex Jr. at Richmond and Dover. Gilliland drove at Kansas and California (October). Cassill will drive at Memphis. Buescher will drive at Texas (November) and Phoenix (November). Bliss will return to the car for the season finale at Homestead. |
|
6 |
David Ragan
Erik Darnell |
Ford |
Discount Tire
Northern Tool + Equipment |
Roush |
Dan Stillman |
Roush-Yates |
Ragan & Darnell will split the full schedule. Darnell will run 15 races, Ragan 20. Darnell’s schedule includes Richmond (May 1), Darlington (May 8), Nashville (June 6), Kentucky (June 13), Milwaukee (June 20), Loudon (June 27), Gateway (July 18), Iowa (August 1), Watkins Glen (August 8), Montreal (August 30), Dover (September 26), Kansas (October 3), Charlotte (October 16), Memphis (October 24) and Homestead (November 20). Dan Stillmantook over as crew chief before the Texas (November) race. |
|
10 |
Brian Vickers
Denny Hamlin
Justin Marks
Burney Lamar
David Reutimann
Kelly Bires
Brian Scott
Marc Davis
Kasey Kahne
Reed Sorenson |
Toyota |
Dollar General
Beringer
Copart
The Word Network
WHUR Radio
Future Electronics
AccuDoc Solutions |
Braun Racing |
Todd Lohse
Stewart Cooper |
Arrington Engines |
Reutimann will drive 4 races with Beringer sponsorship – California in February, Texas in April, Michigan in August and Phoenix in November. Reutimann drove at Daytona (February). Bires drove at Las Vegas, Bristol (March), and Iowa. Scott will drive 4 races including Nashville (April) and Phoenix (April). Copart sponsored Reutimann at Talladega. Lamar drove at Lowes (May). Davis will drive at Dover May), Nashville, Kentucky, Milwaukee, Gateway and ORP. Richard Petty Motorsports teamed with Braun to run 5 races (see details below under the part-time #9 team). Marks will drive at Watkins Glen, Montreal, Memphis, and Homestead. Marks drove at Montreal with Future Electronics sponsorship. Sorenson drove at Dover (September) and Kansas with sponsorship from AccuDoc Solutions. He also drove at Lowe’s (October) with Dollar General sponsorship. Scott drove at California (October) with AccuDoc Solutions sponsorship. |
|
11 |
Scott Lagasse Jr.
Denny Hamlin
Kelly Bires
Brian Scott
Andrew Ranger
Trevor Bayne
Mike Bliss |
Toyota |
America’s Incredible Pizza Company
Gatorz
RIDEMAKERZ |
CJM Racing |
Paul Wolfe |
TRT |
Team moved to Toyota and receives support from Gibbs. Gatorz was the primary sponsor at California (February). Lagasse drove through Iowa. Hamlin drove at Watkins Glen, Michigan, and Homestead. RIDEMAKERZ was the sponsor at Watkins Glen and Bristol (August). Carfax was the sponsor at CJM. Bires will drive at Atlanta and Richmond (Sept). Scott drove at Bristol (August) and Kansas. Ranger will drive at Montreal. Bayne drove at Richmond (September). Bliss drove at Dover (September), Lowe’s (October) and Memphis. |
|
12 |
Justin Allgaier |
Dodge |
Verizon |
Penske Racing South |
Chad Walter |
Penske-Jasper |
Verizon will sponsor Allgaier for the full season. |
|
15 (was 7) |
Michael Annett |
Toyota |
HYPE Energy Drink
Pilot Travel Centers
Ventrilo
Lumber Liquidators |
Germain Racing |
Ryan Fugle |
TRT |
Team will run full time and use the #7 team’s points from 2008. Vertrilo was the sponsor at Daytona (July) and Gateway. Lumber Liquidators was the sponsor at Lowe’s (October). |
|
16 |
Greg Biffle
Matt Kenseth
Colin Braun
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.
Matt Kenseth |
Ford |
CitiFinancial
3M |
Roush Fenway Racing |
Eddie Pardue |
Roush-Yates |
Biffle was scheduled to drive 15 races. Kenseth in 12. Stenhouse will drive 7 (Nashville – April). Braun will drive 1. Kenseth drove at Bristol (March) in place of Biffle who was having problems with sore ribs. Kenseth also drove at Bristol. |
|
18 |
Kyle Busch |
Toyota |
Z-Line
NOS Energy Drink
Combos
Pizza Ranch |
Joe Gibbs |
Jason Ratcliff |
Joe Gibbs Racing |
Busch is planning to run the full season. NOS will sponsor 14 races – Texas (April 4), Richmond (May 1), Lowe’s (May 23), Nashville (June 6), Kentucky (June 13), Daytona (July 3), O’Reilly Raceway Park (July 25), Watkins Glen (Aug. 8), Michigan (Aug. 15), Bristol (Aug. 21), Atlanta (Sept. 5), Dover (Sept. 26), Kansas (Oct. 3), Phoenix(Nov. 14). Combos was the sponsor at Milwaukee. Pizza Ranch was the sponsor at Iowa. |
|
20 |
Joey Logano
Denny Hamlin
Brad Coleman
Matt DiBenedetto |
Toyota |
GameStop
SportClips
Rudy’s Texas BBQ
BigSpot.com
Pizza Ranch |
Joe Gibbs |
Doug Hewitt |
Joe Gibbs Racing |
Logano is expected to run 24 races. GameStop will sponsor 20 race. Hamlin will run a handful of races. Brad Coleman will run some of the stand alone events. Sport Clips will be the sponsor at Phoenix (April) and Dayton (July). DiBenedetto will drive at Memphis with Pizza Ranch sponsorship. Rudy’s will sponsor Coleman at Nashville (June) and Milwaukee. BigSpot.com will sponsor Coleman at Iowa and Michigan. Hamlin drove at Phoenix (November). |
|
23 |
Robert Richardson
Ken Butler III
Jeff Fuller
Chris Cook
Jean Francois Dumoulin
Kevin Conway |
Chevy |
Mahindra
Aaron’s
Extenze |
R3 Motorsports |
Jeff Kirkendall |
Tony Corrente |
Team plans to run full time. Mahindra will be the primary sponsor for 17 races with Richardson. Aaron’s will be the primary sponsor for 18 races with Butler. Fuller replaced Richardson in the drivers seat at Darlington. Cook replaced Butler at Watkins Glen. Dumoulin drove at Montreal. Conway will drive at Kansas, Lowe’s (October) Memphis with ExTenze sponsorship. |
|
24 |
Eric McClure |
Ford |
Hefty
Del Monte |
Rensi/Hamilton Racing |
Chris Wright |
Ernie Elliott |
McClure and Hefty will move from Front Row Motorsports to Rensi/Hamilton Racing. McClure will have Hefty sponsorship for 33 races. Del Monte was the sponsor at Watkins Glen. |
|
26 (was 92) |
Brian Keselowski
Dennis Setzer
Michael McDowell
Danny O’Quinn
Kevin Conway |
Dodge |
? |
Dusty Whitney |
Bob Keselowski |
Ernie Elliott |
Team is going to try to run a full season. McDowell drove at Iowa, Watkins Glen, Michigan, Montreal, Richmond, California (October). O’Quinn drove at Dover (September). Conway drove at Memphis |
|
27 |
Jason Keller |
Ford |
Kleenex |
Baker-Curb Racing |
Todd Gordon |
Ernie Elliott |
Kleenex is returning and Keller will drive |
|
28 |
Kenny Wallace |
Chevy |
U.S. Border Patrol
Acredale Vending & Coffee Service |
Jay Robinson Racing |
Jay Robinson |
Jay Robinson Racing |
Border Patrol returns for a full season with Wallace. |
|
29 |
Stephen Leicht
Casey Mears
Jeff Burton
Clint Bowyer |
Chevy |
Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn Express |
Richard Childress |
Dan Deeringhoff |
Earnhardt-Childress |
Leicht will run 13 races, Burton 12 and Bowyer 10. Bowyer drove at Daytona (February). Burton drove at California (February) and Las Vegas. Deeringhoff took over crew chief duties at Memphis. Mears filled in for Burton at Texas (November). |
|
32 |
Brian Vickers
Burney Lamar
David Reutimann
Reed Sorenson
Brian Icker
Jacques Villeneuve
Brian Ickler |
Toyota |
Dollar General |
Braun Racing |
Trent Owens |
Arrington Engines |
Dollar General will return for the full season. Vickers will drive 17 races and Lamar will run the rest. Lamar was released after Milwaukee. Reutimann will pilot the #32 O’Reilly Raceway Park in July, Bristol Motor Speedway in August, Richmond International Raceway and Dover International Raceway in September and Homestead-Miami Speedway in November. At Gateway International Raceway in July, Sorenson will take the wheel of the #32 with hopes of duplicating his victories in 2005 and 2007. Up-and-coming driver, Brian Ickler, is no stranger to Iowa Speedway. He will make his second NASCAR Nationwide Series start from the seat of the # 32. Ickler will also drive the car at Memphis Motorsports Park in October. The driver for the August race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve will be Jacques Villeneuve. Brian Ickler drove at Iowa. |
|
33 |
Kevin Harvick
Cale Gale
Ryan Newman
Tony Stewart
Kelly Bires
J.R. Fitzpatrick |
Chevy |
Vlasic, Armour Canned Meats, Hungry-Man Frozen Dinners
Jimmy John’s
Copart
Schick
VFW
RoadLoans.com
Rheem
Charter |
Kevin Harvick |
Ernie Cope |
Earnhardt-Childress |
Plans are for Harvick and Gale to split the ride. Harvick will drive for VFW at Lowe’s in May and Daytona in July. Vlasic, Armour Canned Meats (Bristol-March) and Hungry-Man Frozen Dinners will be the primary sponsor for 3 races. Newman will drive at Las Vegas, Talladega, Darlington, Bristol (August), Dover (September), Lowes (October). Jimmy John’s will be the sponsor for 10 races: Daytona (February), Milwaukee, Chicago, Gateway, Iowa, Michigan, Atlanta, Richmond (September), Kansas, Texas (November). Rheem will sponsor 9 races – at least 4 with Harvick and 1 with Newman. Stewart drove at Texas (April). Bires was in the car at Nashville (April) with Charter sponsorship. Fitzpatrick will drive at Watkins Glen and Montreal. Copart will sponsor Harvick at Dover, New Hampshire, Watkins and Watkins Glen; Ryan Newman at Dover (Sept) and Homestead; and Bires at Kentucky and Memphis. Fitzpatrick drove at Montreal with Schick sponsorship. |
|
34 (was 24) |
Tony Raines |
Chevy |
Long John Silver’s
Continental Fire & Safety |
Front Row Motorsports |
Scott Eggleston |
Pro Motors |
Team plans to run the full season. Continental Fire & Safety was the sponsor at Dover (May). |
|
38 |
Jason Leffler |
Toyota |
Great Clips
Comcast |
Braun Racing |
Scott Zippadelii |
Arrington Engines |
Great Clips returns for another season of sponsorship. |
|
40 |
Scott Wimmer
Jeff Green
Aric Almirola
Jeffrey Earnhardt
Mike Bliss |
Chevy |
CARFAX
Federated Auto Parts
StopRepairBills.com
Westerman Companies
FabGrills |
Key Motorsports |
Gary Showalter |
Earnhardt Childress & Keith Thorton |
Team plans a full time effort. Wimmer will drive at least part of the season but also has a part-time commitment with the #5 team. will drive at least the first 4 races. CARFAX was the sponsor at Daytona. Federated was the sponsor at Las Vegas and Nashville in June. StopRepairBills.com will be the sponsor for at least 10 races starting at Bristol in March. Westerman will be the sponsor for 5 races – Kentucky Speedway (June 13), O’Reilly Race Park (July 25), Bristol Motor Speedway (August 21), Richmond International Raceway (September 11), and Lowe’s Motor Speedway (October 16). Jeff Green drove at Darlington. Westerman was the primary sponsor at Kentucky. Almirola will drive at Milwaukee, ORP, Iowa, Richmond and either Bristol or Kansas. Earnhardt will drive at Watkins Glen and Montreal. FABGrills was the sponsor at Watkins Glen. StopRepairBills.com will also be the sponsor at Michigan, Atlanta, Dover, Kansas and Texas after adding 5 races to the sponsosrship deal. Bliss drove at Richmond (September). |
|
47 |
Michael McDowell
Coleman Pressley
Chase Miller
Chis Cook
Kelly Bires |
Toyota |
Tom’s
Pacific Packaging
Phoenix Raceway
ConstructionJobs.com |
JTG/Daugherty Racing |
Gene Nead |
Triad Racing Technologies |
McDowell has sponsorship for at least 16 races. Bires could still drive some races. Tom’s Snacks will be the sponsor for 10 races with McDowell. Phoenix Raceway was a sponsor at Phoenix in April. ConstructionJobs.com will be the sponsor at Dover, Nashville and Milwaukee. Sponsorship for the team ran out at Daytona (July). Bires was in the car at Chicago. Coleman Pressley drove at Iowa. Miller was in the car at Michigan and Atlanta. The team start and parked after sponsorship ran out midway through the season. Cook was in the car at Phoenix (November). |
|
49 |
Kertus Davis
Kevin Hamlin
Mark Green |
Chevy |
Acredale Vending & Coffee Service |
Jay Robinson |
Mark Fordham |
Jay Robinson Racing |
This team is expected to be full time, taking the place of last year’s #4 team. Hamlin drove at Kentucky. Green drove the races after Kentucky. |
|
60 |
Carl Edwards |
Ford |
Save-A-Lot
Scotts Miracle Gro
Aflac
CitiFinancial |
Jack Roush |
Mike Kelley |
Roush-Yates |
Edwards will run the full season again. Save-A-Lot will be the primary sponsor for 13 races. Scotts Miracle Gro will be the sponsor for 16 races. Aflac was the sponsor at Phoenix (April). CitiFinancial will be the sponsor at Iowa and Montreal. Mike Kelley took over at crew chief before the Texas (November) race. |
|
61 |
Brandon Whitt
Matt Carter
D.J. Kennington
Kenny Hendrick
Jason Bowles |
Ford |
? |
Specialty Racing
Doug Taylor & Charles Shoffner |
Doug Taylor |
Roush-Yates |
Team plans a full season. Whitt left the team following the Milwaukee race and Carter replaced him at Milwaukee. Kennington drove at Montreal. Carter left the team after Lowe’s (October). Hendrick drove at Memphis and Texas (November). Bowles will drive at Phoenix (November). |
|
62 (was 64) |
Brendan Gaughan |
Chevy |
South Point Hotel and Spa
USfidelis
Loanmax |
RWI
Rusty Wallace |
Wes Ward
Dale Ferguson |
Earnhardt-Childress Racing |
Gaughan brings sponsorship to RWI and will run the full season. USfidelis will be the primary sponsor for 10 races. Loanmax will be the sponsor in 2 races, including Richmond (May) |
|
66 |
Steve Wallace |
Chevy |
USfidelis
5-Hour Energy |
RWI
Rusty Wallace |
Tripp Bruce |
Earnhardt-Childress Racing |
5-Hour Energy will be the primary sponsor for 10 races and an associate the rest of the season. USfidelis will sponsor 25 races. |
|
81 |
DJ Kennington
Kevin Hamlin
Jeff Green
Bobby Hamilton, Jr.
Patrick Sheltra
Michael McDowell
Sean Murphy
Alex Tagliani
Blake Koch
Bobby Hillin Jr. |
Dodge |
AA Auto Warranty
Quebec Dodge Dealer Association
STP Tools
D.H. Griffin Companies |
MacDonald Motorsports |
David Ingram |
Ernie Elliott |
Team will continue to run the full season. A variety of drivers could be in the car. D.H. Griffin Companies was the sponsor at Daytona and Bristol (March). Hamlin drove at Bristol (March), Texas (April), and Lowe’s (October). Green was in the car at Nashville (April). Hamilton, Jr drove at Dover (May), Nashville (June), Kentucky and Milwaukee. Sheltra drove at Daytona (July) and Kansas. McDowell drove at Chicago, Gateway, and ORP. Murphy drove at Iowa, Watkins Glen and Bristol (August). Tagliani will drive at Montreal with sponsorship from Quebec Dodge Dealer Association. Koch drove at Memphis. Hillin will drive at Texas (November). Tagliani drove at Phoenix (November). |
|
87 |
Joe Nemechek
Kevin Conway
Jeff Fuller
Dave Blaney |
Chevy/Toyota |
LubePro’s
Extenze |
NEMCO |
Philippe Lopez |
? |
Nemechek planned a full time effort but sponsorship has not been obtained, so plans could be scaled back. LubePro’s was the sponsor at Lowe’s (May). Conway will drive at Dover, Nashville, Kentucky, Gateway International Raceway and ORP with primary sponsor Extenze. The car will be a Toyota in those races. Fuller drove at Iowa and Memphis. Blaney drove at Lowe’s October with AccuDoc Solutions. It was a Braun Racing car. |
|
88 |
Brad Keselowski |
Chevy |
Delphi
GoDaddy.com
Unilever
Degree V12 |
JR Motorsports |
Tony Eury, Sr. |
Hendrick |
U.S. Navy is not returning in 2009. Delphi will be primary sponsor for 6 races (Phoenix, Richmond, Darlington, Atlanta, Kansas, and Memphis). GoDaddy.com will be the sponsor for 18 races. Unilever will be the sponsor for 11 races. Degree V12 will be the sponsor at Chicago, Gateway, Bristol (August) and Texas (November). |
|
89 |
Morgan Shepherd |
Chevy |
Racing With Jesus
Five-R Trucks and Trailers
Viox Services |
Faith Motorsports |
Morris Van Vleet |
Automotive Specialists |
Team plans a full-time effort. Five-R Trucks and Trailers was the primary sponsor at Daytona (February). Viox Services was the sponsor at Kentucky. |
|
90 |
Terry Cook
Dave Blaney
Johnny Chapman
Justin Hobgood
Willie Allen
Mike Bliss |
Chevy |
? |
Marcia Parsons |
Robert Huffman |
Triad Racing Technologies? |
MSRP will continue to field 2 cars at each race with a variety of drivers and will start and park every race. However, they say they will continue to the search for sponsorship. Allen drove at Nashville (June). Bliss was in the car at Watkins Glen. |
|
91 |
Terry Cook
Dave Blaney
Johnny Chapman
Justin Hobgood
Kelly Bires
Jeff Green |
Chevy |
Cajun Industries
SFP |
Stacey Humphrey |
Michael Allen |
Triad Racing Technologies? |
MSRP will continue to field 2 cars at each race with a variety of drivers and will start and park every race. However, they say they will continue to the search for sponsorship. Cajun Industries was on the car at Daytona (February) and Bristol (March). Hobgood drove at Talladega. Bires drove at Nashville (June). Green was in the car at Kentucky. SFP was the sponsor at Watkins Glen. |
|
99 |
Michael Waltrip
Scott Speed
Patrick Carpentier
Trevor Bayne
David Reutimann |
Toyota |
Aarons Rent
Best Western
NAPA
Red Bull |
Michael Waltrip |
Jerry Baxter |
Triad Racing Technologies |
Aaron’s will sponsor 10 races with Waltrip driving. Best Western will sponsor the remainder of Waltrip’s race. Speed will drive with Red Bull sponsorship. Team has sponsorship for 26 races and will not run if other sponsorship is now found for the other races. Carpentier will drive at Montreal and Watkins Glen. Bayne will drive: Nashville (June), Kentucky, Milwaukee, Gateway, ORP, Iowa, Bristol, Phoenix, Chicago, Michigan, Atlanta, and Texas. Capentier drive at Montreal with NAPA sponsorship. Reutimann drove at Memphis. |
|
PART TIME TEAMS / SOME “NATIONWIDE WACKERS” / UNKNOWN / LIMITED DETAILS |
CAR# |
DRIVER |
MANU |
SPONSOR |
TEAM/OWNER |
CREW CHIEF |
ENGINES |
|
02* |
Andy Ponstein |
Chevy |
Stott Classic Racing |
Corrie Stott |
Corrie Stott |
Jeff Collins |
Team plans a limited schedule starting at California. |
|
04* |
Mark Green
David Green
Kertus Davis |
Chevy |
Noland Company, Charlotte Division |
Gene Vess / Davis Motorsports |
Jordan McGregor |
Ben Barnes |
Team ran at Talladega with Mark Green and were entered at Dover (May) with David Green but withdrew. Kertus Davis drove at Milwaukee. Noland Company, Charlotte Division was the sponsor at Daytona (July) and Bristol (August). |
|
07* |
David Green
Patrick Carpentier
Donny Lia
Mike Harmon
Chase Mattioli
Chase Austin
Jason White
Kris Szekeres
Jarit Johnson |
Toyota/Chevy |
ConstructionJobs.com
Milazzo Industries
Cavi Clothing/Macy’s |
SK Motorsports |
Roger Johnson |
? |
Team plans a full season. ConstructionJobs.com was the sponsor at Bristol (March). Carpentier drove at Darlington. Lia was in the car at Lowes (May). Harmon drove at Dover (May), Nashville (June), Kentucky, Milwaukee, Chicago, and Gateway [using his own cars but running as the #07]. Mattioli was the driver at New Hampshire with sponsorship from Milazzo Industries. Austin drove at Daytona (July) with sponsorship from Cavi Clothing/Macy’s. Jason White drove at Michigan. Kris Szekeres drove at Montreal. Johnson drove at Dover. |
|
2* |
Clint Bowyer
Martin Truex, Jr.?
Scott Pruett?
Austin Dillon
Sean Caisse |
Chevy |
? |
Richard Childress |
Dan Deeringhoff |
Earnhardt-Childress |
Team will run as sponsorship is obtained. Pruett will reportedly run the road course races. Dillon drove at Phoenix (April). Sean Caisse will drive at Nashville (June). |
|
4* |
J.R. Fitzpatrick |
Chevy |
? |
Kevin Harvick |
? |
Earnhardt-Childress |
Fitzpatrick will drive the #4 at Watkins Glen. |
|
5* |
Mark Martin
Dale Earnhardt, Jr
Ron Fellows
Tony Stewart
Scott Wimmer
Martin Truex, Jr.
Ryan Newman
Richard Boswell
Kelly Bires |
Chevy |
Unilever (Hellmans, Ragu, Klondike, Lipton)
Fastenal
Lipton
Degree V12
RCCA
Delphi
GoDaddy.com |
JR Motorsports |
Tony Eury, Jr. |
Hendrick |
Team will run a 21 race schedule. Unilever will sponsor 10 races. GoDaddy.com will sponsor Earnhardt in 2 races. Fastenal will be the sponsor for 14 races with Earnhardt, Jr. driving 2 (Texas in April & Daytona in July) and Truex and Wimmer expected to drive the rest. Martin will drive with Lipton sponsorship at Richmond in May. Wimmer will compete in six events (Darlington – May, Milwaukee, ORP, Iowa, Kansas, Richmond – Sept) and Newman in four (Dover – May, Chicago, Michigan, Bristol – August), with Fastenal sponsorship. Stewart’s one race will be in a Delphi-sponsored Chevy at Lowe’s (October). Degree V12 will sponsor Earnhardt at Atlanta. Newman will drive at Dover (May), Chicago, Bristol (August) and Kansas. Fellows will drive at Watkins Glen and Montreal with Fastenal sponsorship. Bosell will drive at Memphis with RCCA sponsorship. Campe left the team before Memphis. Bires drove at Homestead. |
|
9* |
Elliott Sadler
Kasey Kahne |
Dodge |
Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper
Fritos |
Richard Petty Motorsports / Braun Racing |
? |
Evernham |
RPM has partnered with Braun to field the team for 5 races. Sadler will drive at New Hampshire. Kahne will drive at Daytona (July), Bristol (August), Atlanta, and Lowe’s (October) [will be the #43 car at Lowes]. |
|
13?* |
Johnny Sauter |
Toyota |
? |
Thorsport Racing |
Chris Rice? |
? |
Team is expected to run a handful of races. |
|
14* |
Justin Lofton |
Toyota |
? |
CJM Racing |
Mark Rette |
Triad Racing Development |
Team is scheduled to run at Michigan, Lowe’s, Texas and Homestead |
|
17* |
Matt Kenseth
Jamie McMurray? |
Ford |
Kraft |
Roush Fenway Racing |
? |
Roush-Yates |
Kenseth drove at Daytona (February) with Kraft sponsorship. |
|
19* |
J.C. Stout |
Chevy |
? |
Stellar-Quest |
Don Roberts |
? |
Team plans a limited schedule starting at Lowe’s in May. |
|
21* |
Austin Dillon |
Chevy |
Realtree? |
Richard Childress |
Shane Wilson? |
Earnhardt-Childress |
This team will depend on sponsorship. Dillion is expected to run seven races. He could drive the #2. |
|
22* |
Parker Kligerman |
Dodge |
Penske Truck Rental |
Penske Racing South |
Chris Carrier |
Penske-Jasper |
Team will debut at Kansas and also run at Homestead |
|
22* |
Johnny Bornemann III |
Chevy |
? |
Trail Motorsports (was Fitz Motorsports) |
Ford |
Kevin Cram |
Bornemann drove at Daytona, California (February) and Las Vegas. Team apparently shut down sometime in May. |
|
31* |
Stanton Barrett
Tim Brown
Travis Kittleson
Kerry Earnhardt
Jeffrey Earnhardt
Tim Andrews
Daryl Harr
Nick Joanides |
Chevy |
Zona
Bob Steele Chevy
Peels Plus
Interush |
Rick Ware Racing |
Paul Andrews |
Harold Eatmon |
Barrett will move to the IRL full time, but still expects to run 21 Nationwide races. Tim Brown could run the remainder. Kittleson will drive 5 races with sponsorship from Bob Steel Chevy. Interush was the sponsor at California (February). Jeffrey Earnhardt will drive seven races for the team (first will be Dover in May). Kerry will drive “several” races. No word on which cars (#31 or #41) they will be in. Kerry Earnhardt attempted Texas (April) but DNQ. Andrews was in the car at Nashville (April), Dover, Lowes (October), and Homestead. Harr drove at Phoenix (April). Jeffrey Earnhardt DNQ’d at Dover (May). Peels Plus was the sponsor at Nashville with Harr driving. Team did not attempt Iowa. Kittleson drove at Bristol (August). Joanides will drive at Memphis. Kittleson announced that he was leaving the team prior to the Memphis race. |
|
36* |
Marc Davis |
Toyota |
Howard University WHUR
BOB-CAT
Camping World
Word Network |
Marc Davis Motorsports |
Jeff Spraker |
? |
Team plans to run 6 races early in the season. Team will compete at Bristol (March) Richmond (May), Charlotte (May), and Dover (June). The Word Network was the sponsor at Lowes (May). |
|
37* |
Brad Baker? |
Ford |
? |
Baker-Curb Racing |
Jeff White |
Ernie Elliott |
Team efforts will depend on sponsorship. |
|
39* |
Eddie MacDonald |
Ford |
BBI Waste Industries |
Go Green Racing |
Buddy Desrocher |
? |
Will attempt Memphis and possibly a few more races. |
|
41* (was 30) |
Derrike Cope
Stanton Barrett
Justin Hobgood
Tom Hubert
Kevin Hamlin |
Chevy |
Zona
Metal Jeans
M3 |
Rick Ware Racing |
Rick Markle |
Harold Eatmon |
Team initially planned a full time effort. Zona was the sponsor at Daytona and Las Vegas. Team attempted all races until Bristol (March). Barrett was in the car at Richmond (May). Hobgood was in the car at Darlinton. Hubert drove at Watkins Glen with M3 sponsorship. Hamlin was in the car at Michigan. |
|
42* |
Kenny Hendrick
David Gilliland
Kevin Hamlin
Scott Lagasse
Aric Almirola
Todd Kluever |
Dodge |
? |
Smith-Ganassi Racing |
Tim Weiss |
Ernie Elliott |
Eddie Smith bought the assets of the Ganassi #40 team and planned to run Hendrick in a full season. Evander Holyfield is an investor in the team. Kendrick was the driver until Lowes (May) when the team put David Gilliland in. They did not attempt the Dover race and reportedly will only run a handful of additional races the rest of the year. They did attempt Kentucky. Gilliland was back in the car at Daytona (July). Hamlin drove at Gateway. Lagasse drove at Bristol (August). Almirola drove at Lowes (October). Kluever was in the car at Memphis. |
|
44* |
Danny O’Quinn |
Chevy |
Dynamic Technology, Inc. |
SK Motorsports |
? |
? |
Team attempted Kansas. |
|
50* |
Jeremy Clements |
Chevy |
Saxon Group |
Troy Clements |
? |
? |
Team attempted Nashville (April) and Lowes (May). |
|
52& |
Donnie Neuenberger
Trevor Bayne
Scott Gaylord
Kevin Lepage
Brad Teague
Chris Lawson
Jack Smith
Tony Ave |
Ford |
Royal Farms
Quaker City Castings |
Jimmy Means |
Zach Bruenger |
Means Motorsports |
No announced plans for 2009. Nuenberger was in the car at Daytona. Gaylord was in the car at California, Las Vegas and Texas (April). Bayne was in the car at Bristol (March). Lepage was in the car at Texas (April) and Darlington. Lepage will run most of the races starting at Lowe’s in May. Teague drove at Gateway. Lawson drove at ORP. Smith drove at Iowa. Tony Ave drove at Montreal and Atlanta. The team skipped the California (October) race. They had attempted every race before then. They also skipped Texas (November). |
|
55* |
Brad Teague |
Ford |
? |
Mark Arellano |
? |
? |
Team is likely to continue its limited scheudule in 2009. Foyt was in the car at Daytona in February. |
|
55* |
Robby Gordon |
Toyota |
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas |
Robby Gordon |
Johnathan Kaiser |
? |
Team will run at Watkins Glen. |
|
56* |
Travis Kittleson?
Larry Foyt |
Chevy |
Blu Frog Energy |
Mac Hill Motorsports
Jack McNelly |
Tony Lambert |
Fisher |
Team made their first attempt at Bristol in March. |
|
58* |
Chris Horn |
Chevy |
? |
Horn Racing |
Fred Horn |
? |
Team ran at Kentucky and Kansas |
|
58* |
Mike Harmon
Chase Austin
Josh Wise |
Chevy |
Cavi Clothing/Macy’s |
Xxxtreme Motorsports
John Cohen |
? |
? |
Team attempted Daytona (July) with Harmon. |
|
59* |
Coleman Pressley
Marcos Ambrose |
Toyota |
? |
JTG/Daugherty Racing |
Gary Cogswell? |
TRD |
Ambrose will run the road courses and possibly a handful of others. Pressley may drive some short track races late in the year. |
|
70* |
Mark Green
Shelby Howard |
Chevy |
Foretravel Motorcoach |
ML Motorsports
Mary Louise Miller & Stephany Mullen |
Chris Rice |
Pro Motors |
Team plans a 21 race schedule – Daytona, Bristol, Texas, Nashville, Talladega, Richmond, Nashville, Kentucky, Milwaukee, Daytona, Chicago, Gateway, ORP, Iowa, Michigan, Bristol, Richmond, Kansas, Memphis, Texas, Homestead. Green was released after Bristol when Howard brought sponsorship to the team. |
|
71* |
Joe Ruttman |
Chevy |
? |
Earl Owens |
Mark Hyjek |
? |
Team made their first attempt at Bristol in March and also attempted Gateway and ORP. |
|
72* |
Benny Gordon |
Ford |
Verischetti & Sons
Samuel & Sons Metals |
Frank Varischetti |
Dan Glauz |
Roush-Yates |
Team plans to run 10 races including Bristol, Nashville, Richmond, Iowa, Dover , Texas, and New Hampshire. Nashville may also be a possibility. |
|
73* |
Kevin Lepage
Derrike Cope |
Dodge |
flipinbags.com |
Derrike Cope |
? |
? |
Team made their first attempt of the year at Bristol in March. Cope drove at Texas (April). flipinbags.com will be the sponsor in 5 races -Richmond, Darlington, Charlotte, Kentucky and Bristol. |
|
75* |
Bobby Gerhart
Brandon Knupp |
Chevy |
Lucas Oil |
Bob Schacht |
Billy Gerhart |
Jeff Collins Racing Engines |
Team debuted at Talladega with Gerhart. Knupp was in the car at Lowes (May). Gerhart drove at Daytona (July). |
|
75* |
Brett Rowe |
Chevy |
Imperial Bedding Company |
Herd Racing |
? |
Earnhardt Childress |
Team plans to attempt Watkins Glen and Montreal. Imperial Bedding Company was the sponsor at Watkins Glen. |
|
76* |
Ryan Hackett |
Ford |
? |
Hacket Racing |
Bryant Frazier |
? |
Team will debut at Nashville (April) and expects to run a limited schedule. |
|
76* |
Jerick Johnson |
Chevy |
? |
Team Johnson |
? |
? |
Team wants to run at least a handful of races. |
|
77* |
Peyton Sellers |
Chevy |
SFP |
Cardinal Motorsports
Will Spencer
Ed Berrier
Peyton Sellers |
H.C. Sellers |
Earnhardt Childress |
Team plans to run 10-15 races. First race will be at Texas in April. SFP will be the sponsor for 11 races. |
|
78* |
Kevin Lepage |
Dodge |
? |
Derrike Cope |
? |
? |
Team will attempt a handfule of races. |
|
79* |
Jennifer Jo Cobb |
Dodge |
Capitol Federal Savings |
Derrike Cope |
? |
? |
Attempted Kansas |
|
80* |
Tony Stewart |
Chevy |
HendrickCars.com |
Hendrick Motorsports |
Lance McGrew |
Hendrick |
Stewart will drive at the February Daytona race. |
|
82*? |
Patrick Sheltra |
Chevy |
? |
Sheltra Motorsports |
? |
Jay Robinson? |
Sheltra plans 7 races that do not conflict with the ARCA schedule. |
|
83* |
Johnny Borneman III |
Ford |
? |
Debra Borneman |
? |
PME |
Team plans to run a minimum of nine races. Borneman drove the #22 for Trail Motorsport at Daytona, California, and Las Vegas. His first attempt with his #83 team was Phoenix (April). He also attempted the July Daytona race. |
|
84* |
Mike Harmon
Jennifer Jo Cobb |
Chevy |
D.A.B. Constructors, Inc
M-150 Energy Drink |
Mike Harmon Racing |
George Bartlett |
Collins Engine Development |
No announced plans. Team typically runs a handful of races that don’t conflict with ARCA. Cobb was in the car at Homestead. |
85* |
Justin Ashburn
Brad Baker |
Chevy |
31-W Insulation |
Wayne Day |
Ken Christenson |
Mike Vaden |
Team has no announced plans for 2009. They practiced at Daytona but did not make a qualifying attempt. They attempted the June Nashville race |
|
86* |
Antonio Perez |
Dodge |
Continental Electric
Telmex
Chivas Racing |
Troy Willims |
Mark Tutor |
? |
Team attempted Watkins Glen. |
|
92* |
? |
Toyota |
Zippo |
D’Hondt Motorsports, LLC |
? |
Triad Racing Technologies |
Team would like to run a full schedule if sponsorship is found. |
|
95?* |
Willie Allen |
Dodge |
USALABS.com |
Sadler Hamilton Racing |
Danny Gill |
Ernie Elliott |
Unknown plans. Team could run in conjuction with some Rensi/Hamilton Racing efforts. |
|
96* |
Dennis Setzer
Brian Keselowski
Blake Bjorklund
Andy Ponstein
Michael McDowell |
Dodge |
? |
Bob Keselowski |
? |
Ernie Elliott |
Car is expected to run as a second, start and park, effort to the #26 of Brian Keselowski. Keselowski drove the car at Texas (April) after he did not qualify in the #26. Bjorklund was in the car at Kentucky. Ponstein drove at Iowa. McDowell was in the car at Atlanta, Dover and Kansas. |
|
98* |
Alex Garcia |
Chevy |
Dixien/Omni-Source |
Transnet Racing |
Stan Hoover |
Ernie Elliott |
Team is likely to run road courses and a handful of other races. |
|
98* |
Paul Menard |
Ford |
Menards
Rheem Water Heaters |
Yates Racing |
Matt Puccia |
Roush Yates |
Team will be run in conjuction with Roush Racing. Menard plans to run 16 races – Bristol, Texas, Phoenix, Darlington, Lowes, Dover, New Hampshire, Chicagoland, Watkins Glen, Michigan, Montreal, Atlanta, Richmond, California, Phoenix, Homestead. |
|
?* |
Matt Kurzejewski |
Chevy? |
? |
Brad Keselowski |
? |
Hendrick? |
Team could run five races. |
|
? |
Kris Szekeres |
Toyota |
? |
SK Motorsports |
? |
TRD |
Team planned to run the road course races, but troubles with the #07 team derailed those plans. |
|
CLOSED / SUSPENDED |
CAR# |
DRIVER |
MANU |
SPONSOR |
TEAM/OWNER |
CREW CHIEF |
ENGINES |
|
7 |
Mike Wallace? |
Toyota |
? |
Germain Racing |
? |
TRD |
GEICO moved sponsorship to Cup and this team became the #15. |
|
8?* |
Trevor Bayne?
Jeffrey Earnhardt? |
Chevy |
? |
Earnhart-Ganassi Racing |
? |
Earnhardt-Childress Racing |
DEI announced in June that they would have a full time team in 2009, but never attempted a race in 2008 and the Earnhardt-Ganassi merger may have eliminated any regular plans for this team. |
|
25 |
Bobby Hamilton, Jr. |
Ford |
? |
Rensi/Hamilton Racing |
Chris Wright |
Ernie Elliott |
Bobby Jr has joined Sam Rensi as an owner of Rensi/Hamilton Racing. This team will only run with sponsorship. |
|
40 |
Bryan Clauson |
Dodge |
Fastenal |
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing |
Brad Parrott |
Ganassi |
Team planned on a full season in 2009, but annouced in early December that they were shutting down. |
|
41 |
Kyle Krisloff |
Dodge |
Energizer
Imation/Memorex |
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing |
Brad Parrott |
Ernie Elliott |
Team closed with the Earnhardt Ganassi merger |
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