Germain Racing
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Owner(s) | Bob Germain |
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Base | Welcome, North Carolina[1] |
Series | NASCAR Cup Series |
Race drivers | 13.Ty Dillon |
Sponsors | 13.GEICO |
Manufacturer | Chevrolet |
Opened | 2004 |
Closed | 2020 |
Career | |
Debut | Cup Series: 2009 Shelby 427 (Las Vegas) Nationwide Series: 2007 Gateway 250 (Gateway) Camping World Truck Series: 2004 Infineon 200 (Charlotte) ARCA Re/Max Series: 2008 Daytona ARCA 200 (Daytona) |
Latest race | Cup Series: 2020 Season Finale 500 (Phoenix) Nationwide Series: 2011 DRIVE4COPD 300 (Daytona) Camping World Truck Series: 2011 Ford 200 (Homestead) ARCA Re/Max Series: 2008 ARCA Re/Max 250 (Talladega) |
Races competed | Total: 896 Cup Series: 424 Nationwide Series: 113 Camping World Truck Series: 357 ARCA Re/Max Series: 2 |
Drivers' Championships | Total: 2 Cup Series: 0 Nationwide Series: 0 Camping World Truck Series: 2 2006, 2010 ARCA Re/Max Series: 0 |
Race victories | Total: 22 Cup Series: 0 Nationwide Series: 0 Camping World Truck Series: 22 ARCA Re/Max Series: 0 |
Pole positions | Total: 11 Cup Series: 1 Nationwide Series: 0 Camping World Truck Series: 9 ARCA Re/Max Series: 1 |
Germain Racing was an American professional stock car racing team that last competed in the NASCAR Cup Series. It was owned by Bob Germain, whose family owns many car dealerships across the United States as Germain Motor Company.[2] The team last fielded the No. 13 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE full-time for Ty Dillon. It previously fielded the No. 03, No. 9, No. 30, No. 62 and No. 77 Toyota Tundras in the Camping World Truck Series and the No. 7 and No. 15 Toyota Camry in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Previously, the team had been affiliated with Arnold Motorsports, a former Cup Series team, until the 2005 season as Germain-Arnold Racing.[2]
After fielding Toyotas for most of its history, the team fielded Ford Fusions in 2012 and 2013. Then in 2014, the team switched to Chevrolet, ending a two-year partnership with Ford, and formed a technical alliance with Richard Childress Racing.[3][4][1]
Following the announcement that longtime sponsor GEICO would not renew their partnership after the 2020 season, Germain Racing sold their charter to Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan on September 21, 2020.[5] Jordan and Hamlin would use the charter for their team 23XI Racing starting in 2021.[6]
NASCAR Cup Series
[edit]Car No. 13 history
[edit]- Max Papis (2008-2010)
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Germain entered into Sprint Cup racing through a technical alliance with Michael Waltrip Racing (MWR) beginning with two races during the 2008 season, with MWR supplying Toyota Camrys and technical support for Germain and driver Max Papis.[7] Papis had previously driven for MWR vice president Cal Wells in the CART series.[7]
In 2009, Germain Racing attempted to run a limited schedule in the Sprint Cup Series with Papis driving the No. 13 with sponsor GEICO. The team qualified for 15 races in 21 attempts. Germain planned to run full-time in 2010, but it was required to start and park some events due to its limited sponsorship from GEICO and lack of additional sponsorship. [8] In the first event of the 2010 season, Papis qualified for the Daytona 500,[9] where he was involved in an early wreck before finishing 40th due to engine woes. After Watkins Glen, the team announced that Papis would be replaced and reassigned to the Camping World Truck Series. Max Papis ran the following week Michigan in a start and park effort, the following week Casey Mears took over as the full-time driver at Bristol in another start and park effort. Papis ran 17 races in 2010, with 10 DNFs and 5 DNQs. Mears then finished out the 2010 season starting and parking in some events.
- Casey Mears (2010-2016)
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For 2011, Germain Racing announced that Mears would take over the ride full-time for the 2011 season. Mears and the team missed the Daytona 500, but no other events. The team finished 32nd in owners points.
On January 6, 2012, Germain Racing announced that Mears would return as the driver of the No. 13 GEICO Ford Fusion. GEICO is signed with the team through 2014.[10] Mears led during the middle portions at Talladega, but crashed out. He finished 29th in points.
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The team had a rebound year in 2013 with 1 Top 10 at Daytona and 7 Top 15s. Mears also improved to 24th in the standings, his best finish in the points since 2009. GEICO also plans to sponsor the team full season next year as well.
In 2014, Germain formed a partnership with Richard Childress Racing to field Chevrolets. Mears had previously driven for RCR in 2009.[3] The team started the new season off with a top-10 when Mears finished 10th in the 2014 Daytona 500. Mears eventually recorded fourteen top-20s and three top-10s during the season, and finished 26th in driver points, although on a much more competitive landscape than the 24th place in 2013.
Mears began 2015 with a 6th-place finish in the Daytona 500. It was the team's 4th consecutive top-10 finish at Daytona. In 2016, it was announced that Ty Dillon would replace Mears in the No. 13 starting in 2017.[11] Mears found a ride by driving part-time with Biagi-DenBeste Racing in the 98 GEICO Military car.
- Ty Dillon (2017–2020)
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On November 28, 2016, Ty Dillon was named the new driver for the No. 13 car for the 2017 season. In the 2017 offseason, Twisted Tea came on board for four races, the first time Germain had two sponsors on the same car in a year. After running solidly in 2017, Dillon's best runs included Dover, where he was fourth on a late restart, only to be taken out by his teammate by alliance Ryan Newman. He also led very late in the 2017 Coke Zero 400, where he got shuffled and finished 16th. Dillon's 2018 season was mediocre at most, with sixth place at the 2018 Coke Zero Sugar 400 being his highest finish.
Dillon started his 2019 season with a sixth-place finish at the 2019 Daytona 500. He also scored his first stage win at the spring Bristol race.
On August 26, 2019, crew chief Matt Borland was indefinitely suspended for violating NASCAR's Substance Abuse Policy. Germain Racing confirmed that Justin Alexander, who serves as crew chief for the part-time No. 21 Xfinity Series car for Richard Childress Racing (who Germain has an alliance with), served as interim crew chief beginning at Darlington and until Borland's suspension was lifted.[12] On September 24, NASCAR reinstated Borland after he completed the Road to Recovery Program.[13][14] In Germain Racing's final season, the No. 13 managed to score a third-place finish in the fall Talladega race and ended up 26th in the points standings.[15]
Car No. 13 results
[edit]Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | Owners | Pts |
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2008 | Max Papis | 13 | Toyota | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI | MAR | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | NHA | DAY | CHI | IND | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | NHA | DOV | KAN | TAL | CLT | MAR | ATL | TEX DNQ | PHO | HOM DNQ | 57th | 50 |
2009 | DAY | CAL | LVS 36 | ATL | BRI | MAR | TEX 35 | PHO | TAL 18 | RCH | DAR 35 | CLT 42 | DOV DNQ | POC | MCH 35 | SON 12 | NHA | DAY DNQ | CHI | IND DNQ | POC | GLN 8 | MCH | BRI DNQ | ATL 40 | RCH 37 | NHA | DOV | KAN 32 | CAL 35 | CLT 41 | MAR | TAL 29 | TEX DNQ | PHO 35 | HOM DNQ | 43rd | 1209 | |||
2010 | DAY 40 | CAL 28 | LVS 33 | ATL 34 | BRI DNQ | MAR 40 | PHO 40 | TEX 22 | TAL 40 | RCH DNQ | DAR 29 | DOV DNQ | CLT DNQ | POC 34 | MCH 43 | SON 43 | NHA 43 | DAY 42 | CHI 42 | IND 43 | POC DNQ | GLN 22 | MCH 41 | 38th | 1994 | ||||||||||||||||
Casey Mears | BRI 39 | ATL 26 | RCH 21 | NHA 38 | DOV 29 | KAN 24 | CAL 25 | CLT DNQ | MAR 40 | TAL 24 | TEX 26 | PHO 24 | HOM 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | DAY DNQ | PHO 18 | LVS 25 | BRI 37 | CAL 29 | MAR 36 | TEX 26 | TAL 22 | RCH 28 | DAR 30 | DOV 23 | CLT 23 | KAN 37 | POC 30 | MCH 38 | SON 34 | DAY 32 | KEN 25 | NHA 38 | IND 29 | POC 36 | GLN 20 | MCH 37 | BRI 23 | ATL 28 | RCH 17 | CHI 29 | NHA 42 | DOV 35 | KAN 42 | CLT 32 | TAL 17 | MAR 12 | TEX 25 | PHO 26 | HOM 26 | 32nd | 541 | |||
2012 | Ford | DAY 25 | PHO 39 | LVS 27 | BRI 25 | CAL 23 | MAR 25 | TEX 25 | KAN 26 | RCH 21 | TAL 18 | DAR 22 | CLT 22 | DOV 41 | POC 35 | MCH 20 | SON 15 | KEN 18 | DAY 18 | NHA 36 | IND 34 | POC 35 | GLN 16 | MCH 37 | BRI 21 | ATL 33 | RCH 29 | CHI 36 | NHA 36 | DOV 31 | TAL 26 | CLT 29 | KAN 37 | MAR 25 | TEX 21 | PHO 22 | HOM 29 | 30th | 612 | ||
2013 | DAY 29 | PHO 14 | LVS 29 | BRI 15 | CAL 15 | MAR 16 | TEX 31 | KAN 34 | RCH 30 | TAL 24 | DAR 37 | CLT 23 | DOV 16 | POC 22 | MCH 21 | SON 16 | KEN 18 | DAY 9 | NHA 36 | IND 27 | POC 24 | GLN 12 | MCH 25 | BRI 33 | ATL 22 | RCH 26 | CHI 30 | NHA 25 | DOV 24 | KAN 21 | CLT 31 | TAL 27 | MAR 21 | TEX 33 | PHO 27 | HOM 28 | 26th | 719 | |||
2014 | Chevy | DAY 10 | PHO 14 | LVS 28 | BRI 27 | CAL 15 | MAR 24 | TEX 28 | DAR 18 | RCH 19 | TAL 14 | KAN 26 | CLT 24 | DOV 25 | POC 23 | MCH 24 | SON 13 | KEN 20 | DAY 4 | NHA 38 | IND 33 | POC 12 | GLN 15 | MCH 17 | BRI 26 | ATL 22 | RCH 31 | CHI 26 | NHA 22 | DOV 27 | KAN 28 | CLT 31 | TAL 10 | MAR 37 | TEX 18 | PHO 35 | HOM 20 | 26th | 782 | ||
2015 | DAY 6 | ATL 15 | LVS 25 | PHO 20 | CAL 23 | MAR 15 | TEX 27 | BRI 36 | RCH 30 | TAL 28 | KAN 19 | CLT 24 | DOV 27 | POC 16 | MCH 13 | SON 38 | DAY 11 | KEN 23 | NHA 16 | IND 20 | POC 28 | GLN 18 | MCH 42 | BRI 23 | DAR 29 | RCH 21 | CHI 20 | NHA 18 | DOV 24 | CLT 18 | KAN 23 | TAL 31 | MAR 17 | TEX 26 | PHO 22 | HOM 42 | 23rd | 754 | |||
2016 | DAY 32 | ATL 14 | LVS 23 | PHO 35 | CAL 17 | MAR 31 | TEX 23 | BRI 24 | RCH 29 | TAL 33 | KAN 21 | DOV 26 | CLT 30 | POC 24 | MCH 32 | SON 24 | DAY 12 | KEN 30 | NHA 27 | IND 24 | POC 21 | GLN 12 | BRI 25 | MCH 22 | DAR 25 | RCH 21 | CHI 34 | NHA 27 | DOV 26 | CLT 40 | KAN 23 | TAL 39 | MAR 21 | TEX 39 | PHO 18 | HOM 18 | 29th | 556 | |||
2017 | Ty Dillon | DAY 30 | ATL 15 | LVS 21 | PHO 16 | CAL 18 | MAR 22 | TEX 17 | BRI 15 | RCH 26 | TAL 13 | KAN 14 | CLT 36 | DOV 14 | POC 18 | MCH 20 | SON 28 | DAY 16 | KEN 33 | NHA 16 | IND 19 | POC 17 | GLN 19 | MCH 21 | BRI 36 | DAR 13 | RCH 22 | CHI 28 | NHA 22 | DOV 22 | CLT 21 | TAL 11 | KAN 16 | MAR 30 | TEX 24 | PHO 11 | HOM 26 | 25th | 593 | ||
2018 | DAY 39 | ATL 26 | LVS 24 | PHO 30 | CAL 27 | MAR 22 | TEX 13 | BRI 28 | RCH 20 | TAL 15 | DOV 24 | KAN 38 | CLT 21 | POC 23 | MCH 21 | SON 33 | CHI 28 | DAY 6 | KEN 29 | NHA 23 | POC 24 | GLN 23 | MCH 38 | BRI 21 | DAR 21 | IND 21 | LVS 34 | RCH 28 | CLT 22 | DOV 29 | TAL 15 | KAN 25 | MAR 15 | TEX 22 | PHO 19 | HOM 22 | 29th | 482 | |||
2019 | DAY 6 | ATL 25 | LVS 29 | PHO 15 | CAL 27 | MAR 13 | TEX 21 | BRI 15 | RCH 21 | TAL 17 | DOV 22 | KAN 28 | CLT 23 | POC 27 | MCH 22 | SON 27 | CHI 35 | DAY 4 | KEN 26 | NHA 16 | POC 29 | GLN 30 | MCH 11 | BRI 20 | DAR 20 | IND 13 | LVS 16 | RCH 26 | CLT 15 | DOV 23 | TAL 10 | KAN 22 | MAR 24 | TEX 18 | PHO 20 | HOM 24 | 24th | 613 | |||
2020 | DAY 30 | LVS 10 | CAL 26 | PHO 15 | DAR 19 | DAR 19 | CLT 25 | CLT 27 | BRI 39 | ATL 29 | MAR 22 | HOM 28 | TAL 12 | POC 26 | POC 23 | IND 14 | KEN 16 | TEX 35 | KAN 15 | NHA 22 | MCH 23 | MCH 18 | DAY 20 | DOV 18 | DOV 29 | DAY 22 | DAR 27 | RCH 28 | BRI 18 | LVS 26 | TAL 3 | CLT 23 | KAN 24 | TEX 24 | MAR 16 | PHO 21 | 27th | 556 |
Car No. 27 history
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The No. 60 Toyota Camry debuted in 2011 with Todd Bodine driving and received sponsorship from Tire Kingdom for the Daytona 500. Bodine and team did not qualify for the event. For the rest of 2011, Landon Cassill and Mike Skinner ran the car with sponsorship from Big Red as a start and park ride to gain enough funds for the No. 13 to race on weekends that GEICO is not the sponsor. From Atlanta No. 60 has switched to Chevrolet . In October 2011, Germain Racing parked the No. 60 ride for the remainder of the season after running 20 races, but never finishing better than 38th.
The team's second car returned as the No. 27 for the 2019 Daytona 500 with Casey Mears as the driver. As a result of an accident on lap 104, Mears finished 40th in the race.
Car No. 27 results
[edit]Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | Owners | Pts |
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2009 | Todd Bodine | 35 | Toyota | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL DNQ | BRI | MAR | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | NHA | DAY | CHI | IND | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | ATL | RCH | NHA | DOV | KAN | CAL | CLT | MAR | TAL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 63rd | 31 |
2011 | Todd Bodine | 60 | Toyota | DAY DNQ | CAL 40 | 46th | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Landon Cassill | PHO 38 | LVS 43 | BRI 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mike Skinner | MAR 42 | TEX 43 | TAL DNQ | RCH 41 | DAR 40 | DOV 41 | CLT 43 | KAN 40 | POC DNQ | MCH DNQ | SON 42 | DAY 40 | KEN 43 | NHA 42 | IND 40 | POC DNQ | GLN 43 | MCH 42 | BRI 41 | NHA Wth | DOV DNQ | KAN DNQ | CLT Wth | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | |||||||||||||
Chevy | RCH DNQ | CHI DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dave Blaney | ATL 43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Casey Mears | 27 | Chevy | DAY 40 | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | MAR | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | KAN | CLT | POC | MCH | SON | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | IND | LVS | RCH | CLT | DOV | TAL | KAN | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 46th | 1 |
Nationwide Series
[edit]Car No. 03 history
[edit]Germain debuted in the Nationwide Series in 2007 with the No. 03 Germain Toyota Camry with Todd Bodine driving. He finished in the top-ten in his first two attempts, and ran three more races after that. The car did not run again until 2008, when Bodine drove to a fourth-place finish. Michael Annett made the next attempt at the season-ending race at Homestead, where he finished 36th after a crash.
Car No. 03 results
[edit]Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | Owners | Pts |
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2007 | Todd Bodine | 03 | Toyota | DAY | CAL | MXC | LVS | ATL | BRI | NSH | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY 10 | IRP | CGV | GLN | MCH 8 | BRI | CAL | RCH 20 | DOV | KAN 14 | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM 37 | 53rd | 557 |
2008 | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI | NSH | TEX | PHO | MXC | TAL | RCH | DAR 4 | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | CGV | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | 62nd | 222 | ||||||||
Justin Marks | CLT DNQ | MEM | TEX | PHO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael Annett | HOM 36 |
Car No. 15 history
[edit]- Mike Wallace (2008)
Germain Racing fielded its first full-time entry in the Nationwide Series in 2008, with Mike Wallace driving. Wallace brought his car number, 7, and his sponsor, GEICO, with him from Phoenix Racing. The team purchased the legal assets of the former Busch Series team of Yates Racing for purposes of an exemption as part of NASCAR's all-exempt tour policy in the three national series. Wallace finished eighth in his first and only season with Germain with 1 top-5 and 8 top-10s. After the end of the 2008 season, GEICO moved to the Cup Series due to a conflict of interest with series sponsor Nationwide.
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- Michael Annett (2009-2010)
At the start of the 2009 season Germain changed the No. 7 team to No. 15 and hired Michael Annett for the season. Annett drove the No. 15 full-time in 2009, with HYPE Energy and Pilot Flying J sponsoring. Annett went on to finishing third in the Rookie of the Year battle and 10th in the overall driver points. He collected 4 top-10 finishes in his first full-time season.
In 2010, Annett continued driving for the team. Pilot Travel Centers continued their sponsorship of Annett and the team. Annett finished the year with 2 top-10s en route to a 13th-place finish in the final standings.
- Transfer to Rick Ware Racing (2011)
For 2011 Annett moved to Rusty Wallace Racing's No. 62 for 2011, bringing Pilot Travel Centers with him. Todd Bodine drove the No. 15 at Daytona with Tire Kingdom as the sponsor, as rookie driver Timmy Hill was under 18 and not eligible to run in a national touring series. After Daytona, the No. 15 owner points were sold to Hill's team Rick Ware Racing.
Car No. 15 results
[edit]Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | Owners | Pts |
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2008 | Mike Wallace | 7 | Toyota | DAY 24 | CAL 16 | LVS 7 | ATL 17 | BRI 10 | NSH 20 | TEX 25 | PHO 15 | MXC 12 | TAL 10 | RCH 13 | DAR 25 | CLT 22 | DOV 8 | NSH 6 | KEN 3 | MLW 18 | NHA 15 | DAY 22 | CHI 20 | GTY 11 | IRP 17 | CGV 15 | GLN 18 | MCH 15 | BRI 35 | CAL 16 | RCH 15 | DOV 12 | KAN 15 | CLT 10 | MEM 14 | TEX 12 | PHO 9 | HOM 18 | 13th | 4128 |
2009 | Michael Annett | 15 | DAY 35 | CAL 16 | LVS 32 | BRI 20 | TEX 11 | NSH 19 | PHO 16 | TAL 21 | RCH 34 | DAR 29 | CLT 39 | DOV 19 | NSH 27 | KEN 7 | MLW 28 | NHA 19 | DAY 35 | CHI 17 | GTY 7 | IRP 35 | IOW 11 | GLN 20 | MCH 13 | BRI 8 | CGV 18 | ATL 14 | RCH 25 | DOV 13 | KAN 30 | CAL 6 | CLT 13 | MEM 16 | TEX 22 | PHO 20 | HOM 21 | 18th | 3598 | |
2010 | DAY 12 | CAL 17 | LVS 33 | BRI 20 | NSH 9 | PHO 33 | TEX 16 | TAL 43 | RCH 26 | DAR 11 | DOV 15 | CLT 14 | NSH 14 | KEN 34 | ROA 24 | NHA 19 | DAY 12 | CHI 14 | GTY 11 | IRP 19 | IOW 7 | GLN 19 | MCH 16 | BRI 18 | CGV 25 | ATL 21 | RCH 20 | DOV 15 | KAN 16 | CAL 20 | CLT 36 | GTY 21 | TEX 18 | PHO 18 | HOM 24 | 14th | 3651 | |||
2011 | Todd Bodine | DAY 18 | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | TAL | NSH | RCH | DAR | DOV | IOW | CLT | CHI | MCH | ROA | DAY | KEN | NHA | NSH | IRP | IOW | GLN | CGV | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | PHO | HOM | 24th* | 681* |
- Includes points scored after Rick Ware Racing took over the entry but only results scored by Germain Racing are shown.
Camping World Truck Series
[edit]Truck No. 9 history
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- Shigeaki Hattori (2005)
The No. 9 Toyota Tundra debuted at Daytona in 2005 with rookie Shigeaki Hattori behind the wheel in a partnership with Arnold Motorsports, the team was called Germain-Arnold Racing. Although he had two seventh place starts, Hattori struggled in his transition to stock cars, and was released towards the end of the season, and replaced by Justin Hobgood, whose best finish was a 20th at Phoenix.
- Ted Musgrave (2006-2007)
2005 champion Ted Musgrave, whose team, Ultra Motorsports, had shut down only days before preseason testing, came to the team with a sponsor in Team ASE. He went the entire 2006 season without a win, before picking up a win at Texas in 2007. Musgrave, in 2007, was also suspended for one race for intentionally running into Kelly Bires under a caution flag, which resulted in Germain putting Brad Keselowski in the #9 truck, ultimately launching Keselowski's career off the ground.
- Justin Marks (2008)
ARCA RE/MAX Series driver Justin Marks replaced Musgrave in the No. 9 with sponsorship from Construct Corps/Crocs. Marks had one pole and an eighth-place finish but he was replaced later in the year. The No. 9 truck was filled for the rest of the year by Chrissy Wallace, Michael Annett, David Reutimann, Paul Tracy, and Sean Caisse.
- Max Papis (2009-2011)
The No. 9 only ran a limited number of races in 2009 and 2010 with Max Papis, and sponsor GEICO.
Papis drove the No. 9 full-time in 2011 with GEICO sponsoring, but only managed two top-10 finishes and finished 18th in points. For 2012, Germain shut down their truck operations and GEICO moved up to the Sprint Cup Series with Mears.
Truck No. 9 results
[edit]Truck No. 30 history
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- Todd Bodine (2004)
Germain debuted with this truck in 2004 at the Kroger 200, where Todd Bodine finished fourth after starting third in the No. 30 truck. Bodine won two races that year Fontana and Texas, before missing the field at the Ford 200.
- Chad Chaffin (2005)
Bodine left for Fiddleback Racing in 2005, and was replaced by Chad Chaffin. Chaffin recorded four top tens with the team before he left to join upstart team Wyler Racing after Michigan.
- Todd Bodine returns (2005-2011)
Bodine would return to the team after Fiddleback Racing shut down. The Bodine-Germain combination would win five races together, ending up with a third-place points finish.
Lumber Liquidators became the team's new primary sponsor in 2006, and Bodine and crew would take home 3 victories along with the Truck championship. In the 2007 season, Bodine won at Texas and Talladega and finished fourth in points. He won an additional three races in 2008 and moved up to third in points. Lumber Liquidators left the team after 2008, but Bodine still won the first race of the season in 2009. Copart and Ventrilo sponsored the team for most of the season, and Bodine finished 4th in points. GEICO sponsored the truck for the first race at Daytona, but the team ran without sponsorship for most of the season. Bodine won his second championship in 2010.
Bodine and the No. 30 team ran the first ten races of the season before parking the truck due to lack of sponsorship. Bodine ran the No. 5 truck due to a new partnership between Germain Racing and Randy Moss Motorsports. In 2012, Germain Racing shut down its truck operations due to a lack of sponsorship. Bodine moved to Red Horse Racing, while Germain sold its Truck Series equipment to former manager Mike Hillman Sr., who started his own race team.
Truck No. 30 results
[edit]Truck No. 62 history
[edit]- Brendan Gaughan (2011)
The No. 62 truck ran only in 2011, as a full-time team with Brendan Gaughan driving the Toyota Tundra with sponsorship from South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa. Gaughan left for Richard Childress Racing taking his sponsorship with him after Germain shut down their truck teams.
Truck No. 62 results
[edit]Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | Owners | Pts |
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2011 | Brendan Gaughan | 62 | Toyota | DAY 27 | PHO 17 | DAR 25 | MAR 9 | NSH 17 | DOV 7 | CLT 30 | KAN 7 | TEX 14 | KEN 3 | IOW 16 | NSH 13 | IRP 16 | POC 22 | MCH 8 | BRI 20 | ATL 18 | CHI 14 | NHA 12 | KEN 19 | LVS 9 | TAL 8 | MAR 9 | TEX 31 | HOM 20 | 14th | 713 |
Truck No. 77 history
[edit]The No. 77 truck was started off as the No. 03 truck. The No. 03 truck debuted in 2007 at Lowe's Motor Speedway with Justin Hobgood racing. He qualified eighth, but finished last after an early wreck. The next race for the team came at New Hampshire, but Sean Caisse did not qualify for the race. The following month, Justin Marks made his Truck Series debut at the Easy Care Vehicle Service Contracts 200, with voodoo ride sponsoring, finishing 22nd. Marks ran the final three races of the season, posting a best finish of eighth place at the Ford 200.
In 2008, the No. 03 truck again ran part-time, with Chrissy Wallace driving for four races, with her best finish being 18th in her debut at Martinsville Speedway. Dustin Skinner drove one race later in the season at Martinsville, but wrecked and finished 34th.
Chrissy Wallace was supposed to drive the No. 03 full-time in 2009, but failure to obtain sponsorship negated those plans, and the No. 03 shut down operations.
Truck No. 03 results
[edit]Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | Owners | Pts |
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2007 | Justin Hobgood | 03 | Toyota | DAY | CAL | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT 36 | MFD | DOV | TEX | MCH | MLW | MEM | KEN | IRP | NSH | BRI | GTW | 36th | 588 | ||||||||
Sean Caisse | NHA DNQ | LVS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mike Wallace | TAL 17 | MAR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Justin Marks | ATL 22 | TEX 23 | PHO 25 | HOM 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | Chrissy Wallace | DAY | CAL | ATL | MAR 18 | KAN | CLT | MFD | DOV | TEX | MCH | MLW 20 | MEM | KEN 33 | IRP | NSH | BRI | GTW 19 | NHA | LVS | TAL | 39th | 382 | |||||||
Dustin Skinner | MAR 34 | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM |
In 2010, Germain Racing ran the No. 77 truck part-time with many drivers. Miguel Paludo was the first to drive in 2010, qualifying for the second races at Bristol and Kentucky with sponsorship from Stemco/Duroline. Paludo finished 9th and 20th respectively. Next in the seat of the No. 77 was Jason Bowles who drove unsponsored at Las Vegas, bringing home a 16th-place finish. Tom Hessert III drove the truck at Homestead with sponsorship from Cherry Hill Classic Cars. He finished 29th.
The No. 77 began the 2011 season as a full-time team driven by ARCA Champion Justin Lofton. However, Lofton and Germain parted ways after Texas, with Lofton taking his sponsorship to Eddie Sharp Racing. The No. 77 was shut down following Lofton's departure.
Truck No. 77 results
[edit]Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | Owners | Pts |
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2010 | Miguel Paludo | 77 | Toyota | DAY | ATL | MAR | NSH | KAN | DOV | CLT | TEX | MCH | IOW | GTY | IRP | POC | NSH | DAR | BRI 9 | CHI | KEN 20 | NHA | 44th | 432 | ||||||
Jason Bowles | LVS 16 | MAR | TAL | TEX | PHO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tom Hessert III | HOM 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Justin Lofton | DAY 18 | PHO 30 | DAR 13 | MAR 32 | NSH 16 | DOV 25 | CLT 13 | KAN 19 | TEX 10 | KEN | IOW | NSH | IRP | POC | MCH | BRI | ATL | CHI | NHA | KEN | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | HOM | 31st | 221 |
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