Yates Racing
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Owner(s) | Robert Yates Doug Yates Max Jones |
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Base | Mooresville, North Carolina |
Series | Sprint Cup, Busch Series |
Race drivers | Davey Allison, Robby Gordon, Lake Speed, Ernie Irvan, Kenny Irwin Jr., Dale Jarrett, Ricky Rudd, Elliott Sadler, Travis Kvapil, David Gilliland, Paul Menard |
Sponsors | Texaco/Havoline, Ford Motor Credit, United Parcel Service, M&M's, Menards |
Manufacturer | Ford |
Opened | 1989 |
Closed | 2009 |
Career | |
Drivers' Championships | 1 – Winston Cup Series (Dale Jarrett, 1999) |
Race victories | 58 |
Yates Racing was an American stock car racing team that competed in NASCAR through the 2009 season, after which it merged into Richard Petty Motorsports.[1] Previously known as Robert Yates Racing, the team was owned by Doug Yates, who has officially owned the team since his father Robert's retirement on December 1, 2007. The Yates family owned the team since purchasing it from Harry Ranier and J. T. Lundy in October 1988.[2]
The team was noted for its strong engine program and its success on superspeedways. Throughout most of its history, the team fielded Ford cars numbered 28, 38 and 88, although in its final season it fielded the number 98.
Cup Series
[edit]Car No. 28 history
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- Davey Allison (1989–1993)
After purchasing the assets of Ranier-Lundy Racing in October 1988, Robert Yates' first driver was Davey Allison, who had driven for the Ranier-Lundy banner since 1987 (his rookie season), and drove the No. 28 Havoline Ford from Yates' takeover of the team until mid-1993, racking up 15 wins and twice finishing 3rd in points. He was tragically killed in a helicopter crash at Talladega Superspeedway in July 1993.
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- Ernie Irvan (1993–1994)
After Allison's death, Robby Gordon drove at Talladega later in July and Lake Speed drove in the next three races. Ernie Irvan was then brought over from Morgan-McClure Motorsports to become Allison's permanent replacement. Irvan took over on Labor Day weekend at Darlington, winning at Charlotte and Martinsville before the season concluded.
In 1994, tragedy again struck the No. 28 team. After winning three races, Irvan crashed heavily in a practice session at Michigan and suffered life-threatening injuries. He would not race again in 1994 and it was uncertain whether he would ever return to racing. In the meantime, Kenny Wallace was brought in to take over the Havoline Ford for the remainder of the 1994 season.
- Dale Jarrett (1995)
Needing a full-time driver for the 1995 season due to the uncertainty surrounding Irvan's recovery, Yates signed Dale Jarrett away from Joe Gibbs Racing to replace him for the 1995 season. Jarrett won one race at Pocono Raceway and eventually finished the season 13th in the points standings. Irvan would eventually return for three races driving a second car numbered 88 for Yates.
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- Ernie Irvan (1996–1997)
Irvan returned to the #28 in 1996 and won at New Hampshire. Irvan won at Michigan in June 1997, the same track he almost died on three years earlier. Irvan left at the end of the 1997 season to drive for MB2 Motorsports.
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- Kenny Irwin Jr. (1998–1999)
Kenny Irwin Jr. drove the No. 28 car for Robert Yates in 1998 and 1999. Despite winning Rookie of the Year honors in 1998, Irwin failed to find victory lane in his two seasons.
- Ricky Rudd (2000–2002)
The next season, Ricky Rudd joined the team after his own Rudd Performance Motorsports team was sold. He would go on to drive three seasons in the Havoline Ford, from 2000 to 2002, and won his first race for the team in 2001 at Pocono in June after going winless since 1998. Rudd drove the No. 28 to Victory Lane two additional times, the September Richmond race in 2001 and his final victory at Infineon in June 2002, and finished in the Top 10 in the standings all three seasons, including 4th in 2001, his second-highest career points finish. Rudd left the team to join Wood Brothers Racing in 2003, while Yates hired the Wood's previous driver, Elliott Sadler and Robert Yates switched from No. 28 to No. 38 along with sponsorship from Mars, Inc.
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- Travis Kvapil (2008–2009)
Robert Yates would resurrect the 28 for the 2008 season, however.[3] Yates made the switch after giving the rights to the No. 88 to Hendrick Motorsports for Dale Earnhardt Jr. Travis Kvapil would take over driving duties after Ricky Rudd's departure at the end of 2007. Before the season started, he, along with his teammate, David Gilliland, did not have full-time sponsorship on either of their Yates Racing Fords. However, for the Daytona 500, K&N Filters sponsored his team. Two weeks later, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, during the UAW-Dodge 400, Kvapil scored an 8th-place finish, giving him his third Top 10 of his career, in an unsponsored ride. Later that week, Zaxby's decided to sponsor the No. 28 team for the next race, which was the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. A couple of races later, in the Aaron's 499, he finished 6th with a one race sponsorship deal from Northern Tool and Equipment, which gave him his career best finish in the Cup Series. Just a few weeks after his career best run, Kvapil picked up another Top 10 finish, this time at Darlington Raceway, during the Dodge Challenger 500. Despite the lack of a full-time sponsorship, Travis Kvapil and the No. 28 had a very respectable season, finishing 23rd in the points standings and a pole at Talladega in October.
For 2009, Kvapil's owner points from 2008 were transferred to the No. 98, given that Paul Menard had signed with the team, therefore bringing with him a full-time Menard's sponsorship. The future of the No. 28 team was uncertain without a sponsor, and Yates would only field the car for five races unless sponsorship had been found.[4] Despite failing to qualify for the Shelby 427, Kvapil had two 18th-place finishes in five races, with race by race sponsorship from Golden Corral and Farmers Insurance. Unfortunately, the team still lacked a committed full-time sponsor,[5] and Yates shut down the No. 28 following the Food City 500.[6]
Car No. 28 results
[edit]Car No. 38 history
[edit]- Elliott Sadler (2003–2006)
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Elliott Sadler was hired in 2003, and Yates brought in M&M's as the sponsor, replacing the longtime sponsor Havoline. Yates also changed the car's number from 28 to 38. Sadler collected two victories for the team, and finished a career-best 9th in points in 2004. On August 14, 2006, Sadler left for Evernham Motorsports to drive the No. 19.
- David Gilliland (2006–2008)
David Gilliland replaced Sadler in the No. 38, beginning with the GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan. He finished out the 2006 season, and continued to drive the No. 38 in 2007, after which M&M's left the team for Joe Gibbs Racing's No. 18 car. Gilliland drove for Yates again in 2008 and on May 9, it was announced that FreeCreditReport.com would sponsor the car for the remainder of the 2008 season. Later in the year, Gilliland would record his best career finish of second at Infineon Raceway, and finished 27th in the points standings.
The No. 38's owner points were sold to Hall of Fame Racing to field the No. 96, but Yates switched the No. 28's owners points to the 98. After the team was unable to find sponsorship, Gilliland was released from his contract. Gilliland later went on to TRG Motorsports for some races in 2009.
Car No. 38 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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2003 | Elliott Sadler | 38 | Ford | DAY 23 | CAR 9 | LVS 42 | ATL 6 | DAR 7 | BRI 21 | TEX 41* | TAL 3 | MAR 5 | CAL 23 | RCH 37 | CLT 36 | DOV 33 | POC 9 | MCH 17 | SON 22 | DAY 24 | CHI 9 | NHA 27 | POC 14 | IND 42 | GLN 15 | MCH 12 | BRI 38 | DAR 9 | RCH 39 | NHA 8 | DOV 19 | TAL 30 | KAN 42 | CLT 43 | MAR 28 | ATL 17 | PHO 20 | CAR 21 | HOM 21 | 22nd | 3525 |
2004 | DAY 7 | CAR 18 | LVS 6 | ATL 29 | DAR 5 | BRI 14 | TEX 1 | MAR 12 | TAL 28 | CAL 22 | RCH 12 | CLT 5 | DOV 18 | POC 12 | MCH 5 | SON 10 | DAY 26 | CHI 21 | NHA 15 | POC 10 | IND 3 | GLN 15 | MCH 32 | BRI 5 | CAL 1 | RCH 17 | NHA 8 | DOV 20 | TAL 22 | KAN 4 | CLT 7 | MAR 32 | ATL 36 | PHO 38 | DAR 23 | HOM 34 | 9th | 6024 | |||
2005 | DAY 11 | CAL 8 | LVS 29 | ATL 10 | BRI 2 | MAR 9 | TEX 28 | PHO 11 | TAL 6 | DAR 20 | RCH 7 | CLT 13 | DOV 10 | POC 21 | MCH 8 | SON 6 | DAY 21 | CHI 37 | NHA 39 | POC 16 | IND 32 | GLN 12 | MCH 39 | BRI 13 | CAL 17 | RCH 17 | NHA 30 | DOV 6 | TAL 34 | KAN 12 | CLT 27* | MAR 29 | ATL 10 | TEX 9 | PHO 11 | HOM 23 | 13th | 4084 | |||
2006 | DAY 4 | CAL 23 | LVS 14 | ATL 29 | BRI 13 | MAR 6 | TEX 33 | PHO 37 | TAL 16 | RCH 13 | DAR 29 | CLT 30 | DOV 40 | POC 20 | MCH 22 | SON 8 | DAY 6 | CHI 29 | NHA 25 | POC 32 | IND 43 | GLN 7 | 25th | 3326 | |||||||||||||||||
David Gilliland | MCH 38 | BRI 40 | CAL 32 | RCH 36 | NHA 36 | DOV 27 | KAN 22 | TAL 15 | CLT 33 | MAR 28 | ATL 15 | TEX 21 | PHO 16 | HOM 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | DAY 8 | CAL 25 | LVS 21 | ATL 30 | BRI 41 | MAR 39 | TEX 19 | PHO 35 | TAL 4 | RCH 42 | DAR 30 | CLT 35 | DOV 29 | POC 34 | MCH 17 | SON 25 | NHA 28 | DAY 11 | CHI 16 | IND 17 | POC 39 | GLN 33 | MCH 28 | BRI 30 | CAL 25 | RCH 22 | NHA 39 | DOV 24 | KAN 34 | TAL 27 | CLT 25 | MAR 25 | ATL 42 | TEX 28 | PHO 28 | HOM 32 | 28th | 2924 | |||
2008 | DAY 28 | CAL 17 | LVS 23 | ATL 32 | BRI 9 | MAR 24 | TEX 15 | PHO 15 | TAL 15 | RCH 41 | DAR 20 | CLT 40 | DOV 16 | POC 16 | MCH 27 | SON 2 | NHA 28 | DAY 40 | CHI 42 | IND 20 | POC 34 | GLN 40 | MCH 26 | BRI 22 | CAL 23 | RCH 18 | NHA 41 | DOV 19 | KAN 22 | TAL 40 | CLT 25 | MAR 32 | ATL 27 | TEX 42 | PHO 35 | HOM 27 | 27th | 3064 |
Car No. 88 history
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- Ernie Irvan (1995)
The No. 88 team began racing for RYR in 1995 with Havoline as the primary sponsor, as Ernie Irvan drove the car in three races following his comeback from injuries.
- Dale Jarrett (1996–2006)
Irvan returned to the No. 28 the following year, and Dale Jarrett began driving the No. 88 in 1996 with sponsorship from Ford Quality Care and Ford Credit. Jarrett won the 1996 Daytona 500 in his first race in the No. 88, defeating Dale Earnhardt for the second time in four years. Jarrett went on to win the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte in May, the Brickyard 400, and Michigan in August. Jarrett finished 3rd in the Winston Cup point standings behind Hendrick Motorsports teammates Terry Labonte (the Champion) and Jeff Gordon. In 1997 Jarrett won at Atlanta and Darlington in March, Pocono in July, Bristol in August, Charlotte in October, and Phoenix in November.
Over the years, Jarrett collected 29 victories (the most wins for any driver for RYR) and he won the Winston Cup championship in 1999. He also finished in the Top 10 in points seven consecutive seasons from 1996 through 2002. The sponsorship on the No. 88 car changed from Ford Quality Care to UPS in 2001. Jarrett and sponsor UPS left RYR at the end of the 2006 season for Michael Waltrip Racing.
- Ricky Rudd (2007)
Despite off-season rumors of the No. 88 being shut down and becoming a one-car team, Ricky Rudd returned to RYR, this time in the No. 88 with sponsorship from Snickers. Rudd officially announced his retirement from racing on August 20. On September 14, 2007, it was revealed that Yates transferred the No. 88 to Hendrick Motorsports for Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s new car. Travis Kvapil would be in the car full-time, with the car switching to No. 28 in the 2008 season, 20 years since the Yates family took over Ranier-Lundy Racing.
Car No. 88 results
[edit]Car No. 98 history
[edit]- Stephen Leicht (2006)
The No. 98 car debuted in 2006 as the No. 90 Ford sponsored by Citigroup. Stephen Leicht would make the team's first race at Pocono Raceway, starting 36th and finishing 33rd. They also attempted the Brickyard 400 with Leicht but failed to qualify.
- Paul Menard (2009)
In 2009, Paul Menard would drive with sponsorship from his father's company Menards. Menard did not finish higher than 13th and finished 31st in points. For 2010, this team became part of Richard Petty Motorsports as the team transitioned to running with Ford from Dodge.
Car No. 98 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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2003 | Jason Jarrett | 98 | Ford | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | TAL | MAR | CAL | RCH | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | CHI | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | NHA | DOV | TAL 29 | KAN | CLT | MAR | ATL | PHO | CAR | HOM | 66th | 76 |
2006 | Stephen Leicht | 90 | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI | MAR | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | CHI | NHA | POC 33 | IND DNQ | 68th | 53 | ||||||||||||||||
Marc Goossens | GLN 43 | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | NHA | DOV | KAN | TAL | CLT | MAR | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | Paul Menard | 98 | DAY 38 | CAL 37 | LVS 35 | ATL 28 | BRI 25 | MAR 25 | TEX 13 | PHO 23 | TAL 13 | RCH 30 | DAR 15 | CLT 29 | DOV 32 | POC 29 | MCH 34 | SON 21 | NHA 30 | DAY 23 | CHI 35 | IND 29 | POC 26 | GLN 19 | MCH 26 | BRI 24 | ATL 15 | RCH 28 | NHA 34 | DOV 19 | KAN 30 | CAL 27 | CLT 27 | MAR 23 | TAL 42 | TEX 29 | PHO 29 | HOM 26 | 33rd | 2979 |
Winston Cup driver history
[edit]Davey Allison (1989–1993)
Robby Gordon (1993)
Lake Speed (1993)
Ernie Irvan (1993–1997)
Kenny Wallace (1994, 2007)
Dale Jarrett (1995–2006)
Kenny Irwin Jr. (1998–1999)
Ricky Rudd (2000–2002, 2007)
Elliott Sadler (2003–2006)
Jason Jarrett (2003)
Stephen Leicht (2006)
Marc Goossens (2006)
David Gilliland (2006–2008)
Mike Wallace (2007)
Travis Kvapil (2008–2009)
Paul Menard (2009)
Xfinity Series
[edit]Car No. 90 history
[edit]- Multiple drivers (2005–2006)
The No. 90 car would debut in the 2005 season sponsored by Citifinancial being split by Yates' former NEXTEL Cup drivers Elliott Sadler and Dale Jarrett. The team ran a part-time schedule that season, finishing thirtieth in points, with Jarrett and Sadler posting a combined total of six top-fives. In 2006, Sadler shared the ride with development drivers Stephen Leicht and Matt McCall with Marc Goossens driving on road courses. The team remained in 30th in the standings, and McCall and Goossens were let go from the team.
- Stephen Leicht (2006–2007)
Leicht was named full-time driver of the No. 90 in 2007, and picked up his first win at Kentucky Speedway. This team did not run in 2008 due to sponsorship issues and was sold to Germain Racing, where Mike Wallace drove in 2008 as the #7 Geico Toyota. The No. 90 team has not run since.
Car No. 90 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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2005 | Dale Jarrett | 90 | Ford | DAY | CAL 10 | BRI 30 | DAR 21 | DOV 4 | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | GLN 39 | 30th | 2762 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elliott Sadler | MXC 18 | LVS 14 | ATL 8 | NSH | TEX 5 | PHO 2 | TAL | RCH 2 | CLT 36 | CHI 33 | NHA 4 | PPR | GTY | IRP | MCH 9 | BRI | CAL 13 | RCH 6 | DOV | KAN 42 | CLT 2 | TEX 9 | HOM 18 | |||||||||||||||||
Stephen Leicht | MEM 13 | PHO 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | Elliott Sadler | DAY 28 | CAL 32 | ATL 30 | PHO 32 | RCH 18 | CLT 19 | CHI 38 | 30th | 2946 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marc Goossens | MXC 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen Leicht | LVS 18 | TEX 20 | TAL 31 | DAR 25 | KEN 10 | MLW 13 | DAY 26 | NHA 33 | GTY 38 | GLN 36 | MCH 33 | BRI 35 | CAL 33 | DOV 23 | KAN 12 | CLT 14 | MEM 19 | TEX 19 | PHO 27 | HOM 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Matt McCall | BRI 24 | NSH 42 | DOV 41 | NSH 34 | MAR 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
David Gilliland | IRP 29 | RCH 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | Stephen Leicht | DAY 33 | CAL 20 | MXC 27 | LVS 18 | ATL 29 | BRI 20 | NSH 8 | TEX 20 | PHO 28 | TAL 28 | RCH 24 | DAR 26 | CLT 10 | DOV 34 | NSH 33 | KEN 1 | MLW 14 | NHA 25 | DAY 27 | CHI 10 | GTY 23 | IRP 24 | CGV 5 | GLN 17 | MCH 26 | BRI 20 | CAL 29 | RCH 21 | DOV 41 | KAN 19 | CLT 18 | MEM 12 | TEX 10 | PHO 19 | HOM 5 | 19th | 3603 |
Car No. 98 history
[edit]- Paul Menard (2009)
In 2009, the team returned as the No. 98 Menards Ford driven by Paul Menard part-time and had four top-ten finishes with a highest finish of fifth at Texas Motor Speedway and finished twenty-fifth in points. The No. 98 was then given to Roush Fenway Racing after the 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series season.
Car No. 98 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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2002 | Kasey Kahne | 98 | Ford | DAY | CAR 31 | LVS | DAR | BRI 32 | TEX 36 | NSH | TAL | CAL 18 | RCH 30 | NHA | NZH | CLT 29 | DOV 20 | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY 25 | CHI 25 | GTY | PPR | IRP 15 | MCH 10 | BRI DNQ | DAR 18 | RCH 15 | DOV 19 | KAN 27 | CLT 32 | MEM | ATL 21 | CAR 16 | PHO 18 | HOM 21 | 36th | 1912 | |
2009 | Paul Menard | DAY | CAL | LVS | BRI 11 | TEX 5 | NSH | PHO 14 | TAL | RCH | DAR DNQ | CLT 21 | DOV 6 | NSH | KEN | MLW | NHA 35 | DAY | CHI 14 | GTY | IRP | IOW | GLN 29 | MCH 10 | BRI 9 | CGV 15 | ATL 12 | RCH 13 | DOV | KAN | CAL 11 | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO 30 | HOM 14 | 36th | 1904 |
Partnerships
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Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing
[edit]During the race weekend of the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, Robert Yates announced a technological partnership with the Champ Car World Series team Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing. Yates formed this partnership primarily for technology purposes and with the team's association with the Ford Motor Company, former engine supplier for the CCWS. However, with the retirement of Robert Yates at the end of the 2007 season, this partnership was canceled. The partnership got as far as Newman/Haas/Lanigan acquiring a car.[7]
Hall of Fame Racing
[edit]On January 13, 2009 it was announced that former Joe Gibbs Racing satellite team Hall of Fame Racing would enter a technical alliance with Yates Racing. This partnership involved the switch of the #96 from Toyota to Ford, as well as the #96 being run out of Yates Racing's shop. It was also announced that Bobby Labonte would drive the car with sponsorship from search engine Ask.com, inheriting the owners points of Yates Racing's defunct #38 car. The partnership dissolved after the season due to Yates' restructuring, by which point Labonte had been replaced with Roush Fenway Racing developmental driver Erik Darnell.
Front Row Motorsports with Yates Racing
[edit]In January 2010 Front Row Motorsports and owner Bob Jenkins formed a partnership with Doug Yates to help him field Fords for the 2010 season. Doug Yates also took owner points that were earned in 2009 from cars #96 and #98 and transferred them to Front Row Motorsports cars #37 and #38.
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