Trail Motorsport
Trail Motorsports (formerly HighLine Performance Group, FitzBradshaw Racing and Fitz Motorsports) was a NASCAR team based in Mooresville, North Carolina, near Charlotte. The team was owned by Armando Fitz and Art Shelton, and was previously co-owned by Fitz's former wife Mimi. The team was known as the HighLine Performance Group until the end of the 2001 season, when they teamed up with Terry Bradshaw and formally created FitzBradshaw Racing. At the end of the 2004 season FBR announced that it was partnering with Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, which gave them access to more technical and engineering support. In addition to that partnership they also switched manufacturers from Chevrolet to Dodge. The team also formed a partnership with Michael Waltrip Racing for the 2006 season. Bradshaw left the organization at the end of the 2006 season. The team changed its name to Trail Motorsports in early 2009 after Shelton came on board. The team fielded the No. 22 Dodge Charger for Johnny Borneman III in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, the No. 32 Chevrolet Silverado for Chase Austin in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the No. 58 Chevrolet Impala driven by Jarit Johnson, younger brother of seven-time Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson, in the Camping World East Series.
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Owner(s) | Armando Fitz, Mimi Fitz Terry Bradshaw, Art Shelton, Patrick Shelton |
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Base | Mooresville, North Carolina |
Series | Winston Cup Series, Nationwide Series |
Race drivers | Kerry Earnhardt, Tim Fedewa, Casey Atwood, David Stremme, Mike Bliss |
Sponsors | Supercuts, United States Navy |
Manufacturer | Dodge, Chevrolet |
Opened | 2001 |
Closed | 2009 |
Career | |
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
Race victories | 0 |
Sprint Cup Series
While the team was called FitzBradshaw, Trail briefly ran a Cup operation in 2002 with Kerry Earnhardt driving No. 83 RacingUSA.com/Aaron's Chevrolet.[1][2][3] The car was fielded with support from Dale Earnhardt, Inc.[2][4] The team had planned to run full-time in Cup by 2004.[1][5] Earnhardt failed in each of his attempts, due to rain cancelling qualifying at all three events.[3][6] Ron Hornaday Jr. qualified for that year's Checker Auto Parts 500, finishing 36th.[7] Earnhardt attempted three more races in 2003 with sponsorship from Aaron's, Supercuts, and Hot Tamales, but also failed to qualify.[3][8][9]
Car No. 83 results
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 | NWCC | Pts |
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2002 | Kerry Earnhardt | 83 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | MAR | TAL | CAL | RCH | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | CHI | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | NHA | DOV | KAN | TAL DNQ |
CLT DNQ |
MAR | ATL DNQ |
CAR | 61st | 109 | ||
Ron Hornaday Jr. | PHO 36 |
HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003 | Kerry Earnhardt | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX DNQ |
TAL | MAR | CAL DNQ |
RCH | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY DNQ |
CHI | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | NHA | DOV | TAL | KAN | CLT | MAR | ATL | PHO | CAR | HOM | 63rd | 93 |
Nationwide Series

Beginnings
Armando Fitz's team started as a two-car operation during the 2001 season. He and his wife, Mimi, purchased the team from Team SABCO, owned by his father-in-law and current Sprint Cup Series co-owner Felix Sabates at the end of the 2000 season.[10][11] The team, then known as the HighLine Performance Group ran the No. 8 Chevrolet and No. 11 Chevrolet. Blaise Alexander began the season in the No. 8 car, but after four races, the team cut back to a part-time schedule. Frank Kimmel, Jeff Falk, Michael Dokken, Jason Rudd, Mario Hernandez, Mark Voigt, and Josh Richeson all shared time in the car over the season, with the No. 8 team finishing 42nd in owner's points. Marty Houston drove the newly renumbered No. 11 car at the beginning of the year,[12] his best finish being a 13th at the NAPA Auto Parts 300, but he was replaced by Ron Hornaday Jr. after the Outback Steakhouse 300. Hornaday had two top-tens but was released before the season was over, and was replaced by Todd Bodine who had one top-five in three races at the end of the season.[12][13] Andy Santerre and Tim Fedewa also ran races in the car.[12][13] The No. 11 car ended 21st in owner points, with Bodine finishing 29th in points.[12][13]
Car No. 8 results
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 | Owners | Pts |
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2001 | Blaise Alexander | 8 | Chevy | DAY 30 |
CAR 16 |
LVS 43 |
ATL 12 |
DAR | BRI | TEX | 42nd | 1132 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frank Kimmel | NSH 11 |
TAL | CAL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jeff Falk | RCH 31 |
NHA | NZH 29 |
CLT | DOV | KEN DNQ |
MLW | GLN | CHI | GTY | BRI 24 |
RCH 25 |
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Michael Dokken | PPR 41 |
IRP | MCH | DAR 42 |
CLT 42 |
HOM DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jason Rudd | DOV 40 |
KAN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mario Hernandez | MEM 36 |
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Mark Voigt | PHO 43 |
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Josh Richeson | CAR 37 |
Car No. 11 results
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 | Owners | Pts |
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2001 | Marty Houston | 11 | Chevy | DAY 13 |
CAR 42 |
LVS 36 |
ATL 33 |
DAR 20 |
BRI 14 |
TEX 25 |
NSH 23 |
TAL 37 |
CAL 32 |
RCH 38 |
NHA 30 |
NZH 25 |
CLT 32 |
DOV 17 |
KEN 21 |
21st | 3282 | |||||||||||||||||
Ron Hornaday Jr. | MLW 8 |
GLN 10 |
CHI 16 |
MCH 14 |
BRI 27 |
DAR 11 |
RCH 11 |
DOV 26 |
KAN 34 |
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Andy Santerre | GTY 16 |
PPR 13 |
IRP 17 |
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Todd Bodine | CLT 15 |
PHO 5 |
CAR 24 |
HOM 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tim Fedewa | MEM 6 |
Car No. 12/22 history

In 2002, the newly formed FitzBradshaw Racing signed Supercuts, 10-10-220, Hot Tamales, and Jani-King as sponsors and Kerry Earnhardt as the driver of the team's No. 12 Chevrolet. The team also formed a technical alliance with Dale Earnhardt, Inc., receiving engines and engineering support from DEI.[12][13][14][15] Earnhardt had two top-fives and finished 22nd in points. Earnhardt did not have a top-ten finish in 2003, and was released after the Tropicana Twister 300.[6][16][17][18] Tim Fedewa, who had been Earnhardt's spotter since 2002, and crew chief for a single race, replaced him for the balance of the season.[8][17][19] Fedewa finished in the top-20 eight times. Fedewa had five top-tens in 2004, and finished sixteenth in points. Fedewa struggled in 2005, and did not finish in the top-ten, causing him to be released after Pikes Peak.[20] Joel Kauffman, Paul Wolfe, Carlos Contreras, Kertus Davis, Sterling Marlin, and Steadman Marlin all shared the ride for the rest of the season. In 2006, the No. 12 car has seen several different drivers through the first 25 races of the season. Joel Kauffman was slated to run the full schedule for the team this year, however after struggling the team scaled back his schedule. David Reutimann ran the car at Daytona because Kauffman had not received approval for superspeedway racing. Tracy Hines and Mike Skinner drove the car in multiple races. For the 2007 season, Fitz Motorsports switched to the No. 22 and signed David Stremme and Mike Bliss as their principal drivers. Both drivers had great success in the No. 22, with Bliss scoring the team's best finish of second at Memphis. When the team came to Montreal for the inaugural NAPA Auto Parts 200, the team - in a last-second decision - placed Canadian CART regular Patrick Carpentier in the car. Carpentier won the pole position for the race and charged from 6th with less than 2 laps to go to finish second to Kevin Harvick.
Bliss returned in 2008 to drive full-time, but left for Phoenix Racing after six races, and was replaced by various Cup drivers including Robby Gordon and Reed Sorenson. Michael Waltrip Racing development driver Josh Wise became the new driver for thirteen races with one top-five finish. Of note, Fitz switched temporarily to Toyota during Wise's runs with the team. A wide variety of drivers including ex-Champ Car driver Andrew Ranger, 2008 Daytona 500 winner Ryan Newman, Jarit Johnson, and Joe Gibbs Racing development driver Marc Davis, took over for the rest of the season. This team shut down in early 2009.
Car No. 12/22 results
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 | Kerry Earnhardt | 12 | Chevy | DAY 41 |
CAR 28 |
LVS 19 |
DAR 18 |
BRI 28 |
TEX 23 |
NSH 8 |
TAL 18 |
CAL 21 |
RCH 33 |
NHA 18 |
NZH 20 |
CLT 28 |
DOV 16 |
NSH 18 |
KEN 7 |
MLW 27 |
DAY 38 |
CHI 43 |
GTY 12 |
PPR 18 |
IRP 35 |
MCH 21 |
BRI 31 |
DAR 28 |
RCH 27 |
DOV 39 |
KAN 2 |
CLT 31 |
MEM 5 |
ATL 41 |
CAR 31 |
PHO 10 |
HOM 27 |
26th | 3145 | |
2003 | DAY 14 |
CAR 15 |
LVS 14 |
DAR 33 |
BRI 34 |
TEX 31 |
TAL 17 |
NSH 26 |
CAL 40 |
RCH 19 |
GTY 17 |
NZH 14 |
CLT 35 |
DOV 14 |
NSH 30 |
KEN 34 |
MLW 15 |
DAY 33 |
CHI 41 |
18th | 3170 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tim Fedewa | NHA 12 |
PPR 13 |
IRP 13 |
MCH 25 |
BRI 24 |
DAR 19 |
RCH 18 |
DOV 17 |
KAN 18 |
CLT 25 |
MEM 20 |
ATL 24 |
PHO 24 |
CAR 24 |
HOM 42 |
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2004 | DAY 16 |
CAR 18 |
LVS 7 |
DAR 16 |
BRI 12 |
TEX 15 |
NSH 12 |
TAL 37 |
CAL 31 |
GTY 9 |
RCH 17 |
NZH 15 |
CLT 42 |
DOV 9 |
NSH 11 |
KEN 34 |
MLW 17 |
DAY 10 |
CHI 17 |
NHA 2 |
PPR 25 |
IRP 34 |
MCH 23 |
BRI 16 |
CAL 27 |
RCH 35 |
DOV 13 |
KAN 38 |
CLT 31 |
MEM 23 |
ATL 33 |
PHO 18 |
DAR 14 |
HOM 21 |
20th | 3480 | ||||
2005 | Dodge | DAY 24 |
CAL 21 |
MXC 21 |
LVS 15 |
ATL 38 |
NSH 26 |
BRI 25 |
TEX 16 |
PHO 41 |
TAL 37 |
DAR 19 |
RCH 41 |
CLT 29 |
DOV 34 |
NSH 21 |
KEN 40 |
MLW 27 |
DAY 24 |
CHI 32 |
NHA 13 |
PPR 18 |
28th | 2846 | ||||||||||||||||
Sterling Marlin | GTY 12 |
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Joel Kauffman | IRP 25 |
BRI 34 |
DOV 36 |
KAN 23 |
MEM 34 |
PHO 29 |
HOM 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paul Wolfe | GLN 23 |
MCH 32 |
RCH 29 |
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Carlos Contreras | CAL 33 |
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Steadman Marlin | CLT 19 |
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Kertus Davis | TEX 40 |
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2006 | David Reutimann | DAY 29 |
34th | 2561 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Joel Kauffman | CAL 27 |
MXC 34 |
LVS 43 |
ATL 32 |
BRI 42 |
TEX 35 |
NSH 23 |
PHO 30 |
RCH DNQ |
DAR 35 |
CLT DNQ |
KEN 27 |
MLW 31 |
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Tracy Hines | TAL 25 |
DAY 29 |
CHI 41 |
NHA 34 |
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Mike Skinner | DOV 25 |
NSH 26 |
IRP 18 |
MCH 29 |
BRI 13 |
RCH 32 |
CLT 10 |
TEX 21 |
PHO DNQ |
HOM 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carlos Contreras | MAR 29 |
GLN 32 |
CAL 38 |
MEM 39 |
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Kevin Hamlin | GTY DNQ |
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Scott Wimmer | DOV 11 |
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Ted Musgrave | KAN 30 |
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2007 | David Stremme | 22 | DAY DNQ |
CAL 12 |
LVS 5 |
ATL 11 |
BRI 33 |
TEX 19 |
CLT 16 |
CHI 25 |
MCH 24 |
8th | 3381 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carlos Contreras | MXC 35 |
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Mike Bliss | BRI 10 |
NSH 10 |
PHO 15 |
TAL 14 |
RCH 33 |
DAR 18 |
DOV 9 |
NSH 16 |
KEN 9 |
MLW 25 |
NHA 13 |
DAY 17 |
GTY 33 |
BRI 13 |
RCH 5 |
DOV 4 |
KAN 31 |
CLT 29 |
MEM 2 |
TEX 43 |
PHO 32 |
HOM 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Josh Wise | IRP 19 |
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Patrick Carpentier | CGV 2 |
GLN 19 |
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Robby Gordon | CAL 9 |
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2008 | Mike Bliss | DAY 17 |
CAL 13 |
LVS 26 |
ATL 7 |
BRI 5 |
NSH 11 |
23rd | 3409 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robby Gordon | TEX 20 |
PHO 27 |
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Rubén Pardo | MXC 18 |
DAR 42 |
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Reed Sorenson | TAL 29 |
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Johnny Sauter | RCH 24 |
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Josh Wise | CLT 24 |
DOV 19 |
NSH 33 |
KEN 23 |
MLW 33 |
NHA 20 |
DAY 33 |
CHI 25 |
GTY 16 |
IRP 5 |
DOV 13 |
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Andrew Ranger | CGV 28 |
BRI 19 |
RCH 33 |
KAN 31 |
CLT 20 |
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Ryan Newman | GLN 12 |
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Josh Wise | Toyota | MCH 14 |
CAL 22 |
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Jarit Johnson | Dodge | MEM 32 |
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Marc Davis | TEX 30 |
PHO 27 |
HOM 27 |
Car No. 36 history

The team expanded to two cars in 2003 halfway through the season as the United States Navy came aboard to sponsor the No. 14 for nine races.[5] Casey Atwood debuted the car at Kentucky Speedway, bringing it home in 9th place. Atwood ran 11 races that year, posting four top-ten finishes. Atwood came back in 2004, and had seven top-tens, when he was dismissed after Lowe's.[23] His immediate replacement was Dave Blaney for one race,[23] with Braun Racing's David Stremme named as his permanent replacement. As part of the arrangement to bring Stremme to the team, FitzBradshaw agreed to align themselves with Chip Ganassi Racing, who had him under contract as part of a driver development deal. This would allow the team to finish the season as a Chevrolet team, but beginning the next year both the No. 12 and the No. 14 would switch to Dodge as Ganassi's team was fielding the vehicles at the time.
Stremme ran the No. 14 full-time in 2005, and had ten top-tens, finishing 13th in points, before moving up to compete in the NEXTEL Cup series. Tracy Hines was hired to run in the No. 14 Dodge for the 2006 season, however sponsorship issues forced the team to compete on a limited basis. Steadman Marlin competed for the team in two races and A. J. Foyt IV competed in one race for the team. It was announced in July 2006 that Family Dollar would sponsor the car for nine races and the team would feature Ricky Craven, Carlos Contreras, and Mike Skinner as drivers. Fitz Motorsports changed the car number to No. 44 for 2007 and Rubén Pardo qualified for the team's first race at the Telcel-Motorola México 200, followed up by another start at Nashville Superspeedway. Mike Bliss also drove the No. 44 with Family Dollar sponsorship at Lowe's Motor Speedway in May 2007. For 2008, Kenny Wallace was signed to drive the No. 36 with sponsorship from Shark Energy Drink. Although Wallace missed the season opener at Daytona, he ran all following races until owner Armando Fitz announced on March 17 that the No. 36 team would only run part-time due to a lack of product distribution, and the owner points of the 36 were switched the No. 28 of Wallace's new team. The No. 36 began running part-time with Pardo and Charles Lewandoski driving midway through the season.
Car No. 36 results
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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2003 | Casey Atwood | 14 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | TAL | NSH | CAL | RCH | GTY | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN 9 |
MLW 19 |
DAY 27 |
CHI | NHA 32 |
PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI 18 |
DAR 10 |
RCH 11 |
DOV 25 |
KAN | CLT 32 |
MEM 7 |
ATL | PHO 8 |
CAR | HOM 43 |
42nd | 1243 | |
2004 | DAY 15 |
CAR 19 |
LVS 36 |
DAR 9 |
BRI 34 |
TEX 21 |
NSH 20 |
TAL 13 |
CAL 29 |
GTY 23 |
RCH 14 |
NZH 6 |
CLT 17 |
DOV 18 |
NSH 7 |
KEN 22 |
MLW 32 |
DAY 24 |
CHI 13 |
NHA 31 |
PPR 9 |
IRP 8 |
MCH 25 |
BRI 10 |
CAL 26 |
RCH 2 |
DOV 24 |
KAN 22 |
CLT 20 |
14th | 3680 | |||||||||
Dave Blaney | MEM 19 |
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David Stremme | ATL 8 |
PHO 21 |
DAR 31 |
HOM 12 |
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2005 | Dodge | DAY 40 |
CAL 8 |
MXC 22 |
LVS 3 |
ATL 13 |
NSH 26 |
BRI 38 |
TEX 17 |
PHO 3 |
TAL 3 |
DAR 6 |
RCH 27 |
CLT 8 |
DOV 33 |
NSH 6 |
KEN 32 |
MLW 5 |
DAY 18 |
CHI 20 |
NHA 22 |
PPR 35 |
GTY 22 |
IRP 5 |
GLN 17 |
MCH 22 |
BRI 26 |
CAL 9 |
RCH 35 |
DOV 19 |
KAN 43 |
CLT 23 |
MEM 11 |
TEX 18 |
PHO 34 |
HOM 32 |
16th | 3694 | ||
2006 | Tracy Hines | DAY 20 |
CAL 33 |
LVS 38 |
ATL 41 |
BRI 13 |
TEX 30 |
PHO 43 |
TAL | 40th | 1430 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carlos Contreras | MXC 11 |
HOM 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Steadman Marlin | NSH 31 |
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A. J. Foyt IV | RCH DNQ |
DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ricky Craven | MAR 39 |
GTY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ted Musgrave | IRP 25 |
GLN | RCH 21 |
DOV | KAN | CLT 24 |
TEX 34 |
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Scott Wimmer | MCH 42 |
BRI 17 |
CAL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Willie Allen | MEM 28 |
PHO 35 |
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2007 | Rubén Pardo | 44 | DAY | CAL | MXC 41 |
LVS | ATL | BRI | NSH 43 |
TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | 73rd | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mike Bliss | CLT 39 |
DOV | NSH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carlos Contreras | KEN 43 |
MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mark Green | CGV 40 |
GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | Kenny Wallace | 36 | DAY DNQ |
CAL 18 |
LVS 13 |
ATL 25 |
BRI 11 |
50th | 505 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rubén Pardo | NSH DNQ |
TEX | PHO | MXC | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH 42 |
KEN | MLW DNQ |
GTY 41 |
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Charles Lewandoski | NHA 41 |
DAY | IRP DNQ |
CGV | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chad Blount | CHI DNQ |
Car No. 40 history

The third FitzBradshaw car made its debut in 2003, with Jimmy Spencer driving the No. 82 Jani-King Chevrolet at Texas, finishing sixth.[3] Casey Atwood attempted the Charlotte spring race in the No. 82 NAVY Chevrolet, failing to qualify. Atwood later drove the car at the Tropicana Twister 300 sponsored by Jani-King, finishing 21st.[18] Randy LaJoie drove the car again at Phoenix, finishing 14th. LaJoie continued to run the car part-time in 2004 with sponsorship from Jani-King and Goulds Pumps, his best finish being 13th at Las Vegas.[24] Dave Blaney also ran two races in the car.[23]
In 2005, the team became a driver development team for Chip Ganassi Racing, and switched to Ganassi's No. 40 with sponsorship from Jani-King and Cottman Transmission.[10][11][25] Sterling Marlin began the season with the team, with Carlos Contreras and Ganassi development driver Scott Lagasse Jr. filling in. Towards the end of the season, Contreras, Paul Wolfe, and Erin Crocker got majority of the starts in the car. Reed Sorenson ran the Aaron's 312 at Atlanta in March in the car after the transmission on his regular No. 41 Discount Tire car mysteriously locked up during qualifying for the race.[26] For 2006, Michael Waltrip purchased the team's owners points and began a partnership with FBR to run the No. 99 Aaron's Dodge.
Car No. 40 results
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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2003 | Jimmy Spencer | 82 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX 6 |
TAL | NSH | CAL | RCH | GTY | NZH | 57th | 481 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Casey Atwood | CLT DNQ |
DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI 21 |
NHA | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | ATL 28 |
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Randy LaJoie | PHO 14 |
CAR | HOM Wth |
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2004 | DAY | CAR | LVS 13 |
DAR | BRI | TEX 23 |
NSH | TAL | CAL 30 |
GTY | RCH | NZH 25 |
CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY 16 |
CHI | NHA | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | 56th | 619 | ||||||||||
Dave Blaney | CLT 25 |
MEM | ATL | PHO 42 |
DAR | HOM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | Sterling Marlin | 40 | Dodge | DAY 42 |
CAL 15 |
LVS 25 |
ATL QL |
NSH 37 |
BRI 5 |
TEX 19 |
TAL 21 |
DAR 39 |
RCH 10 |
CLT 2 |
NSH QL |
KEN 6 |
DAY 41 |
CHI 35 |
MCH 12 |
BRI 25 |
DOV 17 |
CLT 5 |
TEX 22 |
25th | 2987 | |||||||||||||||
Carlos Contreras | MXC 36 |
GLN 32 |
KAN 38 |
PHO 30 |
HOM 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reed Sorenson | ATL 18 |
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Scott Lagasse Jr. | PHO 40 |
DOV 42 |
MLW 22 |
NHA 40 |
PPR 28 |
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Johnny Benson | NSH 18 |
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Paul Wolfe | GTY 29 |
IRP 38 |
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Stanton Barrett | CAL 41 |
RCH 42 |
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Erin Crocker | MEM 29 |
Other series
In addition to the Busch Series, Fitz Motorsports operated race teams in other series as well. In 2007, they fielded entries in the NASCAR Busch East Series with Ruben Pardo as the team's driver, with Pierre Borque racing on a part-time basis, and the NASCAR Mexico Series, where Carlos Pardo drove the team's FitzContreras Racing entry, along with development driver Maxime Dumarey.
In 2007, the team partnered with Hyper Sport to race in the Grand-Am Road Racing series.
Ruben Pardo raced in 2008 in the East Series for Fitz. For 2009, former Rusty Wallace Racing driver Chase Austin was to drive the No. 32 Chevrolet in the Camping World Truck Series and Jarit Johnson, younger brother of seven time Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson, was to drive in the Camping World East Series. However, the team shut down before their plans could come to fruition.
References
- "Sauter A Star In Dega; Earnhardt Lands Cup Ride". Motor Racing Network. Talladega, Alabama. April 18, 2002. Archived from the original on November 21, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- "Kerry Earnhardt gets DEI prepped car at Talladega". Crash.net. 2002. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- FitzBradshaw Racing (April 27, 2003). "Busch driver Kerry Earnhardt to race at Texas". Motorsport.com. Mooresville, North Carolina. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- Korth, Joanne (October 4, 2002). "Another Earnhardt tries Talladega". St. Petersburg Times. Talladega, Alabama. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- Zier, Patrick (May 23, 2003). "K. Earnhardt Going in Reverse". The Ledger. Harrisburg, North Carolina. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- "BUSCH: Kerry Earnhardt out at FitzBradshaw Racing". Motorsport.com. Mooresville, North Carolina. July 15, 2003. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- "NASCAR: Happy Hour results – Phoenix". Crash.net. 2002. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- FitzBradshaw Racing (July 15, 2003). "BUSCH: FitzBradshaw to test Tim Fedewa". Motorsport.com. Mooresville, North Carolina. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- "Daytona II: Kerry Earnhardt preview". Motorsport.com. Mooresville, North Carolina. July 2, 2003. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- Zenor, John (May 12, 2005). "Ex-football stars run rising Busch team". staugustine.com. Associated Press. Archived from the original on June 12, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
- Glick, Shav (September 3, 2005). "Driven to Be Diverse: Team owner Fitz is trying to lead the Latino charge in NASCAR". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
- "Its Kerrys Turn". Motor Racing Network. New York. November 29, 2001. Archived from the original on November 21, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- "BUSCH: Kerry Earnhardt signs with newly formed FitzBradshaw Racing". Motorsport.com. December 1, 2001. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- Berger, Ken (February 14, 2002). "Changing Lanes / Bradshaw backs Kerry Earnhardt". Newsday. Daytona Beach, Florida. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- "Terry Bradshaw, Kerry Earnhardt team up". Autoweek. December 4, 2001. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- Korth, Joanne (June 30, 2002). "Family tradition drives 'other son' forward: Once estranged from his half-brother and late father, Kerry Earnhardt has come full circle". St. Petersburg Times. Daytona Beach, Florida. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- Hinton, Ed (July 17, 2003). "Name can't help this Earnhardt". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- "BUSCH: Kerry Earnhardt and FitzBradshaw terminate contract". Motorsport.com. Mooresville, North Carolina. October 14, 2003. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- "Earnhardt Gets Cut". Motor Racing Network. Mooresville, North Carolina. July 15, 2003. Archived from the original on November 21, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- ESPN.com news services (July 25, 2005). "Marlin in, Fedewa out at FitzBradshaw". espn.go.com. Mooresville, North Carolina: ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
- "Atwood Out At Fitzbradshaw". Motor Racing Network. October 18, 2004. Archived from the original on November 21, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- FitzBradshaw Racing (February 27, 2004). "BUSCH: FBR to field three cars in Vegas". Motorsport.com. Mooresville, North Carolina. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- "New Car Sponsor For Fitzbradshaw". MRN.com. Horsham, Pennsylvania: Motor Racing Network. December 21, 2004. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
- Margolis, Bob (March 19, 2005). "Sorenson gets assist". Yahoo! Sports. Hampton, Georgia. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
External links
- Trail Motorsports Homepage
- Armando Fitz - NASCAR Owner
- Fitz Contreras Vazquez racing team Official Website
- Trail Motorsport owner statistics at Racing-Reference
- Trail Motorsport owner statistics at Racing-Reference (Terry Bradshaw)