Brewco Motorsports
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Baker Curb Racing, formerly known as Brewco Motorsports, is a racing team that competes in the NASCAR
Nationwide Series. Based in Nashville
, Tennessee
, it is owned by Gary Baker, former owner of Bristol Motor Speedway
and Nashville Superspeedway
, and record executive Mike Curb
. The team currently fields the #27 Ford Mustang
for various drivers.
The team was owned from 1996 until 2007 by Clarence Brewer, his wife Tammy, and Todd Wilkerson, running under the name Brewco Motorsports. Baker and Curb became owners of the team late in the 2007 season. Due to a lack of sponsorship, Baker Curb suspended operations indefinitely for the 2011 season.
. Mark Green
finished 18th in the #41 car. After a twenty-eighth place finish the next month at Richmond
, the team gained sponsorship from Timber Wolf
and ran ten races with Green in 1996 as the #37, posting a top-ten finish at Myrtle Beach Speedway
. The team finally went full-time in 1997, with Green chalking up five top-ten finishes and finishing just 79 points shy of a top-ten finish in points. After the 1998 season yielded four top-ten's, Green left for Washington-Erving Motorsports, and was replaced by Kevin Grubb
. Grubb failed to qualify four times, yet finished fifth at Richmond and was seventeenth in points at season's end. Grubb improved four spots the next season with six top tens, and in 2001, he had seven finishes of ninth or better. After that season, Grubb departed for Carroll Racing, and was replaced by Jeff Purvis
. Purvis started off by winning at Texas Motor Speedway
, but almost died later in the year from a crash at Nazareth Speedway
. Kevin Lepage
took his place, and won two poles before Elton Sawyer
finished out the year.
In 2003, Mark Green's brother David
took over the driving chores and won three races and was runner-up in the championship standings in his debut season in the ride. After a winless 2004, Brewco switched to Ford
from their combined Chevrolet
and Pontiac
team, with the number of Green's car switching to #27 (although Green's car wasn't the one that changed numbers technically- the #27 Kleenex sponsored machine was already in the stable and had been driven by Johnny Sauter
prior to Green; Greg Biffle
and Aaron Fike
took over Green's old 37 and had it changed to 66). He collected one win and finished eighth in the points. After struggling in 2006, Casey Atwood
replaced Green late in the season.
In 2007, Ward Burton
and Jason Keller
were announced as the driver of the #27 Ford Fusion
, with Burton driving 20 races, and Keller racing five times. Bobby East was named the driver for the rest of the season. After Keller and Burton's contracts expired, Casey Atwood, Brad Baker, and Robby Gordon
split the schedule in the 27 car. Brad Coleman
was to drive the car full-time in 2008, but he left mid-way through the season to run the Sprint Cup Series full time for Hall of Fame Racing
. Jason Keller took over for the rest of the year and will drive through 2009
.
Baker Curb announced that Biffle would return to the team to drive the #27 for 2010 with sponsorship from Red Man Tobacco
., but that partnership will come to a quick end with new laws against tobacco advertising. The team ran with different drivers and manufacturers in 2010, but with no large successes. After initially deciding to shut down for 2011, Baker Curb partnered with J.R. Fitzpatrick and his sponsor Schick to run at Daytona. After running the first five races of the season, Baker-Curb Racing suspended operations for the rest of the 2011 season due to the lack of sponsorship.
in 1998, as #27 receiving Timber Wolf sponsorship. Casey Atwood
finished 28th in that race. Scot Walters
drove next at California Speedway
, finishing 43rd after handling problems plagued the car. It went full-time in 1999, with Atwood driving the Castrol
-sponsored ride. Atwood won twice at The Milwaukee Mile and Dover International Speedway
, and finished 13th in points. He would not win 2000, but finished eighth in points and signed with Evernham Motorsports
' Winston Cup program. He was replaced by rookie Jamie McMurray
who was sponsored by Williams Travel Centers. After three top ten finishes in 2001, McMurray won three times the next year and finished sixth in points. Rookies Chase Montgomery
and Joey Clanton
shared the ride with Hank Parker Jr.
the next season, and the car had three top-ten finishes. In 2004, Johnny Sauter
came aboard with Kleenex
sponsoring. Sauter posted eight top tens and had an eighteenth place finish in points. For 2005, the car switched to #66 with Duraflame sponsoring. Greg Biffle
and Aaron Fike
shared the driving duties, with Biffle winning once and garnering sixteen top ten finishes in twenty-one starts, while Fike had one top ten in eleven starts in 2005. In 2006, Biffle, Ken Schrader
, and Scott Wimmer
shared the ride. Bobby Labonte
also drove in some races.
The team switched back to the #37 in 2007, as Rusty Wallace
took back #66, the original number RWI debuted with. Greg Biffle and Jamie McMurray
began the season sharing driving duties with sponsorship from Cub Cadet
and Yard-Man. John Graham was named the driver for ten races in 2007, with Fun Energy Foods sponsoring, and with Casey Atwood also driving part-time in the 37. Brad Baker drove early in the season, before he was replaced by Burney Lamar, before Baker returned during the summer Daytona race. Rafael Martinez, Greg Biffle and John Young drove the 37 in one race apiece during the season. Due to a lack of funding, Baker Curb shut the 37 down temporarily for the rest of the 2008 season.
The #37 returned to the track part-time in 2010 with Josh Wise and Kevin Swindell sharing driving duties. The team shut down during the 2010 season.
was merged into the newly formed Baker-Curb entry.
In 2008, Curb/Agajanian ran the 98 in two races with Johnny Sauter
driving. Both times, the team exited the race early and finished 42nd. That season, Curb also became involved in the Nationwide Series full-time by purchasing Brewco and forming Baker Curb Racing with Gary Baker.
The #43 returned full time in 2010 with the intent of Scott Lagasse Jr.
driving the car full time. However, Lagasse was replaced by a bevy of drivers such as Kevin O'Connell
, Chase Austin
, Justin Marks
, and Johnny Chapman
as sponsorship became rare and the team returned to part-time status. The team shut down during the 2010 season.
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
Nationwide Series. Based in Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
, it is owned by Gary Baker, former owner of Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961...
and Nashville Superspeedway
Nashville Superspeedway
Nashville Superspeedway is a motor racing complex located in Gladeville, Tennessee , United States, about 30 miles southeast of Nashville. On August 2, 2011, it was announced that Nashville Superspeedway will not host any NASCAR events in 2012. It is a concrete oval track 1 1/3 miles in...
, and record executive Mike Curb
Mike Curb
Michael Curb is an American musician, record company executive, NASCAR and IRL race car owner. A Republican, he served as the 42nd Lieutenant Governor of California from 1979-1983 under Democratic Governor Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr...
. The team currently fields the #27 Ford Mustang
Ford Mustang
The Ford Mustang is an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company. It was initially based on the second generation North American Ford Falcon, a compact car. Introduced early on April 17, 1964, as a "1964½" model, the 1965 Mustang was the automaker's most successful launch since the Model A...
for various drivers.
The team was owned from 1996 until 2007 by Clarence Brewer, his wife Tammy, and Todd Wilkerson, running under the name Brewco Motorsports. Baker and Curb became owners of the team late in the 2007 season. Due to a lack of sponsorship, Baker Curb suspended operations indefinitely for the 2011 season.
Car #27 History
BCR debuted at the Kroger 200 at Indianapolis Raceway Park in 19951995 in NASCAR Busch Series
The 1995 NASCAR Busch Series Season was held February 18 and ended November 5. Johnny Benson of BACE Motorsports won the championship.See also: 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1995 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series-1995 Team chart:...
. Mark Green
Mark Green (NASCAR)
Mark Green is a NASCAR driver. He currently drives the #49 Chevrolet for Jay Robinson Racing in the Nationwide Series on a part time basis. He is the brother of drivers, Jeff Green and David Green.- Beginnings :...
finished 18th in the #41 car. After a twenty-eighth place finish the next month at Richmond
Richmond International Raceway
Richmond International Raceway is a 3/4-mile , D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series...
, the team gained sponsorship from Timber Wolf
Swedish Match
Swedish Match is a Swedish company based in Stockholm that makes snus, tobacco, cigars , Red Man Chewing Tobacco, dipping tobacco, matches and lighters. It was founded as Svenska Tändsticksaktiebolaget by Ivar Kreuger in 1917 in Jönköping...
and ran ten races with Green in 1996 as the #37, posting a top-ten finish at Myrtle Beach Speedway
Myrtle Beach Speedway
The Myrtle Beach Speedway, originally named Rambi Raceway, was built in 1958 and is located on U.S. Route 501 near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.The speedway is a semi-banked asphaltic oval track that spans...
. The team finally went full-time in 1997, with Green chalking up five top-ten finishes and finishing just 79 points shy of a top-ten finish in points. After the 1998 season yielded four top-ten's, Green left for Washington-Erving Motorsports, and was replaced by Kevin Grubb
Kevin Grubb
Kevin Grubb was an American race car driver from Mechanicsville, Virginia. He was the younger brother of former race car driver Wayne Grubb...
. Grubb failed to qualify four times, yet finished fifth at Richmond and was seventeenth in points at season's end. Grubb improved four spots the next season with six top tens, and in 2001, he had seven finishes of ninth or better. After that season, Grubb departed for Carroll Racing, and was replaced by Jeff Purvis
Jeff Purvis
Jeff Purvis is a former race car driver in NASCAR's Nationwide Series. He is a 15-year veteran with four wins and 25 top-five finishes. Purvis is still recovering from a massive brain injury suffered in 2002. He races "Late Model Crates" at Golden Isles Speedway.- Winston Cup Series Career :Purvis...
. Purvis started off by winning at Texas Motor Speedway
Texas Motor Speedway
Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas....
, but almost died later in the year from a crash at Nazareth Speedway
Nazareth Speedway
Nazareth Speedway was an auto racing track in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania which operated from 1910 to 2004. The track is often associated with local drivers Mario and Michael Andretti. It was associated with Frankie Schneider in its earlier dirt track history....
. Kevin Lepage
Kevin Lepage
Kevin Lepage is a NASCAR driver. He currently drives the #52 car, for Jimmy Means Racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Lepage is the only NASCAR driver from Vermont to qualify for the Daytona 500.-Early career:...
took his place, and won two poles before Elton Sawyer
Elton Sawyer
Elton Sawyer , is a long-time NASCAR driver. He is married to former NASCAR driver Patty Moise. Recently, Sawyer has been a driver coach for the Red Bull Racing Team.-Beginnings:...
finished out the year.
In 2003, Mark Green's brother David
David Green (NASCAR)
David A. Green is a NASCAR driver. He won the Nationwide Series championship in 1994. His two younger brothers, Jeff and Mark have also competed in the NASCAR circuit...
took over the driving chores and won three races and was runner-up in the championship standings in his debut season in the ride. After a winless 2004, Brewco switched to Ford
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK...
from their combined Chevrolet
Chevrolet
Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918...
and Pontiac
Pontiac
Pontiac was an automobile brand that was established in 1926 as a companion make for General Motors' Oakland. Quickly overtaking its parent in popularity, it supplanted the Oakland brand entirely by 1933 and, for most of its life, became a companion make for Chevrolet. Pontiac was sold in the...
team, with the number of Green's car switching to #27 (although Green's car wasn't the one that changed numbers technically- the #27 Kleenex sponsored machine was already in the stable and had been driven by Johnny Sauter
Johnny Sauter
Johnathan Joseph Sauter is a NASCAR driver from Wisconsin. Sauter is the son of former NASCAR driver Jim Sauter, and the brother of NASCAR drivers Tim Sauter and Jay Sauter...
prior to Green; Greg Biffle
Greg Biffle
Gregory Jack "Greg" Biffle is a NASCAR driver who drives the #16 3M Ford Fusion for Roush Fenway Racing in the Sprint Cup Series. After racing in the NASCAR Winter Heat Series in the mid-90s, he was recommended to Jack Roush by former announcer Benny Parsons...
and Aaron Fike
Aaron Fike
Aaron Fike is a former NASCAR and USAC driver from Galesburg, Illinois. Prior to a drug arrest, he was the driver of the #1 Toyota Tundra Craftsman Truck Series truck.He is the younger brother of former NASCAR driver A. J...
took over Green's old 37 and had it changed to 66). He collected one win and finished eighth in the points. After struggling in 2006, Casey Atwood
Casey Atwood
Casey Lee Atwood is an American race car driver. Atwood is currently a free agent in NASCAR. He married his longtime girlfriend, Laura, in 2005. Atwood and Laura have two daughters, Kaylee and Emma...
replaced Green late in the season.
In 2007, Ward Burton
Ward Burton
John Edward Burton III is an American NASCAR auto racer, who has a total of five career Sprint Cup wins. He last drove the #4 State Water Heaters Chevrolet Impala SS for Morgan-McClure Motorsports in 2007. He is the older brother of fellow NASCAR driver Jeff Burton, against whom he first...
and Jason Keller
Jason Keller
For the American writer, see Jason Keller Jason Keller is a NASCAR racing driver who currently drives the #44 Chevrolet for Tri-Star Motorsports in the Nationwide Series. A mainstay in the Busch/Nationwide Series since his debut in 1991...
were announced as the driver of the #27 Ford Fusion
Ford Fusion (North America)
The Ford Fusion is a mid-size car produced by the Ford Motor Company since the 2006 model year. The 2010 model was awarded the Motor Trend Car of the Year and its hybrid version won the 2010 North American Car of the Year Award...
, with Burton driving 20 races, and Keller racing five times. Bobby East was named the driver for the rest of the season. After Keller and Burton's contracts expired, Casey Atwood, Brad Baker, and Robby Gordon
Robby Gordon
Robert W. "Robby" Gordon is an American racecar driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series as an owner-driver, driving the No. 7 Speed Energy Dodge Charger for Robby Gordon Motorsports, and also competes part-time in the Nationwide Series...
split the schedule in the 27 car. Brad Coleman
Brad Coleman
Bradford Coleman is an American stock car driver. He was a high school graduate of Carlisle School.Coleman was discovered at an indoor karting center in Houston, TX by LeMans champion Price Cobb...
was to drive the car full-time in 2008, but he left mid-way through the season to run the Sprint Cup Series full time for Hall of Fame Racing
Hall of Fame Racing
Hall of Fame Racing was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing team principally owned by Jeff Moorad, Tom Garfinkel, and Tom Davin. The team was created as a joint venture between former Dallas Cowboys quarterbacks Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman...
. Jason Keller took over for the rest of the year and will drive through 2009
2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series
The 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series began on February 14, 2009 at Daytona International Speedway with the Camping World 300. The season concluded on November 21, 2009 at Homestead-Miami Speedway with the Ford 300. With 25 top-five finishes, Kyle Busch was the season champion...
.
Baker Curb announced that Biffle would return to the team to drive the #27 for 2010 with sponsorship from Red Man Tobacco
Red Man
Red Man is a leading brand of chewing tobacco in the United States, produced since 1904. Red Man has traditionally come as leaf tobacco, in contrast to twist chewing tobacco or the ground tobacco used in snuff, and became a leader in that form of oral/dental/mouth tobacco. It is made by the...
., but that partnership will come to a quick end with new laws against tobacco advertising. The team ran with different drivers and manufacturers in 2010, but with no large successes. After initially deciding to shut down for 2011, Baker Curb partnered with J.R. Fitzpatrick and his sponsor Schick to run at Daytona. After running the first five races of the season, Baker-Curb Racing suspended operations for the rest of the 2011 season due to the lack of sponsorship.
Car #37 History
The #37 car debuted at Myrtle Beach SpeedwayMyrtle Beach Speedway
The Myrtle Beach Speedway, originally named Rambi Raceway, was built in 1958 and is located on U.S. Route 501 near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.The speedway is a semi-banked asphaltic oval track that spans...
in 1998, as #27 receiving Timber Wolf sponsorship. Casey Atwood
Casey Atwood
Casey Lee Atwood is an American race car driver. Atwood is currently a free agent in NASCAR. He married his longtime girlfriend, Laura, in 2005. Atwood and Laura have two daughters, Kaylee and Emma...
finished 28th in that race. Scot Walters
Scot Walters
Scot Walters is an American stock car racer from Cornelius, North Carolina. He competed in NASCAR from 1997 to 1999 in the Camping World Truck Series, as well as one Nationwide Series race in 1998.-NASCAR career:...
drove next at California Speedway
California Speedway
Auto Club Speedway is a two-mile , low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since 1997. The track was also used for open wheel racing events until 2005. The racetrack is located near the former locations of Ontario Motor Speedway and...
, finishing 43rd after handling problems plagued the car. It went full-time in 1999, with Atwood driving the Castrol
Castrol
Castrol is a brand of industrial and automotive lubricants which is applied to a large range of oils, greases and similar products for most lubrication applications...
-sponsored ride. Atwood won twice at The Milwaukee Mile and Dover International Speedway
Dover International Speedway
Dover International Speedway is a NASCAR-sanctioned race track located in Dover, Delaware, owned by, and serving as the corporate headquarters of, Dover Motorsports, Inc. It is co-located with a harness racing track, Dover Downs, and shares the complex with Dover Downs Hotel & Casino...
, and finished 13th in points. He would not win 2000, but finished eighth in points and signed with Evernham Motorsports
Evernham Motorsports
Richard Petty Motorsports is a two-car NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race team owned by seven-time NASCAR champion Richard Petty, Douglas G. Bergeron and financial company Medallion Financial. The team was founded as Evernham Motorsports in 2000, was renamed Gillett Evernham Motorsports in 2007 after...
' Winston Cup program. He was replaced by rookie Jamie McMurray
Jamie McMurray
James Christopher "Jamie" McMurray is a professional American race car driver. McMurray is best known for winning the 2002 UAW-GM Quality 500 as a substitute driver in his second Winston Cup start, and is one of three drivers to win both the Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400 in the same year...
who was sponsored by Williams Travel Centers. After three top ten finishes in 2001, McMurray won three times the next year and finished sixth in points. Rookies Chase Montgomery
Chase Montgomery
Chase Montgomery is a racecar driver. He currently owns a small business and continues to pursue a racing career. He lives in Wilson County, TN. He is now married and a father.-Career before NASCAR:...
and Joey Clanton
Joey Clanton
Joseph Clanton is an American race car driver and businessman. He was the 2002 champion in the now-defunct American Speed Association stock car series. He is also the owner of two Zaxby's franchises.-Busch Series:...
shared the ride with Hank Parker Jr.
Hank Parker Jr.
Hank Parker Jr. is a former NASCAR driver. Parker has run a total of 137 NASCAR Busch Series races, scoring 2 wins and 31 top tens in four full seasons, and finishing a best of 14th in the championship. He currently works as a fill-in driver for Carl Edwards on his Busch team...
the next season, and the car had three top-ten finishes. In 2004, Johnny Sauter
Johnny Sauter
Johnathan Joseph Sauter is a NASCAR driver from Wisconsin. Sauter is the son of former NASCAR driver Jim Sauter, and the brother of NASCAR drivers Tim Sauter and Jay Sauter...
came aboard with Kleenex
Kleenex
Kleenex is a brand name for a variety of toiletry paper-based products such as facial tissue, bathroom tissue, paper towels, and diapers. The name Kleenex is a registered trademark of Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Often used as a genericized trademark, especially in the United States, "Kleenex"...
sponsoring. Sauter posted eight top tens and had an eighteenth place finish in points. For 2005, the car switched to #66 with Duraflame sponsoring. Greg Biffle
Greg Biffle
Gregory Jack "Greg" Biffle is a NASCAR driver who drives the #16 3M Ford Fusion for Roush Fenway Racing in the Sprint Cup Series. After racing in the NASCAR Winter Heat Series in the mid-90s, he was recommended to Jack Roush by former announcer Benny Parsons...
and Aaron Fike
Aaron Fike
Aaron Fike is a former NASCAR and USAC driver from Galesburg, Illinois. Prior to a drug arrest, he was the driver of the #1 Toyota Tundra Craftsman Truck Series truck.He is the younger brother of former NASCAR driver A. J...
shared the driving duties, with Biffle winning once and garnering sixteen top ten finishes in twenty-one starts, while Fike had one top ten in eleven starts in 2005. In 2006, Biffle, Ken Schrader
Ken Schrader
Kenneth Schrader is a second-generation race car driver. He currently races on local dirt and asphalt tracks around the country while driving part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the ARCA Racing Series for his own Ken Schrader Racing. He also runs part time in the NASCAR Camping...
, and Scott Wimmer
Scott Wimmer
Scott Wimmer is a NASCAR Nationwide Series driver. He has a total of 6 wins in the Nationwide Series. His brother Chris Wimmer competed in the Busch Series. Wimmer co-owns State Park Speedway in a Wausau suburb...
shared the ride. Bobby Labonte
Bobby Labonte
Robert Alan "Bobby" Labonte is an American race car driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He currently drives the #47 Kroger/Clorox/Kimberly-Clark/Kingsford/Reese Towpower Hitches Toyota Camry for JTG Daugherty Racing. He currently resides in Trinity, North Carolina. He is married to his wife...
also drove in some races.
The team switched back to the #37 in 2007, as Rusty Wallace
Rusty Wallace
Russell William Wallace, Jr. is a past NASCAR Winston Cup Champion, currently a broadcaster on ESPN, car owner in the Nationwide Series, and a co-host of NASCAR Angels.-Early racing career:...
took back #66, the original number RWI debuted with. Greg Biffle and Jamie McMurray
Jamie McMurray
James Christopher "Jamie" McMurray is a professional American race car driver. McMurray is best known for winning the 2002 UAW-GM Quality 500 as a substitute driver in his second Winston Cup start, and is one of three drivers to win both the Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400 in the same year...
began the season sharing driving duties with sponsorship from Cub Cadet
Cub Cadet
IH Cub Cadet is a premium line of small tractors, established in 1960 as part of International Harvester. The IH Cub Cadet was an entirely new line of heavy-duty small tractors using components from the previous Cub series tractors...
and Yard-Man. John Graham was named the driver for ten races in 2007, with Fun Energy Foods sponsoring, and with Casey Atwood also driving part-time in the 37. Brad Baker drove early in the season, before he was replaced by Burney Lamar, before Baker returned during the summer Daytona race. Rafael Martinez, Greg Biffle and John Young drove the 37 in one race apiece during the season. Due to a lack of funding, Baker Curb shut the 37 down temporarily for the rest of the 2008 season.
The #37 returned to the track part-time in 2010 with Josh Wise and Kevin Swindell sharing driving duties. The team shut down during the 2010 season.
Car #43 History
Following the 2007 season the #43 Nationwide series team of Curb Agajanian Performance GroupCurb Agajanian Performance Group
The Curb Agajanian Performance Group is a NASCAR Busch Series team. It is owned by record executive Mike Curb and racing personality Cary Agajanian. It has fielded the #43 entry for many years in the Busch Series.- NASCAR Winston Cup :...
was merged into the newly formed Baker-Curb entry.
In 2008, Curb/Agajanian ran the 98 in two races with Johnny Sauter
Johnny Sauter
Johnathan Joseph Sauter is a NASCAR driver from Wisconsin. Sauter is the son of former NASCAR driver Jim Sauter, and the brother of NASCAR drivers Tim Sauter and Jay Sauter...
driving. Both times, the team exited the race early and finished 42nd. That season, Curb also became involved in the Nationwide Series full-time by purchasing Brewco and forming Baker Curb Racing with Gary Baker.
The #43 returned full time in 2010 with the intent of Scott Lagasse Jr.
Scott Lagasse Jr.
Scott Lagasse Jr. is a race car driver on the NASCAR Nationwide Series circuit. He currently drives the #43 Ford for Baker Curb Racing. He is the son of former Sports Car & NASCAR driver Scott Lagasse Sr.. Lagasse Jr is a former member of Chip Ganassi Racing driver development program...
driving the car full time. However, Lagasse was replaced by a bevy of drivers such as Kevin O'Connell
Kevin O'Connell
Kevin O'Connell is the chief weather anchor for WGRZ-TV, the NBC affiliate in Buffalo, New York. O'Connell also sub-hosted on The David Letterman Show on NBC, hosted the game show Go on NBC from October 1983 to January 1984, and presented the syndicated disco series Disco Step-by-Step from 1977 to...
, Chase Austin
Chase Austin
Chase Austin is an American racecar driver. He is a former development driver with Hendrick Motorsports and Rusty Wallace Racing. He is currently a part-time driver in the INDYCAR Firestone Indy Lights series.-Background:...
, Justin Marks
Justin Marks
Justin Marks is an American race car driver. He currently drives the #66 GoPro Chevrolet Silverado for Turn One Racing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.-Early years:...
, and Johnny Chapman
Johnny Chapman
Johnny Chapman is an American race car driver in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.-Racing career:...
as sponsorship became rare and the team returned to part-time status. The team shut down during the 2010 season.