Duesenberg & Leik Motorsports
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JD Motorsports is a NASCAR Nationwide Series team. It is owned and operated by Johnny Davis and Lori Morgan. The team began running in 2002, and currently fields the #01 G&K Services
Chevrolet Impala
for Mike Wallace
and the 0. G&K Services Chevrolet for James Hylton
part time. The team made history in 2008 having the 1st ever female crew chief.
. In his first race, he started 31st but finished 32nd after a wreck. He ran three more races that season and had a best finish of twenty-fourth at Memphis Motorports Park after gaining sponsorship from Broadway Motors. In 2003, Eagle Jet International became the team's new sponsor, and Morgan Shepherd was hired as the team's driver for most of its races. His best finish came at Talladega Superspeedway
, where he finished 11th, when J.R. Robbs took over for three races with a best finish of 27th. Jason White
then became the team's regular driver, and Shepherd moved to Davis' new #70 team. White drove for most of the season and had two top-twenty finishes in the #0 car, before Gus Wasson
finished out the year in the car, finishing 29th at Atlanta Motor Speedway
.
In 2004, the #0 switched to the #10 and the #70 the #0, and Jason Schuler
began the year with the team with Operation Fire SAFE as sponsor. After six races and a best finish of 27th, he was replaced by Wasson with Race Girl sponsorship. He ran for most of the season in the ten car, replaced once by Tina Gordon
. His best finish that season came at Nashville Superspeedway
, where he finished 22nd.
For the 2005 season, the #10 returned to its original #0. Kertus Davis began driving the #0 full-time with Race Girl sponsoring. He competed in twenty-eight races with a top-ten at Talladega for his rookie season and Rafael Martínez and Joe Fox served as relief drivers on road courses.
The team began the 2006
season under rumors that they would close due to sponsorship issues, but remained open. Davis qualified for twenty-two races in that year, sharing the ride with Randy LaJoie
and Morgan Shepherd
.
Kertus Davis left for Kevin Harvick Incorporated
in 2007 and was replaced by Eric McClure
and Hefty
sponsorship. J. R. Fitzpatrick
drove at Mexico City and Montreal, while Kevin Lepage
driving at Watkins Glen
. At the end of the 2007 season, McClure and his sponsorship departed for Front Row Motorsports
. Due to a lack of sponsorhip, it was announced on Jayski's Silly Season Site
that JDM's equipment would be auctioned off on December 1, although the team remained open.
The #0 team began the 2008 season with Kertus Davis
qualifying at Daytona, however his time was disallowed and he moved to the #01. Since Daytona, Dwayne Leik
has run four races, Mike Potter has run two races, Danny Efland
has been in the car for five races and Davis returned to the #0 car at Dover for one race. Larry Gunselman
drove the car regularly for the balance of the season, with Wheeler Boys filling in on road courses. Danny O'Quinn began the season as the driver of the #0 car, but moved over to the #01 after one race. J. C. Stout, Robert Richardson
, Mark Green
, and Steve Grissom
shared the car before Mike Wallace took over the driving duties. The team starts and parks on occasion in 2009, however the team did manage to finish at Kentucky. After Wallace moved to the 01, Andy Lally
, Stout and Jeremy Clements
drove.
In 2011, James Hylton ran the car at Darlington as a start and park. Tim Schendel and Brad Teague also started and parked at Iowa and Dover respectively.
driving the Western Union
car. In the team's first season, the #01 team started 33 out of 35 races, with a best finish of seventh at O'Reilly Raceway Park. Dwayne Leik also made one start, at the Winn-Dixie 250 in the #26. He started 38th and finished 32nd.
For the 2007 season, Duesenberg & Leik merged with Davis' operation, with the owner's points for the 2006 season for the 01 were transferred to the 0 car. Morgan Shepherd drove the 01 on a limited basis. Kevin Lepage
, Shelby Howard
and Danny Efland
also drove in 2007 after Shepherd left to drive for his own team. Joe Fox ran at Montreal and Watkins Glen. Kertus Davis returned after being released from KHI and drove at Michigan, California, Kansas and Lowe's Motor Speedway.
Dwayne Leik
qualified the #01 at Daytona to start off 2008, but was replaced by Davis after the #0 time was disallowed. Davis continued to run in the #01 full time since moving to the #01 at Daytona. J.C. Stout raced the #01 car at Dover, shortly before Davis announced he was leaving the team for Jay Robinson Racing
. The car was 29th in owner points when Davis left. A variety of drivers drove the car including Trevor Boys
at Montreal and his son Wheeler Boys at Watkins Glen International
. Danny Efland
became the regular driver for the rest of the season. Mike Wallace
drove the 01 at Daytona, before O'Quinn became the team's full time driver. Cash4Gold.com, the American Basketball Association, and Sun Drop served as the team's regular sponsors. O'Quinn left the team late in the season and was replaced by his teammate Wallace. Wallace ran the final 10 races of the season in 2009, finishing 35th in points. Wallace ran the #01 full time in 2010, getting the team up to 8th in points after Nashville, but they soon fell back and finished 18th in points.
Wallace returned to the 01 for 2011, gaining sponsorship from G&K Services
. The team was battling for the win at Talladega, but the 01 flipped on its roof on the last lap, but Wallace drove the battered car to a 17th place finish. Mid-way through 2011 the team gained a 10-race sponsorship from the movie Cowboys & Aliens
.
In 2004, the Davis' primary #0 car switched to the #10 and the #70 became the #0. Jimmy Kitchens
drove the #0 car for the first four races of the season, but did not finish a race. Greg Sacks
and Blake Mallory attempted a few races in the car, but did not qualify. Mike Potter drove the car for two races before Kertus Davis
came back to drive three times late in the season. The team would shut down at the end of the season with the team focusing iinstead on its purchase of the #01 car. Davis would enter a third car #00 for Mike Potter at the Milwaukee Mile
in 2007 to fill out short Busch Series field.
The team would be revived in 2009 with Mark Green driving the #04 at Talladega, but lose a engine. Kertus Davis took over the car after leaving Jay Robinson Racing
starting with Milwaukee, and will drive it for at least 3 races.
G&K Services
G&K Services ) provides branded identity apparel and facility services programs. G&K Services' branded apparel and facility services programs provide rental-lease or purchase options through its direct sale programs....
Chevrolet Impala
Chevrolet Impala
The Chevrolet Impala is a full-size automobile built by the Chevrolet division of General Motors introduced for the 1958 model year. Deriving its name from the southern African antelope, Chevrolet's most expensive passenger model through 1965 had become the best-selling automobile in the United...
for Mike Wallace
Mike Wallace (NASCAR)
Mike Wallace is a NASCAR race car driver born in Fenton, Missouri. He currently drives the #01 Chevrolet for JD Motorsports in the Nationwide Series. He is a younger brother to Rusty Wallace, older brother to Kenny Wallace, and uncle to Steve Wallace...
and the 0. G&K Services Chevrolet for James Hylton
James Hylton
James Harvey Hylton is a part-time race car driver. He is a two-time winner in NASCAR and competes in the ARCA RE/MAX Series,finishing 16th in points in 2006. He made headlines while attempting to qualify for the 2007 Daytona 500 at age 72...
part time. The team made history in 2008 having the 1st ever female crew chief.
Car #0 History
The 0 car made its debut in 2002, fielding an entry for Davis' son KertusKertus Davis
Kertus Davis is a NASCAR driver. He is currently the competition director for JD Motorsports.- Prior to NASCAR/USAR :...
. In his first race, he started 31st but finished 32nd after a wreck. He ran three more races that season and had a best finish of twenty-fourth at Memphis Motorports Park after gaining sponsorship from Broadway Motors. In 2003, Eagle Jet International became the team's new sponsor, and Morgan Shepherd was hired as the team's driver for most of its races. His best finish came at Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega Superspeedway is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama, United States. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base just outside the small city of Lincoln. It was constructed by International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France Family, in...
, where he finished 11th, when J.R. Robbs took over for three races with a best finish of 27th. Jason White
Jason White (NASCAR)
Jason White is the driver for the #23 GunBroker.com Chevy Silverado for Joe Denette Motorsports in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. He has been racing in NASCAR since 1999.-Beginnings:...
then became the team's regular driver, and Shepherd moved to Davis' new #70 team. White drove for most of the season and had two top-twenty finishes in the #0 car, before Gus Wasson
Gus Wasson
Gus Wasson, born on March 28, 1974 from Bloomdale, Ohio is a former NASCAR driver. Gus is the son of Paul and Kathy Wasson. He competed part-time in NASCAR's Busch Series from 1998-2004.- Busch Series Career :...
finished out the year in the car, finishing 29th at Atlanta Motor Speedway
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Atlanta Motor Speedway is a track just outside Hampton, Georgia, twenty miles south of Atlanta. It is a quad-oval track with a seating capacity of over 125,000. It opened in 1960 as a standard oval. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track...
.
In 2004, the #0 switched to the #10 and the #70 the #0, and Jason Schuler
Jason Schuler
Jason Schuler , is a former NASCAR driver. He ran select races from 2000-2004 in the Busch Series. He is currently building cars for JJ Fabrication, Inc...
began the year with the team with Operation Fire SAFE as sponsor. After six races and a best finish of 27th, he was replaced by Wasson with Race Girl sponsorship. He ran for most of the season in the ten car, replaced once by Tina Gordon
Tina Gordon
Tina Gordon is a NASCAR driver and spokesperson for the Sticks 'N' Stuff furniture chain. After being released from her ride at Jay Robinson Racing, Gordon has not raced and her future plans are unknown. As of Fall 2008, she is no longer active in racing.Gordon currently lives in of Cedar Bluff,...
. His best finish that season came at 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...
, where he finished 22nd.
For the 2005 season, the #10 returned to its original #0. Kertus Davis began driving the #0 full-time with Race Girl sponsoring. He competed in twenty-eight races with a top-ten at Talladega for his rookie season and Rafael Martínez and Joe Fox served as relief drivers on road courses.
The team began the 2006
2006 in NASCAR Busch Series
The 25th season of the NASCAR Busch Series opened February 18, 2006, at Daytona International Speedway and concluded November 18, 2006, at Homestead-Miami Speedway...
season under rumors that they would close due to sponsorship issues, but remained open. Davis qualified for twenty-two races in that year, sharing the ride with Randy LaJoie
Randy LaJoie
Randall LaJoie was a driver in the NASCAR Busch Series , where he is a two-time champion. Presently, he does not have a full-time ride. He is the father of racers Casey and Corey LaJoie.-Early racing career:LaJoie started racing go-karts when he was 12 years old...
and Morgan Shepherd
Morgan Shepherd
Clay Morgan Shepherd has been a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver since 1977. He has also raced in the Nationwide, and Camping World Truck Series. He is a born again Christian who serves as a lay minister to the racing community...
.
Kertus Davis left for Kevin Harvick Incorporated
Kevin Harvick Incorporated
Kevin Harvick Incorporated was a NASCAR team owned by NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick and his wife DeLana, who herself is the daughter of a former Busch Series driver, John Linville...
in 2007 and was replaced by Eric McClure
Eric McClure
Eric McClure , is a NASCAR driver. His family owns the Sprint Cup team Morgan-McClure Motorsports. A graduate of Emory and Henry College, he currently drives the #14 Hefty Chevrolet full-time in the NASCAR Nationwide Series for TriStar Motorsports.- Sprint Cup Series Career :McClure has made two...
and Hefty
Hefty
Hefty is a brand name of trash bags, trash cans, foam disposable tableware, children’s disposable tableware, slider closure food storage and freezer bags, and disposable cookware. Hefty is a registered trademark of Pactiv Corporation...
sponsorship. J. R. Fitzpatrick
J. R. Fitzpatrick
John Ryan Fitzpatrick is a Canadian stock car driver. He is currently the youngest driver to win the CASCAR Super Series championship...
drove at Mexico City and Montreal, while 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:...
driving at Watkins Glen
Watkins Glen International
Watkins Glen International is an auto race track located near Watkins Glen, New York, at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. The facility is owned by International Speedway Corporation...
. At the end of the 2007 season, McClure and his sponsorship departed for Front Row Motorsports
Front Row Motorsports
Front Row Motorsports is a team that competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup. The team began running part-time in 2004 as Means-Jenkins Motorsports under a partnership with Jimmy Means and restaurant entrepreneur Bob Jenkins, with Jenkins becoming the full team owner in 2005...
. Due to a lack of sponsorhip, it was announced on Jayski's Silly Season Site
Jayski's Silly Season Site
Jayski's Silly Season Site is a web site focusing primarily on NASCAR news and rumors, created and run by Charlotte-area resident Jay Adamczyk , a former United States Air Force mechanic, on August 25, 1996. Adamczyk started the site after having difficulty finding news regarding the Melling Racing...
that JDM's equipment would be auctioned off on December 1, although the team remained open.
The #0 team began the 2008 season with Kertus Davis
Kertus Davis
Kertus Davis is a NASCAR driver. He is currently the competition director for JD Motorsports.- Prior to NASCAR/USAR :...
qualifying at Daytona, however his time was disallowed and he moved to the #01. Since Daytona, Dwayne Leik
Dwayne Leik
Dwayne Leik of Asheville, North Carolina was born February 9, 1964. He is currently an owner of Leik Motorsports and a part time driver in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. He formerly worked as the business manager for Marcis Racing and legendary NASCAR driver Dave Marcis...
has run four races, Mike Potter has run two races, Danny Efland
Danny Efland
Danny Efland is a NASCAR driver who races for M&W Motorsports in the Nationwide Series. He has also competed in ARCA and the Camping World Truck Series...
has been in the car for five races and Davis returned to the #0 car at Dover for one race. Larry Gunselman
Larry Gunselman
Larry Gunselman is an American former race car driver. He has made a total over 100 starts and over 2 million in earnings in all three of NASCAR's top divisions...
drove the car regularly for the balance of the season, with Wheeler Boys filling in on road courses. Danny O'Quinn began the season as the driver of the #0 car, but moved over to the #01 after one race. J. C. Stout, Robert Richardson
Robert Richardson (NASCAR)
Robert Richardson Jr. is an American stock car driver. He began driving at the Richard Petty Driving Experience and Team Texas Driving School at Texas Motor Speedway in 2002. He was runner-up in Rookie of the Year honors the following season in Romco Super Late Models. In 2004, he made his Auto...
, 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 :...
, and Steve Grissom
Steve Grissom
Steve Grissom is a NASCAR driver. Grissom was the 1993 Busch Series champion and has eleven Busch wins in 185 starts. He turned down a scholarship to play quarterback at the University of Alabama to focus a career on racing....
shared the car before Mike Wallace took over the driving duties. The team starts and parks on occasion in 2009, however the team did manage to finish at Kentucky. After Wallace moved to the 01, Andy Lally
Andy Lally
Andrew Lally is an American race car driver and Street Luge racer. Although Lally has driven partial schedules in all three of NASCAR's premier series he is best known for his road racing expertise in the Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series as well as the American Le Mans Series...
, Stout and Jeremy Clements
Jeremy Clements
Jeremy Clements is a North America stock car driver. He drives the #51 Chevrolet Impala for Jeremy Clements Racing.-Early career:Clements began his racing career at the age of 8 by driving go-karts...
drove.
In 2011, James Hylton ran the car at Darlington as a start and park. Tim Schendel and Brad Teague also started and parked at Iowa and Dover respectively.
Car #01 history
The #01 debuted in 2006 as Duesenberg & Leik Motorsports, with Jay SauterJay Sauter
Jay Sauter is a NASCAR driver. He previously drove the #34 Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Frank Cicci Racing in the Busch Series. Sauter is the son of former NASCAR driver Jim Sauter, and the brother of fellow drivers Tim Sauter and Johnny Sauter...
driving the Western Union
Western Union
The Western Union Company is a financial services and communications company based in the United States. Its North American headquarters is in Englewood, Colorado. Up until 2006, Western Union was the best-known U.S...
car. In the team's first season, the #01 team started 33 out of 35 races, with a best finish of seventh at O'Reilly Raceway Park. Dwayne Leik also made one start, at the Winn-Dixie 250 in the #26. He started 38th and finished 32nd.
For the 2007 season, Duesenberg & Leik merged with Davis' operation, with the owner's points for the 2006 season for the 01 were transferred to the 0 car. Morgan Shepherd drove the 01 on a limited basis. 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:...
, Shelby Howard
Shelby Howard
Shelby Dean Howard IV is a NASCAR Nationwide Series driver. He is currently a free agentHoward began racing in 1996 in Junior Sprints. In his first season in the National Series, he finished fifth in points. He competed in various racing series...
and Danny Efland
Danny Efland
Danny Efland is a NASCAR driver who races for M&W Motorsports in the Nationwide Series. He has also competed in ARCA and the Camping World Truck Series...
also drove in 2007 after Shepherd left to drive for his own team. Joe Fox ran at Montreal and Watkins Glen. Kertus Davis returned after being released from KHI and drove at Michigan, California, Kansas and Lowe's Motor Speedway.
Dwayne Leik
Dwayne Leik
Dwayne Leik of Asheville, North Carolina was born February 9, 1964. He is currently an owner of Leik Motorsports and a part time driver in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. He formerly worked as the business manager for Marcis Racing and legendary NASCAR driver Dave Marcis...
qualified the #01 at Daytona to start off 2008, but was replaced by Davis after the #0 time was disallowed. Davis continued to run in the #01 full time since moving to the #01 at Daytona. J.C. Stout raced the #01 car at Dover, shortly before Davis announced he was leaving the team for Jay Robinson Racing
Jay Robinson Racing
Jay Robinson Racing is a racing team that competes in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Currently, they field the #28 MAXelence Chevrolet Impala for Derrike Cope. Formed in 1995, they moved to the Nationwide Series in 2000, where they have attempted both full-time and part-time schedules.- Car #28...
. The car was 29th in owner points when Davis left. A variety of drivers drove the car including Trevor Boys
Trevor Boys
Trevor Boys , is a Canadian race car driver. He raced in 102 Winston Cup races from 1982 to 1993, posting two top-ten finishes, and ran six races in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2003, his best finish a 22nd at Memphis Motorsports Park...
at Montreal and his son Wheeler Boys at Watkins Glen International
Watkins Glen International
Watkins Glen International is an auto race track located near Watkins Glen, New York, at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. The facility is owned by International Speedway Corporation...
. Danny Efland
Danny Efland
Danny Efland is a NASCAR driver who races for M&W Motorsports in the Nationwide Series. He has also competed in ARCA and the Camping World Truck Series...
became the regular driver for the rest of the season. Mike Wallace
Mike Wallace (NASCAR)
Mike Wallace is a NASCAR race car driver born in Fenton, Missouri. He currently drives the #01 Chevrolet for JD Motorsports in the Nationwide Series. He is a younger brother to Rusty Wallace, older brother to Kenny Wallace, and uncle to Steve Wallace...
drove the 01 at Daytona, before O'Quinn became the team's full time driver. Cash4Gold.com, the American Basketball Association, and Sun Drop served as the team's regular sponsors. O'Quinn left the team late in the season and was replaced by his teammate Wallace. Wallace ran the final 10 races of the season in 2009, finishing 35th in points. Wallace ran the #01 full time in 2010, getting the team up to 8th in points after Nashville, but they soon fell back and finished 18th in points.
Wallace returned to the 01 for 2011, gaining sponsorship from G&K Services
G&K Services
G&K Services ) provides branded identity apparel and facility services programs. G&K Services' branded apparel and facility services programs provide rental-lease or purchase options through its direct sale programs....
. The team was battling for the win at Talladega, but the 01 flipped on its roof on the last lap, but Wallace drove the battered car to a 17th place finish. Mid-way through 2011 the team gained a 10-race sponsorship from the movie Cowboys & Aliens
Cowboys & Aliens (film)
Cowboys & Aliens is a 2011 American science fiction Western film directed by Jon Favreau and starring Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, and Olivia Wilde. The film is based on the 2006 graphic novel of the same name created by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg...
.
Car #04 history
In mid 2003 Johnny Davis created a seacond car, then #70, for Morgan Shepherd to drive when Jason White was hired to pilot the primary #0 car. Shepherd would qualify for three races in the #70 before he left to drive for Dwayne Miller. Other drivers to drove the #70 for the remainder of 2003 were Jason Rudd, Don Satterfield, Jason White, Brad Teague and Gus Wasson.In 2004, the Davis' primary #0 car switched to the #10 and the #70 became the #0. Jimmy Kitchens
Jimmy Kitchens
Jimmy Kitchens, born April 26, 1962 in Hueytown, Alabama, is a former American NASCAR driver. He participated in both the Busch Series, as well as the Craftsman Truck Series. In 1998, he became part of the famed Alabama Gang...
drove the #0 car for the first four races of the season, but did not finish a race. Greg Sacks
Greg Sacks
Greg Sacks is a NASCAR driver. He is married to his wife Vicky and lives in Ormond Beach, Florida. Together they had three children: Paul, Brian, and Rachel. He and his sons are partners in Grand Touring Vodka.Sacks has spent most of his career as a Research & Development driver for many NASCAR...
and Blake Mallory attempted a few races in the car, but did not qualify. Mike Potter drove the car for two races before Kertus Davis
Kertus Davis
Kertus Davis is a NASCAR driver. He is currently the competition director for JD Motorsports.- Prior to NASCAR/USAR :...
came back to drive three times late in the season. The team would shut down at the end of the season with the team focusing iinstead on its purchase of the #01 car. Davis would enter a third car #00 for Mike Potter at the Milwaukee Mile
Milwaukee Mile
The Milwaukee Mile is a -long oval race track in West Allis, Wisconsin that seats about 40,000 spectators. It operated as a dirt track until 1953. The track was paved in 1954....
in 2007 to fill out short Busch Series field.
The team would be revived in 2009 with Mark Green driving the #04 at Talladega, but lose a engine. Kertus Davis took over the car after leaving Jay Robinson Racing
Jay Robinson Racing
Jay Robinson Racing is a racing team that competes in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Currently, they field the #28 MAXelence Chevrolet Impala for Derrike Cope. Formed in 1995, they moved to the Nationwide Series in 2000, where they have attempted both full-time and part-time schedules.- Car #28...
starting with Milwaukee, and will drive it for at least 3 races.