Germain Racing
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Germain Racing is an American
NASCAR
team. It is owned by the Germain brothers, Bob, Stephen, and Richard. The Germain family owns many car dealerships across the United States. It currently fields the #13 GEICO
Toyota Camry
for Casey Mears
in the Sprint Cup Series, as well as the #9 GEICO
Toyota Tundra
for Max Papis
, the #5 Germain.com Toyota Tundra for two-time champion Todd Bodine
in partnership with Randy Moss Motorsports, and the #62 South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa Toyota Tundra for Brendan Gaughan
. The team previously fielded the #15 Toyota Camry in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Previously, the team had been affiliated with Arnold Motorsports
, a former Sprint Cup Series team until the 2005 season.
and technical support for Germain and driver Max Papis
. Papis had previously driven for MWR vice president Cal Wells in the CART series.
In 2009, Germain Racing attempted to run a limited schedule in the Sprint Cup Series with Papis driving the #13 with sponsor GEICO
. The team qualified for 15 races in 21 attempts. Germain planned to run full time in 2010, but it might be required to start and park
some events due to its limited sponsorship from GEICO and lack of additional sponsorship.
In the first event of the 2010 season, Papis qualified for the Daytona 500
, where he was involved in an early wreck before finishing 40th due to engine woes. After Watkins Glen, the team announced that Papis would be replaced. The team will start and park at Michigan
and Bristol
, then Casey Mears
would take over at Atlanta. Papis ran 17 races in 2010, with 10 DNFs and 5 DNQs. Mears then finished out the 2010 season starting and parking in some events.
For 2011, Germain Racing announced that Casey Mears
will take over the ride for the 2011 season. Mears and the team missed the Daytona 500, but no other events. For the first time in team history, the #13 team is now in the Top 35.
The best finish for the #13 team is 8th with Papis at the 2009 Watkins Glen race.
driving and sponsorship from Tire Kingdom for the Daytona 500
. Bodine and team did not qualify for the event. For the rest of 2011, Mike Skinner ran the car with sponsorship from Big Red
as a start-and-park ride to gain enough funds for the #13 to race on weekends that Geico is not the sponsor. In October 2011, Germain Racing parked the #60 ride for the remainder of the season after running 20 races, but never finishing better than 38th.
, when Bodine drove to a fourth place finish. Michael Annett made the next attempt at the season-ending race at Homestead, where he finished 36th after a crash.
, with him from Phoenix Racing
. The team purchased the legal assets of the former Busch Series team of Yates Racing
for purposes of an exemption as part of NASCAR's all-exempt tour policy in the three national series. Wallace finished eighth in his first and only season with Germain with 1 top-5 and 8 top-10s. After the end of the 2008 season, GEICO moved to the Cup Series due to a conflict of interest with series sponsor Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
.
At the start of the 2009 season Germain changed the #7 team to #15 and hired Michael Annett for the season. Annett drove the #15 full-time in 2009, with HYPE Energy and Pilot Travel Centers sponsoring. Annett went on to finishing third in the Rookie of the Year
battle and 10th in the overall driver points. He collected 4 top-10 finished in his first full-time season.
In 2010, Annett continued driving for the team. Pilot Travel Centers continued their sponsorship of Annett and the team. Annett finished the year with 2 top-10s en route to a 13th place finish in the final standings.
For 2011 Annett will move to Rusty Wallace Racing's #62 for 2011, bringing Pilot Travel Centers with him. Todd Bodine
drove the #15 at Daytona with Tire Kingdom as the sponsor, as rookie driver Timmy Hill was under 18 and not eligible to run in a national touring series. After Daytona, the #15 owner points were sold to Rick Ware Racing. They will use the #15 and run Fords with Hill.
After speedweeks in 2011, Germain has shut down the Nationwide team and will focus on their Sprint Cup and Camping World Truck Series entries.
with Justin Hobgood
racing. He qualified eighth, but finished last after an early wreck. The next race for the team came at New Hampshire International Speedway
, but Sean Caisse
did not qualify for the race. The following month, Justin Marks
made his Truck Series debut at the Easy Care Vehicle Service Contracts 200, with voodoo ride sponsoring, finishing 22nd. Marks ran the final three races of the season, posting a best finish of eighth place at the Ford 200
.
In 2008, the 03 truck again ran part-time, with Chrissy Wallace
driving for four races, with her best finish being 18th in her debut at Martinsville Speedway
. Dustin Skinner drove one race later in the season at Martinsville, but wrecked and finished 34th.
Chrissy Wallace was supposed to drive the #03 full-time in 2009, but failure to obtain sponsorship negated those plans, and the #03 shut down operations.
The #9 Toyota debuted at Daytona in 2005 with rookie Shigeaki Hattori
behind the wheel. Although he had two seventh place starts, Hattori struggled in his transition to stock cars, and was released towards the end of the season, and replaced by Justin Hobgood, whose best finish was a 20th at Phoenix International Raceway
. 2005
champion Ted Musgrave
, whose team, Ultra Motorsports
, had shut down only days before preseason testing, came to the team with a sponsor in Team ASE
. He went the entire 2006 season without a win, before picking up a win at Texas in 2007. ARCA RE/MAX Series
driver Justin Marks
replaced Musgrave in the 9 with sponsorship from Construct Corps/Crocs
. Marks had one pole and an eighth-place finish but he was replaced later in the year. The 9 truck was filled for the rest of the year by Chrissy Wallace
, Michael Annett
, David Reutimann
, Paul Tracy
, and Sean Caisse. The #9 only ran a limited number of races in 2009 with Max Papis
, and sponsor Geico
.
Papis is signed to run the truck full-time in 2011
with Geico sponsoring.
at the Kroger 200
, where Bodine finished fourth after starting third in the 30 truck. Bodine won two races that year Fontana
and Texas
, before missing the field at the Ford 200
.
Bodine left for Fiddleback Racing in 2005
, and was replaced by Chad Chaffin
. Chaffin recorded four top tens with the team before he left to join upstart team Wyler Racing
after Michigan. Bodine would return to the team after Fiddleback Racing shut down. The Bodine-Germain combination would win five races together, ending up with a third place points finish.
Lumber Liquidators became the team's new primary sponsor in 2006, and Bodine and crew would take home 3 victories along with the Truck championship. In the 2007 season, Bodine won at Texas
and Talladega
and finished fourth in points. He won an additional three races in 2008 and moved up to third in points. Lumber Liquidators left the team after 2008, but Bodine still won the first race of the season in 2009. Copart and Ventrilo
sponsored the team for most of the season, and Bodine finished 4th in points. GEICO sponsored the truck for the first race at Daytona, but the team ran without sponsorship for most of the season. Bodine won his second championship in 2010.
Bodine and the #30 team ran the first ten races of the season before parking the truck due to lack of sponsorship. Bodine will run the #5 truck due to a new partnership between Germain Racing and Randy Moss Motorsports.
driving the Toyota with sponsorship from South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa.
The #77 began the 2011 season as a full-time team driven by ARCA Champion Justin Lofton
. However, Lofton and Germain parted ways after Texas, with Lofton taking his sponsorship to Eddie Sharp Racing
. The #77 has been shut down following Lofton's departure.
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NASCAR
NASCAR
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team. It is owned by the Germain brothers, Bob, Stephen, and Richard. The Germain family owns many car dealerships across the United States. It currently fields the #13 GEICO
GEICO
The Government Employees Insurance Company is an auto insurance company. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway that as of 2007 provided coverage for more than 10 million motor vehicles owned by more than 9 million policy holders. GEICO writes private passenger automobile insurance...
Toyota Camry
Toyota Camry
The Toyota Camry is a series of mid-size automobiles manufactured by Toyota since 1982, and sold in the majority of automotive markets throughout the world...
for Casey Mears
Casey Mears
Casey James Mears is the driver of the #13 GEICO Toyota for Germain Racing in the Sprint Cup Series. He is a former winner of the Coca-Cola 600....
in the Sprint Cup Series, as well as the #9 GEICO
GEICO
The Government Employees Insurance Company is an auto insurance company. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway that as of 2007 provided coverage for more than 10 million motor vehicles owned by more than 9 million policy holders. GEICO writes private passenger automobile insurance...
Toyota Tundra
Toyota Tundra
The Toyota Tundra is a full-size pickup truck introduced by Toyota in the year 2000. It was widely considered to be the first full-size import-brand truck built with an American look and feel and a refined V8 engine. The Tundra was eventually nominated for the North American Truck of the Year...
for Max Papis
Max Papis
Massimiliano "Max" Papis is a racing driver who has competed in several top-level motorsports events such as Le Mans 24 Hours, Formula One and Champ Car. He has three Champ Car victories. He is the son-in-law of Emerson Fittipaldi. His son's godfather is fellow Italian Alex Zanardi...
, the #5 Germain.com Toyota Tundra for two-time champion Todd Bodine
Todd Bodine
Todd Bodine is a NASCAR driver. Todd is the younger brother of former racers Geoff Bodine and Brett Bodine. Bodine is known for his bald head, which has given him the nickname The Onion...
in partnership with Randy Moss Motorsports, and the #62 South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa Toyota Tundra for Brendan Gaughan
Brendan Gaughan
Brendan Gaughan is an American stock car driver. Gaughan is the grandson of Vegas gaming pioneer Jackie Gaughan and son of Michael Gaughan, a hotel and casino magnate. Gaughan currently drives the #62 South Point Hotel & Casino Toyota Tundra for Germain Racing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck...
. The team previously fielded the #15 Toyota Camry in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Previously, the team had been affiliated with Arnold Motorsports
Arnold Motorsports
Arnold Motorsports was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series team owned by Don Arnold. 1983 Winston Cup champion Bobby Allison was the Vice President of operations and also served a consultant. The team debuted in 2003 as the #79 car , with All-Pro driver Billy Bigley Jr. driving, the team originally planned...
, a former Sprint Cup Series team until the 2005 season.
Car #13 History
Germain entered into Sprint Cup racing through a technical alliance with Michael Waltrip Racing (MWR) beginning with two races during the 2008 season, with MWR supplying a Toyota CamryToyota Camry
The Toyota Camry is a series of mid-size automobiles manufactured by Toyota since 1982, and sold in the majority of automotive markets throughout the world...
and technical support for Germain and driver Max Papis
Max Papis
Massimiliano "Max" Papis is a racing driver who has competed in several top-level motorsports events such as Le Mans 24 Hours, Formula One and Champ Car. He has three Champ Car victories. He is the son-in-law of Emerson Fittipaldi. His son's godfather is fellow Italian Alex Zanardi...
. Papis had previously driven for MWR vice president Cal Wells in the CART series.
In 2009, Germain Racing attempted to run a limited schedule in the Sprint Cup Series with Papis driving the #13 with sponsor GEICO
GEICO
The Government Employees Insurance Company is an auto insurance company. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway that as of 2007 provided coverage for more than 10 million motor vehicles owned by more than 9 million policy holders. GEICO writes private passenger automobile insurance...
. The team qualified for 15 races in 21 attempts. Germain planned to run full time in 2010, but it might be required to start and park
Start and park
Start and park is a term used in NASCAR-sanctioned and other auto racing sanctioning bodies to describe the practice of racing teams starting races but pulling the car off the track after just a few laps in order to collect prize money while avoiding expenses such as replacement tires, engine wear...
some events due to its limited sponsorship from GEICO and lack of additional sponsorship.
In the first event of the 2010 season, Papis qualified for the Daytona 500
2010 Daytona 500
The 2010 Daytona 500 was the 52nd running of "The Great American Race", and it kicked off the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season on February 14 at the 2.5 mile Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Fox telecast the race while radio coverage was handled by Sirius XM Radio...
, where he was involved in an early wreck before finishing 40th due to engine woes. After Watkins Glen, the team announced that Papis would be replaced. The team will start and park at Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
and Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
, then Casey Mears
Casey Mears
Casey James Mears is the driver of the #13 GEICO Toyota for Germain Racing in the Sprint Cup Series. He is a former winner of the Coca-Cola 600....
would take over at Atlanta. Papis ran 17 races in 2010, with 10 DNFs and 5 DNQs. Mears then finished out the 2010 season starting and parking in some events.
For 2011, Germain Racing announced that Casey Mears
Casey Mears
Casey James Mears is the driver of the #13 GEICO Toyota for Germain Racing in the Sprint Cup Series. He is a former winner of the Coca-Cola 600....
will take over the ride for the 2011 season. Mears and the team missed the Daytona 500, but no other events. For the first time in team history, the #13 team is now in the Top 35.
The best finish for the #13 team is 8th with Papis at the 2009 Watkins Glen race.
Car #60 History
Germain Racing ran the #60 with Todd BodineTodd Bodine
Todd Bodine is a NASCAR driver. Todd is the younger brother of former racers Geoff Bodine and Brett Bodine. Bodine is known for his bald head, which has given him the nickname The Onion...
driving and sponsorship from Tire Kingdom for the Daytona 500
Daytona 500
The Daytona 500 is a -long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is one of four restrictor plate races on the Cup schedule....
. Bodine and team did not qualify for the event. For the rest of 2011, Mike Skinner ran the car with sponsorship from Big Red
Big Red
-Products:* Big Red , a cinnamon-flavored gum made by Wrigley's* Big Red , a brand of citrus-flavored cream soda* Honda produces a Utility terrain vehicle called Big Red.-Media:* Big Red , a book featuring the crew of the USS Nebraska...
as a start-and-park ride to gain enough funds for the #13 to race on weekends that Geico is not the sponsor. In October 2011, Germain Racing parked the #60 ride for the remainder of the season after running 20 races, but never finishing better than 38th.
Car #03 History
Germain debuted in the Nationwide Series in 2007 with the #03 Germain Toyota Camry with Todd Bodine driving. He finished in the top-ten in his first two attempts, and ran three more races after that. The car did not run again until 20082008 NASCAR Nationwide Series
The 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series began on February 16, 2008, at Daytona International Speedway with the Camping World 300, and ended on November 15, 2008, at Homestead-Miami Speedway with the Ford 300. This was the first season in which NASCAR's second-tier series was known as the Nationwide...
, when Bodine drove to a fourth place finish. Michael Annett made the next attempt at the season-ending race at Homestead, where he finished 36th after a crash.
Car #15 History
Germain Racing fielded its first full-time entry in the Nationwide Series in 2008, with Mike Wallace driving. Wallace brought his car number, 7, and his sponsor, GeicoGEICO
The Government Employees Insurance Company is an auto insurance company. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway that as of 2007 provided coverage for more than 10 million motor vehicles owned by more than 9 million policy holders. GEICO writes private passenger automobile insurance...
, with him from Phoenix Racing
Phoenix Racing
Phoenix Racing is a NASCAR team owned by James Finch. It currently fields the #51 Chevrolet Impala in the Sprint Cup Series driven by Landon Cassill and the #1 Chevrolet Impala in the Nationwide Series driven by Landon Cassill and Jamie McMurray....
. The team purchased the legal assets of the former Busch Series team of Yates Racing
Yates Racing
Yates Racing was an American stock car racing racing team that competed in NASCAR until the 2009 season when it merged with Richard Petty Motorsports. 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...
for purposes of an exemption as part of NASCAR's all-exempt tour policy in the three national series. Wallace finished eighth in his first and only season with Germain with 1 top-5 and 8 top-10s. After the end of the 2008 season, GEICO moved to the Cup Series due to a conflict of interest with series sponsor Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company & Affiliated Companies is a group of large U.S. insurance and financial services companies based in Columbus...
.
At the start of the 2009 season Germain changed the #7 team to #15 and hired Michael Annett for the season. Annett drove the #15 full-time in 2009, with HYPE Energy and Pilot Travel Centers sponsoring. Annett went on to finishing third in the Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Rookie of the Year
The NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award is presented to the first-year driver that has the best season in a NASCAR season. Each of NASCAR's national and regional touring series selects a RotY winner each year....
battle and 10th in the overall driver points. He collected 4 top-10 finished in his first full-time season.
In 2010, Annett continued driving for the team. Pilot Travel Centers continued their sponsorship of Annett and the team. Annett finished the year with 2 top-10s en route to a 13th place finish in the final standings.
For 2011 Annett will move to Rusty Wallace Racing's #62 for 2011, bringing Pilot Travel Centers with him. Todd Bodine
Todd Bodine
Todd Bodine is a NASCAR driver. Todd is the younger brother of former racers Geoff Bodine and Brett Bodine. Bodine is known for his bald head, which has given him the nickname The Onion...
drove the #15 at Daytona with Tire Kingdom as the sponsor, as rookie driver Timmy Hill was under 18 and not eligible to run in a national touring series. After Daytona, the #15 owner points were sold to Rick Ware Racing. They will use the #15 and run Fords with Hill.
After speedweeks in 2011, Germain has shut down the Nationwide team and will focus on their Sprint Cup and Camping World Truck Series entries.
Truck #03 History
The #03 truck debuted in 2007 at Lowe's Motor SpeedwayLowe's Motor Speedway
Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the Sprint All-Star Race...
with Justin Hobgood
Justin Hobgood
Justin Hobgood is an American race car driver in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and Nascar Camping World Truck Series. Chapman drives the #91 Chevy Monte Carlo part time for MSRP Motorsports, a start and park team in the Nationwide series. His career best finish came in his first start in the...
racing. He qualified eighth, but finished last after an early wreck. The next race for the team came at New Hampshire International Speedway
New Hampshire International Speedway
New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as an IndyCar weekend and the oldest motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic...
, but Sean Caisse
Sean Caisse
Sean Caisse is a stock car driver. Caisse rose through the ranks of karting to full-size stock cars at Lee USA Speedway in Lee, N.H. He progressed from Hobby Stocks to Late Models and beyond while still a teenager. He then joined the NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series in 2004...
did not qualify for the race. The following month, 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:...
made his Truck Series debut at the Easy Care Vehicle Service Contracts 200, with voodoo ride sponsoring, finishing 22nd. Marks ran the final three races of the season, posting a best finish of eighth place at the Ford 200
Ford 200
The Ford 200 is a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race that takes place at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The races of 1996-2001 were scheduled 250 miles.It has served as the final event of the season for the Truck Series since 2002.-Past winners:...
.
In 2008, the 03 truck again ran part-time, with Chrissy Wallace
Chrissy Wallace
Chrissy Wallace is a NASCAR driver. She is the daughter of NASCAR driver Mike Wallace, who himself is a 3 time winner at Daytona International Raceway, and middle brother of the famous Wallace triumvirate of ABC/ESPN racing analyst and former Winston Cup champion Rusty Wallace and former NASCAR...
driving for four races, with her best finish being 18th in her debut at Martinsville Speedway
Martinsville Speedway
Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Henry County, near Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved...
. Dustin Skinner drove one race later in the season at Martinsville, but wrecked and finished 34th.
Chrissy Wallace was supposed to drive the #03 full-time in 2009, but failure to obtain sponsorship negated those plans, and the #03 shut down operations.
Truck #9 History
Shigeaki Hattori
Shigeaki Hattori is a Japanese race car driver currently based in the United States. He is not related to Naoki Hattori, whom he briefly raced against in CART....
behind the wheel. Although he had two seventh place starts, Hattori struggled in his transition to stock cars, and was released towards the end of the season, and replaced by Justin Hobgood, whose best finish was a 20th at Phoenix International Raceway
Phoenix International Raceway
Phoenix International Raceway, also known as PIR, is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. The track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the Indycar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series...
. 2005
2005 in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
The 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season began February 18 and ended November 18. Ted Musgrave of Ultra Motorsports was crowned the season's champion.A rule change affected the qualification process in 2005...
champion Ted Musgrave
Ted Musgrave
Theodore Musgrave is an American race car driver.-Pre-NASCAR:Musgrave's father, Elmer, was a famous short-track racer in the Midwest who raced for over 25 years at Soldier Field, O'Hare, Waukegan, and Wilmot, Wisconsin before moving into asphalt late models in the American Speed Association and...
, whose team, Ultra Motorsports
Ultra Motorsports
Ultra Motorsports was a NASCAR Winston Cup & Craftsman Truck Series racing team. Jim Smith helped start the team and the Craftsman Truck Series. It ran full time in the Craftsman Truck Series from 1994 to 2005, earning many wins and a 2005 championship with Ted Musgrave...
, had shut down only days before preseason testing, came to the team with a sponsor in Team ASE
Automotive Service Excellence
National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence is a professional certification group that certifies professionals in the automotive repair and service industry. It is an independent, non-profit organization created in 1972 in response to consumers wanting the need to distinguish between...
. He went the entire 2006 season without a win, before picking up a win at Texas in 2007. ARCA RE/MAX Series
ARCA RE/MAX Series
-History:The series started as a local touring group. Led by John Marcum, the Midwest Association for Race Cars was formed with drivers like Iggy Katona and Nelson Stacy being early drivers.The series became a part of the Daytona Speedweeks in 1964...
driver 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:...
replaced Musgrave in the 9 with sponsorship from Construct Corps/Crocs
Crocs
Crocs, Inc. is a shoe manufacturer founded by 3 friends - Scott Seamans, Lyndon "Duke" Hanson, and George Boedecker, Jr. - to produce and distribute a foam clog design acquired from a Quebec company called Foam Creations. The shoe had originally been developed as a spa shoe. The first model...
. Marks had one pole and an eighth-place finish but he was replaced later in the year. The 9 truck was filled for the rest of the year by Chrissy Wallace
Chrissy Wallace
Chrissy Wallace is a NASCAR driver. She is the daughter of NASCAR driver Mike Wallace, who himself is a 3 time winner at Daytona International Raceway, and middle brother of the famous Wallace triumvirate of ABC/ESPN racing analyst and former Winston Cup champion Rusty Wallace and former NASCAR...
, Michael Annett
Michael Annett
Michael Annett is an American racecar driver. He currently drives the #62 Pilot Travel Centers Toyota Camry for Rusty Wallace Racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series....
, David Reutimann
David Reutimann
Emil David Reutimann is the driver the #00 Aaron's Dream Machine/Tums/Best Western Toyota Camry for Michael Waltrip Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series...
, Paul Tracy
Paul Tracy
Paul Tracy is a professional automobile racer who has competed in CART, the ChampCar World Series and the IndyCar Series...
, and Sean Caisse. The #9 only ran a limited number of races in 2009 with Max Papis
Max Papis
Massimiliano "Max" Papis is a racing driver who has competed in several top-level motorsports events such as Le Mans 24 Hours, Formula One and Champ Car. He has three Champ Car victories. He is the son-in-law of Emerson Fittipaldi. His son's godfather is fellow Italian Alex Zanardi...
, and sponsor Geico
GEICO
The Government Employees Insurance Company is an auto insurance company. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway that as of 2007 provided coverage for more than 10 million motor vehicles owned by more than 9 million policy holders. GEICO writes private passenger automobile insurance...
.
Papis is signed to run the truck full-time in 2011
2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
The 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season was the sixteenth season of the third highest stock car racing in the United States. The season included twenty-five races, beginning with the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway and ending with the Ford 200 at...
with Geico sponsoring.
Truck #30 History
Germain debuted with this truck in 20042004 in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
The 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season began on February 13 and ended on November 19. Bobby Hamilton of Bobby Hamilton Racing won the championship.See also: 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, 2004 NASCAR Busch Series- Full-time 2004 teams :...
at the Kroger 200
Kroger 200 (NCTS)
The Kroger 200 is a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race that takes place in the fall at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia. The track did not host a fall race from 1999–2002, and the length of the race has changed several times, from 150 laps in 1995, to 250 laps in 1996. During 1999 the race...
, where Bodine finished fourth after starting third in the 30 truck. Bodine won two races that year Fontana
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...
and Texas
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....
, before missing the field at the Ford 200
Ford 200
The Ford 200 is a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race that takes place at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The races of 1996-2001 were scheduled 250 miles.It has served as the final event of the season for the Truck Series since 2002.-Past winners:...
.
Bodine left for Fiddleback Racing in 2005
2005 in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
The 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season began February 18 and ended November 18. Ted Musgrave of Ultra Motorsports was crowned the season's champion.A rule change affected the qualification process in 2005...
, and was replaced by Chad Chaffin
Chad Chaffin
Chad Chaffin is a NASCAR driver. He has raced in all three of NASCAR's major series and is currently a free agent. Chaffin was a two-time track champion at the historic Nashville Speedway USA, where he met his friend the late Andy Kirby.-Sprint Cup:Chad made his Sprint Cup debut in 2004 at...
. Chaffin recorded four top tens with the team before he left to join upstart team Wyler Racing
Wyler Racing
Turn One Racing is a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team. They currently field the #60 Red Bull/Fuel Doctor USA Chevrolet Silverado for Red Bull development driver Cole Whitt and the #66 GoPro Chevrolet Silverado for Justin Marks...
after Michigan. Bodine would return to the team after Fiddleback Racing shut down. The Bodine-Germain combination would win five races together, ending up with a third place points finish.
Lumber Liquidators became the team's new primary sponsor in 2006, and Bodine and crew would take home 3 victories along with the Truck championship. In the 2007 season, Bodine won at Texas
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....
and Talladega
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...
and finished fourth in points. He won an additional three races in 2008 and moved up to third in points. Lumber Liquidators left the team after 2008, but Bodine still won the first race of the season in 2009. Copart and Ventrilo
Ventrilo
Ventrilo is a proprietary VoIP software which includes text chat.The Ventrilo client and server are both available as freeware for use with fewer than 8 people on the same server . The server software is available for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, or Unix variants such as Linux, Kopi, Solaris,...
sponsored the team for most of the season, and Bodine finished 4th in points. GEICO sponsored the truck for the first race at Daytona, but the team ran without sponsorship for most of the season. Bodine won his second championship in 2010.
Bodine and the #30 team ran the first ten races of the season before parking the truck due to lack of sponsorship. Bodine will run the #5 truck due to a new partnership between Germain Racing and Randy Moss Motorsports.
Truck #62 History
The #62 truck is new for 2011, as a full-time team with Brendan GaughanBrendan Gaughan
Brendan Gaughan is an American stock car driver. Gaughan is the grandson of Vegas gaming pioneer Jackie Gaughan and son of Michael Gaughan, a hotel and casino magnate. Gaughan currently drives the #62 South Point Hotel & Casino Toyota Tundra for Germain Racing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck...
driving the Toyota with sponsorship from South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa.
Truck #77 History
In 2010, Germain Racing ran the #77 truck part-time with many drivers. Miguel Paludo was the first to drive in 2010, qualifying for the second races at Bristol and Kentucky with sponsorship from Stemco/Duroline. Paludo finished 9th and 20th respectively. Next in the seat of the #77 was Jason Bowles who drove unsponsored at Las Vegas, bringing home a 16th place finish. Tom Hessert III drove the truck at Homestead with sponsorship from Cherry Hill Classic Cars. He finished 29th.The #77 began the 2011 season as a full-time team driven by ARCA Champion Justin Lofton
Justin Lofton
Justin Lofton is an American stock car driver. He currently drives the #6 Chevrolet Silverado for Eddie Sharp Racing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series....
. However, Lofton and Germain parted ways after Texas, with Lofton taking his sponsorship to Eddie Sharp Racing
Eddie Sharp Racing
Eddie Sharp Racing is a team based in Denver, North Carolina that currently competes in the ARCA Racing Series and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The team currently fields the No. 6 Chevrolet Silverado for Justin Lofton and the No...
. The #77 has been shut down following Lofton's departure.