Jay Robinson Racing
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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.
and driven by Green, who finished 35th in the car. Green piloted the car in six more races that season, before departing for Keith Coleman Racing
. Shane Hall
drove the car on a limited basis for the rest of the year. Derrike Cope was named the driver for 2005, with sponsorship from Radioshack
and Motorola
. Cope struggled and was replaced by Shane Hall
. Hall only ran on a part-time basis, and did not finish a race. The 28 was driven part-time by Hall in 2006. He ran six races and had a best finish of 36th.
For 2007, the team acquired the assets of the former Haas CNC Racing
Busch team and ran the 28 Chevy full-time with Robert Richardson
and Blake Bjorklund
. Jeff Green
and Johnny Sauter
originally drove as well, before leaving to concentrate on their Cup rides. Sponsorship came from Checkers/Rally's Drive-In
, U.S. Border Patrol
, and Affordable Band Instruments during the 2007 racing season. Their best finish came at Montreal where Niclas Jonsson
finished 12th. In 2008, Kirk Shelmerdine
drove the #28 at Daytona with sponsorship from Lilly Trucking of Virginia in a one race deal for Daytona. Brian Keselowski
was named the driver of the #28 after Daytona, however he was released after Bristol. Kenny Wallace was named the driver of the #28 for the rest of the year starting at Nashville with the United States Border Patrol
providing sponsorship. He provided the team with its career-best third place finish at Memphis Motorsports Park
and finished sixteenth in points. In 2009
, he had two top ten finishes and placed eleventh in points, the team's highest finish. The Border Patrol left at the end of the season, and the team has used rotating sponsors since then. Federated Auto parts signed for eight races.
Derrike Cope has returned full time to Jay Robinson Racing in 2011 in #28 car.
JRR made its debut in 2000 at Myrtle Beach Speedway
. Rodney Childers
was the driver of the #49 Southern Marine Chevy, but wrecked after 69 laps. JRR returned to the Busch Series at the 2001 NAPA Auto Parts 300. Fielding a Chevrolet
, driver Andy Kirby
failed to make the field. Their first start came at the Suncom 200, with A.J. Frank driving. He finished 39th after suffering equipment failure. The team made the next race at Atlanta Motor Speedway
, with Carl Long
finishing 42nd, followed by Bristol Motor Speedway
, where they finished 43rd with Jerry McCart driving, as well finishing 42nd at Texas
with Robbie Faggert. Frank returned at Nashville
, where he finished 38th after wrecking during the race. At the next race at the NASCAR
Subway 300, Kirby finished in 16th, the best finish for the team that year. Other drivers who raced for JRR that year were Joe Bush, Dick Trickle
, Phil Bonifield
, Brian Tyler, Philip Morris, Brian Weber, and Ken Alexander
. The team finished 33rd in owner's points that year.
JRR started 2002 by switching to Ford
and Kirk Shelmerdine
finishing 31st at Daytona. Faggart returned the next week with sponsorship from Rent-A-Wreck
, where he finished 35th, and Craig Raudman
at Las Vegas
, who finished 32nd. Joe Buford
took over the next two races, before David Starr
took over at Texas. After that, Kirby returned to the team, and ran until the Kroger 300, when he was killed in a motorcycle accident two days after. They made one race with Nick Woodward
, then with Dan Pardus
. Buford, Troy Cline, and Derrike Cope
finished out the year for the team. In 2003, the team hired Bingham to and Cope to share the driving duties 49. Bingham struggled finishing races and soon moved over to the #39 team, while Cope would eventually be released. Shane Hall
took over for two races, along with Carlos Contreras
. At New Hampshire
, Tammy Jo Kirk
and sponsor Advil signed on. She ran 15 races that season with a best finish of 21st at Pikes Peak
.
Cope returned to the 49 in 2004, running 30 out of 34 races, and finishing 27th in points. Vahsholtz made one start at Kentucky, where he finished 36th.
In 2005, JRR hired Steve Grissom
to pilot the #49 full-time. His best finish was 16th at Talladega. Mara Reyes
filled in for him at Mexico City. Steve Grissom
ran the season-opening race at Daytona in 2006 until Jorge Goeters (competing for NASCAR Busch Series Rookie of the Year) drove for a few races. Derrike Cope then took over driving duties, sharing the ride with Shane Hall
, Steve Grissom
, and Jennifer Jo Cobb
. Derrike Cope
ran three 3 races in the #49 in 2007. The #49 switched to #4 in 2008, after purchasing owners points from Phoenix Racing
. Robert Richardson
ran eleven races with funding from JVC
and Phantom EFX
, before Cope took his place for most of the season. In the final races, Patrick Sheltra
leased the number and owner's points for his own entry. At the road course events, Phoenix fielded the #4 for Landon Cassill
, while Cope drove the 49.
For the 2009 season, Kertus Davis
began the season as the driver of the #49 again in 2009 with GetMoreVacations.com as sponsor. After several races, Mark Green returned to the team as driver. During the season, this team ran as a start and park
team .
In 2010, Green will run both the #49 and #70 cars for JRR under an agreement with ML Motorsports. This same deal was formed for 2010. Brad Teague ran the #49 at Bristol in March.
In 2011, this team is usually entered on occasion, and mostly used to Start and Park which helps fund the primary #28 car, with Derrike Cope.
and Clint Vahsholtz
ran the next two races. Jason White
began running the 39 eventually with Three Stooges Beer as the sponsor. Eventually, road racer Chris Bingham
was moved to the 39 car after struggling in the 49 car. Following his release, Jamie Mosley and Dana White finished out the year. For the 2004 season Andy Ponstein
began the year in the 39 with sponsorship from Yahoo!
, but wrecked several times during his tenure and was released. Tina Gordon
came on after that, and had a best finish of 26th at Pikes Peak, before she was released. The 39 has not run since.
JRR revived its third team in 2008 as the #49. Derrike Cope
first attempted a race with the car at Mexico City, but failed to qualify. The car next ran at Nashville Superspeedway
, when Shane Hall
finished last after an early vibration problem. Kertus Davis
joined the team at Kentucky and ran the rest of season in #49 after leaving his family owned JD Motorsports team, his best finish being 35th. JRR has not run a third car since then.
Derrike Cope
Derrike Cope is a NASCAR driver. He is best known for his win in the 1990 Daytona 500. He currently drives the #28 Chevrolet for Jay Robinson Racing in the Nationwide Series and the #75 Chevrolet/Dodge for his own team in the Sprint Cup Series.-Early years:Cope was born in San Diego, California...
. Formed in 1995, they moved to the Nationwide Series in 2000, where they have attempted both full-time and part-time schedules.
Car #28 history
The 28 car made its debut at the 2004 Charter 250. It was sponsored by Yahoo!Yahoo!
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and driven by Green, who finished 35th in the car. Green piloted the car in six more races that season, before departing for Keith Coleman Racing
Keith Coleman Racing
Keith Coleman Racing was a NASCAR Busch Series team. It fielded the #23 and #26 cars for three seasons. The team was formed in 2004 by New Orleans native, Keith Coleman and at the time bought the team's equipment from Holigan Racing and later from Bill Davis Racing.KCR debuted in 2004 at the Mr....
. Shane Hall
Shane Hall
Shane Hall , is a Part-Time Driver in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. He last drove the #49 Jay Robinson Inc. Chevrolet for Jay Robinson Racing. Hall is featured as an Unlockable Driver in the 2003 EA Sports Video Game NASCAR Thunder 2003.-Sprint Cup Series:Hall has One Career Cup Series Start...
drove the car on a limited basis for the rest of the year. Derrike Cope was named the driver for 2005, with sponsorship from Radioshack
RadioShack
RadioShack Corporation is an American franchise of electronics retail stores in the United States, as well as parts of Europe, South America and Africa. As of 2008, RadioShack reported net sales and operating revenues of $4.81 billion. The headquarters of RadioShack is located in Downtown...
and Motorola
Motorola
Motorola, Inc. was an American multinational telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois, which was eventually divided into two independent public companies, Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions on January 4, 2011, after losing $4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009...
. Cope struggled and was replaced by Shane Hall
Shane Hall
Shane Hall , is a Part-Time Driver in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. He last drove the #49 Jay Robinson Inc. Chevrolet for Jay Robinson Racing. Hall is featured as an Unlockable Driver in the 2003 EA Sports Video Game NASCAR Thunder 2003.-Sprint Cup Series:Hall has One Career Cup Series Start...
. Hall only ran on a part-time basis, and did not finish a race. The 28 was driven part-time by Hall in 2006. He ran six races and had a best finish of 36th.
For 2007, the team acquired the assets of the former Haas CNC Racing
Haas CNC Racing
Stewart-Haas Racing, formerly known as Haas CNC Racing, is a NASCAR racing team based in Kannapolis, North Carolina, which runs Chevrolet Impalas. The team is owned by Tony Stewart and Gene Haas, and runs the #14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet Impala driven by Stewart and the #39 United States...
Busch team and ran the 28 Chevy full-time with 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...
and Blake Bjorklund
Blake Bjorklund
Blake Bjorklund is an American stock car racer. His parents are Craig and Diane Bjorklund. In addition to racing stock cars, he has also raced snowmobiles...
. Jeff Green
Jeff Green (NASCAR)
Jeffery Green is an American stock car driver in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. He currently drives part time in the Nationwide Series for Tri-Star Motorsports in their #44 entry and the Sprint Cup Series for Front Row Motorsports in their #55 entry.Green's 1990 Nashville Speedway USA championship...
and 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...
originally drove as well, before leaving to concentrate on their Cup rides. Sponsorship came from Checkers/Rally's Drive-In
Checkers (fast food)
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. is the largest chain of double drive-thru restaurants in the United States. In June 2006, the Company went private through a merger with Taxi Holdings Corp., an affiliate of Wellspring Capital Management, a private equity firm.The company operates more than 815...
, U.S. Border Patrol
United States Border Patrol
The United States Border Patrol is a federal law enforcement agency within U.S. Customs and Border Protection , a component of the Department of Homeland Security . It is an agency in the Department of Homeland Security that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to...
, and Affordable Band Instruments during the 2007 racing season. Their best finish came at Montreal where Niclas Jonsson
Niclas Jönsson
Niclas Jönsson is a former driver in the Indy Racing League. He raced in the 1999-2000 seasons with 4 career starts. His best career IRL finish was in 12th position in the 2000 Delphi Indy 200 held at Walt Disney World Speedway.He made 1 NASCAR Busch Series start at Montreal, he started 8th and...
finished 12th. In 2008, Kirk Shelmerdine
Kirk Shelmerdine
Kirk Shelmerdine is a NASCAR driver and former championship-winning crew chief for the late Dale Earnhardt.-Crew chief:...
drove the #28 at Daytona with sponsorship from Lilly Trucking of Virginia in a one race deal for Daytona. Brian Keselowski
Brian Keselowski
Brian Keselowski is an American race car driver, currently competing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. A past winner in the ARCA Racing Series and competitor in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, he currently drives the #92 Chevrolet Impala for K-Automotive Motorsports, and is competing for the 2011...
was named the driver of the #28 after Daytona, however he was released after Bristol. Kenny Wallace was named the driver of the #28 for the rest of the year starting at Nashville with the United States Border Patrol
United States Border Patrol
The United States Border Patrol is a federal law enforcement agency within U.S. Customs and Border Protection , a component of the Department of Homeland Security . It is an agency in the Department of Homeland Security that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to...
providing sponsorship. He provided the team with its career-best third place finish at Memphis Motorsports Park
Memphis Motorsports Park
Memphis International Raceway is an auto racing park located across the Loosahatchie River from Memphis, Tennessee, approximately ten miles south of Millington, Tennessee. The facility opened in 1987 with a drag strip and 1.8-mile road course...
and finished sixteenth in points. In 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...
, he had two top ten finishes and placed eleventh in points, the team's highest finish. The Border Patrol left at the end of the season, and the team has used rotating sponsors since then. Federated Auto parts signed for eight races.
Derrike Cope has returned full time to Jay Robinson Racing in 2011 in #28 car.
Car #49 history
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...
. Rodney Childers
Rodney Childers
Rodney Childers is a NASCAR crew chief. He currently works with David Reutimann and the #00 Aaron Rents Toyota Camry fielded by Michael Waltrip Racing. Childers was born Mooresville, North Carolina....
was the driver of the #49 Southern Marine Chevy, but wrecked after 69 laps. JRR returned to the Busch Series at the 2001 NAPA Auto Parts 300. Fielding a 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...
, driver Andy Kirby
Andy Kirby
Andy Kirby , is a former stockcar driver, most notably in NASCAR. Kirby did not initially begin with NASCAR, where his career would end. Instead, Kirby quickly earned his reputation as a motorcycle racer in the Southeastern United States...
failed to make the field. Their first start came at the Suncom 200, with A.J. Frank driving. He finished 39th after suffering equipment failure. The team made the next race 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...
, with Carl Long
Carl Long
James Carlyle Long is a former NASCAR Sprint Cup race car driver and mechanic who is currently returning from suspension after a violation on his car during the 2009 Sprint All-Star Race weekend. Prior to his suspension, he was a crew member on the #34 Front Row Motorsports Cup team...
finishing 42nd, followed by 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...
, where they finished 43rd with Jerry McCart driving, as well finishing 42nd 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....
with Robbie Faggert. Frank returned at Nashville
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 38th after wrecking during the race. At the next race at the NASCAR
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...
Subway 300, Kirby finished in 16th, the best finish for the team that year. Other drivers who raced for JRR that year were Joe Bush, Dick Trickle
Dick Trickle
Richard "Dick" Trickle is a retired American race car driver. He raced for decades around the short tracks of Wisconsin, winning many championships along the way. Trickle has competed in the ASA, ARTGO, ARCA, All Pro, IMCA, NASCAR, and USAC.In more than an estimated 2,200 races, Trickle has logged...
, Phil Bonifield
Phil Bonifield
Phil Bonifield is an owner/driver in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and Busch Series. He fielded Team Racing for six years in the Truck Series. Bonifield began his racing career in 1973, when he began competing with BMX bicycles. Racing across the United States, he won several championships from...
, Brian Tyler, Philip Morris, Brian Weber, and Ken Alexander
Ken Alexander
Ken Alexander is a former NASCAR driver from Anderson, South Carolina, USA.He made eight starts in the Busch Series in 2001 and four starts in 2002. In 2001, he drove seven races for Jay Robinson and one for Tony Hall. Ken Alexander made all his 2002 starts for Hubert Hensley.-References:...
. The team finished 33rd in owner's points that year.
JRR started 2002 by switching 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...
and Kirk Shelmerdine
Kirk Shelmerdine
Kirk Shelmerdine is a NASCAR driver and former championship-winning crew chief for the late Dale Earnhardt.-Crew chief:...
finishing 31st at Daytona. Faggart returned the next week with sponsorship from Rent-A-Wreck
Rent-A-Wreck
Rent-A-Wreck is a car rental company that is primarily known for renting used cars at discount prices. The cars may have been personally owned, or they could have been owned by another rental car chain company. They are also known for accommodating younger drivers to whom many other car rental...
, where he finished 35th, and Craig Raudman
Craig Raudman
Craig Raudman, born August 6, 1961 in Redding, California, is a former NASCAR driver. He won the 2001 NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour championship. He only competed in one Busch Series event. It came in 2002, when he ran the event at Las Vegas for Jay Robinson Racing. Raudman started 42nd and...
at Las Vegas
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada near Las Vegas, is a complex of multiple tracks for automobile racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.-History:...
, who finished 32nd. Joe Buford
Joe Buford
Joe Buford at Franklin, Tennessee) is a racecar driver.-Career prior to NASCAR:Buford began his career at Duck River Speedway in 1989. He took his father's advice and started racing at Nashville in 1991. He was an instant success, winning three races and the "Rookie of the Year" honors...
took over the next two races, before David Starr
David Starr
David Starr is an American stock car driver. He currently drives the #95 WRL General Contractors/TWD Drywall/B&D Electrical/Fenton Motor Group Ford Fusion for Leavine Fenton Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series part-time and the #81 Zachry Holdings, Inc. Toyota Tundra for SS-Green Light Racing...
took over at Texas. After that, Kirby returned to the team, and ran until the Kroger 300, when he was killed in a motorcycle accident two days after. They made one race with Nick Woodward
Nick Woodward
Nick Woodward, nicknamed "Quik" Nick is a former NASCAR driver. He was a part-time fixture in the sport from 2001-2003. Woodward still races on the short tracks of the Eastern coast.-Craftsman Truck Series:...
, then with Dan Pardus
Dan Pardus
Dan Pardus is an American stock car racing driver. He has raced in the ARCA series, as well as NASCAR with Jim & Julie Motorsports and Midwest Transit Racing. He made one Winston Cup start, the 1998 Pepsi 400 and 18 Busch Series starts in 2001 and 2002. He was born in Daytona Beach, Florida...
. Buford, Troy Cline, and Derrike Cope
Derrike Cope
Derrike Cope is a NASCAR driver. He is best known for his win in the 1990 Daytona 500. He currently drives the #28 Chevrolet for Jay Robinson Racing in the Nationwide Series and the #75 Chevrolet/Dodge for his own team in the Sprint Cup Series.-Early years:Cope was born in San Diego, California...
finished out the year for the team. In 2003, the team hired Bingham to and Cope to share the driving duties 49. Bingham struggled finishing races and soon moved over to the #39 team, while Cope would eventually be released. Shane Hall
Shane Hall
Shane Hall , is a Part-Time Driver in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. He last drove the #49 Jay Robinson Inc. Chevrolet for Jay Robinson Racing. Hall is featured as an Unlockable Driver in the 2003 EA Sports Video Game NASCAR Thunder 2003.-Sprint Cup Series:Hall has One Career Cup Series Start...
took over for two races, along with Carlos Contreras
Carlos Contreras
Carlos Contreras is the first Mexican-born driver in any NASCAR national series. He has competed in the Craftsman Truck Series and Busch Series .-Busch Series:...
. At New Hampshire
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...
, Tammy Jo Kirk
Tammy Jo Kirk
Tammy Jo Kirk is a racecar and motorcycle racer. She was the first woman to race in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and later returned to NASCAR to run the Busch Series. She has not driven in NASCAR since 2003....
and sponsor Advil signed on. She ran 15 races that season with a best finish of 21st at Pikes Peak
Pikes Peak International Raceway
Pikes Peak International Raceway, also known as PPIR, is a participant focused racetrack located in Fountain, Colorado, south of Colorado Springs and north of Pueblo...
.
Cope returned to the 49 in 2004, running 30 out of 34 races, and finishing 27th in points. Vahsholtz made one start at Kentucky, where he finished 36th.
In 2005, JRR hired 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....
to pilot the #49 full-time. His best finish was 16th at Talladega. Mara Reyes
Mara Reyes
Mara Reyes is a Mexican female racecar driver. She drove the 49 Ford for Jay Robinson Racing in 1 race at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in the NASCAR Busch Series in 2005. She finished 35th. She ran her last season in the Desafio Corona stock car series in her native Mexico in 2005.-Trucks:She ran...
filled in for him at Mexico City. 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....
ran the season-opening race at Daytona in 2006 until Jorge Goeters (competing for NASCAR Busch Series Rookie of the Year) drove for a few races. Derrike Cope then took over driving duties, sharing the ride with Shane Hall
Shane Hall
Shane Hall , is a Part-Time Driver in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. He last drove the #49 Jay Robinson Inc. Chevrolet for Jay Robinson Racing. Hall is featured as an Unlockable Driver in the 2003 EA Sports Video Game NASCAR Thunder 2003.-Sprint Cup Series:Hall has One Career Cup Series Start...
, 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....
, and Jennifer Jo Cobb
Jennifer Jo Cobb
Jennifer Jo Cobb is a race car driver and team owner. She has competed in the NASCAR Nationwide Series along with the ARCA Remax Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. She drives the 13 Ford Mustang for her own team Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing in the Nationwide Series-History:She started...
. Derrike Cope
Derrike Cope
Derrike Cope is a NASCAR driver. He is best known for his win in the 1990 Daytona 500. He currently drives the #28 Chevrolet for Jay Robinson Racing in the Nationwide Series and the #75 Chevrolet/Dodge for his own team in the Sprint Cup Series.-Early years:Cope was born in San Diego, California...
ran three 3 races in the #49 in 2007. The #49 switched to #4 in 2008, after purchasing owners points 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....
. 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...
ran eleven races with funding from JVC
JVC
, usually referred to as JVC, is a Japanese international consumer and professional electronics corporation based in Yokohama, Japan which was founded in 1927...
and Phantom EFX
Phantom EFX
Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Cedar Falls, IA, Phantom EFX is a game developer and publisher of interactive card and casino entertainment titles for PC and Mac. They have produced over 20 individual titles and numerous combo packs spanning a broad line of casino-type games, Phantom EFX...
, before Cope took his place for most of the season. In the final races, Patrick Sheltra
Patrick Sheltra
Patrick Sheltra is an American professional race car driver and owner. Sheltra was the 2010 ARCA Racing Series season champion and he currently runs a part-time schedule in the NASCAR Nationwide Series for Rick Ware Racing...
leased the number and owner's points for his own entry. At the road course events, Phoenix fielded the #4 for Landon Cassill
Landon Cassill
Landon Douglas Cassill is a driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series. He is a test driver for Hendrick Motorsports. He currently drives the #51 Chevrolet Impala for Phoenix Racing in the Sprint Cup Series....
, while Cope drove the 49.
For the 2009 season, Kertus Davis
Kertus Davis
Kertus Davis is a NASCAR driver. He is currently the competition director for JD Motorsports.- Prior to NASCAR/USAR :...
began the season as the driver of the #49 again in 2009 with GetMoreVacations.com as sponsor. After several races, Mark Green returned to the team as driver. During the season, this team ran as a 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...
team .
In 2010, Green will run both the #49 and #70 cars for JRR under an agreement with ML Motorsports. This same deal was formed for 2010. Brad Teague ran the #49 at Bristol in March.
In 2011, this team is usually entered on occasion, and mostly used to Start and Park which helps fund the primary #28 car, with Derrike Cope.
Other teams
The 39 cars were purchased from Robert Yates Racing in 2003, who had repossessed the equipment from Angela's Motorsports. The team's first race was at the Koolerz 300, with Mike McLaughlin driving a fan-supported ride. He qualified fourth, but was involved in a crash late in the race, and finished 29th. Joe BufordJoe Buford
Joe Buford at Franklin, Tennessee) is a racecar driver.-Career prior to NASCAR:Buford began his career at Duck River Speedway in 1989. He took his father's advice and started racing at Nashville in 1991. He was an instant success, winning three races and the "Rookie of the Year" honors...
and Clint Vahsholtz
Clint Vahsholtz
Clint Vahsholtz, from Woodland Park, CO, is a former NASCAR driver. He competed in the Busch Series in 2003 and 2004.-Nascar West:Vahsholtz made seven career starts in this lower level division of NASCAR. His best outing came in 2003, when his race at Phoeinx, which was a 10th place finish...
ran the next two races. 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:...
began running the 39 eventually with Three Stooges Beer as the sponsor. Eventually, road racer Chris Bingham
Chris Bingham
Chris Bingham is an American racing driver from Kirkland, Washington. He is a noted sports car driver but also competed in eleven Busch Series events in his career.-Early career:...
was moved to the 39 car after struggling in the 49 car. Following his release, Jamie Mosley and Dana White finished out the year. For the 2004 season Andy Ponstein
Andy Ponstein
Andy Ponstein is a race car driver. Ponstein, a long time veteran on the ARCA circuit, won the CRA Sunoco Super Series Rookie of the Year award in 2002, and also ran some NASCAR races in 2003 and 2004...
began the year in the 39 with sponsorship from Yahoo!
Yahoo!
Yahoo! Inc. is an American multinational internet corporation headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, United States. The company is perhaps best known for its web portal, search engine , Yahoo! Directory, Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Groups, Yahoo! Answers, advertising, online mapping ,...
, but wrecked several times during his tenure and was released. 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,...
came on after that, and had a best finish of 26th at Pikes Peak, before she was released. The 39 has not run since.
JRR revived its third team in 2008 as the #49. Derrike Cope
Derrike Cope
Derrike Cope is a NASCAR driver. He is best known for his win in the 1990 Daytona 500. He currently drives the #28 Chevrolet for Jay Robinson Racing in the Nationwide Series and the #75 Chevrolet/Dodge for his own team in the Sprint Cup Series.-Early years:Cope was born in San Diego, California...
first attempted a race with the car at Mexico City, but failed to qualify. The car next ran 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...
, when Shane Hall
Shane Hall
Shane Hall , is a Part-Time Driver in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. He last drove the #49 Jay Robinson Inc. Chevrolet for Jay Robinson Racing. Hall is featured as an Unlockable Driver in the 2003 EA Sports Video Game NASCAR Thunder 2003.-Sprint Cup Series:Hall has One Career Cup Series Start...
finished last after an early vibration problem. Kertus Davis
Kertus Davis
Kertus Davis is a NASCAR driver. He is currently the competition director for JD Motorsports.- Prior to NASCAR/USAR :...
joined the team at Kentucky and ran the rest of season in #49 after leaving his family owned JD Motorsports team, his best finish being 35th. JRR has not run a third car since then.