Wyler Racing
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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
. The team was owned by Ohio car dealer Jeff Wyler until 2009 when driver Stacy Compton
bought the assets of Wyler and moved the team to Concord, North Carolina
.
Car of Tomorrow
at Talladega in the Fall of 2006 with Ricky Rudd
as driver.
Turn One Racing competed in their first Sprint Cup race when Johnny Benson drove the #46 Toyota Camry in the 2007 Crown Royal Presents The Jim Stewart 400. He started and finished 31st.
Purchasing equipment from the defunct Fiddleback Racing, the 60 team began running in 2005 at The Milwaukee Mile, when Chad Chaffin
finished seventeenth. Chaffin ran ten races for the team that season, posting a top-ten at the Sylvania 200
. At the end of the season, he was replaced by Sprague, who had three top-tens in five starts for the team. In 2006, Con-way
became the team's new sponsor, and Sprague responded with two wins and a fifth-place finish in points. The following year, Sprague won the first race of the season at Daytona, but fell to ninth in the standings.
Sprague and Con-way left at the end of 2007 for Kevin Harvick Incorporated
and Roush Fenway Racing respectively. The team was to merge with South Point Racing
to form Wyler-Gaughan Racing in 2008
, but the deal fell through. Richard Johns was to be the driver of the #60, bringing along sponsorship from havfun.com for both the 2008 and 2009 seasons, but the deal fell through. The team replaced Johns with Terry Cook, who was originally scheduled to drive a second truck, the #06. Cook had two top-fives and was running tenth in points when the team released Cook and replaced him with Sprague. For 2009, Compton drove the #60 mostly unsponsored until Safe Auto Insurance Company
signed a 2 year deal to sponsor the team. Near the end of 2009, Wyler was unsure if the team would be able to continue into 2010, and Compton purchased the #60 truck in late 2009 so that the team could continue running. The team ran as Wyler Racing for most of 2010 until Compton renamed the team Turn One Racing, LLC. India's Narain Karthikeyan
shared the driver seat with Compton starting at Martinsville Speedway
and selected events, with Compton serving as Karthikeyan's driving coach. The team added on the #64 Truck with Chase Mattioli driving at Pocono. With Safe Auto departing for ThorSport Racing
and Karthikeyan returning to F1 to drive for Hispania Racing, Red Bull
development driver Cole Whitt
, who ran the #60 at Homestead-Miami Speedway
, will run the #60 full time for Rookie of the Year with Red Bull sponsorship. Justin Marks
will return to the Truck Series and drive the team's second truck, the #66, in 2011 with sponsorship from GoPro Cameras.
In 2012 Turn One Racing will field a truck for 2008 Camping World Truck Series Champion Johnny Benson
. They have got sponsorship for a partial season but hopes are that they can run for a championship next season.
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
Camping World Truck Series team. They currently field the #60 Red Bull
Red Bull
Red Bull is an energy drink sold by the Austrian Red Bull GmbH, created in 1987 by the Austrian entrepreneur Dietrich Mateschitz. In terms of market share, Red Bull is the most popular energy drink in the world, with 3 billion cans sold each year. Dietrich Mateschitz was inspired by an already...
/Fuel Doctor USA Chevrolet Silverado
Chevrolet Silverado
The Chevrolet Silverado , is the latest line of full-size pickup trucks from General Motors.-History:...
for Red Bull
Red Bull
Red Bull is an energy drink sold by the Austrian Red Bull GmbH, created in 1987 by the Austrian entrepreneur Dietrich Mateschitz. In terms of market share, Red Bull is the most popular energy drink in the world, with 3 billion cans sold each year. Dietrich Mateschitz was inspired by an already...
development driver Cole Whitt
Cole Whitt
Cole Whitt is a American stock car driver and development driver for Red Bull Racing Team. After advancing his way through Kart racing, Whitt moved up to sprint cars and became a development driver for Red Bull. After running in the Camping World Series East, Whitt made his NASCAR debut in 2010...
and the #66 GoPro Chevrolet Silverado for 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:...
. The team was owned by Ohio car dealer Jeff Wyler until 2009 when driver Stacy Compton
Stacy Compton
Stacy Compton is a NASCAR team owner and former driver. He currently owns Turn One Racing. He is a former co-owner of Bobby Hamilton Racing-Virginia in the Craftsman Truck Series, and is a former racing analyst for ESPN full-time...
bought the assets of Wyler and moved the team to Concord, North Carolina
Concord, North Carolina
Concord is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. According to Census 2010, the city has a current population of 79,066. It is the largest city in Cabarrus County and is the county seat. In terms of population, the city of Concord is the second largest city in the Charlotte Metropolitan Area...
.
Sprint Cup
The team tested 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...
Car of Tomorrow
Car of Tomorrow
The Car of Tomorrow, sometimes called CoT or "Car of Today", is the car style for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Larger and boxier than the design it replaced, the Car of Tomorrow is safer, costs less to maintain, and was intended to make for closer competition.The car was introduced in the 2007 Cup...
at Talladega in the Fall of 2006 with Ricky Rudd
Ricky Rudd
Ricky Rudd is a former American NASCAR driver. He is the uncle of actor Skeet Ulrich and Nationwide Series driver Jason Rudd. Rudd is known as the "Iron Man" of NASCAR; holding the record for most consecutive starts in NASCAR racing. At the conclusion of the 2005 season, Rudd had made 788...
as driver.
Turn One Racing competed in their first Sprint Cup race when Johnny Benson drove the #46 Toyota Camry in the 2007 Crown Royal Presents The Jim Stewart 400. He started and finished 31st.
Camping World Truck Series
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...
finished seventeenth. Chaffin ran ten races for the team that season, posting a top-ten at the Sylvania 200
Sylvania 200
The F.W. Webb 175 is a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race held at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. It is held the day before the Sprint Cup Series Sylvania 300, the first event in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. In 2010, the distance was shortened to 175 laps, where before...
. At the end of the season, he was replaced by Sprague, who had three top-tens in five starts for the team. In 2006, Con-way
Con-way
Con-way, Inc. is a freight transportation and logistics company with businesses in less-than-truckload and full truckload freight services, truckload brokerage, logistics, warehousing, supply chain management and trailer manufacturing, based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Con-way’s services are used by...
became the team's new sponsor, and Sprague responded with two wins and a fifth-place finish in points. The following year, Sprague won the first race of the season at Daytona, but fell to ninth in the standings.
Sprague and Con-way left at the end of 2007 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...
and Roush Fenway Racing respectively. The team was to merge with South Point Racing
South Point Racing
Orleans Racing , was a NASCAR team that competed in the Craftsman Truck Series and the NASCAR West Series. It was owned by businessman Michael Gaughan for most of its existence, although others have had a partial interest in the team...
to form Wyler-Gaughan Racing in 2008
2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
The 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series began on February 15, 2008 at Daytona International Speedway with the Chevy Silverado HD 250. The season concluded on November 14 of that year at Homestead-Miami Speedway with the Ford 200. Johnny Benson of Bill Davis Racing was crowned champion. The season...
, but the deal fell through. Richard Johns was to be the driver of the #60, bringing along sponsorship from havfun.com for both the 2008 and 2009 seasons, but the deal fell through. The team replaced Johns with Terry Cook, who was originally scheduled to drive a second truck, the #06. Cook had two top-fives and was running tenth in points when the team released Cook and replaced him with Sprague. For 2009, Compton drove the #60 mostly unsponsored until Safe Auto Insurance Company
Safe Auto Insurance Company
Safe Auto Insurance Company is an auto insurance company based in Columbus, Ohio, though the company did consider moving to Phoenix, Arizona, in 2005. The company was founded in 1993 by Jon Diamond & Ari Deshe...
signed a 2 year deal to sponsor the team. Near the end of 2009, Wyler was unsure if the team would be able to continue into 2010, and Compton purchased the #60 truck in late 2009 so that the team could continue running. The team ran as Wyler Racing for most of 2010 until Compton renamed the team Turn One Racing, LLC. India's Narain Karthikeyan
Narain Karthikeyan
Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan , is the first Formula One motor racing driver from India. He has previously competed in A1GP, and the Le Mans Series. He made his Formula One debut in with the Jordan team, and was a WilliamsF1 test driver in and...
shared the driver seat with Compton starting 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...
and selected events, with Compton serving as Karthikeyan's driving coach. The team added on the #64 Truck with Chase Mattioli driving at Pocono. With Safe Auto departing for ThorSport Racing
ThorSport Racing
ThorSport Racing is a Sandusky, Ohio based NASCAR racing team that competes in the Camping World Truck Series. Owned by Duke Thorson and his wife Rhonda, the team currently fields the #13 Safe Auto Insurance Company/Curb Records Toyota Tundra driven by Johnny Sauter through an alliance with Mike...
and Karthikeyan returning to F1 to drive for Hispania Racing, Red Bull
Red Bull
Red Bull is an energy drink sold by the Austrian Red Bull GmbH, created in 1987 by the Austrian entrepreneur Dietrich Mateschitz. In terms of market share, Red Bull is the most popular energy drink in the world, with 3 billion cans sold each year. Dietrich Mateschitz was inspired by an already...
development driver Cole Whitt
Cole Whitt
Cole Whitt is a American stock car driver and development driver for Red Bull Racing Team. After advancing his way through Kart racing, Whitt moved up to sprint cars and became a development driver for Red Bull. After running in the Camping World Series East, Whitt made his NASCAR debut in 2010...
, who ran the #60 at Homestead-Miami Speedway
Homestead-Miami Speedway
Homestead-Miami Speedway is a race track in Homestead, Florida southwest of Miami.Since 2002 Homestead has hosted the final races of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, and the Camping World Truck Series...
, will run the #60 full time for Rookie of the Year with Red Bull sponsorship. 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:...
will return to the Truck Series and drive the team's second truck, the #66, in 2011 with sponsorship from GoPro Cameras.
In 2012 Turn One Racing will field a truck for 2008 Camping World Truck Series Champion Johnny Benson
Johnny Benson
Jonathan Benson, Jr. is an American NASCAR driver and the son of former Michigan modified driver John Benson, Sr...
. They have got sponsorship for a partial season but hopes are that they can run for a championship next season.