Bill Davis Racing
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Drivers' Championships | 1 (Craftsman Truck Series) |
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Race victories | Cup Series: 5 Xfinity: 11 Camping World Truck Series: 24 |
Bill Davis Racing was a racing team that participated in all three of NASCAR's top divisions until 2009.
The team had run
Beginnings
BDR was formed by then-truck rental owner
Sprint Cup Series
Car No. 22 history
- Bobby Labonte (1993–1994)
Upon arriving in Carolina, Davis was asked by
- Randy LaJoie (1995)
Originally, Davis went with another rookie — Busch Series standout
- Ward Burton (1995–2003)
With Burton driving, the No. 22 team slowly began to improve, despite not winning any races. In 1998, the No. 22 team cracked the top ten in the final Winston Cup points standings and matched those results in 1999 (by which time
Burton returned to victory lane the following season, winning the
- Scott Wimmer (2003–2005)
The team's struggles continued in the
- Dave Blaney (2006–2008)
Car No. 22 results
Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | Owners | Pts |
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1993 | Bobby Labonte | 22 | Ford | DAY 20 |
CAR 33 |
RCH 29 |
ATL 18 |
DAR 18 |
BRI 24 |
NWS 25 |
MAR 12 |
TAL 35 |
SON 16 |
CLT 8 |
DOV 19 |
POC 20 |
MCH 36 |
DAY 41 |
NHA 10 |
POC 15 |
TAL 15 |
GLN 7 |
MCH 8 |
BRI 15 |
DAR 14 |
RCH 13 |
DOV 7 |
MAR 32 |
NWS 12 |
CLT 28 |
CAR 22 |
PHO 8 |
ATL 14 |
19th | 3221 | ||||||
1994 | Pontiac | DAY 16 |
CAR 19 |
RCH 24 |
ATL 15 |
DAR 39 |
BRI 6 |
NWS 26 |
MAR 19 |
TAL 22 |
SON 17 |
CLT 40 |
DOV 20 |
POC 25 |
MCH 15 |
DAY 22 |
NHA 13 |
POC 13 |
TAL 12 |
IND 16 |
GLN 18 |
MCH 5 |
BRI 31 |
DAR 36 |
RCH 24 |
DOV 17 |
MAR 31 |
NWS 15 |
CLT 42 |
CAR 28 |
PHO 16 |
ATL 37 |
22nd | 3038 | |||||||
1995 | Randy LaJoie | DAY 29 |
CAR 25 |
RCH 27 |
ATL 39 |
DAR 16 |
BRI 12 |
NWS 23 |
MAR DNQ |
TAL 13 |
SON 32 |
CLT 23 |
DOV 23 |
POC 40 |
MCH 41 |
30th | 2448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jimmy Hensley | DAY 30 |
NHA 41 |
POC 32 |
TAL DNQ |
IND 32 |
MCH 22 |
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Wally Dallenbach Jr. | GLN 2 |
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Ward Burton | BRI 34 |
DAR 4 |
RCH 11 |
DOV 21 |
MAR 21 |
NWS DNQ |
CLT 7 |
CAR 1 |
PHO 42 |
ATL 5 |
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1996 | DAY 26 |
CAR 41 |
RCH 13 |
ATL 15 |
DAR 38 |
BRI 33 |
NWS DNQ |
MAR DNQ |
TAL 27 |
SON 10 |
CLT 11 |
DOV 16 |
POC 35 |
MCH 35 |
DAY 41 |
NHA 25 |
POC 22 |
TAL 33 |
IND 36 |
GLN 32 |
MCH 35 |
BRI 8 |
DAR 40 |
RCH 37 |
DOV 7 |
MAR DNQ |
NWS DNQ |
CLT 7 |
CAR 17 |
PHO 22 |
ATL 12 |
33rd | 2411 | ||||||||
1997 | DAY 8 |
CAR 23 |
RCH 24 |
ATL 12 |
DAR 18 |
TEX 7 |
BRI 18 |
MAR 18 |
SON 10 |
TAL 42 |
CLT 36 |
DOV 34 |
POC 38* |
MCH 35 |
CAL 28 |
DAY 26 |
NHA 36 |
POC 15 |
IND 19 |
GLN 41 |
MCH 28 |
BRI 17 |
DAR 27 |
RCH 7 |
NHA 23 |
DOV 22 |
MAR 7 |
CLT 8 |
TAL DNQ |
CAR 26 |
PHO 42 |
ATL 9 |
24th | 2987 | |||||||
1998 | DAY 25 |
CAR 11 |
LVS 18 |
ATL 24 |
DAR 11 |
BRI 17 |
TEX 15 |
MAR 28 |
TAL 8 |
CAL 12 |
CLT 34 |
DOV 29 |
RCH 19 |
MCH 8 |
POC 24 |
SON 40 |
NHA 23 |
POC 34 |
IND 34 |
GLN 21 |
MCH 37 |
BRI 37 |
NHA 31 |
DAR 12 |
RCH 28 |
DOV 33 |
MAR 11 |
CLT 2 |
TAL 30 |
DAY 7 |
PHO 14 |
CAR 7 |
ATL 14 |
16th | 3352 | ||||||
1999 | DAY 24 |
CAR 28 |
LVS 2 |
ATL 8 |
DAR 8 |
TEX 16 |
BRI 9 |
MAR 27 |
TAL 32 |
CAL 6 |
RCH 9 |
CLT 8 |
DOV 22 |
MCH 4 |
POC 29 |
SON 35 |
DAY 7 |
NHA 15 |
POC 40 |
IND 6 |
GLN 43 |
MCH 43 |
BRI 9 |
DAR 2 |
RCH 34 |
NHA 8 |
DOV 11 |
MAR 13 |
CLT 5 |
TAL 4 |
CAR 2 |
PHO 13 |
HOM 14 |
ATL 11 |
9th | 4062 | |||||
2000 | DAY 8 |
CAR 3 |
LVS 23 |
ATL 8 |
DAR 1* |
BRI 3 |
TEX 14 |
MAR 11 |
TAL 10 |
CAL 6 |
RCH 6 |
CLT 13 |
DOV 8 |
MCH 6 |
POC 27 |
SON 21 |
DAY 7 |
NHA 18 |
POC 28 |
IND 28 |
GLN 22 |
MCH 9 |
BRI 11 |
DAR 6 |
RCH 8 |
NHA 30 |
DOV 40 |
MAR 43 |
CLT 10 |
TAL 22 |
CAR 8 |
PHO 12 |
HOM 39 |
ATL 3 |
10th | 4152 | |||||
2001 | Dodge | DAY 35* |
CAR 16 |
LVS 21 |
ATL 11 |
DAR 12 |
BRI 5 |
TEX 21 |
MAR 22 |
TAL 33 |
CAL 42 |
RCH 21 |
CLT 9 |
DOV 14 |
MCH 38 |
POC 40 |
SON 6 |
DAY 4 |
CHI 20 |
NHA 20 |
POC 38 |
IND 6 |
GLN 41 |
MCH 33 |
BRI 12 |
DAR 1 |
RCH 12 |
DOV 33 |
KAN 41 |
CLT 3 |
MAR 3 |
TAL 21 |
PHO 13 |
CAR 6 |
HOM 13 |
ATL 5 |
NHA 42 |
14th | 3846 | ||
2002 | DAY 1 |
CAR 13 |
LVS 21 |
ATL 7 |
DAR 31 |
BRI 25 |
TEX 43 |
MAR 14 |
TAL 15 |
CAL 18 |
RCH 30* |
CLT 42 |
DOV 37 |
POC 33 |
MCH 42 |
SON 40 |
DAY 9 |
CHI 41 |
NHA 1 |
POC 14 |
IND 30 |
GLN 20 |
MCH 29 |
BRI 37 |
DAR 6 |
RCH 8 |
NHA 38 |
DOV 43 |
KAN 43 |
TAL 10 |
CLT 33 |
MAR 5* |
ATL 16 |
CAR 40 |
PHO 19 |
HOM 12 |
25th | 3362 | |||
2003 | DAY 38 |
CAR 18 |
LVS 25 |
ATL 18 |
DAR 29 |
BRI 33 |
TEX 12 |
TAL 7 |
MAR 25 |
CAL 21 |
RCH 11 |
CLT 10 |
DOV 37 |
POC 8 |
MCH 30 |
SON 16 |
DAY 30 |
CHI 19 |
NHA 25 |
POC 19 |
IND 26 |
GLN 6 |
MCH 14 |
BRI 13 |
DAR 19 |
RCH 15 |
NHA 39 |
DOV 29 |
TAL 14 |
KAN 21 |
CLT 28 |
MAR 18 |
21st | 3550 | |||||||
Scott Wimmer | ATL 32 |
PHO 9 |
CAR 26 |
HOM 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | DAY 3 |
CAR 15 |
LVS 39 |
ATL 27 |
DAR 16 |
BRI 13 |
TEX 33 |
MAR 29 |
TAL 18 |
CAL 30 |
RCH 30 |
CLT 28 |
DOV 9 |
POC 35 |
MCH 14 |
SON 25 |
DAY 32 |
CHI 23 |
NHA 18 |
POC 11 |
IND 32 |
GLN 19 |
MCH 18 |
BRI 36 |
CAL 21 |
RCH 38 |
NHA 36 |
DOV 23 |
TAL 31 |
KAN 36 |
CLT 26 |
MAR 20 |
ATL DNQ |
PHO 26 |
DAR 22 |
HOM 13 |
27th | 3198 | |||
2005 | DAY 33 |
CAL 16 |
LVS 27 |
ATL 20 |
BRI 27 |
MAR 31 |
TEX 42 |
PHO 32 |
TAL 38 |
DAR 25 |
RCH 20 |
CLT 23 |
DOV 31 |
POC 36 |
MCH 16 |
SON 25 |
DAY 32 |
CHI 17 |
NHA 35 |
POC 25 |
IND 26 |
GLN 21 |
MCH 23 |
BRI 14 |
CAL 31 |
RCH 24 |
NHA 26 |
DOV 36 |
TAL 17 |
KAN 27 |
CLT 20 |
MAR 25 |
ATL 27 |
TEX 27 |
PHO 21 |
HOM 11 |
32nd | 3122 | |||
2006 | Dave Blaney | DAY 22 |
CAL 30 |
LVS 31 |
ATL 32 |
BRI 23 |
MAR 17 |
TEX 29 |
PHO 27 |
TAL 24 |
RCH 20 |
DAR 27 |
CLT 32 |
DOV 30 |
POC 27 |
MCH 30 |
SON 39 |
DAY 27 |
CHI 17 |
NHA 13 |
POC 16 |
IND 29 |
GLN 40 |
MCH 24 |
BRI 14 |
CAL 28 |
RCH 4 |
NHA 9 |
DOV 12 |
KAN 21 |
TAL 28 |
CLT 26 |
MAR 33 |
ATL 18 |
TEX 32 |
PHO 23 |
HOM 26 |
27th | 3255 | ||
2007 | Toyota | DAY 34 |
CAL 39 |
LVS 42 |
ATL 27 |
BRI 23 |
MAR 37 |
TEX 21 |
PHO 39 |
TAL DNQ |
RCH 11 |
DAR 32 |
CLT 18 |
DOV DNQ |
POC 43 |
MCH 18 |
SON 41 |
NHA 29 |
DAY 23 |
CHI 40 |
IND 9 |
POC 20 |
GLN 35 |
MCH 6 |
BRI 31 |
CAL 38 |
RCH 34 |
NHA 35 |
DOV DNQ |
KAN 15 |
TAL 3 |
CLT 6 |
MAR 36 |
ATL 38 |
TEX 21 |
PHO 31 |
HOM 12 |
31st | 2781 | ||
2008 | DAY 28 |
CAL 30 |
LVS 26 |
ATL 34 |
BRI 34 |
MAR 43 |
TEX 21 |
PHO 30 |
TAL DNQ |
RCH 18 |
DAR 9 |
CLT 17 |
DOV 9 |
POC 22 |
MCH 39 |
SON 20 |
NHA 33 |
DAY 19 |
CHI 23 |
IND 35 |
POC 31 |
GLN 41 |
MCH 41 |
BRI 38 |
CAL 29 |
RCH 22 |
NHA 33 |
DOV 12 |
KAN 31 |
TAL 22 |
CLT 27 |
MAR 22 |
ATL 41 |
TEX 29 |
PHO 20 |
HOM 22 |
30th | 2851 |
Car No. 27 history
- Dave Blaney (2000–2001)
The second full-time team made its debut in Winston Cup as the No. 93 with an Amoco sponsorship in 2000, with Dave Blaney driving. Despite failing to qualify at the spring Rockingham race, Blaney finished 3rd in the Rookie of the year standings. The team flirted with victory lane a few times in 2001, but Amoco decided not to renew its contract, and Blaney left for Jasper Motorsports.
- Hut Stricklin (2002)
The car returned for the 2002 season with a new sponsor, number and driver. Hut Stricklin moved over from Donlavey Racing and brought sponsorship from Hills Brothers Coffee with him. Stricklin started off 2002 by failing to qualify for the Daytona 500 and was inconsistent for much of the season. He recorded five top twenty finishes, but also finished 35th or worse 6 times and did not even attempt the race at Watkins Glen. Stricklin left the team after the Sharpie 500 at Bristol, and Hills Brothers announced they would be pulling sponsorship.
- Kenny Wallace (2002–03)
Around this time, there was another driver looking for a full time ride that had a sponsor ready to back him. Kenny Wallace had not raced a full season in Cup since Andy Petree released him following the 2000 season, and had been racing primarily in the Busch Series for Innovative Motorsports in their #48 Stacker 2 Chevrolet. However, he had been active as a long-term injury replacement for Steve Park in the #1 Pennzoil Chevrolet at Dale Earnhardt, Inc. earlier in 2002 and had also made several starts in Cup races for his Busch Series team in the #98 car.
Davis and Wallace began to negotiate terms since both sides had ends that each other was desiring, as Wallace was able to bring his backing from Stacker 2 to his new team and Davis needed a driver for his second car. First, Wallace would immediately join BDR and run the #23 for the remainder of the 2002 season with Hills Brothers Coffee remaining as sponsor. When the new season began, Stacker 2 would come aboard to sponsor the #23 with Wallace driving.
Wallace ran at the
Wallace ran all 36 races in 2003 with one top ten finish, which he recorded at Bristol. After the season, BDR moved Wallace and Stacker 2 to the Busch Series full-time to replace Wimmer, who was promoted to Cup racing. Following the year, Davis shut down his second-full time operation.
- Part-time (2004–05)
Dave Blaney made several starts for the team in 2004, including the Daytona 500. In 2004 and 2005 the car ran mostly unsponsored, with a couple of drivers running selected events. Shane Hmiel, Tony Raines, and Blaney ran the car in 2004. Mike Skinner ran six events in 2005.
- Michael Waltrip (2006)
In the fall of 2005, it was announced that the team would return to full-time competition as the No. 55 car in
- Jeremy Mayfield (2007)
- Jacques Villeneuve (2008)
The car was then scheduled to continue full-time racing, once again in a renumbered car. Jacques Villeneuve planned to drive the No. 27 in 2008, but the deal fell through after sponsorship could not be found. Benson and Skinner were hired to take over in the interim, before the team folded four races into the season after continued financial difficulties.
Car No. 27 results
Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | Owners | Pts |
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1999 | Dave Blaney | 93 | Pontiac | DAY | CAR
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LVS
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ATL
|
DAR
|
TEX
|
BRI | MAR
|
TAL
|
CAL
|
RCH
|
CLT | DOV
|
MCH 33 |
POC | SON
|
DAY | NHA 40 |
POC
|
IND 28 |
GLN
|
MCH
|
BRI | DAR
|
RCH
|
NHA
|
DOV
|
MAR
|
CLT
|
TAL
|
CAR
|
PHO
|
HOM 23 |
ATL 37 |
51st | 332 | ||
2000 | DAY 27 |
CAR DNQ |
LVS 22 |
ATL 20 |
DAR 26 |
BRI 35 |
TEX 22 |
MAR 41 |
TAL 30 |
CAL 38 |
RCH 34 |
CLT 40 |
DOV 25 |
MCH 25 |
POC 30 |
SON 29 |
DAY 24 |
NHA 34 |
POC 18 |
IND 23 |
GLN 35 |
MCH 24 |
BRI 43 |
DAR 20 |
RCH 18 |
NHA 26 |
DOV 39 |
MAR 30 |
CLT 28 |
TAL 28 |
CAR 42 |
PHO 8 |
HOM 9 |
ATL 18 |
31st | 2656 | |||||
2001 | Dodge | DAY 42 |
CAR 9 |
LVS 26 |
ATL 34 |
DAR 22 |
BRI 29 |
TEX 6 |
MAR 29 |
TAL 17 |
CAL 29 |
RCH 33 |
CLT 33 |
DOV 33 |
MCH 8 |
POC 11 |
SON 32 |
DAY 21 |
CHI 12 |
NHA 37 |
POC 22 |
IND 40 |
GLN 28 |
MCH 6 |
BRI 18 |
DAR 19 |
RCH 26 |
DOV 35 |
KAN 10 |
CLT 41 |
MAR 29 |
TAL 30 |
PHO 28 |
CAR 14 |
HOM 6 |
ATL 41 |
NHA 11 |
22nd | 3303 | ||
2002 | Hut Stricklin | 23 | DAY DNQ |
CAR 27 |
LVS 24 |
ATL 43 |
DAR 32 |
BRI 35 |
TEX 27 |
MAR 15 |
TAL 11 |
CAL 40 |
RCH 16 |
CLT 22 |
DOV 26 |
POC 22 |
MCH 17 |
SON 33 |
DAY 26 |
CHI 36 |
NHA 31 |
POC 31 |
IND 17 |
MCH 36 |
BRI 38 |
32nd | 3077 | ||||||||||||||
Tom Hubert | GLN 24 |
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Kenny Wallace | DAR 25 |
RCH 14 |
NHA 18 |
DOV 27 |
KAN 16 |
CLT 25 |
ATL 36 |
CAR 13 |
PHO 11 |
HOM 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scott Wimmer | TAL 17 |
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Geoff Bodine | MAR 39 |
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2003 | Kenny Wallace | DAY 16 |
CAR 38 |
LVS 30 |
ATL 26 |
DAR 23 |
BRI 10 |
TEX 23 |
TAL 17 |
MAR 12 |
CAL 22 |
RCH 29 |
CLT 42 |
DOV 23 |
POC 29 |
MCH 25 |
SON 29 |
DAY 15 |
CHI 24 |
NHA 38 |
POC 32 |
IND 24 |
GLN 34 |
MCH 42 |
BRI 15 |
DAR 24 |
RCH 23 |
NHA 36 |
DOV 28 |
TAL 20 |
KAN 31 |
CLT 32 |
MAR 16 |
ATL 30 |
PHO 25 |
CAR 31 |
HOM 22 |
30th | 3061 | ||
2004 | Dave Blaney | DAY 15 |
CAR | LVS
|
ATL 11 |
DAR
|
BRI | TEX 11 |
MAR | TAL 39 |
CAL
|
RCH
|
CLT 17 |
DOV 33 |
POC | MCH
|
SON
|
43rd | 986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tony Raines | DAY DNQ |
CHI
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NHA
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POC
|
IND 30 |
GLN
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MCH
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BRI
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Shane Hmiel | CAL 39 |
RCH 29 |
NHA
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DOV
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TAL
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KAN 24 |
CLT
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MAR | ATL 24 |
PHO
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DAR
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HOM 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | Mike Skinner | DAY 30 |
CAL
|
LVS
|
ATL
|
BRI | MAR | TEX
|
PHO
|
TAL 42 |
DAR
|
RCH
|
CLT 41 |
DOV DNQ |
POC | MCH 34 |
SON
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DAY | CHI
|
NHA
|
POC
|
IND 29 |
GLN
|
MCH
|
BRI
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CAL
|
RCH
|
NHA | DOV
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TAL
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KAN
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CLT
|
MAR
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52nd | 459 | ||||||
Johnny Benson
|
ATL 28 |
TEX | PHO
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HOM
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2006 | Michael Waltrip | 55 | DAY 18 |
CAL 36 |
LVS 35 |
ATL 20 |
BRI 32 |
MAR 29 |
TEX 26 |
PHO 42 |
TAL 25 |
RCH 31 |
DAR 35 |
CLT DNQ |
DOV 32 |
POC 28 |
MCH 25 |
SON 23 |
DAY 38 |
CHI 30 |
NHA 36 |
POC 40 |
IND DNQ |
GLN 36 |
MCH 23 |
BRI 16 |
CAL 31 |
RCH DNQ |
NHA 23 |
DOV 28 |
KAN 35 |
TAL 14 |
CLT 38 |
MAR 34 |
ATL 33 |
TEX 43 |
PHO 42 |
HOM DNQ |
37th | 2350 | |
2007 | Jeremy Mayfield | 36 | Toyota | DAY DNQ |
CAL DNQ |
LVS DNQ |
ATL DNQ |
BRI 34 |
MAR 40 |
TEX DNQ |
PHO DNQ |
TAL 23 |
RCH DNQ |
DAR DNQ |
CLT 25 |
DOV 38 |
POC DNQ |
MCH DNQ |
SON | NHA 40 |
DAY DNQ |
CHI 26 |
IND DNQ |
POC 31 |
GLN 27 |
MCH DNQ |
BRI 37 |
CAL 36 |
RCH DNQ |
NHA DNQ |
DOV DNQ |
KAN 22 |
TAL DNQ |
CLT 39 |
MAR DNQ |
44th | 1568 | ||||
Mike Skinner | ATL DNQ |
TEX 24 |
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Johnny Benson
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PHO 36 |
HOM 43 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | Jacques Villeneuve | 27 | DAY DNQ |
53rd | 130 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mike Skinner | CAL DNQ |
LVS 30 |
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Johnny Benson
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ATL DNQ |
BRI | MAR | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | NHA | DAY | CHI | IND
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POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | NHA | DOV | KAN | TAL | CLT | MAR | ATL | TEX | PHO
|
HOM |
R&D Car history
Bill Davis fielded a third part-time team for R&D purposes on numerous occasions. This car switched numerous times between No. 23 and No. 27. .
The No. 23 car made its debut at the season finale
sponsored Pontiac.In 2001, the car once again did not appear until the final Atlanta race of the year. There, Hut Stricklin, preparing for his 2002 ride with the team, raced to an impressive 11th-place finish.
The following year, Stricklin and the No. 23 car moved to the full-time spot, while the R&D car was renumbered to No. 27. Wimmer returned to the team, attempting seven races. He qualifies for two races, finishing neither.
For the 2003 season, the third BDR team experimented with manufacturers, running Chevrolets as opposed to the standard Dodges. Wimmer attempting three starts for the team before switching taking over for Ward Burton in the No. 22. In the fall Atlanta race, Shelby Howard made his only Cup attempt, failing to qualify. The R&D team merged with the second full-time team in for 2004-05 as Davis scaled back to a two car operation.
With Michael Waltrip reviving the second full time team in the
The No. 23 car attempted the Daytona 500 in 2007 with Mike Skinner, but did not qualify. Veteran road racing specialist
Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | Owners | Pts |
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2000 | Scott Wimmer | 23 | Pontiac | DAY | CAR
|
LVS
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ATL
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DAR
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BRI | TEX
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MAR
|
TAL
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CAL
|
RCH
|
CLT | DOV
|
MCH
|
POC | SON
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DAY
|
NHA
|
POC
|
IND | GLN
|
MCH
|
BRI
|
DAR | RCH
|
NHA | DOV
|
MAR
|
CLT
|
TAL | CAR | PHO
|
HOM | ATL 22 |
56th | 68 | ||
2001 | Hut Stricklin | Dodge | DAY | CAR | LVS
|
ATL | DAR
|
BRI | TEX
|
MAR
|
TAL | CAL | RCH
|
CLT | DOV | MCH
|
POC | SON
|
DAY | CHI
|
NHA
|
POC
|
IND | GLN
|
MCH
|
BRI
|
DAR | RCH
|
DOV | KAN | CLT
|
MAR
|
TAL
|
PHO
|
CAR
|
HOM | ATL 11 |
NHA | 54th | 130 | |
2002 | Scott Wimmer | 27 | DAY | CAR | LVS
|
ATL
|
DAR
|
BRI | TEX
|
MAR
|
TAL | CAL
|
RCH
|
CLT | DOV | POC | MCH
|
SON
|
DAY
|
CHI DNQ |
NHA
|
POC
|
IND DNQ |
GLN
|
MCH
|
BRI 40 |
DAR | RCH
|
NHA
|
DOV DNQ |
KAN
|
TAL | CLT DNQ |
MAR
|
ATL DNQ |
CAR
|
PHO 42 |
HOM
|
56th | 192 | |
2003 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS
|
ATL
|
DAR | BRI | TEX
|
TAL | MAR
|
CAL
|
RCH
|
CLT | DOV
|
POC | MCH
|
SON
|
DAY
|
CHI
|
NHA
|
POC
|
IND | GLN
|
MCH | BRI 24 |
DAR
|
RCH
|
NHA 24 |
DOV DNQ |
TAL
|
KAN
|
CLT
|
MAR
|
53rd | 220 | ||||||
Shelby Howard | ATL DNQ |
PHO
|
CAR
|
HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | Mike Skinner | 23 | Dodge | DAY DNQ |
CAL | LVS | 62nd | 111 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bill Lester | ATL 38 |
BRI | MAR | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV
|
POC | MCH 32 |
SON
|
DAY | CHI | NHA
|
POC
|
IND
|
GLN
|
MCH
|
BRI
|
CAL DNQ |
RCH
|
NHA
|
DOV | KAN
|
TAL | CLT | MAR | ATL
|
TEX | PHO | HOM | ||||||||
2007 | Mike Skinner | Toyota | DAY DNQ |
CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI | MAR | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | 55th | 140 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Butch Leitzinger | SON 28 |
NHA | DAY | CHI | IND
|
POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | NHA | DOV | KAN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacques Villeneuve | 27 | TAL 21 |
CLT | MAR | ATL | TEX | PHO 41 |
HOM |
Busch Series
- Mark Martin (1988–1990)
BDR began fielding cars in the Busch Series in 1988, when Mark Martin drove thirteen races in the No. 06 Carolina Ford Dealers Ford, posting two top-tens and one win. The team switched to No. 1 the following season with Martin continuing to drive winning the spring race at Bristol. Geoff Bodine ran one race at Martinsville in the fall. Martin won one race at Mytrle Beach in 1990 running twelve races.
- Jeff Gordon (1991–1992)
In 1991, the team went full-time with a young Jeff Gordon. Although he did not win, and even failed to qualify for the Goody's 300, he had five top fives, taking Rookie of the Year honors and an 11th place points position. Martin ran in a second car at Hickory in the spring. Baby Ruth became the main sponsor in 1992 with Gordon winning three races including the spring race at Atlanta where Rick Hendrick took notice of Gordon's talents. Gordon and the team were going to move up to the Winston Cup in 1993 but Gordon signed with Hendrick.
- Dave Blaney (1998–1999)
In 1998, the team returned full-time fielding the No. 93
- Mike Borkowski (2000)
In
- Scott Wimmer (2000–2003)
Wimmer took over the No. 20, renumbered the No. 23, for 2001, posting eight top-tens and finishing eleventh in points in a Jani-King sponsored car. Siemens became a part-time sponsor in 2002, but the team threatened to shut down to a lack of finances. However, it remained open, and Wimmer won four races in the second half of the season, finishing 3rd in points. For 2003, Stacker 2 came on board as sponsor, and he picked up a win at Pikes Peak.
- Kenny Wallace (2004)
At the end of the season, Wimmer moved to Cup, and Kenny Wallace took his place, posting ten top-ten finishes and finishing ninth in points. After Wallace and Stacker 2 left for ppc Racing, Davis sold the equipment to Keith Coleman Racing. The team still remained involved in Busch supplying engines to MacDonald Motorsports.
Busch Series Results
NASCAR Busch Series results
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | NNSC | Pts | ||
1988 | Mark Martin | 06 | Ford | DAY 4 |
HCY
|
CAR 1 |
MAR
|
DAR 9 |
BRI 23 |
LNG | NZH
|
SBO
|
NSV
|
CLT 33 |
DOV
|
ROU
|
LAN | LVL | MYB
|
OXF
|
SBO
|
HCY
|
LNG
|
IRP 7 |
ROU
|
BRI 10 |
DAR 38 |
RCH 9 |
DOV 35 |
MAR 18 |
CLT 36 |
CAR 39 |
MAR
|
30th | 1211 | ||||||
1989 | 1 | DAY 21 |
CAR 31 |
MAR 9 |
HCY
|
DAR 2 |
BRI 2 |
NZH 35 |
SBO
|
LAN | NSV
|
CLT 39 |
DOV 4 |
ROU
|
LVL | VOL
|
MYB 26 |
SBO
|
HCY
|
DUB | IRP 2 |
ROU | BRI 1* |
DAR 42 |
RCH 8* |
DOV 2* |
MAR 17 |
CLT 20 |
CAR 24 |
MAR
|
21st | 1832 | |||||||||
1990 | DAY
|
RCH 35 |
CAR 8 |
MAR
|
HCY
|
DAR 36 |
BRI 4 |
LAN | SBO
|
NZH
|
HCY
|
CLT 31 |
DOV 24 |
ROU
|
VOL
|
MYB 1 |
OXF | NHA
|
SBO
|
DUB
|
IRP | ROU | BRI 6 |
DAR 28* |
RCH
|
DOV 34 |
MAR
|
CLT 16 |
NHA
|
CAR 4* |
MAR
|
31st | 1321 | ||||||||
1991 | Jeff Gordon | DAY DNQ |
RCH 17 |
CAR 24 |
MAR 14 |
VOL 13 |
HCY 15 |
DAR 9 |
BRI 32 |
LAN 2 |
SBO 23 |
NZH 5 |
CLT 18 |
DOV 2 |
ROU 9 |
HCY 2 |
MYB 13 |
GLN 6 |
OXF 29 |
NHA 15 |
SBO 20 |
DUB 12 |
IRP 18 |
ROU 11 |
BRI 3 |
DAR 28 |
RCH 13 |
DOV 8 |
CLT 35 |
NHA 19 |
CAR 37 |
MAR 8 |
11th | 3582 | |||||||
1992 | DAY 23 |
CAR 9 |
RCH 8 |
ATL 1* |
MAR 6 |
DAR 26 |
BRI 5 |
HCY 28 |
LAN 10* |
DUB 5 |
NZH 26 |
CLT 1 |
DOV 18 |
ROU 5 |
MYB 5* |
GLN 19 |
VOL 18* |
NHA 29 |
TAL 11 |
IRP 14 |
ROU 9 |
MCH 19 |
NHA 4 |
BRI 19* |
DAR 3 |
RCH 17 |
DOV 12 |
CLT 1* |
MAR 14 |
CAR 2 |
HCY 11 |
4th | 4053 | ||||||||
1998 | Dave Blaney | 93 | Pontiac | DAY 35 |
CAR 42 |
LVS
|
NSV 14 |
DAR DNQ |
BRI 22 |
TEX 34 |
HCY | TAL 37 |
NHA
|
NZH
|
CLT 43 |
DOV 36 |
RCH 23 |
PPR
|
GLN
|
MLW 14 |
MYB | CAL
|
SBO
|
IRP 33 |
MCH DNQ |
BRI 29 |
DAR 18 |
RCH 12 |
DOV 6 |
CLT 11 |
GTY 6 |
CAR 20 |
ATL 14 |
HOM 6 |
29th | 1915 | |||||
1999 | DAY 43 |
CAR 11 |
LVS 20 |
ATL 2 |
DAR 42 |
TEX 8 |
NSV 31 |
BRI 24 |
TAL 14 |
CAL 28 |
NHA 19 |
RCH 10 |
NZH 4 |
CLT 19 |
DOV 8 |
SBO | GLN 8 |
MLW 6 |
MYB 13 |
PPR 24 |
GTY 8 |
IRP 38 |
MCH 3 |
BRI 9 |
DAR 2 |
RCH 39 |
DOV 24 |
CLT 20 |
CAR 3 |
MEM 11 |
PHO 19 |
HOM 16 |
7th | 3582 | |||||||
2000 | Mike Borkowski | 20 | DAY 22 |
CAR 40 |
LVS 40 |
ATL 28 |
DAR 43 |
BRI DNQ |
NSV 42 |
TAL 10 |
NHA 21 |
20th | 2564 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dave Blaney | TEX DNQ |
CAL 18 |
RCH 22 |
CLT 36 |
DOV 8 |
DAR 9 |
RCH 21 |
DOV 3 |
CLT 3 |
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Tom Hubert | SBO 29 |
MYB 21 |
GLN 37 |
MLW 24 |
NZH 36 |
PPR 34 |
GTY 34 |
IRP 38 |
MCH 29 |
BRI DNQ |
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Scott Wimmer | CAR DNQ |
MEM 18 |
PHO 19 |
HOM 43 |
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2001 | 23 | DAY 15 |
CAR 31 |
LVS 11 |
ATL 14 |
DAR 12 |
BRI 29 |
TEX 15 |
NSH 3 |
TAL 42 |
CAL 19 |
RCH 7 |
NHA 17 |
NZH 30 |
CLT 35 |
DOV 7 |
KEN 17 |
MLW 30 |
GLN 23 |
CHI 13 |
GTY 10 |
PPR 20 |
IRP 31 |
MCH 23 |
BRI 6 |
DAR 12 |
RCH 15 |
DOV 12 |
KAN 17 |
CLT 11 |
MEM 8 |
PHO 7 |
CAR 13 |
HOM 4 |
11th | 3773 | |||||
2002 | DAY 13 |
CAR 19 |
LVS 13 |
DAR 34 |
BRI 3 |
TEX 21 |
NSH 4 |
TAL 28 |
CAL 12 |
RCH 8 |
NHA 11 |
NZH 16 |
CLT 18 |
DOV 4 |
NSH 7 |
KEN 5 |
MLW 3 |
DAY 26 |
CHI 13 |
GTY 21 |
PPR 6 |
IRP 3 |
MCH 7 |
BRI 2 |
DAR 7 |
RCH 9 |
DOV 1 |
KAN 24 |
CLT 43 |
MEM 1 |
ATL 13 |
CAR 17 |
PHO 1 |
HOM 1 |
3rd | 4488 | |||||
2003 | Chevy | DAY 12 |
CAR 11 |
LVS 10 |
DAR 28 |
BRI 25 |
TEX 8 |
TAL 38 |
NSH 36 |
CAL 14 |
RCH 5 |
GTY 8 |
NZH 13 |
CLT 19 |
DOV 15 |
NSH 8 |
KEN 5 |
MLW 14 |
DAY 16 |
CHI 15 |
NHA 5 |
PPR 1 |
IRP 12 |
MCH 26 |
BRI 32 |
DAR 18 |
RCH 16 |
DOV 14 |
KAN 7 |
CLT 20 |
MEM 6 |
ATL 14 |
PHO 7 |
CAR 8 |
HOM 39 |
9th | 4059 | ||||
2004 | Kenny Wallace | DAY 12 |
CAR DNQ |
LVS 25 |
DAR 12 |
BRI 16 |
TEX 37 |
NSH 18 |
TAL 6 |
CAL 9 |
GTY 33 |
RCH 9 |
NZH 9 |
CLT 9 |
DOV 11 |
NSH 18 |
KEN 33 |
MLW 25 |
DAY 30 |
CHI 36 |
NHA 7 |
PPR 14 |
IRP 9 |
MCH 19 |
BRI 14 |
CAL 13 |
RCH 33 |
DOV 20* |
KAN 15 |
CLT 9 |
MEM 13 |
ATL 7 |
PHO 22 |
DAR 7 |
HOM 19 |
9th | 3851 |
Craftsman Truck Series
Truck No. 5 history
- Mike Skinner (2004–2008)
The No. 5 truck started out in
Truck No. 22 history
- Bill Lester (2004–2006)
BDR's original foray into the Truck Series, it debuted in 2004 at the
- Tyler Walker and Ryan Matthews (2007)
- Phillip McGilton, Scott Speed and Michael Annett (2008)
The Truck switched back to the No. 22 in 2008 and began the year with
Truck No. 23 history
- Shelby Howard (2004)
The No. 23 truck began in 2004 when Davis purchased its equipment from Phil Bonifield. The truck was piloted by Shelby Howard. Howard ran eight races before he was released, and Johnny Benson Jr. took over.
- Johnny Benson (2004–2008)
Despite running a limited schedule, Benson finished 25th in points. He became the full-time driver in 2005, and had six top-fives en route to a tenth-place points finish. Benson went on to collect five wins during the 2006 season with additional backing from
Truck No. 24 history
The No. 24 truck entered as a
Controversy
Fallout with Dodge
In 2003,
References
- ^ a b "LAWSUITS - DODGE vs. BILL DAVIS RACING". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2008-07-20. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
- ^ "Blaney captures first Toyota pole in Nextel Cup". Archived from the original on 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2007-10-21.
- ^ Redmayne, Tim (January 21, 2006). "Waltrip-Jasper Racing formed". Autosport. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ^ "NASCAR.COM - Skinner, Benson to share driving No. 36 for BDR - Oct 22, 2007". www.nascar.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-24.
- ^ "Dodge, Bill Davis Racing Reach Settlement In Lawsuit". Sports Business Daily. November 17, 2006. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
- ^ "DaimlerChrysler Motors v. Bill Davis Racing". Casetext. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ Jenkins, Chris (June 2, 2003). "Dodge files suit seeking money back from Davis". USA Today. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
- ^ Rogers, Steve (2007-02-17). "Davis has 'something to prove'". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
External links
- Bill Davis Racing owner statistics at Racing-Reference
- Official website
- Car 22 news
- Car 23 news
- Car 27 news
- Bill Davis Racing News