FDNY Racing

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FDNY Racing
NextEra Energy Resources 250 (Daytona)
Races competedTotal: 97
Winston Cup Series: 27
Gander Outdoors Truck Series: 70
Drivers' Championships0
Race victories0
Pole positions0

FDNY Racing, formerly named Jim Rosenblum Racing, Jocko's Racing, Linro Motorsports, and Golden Annie Racing, is an American professional stock car racing team that competes in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, fielding the No. 28 Chevrolet Silverado part-time for Bryan Dauzat.

FDNY Racing consists of volunteers from the New York City Fire and Police Departments,[1] with all winnings earned being donated to the Uniformed Firefighters Association Widow's and Children's Fund.[2]

Team history

Jim Rosenblum

Jim Rosenblum (born January 9th, 1940), a native of

Jim Rathmann, he began competing in the Trans-Am Series in the 1960s, later winning a championship.[1] He began owning stock car teams in 1968.[3]

Rosenblum operates FDNY Racing with his own money. To continue running the team, in 2005, he cashed in his

life insurance policy.[4] His brother Norman, the former mayor of Mamaroneck, also works on the team.[5]

In 2004, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg awarded Rosenblum the New York Post's Liberty Medal Award. Four years later, he was named an Honorary Battalion Chief by the FDNY.[1]

Winston Cup Series

During the 1980s, Rosenblum formed Linro Motorsports, which began fielding cars in the

NASCAR Winston Cup Series for friend Jocko Maggiacomo in 1983.[1][6] He drove for the team until he was involved in a serious wreck at Pocono Raceway in 1988. In his place, Rosenblum hired sports car veteran Oma Kimbrough as a road course ringer for the Watkins Glen International races, which he ran in the No. 13 from 1989 to 1991.[7][6]

Linro later established the Golden Annie Racing banner, which Randy LaJoie raced under at the turn of the decade.[8] Other Cup drivers for Rosenblum included Eddie Bierschwale, Gary Balough, Jeff McClure, Bob Schacht and Kerry Teague until 1993 with No. 13, 27 and 29. Rosenblum's team had a best finish of 24th, accomplished twice by Maggiacomo and Kimbrough at Pocono and Watkins Glen, respectively.[6]

After the creation of the Truck Series, Rosenblum fielded Cup and Truck teams until he shut down the former due to rising costs.[1]

Truck Series

Truck No. 28 history

Rosenblum started a team in the Truck Series'

Tucson Raceway Park and Bristol Motor Speedway.[9] In 1996, Rosenblum fielded one-off runs for T. J. Clark, Ritchie Petty, and Perry Tripp before shutting the team down due to monetary problems. They did one last attempt in 1997 with Terry McCarthy, but did not qualify.[10] Two years later, he revived the operation and fielded trucks for Ronnie Hoover (1999) and Kenny Allen and Conrad Burr (2000). In 1999, they also changed the number to 28. Kenny Allen would then fail to qualify at Daytona in 2001. [11]

After the

Indianapolis Raceway Park. Also in 2004, L. W. Miller attempted Daytona but did not qualify. [15]

In 2005, for the season opener at

Whelen Southern Modified Tour driver Andy Seuss attempted to make his series debut at Rockingham Speedway, but missed the race.[18]

In 2014,

Whelen Modified Tour driver Bryan Dauzat made his Truck Series debut in the No. 28 at Bristol Motor Speedway, where he finished last after completing just four laps due to suspension problems.[20] 2015 marked the FDNY's 150th Anniversary, during which FDNY and Ellis attempted three races, qualifying at Daytona and Bristol, where he finished 16th and 20th, respectively.[21]
Andy Seuss also tried to make Talladega that year as well, but missed the race.

Seuss returned to the team in 2016, finally making his Truck debut at Charlotte; qualifying was rained out and the team was in position to miss the race due to a lack of race attempts that year, prompting Rosenblum to make an agreement with

MAKE Motorsports to take over MAKE's No. 1 truck for the race. He would finish last after crashing on lap 20.[18]
They would attempt Martinsville with Kyle Soper, but failed to qualify. In 2017 they attempted Daytona in February, failing to qualify with Dauzat. They returned with Dauzat at Pocono in July.

In February 2018, the team announced on their Facebook that the season-opening Truck race at Daytona would be their last with Rosenblum retiring.[10] Dauzat drove the No. 28 to an 18th-place finish despite being caught up in a crash with Clay Greenfield and Korbin Forrister.[22] Despite the initial announcement, FDNY Racing returned for that year's Talladega event, where Dauzat finished eighth for his and his team's first top-ten finish.[23][11] During the season-opening 2019 NextEra Energy 250, Dauzat accidentally hit his jackman Billy Rock on pit road when his truck experienced braking problems. Rock was rushed to Halifax Health for his injuries and was diagnosed with a broken shoulder. He was released from the hospital shortly after.[24]

Dauzat returned to FDNY and their No. 28 truck in 2020. He and the team ran more races than originally scheduled due to the fact that the field size for the Truck Series was expanded from 32 to 40 as a result of the cancellation of qualifying due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On January 29, 2021, it was revealed that Dauzat would return for another part-time schedule in the FDNY No. 28 truck in 2021, beginning at the season-opener at Daytona and would also run Pocono and Talladega. In 2022, they would race at Daytona, Pocono, and Talladega. Dauzat returned in 2023, attempting Daytona once again, but he did not qualify. He also did not qualify for the race at Pocono but made the field for the Talladega race that fall. Dauzat will return for Daytona in 2024.

Dauzat made the Daytona race in 2024. He would survive a massive crash on the final lap, and would finish 9th, the 2nd best for FDNY all-time and for Dauzat.

Truck No. 28 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 NCTC Pts
1995 Kerry Teague 51 Chevy PHO
19
TUS

13
SGS
20
MMR
17
POR
25
EVG
19
I70

17
LVL
BRI

13
MLW

27
CNS
23
HPT

30
IRP
FLM

22
RCH
MAR
NWS
SON
MMR
PHO
1996 Ritchie Petty
HOM

17
T. J. Clark
PHO

12
POR
EVG TUS CNS
HPT
BRI
Perry Tripp NZH
35
MLW
LVL
I70
IRP
FLM
GLN
NSV
RCH
NHA
MAR
NWS
SON
MMR
PHO
LVS

DNQ
1997 Terry McCarthy
WDW
TUS
HOM

DNQ
PHO
POR
EVG
I70
NHA
TEX
BRI
NZH
MLW
LVL
CNS
HPT
IRP
FLM
NSV
GLN
RCH
MAR
SON
MMR
CAL
PHO
LVS
113th 32
1999 Ronnie Hoover 28 Ford
HOM
PHO
EVG
MMR
MAR

DNQ
MEM
PPR I70
BRI
TEX
PIR
GLN
MLW
NSV
NZH

28
MCH
NHA
IRP
GTY
HPT
RCH
LVS
LVL
TEX
CAL
75th 116
2000 Kenny Allen Chevy DAY
DNQ
HOM

36
PHO
MMR
61st 211
Conrad Burr
MAR

25
PIR
GTY
MEM
PPR EVG
TEX
KEN
GLN
MLW
NHA
NZH
MCH
IRP
NSV

DNQ
CIC
RCH
DOV
TEX
CAL
2001 Kenny Allen
DAY

DNQ
HOM
MMR
MAR
GTY
DAR
PPR
DOV
TEX
MEM
MLW
KAN
KEN
NHA
IRP
NSH
CIC NZH
RCH
SBO
TEX
LVS
PHO
CAL
88th 40
2002
DAY

DNQ
41st 585
Joe Ruttman
DAR

35
L. W. Miller
MAR

DNQ
GTY
PPR
DOV
TEX
MEM
MLW
KAN
KEN
NHA
Conrad Burr
MCH

27
IRP
NSH

26
RCH

DNQ
TEX

26
SBO

33
LVS

23
CAL
PHO
HOM
2003 L. W. Miller
DAY

21
DAR

16
MMR
MAR

27
CLT

20
DOV

24
TEX
MEM
MLW
KAN
KEN
GTW
MCH
IRP
NSH
BRI
RCH
NHA
CAL
LVS
SBO
TEX
MAR
43rd 571
Tommy Pistone Ford
PHO

DNQ
HOM
2004 L. W. Miller Chevy
DAY

DNQ
ATL

DNQ
MAR
MFD
CLT
DOV
TEX
MEM
MLW
KAN
KEN
GTW
MCH
59th 132
Buddy Davis
IRP

DNQ
NSH
BRI
RCH
NHA
LVS
CAL
TEX
MAR
PHO
DAR
HOM
2005 David Ragan
DAY

DNQ
CAL
ATL
MAR
GTY
MFD
CLT

DNQ
DOV
TEX
MCH
MLW
KAN
KEN
MEM
IRP
NSH
BRI
RCH
NHA
LVS
MAR
ATL
TEX
PHO
HOM
60th 86
2006 Carl Long
DAY

DNQ
CAL
ATL

DNQ
MAR
GTY
CLT

35
MFD
DOV
TEX
MCH
MLW
KAN
KEN
MEM
IRP
NSH
BRI
NHA
LVS
TAL
MAR
ATL
TEX
PHO
HOM
46th 147
2007 Brandon Knupp
DAY

18
CAL
ATL
KEN

36
IRP
NSH
BRI
GTW
NHA
LVS
TAL
MAR
ATL
TEX
PHO
HOM
44th 210
Shane Sieg
MAR

DNQ
KAN
CLT
MFD
DOV
TEX
MCH
MLW
MEM
2008 Wayne Edwards
DAY

17
CAL
ATL
MAR
KAN
CLT
DNQ
MFD
DOV
TEX
MCH
MLW
MEM
KEN

DNQ
IRP
NSH
BRI
GTW
NHA
LVS
TAL

24
MAR
ATL
TEX
PHO
HOM
43rd 304
2009 Andy Lally
DAY

DNQ
CAL
ATL
MAR
KAN
TAL

26
TEX
PHO
HOM
57th 189
Wayne Edwards CLT
DNQ
DOV
TEX
MCH
MLW
MEM
KEN
IRP
NSH
BRI
CHI
IOW
GTW
NHA
LVS
MAR
2010 L. W. Miller
DAY

DNQ
ATL
MAR
NSH
KAN
DOV
53rd 265
Wayne Edwards CLT
DNQ
TEX
MCH
IOW
GTY
IRP
Chad McCumbee
POC

31
NSH
DAR
BRI
CHI
KEN
NHA
LVS
MAR
Andy Lally
TAL

20
TEX
PHO
HOM
2011 Grant Enfinger DAY
DNQ
PHO
DAR
MAR
NSH
DOV
49th 52
Wes Burton CLT
33
KAN
TEX
KEN
IOW
NSH
IRP
POC

23
MCH
BRI
ATL
CHI
NHA
KEN
LVS
TAL

24
MAR
TEX
HOM
2012
DAY

DNQ
MAR
CAR

DNQ
KAN
CLT
DNQ
DOV
TEX
KEN
IOW
CHI
POC

23
MCH
BRI
ATL
IOW
KEN
LVS
TAL

DNQ
MAR
TEX
PHO
HOM
56th 21
2013 Andy Seuss
DAY
MAR
CAR
DNQ
KAN
52nd 40
Blake Koch CLT
19
DOV
TEX
KEN
IOW
ELD
Dominick Casola
POC

29
MCH
BRI MSP IOW
CHI
LVS
TAL
MAR
TEX
PHO
HOM
2014 Ryan Ellis
DAY

18
MAR
KAN
CLT
27
DOV
TEX
GTW
KEN
IOW
ELD
POC

19
MCH
TAL

23
MAR
TEX
PHO
HOM
37th 97
Bryan Dauzat BRI
36
MSP
CHI
NHA
LVS
2015 Ryan Ellis
DAY

16
ATL
MAR
KAN
CLT
DNQ
DOV
TEX
GTW
IOW
KEN
ELD
POC

20
MCH
BRI MSP
CHI
NHA
LVS
44th 52
Andy Seuss
TAL

DNQ
MAR
TEX
PHO
HOM
2016 Ryan Ellis
DAY

DNQ
ATL
MAR
KAN
DOV
POC

20
BRI
MCH
MSP
CHI
NHA
LVS
TAL
45th 13
Andy Seuss 1 CLT
32
TEX
IOW
GTW
KEN
ELD
Kyle Soper 28
MAR

DNQ
TEX
PHO
HOM
2017 Bryan Dauzat
DAY

DNQ
ATL
MAR
KAN
CLT
DOV
TEX
GTW
IOW KEN ELD
POC

22
MCH
BRI MSP
CHI
NHA
LVS
TAL
MAR
TEX
PHO
HOM
51st 15
2018
DAY

18
ATL
LVS
MAR
DOV
KAN
CLT
TEX
IOW
GTW
CHI
KEN ELD
POC
MCH
BRI MSP
LVS
TAL

8
MAR
TEX
PHO
HOM
44th 48
2019 DAY
31
ATL LVS MAR TEX DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN POC
24
ELD MCH BRI MSP LVS TAL
17
MAR PHO HOM 48th 39
2020 DAY
29
LVS CLT
34
ATL
39
HOM POC
26
KEN TEX KAN
37
KAN
37
MCH DAY DOV GTW DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL
21
KAN TEX MAR PHO 43rd 55
2021 DAY
19
DAY LVS ATL BRI RCH KAN DAR COA CLT TEX NSH POC
34
KNX GLN GTW DAR BRI LVS TAL
39
MAR PHO 48th 4
2022 DAY
23
LVS
ATL
COA
MAR
BRI
DAR
KAN
TEX
CLT GTW SON
KNX
NSH MOH
POC

DNQ
IRP RCH KAN BRI TAL
35
HOM
PHO
48th 16
2023
DAY

DNQ
LVS
ATL
COA
TEX
BRI
MAR
KAN
DAR
NWS
CLT GTW NSH MOH
POC

DNQ
RCH
IRP
MLW
KAN
BRI
TAL

36
HOM
PHO
51st 1
2024 DAY
9
ATL
LVS BRI COA MAR TEX KAN DAR
NWS
CLT GTW NSH
DNQ
POC
IRP
RCH
MLW
BRI
KAN
TAL
HOM
MAR
PHO

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