Jasper Motorsports
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| Races competed | 876 |
|---|---|
| Drivers' Championships | 0 |
| Race victories | 0 |
| Pole positions | 2 |
Jasper Motorsports was a
1970s–1980s
The car started in
In 1987, Ulrich noticed a young short track driver from
1990s
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The car returned full-time for
Pressley was full-time for
2000s
Pressley, although picking up a few top-tens during his tenure with Jasper, struggled with consistency, even with his successful pairing with Pemberton. Therefore, Pressley and Jasper parted ways after the season, and former sprint car champion Dave Blaney was tabbed to replace him.[2] But Blaney, while competitive in some races also struggled with consistency and was gone at the end of 2003.[3]
Boris Said drove a No. 67 car on road courses and as a teammate to Blaney in 2002, finishing a best of 8th at Watkins Glen. The car is featured in the widely popular video game NASCAR Racing 2003 Season.
At the end of the year, Wallace sold his share of the team, and Roger Penske, who was already providing engines and support to the Jasper team, took his place.[4] The team got a new sponsor in Kodak, as well as a new driver in rookie Brendan Gaughan and a new manufacturer in Dodge (the team had run Dodge instead of the usual Ford for the 2003 EA Sports 500, causing Ford to pull their factory support).[5] Despite grabbing 4 top-10 finishes, Gaughan was replaced to the shock of fans by another rookie, Travis Kvapil. In his first year in the Cup circuit, he finished 32nd in points with two top-10 finishes. When the season came to a close, it was announced the No. 77 car would not run the 2006 season, as Penske would go back to fielding two cars in his own team.[6]
Not long after the announcement, the team shut down and sold its owner's points to Bill Davis, who fielded car No. 55 for Michael Waltrip for the 2006 season.[7] After 2006, Waltrip bought the 55 team and Michael Waltrip Racing became a full-time Nextel Cup team.
Driver history
Notable drivers (Winston Cup Champions, Rookies of the Year, and Cup race winners) are highlighted in bold.
D. K. Ulrich (1971–1975, 1978–1987, 1990)- Roy Mayne (1971)
- Dick May (1971, 1980–1982)
- Frank Warren (1973)
- Harry Schilling (1974)
- Ed Negre (1974)
- Tony Bettenhausen Jr. (1974)
- Randy Bethea (1975)
- Al Elmore (1979, 1983)
- Bill Whittington (1980)
- Joe Booher (1980–1982, 1986)
- Ricky Rudd (1980)
- Dick Skillen (1980)
- Mike Alexander (1980)
- J. D. McDuffie (1980)
- Tommy Gale (1980, 1981, 1983)
- Lennie Pond (1980)
- Sterling Marlin (1980, 1981)
- Tim Richmond (1980–1981)
- Harry Dinwiddie (1980)
- Stan Barrett (1980, 1982)
- Chuck Bown (1981)
- Rick Baldwin (1981)
- Kevin Housby (1981)
- Al Loquasto (1981, 1982)
- Terry Herman (1981, 1982)
- Rick Knoop (1981, 1986, 1987)
- Cecil Gordon (1981)
- Elliott Forbes-Robinson (1981)
- Slick Johnson (1981–1982)
- Bob McElee (1981)
- Ronnie Thomas (1981)
- Don Hume (1981)
- Tommy Houston (1982)
- Jimmy Hensley (1982)
- Ferrel Harris (1982)
- Randy Becker (1982)
- Bob Jarvis (1982)
- Jim Sauter (1983, 1984, 1990)
- Mark Martin (1983)
- Connie Saylor (1983, 1984, 1987)
- Morgan Shepherd (1984, 1997)
- Jimmy Ingalls (1984)
- Clark Dwyer (1984)
- Doug Heveron (1984)
- Eddie Bierschwale (1985, 1990)
Trevor Boys (1986–1987)- Richard Petty (one race in 1986)
- Bobby Baker (1987)
- Ron Esau (1987)
- Ernie Irvan (1987–1989)
- Rick Mast (1990)
- Jim Bown (1990)
- Troy Beebe (1990)
- Charlie Glotzbach (1990)
- Rick Ware (1990)
- Jerry O'Neil (1990)
- Ted Musgrave (1990–1993, 1998)
- Greg Sacks (1994)
- P. J. Jones (1994)
- Davy Jones (1995)
- Bobby Hillin Jr. (1995–1997)
- Robert Pressley (1997–2001)
- Hut Stricklin (1998)
- Boris Said (2001–2002; road races only)
- Dave Blaney (2002–2003)
- Brendan Gaughan (2004)
- Travis Kvapil (2005)
References
- ^ Williams, Charlean (November 15, 1993). "A Bad Weekend For The Bodines". Orlando Sentinel. p. B8. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
- ^ "Blaney replaces Pressley at Jasper". Crash.net. October 18, 2001. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ^ "Blaney to leave Bill Davis Racing". Motorsport.com. October 18, 2001. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ^ "Jasper Motorsports thriving with 2003 changes made". Motorsport.com. March 18, 2003. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ^ "Ford cuts ties with Jasper Motorsports after team uses Dodge". New Haven Register. 2022-10-03. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ "Penske to close #77 team". Crash.net. December 10, 2005. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ^ Redmayne, Tim (January 21, 2006). "Waltrip-Jasper Racing formed". Autosport. Retrieved February 7, 2020.