Jay Robinson (auto racing)
Jay Robinson | |
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Nationality | American |
Occupation | NASCAR team owner |
Employer | Premium Motorsports (owner) |
Jay Robinson (born November 7, 1959) is an American auto racing executive who is a part-owner of Premium Motorsports (previously known as Jay Robinson Racing). Prior to this, Robinson earned his wealth in the wholesale grocery business.[1]
Racing career
Driver
Robinson first competed in the
In 2000, he won six races in the series.[1]
Team owner
Jay Robinson Racing
Xfinity Series
Robinson first competed as a team owner in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2000.[2] The team's first race was the Myrtle Beach 250 at Myrtle Beach Speedway with Rodney Childers driving the #49 Southern Marine Chevrolet Monte Carlo.[2] Childers started 33rd and finished 43rd (out of 43 cars) due to a crash after 69 laps.[3]
The team generally competed with different drivers in a particular car throughout the season.[2] The first season the team competed with the same driver was when Kenny Wallace drove the #28 United States Border Patrol Chevrolet Impala SS in 2008.[2] That season, Wallace got a best finish of 7th at the U.S. Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway.[4] Wallace would also finish 11th in the final point standings.[5]
Robinson's team competed in the series through 2011,[2] getting a best finish of 3rd place with Wallace at the 2011 Kroger On Track for the Cure 250 at Memphis Motorsports Park.[6]
Later in their history, the team often used the practice of starting and parking (starting a race with no intention of finishing the race to collect the prize money) to fund their primary car.[9] Robinson said of this activity, "The 28 car wouldn’t run without the start-and-park car. No chance. These haulers haul two cars. If you bring both of them in one transporter, you can make the numbers work out. If I brought only one car, I couldn’t make it work without more sponsorship. We’d race the 49 tomorrow, too, if there was a way."[9]
Robinson-Blakeney Racing
Robinson partnered with
Cup Series
In the Cup Series in
Yeley drove the car through the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.[12] Yeley's best finish in the car was a 30th-place finish at the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.[12]
Leffler then attempted six races later in the season, qualifying for three of them.[13] The best finish by Leffler in the car also came at Bristol, as he finished 31st at the Irwin Tools Night Race.[13]
Following the season, most of the team's equipment was put up for auction.[14]
Xfinity Series
The team also competed in the Xfinity Series in 2012 with Yeley, David Green, Derrike Cope, Kevin Lepage and Tony Raines driving the #28 JPO Absorbents Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Challenger.[11]
Lepage would get the finish for the team, finishing 31st at the
NEMCO-JRR Motorsports
Prior to the 2013 season, Robinson merged his team with Joe Nemechek's NEMCO Motorsports.[16]
Cup Series
Nemechek drove the #87 Toyota Camry in 34 races, qualifying for 33 of them, getting a best finish of 25th place at the Camping World RV Sales 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.[17]
Tomy Drissi also drove the car at the two road course races, finishing 38th at the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway and 42nd, due to a crash, at the Cheez-It 355 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International.[18]
Xfinity Series
Nemechek also drove the #87
During the season, Nemechek got a best finish of 14th place at the
Identity Ventures Racing
Prior to the 2014 season, Nemechek and Robinson created a partnership with five business leaders, including housing investor Nat Hardwick.[22] Michael Waltrip Racing later joined the team as a partner.[23]
Cup Series
The fielded the #66 BlueDEF Diesel Exhaust Fluid/Land Castle Title/Royal Teak Collection Toyota Camry with Michael Waltrip, Nemechek, Jeff Burton, Brett Moffitt, Drissi, Timmy Hill and Mike Wallace driving at various points in the year.[2] The car was run out of Waltrip's shop when Waltrip, Burton and Moffitt drove the car.[23][24] Separate cars for the team were also driven by Nemechek, Hill and Wallace[2]
Burton got the best finish in the car with a 17th-place finish at the
It was later revealed that Hardwick embezzled at least $30 million from his companies, causing him and Land Castle Title (a company he was chief executive officer of) to be removed from the team.[26]
Premium Motorsports
After Identity Ventures' demise, Robinson reformed the team as Premium Motorsports.[27]
Cup Series
The team started to compete in the
Since entering the Cup Series, Robinson has purchased various teams and folded them into his organization. These purchases started with purchasing
At the
A car owned by Robinson got its first top 10 finish in a Cup Series race when Michael Waltrip finished in 9th place at the 2017 Daytona 500.[34]
Truck Series
Premium Motorsports also began to compete in the
In
References
- ^ a b c "Jay Robinson". Premium Motorsports. April 17, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Jay Robinson". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ "2000 Myrtle Beach 250". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ "Kenny Wallace-2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ "NASCAR Nationwide Series standings for 2009". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ "2008 Kroger On Track For The Cure 250". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ "Kertus Davis-2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ "2008 Camping World RV Sales 200 Presented by RVs.com". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ a b Zeller, Bob (February 2009). "The Quitting Game". Car and Driver. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ Team Release (January 16, 2012). "Robinson-Blakeney Racing to field Cup car in 2012". NASCAR.com. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ a b "Robinson-Blakeney Racing". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ a b "J.J. Yeley-2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ a b "Jason Leffler-2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ Steven, Ellis (October 24, 2012). "Robinson-Blakeney Racing for Sale". TheRacingExperts.Com. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ "2012 Ford EcoBoost 300". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ Press Release (February 5, 2013). "NEMCO and Jay Robinson Racing join together to field No 87 in 2013". Speedway Digest. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ "Joe Nemechek-2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ "Tomy Drissi-2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ "Joe Nemechek". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ "Joe Nemechek-2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ "NASCAR Nationwide Series standings for 2013". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ Wilson, Steven B. (January 29, 2014). "Identity Ventures Racing Launches NASCAR Cup Team". Speedway Digest. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
- ^ a b Benton, Dan (February 1, 2014). "Michael Waltrip Racing and Jay Robinson Racing Partner to Run the No. 66 for Full Season". Speedway Digest. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
- ^ a b "Brett Moffitt-2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
- ^ "Jeff Burton-2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
- ^ Lane, Ben (September 3, 2014). "What's the latest with Nat Hardwick and LandCastle Title?". HousingWire. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
- ^ "#55 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Team News and Links". Jayski. October 18, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
- ^ Estrada, Chris (February 6, 2015). "NASCAR: Jay Robinson buys Tommy Baldwin Racing's No. 36 team, re-numbers to No. 62". NBC Sports. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
- ^ Wolkin, Joseph (August 6, 2015). "Premium Motorsports Officially Completes Purchase of Phil Parsons Racing". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
- ^ Haverlin, John (January 5, 2016). "Premium Motorsports Buys Out Hillman Racing". Popular Speed. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
- ^ "Premium Motorsports Acquires TBR". Motor Racing Network. September 21, 2017. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
- ^ Tsuji, Alysha (November 4, 2016). "Sprint Cup driver to race car with Donald Trump paint scheme at Texas Motor Speedway". For The Win-USA Today Sports. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
- ^ Schrader, Stef (November 3, 2016). "God Willing We'll Never See This Trump-Branded Race Car Again After This Weekend". Jalopnik. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
- ^ "2017 Daytona 500". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
- ^ "2015 NextEra Energy Resources 250". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
- ^ "Wendell Chavous-2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
- ^ "NASCAR Camping World Truck Series standings for 2017". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
External links
- Jay Robinson owner statistics at Racing-Reference