Marsh Racing

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Marsh Racing
Owner(s)
K&N Pro Series East
Race drivers31.

Marsh Racing is an American professional

Steve Park and Richard Childress Racing development driver Peyton Sellers
.

Busch Series

Marsh Racing began competing in the

Whelen Engineering Chevrolet, Christopher posted a best finish of 10th at Nazareth. In 1999, the team attempted 12 races, again with Ted Christopher driving the car. The team would make five races and post a best finish of 8th at Nazareth
.

For the 2000 season, Marsh Racing selected

Richmond
.

Park returned to the team in 2001 and made all seven on the team's attempts. He posted five top ten finishes including a fourth at

New Hampshire. In September 2001, while Steve Park was driving the car he suffered a moderate concussion and was unable to race. Andy Santerre
took over the car for the final three races of the limited schedule for the season, however mechanical failures plagued each race.

For the 2002 season

David Green, Tim Fedewa, and Dave Blaney drove the car at different points throughout the season. The team posted a best finish of 14th at Bristol with Fedewa driving. Unfortunately, the team suffered through four mechanical failures and three crashes throughout the season. Dave Blaney
returned to the car for the 2003 season after working with the team late in the 2002 season.

The team also switched to

Richmond. His best start during the season was a 4th at Chicagoland
.

In 2004, the team again started the year with

Homestead-Miami
, however the team only managed three top 20 finishes out of the eight races Marsh Racing competed in.

Richmond
where the team started 7th.

For the 2006 season it was announced that

Memphis Motorsports Park
.

K&N Pro Series East

In early 2008, Turner Motorsports Development driver James Buescher was driving at select races. James qualified 18th, and finished 20th at the US Cellular 200 in Newton, Iowa. Then came the Camping World East Series 125 At The Glen at Watkins Glen. They qualified 20th, but due to engine trouble, had to withdraw from the event.

SCCA World Challenge

Next came a new driver for the #31 team, Eric Curran.

Curran has a long history of racing all types of vehicles, but more recently he has been driving Speed Touring and Speed World Challenge GT cars. In 2007, he finished 5th in Speed Touring points, and won four races in the #30 Speed World Challenge GT Corvette (built and maintained by Marsh Racing). In 2008, Curran finished 18th in Speed Touring (only racing 3 races), while finishing in the top 10 in points in the #30 World GT car (a full 10 race schedule).

Curran's Camping World East Series debut was a success with the Marsh Racing Team. He competed at the Mohegan Sun NASCAR Camping World Series 200 at Limerock Park in Lakeville, CT. Due qualifying being rained out, Curran had to start 26th based on team points. He fought his way up through the field to eventually lead by lap 21. After 82 laps, Curran finished in 6th place, a positive performance considering it was his first time in this type of car.

Ted Christopher got a chance to hop back in the car for the team's final race of the season at the Carquest Fall Final at Stafford Motor Speedway in Stafford Springs, CT.

The Marsh team ran the 2009 season in World Challenge GT, and also looking for a full-time sponsor for the NASCAR Camping World Series East car.

Rolex Sports Car Series

#31 Corvette, celebrating winning at Road America in 2011

Marsh Racing debuted in the Rolex Series GT class in 2010 at Barber Motorsports Park, with Said and Curran in the No. 31 Corvette. The pair finished 16th in their initial outing. After several months of development, Said earned the pole position at

Miller Motorsports Park
, but mechanical problems forced a 17th-place result. The team finished 15th in points.

United SportsCar Championship

Marsh Racing stepped up to the Prototype class for the 2014 season, fielding a Corvette DP for Eric Curran and Boris Said. They finished 41st overall in the 2014 24 Hours of Daytona.

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