Phil Parsons Racing
Homestead-Miami Speedway) | |
Races competed | 178 |
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Drivers' Championships | 0 |
Race victories | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Phil Parsons Racing, formerly named MSRP Motorsports, Prism Motorsports, and later HP Racing, was a
The team was formerly owned by Phil's wife Marcia as well as Randy and Stacey Humphrey (hence the original name MSRP: Marcia, Stacey, Randy, Phil). For the first few years of its
In 2010, the team had two Sprint Cup teams, No. 55 and No. 66, led by drivers
Car No. 55 crew chief Zach McGowan tweeted on November 18 that the team would be shutting down after the 2010 season-ending race at Homestead,[3] but this was denied by team owner Randy Humphrey.[4] No information was available regarding PRISM's Nationwide teams. The team returned in 2011 as HP Racing with McDowell behind the wheel of the No. 66 Toyota with Gene Nead as crew chief. Unlike 2009, the team intended to run a limited schedule, running only a few full races but ended up running the full schedule. The team ran with Ford for 2012 and 2013 before switching to Chevrolet for the 2014 season.
The team and driver Josh Wise gained popularity in 2014 after an internet campaign with Dogecoin and Reddit, leading the No. 98 to be voted into the 2014 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.
Sprint Cup Series
Car No. 55 history
For 2010, Prism Motorsports added a second car provided by Michael Waltrip Racing, the No. 55, driven by former team driver Michael McDowell. The car number had previously been used by Michael Waltrip from 2007 to 2009. Randy Humphrey was listed as the car's official owner. At the start of the season, Prism had no sponsorship for this car.[5] McDowell succeeded in qualifying the No. 55 into the starting field for the 2010 Daytona 500. After qualifying, McDowell said that this was the "biggest race of the season" for Prism, as the guaranteed winnings would enable the team to stay on the track for several weeks.[6] McDowell qualified 29th, picked up sponsorship from South Carolina-based Firefly Vodka, and finished 33rd after a drive shaft issue. McDowell and teammate Dave Blaney swapped rides at Phoenix and Texas in an effort to get the team higher in owner points.
The No. 55 car did not enter the fall Texas race, possibly because of the large number of entries attempting to qualify. It was also absent on the entry list for Homestead.
Car No. 55 results
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results
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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 | |||
2010 | Michael McDowell | 55 | Toyota | DAY 33 |
CAL 42 |
LVS 42 |
ATL 42 |
MAR 43 |
RCH DNQ |
DAR 40 |
DOV 42 |
CLT 42 |
POC 39 |
NHA 41 |
DAY DNQ |
CHI DNQ |
IND 42 |
POC 43 |
GLN 42 |
MCH 42 |
BRI 43 |
43rd | 1281 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Michael Waltrip | BRI 41 |
TAL 39 |
MCH DNQ |
SON DNQ |
TAL 28 |
TEX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dave Blaney | PHO 42 |
TEX 43 |
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Mike Bliss | ATL 42 |
RCH QL |
NHA 41 |
DOV 40 |
KAN DNQ |
CAL DNQ |
CLT DNQ |
PHO 39 |
HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Terry Labonte | RCH 40 |
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Terry Cook | MAR DNQ |
Car No. 98 history
2009–2010: Prism Motorsports
The No. 98 car was a
Blaney returned to the No. 66 in 2010. Again, Prism struggled with sponsorship, as it was unable to find a sponsor for the team for even the
While the 66 team frequently start-and-parked, it occasionally showed competitive speed. Blaney qualified 8th, 4th, and 3rd at the 2009 Food City 500, the 2009 Sharpie 500, and the 2010 Food City 500, respectively (all at Bristol), as well as a 5th place start spot at the 2009 Auto Club 500, though the team finished 41st or worst in all four races.[11][12]
2011: HP Racing
For 2011, McDowell returned to the team, now renamed HP Racing. The team missed the
2012–2015: PPR with Mike Curb
For 2012, McDowell returned to the team, renamed Phil Parsons Racing. The team also merged with Whitney Motorsports and partnered with entertainment icon
The team opened the 2013 season with a ninth-place finish at the Daytona 500, the first top ten finish for the team and for McDowell.[13] Phil Parsons Racing withdrew from Phoenix after the team could not prepare the Generation 6 cars in time. They would later skip the road courses as well. Johnny Sauter raced 2 races because McDowell was not in the car. Mike Curb is listed as the owner of the 98. McDowell left after the 2013 season and Josh Wise took over as the team switched to Chevrolet for all but the superspeedway events, where they used Fords. In March 2014, Reddit users started a fundraiser to raise Dogecoin to sponsor the No. 98 at the Aaron's 499. On March 25, Reddit user Reddit_Racing announced that the fundraiser was a success, having met their $50,000 goal by accumulating 67 million Dogecoin.[14] Florida gubernatorial candidate and Democrat Charlie Crist was to sponsor the No. 98 for the July 5 Coke Zero 400 at Daytona,[15] the sponsorship provided by former owner James Finch, but was withdrawn by Parsons to respect his business partner Mike Curb, a Republican.[16]
Wise returned to PPR for the 2015 season.[17] Finch would once again provide sponsorship to the team in the Daytona 500, this time through his company Phoenix Construction. However, the car suffered a terminal mechanical failure before the green flag flew on their Budweiser Duel, and PPR ultimately missed the Daytona 500 for the first time since 2011. However, the team has been able to qualify for every race since then. Wise scored a top 10 in the 2015 GEICO 500 at Talladega.
Before the 2015 Coca-Cola 600, Parsons and Curb sold the team's assets and Wise's contract to Premium Motorsports and the team shut down.
Car No. 98 results
See also
Notes
- ^ a b Rob Zeller, "The Quitting Game", Car and Driver, Feb. 2009, pp. 96–100.
- ^ Lee Montgomery (2009-02-04). "MSRP Motorsports to field two Nationwide teams". SceneDaily.com. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
- ^ PRISM might be gone? - Rubbin's Racin' Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine Nov. 18th, 2010: "Our team will be shutting down after this week. I hate it for our guys. I have enjoyed working everyone. We all made the best out of bad situation. Good luck to everyone." - Zach McGowan.
- ^ Prism Motorsports to shut down operations; maybe not? Archived 2010-05-14 at the Wayback Machine Jayski, Nov. 20, 2010.
- ^ a b Dave Rodman (2010-02-03). "Prism Motorsports will attempt two full schedules". NASCAR.
- ^ Associated Press (February 11, 2010). "Johnson, Kahne divide wins in Daytona qualifiers; Waltrip in". USA Today.
- ^ Associated Press (2010-03-12). "Michael Waltrip to enter Talladega race". Yahoo!. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
- ^ "Waltrip says alliance with Prism Motorsports helpful", NASCAR, 4 February 2009.
- Youngstown Vindicator. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
- ^ "Jamie McMurray sits on pole in California week after winning Daytona 500". ESPN.com. 20 February 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ "Dave Blaney". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ "Dave Blaney". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ Wackerlin, Jeff (2013-02-25). "McDowell, Yeley Shine at Daytona". Motor Racing Network. Archived from the original on 2013-04-01. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
- ^ Estrada, Chris (2014-03-26). "NASCAR fans on Reddit use DogeCoin to sponsor Josh Wise". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
- ^ Smith, Adam. "Charlie NASCAR Crist". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
- ^ Miller, Jake (2014-07-05). "NASCAR team pulls Charlie Crist sponsorship". CBS News. Retrieved 2014-07-06.
- ^ Aragon, Dominic (December 1, 2014). "Josh Wise to return to Phil Parsons Racing". The Racing Experts. Retrieved December 2, 2014.