RahMoc Enterprises

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Rahmoc Enterprises
Winston Cup, Busch Grand National
Race driversNeil Bonnett, Morgan Shepherd, Dick Trickle
SponsorsValvoline
ManufacturerChevrolet, Buick, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Ford
Opened1978
ClosedRahmoc Ent. still exists today in its original location in Concord, NC as a racing engine building business
Career
Drivers' Championships0
Race victories9

Rahmoc Enterprises is a former

Winston Cup team that operated from 1978 to 1993. The team was owned by long-time engine builder Bob Rahilly and Butch Mock
. Butch Mock and Bob Rahilly split in 1992, with the race team becoming Butch Mock Motorsports in 1993. Rahmoc Enterprises is still operating today, it's 46th year in business, with Dick and Bob Rahilly still turning the wrenches, as an engine builders, race car building/servicing and supplier for many NASCAR teams. They also house race cars and manage several smaller race teams.[1][2][3]

Beginnings

Rahmoc's debut in NASCAR came in

Gabriel 400 by Tim Richmond. Richmond got his first top 10 finish in that event at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway. Gary Balough
drove for the rest of the 1981 season.

Balough returned in 1982, posting a top-ten at the

Coca-Cola 500, but was released after his legal issues just five races into the season. Joe Ruttman took over for the rest of the season, Except for the Riverside Event, posting four top-fives, and numerous top tens. Jimmy Insolo
filled in for the team at Riverside.

1983–1992

In

Jim Sauter had four starts, before Morgan Shepherd
took over for the balance of the season, posting two top-tens.

Rahmoc's 1989 racecar.

In

Oakwood Homes 500
. Morgan Shepard returned to the team to finish the season for the team, nearly winning the Rockingham Event.

Bonnett returned in 1988, finished 4th in the Daytona 500 and won at Richmond and Rockingham and at a special race held at Calder Park in Australia in the week between the Richmond and Rockingham races. But by mid season Bonnett began to have health issues related to the 87' Charlotte wreck, fell off the pace, and missed several races. Due to Neil's health, sponsor Valvoline called for a new driver going into the 1989 season. For the last race of the season, team returned to Calder Park again, for the Christman 500 at the end of 1988. With Bob Rahilly, two Pontiacs, a limited regular crew, and a volunteer crew being filled by local Australians. The "mates" assisted in preparing and qualifying both cars, including performing the pit crew duties, some for the first time, on race day. Scoring another pole position in qualifying and then dominating the race running one and two for most all of the race. Rick Wilson, in the second car #57, sustained some damage after being pushed into the wall on turn two in the final laps, causing him to drop to fourth. Morgan Sheppard continued on in a dominant performance coming home in first place in the #75. Rahmoc and the "mates" claiming back to back wins Down Under. Shepherd, who had filled in for Bonnett twice in 1988, was named as the full-time driver in 1989 with Valvoline again as the sponsor, the final of their 3-year agreement with Rahmoc. He garnered one pole and thirteen top-tens. Valvoline indicated they would return as a sponsor in 1990 if a younger driver could be had. So for

Dinner Bell Foods since Valvoline had ultimately decided instead to sit out the 1990 season. Wilson struggled heavily in his tenure, and mutually agreed to split with the team at season end. In 1991
, Joe Ruttman, and with full sponsorship from Dinner Bell joined Rahmoc for the second time in his career. He finished third in the Daytona 500 and had four top-ten finishes and finished 20th in points.

Without a sponsor for

1992, Dick Trickle drove the car for Rahmoc in the Daytona 500
, finishing fifth. After that event, team co-owner Bob Rahilly elected to retire from Winston Cup Racing, and return to his roots as an engine builder/supplier. Mock went on to form his own new team, Butch Mock Motorsports.

Final years

After the 1992 Daytona 500, Bob Rahilly and Butch Mock split, with Bob and Dick Rahilly continuing to build engines and race cars under the name RAHMOC Racing Engines at the original Rahmoc location in Concord, NC. Butch Mock would take only the race car related assets of Rahmoc and form Butch Mock Motorsports. The 75 would return in 1993, with Dick Trickle driving for most of the season, with Todd Bodine and Phil Parsons running the remaining schedule. Bodine would drive for the team through 1995. Morgan Shepherd would return to the 75 in 1996. Rick Mast would take over in 1997 and stay with the team through the 1998 season before being replaced by Ted Musgrave in 1999. Mock would eventually sell to Darwin Oordt, who would run the 75 under Galaxy Motorsports with Wally Dallenbach Jr. as the driver. Oordt's ownership was short-lived, and the 75 team shut down in 2001 after the team could not find sponsorship.

Bob and Dick Rahilly still continue to build championship-winning race engines and race cars, just as they have their whole lives, at the original Rahmoc facility on Flowes Store Road in Concord, NC as of 2023.

Team Results

Results as Butch Mock Motorsports/Galaxy Motorsports

Car No. 75 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 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Owners Pts
1983 Neil Bonnett 75 Chevy DAY
22
RCH

3
CAR
12
ATL

2
DAR

7
NWS

4
MAR

16
TAL
15
NSV

13
DOV

28
BRI

4
CLT
1
RSD
13
POC

7
MCH

31
DAY

28
NSV

6
POC
4
TAL
35
MCH

35
BRI

10
DAR
4
RCH

8
DOV

7
MAR

6
NWS

13
CLT
26
CAR

4
ATL

1
RSD
3
6th 3842
1984 Dave Marcis Pontiac DAY
42
RCH

11
CAR

9
ATL

18
BRI

4
NWS

13
DAR

13
MAR

19
TAL
8
NSV
10
DOV

20
CLT
36
RSD
34
POC

15
MCH

21
DAY
18
NSV
23
POC

26
TAL
13
MCH

19
BRI

4
DAR

21
RCH

16
DOV

4
MAR

7
CLT

24
NWS

26
CAR

9
ATL

10
RSD
20
13th 3416
1985 Lake Speed DAY
2
RCH

10
CAR

4
ATL

40
BRI

7
DAR

9
NWS

9
MAR

8
TAL
10
DOV

24
CLT

6
RSD
25
POC
12
MCH

14
DAY

34
POC
11
TAL

8
MCH

16
BRI

10
DAR

16
RCH

11
DOV

10
MAR

11
NWS

12
CLT

12
CAR

29
ATL

7
RSD
9
10th 3507
1986 DAY
10
RCH
17
CAR
10
ATL

22
18th 2896
Jody Ridley
BRI

23
DAR

20
NWS
15
MAR

10
TAL
42
DOV

18
CLT
21
POC

11
MCH

34
DAY
13
Morgan Shepherd RSD
27
GLN

11
BRI

22
RCH

3
DOV
10
MAR

29
NWS

25
CLT

32
CAR

24*
ATL

27
RSD
38
Jim Sauter
POC

14
TAL

12
MCH
37
DAR

13
1987 Neil Bonnett DAY
12
CAR

3
RCH

22
ATL

7
DAR

6
NWS
3
BRI

11
MAR

9
TAL
7
CLT
13
DOV

9
POC

8
RSD
3
MCH

17
DAY

18
POC

7
TAL

32
GLN

37
MCH

9
BRI

10
DAR

32
RCH

10
DOV

3
MAR
4
NWS
11
CLT

36
12th 3352
Joe Ruttman
CAR

10
RSD
7
ATL

11
1988 Neil Bonnett DAY
4
RCH

1
CAR

1*
ATL
22
DAR

19
BRI

11
NWS
19
MAR
30
TAL

14
CLT
36
DOV

35
RSD
10
POC

11
MCH

19
DAY

18
GLN

38
MCH

40
BRI

14
DAR
16
RCH

9
DOV

8
MAR

19
CLT

18
NWS

28
CAR

10
PHO

21
ATL
13
14th 3238
Morgan Shepherd
POC

6
TAL

40
1989 DAY
15
CAR

27
ATL

10
RCH

33
DAR

16
BRI

26
NWS
17
MAR

18
TAL

4
CLT
32
DOV

33
SON

7
POC

5
MCH

35
DAY

2
POC

8
TAL

6*
GLN

6*
MCH

2
BRI

26
DAR

9
RCH

27
DOV

16
MAR

28
CLT

10
NWS
5
CAR

36
PHO
12
ATL

8
13th 3403
1990 Rick Wilson Olds DAY
30
RCH

30
CAR

18
ATL

17
DAR

29
NWS
22
MAR

27
TAL

39
CLT
19
SON

10
POC

35
MCH

10
DAY

39
POC

31
TAL

35
GLN

32
MCH

29
BRI

32
DAR

12
RCH

20
DOV

27
MAR

20
NWS
18
PHO

19
ATL

33
23rd 2666
Pontiac
BRI

5
DOV

23
CLT

11
CAR

18
1991 Joe Ruttman Olds DAY
3
RCH

29
CAR

24
ATL

27
DAR

26
BRI

13
NWS
24
MAR

16
TAL

29
CLT
21
DOV

12
SON
31
POC

22
MCH

19
DAY

31
POC

10
TAL

10
GLN
14
BRI

17
RCH

28
DOV

13
MAR

31
CLT

16
CAR

27
PHO

22
20th 2938
Chevy
MCH

30
DAR

9
NWS
29
ATL

20
1992 Dick Trickle Olds DAY
5
CAR
RCH
ATL
DAR
BRI NWS
MAR
TAL
CLT
DOV
SON
POC
MCH
DAY
POC
TAL
GLN
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
MAR
NWS
CLT
CAR
PHO
ATL 62nd 155
1993 Ford DAY
41
CAR

29
RCH

21
ATL

37
DAR

20
BRI
22
NWS
33
MAR

14
TAL
31
SON

20
CLT
19
DOV

28
POC

36
MCH

31
DAY

26
NHA

33
POC

30
TAL

19
29th 2322
Todd Bodine
GLN

30
MCH

40
BRI

DNQ
DAR

27
RCH

33
DOV

35
MAR

25
NWS
23
CLT

42
CAR

25
PHO

25
Phil Parsons
ATL

9
1994 Todd Bodine DAY
36
CAR

34
RCH

25
ATL

33
DAR

22
BRI
26
NWS
19
MAR

6
TAL

28
SON

38
CLT
8
DOV

16
POC

14
MCH

31
DAY

7
NHA

5
POC

11
TAL

16
IND
9
GLN

15
MCH

38
BRI

8
DAR

26
RCH

20
DOV

16
MAR

33
NWS
DNQ
CLT

38
CAR

21
PHO
32
ATL

3
21st 3048
1995 DAY
37
CAR

31
RCH

37
ATL

21
DAR

4
BRI
33
NWS
21
MAR

DNQ
TAL

8
SON

8
CLT
38
DOV

30
POC

24
MCH

29
DAY

23
NHA

36
POC

23
TAL

29
IND
21
GLN

32
MCH

19
BRI

DNQ
DAR

42
RCH

24
DOV

37
MAR

24
NWS
DNQ
CLT

26
CAR

17
PHO

25
ATL
40
33rd 2372
1996 Morgan Shepherd DAY
31
CAR

37
RCH

32
ATL

30
DAR

8
BRI
30
NWS
27
MAR

20
TAL

43
SON

24
CLT
29
DOV

32
POC

6
MCH

11
DAY

15
NHA

22
POC

17
TAL

14
IND
5
GLN

9
MCH

11
BRI

19
DAR

24
RCH

23
DOV

18
MAR

6
NWS
14
CLT

23
CAR

29
PHO

17
ATL

28
19th 3133
1997 Rick Mast DAY
DNQ
CAR

21
RCH

18
ATL

17
DAR

19
TEX
31
BRI
17
MAR

36
SON

DNQ
TAL
22
CLT
20
DOV

12
POC
20
MCH

30
CAL
41
DAY

18
NHA

28
POC

25
IND
23
GLN

23
MCH

38
BRI

33
DAR
34
RCH

26
NHA

20
DOV

10
MAR

23
CLT

DNQ
TAL

9
CAR

42
PHO

31
ATL

35
32nd 2569
1998 DAY
30
CAR

12
LVS
11
ATL

33
DAR

43
BRI
25
TEX

41
MAR

33
TAL

18
CAL

25
CLT
26
DOV

11
RCH

43
MCH

31
POC
38
SON

8
NHA

32
POC

37
IND
22
GLN

30
MCH

26
BRI

35
NHA

22
DAR

36
RCH

31
DOV

24
MAR

41
CLT

34
TAL

DNQ
DAY
DNQ
PHO

29
CAR

42
ATL

DNQ
33rd 2366
1999 Ted Musgrave DAY
15
CAR

40
LVS

DNQ
ATL

24
DAR
29
TEX

31
BRI
7
MAR

40
TAL

28
CAL

29
RCH

11
CLT
23
DOV

24
MCH

25
POC
11
SON

20
DAY
35
NHA

25
POC

33
IND
35
GLN
27
MCH

41
BRI
16
DAR

38
RCH

8
NHA

23
DOV

28
MAR

19
CLT

31
TAL

29
CAR
32
PHO

29
HOM

42
33rd 2689
Hut Stricklin ATL
DNQ
2000 Wally Dallenbach Jr. DAY
40
CAR

20
LVS

35
ATL

39
DAR

DNQ
BRI
29
TEX
DNQ
MAR

DNQ
TAL

16
CAL

27
RCH

16
CLT
28
DOV

24
MCH

34
POC
39
SON

40
DAY

21
NHA

27
POC

31
IND
35
GLN

9
MCH

25
BRI

33
DAR

19
RCH

23
NHA

39
DOV

21
MAR

40
CLT

33
TAL

DNQ
CAR

22
PHO

22
HOM
35
ATL

29
34th 2453

Driver history

RahMoc Enterprises

References

  1. ^ Reports\, Staff and Wire. "RACING TEAM FIRES DRIVER; HIRES TRICKLE". Greensboro News and Record. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  2. ^ "Richard Petty will not be driving for the RahMoc..." UPI. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  3. ^ "Rick Wilson and the RahMoc Enterprises-Dinner Bell crew before the 1990 Firecracker 400..." www.floridastockcars.com. Retrieved 2021-08-12.

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