| Team Name: | Key Motorsports |
| Owner Names: | Curtis Key |
| Base: | Mooresville, North Carolina |
| Series: | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series |
| Numbers[: | 30, 31, 33, 40, 42, 44, 46, 47 |
| Manufacturer: | Chevrolet |
| Opened: | 1993 |
| Closed: | 2019 |
| Debut: | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: 2015 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 (Atlanta) Xfinity Series: 1993 Miller 500 (Martinsville) Camping World Truck Series: 2004 Florida Dodge Dealers 250 (Daytona) |
| Final: | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: 2017 Ford EcoBoost 400 (Homestead) Xfinity Series: 2014 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead) Camping World Truck Series: 2009 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 (Charlotte) |
| Races: | Total: 562 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: 37 Xfinity Series: 439 Camping World Truck Series: 86 |
| Drivers Champ: | Total: 0 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: 0 Xfinity Series: 0 Camping World Truck Series: 0 |
| Wins: | Total: 0 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: 0 Xfinity Series: 0 Camping World Truck Series: 0 |
| Poles: | Total: 0 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: 0 Xfinity Series: 0 Camping World Truck Series: 0 |
Key Motorsports (formerly The Motorsports Group and Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group) was an American professional stock car racing team that last competed in the NASCAR Cup Series. The team was founded by Virginia businessman Curtis Key. The team was operated out of Mooresville, North Carolina. The team formerly competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. In 2017, longtime team owner Joe Falk joined TMG, bringing his charter and No. 33 to the team, allowing the team to successfully make every race during the season. In December 2017, Circle Sport and TMG parted ways.
On June 21, 2018, The Motorsports Group announced they had changed their team name back to Key Motorsports. Soon afterwards, the team closed up their shop at the beginning of 2019.
Curtis Key is an American businessman and plumber from Chesapeake, Virginia. Key owns a plumbing business in Chesapeake, Curtis Key Plumbing. He founded Key Motorsports in 1993 when he purchased a team owned by Tommy Ellis. Key Motorsports started out racing in the NASCAR Busch Series between 1993 and 1998. Between that period, Key Motorsports' best finish was a fifth place at Hickory Speedway in Key's first start as team owner, with driver Tommy Ellis. After a few more top tens, in 1998, Key closed the team following a family tragedy. After a decade away from the sport, in 2008, Key rebuilt Key Motorsports, later renaming it to The Motorsports Group in 2012. Between 2008 and 2014, TMG operated as a start and park team.
See also: Keyed-Up Motorsports.
On September 15, 2014, the team announced they would begin fielding a full-time entry, the No. 30, in the Sprint Cup Series starting in 2015.[1] On January 21, 2015, it was announced that Ron Hornaday Jr. would be the primary driver of the team's No. 30 car for the 2015 season.[2] [3] In the team's first attempt, Hornaday failed to qualify at the Daytona 500. The following week at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hornaday made the race, but finished 42nd because of a broken gear after 182 laps. The team chose not to run the "West Coast Swing", enabling them to get better prepared for Martinsville Speedway. Unfortunately, Hornaday wrecked the car during the first round of qualifying at Martinsville and failed to make the race. After failing to qualify at Bristol Motor Speedway, Hornaday left and was replaced with Jeff Green starting at Richmond International Raceway Green drove same numbered 30 from 2001 to 2003.[4] There, Green was able to make the field on speed, starting 33rd and finishing 40th.[5] Green made the Sprint Showdown and finished 19th in a 29-car field. But failed to qualify in the follow weekend for the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway and the FedEx 400 at Dover International Speedway. Green was later released by the team.
They returned to Kentucky with Travis Kvapil as their driver, but failed to qualify due to a rainout. They returned for Bristol as well, but again failed to qualify. They entered Darlington with Kvapil but failed to qualify again. At the September Richmond race, the team hired Josh Wise to run the car, but Wise could only muster 37th place in qualifying and thus missed the race. Kvapil returned at Chicagoland, but another rainout once again sent the team home. Wise was slated to return to New Hampshire, but was placed in BK Racing's No. 26 at the last minute and replaced by Kvapil, who once again failed to qualify. Kvapil was slated to attempt the second Dover race, but due to Hurricane Joaquin, the team chose to withdraw the day before qualifying. The team did not make an attempt for the remainder of 2015. Travis Kvapil left the team after the team temporarily suspended operations until the 2016 season.
Josh Wise rejoined the team in 2016. TMG and Wise announced that they expected to run the full season together. Wise didn't make the Daytona 500, but rebounded the next week, qualifying 38th of a 39-car field at Atlanta. Wise finished 39th after going down 13 laps but made it to the end of the race without any broken equipment. Because only 39 cars attempted the next 3 races, the No. 30 was guaranteed to qualify in Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Fontana with Josh Wise. After a long string of races in which Wise easily qualified the No. 30 TMG car in the races, including at Richmond when more than 40 cars showed up for the first time since Daytona, Wise missed his second race at the 2016 GEICO 500 when he qualified 41st out of a 40-car field. The team then qualified for every race until the Coke Zero 400 when Wise failed to qualify after running 40th of 41, behind the other non-chartered teams. This second streak included Wise managing to qualify at Sonoma, when 41 cars were entered for the first time since Talladega. The team qualified for the next two races, with Wise posting TMG's best finish with a 24th at Kentucky in July; he then missed the 2016 Brickyard 400 after posting the slowest speed of 41 cars in qualifying.
In the week leading up to the 2016 Bojangles' Southern 500, Wise and TMG got a two race sponsorship from Incredible Bank, an online banking system. The sponsor joined TMG after Wise posted a request for sponsorship on Twitter. The sponsorship allowed them to participate in the throwback weekend during the Southern 500 race weekend, with a throwback scheme honoring Dale Earnhardt's 1976 No. 30 Army car. Having failed to make 3 of the superspeedway races (and not entering the fall Talladega race, due to 43 cars entering), TMG didn't field the No. 30 for the 2016 Hellman's 500 but rebounded at Martinsville Speedway, this time with Gray Gaulding as the driver. Gaulding ran two more races at Phoenix and Homestead, failing to qualify at Homestead. Despite rumors that Gaulding would drive the No. 30 for TMG in 2017, plans changed due to the Circle Sport merger and Gaulding was picked up by BK Racing.
In January 2017, it was announced that TMG would partner with Key's lifelong friend Joe Falk and Circle Sport Racing to jointly field the Nos. 30 and 33 Chevrolets in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. This also meant that CS/TMG would partner with Richard Childress Racing as Falk's team is a satellite team of RCR. The team also formed an alliance with Hendrick Motorsports, who would provide CS/TMG with a pit crew and manager.[6] However the No. 30 car did not run in 2017 as a part-time team even though people were expecting it to run at some point.
For the 2018 season, The Motorsports Group planned to run a No. 30 team, with Eddie Pardue as the crew chief, though the driver wasn't decided. The team never entered a single race in 2018, briefly renamed themselves back to Key Motorsports, and then shut down ahead of 2019.
| 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 | Pts | |
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| 2015 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | 30 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | ATL 42 | LVS | PHO | CAL | MAR DNQ | TEX | BRI DNQ | 49th | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Green | RCH 40 | TAL | KAN | CLT DNQ | DOV DNQ | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Travis Kvapil | KEN DNQ | NHA | IND | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI DNQ | DAR DNQ | CHI DNQ | NHA DNQ | DOV | CLT | KAN | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Josh Wise | RCH DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | DAY DNQ | ATL 39 | LVS 35 | PHO 34 | CAL 36 | MAR 38 | TEX 40 | BRI 33 | RCH 39 | TAL DNQ | KAN 36 | DOV 36 | CLT 38 | POC 27 | MCH 30 | SON 38 | DAY DNQ | KEN 24 | NHA 40 | IND DNQ | POC 34 | GLN 26 | BRI 36 | MCH 38 | DAR 29 | RCH 30 | CHI 38 | NHA 39 | DOV 39 | CLT 29 | KAN 39 | TAL | TEX 40 | 40th | 174 | ||||||
| Gray Gaulding | MAR 39 | PHO 37 | HOM DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See main article: Circle Sport Racing. On January 6, 2017, it was announced that longtime team owner Joe Falk would partner with Key and field a second car for TMG, bringing a charter and the No. 33 from Circle Sport Racing. It was announced that former TMG crew chief Pat Tryson would return to the team after being released by TMG in 2015.[7]
It was announced on January 31 that Jeffrey Earnhardt would be the driver of the No. 33 Chevrolet for CS/TMG for the Daytona 500. Earnhardt brought sponsor Starter Clothing Line to the team.[8] He finished 26th after being involved in a crash on lap 143.[9] Veteran road course ringer Boris Said was hired to run the two road courses for the team at Sonoma and Watkins Glen, with these being his last two NASCAR starts. Before the 2017 Toyota/Save Mart 350, CS/TMG, again, released Tryson from the team and replaced him with veteran crew chief Frank Stoddard for specifically, Said's races. For the rest of the season, Eddie Pardue was the crew chief for the No. 33.
At the end of the season, Falk and Circle Sport parted ways with Key and TMG. With the split, this meant that Jeffrey Earnhardt was out of a ride, despite having signed an extension with CSTMG in October 2017.
| 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 | Pts | |
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| 2017 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | 33 | Chevy | DAY 26 | ATL 33 | LVS 32 | PHO 39 | CAL 39 | MAR 36 | TEX 40 | BRI 27 | RCH 35 | TAL 28 | KAN 33 | CLT 40 | DOV 27 | POC 34 | MCH 35 | DAY 37 | KEN 29 | NHA 33 | IND 26 | POC 36 | MCH 35 | BRI 40 | DAR 30 | RCH 34 | CHI 34 | NHA 38 | DOV 37 | CLT 30 | TAL 38 | KAN 26 | MAR 38 | TEX 33 | PHO 29 | HOM 32 | 37th | 160 | ||
| Boris Said | SON 29 | GLN 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Key Motorsports was formed after it was purchased from Tommy Ellis in 1993 and debuted at the Miller 500 as the No. 05 Moen Faucets Chevrolet with Roger Sawyer driving. He qualified 14th and finished 22nd. Bobby Hamilton drove three races later at Dover International Speedway, where he finished 29th after suffering handling problems. He ran two additional races for Key later in the season, finishing 17th and 32nd, respectively. Ellis drove for Key in their final race of the year at Hickory Motor Speedway, and finished fifth. Randy MacDonald drove for two consecutive races for Key at the beginning of the following season, his best finish being 21st. Tommy Ellis returned to run a part-time schedule for Key. In nine starts, he had two top-ten finishes but failed to finish the other seven. Tom Peck finished out the season for Key, failing to finish both races due to engine failure.
Key Motorsports made its first race of 1995 at the Hardee's 250 with Steve Boley. They did not run until the fall Richmond race with Chuck Bown driving. After finishing 38th due to an engine failure, Bown finished ninth at the following race at Charlotte before suffering another engine failure at North Carolina Speedway. Bown returned to Key in 1996 at Richmond, where he finished in 31st place. Later in the season, Jeff Burton drove for Key at Charlotte, finishing 42nd with Exide Batteries sponsorship. In 1997, 19-year-old Jimmy Foster was hired to drive the No. 11 Outdoor Channel/Speedvision car, running ten races with a best finish of 16th at New Hampshire. He was released and replaced for a pair of races by Larry Pearson. After the season, a lack of funding coupled with a family tragedy forced Key to close his team.
Key Motorsports reopened in 2008.
| 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 | Pts | |
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| 1993 | Roger Sawyer | 05 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | RCH | DAR | BRI | HCY | ROU | MAR 14 | NZH | CLT | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bobby Hamilton | DOV 29 | MYB | GLN | MLW | TAL | IRP | MCH | NHA | BRI | DAR | RCH 21 | DOV 32 | ROU | CLT | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tommy Ellis | MAR DNQ | CAR DNQ | HCY 5 | ATL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Randy MacDonald | DAY | CAR | RCH 21 | ATL 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tommy Ellis | MAR 10 | DAR | HCY 30 | BRI | ROU 6 | NHA | NZH | CLT 16 | DOV 41 | MYB 34 | GLN | MLW | SBO 28 | TAL | HCY | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH 38 | DOV 37 | CLT | ||||||||||||||
| Tom Peck | MAR 34 | CAR 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Steve Boley | Ford | DAY | CAR | RCH 25 | ATL | NSV | DAR | BRI | HCY | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | MYB | GLN | MLW | TAL | SBO | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | |||||||||||||
| Chuck Bown | RCH 38 | DOV | CLT 9 | CAR 30 | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | DAY | CAR | RCH 31 | ATL | NSV | DAR | BRI | HCY | NZH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Burton | CLT 42 | DOV | SBO | MYB | GLN | MLW | NHA | TAL | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | CAR | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Jimmy Foster | 11 | DAY DNQ | CAR 35 | RCH 41 | ATL 30 | LVS 40 | DAR 31 | HCY | TEX 41 | BRI | NSV 22 | TAL 40 | NHA 16 | NZH | CLT 42 | DOV | SBO | GLN | MLW | ||||||||||||||||
| Larry Pearson | MYB 25 | GTY | IRP 31 | MCH DNQ | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | CAL | CAR | HOM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Kevin Cywinski | DAY | CAR DNQ | LVS | NSV | DAR | BRI | TEX | HCY | TAL | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | RCH 25 | PPR | GLN | MLW | MYB | CAL | SBO | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | GTY | CAR | ATL | HOM | ||||
Key Motorsports returned to the then Nationwide Series in 2008. Jeff Green took the wheel of the No. 31 Chevy for three races with a best finish of 28th.
In 2009, the team changed the number to No. 40 and signed Scott Wimmer as the primary driver. Wimmer ran 24 races for the team with a best finish of seventh in Memphis. During the races Wimmer spent with JR Motorsports, Green, Aric Almirola, Jeffrey Earnhardt, and Bliss drove the car.
For 2010, Bliss signed on as the driver of the car for the 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series season. Bliss ran 31 races with a best finish of eighth at Bristol. Jeff Green drove four races for the team when Bliss drove for Kevin Harvick Incorporated with a best finish of 20th at Kentucky.
In 2011, Scott Wimmer started with the intention of running full-time for the No. 40 team. After 11 races and the best finish being 12th, Wimmer left since the team began starting and parking. Rookie of the year candidate Charles Lewandoski began driving the No. 40 after Wimmer left. Lewandoski had the best finish being 24th with the team while keeping them in the top 30 in owner's points to remain locked in.
For 2012, Josh Wise drove the car for the first two races before switching to the No. 42, to ensure Erik Darnell ran a full season.
In 2013, Reed Sorenson was scheduled the run the full schedule, but subbed for the injured Michael Annett in the Richard Petty Motorsports No. 43 until his return. Josh Wise ran the car for 5 races. Sorenson departed at season's end, moving to Tommy Baldwin Racing in the Sprint Cup Series.
In 2014, Wise returned to the No. 40, but left at mid-season to focus on his Sprint Cup obligations to Phil Parsons Racing. Matt DiBenedetto, previously driver of the start-and-park No. 46, moved over to the No. 40 at this time, running full races. DiBenedetto left for BK Racing at season's end, and the No. 40 was sold to MBM Motorsports due to the formation of TMG's own Cup team.
Key Motorsports began fielding the No. 42 at Michigan (race 15) as a third car for Tim Andrews. The team is another start and park operation like the No. 46 and No. 47. All three cars help fund the main car, the No. 40. Erik Darnell drove the car for the first two races until he switched with Josh Wise in order for Wise to run for Cup rookie honors and Darnell a full Nationwide season. Wise was replaced by Matt Frahm at Iowa and Tim Schendel and Road America.
In 2013, the No. 42 team returned with Wise, though J. J. Yeley drove the car until Wise returned from the No. 40. The team shut down after the season, and Wise moved to the No. 40.
| 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 | Pts | ||||
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| 2011 | Tim Andrews | 42 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | TAL | NSH | RCH | DAR | DOV | IOW | CLT | CHI | MCH 41 | ROA 41 | DAY Wth | KEN 38 | NHA 41 | NSH 39 | IOW 41 | GLN DNQ | BRI 39 | ATL 39 | RCH 38 | CHI DNQ | DOV 40 | KAN DNQ | 56th | 54 | |||||||||
| Scott Wimmer | IRP 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chase Miller | CGV DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Erik Darnell | CLT 42 | TEX DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Josh Wise | PHO DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scott Speed | HOM 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Erik Darnell | DAY DNQ | 44th | 141 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Josh Wise | PHO 40 | LVS 41 | BRI 43 | CAL 39 | TEX 40 | RCH 38 | TAL 40 | DAR 39 | CLT 41 | DOV 37 | MCH 39 | KEN 40 | DAY 41 | NHA 41 | IND 42 | GLN 39 | BRI 40 | ATL 40 | RCH 40 | CHI 41 | DOV 39 | CLT 41 | KAN DNQ | TEX 42 | PHO 40 | HOM 42 | ||||||||||||||||
| Matt Frahm | IOW 38 | KEN 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tim Schendel | ROA 42 | IOW 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Blake Koch | CHI 36 | CGV 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Josh Wise | DAY | PHO 38 | DOV 38 | MCH 37 | ROA | KEN 38 | DAY | NHA 38 | IND 39 | GLN 39 | BRI 40 | ATL 39 | RCH 38 | CHI DNQ | DOV 38 | KAN 39 | CLT DNQ | TEX 38 | PHO 39 | HOM 39 | 44th | 144 | |||||||||||||||||||
| J. J. Yeley | LVS QL† | BRI 38 | CAL 38 | TEX 39 | RCH 39 | TAL | DAR 38 | CLT DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chase Miller | LVS 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T. J. Bell | IOW 37 | CHI 36 | IOW 37 | MOH DNQ | KEN 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † - Qualified for Chase Miller | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Key Motorsports began fielding the No. 46 at Iowa (race 12) as a second car for Chase Miller. The team is another start and park operation like the No. 42 and No. 47. All three cars help fund the main car, the No. 40. Former Joe Gibbs Racing development driver Matt DiBenedetto drove the car at Dover. In 2013, the No. 46 team and Miller returned. Miller left after the season and DiBenedetto returned again in 2014, then moved to the No. 40 at mid-season. Matt Frahm, Wise, Josh Reaume, and Carl Long all took turns in the car after this, before Ryan Ellis closed out the year in the car. The No. 46 shut down after the season.
| 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 | Pts | |
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| 2011 | Tim Andrews | 46 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | TAL | NSH | RCH | DAR | DOV | IOW 39 | 52nd | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chase Miller | CLT DNQ | CHI 41 | MCH DNQ | ROA 40 | DAY DNQ | KEN 41 | NHA 39 | IRP 41 | IOW 39 | GLN DNQ | CGV | BRI 40 | ATL 40 | RCH 42 | CHI 40 | DOV 39 | KAN 39 | CLT DNQ | TEX 39 | PHO 38 | HOM 38 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brett Rowe | NSH DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Chase Miller | DAY DNQ | PHO 41 | LVS 39 | BRI 40 | CAL 38 | TEX 39 | RCH 42 | TAL 41 | DAR 41 | IOW 43 | CLT 40 | MCH 38 | ROA 40 | KEN 39 | DAY 40 | NHA 38 | CHI 40 | IND 41 | IOW 42 | CGV 42 | BRI 43 | ATL 38 | RCH 42 | CHI 42 | KEN 39 | DOV 38 | CLT 37 | KAN 43 | TEX DNQ | PHO 42 | HOM 41 | 46th | 112 | |||||
| Matt DiBenedetto | DOV 42 | GLN 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Chase Miller | DAY | PHO 39 | LVS DNQ | BRI 39 | CAL DNQ | TEX DNQ | RCH DNQ | TAL | DAR 39 | CLT | 49th | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J. J. Yeley | DOV 37 | MCH 38 | ROA | KEN 37 | DAY | NHA 39 | IND 37 | BRI 38 | ATL | RCH 40 | CHI 39 | DOV 36 | KAN 38 | CLT DNQ | TEX | PHO | HOM | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jason Bowles | IOW 39 | IOW 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tim Schendel | CHI DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T. J. Bell | GLN 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dexter Stacey | MOH DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matt DiBenedetto | KEN 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | DAY | PHO 38 | LVS 38 | BRI 39 | CAL 37 | TEX 39 | DAR 38 | RCH 37 | TAL 39 | DOV 39 | MCH DNQ | KEN 40 | DAY DNQ | NHA 40 | IND 39 | 44th | 129 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Ellis | IOW 40 | CLT | ROA 34 | CHI 37 | CHI 39 | KEN 39 | DOV 40 | KAN DNQ | CLT DNQ | TEX 40 | PHO DNQ | HOM DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matt Frahm | IOW 40 | BRI DNQ | RCH 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Josh Wise | GLN 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Josh Reaume | MOH 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carl Long | ATL 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Key Motorsports began fielding the No. 47 at Kentucky (race 18) as a fourth car for Danny Efland and Scott Wimmer. Efland attempted Kentucky, but did not qualify. The team is another start and park operation like the No. 42 and No. 46. All three cars help fund the main car, the No. 40. The No. 47 was shared between Scott Speed and Brian Keselowski for 2011. For 2012, Speed drove the car for most of the races, being replaced by Tim Schendel at Iowa and Matt DiBenedetto at Michigan and Road America. In 2013 the team returned with Scott Riggs and Jason Bowles as drivers. The team attempted Texas, Richmond and Darlington and failed to qualify for all three.
| 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 | Pts | |
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| 2011 | Danny Efland | 47 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | TAL | NSH | RCH | DAR | DOV | IOW | CLT | CHI | MCH | ROA | DAY | KEN DNQ | 62nd | 40 | ||||||||||||||||
| Scott Wimmer | NHA 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Lewandoski | NSH 41 | IRP 40 | DOV 38 | KAN 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Keselowski | IOW 42 | GLN DNQ | CGV | BRI 42 | ATL DNQ | RCH 43 | CHI DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scott Speed | CLT 41 | TEX 43 | PHO 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Josh Wise | HOM 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Scott Speed | DAY DNQ | PHO 42 | LVS 42 | BRI 41 | CAL 41 | TEX 41 | RCH 40 | TAL 42 | DAR 42 | CLT 42 | DOV 38 | KEN 43 | 49th | 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tim Schendel | IOW 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matt DiBenedetto | MCH 41 | ROA 41 | IOW 41 | CGV 40 | KEN 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Leicht | DAY 42 | NHA 42 | CHI 41 | IND 43 | GLN 42 | BRI DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J. J. Yeley | ATL 42 | RCH 41 | CHI 40 | CLT 38 | KAN 40 | TEX 41 | PHO 38 | HOM DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T. J. Bell | DOV 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Scott Riggs | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL 39 | TEX DNQ | 67th | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jason Bowles | RCH DNQ | TAL | DAR DNQ | CLT | DOV | IOW | MCH | ROA | KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | PHO | HOM | ||||||||||||
Key Motorsports returned to NASCAR competition in 2004 starting at the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway. Joey Clanton drove for the first two races of the season in the No. 40 Optech Chevy, wrecking out of both of them. Tony Raines attempted the fall races at Richmond and Martinsville for Key, but did not qualify. Key did not race in 2005 until the summer Bristol race when Andy Houston drove the truck to a 33rd-place finish after a wreck. Their next attempt at Richmond resulted in a DNQ.
Chad Chaffin attempted the first six races of 2006, finishing eighteenth at Auto Club Speedway, and a 26th-place finish at Gateway. Beginning at the City of Mansfield 250, Dale Earnhardt, Inc. development driver Ryan Moore was named the team's new driver. He had three top-twenty finishes before resigning his position after the New Hampshire race. Tim Fedewa drove at Las Vegas followed by Derrike Cope at Talladega Superspeedway, who ran in the top-ten before becoming involved in a late crash. Shane Huffman finished out three of the final four races of 2006 for Key.
In 2007, Mike Bliss drove the first four races in the 40, posting a tenth-place finish at California. Clay Rogers and Huffman shared the ride for the rest of the half of the season, with Stacy Compton driving at Memphis. Brandon Miller drove for the next five races with Westerman Companies sponsoring, before Chaffin returned to finish out the season in the 40. Chaffin began the 2008 season in the No. 40, but was replaced by Jeff Green and Paul Poulter later in the year. Mike Bliss took over the No. 40 Chevy for ultimately a part-time schedule in 2009.
| 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 | Pts | |
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| 2004 | Joey Clanton | 40 | Chevy | DAY 32 | ATL 31 | MAR | MFD | CLT | DOV | TEX | MEM | MLW | KAN | KEN | GTW | MCH | IRP | NSH | BRI | 48th | 232 | |||||||||
| Tony Raines | RCH DNQ | NHA | LVS | CAL | TEX | MAR DNQ | PHO | DAR | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Andy Houston | DAY | CAL | ATL | MAR | GTY | MFD | CLT | DOV | TEX | MCH | MLW | KAN | KEN | MEM | IRP | NSH | BRI 33 | RCH DNQ | NHA | LVS | MAR | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 53rd | 104 | ||
| 2006 | Chad Chaffin | DAY DNQ | CAL 18 | ATL DNQ | MAR DNQ | GTY 26 | CLT DNQ | 32nd | 1,920 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Moore | MFD 36 | DOV DNQ | TEX 14 | MCH 27 | MLW 21 | KAN 34 | KEN 32 | MEM 31 | IRP 35 | NSH 18 | BRI 31 | NHA 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tim Fedewa | LVS 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derrike Cope | TAL 27 | ATL 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shane Huffman | MAR 35 | TEX 26 | PHO 28 | HOM 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Mike Bliss | DAY 23 | CAL 10 | ATL 25 | MAR 35 | 28th | 2,376 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clay Rogers | KAN 21 | MFD 16 | TEX 25 | MCH 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shane Huffman | CLT 24 | DOV 24 | MLW 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stacy Compton | MEM 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brandon Miller | KEN 19 | IRP 23 | NSH 22 | BRI 25 | GTW 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chad Chaffin | NHA 36 | LVS 16 | TAL 8 | MAR 7 | ATL 36 | TEX 24 | PHO 22 | HOM 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | DAY 36 | CAL 28 | ATL 25 | MAR 22 | KAN 17 | CLT 21 | MFD 19 | DOV 21 | TEX 25 | MCH 27 | MEM 23 | KEN 23 | IRP 13 | HOM 28 | 26th | 2,311 | ||||||||||||||
| Paul Poulter | MLW 30 | NHA 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Green | NSH 26 | BRI 27 | GTW 18 | LVS 7 | TAL 21 | MAR 31 | ATL 23 | TEX 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mike Bliss | PHO 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | DAY 33 | CAL 18 | ATL 8 | MAR 15 | KAN | CLT 27 | DOV | TEX | MCH | MLW | MEM | KEN | IRP | NSH | BRI | CHI | IOW | GTY | NHA | LVS | MAR | TAL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 42nd | 515 | |||
In 2007, Key debuted a new second truck, numbered 44 to run alongside the primary number 40. At Daytona, the truck was driven by Larry Foyt, who finished 32nd after an early accident. Morgan Shepherd piloted the truck for the next two races Auto Club and Atlanta, start and parking both times finishing 34th and 33rd, respectively. Frank Kreyer drove the truck at Martinsville, and drove again two races later at Mansfield with sponsorship from Culver's. Kreyer finished 28th at Martinsville, and 34th at Mansfield after engine problems. The team returned for one race in a start and park role in 2008 with Shepherd at Auto Club finishing 34th. The team returned in 2009, with the crew chief of the 40 truck, Lance Hooper, behind the wheel. Hooper raced the opening two races, finishing 35th at Daytona, and 36th at Auto Club in a start and park role.
| 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 | Pts | |
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| 2007 | Larry Foyt | 44 | Chevy | DAY 32 | 41st | 332 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan Shepherd | CAL 34 | ATL 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frank Kreyer | MAR 28 | KAN | CLT | MFD 34 | DOV | TEX | MCH | MLW | MEM | KEN | IRP | NSH | BRI | GTW | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM | ||||||||
| 2008 | Morgan Shepherd | DAY | CAL 34 | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | MFD | DOV | TEX | MCH | MLW | MEM | KEN | IRP | NSH | BRI | GTY | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 63rd | 0 | ||
| 2009 | Lance Hooper | DAY 35 | CAL 36 | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | MCH | MLW | MEM | KEN | IRP | NSH | BRI | CHI | IOW | GTW | NHA | LVS | MAR | TAL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 66th | 113 | ||
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