Team Name: | Germain Racing |
Owner Names: | Bob Germain |
Base: | Welcome, North Carolina[1] |
Series: | NASCAR Cup Series |
Manufacturer: | Chevrolet |
Opened: | 2004 |
Closed: | 2020 |
Debut: | Cup Series: 2009 Shelby 427 (Las Vegas) Nationwide Series: 2007 Gateway 250 (Gateway) Camping World Truck Series: 2004 Infineon 200 (Charlotte) ARCA Re/Max Series: 2008 Daytona ARCA 200 (Daytona) |
Final: | Cup Series: 2020 Season Finale 500 (Phoenix) Nationwide Series: 2011 DRIVE4COPD 300 (Daytona) Camping World Truck Series: 2011 Ford 200 (Homestead) ARCA Re/Max Series: 2008 ARCA Re/Max 250 (Talladega) |
Races: | Total: 896 Cup Series: 424 Nationwide Series: 113 Camping World Truck Series: 357 ARCA Re/Max Series: 2 |
Drivers Champ: | Total: 2 Cup Series: 0 Nationwide Series: 0 Camping World Truck Series: 2 2006, 2010 ARCA Re/Max Series: 0 |
Wins: | Total: 22 Cup Series: 0 Nationwide Series: 0 Camping World Truck Series: 22 ARCA Re/Max Series: 0 |
Poles: | Total: 11 Cup Series: 1 Nationwide Series: 0 Camping World Truck Series: 9 ARCA Re/Max Series: 1 |
Germain Racing was an American professional stock car racing team that last competed in the NASCAR Cup Series. It was owned by Bob Germain, whose family owns many car dealerships across the United States as Germain Motor Company. The team last fielded the No. 13 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE full-time for Ty Dillon. It previously fielded the No. 03, No. 9, No. 30, No. 62 and No. 77 Toyota Tundras in the Camping World Truck Series and the No. 7 and No. 15 Toyota Camry in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Previously, the team had been affiliated with Arnold Motorsports, a former Cup Series team, until the 2005 season as Germain-Arnold Racing.[2]
After fielding Toyotas for most of its history, the team fielded Ford Fusions in 2012 and 2013. Then in 2014, the team switched to Chevrolet, ending a two-year partnership with Ford, and formed a technical alliance with Richard Childress Racing.[3] [4] [1]
Following the announcement that longtime sponsor GEICO would not renew their partnership after the 2020 season, Germain Racing sold their charter to Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan on September 21, 2020.[5] Jordan and Hamlin would use the charter for their team 23XI Racing starting in 2021.[6]
In 2009, Germain Racing attempted to run a limited schedule in the Sprint Cup Series with Papis driving the No. 13 with sponsor GEICO. The team qualified for 15 races in 21 attempts. Germain planned to run full-time in 2010, but it was required to start and park some events due to its limited sponsorship from GEICO and lack of additional sponsorship.[8] In the first event of the 2010 season, Papis qualified for the Daytona 500,[9] where he was involved in an early wreck before finishing 40th due to engine woes. After Watkins Glen, the team announced that Papis would be replaced and reassigned to the Camping World Truck Series. Max Papis ran the following week Michigan in a start and park effort, the following week Casey Mears took over as the full-time driver at Bristol in another start and park effort. Papis ran 17 races in 2010, with 10 DNFs and 5 DNQs. Mears then finished out the 2010 season starting and parking in some events.
On January 6, 2012, Germain Racing announced that Mears would return as the driver of the No. 13 GEICO Ford Fusion. GEICO is signed with the team through 2014.[10] Mears led during the middle portions at Talladega, but crashed out. He finished 29th in points.
The team had a rebound year in 2013 with 1 Top 10 at Daytona and 7 Top 15s. Mears also improved to 24th in the standings, his best finish in the points since 2009. GEICO also plans to sponsor the team full season next year as well.
In 2014, Germain formed a partnership with Richard Childress Racing to field Chevrolets. Mears had previously driven for RCR in 2009.[3] The team started the new season off with a top-10 when Mears finished 10th in the 2014 Daytona 500. Mears eventually recorded fourteen top-20s and three top-10s during the season, and finished 26th in driver points, although on a much more competitive landscape than the 24th place in 2013.
Mears began 2015 with a 6th-place finish in the Daytona 500. It was the team's 4th consecutive top-10 finish at Daytona. In 2016, it was announced that Ty Dillon would replace Mears in the No. 13 starting in 2017.[11] Mears found a ride by driving part-time with Biagi-DenBeste Racing in the 98 GEICO Military car.
Dillon started his 2019 season with a sixth-place finish at the 2019 Daytona 500. He also scored his first stage win at the spring Bristol race.
On August 26, 2019, crew chief Matt Borland was indefinitely suspended for violating NASCAR's Substance Abuse Policy. Germain Racing confirmed that Justin Alexander, who serves as crew chief for the part-time No. 21 Xfinity Series car for Richard Childress Racing (who Germain has an alliance with), served as interim crew chief beginning at Darlington and until Borland's suspension was lifted.[12] On September 24, NASCAR reinstated Borland after he completed the Road to Recovery Program.[13] [14] In Germain Racing's final season, the No. 13 managed to score a third-place finish in the fall Talladega race and ended up 26th in the points standings.[15]
The No. 60 Toyota Camry debuted in 2011 with Todd Bodine driving and received sponsorship from Tire Kingdom for the Daytona 500. Bodine and team did not qualify for the event. For the rest of 2011, Landon Cassill and Mike Skinner ran the car with sponsorship from Big Red as a start and park ride to gain enough funds for the No. 13 to race on weekends that GEICO is not the sponsor. From Atlanta No. 60 has switched to Chevrolet . In October 2011, Germain Racing parked the No. 60 ride for the remainder of the season after running 20 races, but never finishing better than 38th.
The team's second car returned as the No. 27 for the 2019 Daytona 500 with Casey Mears as the driver. As a result of an accident on lap 104, Mears finished 40th in the race.
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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2009 | Todd Bodine | 35 | Toyota | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL DNQ | BRI | MAR | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | NHA | DAY | CHI | IND | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | ATL | RCH | NHA | DOV | KAN | CAL | CLT | MAR | TAL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 63rd | 31 | |
2011 | Todd Bodine | 60 | Toyota | DAY DNQ | CAL 40 | 46th | 51 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PHO 38 | LVS 43 | BRI 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mike Skinner | MAR 42 | TEX 43 | TAL DNQ | RCH 41 | DAR 40 | DOV 41 | CLT 43 | KAN 40 | POC DNQ | MCH DNQ | SON 42 | DAY 40 | KEN 43 | NHA 42 | IND 40 | POC DNQ | GLN 43 | MCH 42 | BRI 41 | NHA Wth | DOV DNQ | KAN DNQ | CLT Wth | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | ||||||||||||||
Chevy | RCH DNQ | CHI DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dave Blaney | ATL 43 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Casey Mears | 27 | Chevy | DAY 40 | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | MAR | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | KAN | CLT | POC | MCH | SON | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | IND | LVS | RCH | CLT | DOV | TAL | KAN | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 46th | 1 |
Germain debuted in the Nationwide Series in 2007 with the No. 03 Germain Toyota Camry with Todd Bodine driving. He finished in the top-ten in his first two attempts, and ran three more races after that. The car did not run again until 2008, when Bodine drove to a fourth-place finish. Michael Annett made the next attempt at the season-ending race at Homestead, where he finished 36th after a crash.
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 | Pts | |
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2007 | Todd Bodine | 03 | Toyota | DAY | CAL | MXC | LVS | ATL | BRI | NSH | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY 10 | IRP | CGV | GLN | MCH 8 | BRI | CAL | RCH 20 | DOV | KAN 14 | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM 37 | 53rd | 557 |
2008 | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI | NSH | TEX | PHO | MXC | TAL | RCH | DAR 4 | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | CGV | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | 62nd | 222 | ||||||||
Justin Marks | CLT DNQ | MEM | TEX | PHO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HOM 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In 2010, Annett continued driving for the team. Pilot Travel Centers continued their sponsorship of Annett and the team. Annett finished the year with 2 top-10s en route to a 13th-place finish in the final standings.
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 | Pts | |
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2008 | Mike Wallace | 7 | Toyota | DAY 24 | CAL 16 | LVS 7 | ATL 17 | BRI 10 | NSH 20 | TEX 25 | PHO 15 | MXC 12 | TAL 10 | RCH 13 | DAR 25 | CLT 22 | DOV 8 | NSH 6 | KEN 3 | MLW 18 | NHA 15 | DAY 22 | CHI 20 | GTY 11 | IRP 17 | CGV 15 | GLN 18 | MCH 15 | BRI 35 | CAL 16 | RCH 15 | DOV 12 | KAN 15 | CLT 10 | MEM 14 | TEX 12 | PHO 9 | HOM 18 | 13th | 4128 |
2009 | 15 | DAY 35 | CAL 16 | LVS 32 | BRI 20 | TEX 11 | NSH 19 | PHO 16 | TAL 21 | RCH 34 | DAR 29 | CLT 39 | DOV 19 | NSH 27 | KEN 7 | MLW 28 | NHA 19 | DAY 35 | CHI 17 | GTY 7 | IRP 35 | IOW 11 | GLN 20 | MCH 13 | BRI 8 | CGV 18 | ATL 14 | RCH 25 | DOV 13 | KAN 30 | CAL 6 | CLT 13 | MEM 16 | TEX 22 | PHO 20 | HOM 21 | 18th | 3598 | ||
2010 | DAY 12 | CAL 17 | LVS 33 | BRI 20 | NSH 9 | PHO 33 | TEX 16 | TAL 43 | RCH 26 | DAR 11 | DOV 15 | CLT 14 | NSH 14 | KEN 34 | ROA 24 | NHA 19 | DAY 12 | CHI 14 | GTY 11 | IRP 19 | IOW 7 | GLN 19 | MCH 16 | BRI 18 | CGV 25 | ATL 21 | RCH 20 | DOV 15 | KAN 16 | CAL 20 | CLT 36 | GTY 21 | TEX 18 | PHO 18 | HOM 24 | 14th | 3651 | |||
2011 | Todd Bodine | DAY 18 | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | TAL | NSH | RCH | DAR | DOV | IOW | CLT | CHI | MCH | ROA | DAY | KEN | NHA | NSH | IRP | IOW | GLN | CGV | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | PHO | HOM | 24th* | 681* | |||
Papis drove the No. 9 full-time in 2011 with GEICO sponsoring, but only managed two top-10 finishes and finished 18th in points. For 2012, Germain shut down their truck operations and GEICO moved up to the Sprint Cup Series with Mears.
Lumber Liquidators became the team's new primary sponsor in 2006, and Bodine and crew would take home 3 victories along with the Truck championship. In the 2007 season, Bodine won at Texas and Talladega and finished fourth in points. He won an additional three races in 2008 and moved up to third in points. Lumber Liquidators left the team after 2008, but Bodine still won the first race of the season in 2009. Copart and Ventrilo sponsored the team for most of the season, and Bodine finished 4th in points. GEICO sponsored the truck for the first race at Daytona, but the team ran without sponsorship for most of the season. Bodine won his second championship in 2010.
Bodine and the No. 30 team ran the first ten races of the season before parking the truck due to lack of sponsorship. Bodine ran the No. 5 truck due to a new partnership between Germain Racing and Randy Moss Motorsports. In 2012, Germain Racing shut down its truck operations due to a lack of sponsorship. Bodine moved to Red Horse Racing, while Germain sold its Truck Series equipment to former manager Mike Hillman Sr., who started his own race team.
The No. 77 truck was started off as the No. 03 truck. The No. 03 truck debuted in 2007 at Lowe's Motor Speedway with Justin Hobgood racing. He qualified eighth, but finished last after an early wreck. The next race for the team came at New Hampshire, but Sean Caisse did not qualify for the race. The following month, Justin Marks made his Truck Series debut at the Easy Care Vehicle Service Contracts 200, with voodoo ride sponsoring, finishing 22nd. Marks ran the final three races of the season, posting a best finish of eighth place at the Ford 200.
In 2008, the No. 03 truck again ran part-time, with Chrissy Wallace driving for four races, with her best finish being 18th in her debut at Martinsville Speedway. Dustin Skinner drove one race later in the season at Martinsville, but wrecked and finished 34th.
Chrissy Wallace was supposed to drive the No. 03 full-time in 2009, but failure to obtain sponsorship negated those plans, and the No. 03 shut down operations.
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 | Justin Hobgood | 03 | Toyota | DAY | CAL | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT 36 | MFD | DOV | TEX | MCH | MLW | MEM | KEN | IRP | NSH | BRI | GTW | 36th | 588 | ||||||||
Sean Caisse | NHA DNQ | LVS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mike Wallace | TAL 17 | MAR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Justin Marks | ATL 22 | TEX 23 | PHO 25 | HOM 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | Chrissy Wallace | DAY | CAL | ATL | MAR 18 | KAN | CLT | MFD | DOV | TEX | MCH | MLW 20 | MEM | KEN 33 | IRP | NSH | BRI | GTW 19 | NHA | LVS | TAL | 39th | 382 | |||||||
Dustin Skinner | MAR 34 | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
In 2010, Germain Racing ran the No. 77 truck part-time with many drivers. Miguel Paludo was the first to drive in 2010, qualifying for the second races at Bristol and Kentucky with sponsorship from Stemco/Duroline. Paludo finished 9th and 20th respectively. Next in the seat of the No. 77 was Jason Bowles who drove unsponsored at Las Vegas, bringing home a 16th-place finish. Tom Hessert III drove the truck at Homestead with sponsorship from Cherry Hill Classic Cars. He finished 29th.
The No. 77 began the 2011 season as a full-time team driven by ARCA Champion Justin Lofton. However, Lofton and Germain parted ways after Texas, with Lofton taking his sponsorship to Eddie Sharp Racing. The No. 77 was shut down following Lofton's departure.
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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2010 | Miguel Paludo | 77 | Toyota | DAY | ATL | MAR | NSH | KAN | DOV | CLT | TEX | MCH | IOW | GTY | IRP | POC | NSH | DAR | BRI 9 | CHI | KEN 20 | NHA | 44th | 432 | ||||||
Jason Bowles | LVS 16 | MAR | TAL | TEX | PHO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tom Hessert III | HOM 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Justin Lofton | DAY 18 | PHO 30 | DAR 13 | MAR 32 | NSH 16 | DOV 25 | CLT 13 | KAN 19 | TEX 10 | KEN | IOW | NSH | IRP | POC | MCH | BRI | ATL | CHI | NHA | KEN | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | HOM | 31st | 221 | ||