| Herzog–Jackson Motorsports | |
| Owners: | Bill Herzog Randy Herzog Stan Herzog Reggie Jackson |
| Series: | NASCAR Busch Series SODA |
| Races: | 123 (Busch Series) |
| Wins: | 3 |
| Drivers Champ: | 0 |
| Drivers: | Todd Bodine, Jeff Green, Andy Houston, Jimmie Johnson |
| Sponsors: | Alltel, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, Excedrin, Monster.com, The GPS Store, Garmin |
| Manufacturer: | Chevrolet |
| Base: | Concord, North Carolina |
| Opened: | 1999 |
| Closed: | 2003 |
Herzog–Jackson Motorsports was a NASCAR Busch Series team based in Concord, North Carolina. Originating as Herzog Motorsports, the team was owned by Bill, Randy, and Stan Herzog. In its final year, the team was co-owned by former Oakland A's and New York Yankees player Reggie Jackson. The team is notable for fielding future NASCAR National Series champions Todd Bodine and Jimmie Johnson.
Herzog Motorsports started as an off-road racing team. The team won the 1998 SODA Pro-2 (rear wheel drive) championship with rookie driver Ricky Johnson, who won 6 of 16 events.[1]
HJM debuted in 1999 as Herzog Motorsports with SODA and ASA driver Jimmie Johnson, who had previously worked with them in SODA. The team ran full-time in 2000, sponsored by wireless company Alltel. Johnson would finish 10th in the points and place third in the 2000 Rookie of the Year points, behind Ron Hornaday Jr. and Kevin Harvick. Johnson's rookie year was notable for a crash at Watkins Glen International, where his brakes failed heading into turn 1 and he slammed the barrier head on. He was not injured and even pumped his fists after exiting the car. After Alltel left for Penske Racing, Johnson remained with the team for 2001, sponsored by Excedrin. Johnson gave the team its first ever win at the inaugural race at Chicagoland Speedway. Herzog's plans were to field a Cup team with Johnson, but he had already signed a deal with Hendrick Motorsports for 2002. Herzog hired Andy Houston for the 2002 season, but they would release him after Las Vegas due to "performance issues" as they would replace him with Todd Bodine. Bodine would take the team's second win at Kentucky Speedway and finished 23rd in points. After Excedrin's departure, Herzog Motorsports joined with former baseball player Reggie Jackson to form Herzog–Jackson Motorsports in 2003. With Bodine back at the wheel, the team took its third and final victory at Darlington Raceway. Despite the added presence of fame, the team had sponsors for a few races, but could not attract a major sponsor to pay the bills, despite Bodine leading the points. Troubles were evident when the team skipped the Chicago race and Bodine was released.[2] HJM returned at Kansas with Jeff Green, who finished 11th. Before shutting down, they ran one more race with Green at Homestead, finishing 27th.
| NASCAR Busch Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | 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 | Ref | ||
| 1999 | Jimmie Johnson | 92 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | TEX | NSV | BRI | TAL | CAL | NHA | RCH | NZH | CLT | DOV | SBO | GLN | MLW 7 | MYB | PPR | GTY | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | CAR 25 | MEM 12 | PHO 18 | HOM 39 | 58th | 521 | [3] | |||
| 2000 | DAY DNQ | CAR 22 | LVS 26 | ATL 27 | DAR 36 | BRI 24 | TEX 24 | NSV 10 | TAL 29 | CAL 15 | RCH 12 | NHA 13 | CLT 16 | DOV 20 | SBO 6 | MYB 15 | GLN 43 | MLW 9 | NZH 14 | PPR 18 | GTY 13 | IRP 11 | MCH 6 | BRI 23 | DAR 38 | RCH 22 | DOV 18 | CLT 28 | CAR 13 | MEM 8 | PHO 40 | HOM 6 | 10th | 3271 | [4] | ||||||
| 2001 | DAY 5 | CAR 13 | LVS 14 | ATL 9 | DAR 32 | BRI 4 | TEX 8 | NSH 28 | TAL 28 | CAL 16 | RCH 12 | NHA 13 | NZH 9 | CLT 16 | DOV 25 | KEN 30 | MLW 26 | GLN 21 | CHI 1 | GTY 14 | PPR 7 | IRP 15 | MCH 4 | BRI 12 | DAR 16 | RCH 19 | DOV 33 | KAN 6 | CLT 22 | MEM 14 | PHO 21 | CAR 23 | HOM 7 | 8th | 3871 | [5] | |||||
| 2002 | Andy Houston | DAY 9 | CAR 17 | LVS 24 | 14th | 3737 | [6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DAR 8 | BRI 8 | TEX 30 | NSH 18 | TAL 4 | CAL 22 | RCH 40 | NHA 2 | NZH 23 | CLT 5 | DOV 12 | NSH 11 | KEN 1 | MLW 26 | DAY 27 | CHI 2 | GTY 32 | PPR 37 | IRP 12 | MCH 4 | BRI 16 | DAR 17 | RCH 13 | DOV 43 | KAN 32 | CAR 12 | PHO 34 | HOM 39 | ||||||||||||||
| CLT 12 | MEM 20 | ATL 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Todd Bodine | DAY 6 | CAR 3 | LVS 19 | DAR 1* | BRI 9 | TEX 4 | TAL 27 | NSH 13 | CAL 5 | RCH 29 | GTY 11 | NZH 5 | CLT 4 | DOV 7 | NSH 26 | KEN 29 | MLW 8 | DAY 8 | CHI | NHA | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | 22nd | 2527 | |||||||||||
| Jeff Green | KAN 11 | CLT | MEM | ATL | PHO | CAR | HOM 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||