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StarCom Racing
Owner(s)William Woehlemann
Michael Kohler
Matthew Kohler
Derrike Cope
BaseSalisbury, North Carolina[1]
SeriesNASCAR Cup Series
Race drivers00. Quin Houff
Sponsors00. Mane 'n Tail, 8-Ball Whiskey, Mount-n-Lock, Gardner Marsh, Permatex, RCA Records, Reliant IT, Spirit Untamed, Food Allergy Research & Education, Sherfick Companies, YMCA, UNITS Moving and Portable Storage, Boss Hoss Cycles, Eagle Rock Wealth Management, North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, SHOELACE Business Communications Solutions, Sim Seats, Creek Enterprise Inc
ManufacturerChevrolet
Opened2017
Closed2021
Career
Debut2017 Hollywood Casino 400 (Kansas)
Races competed164
Drivers' Championships0
Race victories0
Pole positions0

StarCom Racing (SCR) was an American professional stock car racing team that last competed in the NASCAR Cup Series. Based in Salisbury, North Carolina, the team last fielded the No. 00 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE full-time for Quin Houff[1] in a technical alliance with Richard Childress Racing. Veteran NASCAR driver Derrike Cope served as the team's manager.[2][3] The team folded in 2021 and its assets were bought by 23XI Racing the year later.

NASCAR Cup Series

StarCom Fiber on September 25, 2017; announced their intentions to field a car in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. The team selected veteran driver Derrike Cope to drive the No. 00 StarCom Fiber Chevrolet, whom they had previously sponsored throughout the 2017 season at Premium Motorsports.[4] Almost a month later, ESPN reported SCR would be making its Cup Series debut at Kansas Speedway for the 2017 Hollywood Casino 400.[5]

On September 1, 2021, Catchfence.com reported that StarCom sold its charter.[6] On September 15, shop foreman and mechanical director Charlie Langenstein confirmed that StarCom Racing would shut down operations at the end of the 2021 season.[7] On November 16, it was revealed that StarCom's charter was sold to 23XI Racing.[6] Following the team's closure, Woehlemann and the Kohler brothers would join The Money Team Racing, owned by boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr.[8]

Car No. 00 history

Part Time (2017)

Landon Cassill in the No. 00 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in 2019.

On September 25, 2017, StarCom Fiber, who had sponsored Derrike Cope throughout the season at Premium Motorsports, announced their intentions to field a car in the MENCS, selecting driver Derrike Cope to drive No. 00 StarCom Fiber Chevrolet.[4] On October 17, 2017, it was reported StarCom Racing would make its MENCS debut at Kansas Speedway for the 2017 Hollywood Casino 400.[5]

Before their first planned attempt at Dover, the No. 00 withdrew from the race due to not having sufficient staff for the team to successfully operate. On October 22, The team would go on to successfully debut at Kansas, starting 40th and finishing in 40th after numerous problems plagued the team. On October 29, Cope would later announce the team would attempt two more NASCAR premier series races next month at Texas and Phoenix.[9] That same day, SCR announced the team had decided that they would no longer attempt to race in Texas, instead focusing all of their effort on Phoenix. Phoenix once again got off to a rough start for the team, as they had to cut the first practice short with engine issues. When the problem was not fixed by qualifying, Cope and the team decided to skip qualifying and take the last position on the grid. The race, however, went much better for the team. After starting last, the team quickly moved out of the last position. After a series of problems for other teams, the No. 00 car managed a 32nd-place run, completing the race.

Full Time (2018)

On January 24, 2018, StarCom announced that they had secured a charter and will run the full schedule, with Cope planning to drive the majority of the races.[10] The charter was leased from Richard Childress Racing, which had closed down the No. 27 team.[11] However, Jeffrey Earnhardt was later announced as the driver for the 2018 Daytona 500.[12] Earnhardt piloted the car for the first five races of the season with sponsorship from VRX Simulators. He earned a best finish of 21st at Daytona. On March 18, 2018, Earnhardt and StarCom Racing had agreed to part ways.[13] Earnhardt was replaced by Landon Cassill, who brought two races of sponsorship from USFRA.org.[14] On April 10, 2018, the team announced that TW Cable, LLC and Superior Essex would sponsor Cassill at Bristol.[15] On April 17, 2018, it was announced that NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Joey Gase would drive the car at Talladega with sponsorship from Gase's Xfinity Series sponsor, Sparks Energy.[16] Cassill returned to the car at Dover with sponsorship from RNH Electric.[17] Road course ringer Tomy Drissi was hired to drive the #00 at Sonoma. At the fall Las Vegas race, Cassill finished 18th place, the best finish by the team so far, and the feat was achieved again at the 2018 1000Bulbs.com 500 with Joey Gase behind the wheel.

Landon Cassill (2019)

After the 2018 season, StarCom Racing announced that Cassill had signed full-time with the team for the 2019 season. In addition, the team purchased the charter they were leasing from RCR.[1][18][11] He finished the season 33rd in points.

Quin Houff (2020-2021)

On November 25, 2019, crew chief Joe Williams announced that he had left the No. 00 team. StarCom Racing announced his replacement for 2020 was George Church.[19] The next day, it was announced that Quin Houff would pilot the 00 full time in 2020 and 2021.

StarCom had a disappointing 2020 campaign, earning just one top 15 finish the entire year, at Talladega.[20] During the 2020 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas, Houff made an ill-timed maneuver towards pit road, causing damage to the cars of Christopher Bell and Matt DiBenedetto before colliding with the outside wall. He was heavily criticized by DiBenedetto and Brad Keselowski for his actions.[21][22] The team's average finish decreased from 29.3 in 2019,[23] (with Cassill at the helm), to 31.3 in 2020,[24] with rookie Houff.

The team's run in 2021 fared worse, with just one top-20 finish at Talladega. The No. 00 finished the season 38th in points; three places lower than the previous season. The team closed its doors and sold its charter after NASCAR threatened to seize the charter. It would have been the first time that NASCAR exercised their Charter seizure policy.

Car No. 00 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 35 36 Owners Pts
2017 Derrike Cope 00 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL KAN CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY KEN NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH CHI NHA DOV
Wth 		CLT TAL KAN
40 		MAR TEX PHO
32 		HOM 43rd 6
2018 Jeffrey Earnhardt DAY
21 		ATL
34 		LVS
31 		PHO
35 		CAL
36 		34th 259
Landon Cassill MAR
38 		TEX
21 		BRI
20 		RCH
34 		DOV
31 		KAN
25 		CLT
28 		POC
31 		MCH
32 		CHI
36 		KEN
33 		NHA
37 		POC
34 		GLN
31 		MCH
29 		BRI
25 		DAR
30 		IND
31 		LVS
18 		CLT
29 		DOV
33 		KAN
29 		TEX
35 		PHO
26 		HOM
31
Joey Gase TAL
27 		DAY
25 		RCH
35 		TAL
18 		MAR
35
Tomy Drissi SON
32
2019 Landon Cassill DAY
24 		ATL
33 		LVS
32 		PHO
33 		CAL
29 		MAR
28 		TEX
30 		BRI
26 		RCH
35 		TAL
34 		DOV
31 		KAN
37 		CLT
37 		POC
31 		MCH
29 		SON
31 		CHI
31 		DAY
11 		KEN
32 		NHA
26 		POC
28 		GLN
29 		MCH
30 		BRI
25 		DAR
25 		IND
40 		LVS
29 		RCH
28 		CLT
28 		DOV
26 		TAL
14 		KAN
37 		MAR
26 		TEX
27 		PHO
33 		HOM
28 		32nd 285
2020 Quin Houff DAY
39 		LVS
32 		CAL
35 		PHO
34 		DAR
36 		DAR
26 		CLT
35 		CLT
32 		BRI
27 		ATL
32 		MAR
34 		HOM
33 		TAL
27 		POC
40 		POC
31 		IND
23 		KEN
35 		TEX
34 		KAN
24 		NHA
32 		MCH
27 		MCH
32 		DAY
33 		DOV
33 		DOV
34 		DAY
23 		DAR
31 		RCH
32 		BRI
29 		LVS
34 		TAL
13 		CLT
28 		KAN
33 		TEX
33 		MAR
33 		PHO
39 		35th 214
2021 DAY
29 		DAY
40 		HOM
35 		LVS
33 		PHO
32 		ATL
33 		BRI
25 		MAR
24 		RCH
34 		TAL
37 		KAN
37 		DAR
30 		DOV
29 		COA
34 		CLT
32 		SON
36 		NSH
38 		POC
31 		POC
33 		ROA
34 		ATL
35 		NHA
35 		GLN
32 		IND
22 		MCH
30 		DAY
38 		DAR
30 		RCH
35 		BRI
34 		LVS
34 		TAL
19 		CLT
30 		TEX
31 		KAN
35 		MAR
34 		PHO
37 		38th 176

Car No. 99 history

Kyle Weatherman in the No. 99 at Pocono Raceway in 2018.

Team manager Derrike Cope was originally intended to pilot the No. 00 for the majority of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series schedule, however, after the hiring of Jeffrey Earnhardt to drive full-time, StarCom announced that they intended to field a second car, the No. 99, part-time for Cope and possibly other drivers. Cope announced that they were hoping to field the No. 99 beginning at Texas Motor Speedway, with Cope planning to drive unless another driver with sponsorship was found. However, the team didn't race at Texas, instead delaying the #99 car debut until the AAA 400 Drive for Autism at Dover International Speedway.[17] An early wreck relegated Cope to 37th in his first race in the 99. The 99 car returned at Pocono with Cope, finishing 34th. Garrett Smithley made his debut in the 99 at Michigan. The race did not last long, as Smithley stripped the gears in the transmission on lap 1.[25]Kyle Weatherman would take over the 99 for Chicagoland, finishing 33rd. Landon Cassill would pilot the 99 at Daytona while Joey Gase was in the 00. Smithley and Weatherman would run the next 3 races, with Smithley finishing 36th at Kentucky, while Weatherman would finish 31st at both New Hampshire and Pocono. Gray Gaulding would pilot the car for two races, finishing 33rd and 40th. Cope would return at Darlington to participate in the annual throwback weekend, with Bojangles sponsoring the car, paying homage to Cope's time with Cale Yarborough Motorsports. The 99 would finish second in Darlington's paint scheme contest while finishing 33rd in the race. Kyle Weatherman and Landon Cassill would split time between the 99 for the remainder of the season, with Weatherman's best finish coming at Las Vegas, a 26th, and Cassill's best finish coming at Talladega, a 22nd. After a 36th-place finish at Homestead with Weatherman, StarCom closed their No. 99 team for 2019, and they have not run a second car since.

Car No. 99 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 35 36 Owners Pts
2018 Derrike Cope 99 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV
37 		KAN CLT POC
34 		DAR
33 		IND 39th 82
Garrett Smithley MCH
39 		SON KEN
36
Kyle Weatherman CHI
33 		NHA
31 		POC
31 		GLN LVS
26 		KAN
35 		TEX
34 		PHO HOM
36
Landon Cassill DAY
24 		RCH
36 		CLT DOV TAL
22 		MAR
32
Gray Gaulding MCH
33 		BRI
40

References

  1. ^ a b c "StarCom Racing purchases charter and locks up Cassill for 2019". Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN. December 17, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  2. ^ Beard, Brock (June 23, 2018). "Cope says Starcom Racing has "come a long way in a short period of time"". Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  3. ^ McFadin, Daniel (December 14, 2018). "Richard Childress Racing reveals Daytona 500 cars, sponsors and Xfinity details". NBC Sports. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "StarCom Racing to compete In MENCS, withdraws from Dover". Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN. September 27, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "StarCom Racing to Debut at Kansas". Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN. October 17, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
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  8. ^ Pockrass, Bob (February 1, 2022). "Floyd Mayweather joining NASCAR with The Money Team Racing". Fox Sports. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  9. ^ "Cope Plans to Attempt Phoenix". Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN. October 30, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  10. ^ "Derrike Cope, StarCom Racing Acquire Charter for 2018 Season". Motorsports Tribune. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  11. ^ a b "NASCAR Charters". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
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  13. ^ "Jeffrey Earnhardt and StarCom Racing part ways". Motorsport Network. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  14. ^ "Landon Cassill to drive next two races for StarCom Racing". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. March 19, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  15. ^ "StarCom Racing partners with TW Cable, LLC, Superior Essex and Landon Cassill for the Food City 500". Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
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  23. ^ Landon Cassill driver statistics at Racing-Reference
  24. ^ Quin Houff driver statistics at Racing-Reference
  25. ^ Beard, Brock (May 6, 2018). "CUP: Corey LaJoie scores third engine-related last-place finish in four starts". LASTCAR. Blogger. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
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