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This team was initially a part of the [[Braun Racing]] stable and debuted as the #11 [[Toyota Camry]] during the 2010 season with rookie [[Brian Scott]] running full time. [[AccuDoc Solutions]] served as the car's sponsor for a majority of the races. Scott's best finish with the team was a 3rd place effort at [[Chicagoland Speedway]]. Despite a somewhat successful season, Scott was released from the ride once [[Turner Motorsports]] bought the team in late September. Multiple drivers took over driving duties for the remainder of the season. [[James Buescher]] drove the car at Kansas, Fontana, and Phoenix with [[Great Clips]] and [[ |
This team was initially a part of the [[Braun Racing]] stable and debuted as the #11 [[Toyota Camry]] during the 2010 season with rookie [[Brian Scott]] running full time. [[AccuDoc Solutions]] served as the car's sponsor for a majority of the races. Scott's best finish with the team was a 3rd place effort at [[Chicagoland Speedway]]. Despite a somewhat successful season, Scott was released from the ride once [[Turner Motorsports]] bought the team in late September. Multiple drivers took over driving duties for the remainder of the season. [[James Buescher]] drove the car at Kansas, Fontana, and Phoenix with [[Great Clips]] and [[Rexall]] sponsoring. [[David Reutimann]] drove with [[Rexall]] on the hood at Charlotte, Texas, and Honestead. [[Brad Sweet]] drove at Gateway with [[Great Clips]] sponsoring. |
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The team continued to run in 2011, rebranded as the #31 [[Chevrolet Impala]]. [[Justin Allgaier]] drove the car full-time. [[Brandt]] served as the team's primary sponsor for a majority of the season. For the races that [[Brandt]] was not on the hood, the #31 was instead sponsored by [[Chevrolet]], [[Wolfpack Rentals]], [[Deft Finishes]], [[Trademark Nitrogen]], and [[Florida Gulf Safe]]. |
The team continued to run in 2011, rebranded as the #31 [[Chevrolet Impala]]. [[Justin Allgaier]] drove the car full-time. [[Brandt]] served as the team's primary sponsor for a majority of the season. For the races that [[Brandt]] was not on the hood, the #31 was instead sponsored by [[Chevrolet]], [[Wolfpack Rentals]], [[Deft Finishes]], [[Trademark Nitrogen]], and [[Florida Gulf Safe]]. |
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Turner Motorsports, LLC is a NASCAR racing team based in Mooresville, North Carolina. The team currently fields cars in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series. Turner Motorsports uses Hendrick Motorsports engines and receives technical support from Kevin Harvick Inc.
In the NASCAR Nationwide Series, the team fields the #30 Wolfpack Rentals / Monster Energy Drink / AccuDoc Solutions / ABF Freight System / Rexall / FOE / Battery Tender / Dollar General / Great Clips / Sears Chevrolet Impala for James Buescher, Ricky Carmichael, Jason Leffler, Reed Sorenson, Ryan Newman, Kasey Kahne, Boris Said, and Mikey Kile; the #31 Brandt / Chevrolet / Wolfpack Rentals / Deft Finishes / Trademark Nitrogen / Florida Gulf Safe Chevrolet Impala for Justin Allgaier; the #32 Dollar General Chevrolet Impala for Reed Sorenson and Mark Martin; the #34 Exide Chevrolet Impala for James Buescher part-time; and the #38 Great Clips Chevrolet Impala for Jason Leffler and Kasey Kahne.
In the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the team fields the #08 Brandt / Realtree Chevrolet Silverado for Ryan Newman part time; the #4 Monster Energy Drink Chevrolet Silverado for Ricky Carmichael; the #31 Wolfpack Rentals / Exide / Space Coast Center / FOE / Dollar General Chevrolet Silverado for James Buescher; and the #32 Great Clips / Exide / Mike's Hard Lemonade Co. / AccuDoc Solutions Chevrolet Silverado for Brad Sweet, Mark Martin, Steve Arpin, and Blake Feese.
Originally, the Nationwide operation had been owned by Todd Braun and was known as Braun Racing. However, in September 2010, the Nationwide teams were sold to Camping World Truck series owner Steve Turner. Turner Motorsports also runs in the USARacing Pro Cup Series with development driver Logan Ruffin.
Nationwide Series
Car #30 History
This team began as the #10 Nesquik Ford for PPC Racing back in the year 2000. It was purchased by Braun Racing after the closing of PPC. Even after being bought by Braun, the car continued as the #10, often competing part time.
After years of competing under the Braun Racing banner, Turner Motorsports acquired the #10 team when they bought Braun Racing in September 2010. With Turner now owning the team, Ricky Carmichael, James Buescher, Scott Wimmer, and Jason Leffler filled the seat for the remainder of the season.
In 2011, the car will no longer be the #10. Instead, the team will be run full-time as the #30 Chevrolet Impala with many different drivers filling getting seat. Jason Leffler will run the #30 with AccuDoc Solutions sponsoring in eight races, while Kasey Kahne drives Leffler's normal #38 Chevrolet Impala. James Buescher will drive eight races with ABF Freight System and FOE sponsoring the car. Ricky Carmichael will drive in four races with his normal sponsor, Monster Energy Drink, on the hood. Ryan Newman has a one race deal to drive the #30 Dollar General Chevrolet Impala at Phoenix. Reed Sorenson will drive the entry with Rexall on the hood in four races, when Mark Martin drives the #32 that Sorenson usually races. Mikey Kile will drive the #30 for six races with AccuDoc Solutions, Sears, and Battery Tender serving as sponsors. In addition to his driving duties in the #38 Turner Motorsports car, Kasey Kahne will also drive two races in the #30 entry during the course of the season. Boris Said will drive just one race, at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Crew chiefs Eddie Pardue and Stewart Cooper will lead the team. Pardue will team up with Jason Leffler, while Cooper will serve as the crew chief for the other drivers.
Car #31 History
This team was initially a part of the Braun Racing stable and debuted as the #11 Toyota Camry during the 2010 season with rookie Brian Scott running full time. AccuDoc Solutions served as the car's sponsor for a majority of the races. Scott's best finish with the team was a 3rd place effort at Chicagoland Speedway. Despite a somewhat successful season, Scott was released from the ride once Turner Motorsports bought the team in late September. Multiple drivers took over driving duties for the remainder of the season. James Buescher drove the car at Kansas, Fontana, and Phoenix with Great Clips and Rexall sponsoring. David Reutimann drove with Rexall on the hood at Charlotte, Texas, and Honestead. Brad Sweet drove at Gateway with Great Clips sponsoring.
The team continued to run in 2011, rebranded as the #31 Chevrolet Impala. Justin Allgaier drove the car full-time. Brandt served as the team's primary sponsor for a majority of the season. For the races that Brandt was not on the hood, the #31 was instead sponsored by Chevrolet, Wolfpack Rentals, Deft Finishes, Trademark Nitrogen, and Florida Gulf Safe.
Justin Allgaier and the #31 team have hit many highs and lows throughout the season. While the team has had a few DNFs that have hindered their championship efforts, the team managed to capture a victory at Chicago Motor Speedway. The race was won on fuel mileage when, with half a lap to go, leader Carl Edwards ran out of gas. Justin Allgaier, who had been running second, passed Edwards. Going through the final corner, the #31 ran out of gas as well. Both cars drifted to the finish line out of gas, but it was the #31 team that got there first and captured the second win of the season for Turner Motorsports in the Nationwide Series.
Car #32 History
The #32 Dollar General team was originally part of Braun Racing. The team was acquired in September 2011 when it was purchased by Turner Motorsports.
In 2011, Reed Sorenson, who has driven the #32 in seasons past, will continue driving the #32 for a majority of the season. Sorenson will pilot the #32 Dollar General Chevrolet Impala in 30 races during the season, while Mark Martin will drive at Las Vegas, California, Michigan, and Kentucky. When Mark Martin is driving the #32, Reed Sorenson will move over to Turner's #30 entry.
In March of 2011, Mark Martin gave Turner Motorsports its first victory in the NASCAR Nationwide Series at Las Vegas. The victory came after Brad Keselowski, who was leading on the last lap, blew his tire. Mark Martin, who was running in the second position, inherited the lead from Keselowski and held on to the top spot to ultimately achieve the victory. Then, in June of the same year, Reed Sorenson gave the #32 team its second victory at Road America. After teammate Justin Allgaier and his #31 team ran out of gas as the race was ending under caution, road course ringer Ron Fellows sped past new leader Reed Sorenson under caution. After a review by NASCAR officials, it was determined that Reed Sorenson maintained proper caution speed and was therefore awarded with the race victory.
Car #34 History
The #34 Chevrolet Impala saw its first bit of action at Bristol Motor Speedway in March of 2011 with Exide on the hood and James Buescher in the cockpit, bringing home a solid 13th place finish. The car has only been on the track once in 2011 and there are currently no plans for the #34 to race in any more events this season.
Car #38 History
The 38 team team can trace its roots back to the defunct Akins Motorsports, which was affiliated with Robert Yates Racing. Braun bought the team and switched it over to a Dodge team in 2005. Ever since 2006, Jason Leffler has driven the #38, on either a part time, or full time basis. In 2010, Jason Leffler split the car with then-Richard Petty Motorsports driver Kasey Kahne (Who had driven the #38 back when it was still part of Akins Motorsports) and finished out the season in the 10 car. For 2011, Kasey Kahne and Jason Leffler will again split the Great Clips #38, with Jason Leffler running the #30 when Kasey Kahne is driving this car. Eddie Pardue will crew chief for Jason Leffler while Stewart Cooper will crew chief for Kasey Kahne.
Camping World Truck Series
Truck #08 History
On August 15th, 2011, it was announced that Turner Motorsports would be fielding a fourth truck for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Ryan Newman in early September at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The truck will receive sponsorship from Brandt and Realtree and will honor the life of Beau Slocumb, who was a close friend to Ryan Newman, as well as a friend and employee of Turner Motorsports. The truck will be #08, as this was the number that Slocumb raced throughout his career. All of the money that Turner Motorsports earns from the Atlanta event will be donated to the widow of Beau Slocumb to assist with the family's current medical expenses.
Truck #4 History
The #4 team was originally a part of the Kevin Harvick Incorporated stable, set to run full time in 2009 with rookie Ricky Carmichael splitting time with other drivers. However, Ricky Carmichael left KHI in order to run full time and not have to split the ride with others after 2009. Beginning with the 2010 season, the #4 team has run with Ricky Carmichael as its driver under the Turner Motorsports banner. The season's results have been mixed, but fairly successful at times. The team plans to continue running full time in 2011, with Ricky Carmichael returning to drive and Monster Energy Drink sponsoring the entry, as it has since Carmichael's entry into the sport.
Truck #31 History
Turner Motorsports began racing in mid-2009 with its #31 entry driven by Scott Wimmer. In November of the same year, Ricky Carmichael decided to race with Turner Motorsports in 2010, and was able to run the #31 for the last few races of the season.
In 2010, with Ricky Carmichael moving over to the #4 entry, the team initially planned to run a limited schedule with driver James Buescher, who was running full time in the Nationwide Series for Phoenix Racing. However, after funding ran out for his Nationwide Series ride, James Buescher was able to move over and finish out the remainder of the season in the Camping World Truck Series with the #31. The team found quite a bit of success, being in contention to win races on some occasions. Despite missing the first three races of the season, James Buescher and the #31 team managed to finish just outside of the top 10 in the point standings.
Turner Motorsports fielded the #31 for James Buescher once again during the 2011 season. Wolfpack Rentals continued to be the primary sponsor of the entry and was joined this season by new sponsor Exide, which left Randy Moss Motorsports at the conclusion of 2010 in favor of sponsoring the #31 for a partial schedule. Space Coast Center and Dollar General each adorned the hood of the #31 truck for one race during the season.
After failing to qualify for the second race of the season, James Buescher and the #31 have made a huge comeback. The team has finished a majority of the races in the top 10 and with just 8 events remaining in the season, sits in first place in the point standings, twelve points ahead of second, Johnny Sauter.
Truck #32 History
The #32 Chevrolet Silverado is Turner Motorsports' third Camping World Truck Series entry for the 2011 season. Driving duties will be shared among multiple drivers over the duration of the year. Starting out the season in the truck with be USAC driver Brad Sweet. He will be driving the first eight races of the year with Great Clips serving as the truck's sponsor. For the remainder of the season, Mark Martin will drive the #32 for two events at Michigan and Pocono with Exide as the primary sponsor, while Steve Arpin will drive the truck for five races with Mike's Hard Lemonade Co. on the hood. Blake Feese will fill in the remaining holes in the driver schedule by driving the #32 for ten races throughout the second half of the season.