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Germain Racing
Owner(s)Bob Germain
BaseWelcome, North Carolina[1]
SeriesNASCAR Cup Series
Race drivers13. Ty Dillon
Sponsors13. GEICO
ManufacturerChevrolet
Opened2004
Career
DebutCup 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)
Latest raceCup Series:
2024 Xfinity 500 (Martinsville)
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 competedTotal: 874
Cup Series: 402
Nationwide Series: 113
Camping World Truck Series: 357
ARCA Re/Max Series: 2
Drivers' ChampionshipsTotal: 2
Cup Series: 0
Nationwide Series: 0
Camping World Truck Series: 2
2006, 2010
ARCA Re/Max Series: 0
Race victoriesTotal: 22
Cup Series: 0
Nationwide Series: 0
Camping World Truck Series: 22
ARCA Re/Max Series: 0
Pole positionsTotal: 10
Cup Series: 0
Nationwide Series: 0
Camping World Truck Series: 9
ARCA Re/Max Series: 1

Germain Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series. It is owned by Bob Germain, whose family owns many car dealerships across the United States as Germain Motor Company.[2] The team currently fields the No. 13 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE full-time for Ty Dillon. The team 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]

NASCAR Cup Series

Car No. 13 history

Max Papis (2008-2010)
The No. 13 driven by Casey Mears at the 2013 Toyota Owners 400.

Germain entered into Sprint Cup racing through a technical alliance with Michael Waltrip Racing (MWR) beginning with two races during the 2008 season, with MWR supplying Toyota Camrys and technical support for Germain and driver Max Papis.[5] Papis had previously driven for MWR vice president Cal Wells in the CART series.[5]

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. [6] In the first event of the 2010 season, Papis qualified for the Daytona 500,[7] 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.

Casey Mears (2010-2016)

For 2011, Germain Racing announced that Mears would take over the ride full-time for the 2011 season. Mears and the team missed the Daytona 500, but no other events. The team finished 32nd in owners points.

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.[8] Mears led during the middle portions at Talladega, but crashed out. He finished 29th in points.

The Germain Race Shop, located in Mooresville, North Carolina in November 2016.

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.[9] Mears found a ride by driving part-time with Biagi-DenBeste Racing in the 98 GEICO Military car.

Ty Dillon (2017–present)

On November 28, 2016, Ty Dillon was named the new driver for the No. 13 car for the 2017 season. In the 2017 offseason, Twisted Tea came onboard for four races, the first time Germain had two sponsors on the same car in a year. After running solidly in 2017, Dillon's best runs included Dover where he was fourth on a late restart only to be taken out by his teammate by alliance Ryan Newman. He also led very late in the 2017 Coke Zero 400 where he got shuffled and finished 16th. Dillon's 2018 season was mediocre at most, with sixth place at the 2018 Coke Zero Sugar 400 being his highest finish.

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.[10] On September 24, NASCAR reinstated Borland after he completed the Road to Recovery Program.[11][12]

Car No. 13 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
2008 Max Papis 13 Toyota DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL TEX
DNQ
PHO HOM
DNQ
57th 50
2009 DAY CAL LVS
36
ATL BRI MAR TEX
35
PHO TAL
18
RCH DAR
35
CLT
42
DOV
DNQ
POC MCH
35
SON
12
NHA DAY
DNQ
CHI IND
DNQ
POC GLN
8
MCH BRI
DNQ
ATL
40
RCH
37
NHA DOV KAN
32
CAL
35
CLT
41
MAR TAL
29
TEX
DNQ
PHO
35
HOM
DNQ
43rd 1209
2010 DAY
40
CAL
28
LVS
33
ATL
34
BRI
DNQ
MAR
40
PHO
40
TEX
22
TAL
40
RCH
DNQ
DAR
29
DOV
DNQ
CLT
DNQ
POC
34
MCH
43
SON
43
NHA
43
DAY
42
CHI
42
IND
43
POC
DNQ
GLN
22
MCH
41
38th 1994
Casey Mears BRI
39
ATL
26
RCH
21
NHA
38
DOV
29
KAN
24
CAL
25
CLT
DNQ
MAR
40
TAL
24
TEX
26
PHO
24
HOM
33
2011 DAY
DNQ
PHO
18
LVS
25
BRI
37
CAL
29
MAR
36
TEX
26
TAL
22
RCH
28
DAR
30
DOV
23
CLT
23
KAN
37
POC
30
MCH
38
SON
34
DAY
32
KEN
25
NHA
38
IND
29
POC
36
GLN
20
MCH
37
BRI
23
ATL
28
RCH
17
CHI
29
NHA
42
DOV
35
KAN
42
CLT
32
TAL
17
MAR
12
TEX
25
PHO
26
HOM
26
32nd 541
2012 Ford DAY
25
PHO
39
LVS
27
BRI
25
CAL
23
MAR
25
TEX
25
KAN
26
RCH
21
TAL
18
DAR
22
CLT
22
DOV
41
POC
35
MCH
20
SON
15
KEN
18
DAY
18
NHA
36
IND
34
POC
35
GLN
16
MCH
37
BRI
21
ATL
33
RCH
29
CHI
36
NHA
36
DOV
31
TAL
26
CLT
29
KAN
37
MAR
25
TEX
21
PHO
22
HOM
29
30th 612
2013 DAY
29
PHO
14
LVS
29
BRI
15
CAL
15
MAR
16
TEX
31
KAN
34
RCH
30
TAL
24
DAR
37
CLT
23
DOV
16
POC
22
MCH
21
SON
16
KEN
18
DAY
9
NHA
36
IND
27
POC
24
GLN
12
MCH
25
BRI
33
ATL
22
RCH
26
CHI
30
NHA
25
DOV
24
KAN
21
CLT
31
TAL
27
MAR
21
TEX
33
PHO
27
HOM
28
26th 719
2014 Chevy DAY
10
PHO
14
LVS
28
BRI
27
CAL
15
MAR
24
TEX
28
DAR
18
RCH
19
TAL
14
KAN
26
CLT
24
DOV
25
POC
23
MCH
24
SON
13
KEN
20
DAY
4
NHA
38
IND
33
POC
12
GLN
15
MCH
17
BRI
26
ATL
22
RCH
31
CHI
26
NHA
22
DOV
27
KAN
28
CLT
31
TAL
10
MAR
37
TEX
18
PHO
35
HOM
20
26th 782
2015 DAY
6
ATL
15
LVS
25
PHO
20
CAL
23
MAR
15
TEX
27
BRI
36
RCH
30
TAL
28
KAN
19
CLT
24
DOV
27
POC
16
MCH
13
SON
38
DAY
11
KEN
23
NHA
16
IND
20
POC
28
GLN
18
MCH
42
BRI
23
DAR
29
RCH
21
CHI
20
NHA
18
DOV
24
CLT
18
KAN
23
TAL
31
MAR
17
TEX
26
PHO
22
HOM
42
23rd 754
2016 DAY
32
ATL
14
LVS
23
PHO
35
CAL
17
MAR
31
TEX
23
BRI
24
RCH
29
TAL
33
KAN
21
DOV
26
CLT
30
POC
24
MCH
32
SON
24
DAY
12
KEN
30
NHA
27
IND
24
POC
21
GLN
12
BRI
25
MCH
22
DAR
25
RCH
21
CHI
34
NHA
27
DOV
26
CLT
40
KAN
23
TAL
39
MAR
21
TEX
39
PHO
18
HOM
18
29th 556
2017 Ty Dillon DAY
30
ATL
15
LVS
21
PHO
16
CAL
18
MAR
22
TEX
17
BRI
15
RCH
26
TAL
13
KAN
14
CLT
36
DOV
14
POC
18
MCH
20
SON
28
DAY
16
KEN
33
NHA
16
IND
19
POC
17
GLN
19
MCH
21
BRI
36
DAR
13
RCH
22
CHI
28
NHA
22
DOV
22
CLT
21
TAL
11
KAN
16
MAR
30
TEX
24
PHO
11
HOM
26
25th 593
2018 DAY
39
ATL
26
LVS
24
PHO
30
CAL
27
MAR
22
TEX
13
BRI
28
RCH
20
TAL
15
DOV
24
KAN
38
CLT
21
POC
23
MCH
21
SON
33
CHI
28
DAY
6
KEN
29
NHA
23
POC
24
GLN
23
MCH
38
BRI
21
DAR
21
IND
21
LVS
34
RCH
28
CLT
22
DOV
29
TAL
15
KAN
25
MAR
15
TEX
22
PHO
19
HOM
22
29th 482
2019 DAY
6
ATL
25
LVS
29
PHO
15
CAL
27
MAR
13
TEX
21
BRI
15
RCH
21
TAL
17
DOV
22
KAN
28
CLT
23
POC
27
MCH
22
SON
27
CHI
35
DAY
4
KEN
26
NHA
16
POC
29
GLN
30
MCH
11
BRI
20
DAR
20
IND
13
LVS
16
RCH
26
CLT
15
DOV
23
TAL
10
KAN
22
MAR
24
TEX
18
PHO
20
HOM
24
24th 613
2020 DAY
30
LVS
10
CAL
26
PHO
15
DAR
19
DAR
19
CLT
25
CLT
27
BRI
39
ATL
29
MAR
22
HOM
28
TAL
12
TEX DOV KAN MCH POC POC IND KEN NHA MCH GLN DOV DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL CLT KAN TEX MAR PHO -* -*

Car No. 27 history

The No. 60 at Charlotte

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.

Car No. 27 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
2011 Todd Bodine 60 Toyota DAY
DNQ
CAL
40
46th 51
Landon Cassill 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

Nationwide Series

Car No. 03 history

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.

Car No. 03 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 Owners Pts
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
Michael Annett HOM
36

Car No. 15 history

Mike Wallace (2008)

Germain Racing fielded its first full-time entry in the Nationwide Series in 2008, with Mike Wallace driving. Wallace brought his car number, 7, and his sponsor, GEICO, with him from Phoenix Racing. The team purchased the legal assets of the former Busch Series team of Yates Racing for purposes of an exemption as part of NASCAR's all-exempt tour policy in the three national series. Wallace finished eighth in his first and only season with Germain with 1 top-5 and 8 top-10s. After the end of the 2008 season, GEICO moved to the Cup Series due to a conflict of interest with series sponsor Nationwide.

Michael Annett in 2009.
Annett in 2010.
Michael Annett (2009-2010)

At the start of the 2009 season Germain changed the No. 7 team to No. 15 and hired Michael Annett for the season. Annett drove the No. 15 full-time in 2009, with HYPE Energy and Pilot Flying J sponsoring. Annett went on to finishing third in the Rookie of the Year battle and 10th in the overall driver points. He collected 4 top-10 finishes in his first full-time season.

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.

Transfer to Rick Ware Racing (2011)

For 2011 Annett moved to Rusty Wallace Racing's No. 62 for 2011, bringing Pilot Travel Centers with him. Todd Bodine drove the No. 15 at Daytona with Tire Kingdom as the sponsor, as rookie driver Timmy Hill was under 18 and not eligible to run in a national touring series. After Daytona, the No. 15 owner points were sold to Hill's team Rick Ware Racing.

Car No. 15 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 Owners Pts
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 Michael Annett 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*
  • Includes points scored after Rick Ware Racing took over the entry but only results scored by Germain Racing are shown.

Camping World Truck Series

Truck No. 9 history

Musgrave's 2006 No. 9 truck
Justin Marks' truck at Charlotte in 2008.
Shigeaki Hattori (2005)

The No. 9 Toyota Tundra debuted at Daytona in 2005 with rookie Shigeaki Hattori behind the wheel in a partnership with Arnold Motorsports, the team was called Germain-Arnold Racing. Although he had two seventh place starts, Hattori struggled in his transition to stock cars, and was released towards the end of the season, and replaced by Justin Hobgood, whose best finish was a 20th at Phoenix.

Ted Musgrave (2006-2007)

2005 champion Ted Musgrave, whose team, Ultra Motorsports, had shut down only days before preseason testing, came to the team with a sponsor in Team ASE. He went the entire 2006 season without a win, before picking up a win at Texas in 2007.

Justin Marks (2008)

ARCA RE/MAX Series driver Justin Marks replaced Musgrave in the No. 9 with sponsorship from Construct Corps/Crocs. Marks had one pole and an eighth-place finish but he was replaced later in the year. The No. 9 truck was filled for the rest of the year by Chrissy Wallace, Michael Annett, David Reutimann, Paul Tracy, and Sean Caisse.

Max Papis (2009-2011)

The No. 9 only ran a limited number of races in 2009 and 2010 with Max Papis, and sponsor GEICO.

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.

Truck No. 9 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 Owners Pts
2005 Shigeaki Hattori 9 Toyota DAY
34
CAL
30
ATL
27
MAR
DNQ
GTY
27
MFD
36
CLT
34
DOV TEX
35
MCH
27
MLW
DNQ
KAN KEN
24
MEM IRP NSH
35
BRI 37th 1039
Justin Hobgood RCH
23
NHA LVS MAR ATL
DNQ
TEX
DNQ
PHO
20
HOM
35
2006 Ted Musgrave DAY
3
CAL
3
ATL
4
MAR
2
GTY
2
CLT
4
MFD
16
DOV
18
TEX
7
MCH
23
MLW
24
KAN
22
KEN
6
MEM
19
IRP
8
NSH
4
BRI
3
NHA
31
LVS
2
TAL
3
MAR
15*
ATL
24
TEX
11
PHO
19
HOM
33
7th 3314
2007 DAY
9
CAL
5
ATL
8
MAR
5
KAN
12
CLT
5
MFD
8
DOV
20
TEX
9
MCH
5
MLW
34
KEN
3
IRP
12
NSH
8
BRI
27
GTW
3
NHA
7
LVS
15
TAL
25
MAR
8
ATL
9
TEX
1
PHO
11
HOM
18
7th 3303
Brad Keselowski MEM
16
2008 Justin Marks DAY
8
CAL
33
ATL
14
MAR
20
KAN
11
CLT
32
MFD
18
DOV
16
TEX
14
MCH
13
MLW
25
MEM
24
KEN
31
IRP
30
NSH
20
BRI
22
GTW
27
LVS
29
24th 2485
David Reutimann NHA
13
Mike Wallace TAL
5
Sean Caisse MAR
36
Chrissy Wallace ATL
25
HOM
31
Paul Tracy TEX
20
Michael Annett PHO
18
2009 Max Papis DAY CAL
10
ATL
20
MAR
13
KAN CLT DOV
16
TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI
28
CHI IOW GTW NHA
22
LVS
18
MAR
21
TAL
22
TEX PHO HOM 31st 958
2010 DAY
21
ATL MAR
8
NSH KAN DOV
29
CLT TEX MCH IOW GTY
15
IRP POC NSH DAR BRI
14
CHI KEN NHA TAL
27
TEX
23
HOM
18
33rd 1087
Justin Hobgood LVS
35
B. J. McLeod MAR
17
Tom Hessert III PHO
31
2011 Max Papis DAY
12
PHO
15
DAR
18
MAR
10
NSH
23
DOV
13
CLT
25
KAN
22
TEX
15
KEN
11
IOW
20
NSH
27
IRP
18
POC
11
MCH
19
BRI
26
ATL
14
CHI
18
NHA
20
KEN
28
LVS
29
TAL
10
MAR
18
TEX
14
HOM
21
21st 643

Truck No. 30 history

Todd Bodine (right) racing fellow Truck Series champion Mike Skinner in 2007.
Todd Bodine (2004)

Germain debuted with this truck in 2004 at the Kroger 200, where Todd Bodine finished fourth after starting third in the No. 30 truck. Bodine won two races that year Fontana and Texas, before missing the field at the Ford 200.

Chad Chaffin (2005)

Bodine left for Fiddleback Racing in 2005, and was replaced by Chad Chaffin. Chaffin recorded four top tens with the team before he left to join upstart team Wyler Racing after Michigan.

Todd Bodine returns (2005-2011)

Bodine would return to the team after Fiddleback Racing shut down. The Bodine-Germain combination would win five races together, ending up with a third-place points finish.

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.

Truck No. 30 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 Owners Pts
2004 Todd Bodine 30 Toyota DAY ATL MAR MFD CLT DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN GTY MCH IRP NSH BRI RCH
4
NHA
34
LVS
2
CAL
1
TEX
1*
MAR
7
PHO
29
DAR
20
HOM
DNQ
34th 1136
2005 Chad Chaffin DAY
21
CAL
28
ATL
7
MAR
5
GTY
9
MFD
32
CLT
30
DOV
23
TEX
23
MCH
7
3rd 3411
Todd Bodine MLW
34
KAN
1*
KEN
2
MEM
23
IRP
15
NSH
3
BRI
2
RCH
2
NHA
22
LVS
1*
MAR
10
ATL
2
TEX
1
PHO
1
HOM
1*
2006 DAY
2
CAL
2
ATL
1
MAR
12
GTY
1*
CLT
3
MFD
15
DOV
3
TEX
1
MCH
4
MLW
20
KAN
7
KEN
10
MEM
15
IRP
7
NSH
8
BRI
2
NHA
4
LVS
12
TAL
4
MAR
14
ATL
25
TEX
14
PHO
4
HOM
21
1st 3666
2007 DAY
5
CAL
7
ATL
2
MAR
2
KAN
7
CLT
3
MFD
31
DOV
11
TEX
1
MCH
7
MLW
3
MEM
8
KEN
11
IRP
6
NSH
5
BRI
24
GTY
4
NHA
4
LVS
28
TAL
1*
MAR
20
ATL
24
TEX
16
PHO
6
HOM
14
4th 3525
2008 DAY
1*
CAL
2
ATL
9
MAR
12
KAN
23
CLT
12
MFD
3
DOV
29
TEX
5
MCH
4
MLW
5
MEM
14
KEN
27
IRP
22
NSH
3*
BRI
2
GTY
4
NHA
19
LVS
9
TAL
1
MAR
5
ATL
4
TEX
4
PHO
3
HOM
1
4th 3621
2009 DAY
1*
CAL
2
ATL
3
MAR
18
KAN
21
CLT
25
DOV
18
TEX
1
MCH
13
MLW
4
MEM
10
KEN
16*
IRP
18
NSH
13
BRI
32
CHI
2
IOW
19
GTY
18
NHA
24
LVS
4
MAR
2
TAL
3
TEX
4
PHO
12
HOM
5
6th 3432
2010 DAY
2*
ATL
5
MAR
30
NSH
5
KAN
3
DOV
5
CLT
2
TEX
1*
MCH
2*
IOW
17
GTY
4
IRP
7
POC
12
NSH
1*
DAR
1*
BRI
6
CHI
2
KEN
1
NHA
9
LVS
4
MAR
3*
TAL
18
TEX
4
PHO
12
HOM
4
1st 3937
2011 DAY
23
PHO
14
DAR
3
MAR
14
NSH
19
DOV
27
CLT
27
KAN
3
TEX
31
KEN
4
IOW NSH IRP POC MCH BRI ATL CHI NHA KEN LVS TAL MAR TEX HOM 29th 277

Truck No. 62 history

Brendan Gaughan (2011)

The No. 62 truck ran only in 2011, as a full-time team with Brendan Gaughan driving the Toyota Tundra with sponsorship from South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa. Gaughan left for Richard Childress Racing taking his sponsorship with him after Germain shut down their truck teams.

Truck No. 62 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 Owners Pts
2011 Brendan Gaughan 62 Toyota DAY
27
PHO
17
DAR
25
MAR
9
NSH
17
DOV
7
CLT
30
KAN
7
TEX
14
KEN
3
IOW
16
NSH
13
IRP
16
POC
22
MCH
8
BRI
20
ATL
18
CHI
14
NHA
12
KEN
19
LVS
9
TAL
8
MAR
9
TEX
31
HOM
20
14th 713

Truck No. 77 history

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.

Truck No. 03 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 Owners Pts
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.

Truck No. 77 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 Owners Pts
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

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