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RAZ Racing, Inc.
Owner(s)Mike Rudy
Aaron Zevgolis
Kristy Rudy
Angel Zevgolis
BaseHopewell, Virginia
SeriesSprint Cup Series
Nationwide Series
Camping World Truck Series
Race driversSprint Cup Series:
08. Mike Rudy
7. Denny Hamlin
23. Aaron Zevgolis
25. Elliott Sadler
26. Chase Elliott
Ryan Blaney
Jeff Burton
Mark Martin

Nationwide Series:
08. Mike Rudy
Aaron Zevgolis
Denny Hamlin
9. Chase Elliott
13. Ryan Blaney
25. Jeff Burton
26. Aaron Zevgolis
Elliott Sadler
Mark Martin
Ward Burton
Jeb Burton

Camping World Truck Series:
08. Jason White
6. Mark Martin
13. Jeb Burton
22. Ward Burton
26. Matt Martin
Ryan Blaney
Jeff Burton
Aaron Zevgolis
Chase Elliott
SponsorsSprint Cup Series:
08. Walmart/Sam's Club
7. UPS/Applebees
23. Dr Pepper\BP
25. OneMain Financial/Hunt Brothers Pizza
26. NAPA/Exide Batteries/Bojangles/Dick's Sporting Goods

Nationwide Series:
08. Walmart Neighborhood Market
9. NAPA
13. Bojangles
25. Exide Batteries
26. Dr Pepper/Hunt Brothers Pizza/BP/Dick's Sporting Goods/Estes Express Lines

Camping World Truck Series:
08. Gunbroker.com
6. Dick's Sporting Goods
13. Estes Express Lines/State Water Heaters
22. BP
26. Rheem/Bojangles/Exide Batteries/Dr Pepper/NAPA
ManufacturerToyota (2008-)
Chevrolet (2001-2007)
Career
Debut1983 Goody's 300 (Daytona)
Latest race2024 Straight Talk Wireless 400 (Homestead)
Races competed5,756 (includes starts by multiple teams; as many as 4 or 5 starts per race)
Drivers' ChampionshipsTotal: 28
Sprint Cup: 11
2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Nationwide Series: 8
2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013
Camping World Series: 9
2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013
Race victories613
Sprint Cup: 238
Nationwide: 240
Truck Series: 135
Pole positions529

RAZ Racing, Inc. (RAZ Racing), originally named Mike Rudy Racing, is a current American auto racing team created in 1999 by Mike Rudy. In 2003 Rudy's longtime friend and up and coming driver Aaron Zevgolis purchased a 50% stake in the team and with that the teams name was changed to RAZ Racing, Inc. which stands for Rudy And Zevgolis Racing. The team currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the NASCAR Nationwide Series, and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. One of stock car racing's premier organizations, RAZ Racing has garnered eleven Sprint Cup Series owners and drivers championships, nine Camping World Truck Series owners and drivers titles, and eight Nationwide Series owners and drivers titles, 238 Sprint Cup Series victories, 240 Nationwide Series wins, and 138 Camping World Truck Series victories.

The team currently fields four Sprint Cup Series Toyota Camry's full time, including the No. 08 Walmart/Sam's Club for team co-owner and five-time Sprint Cup Series champion Mike Rudy, the No. 7 UPS/Applebees car for reigning Sprint Cup Series champion Denny Hamlin, the No. 23 Dr Pepper/BP car for team co-owner and five-time Sprint Cup Series champion Aaron Zevgolis, and the No. 25 OneMain Financial/Hunt Brothers Pizza car for Elliott Sadler. The team also fields a fifth Sprint Cup Series Car, the No. 26, in about half the races with various other drivers from the teams lower level series drivers. The team currently fields four Nationwide Series Toyota Camry's full time, including the No. 08 Walmart Neighborhood Market car with driving time split among the teams Sprint Cup drivers, the No. 9 NAPA car for Chase Elliott, the No. 13 Bojangles car for Ryan Blaney, and the No. 25 Exide Batteries car for Jeff Burton. The team also fields a fifth car, the No. 26, in about twenty races a year with drivers from both its Camping World Truck Series teams, and its Sprint Cup teams sharing the driving duties. RAZ Racing also fields four Camping World Truck Series Toyota Tundra's full time, including the No. 08 Gunbroker.com truck for Jason White, the No. 6 Dick's Sporting Goods truck for Mark Martin, the No. 13 Estes Express Lines/State Water Heaters truck for Jeb Burton, and the No. 22 BP truck for Jeb's father, Ward Burton. The team also fields a fifth truck, the No. 06, in about half of the races, with driving time split between numerous drivers including, for seven races in 2014, Mark Martin's son Matt Martin. If you look closely you will notice that there are numerous drivers racing for RAZ Racing that call Virginia their home state including team co-founders Mike Rudy (Prince George) and Aaron Zevgolis (Hopewell), Jeff Burton, Jeff's Brother Ward, Ward's Son Jeb all from South Boston, Denny Hamlin (Chesterfield), Elliott Sadler (Emporia), and Jason White (Powhatan).