Herzog–Jackson Motorsports
Owner(s)Bill Herzog
Randy Herzog
Stan Herzog
Reggie Jackson
BaseConcord, North Carolina
SeriesNASCAR Busch Series
SODA
Race driversTodd Bodine, Jeff Green, Andy Houston, Jimmie Johnson
SponsorsAlltel, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, Excedrin, Monster.com, The GPS Store, Garmin
ManufacturerChevrolet
Opened1999
Closed2003
Career
Races competed123 (Busch Series)
Drivers' Championships0
Race victories3

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.

SODA

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]

NASCAR Busch Series

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.

Busch Series results

NASCAR Busch Series results
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 NNSC 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]
Todd Bodine 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
Tim Fedewa 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 [6]
Jeff Green KAN
11		 CLT MEM ATL PHO CAR HOM
27

References

  1. ↑ Chevrolet 1998 Season Review Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine, December 8, 1998; motorsport.com; Retrieved February 15, 2008
  2. ↑ "Herzog-Jackson Out At Chicago". Motor Racing Network. Charlotte, North Carolina. July 9, 2003. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Jimmie Johnson – 1999 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Jimmie Johnson – 2000 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Jimmie Johnson – 2001 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Owner".
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