TriStar Motorsports
Owner(s)Bryan Smith
BaseMooresville, North Carolina
SeriesMonster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
ManufacturerChevrolet, Ford
Opened1989
Closed2019
Career
DebutMonster Energy NASCAR Cup Series:
1989 Winston 500 (Talladega)
Xfinity Series:
2010 DRIVE4COPD 300 (Daytona)
Latest raceMonster Energy NASCAR Cup Series:
2018 Ford EcoBoost 400 (Homestead)
Xfinity Series:
2017 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead)
Races competedTotal: 884
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: 197
Xfinity Series: 687
Drivers' ChampionshipsTotal: 0
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: 0
Xfinity Series: 0
Race victoriesTotal: 0
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: 0
Xfinity Series: 0
Pole positionsTotal: 3
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: 3
Xfinity Series: 0

TriStar Motorsports was an American professional stock car racing team that used to compete in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. The team competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series primarily during the early to mid 1990s, suspending racing operations in 1997 and continuing on as Tri-Star Motors, and later Pro Motor Engines, supplying engines to many NASCAR teams prior to returning to competition in 2010.

On July 22, 2017, Mark Smith died after a battle with cancer. His son Bryan took over ownership of TriStar Motorsports.[1]

Cup Series

Winston Cup 1989–2000

TriStar made its debut in 1989 at Talladega Superspeedway. Driver Ron Esau finished 38th after wrecking the No. 18 Pontiac. Brad Teague made the team's second start at Charlotte Motor Speedway with Mello Yello but finished 31st after suffering engine failure. Barn Animals sponsored Hut Stricklin's No. 68 entry at the 1990 Daytona 500, and fielded the No. 18 for him at Atlanta Motor Speedway, where he finished 33rd and 37th, respectively. TriStar switched back to the No. 68 at Talladega Superspeedway, with sponsorship from, Interstate Batteries, where Stanley Smith would finish 37th after an early wreck. The team finished their first race at Michigan with Mike Chase finishing 24th. They ran the No. 68 with Country Time Lemonade sponsorship and Bobby Hamilton driving in two races, with a best finish of 28th.

In 1991, TriStar ran full-time with Hamilton and Country Time again sponsoring their Oldsmobile. Hamilton had four top-ten finishes and finished 22nd in points, winning Rookie of the Year honors. They began 1992 with no top-ten finishes, and later switched to Ford Thunderbirds, allowing Hamilton to get two top-ten finishes and finish 25th in points. After failing to finish higher than 15th eight races into the 1993 season, Hamilton was released. Greg Sacks drove for the rest of the season, with Dorsey Schroeder filling in at the road course races, and Loy Allen driving at Phoenix International Raceway.

Allen was named the full-time driver for the 1994 season, in addition to TriStar switching to the No. 19 and getting Hooters sponsorship. Allen won the pole for the Daytona 500, becoming the first rookie driver to do so. He also qualified on the pole at Atlanta and Michigan, but failed to qualify for twelve races that season and finished 39th in points. Allen and Hooters left Tri-Star at the end of the year, and Phil Parsons took over the driving duties for the first five races of the 1995 season with Ultra Custom Wheels sponsorship. After the first five races, the team cut back and did not run any races until the Winston Select 500, when Allen returned to the team with Healthsource sponsoring the car. In their first race back together, Allen and TriStar qualified second and finished tenth, Allen's career-best finish. TriStar ran a limited schedule for the rest of 1995, with Ron Fellows driving the No. 68 at Watkins Glen, and Allen driving the No. 19 during the rest of the season.

Healthsource signed for a full season of sponsorship in 1996, but Allen suffered a severe neck injury at the second race of the season at North Carolina Speedway, causing him to miss the next ten races. Dick Trickle filled in the interim, placing eighth at the Food City 500. Upon Allen's return, Tri-Star again moved to a part-time schedule, getting a best finish of 21st. Healthsource left the team at the end of the season, and Child Support Recovery took its place. After two races into the 1997 season, Allen was released and Gary Bradberry replaced him. After failing to qualify for the Miller 400, Child Support Recovery was dropped by the team due to lack of funding and racing operations were suspended again.

In 1999, they leased their shop to SBIII Motorsports and built engines for them. Following the team's closure near the end of the season, TriStar reacquired its equipment and fielded the No. 48 FansTeam Ford for Stanton Barrett at the 2000 Daytona 500, but did not qualify.

Car No. 19/68 results

NASCAR Winston Cup 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 NWCC Pts
1989 Ron Esau 18 Pontiac DAY CAR ATL RCH DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL
38		 CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR N/A -
Brad Teague CLT
31		 NWS CAR PHO ATL
1990 Hut Stricklin 68 Chevy DAY
33		 RCH CAR N/A -
18 Pontiac ATL
37		 DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC
Stanley Smith 68 TAL
37		 GLN
Mike Chase MCH
24		 BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS
Bobby Hamilton CLT
28		 CAR PHO ATL
40
1991 Olds DAY
10		 RCH
28		 CAR
21		 ATL
33		 DAR
20		 BRI
31		 MAR
DNQ		 TAL
12		 CLT
27		 DOV
11		 SON
22		 POC
35		 MCH
22		 DAY
28		 POC
11		 TAL
34		 GLN
29		 MCH
19		 BRI
13		 DAR
10		 RCH
12		 DOV
8		 MAR
17		 NWS
18		 CLT
29		 CAR
6		 PHO
13		 ATL
18		 N/A -
Pontiac NWS
21
1992 Olds DAY
32		 CAR
18		 RCH
31		 ATL
24		 DAR
23		 BRI
26		 NWS
27		 MAR
13		 TAL
20		 CLT
21		 DOV
18		 SON
34		 POC
17		 MCH
31		 POC
22		 GLN
22		 BRI
21		 N/A -
Chevy DAY
33		 TAL
24
Ford MCH
15		 DAR
21		 RCH
32		 DOV
10		 MAR
28		 NWS
31		 CLT
15		 CAR
19		 PHO
8		 ATL
12
1993 DAY
27		 CAR
15		 RCH
22		 ATL
26		 DAR
23		 BRI
35		 NWS
29		 MAR
33		 N/A -
Greg Sacks TAL
33		 CLT
17		 DOV
38		 POC
18		 MCH
22		 DAY
15		 NHA
32		 POC
32		 TAL
6		 MCH
12		 BRI
19		 DAR
25		 RCH
31		 DOV
20		 MAR
28		 NWS
DNQ		 CLT
32		 CAR
32		 ATL
24
Dorsey Schroeder SON
33		 GLN
38
Loy Allen Jr. PHO
26
1994 19 DAY
22		 CAR
40		 RCH
DNQ		 ATL
22		 DAR
DNQ		 BRI
DNQ		 NWS
DNQ		 MAR
DNQ		 TAL
40		 SON
DNQ		 CLT
11		 DOV
15		 POC
31		 MCH
24		 DAY
40		 NHA
DNQ		 POC
18		 TAL
37		 IND
DNQ		 GLN
DNQ		 MCH
22		 BRI
DNQ		 DAR
21		 RCH
31		 DOV
22		 MAR
DNQ		 NWS
DNQ		 CLT
27		 CAR
42		 PHO
41		 ATL
42		 N/A -
1995 Phil Parsons DAY
41		 CAR
DNQ		 RCH ATL
42		 DAR
DNQ		 BRI NWS MAR N/A -
Loy Allen Jr. TAL
10		 SON CLT
36		 DOV
DNQ		 POC MCH DAY
31		 NHA POC TAL
39		 IND
DNQ		 GLN MCH
DNQ		 BRI DAR
34		 RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
27		 CAR
DNQ		 PHO ATL
24
1996 DAY
36		 CAR
36		 POC
23		 MCH
28		 DAY
30		 NHA
DNQ		 POC TAL
28		 IND GLN DAR
41		 RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
34		 CAR PHO ATL
39		 37th 1461
Dick Trickle RCH
DNQ		 ATL
14		 DAR
35		 BRI
8		 NWS
22		 MAR
DNQ		 TAL
19		 SON
29		 CLT
20		 DOV
28
Mike Wallace MCH
29		 BRI
1997 Loy Allen Jr. DAY
26		 CAR
43		 47th 641
Gary Bradberry RCH
38		 ATL
40		 DAR
38		 TEX
DNQ		 BRI
37		 MAR
DNQ		 SON
43		 TAL
DNQ		 CLT
31		 DOV
35		 POC
33		 MCH
DNQ		 CAL DAY NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO ATL
2000 Stanton Barrett 48 DAY
DNQ		 CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAY NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO HOM ATL NA -

Cup Series return 2010-2018

Car No. 35 history

TriStar attempted to qualify for the race at Watkins Glen in 2010 with driver Tony Ave in the No. 35 Chevrolet Impala purchased from Front Row Motorsports, however, after showing signs of mechanical issues during qualifying, which included smoke and fluid trailing from behind the car, the team did not qualify. It was the only Cup race Tri-Star attempted that year.

Car No. 35 results

NASCAR Sprint Cup 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 35 36 NSCC Pts
2010 Tony Ave 35 Chevy DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR PHO TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN
DNQ		 MCH BRI ATL RCH NHA DOV KAN CAL CLT MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM N/A -

Car No. 19/91 history

Mark Smith returned to the Cup Series in 2012 by partnering with former HP Racing co-owner Randy Humphrey. As Humphrey Smith Racing, the team fielded Jason Leffler, Chris Cook, Jeff Green, and Mike Bliss in the No. 19 Toyota Camry. The team started fielding the No. 91 for Reed Sorenson and Jason Leffler starting at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as well. The team ran a mix of Ford, Toyota, and Chevrolet recycled from other teams for the No. 91 team, both cars are Start and parks. The No. 19 team and Bliss had returned for the 2013 season, running a Toyota. They attempted the full Daytona 500 with G-Oil as the sponsor, but failed to make the race. The car was driven by Jason Leffler in the Party in the Poconos 400, three days before he was killed in a sprint car accident at Bridgeport Speedway in New Jersey.[2] Following his death, the team, like others in the racing community, ran "LEFTURN" logos above the driver doors in honor of Leffler.

Mike Bliss at Richmond in 2013

The team also employed Alex Kennedy for the road courses. Kennedy crashed at Sonoma, parked at Pocono, but finished 29th at Watkins Glen. Scott Riggs attempted Michigan with them but didn’t qualify. Smith shut the team down before the Chase.

In 2014, Humphrey left TriStar and started his own Cup operation, the No. 77 Ford Fusion driven by Dave Blaney.[3] Smith did not field an entry in the Sprint Cup Series in 2014, and the No. 19 was claimed by Joe Gibbs Racing for its new entry in 2015 for Carl Edwards.

Car No. 19 results

NASCAR Sprint Cup 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 35 36 NSCC Pts
2012 Mike Bliss 19 Toyota DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL
40		 MAR
DNQ		 TEX
40		 KAN
42		 RCH
42		 TAL DAR
DNQ		 CLT
DNQ		 DOV
36		 POC
38		 MCH
39		 KEN
42		 NHA
DNQ		 IND
43		 POC
39		 BRI
43		 ATL
DNQ		 RCH
40		 CHI
42		 DOV
DNQ		 TAL CLT
39		 KAN
36		 MAR
DNQ		 TEX
41		 PHO
41		 HOM
43		 45th 72
Chris Cook SON
42		 GLN
41
Jason Leffler Ford MCH
43
Jeff Green Toyota NHA
DNQ
2013 Mike Bliss DAY
DNQ		 PHO
42		 LVS
DNQ		 BRI
43		 CAL
43		 MAR
DNQ		 TEX
41		 KAN
41		 RCH
43		 TAL DAR
43		 CLT
DNQ		 DOV
41		 MCH
41		 KEN
41		 DAY NHA
43		 IND
DNQ		 BRI
DNQ		 ATL RCH
DNQ		 CHI NHA DOV KAN CLT TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 45th 44
Jason Leffler POC
43
Alex Kennedy SON
40		 POC
42		 GLN
29
Scott Riggs MCH
DNQ

Car No. 91 results

NASCAR Sprint Cup 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 35 36 NSCC Pts
2012 Reed Sorenson 91 Ford DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX KAN RCH TAL DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON KEN DAY NHA IND
DNQ		 51st 20
Toyota POC
42		 GLN MCH
42		 ATL
42		 DOV
43		 TAL CLT
41		 KAN
41		 TEX
43
Chevy BRI
DNQ		 RCH
43		 CHI
DNQ		 NHA
42		 MAR
43
Jason Leffler PHO
43
Toyota HOM
DNQ

Car No. 72 history

Cole Whitt driving the No. 72 at Sonoma Raceway in 2018

In 2017, TriStar announced that they would field one full-time team, the No. 72 Chevrolet SS for Whitt.[4] The team took lease of the No. 35 charter from Front Row Motorsports to secure a spot every race.[5] Whitt ended up finishing the 2017 season with a best of 12th, and brought the car home 33rd in driver & owner standings.

For 2018, TriStar again took lease of a charter from Front Row Motorsports. Whitt requested a limited schedule of only ten races in order to focus on family. Corey LaJoie drove the No. 72 in the 26 races in which Whitt did not run in 2018, finishing 34th in driver standings with a best finish of 16th. Whitt later retired from stock car competition and LaJoie departed for the No. 32 team, leaving TriStar without a driver for 2019. The team was unable to acquire a charter for 2019 and has not attempted a race since Homestead-Miami.

In a September 2019 interview, former TriStar crew chief Frank Kerr confirmed the team has since shut down.[6] The charter leased to the team was returned to Front Row, and sold to Rick Ware Racing for the No. 52 team, while certain equipment and a hauler were liquidated to Tommy Joe Martins' team.[5]

Car No. 72 results

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup 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 35 36 MENCC Pts Ref
2017 Cole Whitt 72 Ford DAY
18		 33rd 322 [7]
Chevy ATL
20		 LVS
28		 PHO
34		 CAL
32		 MAR
21		 TEX
30		 BRI
21		 RCH
27		 TAL
16		 KAN
26		 CLT
34		 DOV
22		 POC
30		 MCH
31		 SON
21		 DAY
39		 KEN
34		 NHA
38		 IND
12		 POC
24		 GLN
34		 MCH
29		 BRI
33		 DAR
23		 RCH
33		 CHI
35		 NHA
30		 DOV
32		 CLT
34		 TAL
34		 KAN
24		 MAR
25		 TEX
29		 PHO
36		 HOM
28
2018 ATL
28		 LVS
28		 CAL
28		 MAR
27		 TEX
19		 RCH
30		 TAL
21		 POC
30		 SON
35		 GLN
34		 CLT
20		 MAR
24		 PHO
25		 33rd 276 [8]
Corey LaJoie DAY
40		 PHO
37		 BRI
25		 DOV
38		 KAN
24		 CLT
26		 MCH
27		 CHI
34		 DAY
31		 KEN
31		 NHA
27		 POC
39		 MCH
40		 BRI
34		 DAR
27		 IND
27		 LVS
16		 RCH
32		 DOV
30		 TAL
32		 KAN
34		 TEX
40		 HOM
34

Xfinity Series

After a nine-year hiatus from fielding race teams, TriStar acquired the Nationwide team owned by Front Row Motorsports, and fielded three cars in 2010, the former FRM team No. 34 Chevrolet Impala for Tony Raines, a new team, the No. 35 Chevrolet Impala for Jason Keller and ran the No. 36 Chevrolet Impala on a part-time schedule. The team used their own PME Motors.

Car No. 8 history

Blake Koch at Road America in 2015.

In January 2015 the team announced that Blake Koch would run the full season, in a new No. 8 car with crew chief Bruce Cook.[9][10] LeafFilter Gutter Protection was the primary sponsor.[11] Koch opened the season with a 20th-place finish at Daytona.[12] After announcing in June that he would return to TriStar for 2016,[13] he and LeafFilter would move to Kaulig Racing for 2016, taking the No. 8 team's owner points, for the 2016 season, leaving the No. 8 team to be shut down.[13][14][15]

Car No. 8 Results

NASCAR Xfinity Series 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 Owners Pts
2015 Blake Koch 8 Toyota DAY
20		 ATL
22		 LVS
35		 PHO
25		 CAL
19		 TEX
32		 BRI
22		 RCH
24		 TAL
23		 IOW
22		 CLT
23		 DOV
30		 MCH
36		 CHI
22		 DAY
18		 KEN
22		 NHA
20		 IND
37		 IOW
24		 GLN
18		 MOH
24		 BRI
21		 ROA
21		 DAR
27		 RCH
19		 CHI
21		 KEN
40		 DOV
23		 CLT
33		 KAN
25		 TEX
21		 PHO
20		 HOM
18		 24th 646

Car No. 10 history

The No. 10 began as the No. 36, which was a third car in 2010 with Tony Ave and Jeff Green behind the wheel, running as a start and park operation. The team used the prize money used to fund the No. 34 and No. 35 teams. For 2012 the team returned and changed number to 10, and Green drove the car as a start and park. However, when Green moved to the No. 14 Toyota Camry after Eric McClure's injury, Tony Raines and Kevin Lepage became the temporary drivers until McClure returned at Road America.

Green ran the majority of the races in 2013 as a start and park again. Cole Whitt moved over from the No. 44 Toyota Camry and ran the full race at Bristol in August, finishing tenth with Gold Bond as the sponsor.[16] Mike Bliss ran the car at Homestead with his usual No. 19 occupied by Dakoda Armstrong.

Jeff Green at Road America in 2014.

In 2014, David Starr ran the car competitively at Daytona season opener in February.[17] For the rest of the year, Blake Koch and Jeff Green ran the majority of the races, again mostly as a start and park. At Daytona in July, Koch had sponsorship from Celsius Negative Calorie Cola, with TriStar bringing five cars to run the full race. During the first round of qualifying, all five TriStar cars were running in a pack when a sudden downpour of rain caused the entire pack to spin out, causing most of the cars including four from TriStar to wreck. Koch, along with the No. 91 Toyota Camry of Benny Gordon missed the race, and the sponsor of the No. 10 moved over to Mike Bliss' No. 19. Bliss ran the No. 10 at Bristol in August as a full race effort while Hermie Sadler ran his usual No. 19 Toyota Camry.

Jeff Green returned in 2015 at Daytona in February. After Scott Lagasse Jr. and the No. 19 team failed to qualify, Lagasse Jr. and sponsor Alert Today Florida moved over to the No. 10 car for the race, finishing 37th after a crash.[12] The No. 10 team has been renumbered as the No. 19, carrying the owner points from the No. 10. The change came after the return of Eric McClure.

The No. 10 was revived for 2016 beginning at Atlanta, with Green and Matt DiBenedetto once again running in a start-and-park capacity.

Car No. 10 results

NASCAR Xfinity Series 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
2010 Kevin Hamlin 36 Chevy DAY CAL LVS BRI NSH PHO TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT NSH KEN ROA NHA DAY CHI
DNQ		 GLN
42		 MCH GTY
43		 N/A N/A
Johnny Sauter GTY
41
Jeff Green IRP
40		 IOW
43		 BRI
43		 CGV
42		 ATL
43		 RCH DOV
43		 KAN
43		 CAL
43		 CLT
42		 TEX
DNQ		 PHO
43		 HOM
43
2012 Jeff Green 10 Toyota DAY
43		 PHO
43		 LVS
40		 BRI
42		 CAL
43		 TEX
43		 RCH
43		 TAL
39		 ROA
43		 KEN
42		 DAY
43		 NHA
43		 CHI
43		 IND
36		 GLN
40		 CGV
43		 BRI
42		 ATL
35		 RCH
43		 CHI
31		 KAN
42		 PHO
23		 39th 182
Tony Raines DAR
36
Kevin Lepage IOW
41		 CLT
43		 DOV
39		 MCH
42
Mike Bliss IOW
20		 TEX
18		 HOM
19
Charles Lewandoski KEN
43		 DOV
43		 CLT
42
2013 Jeff Green DAY
40		 PHO
37		 LVS
38		 BRI
37		 CAL
37		 TEX
40		 RCH
40		 TAL
40		 DAR
37		 CLT
Wth		 DOV
35		 IOW
40		 MCH
36		 ROA
40		 KEN
40		 DAY
Wth		 NHA
40		 CHI
37		 IND
40		 IOW
40		 GLN
37		 CHI
40		 KEN
40		 DOV
35		 KAN
40		 CLT
40		 PHO
40		 40th 191
Chase Miller MOH
39		 ATL
38		 RCH
39
Cole Whitt BRI
14
Michael McDowell TEX
40
Mike Bliss HOM
37
2014 David Starr DAY
25		 CLT
20		 36th 270
Blake Koch PHO
39		 BRI
40		 CAL
39		 TEX
40		 DAR
40		 TAL
40		 CLT
Wth		 DOV
40		 DAY
DNQ		 NHA
39		 CHI
39		 IND
40		 IOW
38		 GLN
38		 MOH
35		 CHI
40		 KAN
36		 TEX
39
Jeff Green LVS
40		 RCH
38		 IOW
39		 ROA
36		 KEN
39		 ATL
40		 KEN
40		 PHO
34
Kevin Lepage MCH
39		 DOV
31
Mike Bliss BRI
17		 RCH
20
Ross Chastain HOM
14
2015 Scott Lagasse Jr. DAY
37		 N/A 13
Jeff Green DAY
QL		 ATL LVS
40		 PHO
40		 CAL
40		 TEX
38		 BRI
39		 RCH
40		 TAL
QL
Charles Lewandoski TAL
40		 IOW CLT DOV MCH CHI DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM
2016 Jeff Green DAY ATL
40		 LVS
40		 PHO
40		 TEX
DNQ		 TAL
40		 GLN
33		 MOH
40		 ROA
39		 TEX
40		 49th 41
Matt DiBenedetto CAL
40		 BRI
40		 RCH
Wth		 DOV
38		 CLT
40		 POC
40		 MCH
40		 KEN
40		 NHA
40		 IND
38		 BRI
40		 DAR
40		 RCH
40		 CHI
40		 DOV
40		 CLT
Wth		 PHO
40		 HOM
40
Tyler Young IOW
39		 DAY
Mike Bliss IOW
39		 KEN
40
Josh Wise KAN
DNQ

Car No. 14 history

2010

No. 35 driven by Tony Ave at Road America in 2010

What is now the No. 14 Chevrolet Impala debuted in 2010 as the No. 35 Chevrolet Impala. At the time it was a completely new entry, consisting of veteran Jason Keller as the driver and former Rusty Wallace Racing crew chief Bryan Berry atop the pit box. During their first attempt at Daytona, the No. 35 missed the race due to not having a top-35 points position and being unable to qualify on time. The team would go on to miss the races at Daytona, Las Vegas, and Texas, while successfully making the race Stater Brothers 300 in California, starting 21st and finishing 20th during the team's first race. The team would eventually make the top-35, a notable accomplishment for a team that missed 3 races during the season. The No. 35 and Keller got their first top 10 finish in the form of a top 5, finishing 4th at Talladega. At the inaugural event at Road America, the team selected Tony Ave to drive the No. 35, Ave being a road course ace with much success at the track. He qualified the car in 10th place, and was running 5th when he was spun on the last lap of the race, finishing 20th. Ave returned to the seat at the 2010 NAPA 200 in Montreal, leading 1 lap but finishing 36th. He drove at the Watkins Glen too, finishing 15th.

Antonio Pérez drove the car at Gateway International Raceway, finishing 34th. Tony Raines drove the No. 35 at Phoenix International Raceway with sponsorship from BeAStockCarDriver.com. The No. 35 finished 29th in the 2010 owners points.

The team managed to put together some one race sponsorship deals for various races during the season. The No. 35 and Keller managed to get sponsorship from uPillar.com at Darlington, KEL Chemicals at Dover for Kellers 500th career start, and LubePros.com at Chicagoland Speedway. BeAStockCarDriver.com sponsored Keller at Charlotte in October.

Eric McClure's Hefty/Reynolds Wrap Toyota at Road America in 2013.
The alternate Reynolds Wrap scheme run by McClure at Road America in 2014.

2011

The team returned to competition in 2011 as the No. 14, with Eric McClure and his longtime sponsor Hefty coming along with him from Team Rensi Motorsports. Mike Bliss drove the No. 14 unsponsored at Dover when the car fell out of the top-30 in owners points. McClure made all 34 races that year, scoring a best finish of 18th at Chicago en route to a 19th-place points finish. McClure and Hefty returned in 2012, along with the team's manufacturer switch to Toyota Camry.

2012

McClure started the season in the No. 14 Toyota Camry. He ran at the end of the first seven races before a crash at Talladega took him out of action. Jeff Green moved from the start-and-park No. 10 to the No. 14 while McClure recovered. McClure returned at Road America, moving Green back to the No. 10.

2013

A fully recovered McClure remained in the No. 14. Though he had an illness before the Mid-Ohio race was replaced by Jeff Green.

2014

Eric McClure returned for what was believed to be his final season. He ran at 28 races. Longtime partners Hefty and Reynolds Wrap once again sponsored the car. Teammate Jeff Green piloted the No. 14 in 5 races: Dover in May, Michigan in June, Mid-Ohio in August, Richmond in September, and Dover again in September.[18] At Mid-Ohio, Green was running second with 20 laps to go when the throttle of the No. 14 Toyota Camry hung out, sending him head-on into a tire barrier, relegating him to a 29th-place finish.[19]

2015

After the season, McClure and Hefty/Reynolds Wrap announced their departure for JGL Racing.[20] Cale Conley drove the No. 14 Toyota Camry for the full 2015 season, running for Rookie of the Year with crew chief Eddie Pardue.[9][21][22] However, Conley was released with three races to go due to lack of sponsorship. Mike Bliss returned to TriStar at Texas, parking the No. 14 after 40 laps.

2016

Benny Gordon and VSI Racing ran the No. 14 at Daytona.[23] J. J. Yeley drove the car for six races beginning at Atlanta.[17][24] Jeff Green took over the car when Yeley replaced David Starr in the No. 44. Hermie Sadler would drive at Bristol and Richmond with sponsorship from Virginia Lottery. The No. 14 would serve as a start and park along with the No. 10 unless Gordon, Sadler and DiBenedetto were in the car. DiBenedetto drove 2 races in the No. 14 car at Kansas and Texas with an 11th place finish and a 36th place finish sponsored by Superior Essex.

2017

Yeley's No. 14 at Road America in 2017.

On January 26, 2017, it was announced that Yeley returned to TriStar but driving the No. 14 with Superior Essex sponsoring 13 races. Yeley would have a quiet, but a consistent year, only finishing outside the top 20 11 times - 5 were DNFs - with also a strong outing at the 2nd Iowa race, finishing 6th, plus the 11th place finishes he got at the spring Bristol and Talladega races. He finished 14th in points.

The team sold its cars and equipment to the new JP Motorsports team in 2018.

Car No. 14 results

NASCAR Xfinity Series 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
2010 Jason Keller 35 Chevy DAY
DNQ		 CAL
20		 LVS
DNQ		 BRI
27		 NSH
38		 PHO
22		 TEX
DNQ		 TAL
4		 RCH
14		 DAR
21		 DOV
33		 CLT
19		 NSH
20		 KEN
23		 NHA
15		 DAY
20		 CHI
30		 GTY
34		 IRP
32		 IOW
26		 MCH
23		 BRI
12		 ATL
18		 RCH
23		 DOV
27		 KAN
27		 CAL
16		 CLT
32		 TEX
29		 HOM
27		 29th N/A
Tony Ave ROA
20		 GLN
15		 CGV
36
Antonio Pérez GTY
34
Tony Raines PHO
19
2011 Eric McClure 14 DAY
33		 PHO
25		 LVS
20		 BRI
25		 CAL
21		 TEX
31		 TAL
26		 NSH
32		 RCH
32		 DAR
36		 IOW
23		 CLT
28		 CHI
18		 MCH
29		 ROA
27		 DAY
37		 KEN
27		 NHA
20		 NSH
23		 IRP
21		 IOW
26		 GLN
35		 CGV
36		 BRI
27		 ATL
28		 RCH
30		 CHI
25		 DOV
24		 KAN
31		 CLT
31		 TEX
24		 PHO
19		 HOM
29		 27th 582
Mike Bliss DOV
15
2012 Eric McClure Toyota DAY
22		 PHO
28		 LVS
25		 BRI
27		 CAL
26		 TEX
24		 RCH
31		 TAL
27		 ROA
21		 KEN
26		 DAY
18		 NHA
22		 CHI
24		 IND
24		 IOW
31		 GLN
26		 CGV
19		 BRI
27		 ATL
21		 RCH
26		 CHI
25		 KEN
22		 DOV
26		 CLT
22		 KAN
15		 TEX
21		 PHO
20		 HOM
27		 24th 662
Jeff Green DAR
19		 IOW
32		 CLT
32		 DOV
17		 MCH
17
2013 Eric McClure DAY
8		 PHO
29		 LVS
40		 BRI
21		 CAL
27		 TEX
30		 RCH
26		 TAL
23		 DAR
26		 CLT
30		 DOV
24		 IOW
18		 MCH
28		 ROA
27		 KEN
23		 DAY
24		 NHA
31		 CHI
28		 IND
31		 IOW
23		 GLN
28		 CHI
25		 KEN
24		 DOV
26		 KAN
27		 CLT
33		 PHO
27		 24th 608
Jeff Green MOH
24		 BRI
16		 ATL
29		 RCH
22		 TEX
27		 HOM
20
2014 Eric McClure DAY
35		 PHO
23		 LVS
27		 BRI
27		 CAL
25		 TEX
24		 DAR
21		 RCH
29		 TAL
17		 IOW
24		 CLT
29		 ROA
20		 KEN
24		 DAY
22		 NHA
26		 CHI
25		 IND
36		 IOW
23		 GLN
24		 BRI
20		 ATL
24		 CHI
26		 KEN
31		 KAN
19		 CLT
32		 TEX
26		 PHO
26		 HOM
26		 25th 615
Jeff Green DOV
18		 MCH
23		 MOH
29		 RCH
30		 DOV
26
2015 Cale Conley DAY
30		 ATL
35		 LVS
25		 PHO
22		 CAL
16		 TEX
34		 BRI
19		 RCH
25		 TAL
24		 IOW
19		 CLT
34		 DOV
33		 MCH
26		 CHI
20		 DAY
32		 KEN
29		 NHA
21		 IND
21		 IOW
23		 GLN
21		 MOH
20		 BRI
18		 ROA
37		 DAR
19		 RCH
22		 CHI
33		 KEN
16		 DOV
29		 CLT
26		 KAN
30		 26th 586
Mike Bliss TEX
36		 PHO
35		 HOM
37
2016 Benny Gordon DAY
35		 TAL
14		 DAY
23		 30th 390
J. J. Yeley ATL
19		 LVS
21		 PHO
20		 CAL
27		 TEX
38		 BRI
38
Jeff Green RCH
37		 DOV
33		 CLT
34		 POC
34		 MCH
33		 IOW
33		 KEN
33		 NHA
35		 IND
36		 IOW
31		 DAR
30		 CHI
31		 KEN
32		 DOV
32		 CLT
37
Tomy Drissi GLN
36		 ROA
26
Mike Bliss MOH
26
Hermie Sadler BRI
34		 RCH
28
Matt DiBenedetto KAN
11		 TEX
36
Cole Whitt PHO
16		 HOM
18
2017 J. J. Yeley DAY
25		 ATL
36		 LVS
22		 PHO
16		 CAL
16		 TEX
22		 BRI
11		 RCH
39		 TAL
11		 CLT
22		 DOV
15		 POC
19		 MCH
38		 IOW
13		 DAY
13		 KEN
25		 NHA
15		 IND
15		 IOW
6		 GLN
39		 MOH
13		 BRI
16		 ROA
17		 DAR
19		 RCH
20		 CHI
21		 KEN
19		 DOV
17		 CLT
19		 KAN
20		 TEX
18		 PHO
20		 HOM
22		 20th 588

Car No. 19 history

2010

No. 34 driven by Tony Raines in 2010

What is now the No. 19 team was previously the No. 34 team from the 2010 season. TriStar acquired the team from Front Row Motorsports following the 2009 season. It remained mostly intact, with Scott Eggleston returning as crew chief and Tony Raines returning as the driver of the Long John Silvers entry, and with the previous years owners points transferring over which locked the team into the first 5 races of the season. During the first race for the new team at Daytona, Raines and the No. 34 Chevrolet Impala lead 3 laps and finished 14th despite being involved in 2 incidents. Alongside his teammate, Raines and the crew scored the seasons first top-10 in the Aaron's 312 at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama, finishing 7th after running in the top-5 for various parts of the race. Raines got his second top 10 of the season at Gateway, finishing tenth. Charles Lewandoski started and parked the No. 34 at Phoenix International Raceway in November, with Raines in the No. 35 for that race. Dave Fuge became crew chief of the team in the second half of the season. The No. 34 finished 23rd in final owners points, with Raines finishing 17th in driver standings in 2010.

The team managed to put together some one race sponsorship deals for various races for during the season. The No. 34 and Raines was funded by Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino at California, doorstopnation.com at Daytona & Talladega, Continental Fire & Safety at Dover, and Boss Industries/The Walter Payton Foundation at Chicagoland. Front Row Motorsports' owner Bob Jenkins pulled the Long John Silver's sponsorship from the team following the race at Bristol Motor Speedway in August, with BeAStockCarDriver.com sponsoring Raines for the final 4 races of the season. Raines was replaced by Nationwide Series veteran Mike Bliss.

2011–2012

Mike Bliss at Road America in 2011.

The team returned in 2011 as the No. 19, and Mike Bliss signed on to drive the car for the 2011 season. Crew Chief Dave Fuge remained with the team but was replaced early in the season by Wes Ward. Fuge now is part owner of Derrike Cope's CFK Motorsports. Ward also left the team early on and was replaced by TRG interim crew chief Paul Clapprood. The team scored 19 top-20 finishes with a best finish of 9th at the second Dover race. With limited sponsorship Bliss and the No. 19 team finished the season 12th in points. For 2012, Bliss was replaced by Tayler Malsam as he brought sponsorship from Green Earth Technologies and G-Oil as well as the team's manufacturer change to Toyota Camry. Venezuelan Alex Popow drove the car at Watkins Glen. Malsam was 13th in points when he and TriStar parted ways after Kentucky, leaving Bliss to return to the No. 19. Also, Hal Martin competed in three races in 2012.

2013

Mike Bliss took over the No. 19 Toyota Camry once again for the full season. G-Oil and Tweaker Energy Shot sponsored the car. Dakoda Armstrong ran the car at Homestead with sponsor WinField, while Bliss ran the No. 10. Bliss would just miss the top 10 in points.

2014

Mike Bliss at Road America in 2014.

Mike Bliss was once again in the car full-time, with Tweaker Energy Shot sponsoring several races. Hermie Sadler ran the No. 19 Toyota Camry at Bristol in August and Richmond in September, with the Virginia State Lottery sponsoring, while Bliss moved to the No. 10.[25]

2015

Mike Bliss returned to the No. 19 Toyota Camry in 2015.[9] [21] Scott Lagasse Jr. attempted the season opener at Daytona with sponsor Alert Today Florida,[26] but failed to qualify and moved over to the No. 10 car for the race. Bliss then drove the car through Talladega, before being released by Charles Lewandoski for Iowa, where the No. 19 car had assumed the Start and Park role of the former No. 10 after the addition of McClure. For Charlotte, Jeff Green was tabbed as the driver for the No. 19 car, and remained there for the remainder of the season.

2016

The No. 19 was used by Joe Gibbs Racing in 2016.[27]

Car No. 19 results

NASCAR Xfinity Series 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
2010 Tony Raines 34 Chevy DAY
14		 CAL
25		 LVS
22		 BRI
22		 NSH
32		 PHO
14		 TEX
22		 TAL
7		 RCH
24		 DAR
18		 DOV
17		 CLT
25		 NSH
23		 KEN
19		 ROA
36		 NHA
18		 DAY
24		 CHI
23		 GTY
10		 IRP
18		 IOW
29		 GLN
28		 MCH
24		 BRI
26		 CGV
34		 ATL
20		 RCH
18		 DOV
24		 KAN
25		 CAL
19		 CLT
20		 GTY
29		 TEX
25		 HOM
23		 23rd N/A
Charles Lewandoski PHO
40
2011 Mike Bliss 19 DAY
13		 PHO
20		 LVS
17		 BRI
26		 CAL
19		 TEX
19		 TAL
35		 NSH
31		 RCH
18		 DAR
30		 IOW
18		 CLT
18		 CHI
22		 MCH
23		 ROA
15		 DAY
20		 KEN
24		 NHA
14		 NSH
24		 IRP
11		 IOW
18		 GLN
22		 CGV
15		 BRI
18		 ATL
15		 RCH
12		 CHI
15		 DOV
9		 KAN
22		 CLT
20		 TEX
23		 PHO
31		 HOM
17		 20th 817
Eric McClure DOV
25
2012 Tayler Malsam Toyota DAY
6		 PHO
20		 LVS
16		 BRI
18		 CAL
16		 TEX
25		 RCH
25		 TAL
24		 DAR
31		 IOW
29		 CLT
20		 DOV
16		 MCH
21		 ROA
30		 KEN
23		 DAY
15		 NHA
20		 CHI
25		 IND
29		 IOW
22		 CGV
14		 BRI
12		 ATL
18		 RCH
19		 CHI
18		 KEN
23		 20th 746
Alex Popow GLN
38
Mike Bliss DOV
11		 CLT
36		 KAN
13		 PHO
13
Hal Martin TEX
30		 HOM
30
2013 Mike Bliss DAY
23		 PHO
14		 LVS
17		 BRI
13		 CAL
18		 TEX
20		 RCH
13		 TAL
14		 DAR
19		 CLT
19		 DOV
18		 IOW
10		 MCH
21		 ROA
33		 KEN
19		 DAY
14		 NHA
17		 CHI
19		 IND
36		 IOW
18		 GLN
27		 MOH
17		 BRI
17		 ATL
22		 RCH
18		 CHI
23		 KEN
26		 DOV
10		 KAN
13		 CLT
15		 TEX
23		 PHO
17		 18th 827
Dakoda Armstrong HOM
24
2014 Mike Bliss DAY
20		 PHO
17		 LVS
14		 BRI
26		 CAL
18		 TEX
32		 DAR
16		 RCH
16		 TAL
12		 IOW
31		 CLT
20		 DOV
22		 MCH
18		 ROA
10		 KEN
34		 DAY
38		 NHA
32		 CHI
19		 IND
22		 IOW
16		 GLN
14		 MOH
11		 ATL
17		 CHI
20		 KEN
24		 DOV
29		 KAN
14		 CLT
18		 TEX
18		 PHO
16		 HOM
23		 20th 765
Hermie Sadler BRI
24		 RCH
27
2015 Scott Lagasse Jr. DAY
DNQ		 40th 135
Mike Bliss ATL
25		 LVS
39		 PHO
20		 CAL
26		 TEX
24		 BRI
20		 RCH
23		 TAL
34
Charles Lewandoski IOW
39
Jeff Green CLT
40		 DOV
40		 MCH
39		 CHI
40		 DAY
DNQ		 KEN
40		 NHA
40		 IND
40		 IOW
40		 GLN
40		 MOH
40		 BRI
40		 ROA
40		 DAR
38		 RCH
40		 CHI
40		 KEN
39		 DOV
40		 CLT
40		 KAN
40		 TEX
40		 PHO
40		 HOM
40

Car No. 24 history

After initially leaving TriStar for JGL Racing, after nine 2015 races Eric McClure and longtime sponsor Hefty/Reynolds Wrap announced their return to TriStar beginning at Iowa Speedway in May. The team carried over the No. 24 Toyota Camry from JGL,[28] while assuming the owner points from the No. 19 Toyota Camry. McClure was released again after changes with his Hefty/Reynolds Wrap sponsorship, with the number returning to JGL and the team going inactive.

Car No. 44 history

The No. 44 car in 2013, driven by Cole Whitt

The No. 44 car was first run in 2011 by Jeff Green as a Start and park entry at Daytona. Charles Lewandoski drove the car at Phoenix. Green then drove the car for most of the season as a start and park, but was replaced for 3 races by Angela Cope. For 2012, Mike Bliss drove the car with various sponsorship until Dover when he moved back to the No. 19 Toyota Camry and Green took over for the next two races. Hal Martin and John Blankenship finished out the season. Though John Blankenship raced for Tommy Baldwin Racing for Chevrolet Impala for Iowa, Texas, Phoenix and Homestead.

2013

In 2013, Hal Martin ran for Rookie of the year with American Custom Yachts as the sponsor, but only ran the first ten races and then two late in the season. Chad Hackenbracht ran seven races with Ingersoll Rand and Tastee Apples sponsoring.[16] Cole Whitt ran the most races for the team,[16] with several strong runs including four top tens and only one finish outside the top twenty. Whitt was sponsored by Takagi Water Heaters and Gold Bond.[16] Whitt left for Swan Racing in the Sprint Cup Series at the end of the season.

2014

Carlos Contreras at Road America in 2014.

For 2014, it was announced that Blake Koch would drive for TriStar full-time, splitting time between the No. 44 Toyota Camry and the No. 10 Toyota Camry. David Starr ran the majority of races with the team, with a best finish of 9th at Talladega.[17][21] Various other drivers have run the No. 44, bringing sponsorship with them. These include Hal Martin, Paulie Harraka, Carlos Contreras, ARCA driver Will Kimmel, and Matt Frahm.

Hal Martin returned to TriStar's No. 44 Toyota Camry for both races at Iowa Speedway in 2014. Stuart, FL based American Custom Yachts returned as a sponsor for the team (not appearing on the hood), as they did in Martin's first 10 races of 2013.[29] Martin finished 26th and 28th in his two races respectively.[30]

Forty-four-year-old NASCAR veteran Carlos Contreras has raced all three road courses for TriStar in the No. 44 Toyota Camry with sponsors 38 Special and Voli and regular TriStar sponsor Ingersoll Rand. He posted a strong 15th place at Road America, a solid 23rd place at Watkins Glen International and finished 21st in his debut at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in August.[30][31]

Twenty-six-year-old ARCA driver Will Kimmel, nephew of ARCA legend Frank Kimmel, will drive five races in the TriStar No. 44 Toyota Camry in 2014. Ingersoll Rand will serve as the primary sponsor for all five races.[32] Kimmel finished 33rd in his debut at Phoenix and 22nd two races later at Bristol.[33] Kimmel returned to the car in the fall races at Richmond, Chicago, and Charlotte.[30][34]

New Hampshire native Matt Frahm was announced as the driver at his hometown New Hampshire Motor Speedway in July for his tenth start in the Nationwide Series. Hudson, NH based Gilchrist Metal Fabricating Company funded the car.[35] Frahm finished a solid 25th, but 5 laps down.[30]

NASCAR Drive for Diversity graduate and New Jersey native Paulie Harraka drive the No. 44 Toyota Camry at home track Dover International Speedway in May. The Delaware Office of Highway Safety came on board with their "Click it or Ticket" campaign to raise awareness for traffic safety.[36] Harraka qualified 22nd, and finished a solid 19th after battling back from a pit road incident with Brendan Gaughan.[37] Notably, Harraka was involved in an incident the prior year at the Sonoma Cup race where his No. 52 Ford Fusion collided with the TriStar No. 19 Toyota Camry on pit road before the race even started.

2015

David Starr in the No. 44 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in 2015

David Starr signed a three-year contract with TriStar and longtime sponsor Zachry Group to run the No. 44 Toyota Camry full-time beginning in 2015.[21] Starr finished a strong 6th place at the season opener at Daytona International Speedway, after avoiding 2 big crashes in the late stages of the race.[12] Starr had a decent season, finishing 16th in points.[17]

2016

Starr returned in 2016, with Zachry continuing sponsor him. He finished 18th at the season opener at Daytona, and at Atlanta he finished 39th after blowing an engine in a few laps of the race. At Richmond in April, J. J. Yeley replaced Starr due to illness, finishing 12th. Following Richmond, Yeley officially replaced Starr in the No. 44.[17] Yeley collected three top tens for TriStar, with an 8th place finish at fall Dover race.

2017

The car returned in a part-time basis in 2017. Benny Gordon drove at the PowerShares QQQ 300 at Daytona International Speedway with sponsorship from Florida Lottery. He was involved in a single-car crash, and finished 27th.

Car No. 44 results

NASCAR Xfinity Series 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 Owners Pts
2011 Jeff Green 44 Chevy DAY
40		 LVS
42		 BRI
38		 CAL
37		 TEX
43		 TAL
43		 NSH
42		 RCH
40		 DAR
34		 DOV
41		 CLT
43		 CHI
40		 MCH
41		 ROA
38		 DAY
43		 KEN
37		 NSH
35		 IRP
33		 IOW
43		 GLN
43		 CGV
43		 BRI
43		 ATL
37		 RCH
36		 DOV
43		 KAN
41		 CLT
43		 TEX
42		 PHO
34		 HOM
DNQ		 36th 176
Charles Lewandoski PHO
21
Angela Ruch IOW
28		 NHA
25		 CHI
DNQ
2012 Mike Bliss Toyota DAY
39		 PHO
16		 LVS
15		 BRI
15		 CAL
17		 TEX
16		 RCH
17		 TAL
18		 DAR
15		 IOW
15		 CLT
12		 DOV
33		 MCH
13		 ROA
13		 KEN
17		 DAY
8		 NHA
13		 CHI
12		 IND
11		 GLN
14		 CGV
13		 BRI
13		 ATL
22		 RCH
15		 CHI
13		 KEN
18		 14th 866
John Blankenship Chevy IOW
23		 TEX
26		 PHO
25		 HOM
36
Jeff Green Toyota DOV
15		 CLT
16
Hal Martin KAN
25
2013 DAY
28		 PHO
23		 LVS
24		 BRI
31		 CAL
24		 TEX
38		 RCH
24		 TAL
34		 DAR
29		 CLT
23		 RCH
30		 KAN
35		 20th 732
Cole Whitt DOV
16		 IOW
16		 MCH
15		 ROA
8		 KEN
31		 DAY
16		 IND
17		 IOW
20		 GLN
8		 ATL
20		 KEN
9		 DOV
16		 TEX
20		 HOM
9
Chad Hackenbracht NHA
21		 CHI
22		 MOH
30		 BRI
20		 CHI
21		 CLT
21		 PHO
24
2014 Blake Koch DAY
22		 LVS
20		 RCH
21		 MCH
24		 KEN
19		 ATL
28		 KEN
25		 DOV
23		 PHO
18		 HOM
22		 23rd 681
Will Kimmel PHO
33		 BRI
22		 RCH
25		 CHI
28		 CLT
38
David Starr CAL
24		 TEX
15		 DAR
35		 TAL
9		 CLT
24		 DAY
25		 CHI
22		 IND
25		 BRI
31		 KAN
15		 TEX
25
Hal Martin IOW
26		 IOW
28
Paulie Harraka DOV
19
Carlos Contreras ROA
15		 GLN
23		 MOH
21
Matt Frahm NHA
25
2015 David Starr DAY
6		 ATL
26		 LVS
17		 PHO
21		 CAL
15		 TEX
23		 BRI
18		 RCH
29		 TAL
14		 IOW
16		 CLT
22		 DOV
13		 MCH
33		 CHI
24		 DAY
29		 KEN
21		 NHA
22		 IND
36		 IOW
22		 GLN
26		 MOH
31		 BRI
20		 ROA
20		 DAR
22		 RCH
37		 CHI
23		 KEN
20		 DOV
18		 CLT
25		 KAN
22		 TEX
25		 PHO
21		 HOM
25		 22nd 713
2016 DAY
18		 ATL
39		 LVS
23		 PHO
22		 CAL
38		 TEX
18		 BRI
17		 18th 735
J. J. Yeley RCH
12		 TAL
22		 DOV
11		 CLT
23		 POC
13		 MCH
20		 IOW
20		 DAY
17		 KEN
17		 NHA
16		 IND
19		 IOW
14		 GLN
15		 MOH
35		 BRI
27		 ROA
10		 DAR
14		 RCH
20		 CHI
14		 KEN
14		 DOV
8		 CLT
27		 KAN
10		 TEX
17		 PHO
17		 HOM
13
2017 Benny Gordon DAY
27		 ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL CLT DOV POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 49th 10

Car No. 91 history

TriStar occasionally ran a fifth car, usually for the restrictor plate races or as a start and park when the team's usual four cars have full sponsorship, or to help fund the No. 10 team.

2014

Jeff Green ran the car at Daytona in February and Auto Club in March, finishing last in both. He finished 39th at Darlington in April and 38th at Talladega in May. SupportMilitary.org and Hefty/Reynolds Wrap appeared on the car at various points, though not changing the team's start-and-park status. At Daytona in July, Benny Gordon attempted to qualify in the No. 91 Toyota Camry with BWP bats sponsoring, but did not post a fast enough speed before being taken out in a crash at the end of the first round. Green ran a total of seven races in the car, with Blake Koch running the car at Richmond.

Car No. 91 results

NASCAR Nationwide Series 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 Owners Pts
2012 Jeff Green 91 Toyota DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW
43		 GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX
37		 HOM
40		 65th 13
Tony Raines PHO
43
2013 Chase Miller DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR CLT DOV IOW MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN MOH BRI
39		 ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO 64th 9
Michael McDowell HOM
40
2014 Jeff Green DAY
40		 PHO LVS BRI CAL
40		 TEX DAR
39		 RCH TAL
38		 IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN BRI
40		 ATL CLT
35		 TEX PHO HOM
40		 54th 38
Benny Gordon DAY
DNQ		 NHA CHI IND IOW GLN MOH
Blake Koch RCH
38		 CHI KEN DOV KAN

Pro Motor Engines

In addition to his racing operations, owner Bryan Smith operates Pro Motor Engines (PME Engines), an independent engine builder in NASCAR as well as ARCA and SCCA. Building and leasing primarily Chevrolet engines as well as the Toyota engines used by TriStar and others, PME-powered teams have won three Camping World Truck Series championships (2002, 2003, and 2009). Engine builders Dennis Borem and Darrell Hoffman also earned three consecutive MAHLE Clevite Engine Builder of the Year awards from 2007 to 2009, beating engine builders from Team Penske, DEI, Hendrick Motorsports, Toyota Racing Development, Roush-Yates, and other top-tier teams.[38][39][40]

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