American Equipment Racing

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American Equipment Racing
Owner(s)Buz McCall
Base Charlotte, North Carolina
Series Trans-Am
Winston Cup
Busch Series
Race drivers Scott Sharp, Jack Baldwin
Ward Burton, David Green
Sponsors Hot Wheels, Sunoco
Caterpillar Inc.
Manufacturer Chevrolet
Closed1998
Career
Drivers' Championships 0
0
Race victories2

American Equipment Racing was a racing team that competed in the SCCA Trans-Am series in the 1980s and 1990s, and in the NASCAR Busch Grand National and Winston Cup Series during the mid-1990s.

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Owned by American Equipment Company owner Buz McCall, AER competed in IMSA sports-car racing and the Trans-Am series in the 1980s and early 1990s; the team won four consecutive Trans-Am championships with drivers Scott Sharp, Jack Baldwin, and Scott Pruett from 1991 to 1994. [1]

The team moved to NASCAR starting in 1994, competing in the Busch Grand National Series with Trans-Am Champion Jack Baldwin driving in two races, running the No. 95. Signing rookie driver John Tanner and sponsor Caterpillar Inc. for 1995, the team ran half of the 1995 season; Tanner was released after a handful of races and replaced for the majority of the team's races with Ward Burton. For 1996 AER signed 1994 Busch Series champion David Green to run for full-time in 1996. Finishing 2nd in series points, [2] Green and AER moved up to the Winston Cup Series in 1997, where after a difficult season Green finished 37th in points. After twelve races in 1998, Green was released by the team, and a variety of drivers, including Hut Stricklin and Steve Grissom, drove for the team to finish out the year; the team closed following the 1998 season when they lost the Caterpillar sponsorship. [3]

Motorsports career results

Winston Cup results

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Car No. 96 Results

YearDriverNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233OwnersPts
1997 David Green 96 Chevy DAY
DNQ
CAR
38
RCH
33
ATL
24
DAR
41
TEX
DNQ
BRI
22
MAR
DNQ
SON
DNQ
TAL
38
CLT
16
DOV
18
POC
28
MCH
28
CAL
25
DAY
19
NHA
24
POC
39
IND
35
GLN
22
MCH
20
BRI
39
RCH
37
NHA
40
DOV
25
MAR
20
CLT
31
TAL
16
CAR
27
PHO
29
ATL
DNQ
39th2167
Todd Bodine DAR
42
1998 David Green DAY
DNQ
CAR
42
LVS
34
ATL
30
DAR
26
BRI
21
TEX
18
MAR
43
TAL
17
CAL
18
CLT
43
DOV
38
43rd1919
Kevin Lepage RCH
33
Hut Stricklin MCH
42
POC
28
NHA
42
POC
27
IND
DNQ
MCH
DNQ
BRI
41
DAR
DNQ
Robby Gordon SON
36
Ron Fellows GLN
42
NHA
36
Ted Musgrave RCH
25
Morgan Shepherd DOV
DNQ
Mike Bliss MAR
25
PHO
35
Steve Grissom CLT
32
TAL
36
DAY
29
CAR
DNQ
ATL
DNQ

Busch Grand National results

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Car No. 95 Results

YearDriverNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728OwnersPts
1994 Jack Baldwin 95 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL
23
MAR DAR
24
HCY BRI ROU NHA NZH CLT DOV MYB GLN MLW SBO TAL HCY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT MAR CAR
1995 John Tanner DAY CAR
31
RCH
26
ATL NSV
39
DAR
21
BRI
DNQ
HCY
DNQ
Ward Burton NHA
13
CLT
11
DOV
31
MYB TAL
36
SBO
5
IRP
8
MCH
8
DAR
3
RCH DOV
12
CLT
38
CAR
4
HOM
31
Ed Berrier NZH
33
MLW
38
BRI
34
Butch Leitzinger GLN
16
1996 David Green DAY
12
CAR
6
RCH
3
ATL
2
NSV
2
DAR
14
BRI
7
HCY
1*
NZH
2*
CLT
19
DOV
4
SBO
20
MYB
1*
GLN
5
MLW
32
NHA
3
TAL
10
IRP
3
MCH
7
BRI
11
DAR
4
RCH
2
DOV
18
CLT
40
CAR
5
HOM
9

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