Bolen Motorsports

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Bolen Motorsports
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Owner(s)Jeff Bolen
Base Mooresville, North Carolina
Series Camping World Truck Series
Race drivers66. Ross Chastain, Travis Kvapil, Trey Hutchens, Ken Schrader, Justin Fontaine, Jason Hathaway, Vinnie Miller
Sponsors66. Rugged Cross Blinds, University of South Carolina, GamecockDieCast.com, South Carolina Gamecocks, Xcalibur Pit School, K&L Ready Mix, Midwest Logistics Systems, Promatic Automation, Choko, Kubota, Fast Eddie Speedwear
Manufacturer Chevrolet
Opened 2016
Closed 2017
Career
Debut 2016 NextEra Energy Resources 250 (Daytona)
Latest race 2017 Fred's 250 (Talladega)
Races competed35
Drivers' Championships 0
Race victories0
Pole positions 0

Bolen Motorsports was an American professional stock car racing team that competed part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The team fielded the No. 66 Chevrolet Silverado for Jordan Anderson, Ross Chastain, Travis Kvapil, Trey Hutchens, Ken Schrader, Justin Fontaine, Jason Hathaway and Vinnie Miller.

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Founding

Owner Jeff Bolen (a former amateur driver himself) had met driver Jordan Anderson in various levels of racing, [1] including two Camping World Truck Series events in 2015. Bolen contacted Anderson in the 2015 off-season about forming a team together, and they unveiled the team, along with sponsor Columbia, South Carolina (Anderson's hometown), [2] at Darlington Raceway on January 27, 2016. [3]

Camping World Truck Series

Truck No. 66 history

The team debuted in the 2016 NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway with Jordan Anderson behind the wheel. Due to rear gear problems, the team was dropped to 30th that race. [4] The team continued with Anderson for most of the season, with a best finish of 11th at Gateway Motorsports Park, [5] then the team substituted in drivers like Tim Viens, [6] Ross Chastain, [7] Josh Reeves, [8] and Austin Wayne Self. [9] The team led one lap in its first year (Anderson at Gateway), [10] and finished 24th in owner points. [11]

Near the end of the 2016 offseason, Bolen Motorsports announced that Anderson would not pilot the No. 66 in 2017. [12] Naming drivers on a week-to-week basis, the 66 truck was driven by Ross Chastain, who had run the Talladega Superspeedway race in 2016 for Bolen. After getting caught up in a large second-lap melee at Daytona, Chastain handed the team its first top ten finish, a tenth at Atlanta Motor Speedway driving an unsponsored truck. [13] Chastain has tried to find a full-time driver for the truck after the Atlanta race. [14] Unable to do so, Chastain again returned at Martinsville Speedway, this time with a special paint scheme from team owner Bolen's alma mater, the University of South Carolina, commemorating the school's success in both men's and women's basketball. [15] After running Chastain in a number of companion events with the Xfinity Series, the team started a variable driver rotation based on lack of funding during crossover weekends, bringing in Travis Kvapil, Trey Hutchens, [16] and Ken Schrader [17] in to drive. However, when sponsorship dried up, the team abandoned its full-time schedule, instead running its next race in a partnership with AM Racing with its equipment and AM development driver Justin Fontaine behind the wheel. [18] After that race, the only three possible races for the team in 2017 were upcoming events at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Martinsville Speedway and Phoenix International Raceway. [19] Jason Hathaway, a regular NASCAR Pinty's Series competitor, drove the truck to a 15th place finish at Canada. [20] The team added another race to its schedule when Vinnie Miller joined the team for the Talladega Superspeedway race. [21]

The team has not raced since 2017.

Truck No. 66 results

YearDriverNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223NCWTCPts
2016 Jordan Anderson 66 Chevy DAY
30		 ATL
DNQ		 MAR
DNQ		 KAN
29		 DOV
18		 CLT
24		 TEX
22		 IOW
20		 GTW
11		 KEN
17		 ELD
32		 POC
14		 BRI
16		 MCH
14		 MSP
13		 CHI
23		 NHA
22		 TEX
25		 HOM
24		24th246
Tim Viens LVS
29
Ross Chastain TAL
15
Josh Reeves MAR
28
Austin Wayne Self Toyota PHO
22
2017 Ross Chastain Chevy DAY
30		 ATL
10		 MAR
7		 KAN
18		 CLT
19		 DOV
15		 KEN
13		25th311
Travis Kvapil TEX
11		 GTW
27
Trey Hutchens IOW
16
Ken Schrader ELD
17
Justin Fontaine Toyota POC
15		 MCH BRI
Jason Hathaway Chevy MSP
15		 CHI NHA LVS
Vinnie Miller TAL
7		 MAR TEX PHO HOM

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