Bret Holmes Racing

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Bret Holmes Racing
Bret Holmes Racing logo.jpg
Owner(s) Bret Holmes
Stacy Holmes
Base Mooresville, North Carolina
Series NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Race driversTruck Series:
32. Bret Holmes
SponsorsTruck Series:
32. Precision Garage, David's Electric, Best Value Carriers, Golden Eagle Syrup, Skuttle Tight, Beshears Tractor & Equipment
Manufacturer Chevrolet
Opened2016 (ARCA)
2021 (Truck)
Closed2024
Career
DebutTruck Series:
2021 Bucked Up 200 (Las Vegas)
ARCA Menards Series:
2016 Music City 200 (Nashville Fairgrounds)
ARCA Menards Series East:
2020 Herr's Potato Chips 200 (Toledo)
ARCA Menards Series West:
2022 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
Races competedTruck Series: 63
ARCA Menards Series: 99
ARCA Menards Series East: 6
ARCA Menards Series West: 1
Drivers' Championships Truck Series: 0
ARCA Menards Series: 1 (2020)
ARCA Menards Series East: 0
ARCA Menards Series West: 0
Race victoriesTruck Series: 0
ARCA Menards Series: 2
ARCA Menards Series East: 0
ARCA Menards Series West: 0
Pole positions Truck Series: 0
ARCA Menards Series: 1
ARCA Menards Series East: 0
ARCA Menards Series West: 0

Bret Holmes Racing was an American professional stock car racing team that fielded the No. 32 full-time Chevrolet Silverado full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for owner Bret Holmes. The team had a technical alliance with Spire Motorsports. [1] The team shut down its operations in 2024; its assets were sold to Late Model team owner Chris Hettinger, who renamed it Hettinger Racing. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

History

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

Sam Mayer (No. 32) racing Tanner Gray (No. 15) and Johnny Sauter (No. 13) at Richmond in 2021 Sam mayer tanner gray (51131178580).jpg
Sam Mayer (No. 32) racing Tanner Gray (No. 15) and Johnny Sauter (No. 13) at Richmond in 2021
Bret Holmes in the No. 32 truck at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024. Bret Holmes 32 Truck Las Vegas 2024.jpg
Bret Holmes in the No. 32 truck at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024.

On July 31, 2020, Holmes told reporter Chris Knight that he was looking at debuting his team in the Truck Series for select races in 2021. On January 14, 2021, Holmes announced that he and Sam Mayer would run part-time schedules for his own team in the Truck Series, which would field the No. 32 truck. [5] (The team chose the No. 32 as it is the No. 23 backwards, and the No. 23 was being used by GMS Racing in the Truck Series.) On March 6, 2021, it was revealed that the team had purchased the owner points of the No. 28 FDNY Racing truck, which attempted the season-opener at Daytona, in order to be more likely to qualify for races without qualifying if an entry list had over 40 trucks. [6] Ty Dillon would drive the truck in the season-finale at Phoenix.

Truck No. 32 results

YearDriverNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223NCTCPts
2021 Bret Holmes 32 Chevy DAY DAY LVS
37		 ATL
32		 BRI KAN
27		 DAR CLT
36		 TEX NSH
DNQ		 POC KNX LVS
11		 TAL
15		 MAR
22		35th222
Sam Mayer RCH
9		 COA
6		 GLN
9		 GTW DAR BRI
22
Ty Dillon PHO
25
2022 Bret Holmes DAY
35		 LVS
8		 ATL COA MAR
24		 BRI DAR KAN TEX
15		 CLT GTW SON KNO NSH
DNQ		 RCH
15		 KAN
17		 TAL
3		 HOM
33		 PHO 36th157
Connor Mosack MOH
34		 POC IRP BRI
31
2023 Bret Holmes DAY
31		 LVS
34		 ATL
13		 COA
19		 TEX
23		 BRD
20		 MAR
22		 KAN
14		 DAR
23		 NWS
15		 CLT
21		 GTW
14		 NSH
34		 MOH
32		 POC
29		 RCH
29		 IRP
25		 MLW
19		 KAN
20		 BRI
27		 TAL
16		 HOM PHO 27th303
2024 DAY
4		 ATL
11		 LVS
12		 BRI
31		 COA
29		 MAR
24		 TEX
22		 KAN
14		 DAR
17		 NWS
29		 CLT
14		 GTW
21		 NSH
36		 POC
12		 IRP
26		 RCH
21		 MLW
26		 BRI
13		 KAN
16		 TAL
9		 HOM MAR PHO 23rd388

ARCA Menards Series

Holmes in the No. 23 at Road America in 2017 23 Bret Holmes 2017 Road America 100 ARCA.jpg
Holmes in the No. 23 at Road America in 2017
Holmes racing Natalie Decker (No. 25) at Michigan in 2018 Natalie decker (42715831132).jpg
Holmes racing Natalie Decker (No. 25) at Michigan in 2018
Holmes standing next to his No. 23 car before the race at Madison in 2018 23 Bret Holmes beside car 2018 ARCA Madison.jpg
Holmes standing next to his No. 23 car before the race at Madison in 2018
Holmes' No. 23 at Pocono in 2019. The car was a Toyota in this race. Bret holmes (48010275967).jpg
Holmes' No. 23 at Pocono in 2019. The car was a Toyota in this race.
Holmes racing Riley Herbst (No. 18) at Kansas in July 2020. Holmes would go on to win this race. Riley herbst bret holmes (50212488657).jpg
Holmes racing Riley Herbst (No. 18) at Kansas in July 2020. Holmes would go on to win this race.
Sam Mayer driving down pit road in the No. 23 at Pocono in 2021 Sam mayer (51277146581).jpg
Sam Mayer driving down pit road in the No. 23 at Pocono in 2021

After GMS Racing closed down their ARCA team after the 2015 season to focus on expanding their Truck Series team in 2016, driver Bret Holmes, who was going to start the season with Empire Racing, [7] and his father Stacy Holmes purchased the team's assets and ran part-time in the series in 2016. Their debut came in the race at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway. The GMS No. 23 had won the 2015 championship with Grant Enfinger driving. Enfinger had moved up to the Truck Series with GMS in 2016, driving part-time for the team in their No. 24 and No. 33 trucks. Enfinger would become a driver coach and crew chief for Holmes' ARCA team and would also drive the car in one race, which was at Pocono and he would win that race, giving the team a win in its first season. [8]

BHR would field the No. 23 full-time in 2017 with Holmes driving, and although he did not win any races, he finished sixth in the standings. In 2018, Holmes and his team intended on running full-time again. However, halfway through the season, the team did not run any races except for the second Pocono race due to lack of sponsorship, although Wayne Peterson Racing used the team's car number in two races to keep collecting owner points for the No. 23 in case sponsorship was found and the team could compete again. Holmes would drive Ken Schrader Racing's No. 52 car in three of the final ten races of the season. [9] BHR returned full-time in 2019, and Holmes finished third in the standings although he did not win any races.

In 2020, Holmes won his first race in the series at Kansas in July. [10] He went on to win the championship despite his team having older equipment and struggling to find sponsorship, narrowly beating Michael Self, who drove a fully sponsored car for the powerhouse Venturini Motorsports team. [11]

In 2021, the No. 23 car only ran part-time with Holmes driving it in four races and JR Motorsports Xfinity Series driver Sam Mayer (also a former GMS ARCA and Truck Series driver) driving it in five races. [5]

Car No. 23 results

YearDriverNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920AMSCPts
2016 Bret Holmes 23 Chevy DAY NSH
5		 SLM TAL
9		 TOL NJE POC MCH MAD WIN IOW IRP
6		 BLN
4		 ISF DSF SLM
3		 CHI KEN
7		 KAN
26
Grant Enfinger POC
1
2017 Bret Holmes DAY
6		 NSH
13		 SLM
7		 TAL
22		 TOL
24		 ELK
4		 POC
14		 MCH
4		 MAD
7		 IOW
9		 IRP
8		 POC
14		 WIN
8		 ISF
20		 ROA
10		 DSF
12		 SLM
7		 CHI
10		 KEN
21		 KAN
10
2018 DAY
24		 NSH
10		 SLM
13		 TAL
27		 TOL
5		 CLT
7		 POC
13		 MCH
20		 MAD
7		 GTW
10		 CHI IOW ELK POC
10		 ISF BLN DSF SLM IRP KAN
2019 DAY
18		 FIF
6		 SLM
10		 TAL
14		 NSH
5		 TOL
7		 CLT
8		 MCH
3		 MAD
5		 CHI
3		 ELK
9		 IOW
8		 POC
7		 ISF
3		 DSF
9		 KAN
4
Toyota POC
5		 GTW
10		 SLM
4		 IRP
8
2020 Chevy DAY
9		 TAL
3		 POC
4		 IRP
7		 KEN
2		 IOW
3		 KAN
1*		 TOL
4		 TOL
3		 MCH
2*		 GTW
6		 I44
2		 TOL
4		 BRI
8		 WIN
3		 MEM
3*		 ISF
3		 KAN
2
Toyota PHO
15
Ford DRC
8
2021 Chevy DAY
3		 PHO TAL
5*		 KAN
19		 TOL CLT MOH IOW
10		 WIN
Sam Mayer POC
22		 ELK BLN GLN
14		 MCH
4		 ISF MLW
2		 DSF BRI
29		 SLM KAN
2022 Connor Mosack DAY PHO
10		 KAN
5		 CLT
4		 IOW
3		 BLN ELK MOH POC
6		 IRP
5		 GLN
16		 ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI
9		 SLM TOL
Bret Holmes TAL
2		 MCH
7
2023 DAY PHO TAL
3		 KAN CLT BLN ELK MOH IOW POC MCH IRP GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL

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  2. ↑ "Bret Holmes Racing shuts down; not competing in the Truck Series in 2025 UPDATE". Jayski's Silly Season Site . NASCAR Digital Media. October 29, 2024. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  3. ↑ Schramm III, Dewey (October 25, 2024). "Bret Holmes Racing Shuts Down, Will Not Compete in NCTS in 2025". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Hettinger Racing Acquires Bret Holmes Racing Assets; Running Final Two Truck Races of 2024". TobyChristie.com. October 29, 2024. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Bret Holmes Racing Expands Program For 2021 Season". ARCARacing.com. January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  6. ↑ "(Twitter post)". Twitter . Bob Pockrass. March 6, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2022. Bret Holmes Racing has the points of the 28 now
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