Hall of Fame Racing

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Hall of Fame Racing
Owner(s) Roger Staubach, Troy Aikman, Bill Saunders (2006–2007)
Jeff Moorad, Tom Garfinkel, Tom Davin (2008–2009)
Base Concord, North Carolina
Series NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Race drivers Terry Labonte (2006)
Tony Raines (2006–2007) Ron Fellows (2007)
J. J. Yeley (2008)
P. J. Jones (2008)
Brad Coleman (2008)
Ken Schrader (2008)
Joey Logano (2008)
Bobby Labonte (2009)
Erik Darnell (2009)
Sponsors Ask.com
Texas Instruments/DLP HDTV
Academy Sports + Outdoors
Manufacturer Chevy (2006–2007)
Toyota (2008)
Ford (2009)
Opened 2005
Closed 2010
Career
Drivers' Championships 0
Race victories0

Hall of Fame Racing was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing team principally owned by former Dallas Cowboys quarterbacks Roger Staubach, Troy Aikman and veteran Trans Am driver Bill Saunders. The team was founded in 2006 and sponsored by Texas Instruments DLP division. In 2007 with drivers Tony Raines and Ron Fellows (for the road courses) behind the wheel of the No. 96 DLP Chevrolet, the team would finish 25th in owners points. The team was sold to Jeff Moorad and Tom Garfinkle after the 2007 season and eventually closed after the 2009 season.

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History

Car No. 96 history

Tony Raines in the No. 96 at California Speedway in 2006 Tony Raines California 2006.jpg
Tony Raines in the No. 96 at California Speedway in 2006
Terry Labonte and Tony Raines (2006)

Hall of Fame Racing was first rumored in 2003, but it took three years to start competing. The team announced at Texas Motor Speedway on November 3, 2005, that for the 2006 season, the team would be operating only one car, the No. 96 sponsored by Texas Instruments' Digital Light Processing technology. As a new team with nothing to fall back on, Terry Labonte took advantage of the Past Champion's Provisional and drove the car for the first five races, placing it inside the top 35 in the point standings, and guaranteeing a starting spot in upcoming races. Labonte also drove the car at the two road courses, with Tony Raines racing at the others. Raines and the team had a solid night during the Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, taking the lead for 28 laps and finishing in 7th place. [1] The team's highest finish in 2006 was third at Infineon Raceway with Labonte at the wheel, and finished 26th in owners points.

Tony Raines (2007)

Raines was to compete in 2007 on a full-time basis, however those plans changed after the year began, when it was announced that road course driver Ron Fellows would take the wheel at the road courses at Infineon Raceway and Watkins Glen. Fellows went on to finish 15th at Infineon and 4th at the Glen, and Raines' best finish was 9th at the UAW-Ford 500. Raines was able to earn the team 25th in the final owners' points standings, however, the highest finish for any single car team in the Sprint Cup Series since 2005 with the Wood Brothers and Ricky Rudd, and also improving upon HOF's 26th-place finish the year before. Raines ended 2007 with 18 top 25 finishes.

J. J. Yeley (2008)

For 2008, the team decided to hire J. J. Yeley from Joe Gibbs Racing. The contract was to last throughout 2010, and it was announced that they would be switching to Toyota. With Yeley at the wheel, the team quickly fell out of the top 35 in points and, by the end of the year, failed to qualify for five races. In August 2008, Hall of Fame Racing released Yeley, replacing him with Brad Coleman for one race, and later Ken Schrader and Joey Logano. P. J. Jones also ran a one-off race for HOF Racing at Watkins Glen, finishing 37th. The team's highest finish in 2008 was 3rd at New Hampshire with Yeley in a rained shorted race, but finished better than 25th only 5 times out of 36 attempts, and ended the year 39th in the Nextel Cup Series owners standings (out of 43 full-time teams). It was also announced in September 2008 that Troy Aikman, Roger Staubach, Bill Saunders and Mark Griege were no longer part of the ownership group, leaving only Moorad, Garfunkel, and Whitman as the owners. [2]

Brad Coleman had signed a development contract with Hall of Fame and was expected to drive the car in 2009, but he was reported to be released at the end of the year and replaced by Bobby Labonte after running only one race for the team in 2008.

Bobby Labonte (2009)

On January 13, 2009, Hall of Fame Racing announced an alignment with Yates Racing. Technically, Hall of Fame Racing closed its doors, laying off all of its employees, and brought over sponsorship to the former No. 38 car, changing the number to No. 96. Bobby Labonte was to be the full-time driver with sponsorship from search engine Ask.com, who provided primary sponsorship for 18 races, Academy Sports and Outdoors for 5 races, and Texas Instruments/DLP for 8 races. However, in August due to sponsorship problems, Labonte was replaced by Roush Fenway Racing Nationwide Series driver Erik Darnell, for 7 of the last 12 races. Darnell came over with sponsorship from Northern Tool and Equipment and Labonte replaced David Gilliland in the 71 TRG Motorsports car. The team ended the season 31st in owners points, with only 1 top-5 finish.

Following the 2009 season, Yates Racing merged with Richard Petty Motorsports and Front Row Motorsports, and the No. 96 team was shut down. The car owner points were transferred to Front Row for the 2010 season.

Car No. 96 results

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536NSCCPts
2006 Terry Labonte 96 Chevy DAY
17		 CAL
34		 LVS
24		 ATL
22		 BRI
27		 SON
3		 GLN
37		26th3259
Tony Raines MAR
21		 TEX
24		 PHO
17		 TAL
17		 RCH
30		 DAR
20		 CLT
40		 DOV
26		 POC
16		 MCH
38		 DAY
21		 CHI
40		 NHA
22		 POC
21		 IND
11		 MCH
32		 BRI
25		 CAL
37		 RCH
39		 NHA
26		 DOV
23		 KAN
28		 TAL
20		 CLT
7		 MAR
14		 ATL
34		 TEX
19		 PHO
21		 HOM
20
2007 DAY
33		 CAL
23		 LVS
19		 ATL
38		 BRI
24		 MAR
20		 TEX
13		 PHO
14		 TAL
22		 RCH
22		 DAR
39		 CLT
14		 DOV
21		 POC
36		 MCH
39		 NHA
20		 DAY
39		 CHI
24		 IND
41		 POC
15		 MCH
34		 BRI
28		 CAL
27		 RCH
35		 NHA
21		 DOV
36		 KAN
18		 TAL
9		 CLT
31		 MAR
14		 ATL
23		 TEX
20		 PHO
37		 HOM
29		25th3203
Ron Fellows SON
15		 GLN
4
2008 J. J. Yeley Toyota DAY
25		 CAL
29		 LVS
27		 ATL
37		 BRI
25		 MAR
27		 TEX
42		 PHO
39		 TAL
DNQ		 RCH
34		 DAR
26		 CLT
38		 DOV
24		 POC
DNQ		 MCH
41		 SON
DNQ		 NHA
3		 DAY
DNQ		 CHI
24		 IND
28		 POC
39		39th2368
P. J. Jones GLN
37
Brad Coleman MCH
38
Ken Schrader BRI
21		 CAL
41		 RCH
27		 DOV
33		 TAL
16		 CLT
38		 MAR
28		 ATL
35		 TEX
30		 PHO
27		 HOM
DNQ
Joey Logano NHA
32		 KAN
39
2009 Bobby Labonte Ford DAY
22		 CAL
20		 LVS
5		 ATL
40		 BRI
22		 MAR
16		 TEX
40		 PHO
29		 TAL
28		 RCH
31		 DAR
18		 CLT
12		 DOV
28		 POC
28		 MCH
28		 SON
20		 NHA
21		 DAY
21		 CHI
21		 IND
23		 POC
36		 GLN
20		 MCH
43		 BRI
36		 RCH
31		 DOV
23		 CAL
26		 CLT
31		 MAR
13		31st3035
Erik Darnell ATL
30		 NHA
30		 KAN
29		 TAL
37		 TEX
30		 PHO
31		 HOM
36

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