Owner(s) | Johnny Davis |
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Base | Gaffney, South Carolina |
Series | NASCAR Xfinity Series |
Race drivers | 6. Garrett Smithley, Ty Dillon, Patrick Gallagher, Thomas Annunziata, Armani Williams (part-time) |
Sponsors | 6. Z&M Harley Davidson, Hackett Truck Sales, Dozer Winch Parts, Ollie's Bargain Outlet, Long Drink, Trophy Tractor, Heroes Haven, Bayshore Mortgage Funding, Doug Flutie Jr Foundation for Autism, Opti-Coat |
Manufacturer | Chevrolet |
Opened | 1983 |
Career | |
Debut | 1983 Goody's 300 (Daytona) |
Latest race | 2024 Explore the Pocono Mountains 225 (Pocono) |
Races competed | 706 |
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
Race victories | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
JD Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. It is owned and operated by Johnny Davis. It currently fields the No. 6 part-time for multiple drivers. The team utilizes engines from Clements Racing Engines and is one of the oldest teams in the sport, having competed in the very first official NASCAR Xfinity Series race, the 1983 Goody's 300.
Johnny Davis has been affiliated with NASCAR competition for over 30 years, serving as a crew member, fabricator, and then crew chief for several Cup Series and Xfinity Series teams. Davis' first foray into team ownership was with competition Go-Karts in the 1990s. The team has since expanded and is located in a state-of-the-art 40,000+ square foot facility in Gaffney, South Carolina. The team made history by having the first female crew chief in 2008 and building the first Nationwide Series Car of Tomorrow. [1] In July 2024, it was reported that JD Motorsports had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy back in April 2024 and that they laid off several of their employees. [2]
The No. 0 car made its debut in 2002, fielding an entry for Davis' son Kertus. In his first race, he started 31st but finished 32nd after a wreck. He ran three more races that season and had the best finish of twenty-fourth at Memphis Motorsports Park after gaining sponsorship from Broadway Motors.
In 2003, Eagle Jet International became the team's new sponsor, and Morgan Shepherd was hired as the team's driver for most of its races. His best finish came at Talladega Superspeedway, where he finished 11th, when J. R. Robbs took over for three races with a best finish of 27th. Jason White then became the team's regular driver, and Shepherd moved to Davis' new No. 70 team. White drove for most of the season and had two top-twenty finishes in the No. 0 car, before Gus Wasson finished out the year in the car, finishing 29th at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
In 2004, Jimmy Kitchens drove the No. 0 car for the first four races of the season, but did not finish a race. Greg Sacks and Blake Mallory attempted a few races in the car but did not qualify. Mike Potter drove the car for two races before Kertus Davis came back to drive three times late in the season.
For the 2005 season, Kertus Davis began driving the No. 0 full-time with Race Girl sponsoring. He competed in twenty-eight races with a top-ten at Talladega for his rookie season, and Rafael Martínez and Joe Fox served as relief drivers on road courses.
The team began the 2006 season under rumors that they would close due to sponsorship issues but remained open. Davis qualified for twenty-two races in that year, sharing the ride with Randy LaJoie and Morgan Shepherd.
Kertus Davis left for Kevin Harvick Incorporated in 2007 and was replaced by Eric McClure and Hefty sponsorship. J. R. Fitzpatrick drove at Mexico City and Montreal, while Kevin Lepage driving at Watkins Glen. At the end of the 2007 season, McClure and his sponsorship departed for Front Row Motorsports. Due to a lack of sponsorship, it was announced on Jayski's Silly Season Site that JDM's equipment would be auctioned off on December 1, although the team remained open.
The No. 0 team began the 2008 season with Kertus Davis qualifying at Daytona, however, his time was disallowed and he moved to the No. 01. Since Daytona, Dwayne Leik has run four races, Mike Potter has run two races, Danny Efland has been in the car for five races and Davis returned to the No. 0 car at Dover for one race. Larry Gunselman drove the car regularly for the balance of the season, with Wheeler Boys filling in on road courses. Danny O’Quinn Jr. began the season as the driver of the No. 0 car but moved over to the No. 01 after one race. J. C. Stout, Robert Richardson, Mark Green and Steve Grissom shared the car before Mike Wallace took over the driving duties. The team starts and parks on occasion in 2009, however, the team did manage to finish at Kentucky. After Wallace moved to the 01, Andy Lally, Stout and Jeremy Clements drove.
In 2011, James Hylton ran the car at Darlington as a start and park. Tim Schendel and Brad Teague also started and parked at Iowa and Dover respectively.
For 2015, JD Motorsports announced that Harrison Rhodes would be their third full-time driver with the No. 0 Chevrolet Camaro. ARCA regular Bobby Gerhart would replace Rhodes in the 0 while he is driving the 4 with Ross Chastain being moved to the 01. Rhodes finished in the top 10 at Daytona, the same race where teammate Garrett Smithley finished fifth.
The following year, Eric McClure, who previously drove this team since 2007, joined the team for the season opener at Daytona in the No. 0, [3] while Garrett Smithley took over the week after, competing for Rookie of the Year honors. [4] From 2016 to 2019 Smithley drove most races in the 0, producing a best finish of fifth at Daytona in 2017, before getting replaced by B. J. McLeod in 2020.
B. J. McLeod drove this car for the first 4 races this season before moving to the 6 car. Jeffrey Earnhardt later drove this car for the rest of the season except road-course tracks while Mike Wallace drove this car. Wallace was later suspended indefinitely by NASCAR for actions detrimental to stock car racing, which led Jeffrey Earnhardt to run the car for the rest of the season, including Talladega. Earnhardt returned in 2021 but left to join Sam Hunt Racing's No. 24 and 26 cars on a limited schedule for the 2022 season.
The team would shut down at the end of the season with the team focusing instead on its purchase of the No. 01 car. Davis would enter a third car No. 00 for Mike Potter at the Milwaukee Mile in 2007 to fill out short Busch Series field.
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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 | ||||
2007 | Mike Potter | 00 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | MXC | LVS | ATL | BRI | NSH | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW 42 | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP DNQ | CGV | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | N/A | N/A | ||||
The No. 01 debuted in 2006 as Duesenberg & Leik Motorsports, with Jay Sauter driving the Western Union car. In the team's first season, the No. 01 team started 33 out of 35 races, with the best finish of seventh at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. Dwayne Leik also made one start, at the Winn-Dixie 250 in the No. 26. He started 38th and finished 32nd.
For the 2007 season, Duesenberg & Leik merged with Davis' operation, with the owner's points for the 2006 season for the 01 were transferred to the 0 car. Morgan Shepherd drove the 01 on a limited basis. Kevin Lepage, Shelby Howard and Danny Efland also drove in 2007 after Shepherd left to drive for his team. Joe Fox at Montreal and Watkins Glen. Kertus Davis returned after being released from KHI and drove at Michigan, California, Kansas, and Charlotte.
Dwayne Leik qualified the No. 01 at Daytona to start 2008, but was replaced by Davis after the No. 0 time was disallowed. Davis continued to run in the No. 01 full-time since moving to the No. 01 at Daytona. J. C. Stout raced the No. 01 car at Dover, shortly before Davis announced he was leaving the team for Jay Robinson Racing. The car was 29th in owner points when Davis left. A variety of drivers drove the car including Trevor Boys at Montreal and his son Wheeler Boys at Watkins Glen. Danny Efland became the regular driver for the rest of the season.
In 2009 Mike Wallace drove the 01 at Daytona before O’Quinn became the team's full-time driver. Cash4Gold.com, the American Basketball Association, and Sun Drop served as the team's regular sponsors. O'Quinn left the team late in the season and was replaced by his teammate Wallace.
Wallace ran the final 10 races of the season in 2009, finishing 35th in points. Wallace ran the No. 01 full-time in 2010, getting the team up to eighth in points after Nashville, but they soon fell back and finished 18th in points.
Wallace returned to the 01 for 2011, gaining sponsorship from G&K Services. The team was battling for the win at Talladega, but the 01 flipped on its roof on the last lap, but Wallace drove the battered car to a 17th-place finish. Midway through 2011, the team gained a 10-race sponsorship from the movie Cowboys & Aliens . Wallace was released after the 2013 season.
For 2014, Landon Cassill moved to the No. 01 car for 2014, becoming the team's primary driver in addition to running the full NASCAR Cup Series campaign with Hillman-Circle Sport LLC. [5] With the switch, Cassill also retained the sponsorship of G&K Services. [6] Cassill gained notoriety over the course of the season for getting the most out of his equipment with fewer resources to work with, [7] consistently running in the top 15 each week.
On January 25, 2016, JD Motorsports announced that Whelen Modified Tour regular Ryan Preece will pilot the 01 full-time for 2016. Preece started the season on a low note, crashing early at Daytona, finishing last. Preece would get his first top ten place finish at Darlington, tenth. Preece didn't make the Chase and finished 17th in points. JD Motorsports announced that Preece would return in 2017, however, Preece left the team to return to Whelen Modified Tour.
On February 7, 2017, it was announced that Harrison Rhodes would return to the team, to drive the No. 01 car full-time, replacing Preece. Although Sheldon Creed drove the No. 01 at Road America and Mid-Ohio, with United Rentals as a sponsor for these races.
On November 28, 2017, it was announced that Vinnie Miller would replace Rhodes in the No. 01 car full-time for the 2018 season. Miller left the team for B. J. McLeod Motorsports near the end of the season, with Lawson Aschenbach, Landon Cassill, and B.J. McLeod finishing the season.
Stephen Leicht has so far run the full 2019 season in the No. 01 car.
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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 | ||||
2006 | Jay Sauter | 01 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | CAL 41 | MXC 24 | LVS 34 | ATL 29 | BRI 23 | TEX 40 | NSH 18 | PHO DNQ | TAL 15 | RCH 17 | DAR 40 | CLT 39 | DOV 20 | NSH 13 | KEN 29 | MLW 11 | DAY 36 | CHI 27 | NHA 19 | MAR 10 | GTY 11 | IRP 7 | GLN 26 | MCH 26 | BRI 43 | CAL 10 | RCH 17 | DOV 31 | KAN 29 | CLT 40 | MEM 26 | TEX 39 | PHO 17 | HOM 30 | N/A | N/A | ||||
2007 | Morgan Shepherd | DAY | CAL 41 | MXC | LVS | ATL Wth | BRI Wth | NSH 42 | TEX | PHO 40 | TAL 42 | RCH | DAR 43 | CLT | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kevin Lepage | DOV 40 | NSH | DAY 33 | CHI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shelby Howard | KEN 27 | IRP 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danny Efland | MLW DNQ | NHA 40 | GTY 43 | DOV 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Joe Fox | CGV 41 | GLN 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kertus Davis | MCH 43 | BRI | CAL 33 | RCH DNQ | KAN 43 | CLT 42 | MEM DNQ | TEX 41 | PHO 41 | HOM DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | DAY 32 | CAL 31 | LVS 33 | ATL 42 | BRI 23 | NSH 30 | TEX 32 | PHO 25 | MXC 43 | TAL 12 | RCH 31 | DAR 29 | CLT 25 | NSH 32 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
J. C. Stout | DOV 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dwayne Leik | DAY QL† | KEN 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mike Potter | MLW 32 | NHA 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Hylton | DAY 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danny Efland | CHI 33 | GTY 38 | IRP 31 | MCH 28 | BRI 30 | CAL 27 | RCH 37 | DOV 26 | KAN 26 | CLT 23 | TEX 33 | HOM 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trevor Boys | CGV 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wheeler Boys | GLN 35 | MEM 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Larry Gunselman | PHO 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | Mike Wallace | DAY 19 | CGV 19 | ATL 19 | RCH 24 | DOV 22 | KAN 17 | CAL 15 | CLT 30 | MEM 15 | TEX 28 | PHO 22 | HOM 15 | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danny O'Quinn Jr. | CAL 33 | LVS 18 | BRI 37 | TEX 29 | NSH 32 | PHO 21 | TAL 37 | RCH 20 | DAR 27 | CLT 24 | DOV 21 | NSH 18 | KEN 18 | MLW 27 | NHA 26 | DAY 30 | CHI 29 | GTY 18 | IRP 34 | IOW 24 | GLN 25 | MCH 31 | BRI 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | Mike Wallace | DAY 28 | CAL 12 | LVS 11 | BRI 17 | NSH 17 | PHO 23 | TEX 32 | TAL 42 | RCH 40 | DAR 13 | DOV 34 | CLT 35 | NSH 17 | KEN 21 | ROA 18 | NHA 28 | DAY 34 | CHI 22 | GTY 22 | IRP 22 | IOW 28 | GLN 18 | MCH 20 | BRI 31 | CGV 17 | ATL 36 | RCH 29 | DOV 19 | KAN 12 | CAL 21 | CLT 25 | GTY 16 | TEX 23 | PHO 29 | HOM 30 | N/A | N/A | ||||||
2011 | DAY 37 | PHO 26 | LVS 21 | BRI 32 | CAL 24 | TEX 22 | TAL 18 | NSH 18 | RCH 33 | DAR 15 | DOV 10 | IOW 19 | CLT 25 | CHI 16 | MCH 22 | ROA 5 | DAY 15 | KEN 16 | NHA 27 | NSH 19 | IRP 17 | IOW 31 | GLN 20 | CGV 17 | BRI 26 | ATL 16 | RCH 15 | CHI 20 | DOV 29 | KAN 24 | CLT 22 | TEX 32 | PHO 16 | HOM 20 | 21st | 777 | ||||||||
2012 | DAY 28 | PHO 32 | LVS 17 | BRI 23 | CAL 18 | TEX 19 | RCH 24 | TAL 28 | DAR 30 | IOW 21 | CLT 15 | DOV 18 | MCH 20 | ROA 19 | KEN 31 | DAY 36 | NHA 15 | CHI 16 | IND 20 | IOW 25 | GLN 18 | CGV 7 | BRI 17 | ATL 17 | RCH 21 | CHI 19 | KEN 20 | DOV 21 | CLT 23 | KAN 21 | TEX 24 | PHO 19 | HOM 26 | 19th | 749 | |||||||||
2013 | DAY 34 | PHO 32 | LVS 34 | BRI 23 | CAL 23 | TEX 21 | RCH 33 | TAL 7 | DAR 25 | CLT 24 | DOV 31 | IOW 20 | MCH 16 | ROA 13 | KEN 21 | DAY 37 | NHA 28 | CHI 24 | IND 22 | IOW 24 | GLN 40 | MOH 33 | BRI 27 | ATL 27 | RCH 24 | CHI 28 | KEN 22 | DOV 21 | KAN 31 | CLT 22 | TEX 25 | PHO 25 | HOM 28 | 23rd | 609 | |||||||||
2014 | Landon Cassill | DAY 21 | PHO 19 | LVS 19 | BRI 12 | CAL 35 | TEX 33 | DAR 12 | RCH 13 | TAL 8 | IOW 10 | CLT 30 | DOV 14 | MCH 14 | ROA 8 | KEN 13 | DAY 30 | NHA 15 | CHI 21 | IND 16 | IOW 13 | GLN 33 | MOH 14 | BRI 22 | ATL 15 | RCH 14 | CHI 16 | KEN 29 | DOV 16 | KAN 34 | CLT 17 | TEX 19 | PHO 32 | HOM 35 | 17th | 800 | ||||||||
2015 | DAY 31 | ATL 17 | LVS 20 | PHO 37 | CAL 21 | TEX 25 | BRI 28 | RCH 10 | TAL 11 | IOW 20 | CLT 17 | DOV 22 | MCH 35 | DAY 31 | KEN 16 | NHA 23 | IND 31 | GLN 36 | MOH 18 | BRI 15 | DAR 8 | RCH 18 | CHI 32 | DOV 15 | CLT 18 | KAN 18 | TEX 22 | PHO 29 | HOM 16 | 23rd | 700 | |||||||||||||
Ross Chastain | CHI 18 | ROA 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael Self | IOW 32 | KEN 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Ryan Preece | DAY 40 | ATL 22 | LVS 18 | PHO 21 | CAL 25 | TEX 28 | BRI 19 | RCH 23 | TAL 15 | DOV 39 | CLT 22 | POC 17 | MCH 19 | IOW 32 | DAY 34 | KEN 15 | NHA 19 | IND 25 | IOW 34 | GLN 27 | MOH 17 | BRI 15 | ROA 11 | DAR 10 | RCH 26 | CHI 17 | KEN 30 | DOV 18 | CLT 23 | KAN 32 | TEX 22 | PHO 22 | HOM 21 | 22nd | 597 | ||||||||
2017 | Harrison Rhodes | DAY 10 | ATL 24 | LVS 27 | PHO 23 | CAL 31 | TEX 35 | BRI 23 | RCH 24 | TAL 22 | CLT 34 | DOV 37 | POC 37 | MCH 22 | IOW 36 | DAY 36 | KEN 28 | NHA 18 | IND 22 | IOW 15 | GLN 23 | BRI 31 | DAR 24 | RCH 30 | CHI 25 | KEN 24 | DOV 37 | CLT 22 | KAN 24 | TEX 25 | PHO 27 | 31st | 336 | |||||||||||
Sheldon Creed | MOH 34 | ROA 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Joe Nemechek | HOM 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Vinnie Miller | DAY 20 | ATL 31 | LVS 24 | PHO 33 | CAL 27 | TEX 39 | BRI 33 | RCH 31 | TAL 17 | DOV 22 | CLT 28 | POC 31 | MCH 25 | IOW 31 | CHI 27 | DAY 19 | KEN 29 | NHA 27 | IOW 29 | GLN 35 | MOH 36 | BRI 32 | ROA 27 | IND 17 | LVS 26 | RCH 37 | 31st | 318 | |||||||||||||||
Landon Cassill | DAR 14 | DOV 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lawson Aschenbach | CLT 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
B. J. McLeod | KAN 23 | TEX 36 | PHO 23 | HOM 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Stephen Leicht | DAY 38 | ATL 25 | LVS 27 | PHO 31 | CAL 22 | TEX 22 | BRI 32 | RCH 18 | TAL 24 | DOV 26 | CLT 15 | POC 23 | MCH 20 | CHI 21 | DAY 5 | KEN 24 | GLN 20 | MOH 32 | BRI 19 | ROA 34 | IND 23 | LVS 21 | CLT 19 | DOV 23 | KAN 27 | TEX 19 | PHO 21 | HOM 24 | 21st | 464 | |||||||||||||
Ryan Repko | IOW 22 | IOW 25 | RCH 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
B. J. McLeod | NHA 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Landon Cassill | DAR 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In 2009, the team fielded the No. 04 with Mark Green as the driver at Talladega, but lose an engine. Kertus Davis took over the car after leaving Jay Robinson Racing starting with Milwaukee and will drive it for at least 3 races.
In 2010, the team returned for Brad Teague, Jeremy Clements, and Kevin Lepage.
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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 | ||||
2009 | Mark Green | 04 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | LVS | BRI | TEX | NSH | PHO | TAL 43 | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kertus Davis | MLW 42 | NHA DNQ | DAY 33 | CHI 42 | GTY DNQ | IRP 42 | IOW | GLN | MCH | BRI | CGV | ATL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CAL | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | Brad Teague | DAY 42 | BRI DNQ | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jeremy Clements | CAL DNQ | LVS DNQ | NSH 22 | PHO | TEX 33 | TAL DNQ | RCH | DAR | DOV | CLT 16 | NSH 19 | KEN 12 | DAY 37 | CHI DNQ | GTY DNQ | IRP | IOW 20 | GLN | MCH 25 | BRI 23 | CGV | ATL DNQ | RCH 34 | DOV 33 | KAN 32 | CAL | CLT 34 | GTY 10 | TEX 19 | PHO | HOM 39 | |||||||||||||
Kevin Lepage | ROA 43 | NHA |
Throughout the team's history, the No. 4 car has been the most competitive and successful.
In early February 2012, it was announced that JD Motorsports would field the No. 4, primarily for Danny Efland and Daryl Harr. Steve Wallace drove the car as a Ford at the spring Richmond race with his father's team, and Jeremy Clements drove the car at Indianapolis and Richmond when Ty Dillon was driving the No. 51 (under RCR) [8]
For 2013, Danny Efland ran the car at Daytona, finishing 25th. Daryl Harr then ran the next four races with a best finish of 28th at Fontana. Landon Cassill joined the team in March for the remainder of the season. [9] Cassill ran 23 races for the team, and managed to finish 24th in points despite missing 10 races. He would move over to the 01 car for 2014.
Jeffrey Earnhardt joined the team in 2014 to pilot the No. 4 car, with sponsorship from Warrior 50, a non-profit organization honoring Vietnam War veterans. [10] Perdue Foods came on to sponsor the car at Richmond in April. [11] The Great RV Outdoors Store sponsored the car for the Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen International. In July, Earnhardt was injured in a motorcycle accident, breaking his collarbone. Matt DiBenedetto relieved him during the July Daytona race after 53 laps. [12] After being relieved in two more races, Earnhardt was cleared to run the full race at Indianapolis. [13]
For 2015, Ross Chastain drove the No. 4 Chevrolet Camaro and replaced Jeffrey Earnhardt. Chastain scored a few top tens and finished 15th in points in his first year with the team. Chastain regressed in 2016, with no top tens and finishing 16th in points, though this was the best of all of the JD teams. In 2017, Chastain had his best season so far. He scored a top 5 at Iowa and 2 top tens and finished a career-high 13th in points, beating J. J. Yeley to be the highest non-playoff driver in points. Chastain will return in 2018. Chastain ran 30 races in the No. 4, moving to Chip Ganassi Racing and their No. 42 entry for 3 races. Garrett Smithley drove the remaining three races. In 2018, Chastain gave JD Motorsports their first playoff appearance ever as one of the top twelve drivers in the regular season, though he was eliminated in the first round.
Chastain was to run Chip Ganassi Racing's No. 42 full-time in 2019 but these plans were scrapped when the team had to shut down their Xfinity Series operation due to their sponsor DC Solar's legal troubles. Chastain moved back to the No. 4 initial as a full-time driver before deciding to focus on his Truck Series campaign with Niece Motorsports.
On November 7, 2019, it was announced that Jesse Little would race in the No. 4 full-time for the team in the NASCAR Xfinity Series starting in 2020. [14]
On January 22, 2021, it was announced that Landon Cassill would drive the No. 4 full-time for the team in the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series. [15] Cassill left the team at the end of year to drive Kaulig Racing's No. 10, bringing cryptocurrency Voyager with him.
Bayley Currey would drive the 4 in 2022.
Currey would return full-time for the number 4 team in 2023. However, he left the team following the race at Phoenix.
On March 14, 2023, it was announced that Garrett Smithley would fill in for the remainder of the 2023 season, but was replaced by Kyle Weatherman, Ty Dillon, J. J. Yeley, and Stefan Parsons for multiple events.
On December 6, 2023, it was announced that Dawson Cram would drive the No. 4 car in 2024. [16] On July 16, 2024, it was announced that No. 4 owner points were sold to Alpha Prime Racing for the No. 45 car. [17]
For 2020, the 01 car was renumbered to No. 6, David Starr moved to No. 6 car. [18] Unfortunately, He lost his ride with this team on May 18 due to sponsorship problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. [19] Later it was announced that B.J. McLeod will be moved from the 0 car as Starr's replacement. Jade Buford would make his second NASCAR start at Road America in this car. [20]
In September 2020, Ryan Vargas was tabbed to drive the 6 car for six races after he picked up a six-race sponsorship from the popular social networking service TikTok. [21]
Vargas would return to the No. 6 for a full-time schedule in 2021 and finish 26th in the owners points after swapping them with Landon Cassill's No. 4 car.
On May 31, 2022, crew chief Kase Kallenbach was suspended indefinitely for violating Section 4.4.e, which deals with NASCAR Member Code of Conduct Penalty Options and Guidelines. He was replaced by Alex Bird at Charlotte. [22]
On October 31, 2022, it was announced that Vargas would not return to JD Motorsports starting at the last race of 2022 at Phoenix Raceway
Brennan Poole would drive the 6 in 2023.
Garrett Smithley has served as the primary driver in 2024. Ty Dillon ran at COTA and Morgen Baird initially planned to make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut at Richmond Raceway. [23] However, two days later, it was announced that Baird would postpone his debut in the series due to his fiancé going into induced labor with their soon to be born child; he would be replaced by Smithley. [24]
In 2004, the team fielded the No. 10 for Jason Schuler with Operation Fire SAFE as a sponsor. After six races and the best finish of 27th, he was replaced by Gus Wasson with Race Girl sponsorship. He ran for most of the season in the ten car, replaced once by Tina Gordon. His best finish that season came at Nashville Superspeedway, where he finished 22nd.
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2004 | Jason Schuler | 10 | Chevy | DAY 29 | CAR 27 | LVS 31 | DAR 32 | BRI 38 | TEX 41 | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gus Wasson | NSH 33 | CAL 36 | GTY 25 | RCH 25 | NZH 26 | CLT 24 | DOV 33 | NSH 22 | KEN 35 | MLW 28 | DAY 37 | CHI 29 | NHA 24 | PPR 31 | IRP 37 | MCH 26 | BRI 40 | CAL 31 | RCH 36 | DOV 28 | KAN 28 | CLT DNQ | MEM 26 | ATL 31 | PHO 31 | DAR 28 | HOM DNQ | |||||||||||||||||
Tina Gordon | TAL 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In midway through the 2017 season, Johnny Davis added a fourth new car as a start-and-park entry to help fund the no. 0, no. 01 and/or no. 4 car. The no. 15 withdrew at Daytona in July and Kentucky Summer race. Reed Sorenson drove at New Hampshire (39th place - brakes), Indianapolis (38th place - vibration) Iowa (39th place - transmission), and Charlotte (37th place - electrical).
This team was announced to go full-time in 2018 with part-time drivers Joe Nemechek, Reed Sorenson, and others. However, in February it was announced Matt Mills would drive the car full-time starting at Atlanta. Nemechek would drive the car at Daytona. But after 5 attempts by Mills (including a DNQ in his fifth attempt at Texas) and has only one finish better than 36th (27th at Las Vegas) along with 2 DNF's, Mills was replaced at Bristol by Nemechek, who finished 19th. Other drivers to run the No. 15 in 2018 include B.J. McLeod, Brandon Hightower, Katherine Legge and Quin Houff.
In 2019, B. J. McLeod has run 22 races for the No. 15 with some part-time drivers such as Tyler Matthews (7 races), Landon Cassill (1 race), Ryan Vargas (1 race), Stephen Leicht (1 race), and Stefan Parsons (1 race).
For 2020, It was announced that Colby Howard would drive this car for 20 races. [25] While Robby Lyons joined in for the first three Xfinity races in 2020 and spring Talladega race. [26] Later Ryan Vargas returned to this car in June 2020 on a multi-race deal. [27] Jeffrey Earnhardt later drove this car on road-course tracks.
Howard was announced as the full-time driver for the car for the 2021 season on December 14, 2020. Howard left the team following Darlington after signing a deal to drive McAnally-Hilgemann Racing's No. 91 for the 2022 season. The 15 team was shut down.
In mid-2003, Johnny Davis created a second car, then No. 70, for Morgan Shepherd to drive when Jason White was hired to pilot the primary No. 0 car. Shepherd would qualify for three races in the No. 70 before he left to drive for Dwayne Miller. Other drivers who drove the No. 70 for the remainder of 2003 were Jason Rudd, Don Satterfield, Jason White, Brad Teague, and Gus Wasson.
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2003 | Morgan Shepherd | 70 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | TAL | NSH | CAL | RCH | GTY | NZH | CLT | DOV 38 | KEN 42 | MLW Wth | DAY | CHI | NHA 37 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Mike Potter | PPR 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jason White | IRP 30 | MCH | BRI DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gus Wasson | DAR 37 | RCH | KAN 40 | CLT DNQ | MEM | ATL | PHO | CAR | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jason Rudd | DOV 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | Wayne Edwards | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH | TAL | CAL | GTY | RCH | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW Wth | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||
Stan Boyd | MEM DNQ | ATL | PHO | DAR | HOM |
In an alliance with NEMCO Motorsports, Davis fielded a third car sharing the number 87 with NEMCO and Rick Ware Racing. Daryl Harr and Kevin Lepage each ran three races for the team, and Tim Schendel ran one race at Iowa. [28]
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2014 | Daryl Harr | 87 | Chevy | DAY | PHO 36 | LVS 30 | BRI | CAL 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kevin Lepage | TEX 25 | DAR 19 | RCH 39 | TAL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tim Schendel | IOW 34 | CLT | DOV | MCH | ROA | KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | PHO | HOM | ||||||||||||||||||||
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