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Joey Gase Motorsports with Scott Osteen is an American stock car racing team that competes in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series. The team fields the No. 35 full-time and the No. 55 full-time for multiple drivers.
The team, originally Joey Gase Racing, was founded by NASCARowner-driverJoey Gase in November 2021.[1] Before the team attempted its first race under that name, NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour driver Patrick Emerling joined the team as a co-owner in December 2021 and the team was renamed Emerling-Gase Motorsports ahead of their first season in 2022.[2]
On February 1, 2024, it was announced that Emerling would be splitting from Gase in 2024 and would go to SS-Green Light Racing to drive their No. 07 car for the majority of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.[3] On November 27, Floridian Motorsports owner Scott Osteen was announced as co-owner of the team.[4]
On November 18, 2021, Joey Gase would announce that with cars bought from defunct team H2 Motorsports and owned five cars, Gase would race for his team, Joey Gase Racing in 2022, with Gase driving the No. 35 for "most" of the season.[5]
In 2024, it was announced that Frankie Muniz would attempt to make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut at the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway, driving the No. 35 Ford. Along with that race, he would compete on a part-time schedule in the car.[12] At the 2024 ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond Raceway, Gase was involved in a crash during the final laps. In the heat of the moment, he tore off his bumper and threw it at the No. 4 car of Dawson Cram. NASCAR fined Gase US$5,000 for a safety violation may be imposed for any action or omission by a competitor or vehicle that creates an unsafe environment or poses a threat to the safety of the competitors.[13]Akinori Ogata would drive the No. 35 at four races.[14]J. J. Yeley would drive the No. 35 at 2024 BetRivers 200.[15]Chad Finchum would drive the No. 35 at 2024 Crown Royal Purple Bag Project 200.[16]Sage Karam drove the No. 35 at Sonoma, in which he failed to qualify. At New Hampshire, Glen Reen would drive the No. 35 to a 28th place finish. Logan Bearden would drive the No. 35 at Nashville.[17]Stephen Mallozzi made his first start in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in the No. 35 at Pocono, finishing in 35th in his debut.[18]Mason Maggio would drive the No. 35 car at Atlanta. Thomas Annunziata would make two starts in the No. 35 car. Carson Ware would return to NASCAR competition for the first time since his suspension, driving the No. 35 at Bristol Motor Speedway. He would also compete for the team at Martinsville Speedway. Armani Williams would drive the No. 35 at Homestead Miami Speedway.
Along with the December 30 announcement, the team would announce that the team would now field a part-time No. 53 entry. The team has run the No. 53 twice in 2022 at Daytona and Talladega with Joey Gase and Shane Lee respectively.[2] The No. 53 is scheduled to run full-time in 2023.[23]
In 2023, Gase returned to the No. 53 car at Daytona.[24]C. J. McLaughlin would run seventeen races in the No. 53 car.[25] However, he only attempted six races while failing to qualify for two races. Patrick Emerling drove the No. 53 car for multiple races starting at Las Vegas. On January 23, Brad Perez announced in a video skit that he will drive the No. 53 car for four races, and may run more if sponsorship can be found.[26]Matt Mills drove the No. 53 for 5 races. Akinori Ogata drove the No. 53 for 2 races at Atlanta and Martinsville. Natalie Decker drove the No. 53 car at summer Daytona race. At Bristol (race #27), Emerling drove the No. 35 Chevrolet in practice and during it, he crashed. Since the team did not have a backup car and the No. 35 was higher in the owner points standings than the No. 53, the team withdrew the No. 53 Chevrolet driven by B. J. McLeod and renumbered that car as the No. 35 for the race and McLeod drove the No. 35 car in the race replacing Emerling. Conor Daly drove the No. 53 car at Charlotte Roval. Chris Hacker drove the No. 53 at the season finale at Phoenix.
In 2025, the No. 53 returned back to full-time competition. Gase drove the No. 53 for the majority of the season. Maggio drove the No. 53 car for multiple races starting from Atlanta. Sage Karam drove the No. 53 car for multiple road course events. David Starr drove the No. 53 car at Darlington. At Rockingham, Katherine Legge failed to qualify Jordan Anderson Racing No. 32 car. Then it was announced that she would race the No. 53 car,[27] in place of J. J. Yeley, who had already qualified the day prior, secured a 31st-place start. Legge finished 36th after William Sawalich got into the back of her car, which sent her spinning, and Kasey Kahne had no where to go on lap 52.[28]Logan Bearden drove the No. 53 car at Pocono. Austin J. Hill drove the No. 53 car to a 20th place finish at Watkins Glen. Kyle Sieg drove the No. 53 car at Portland.
In 2026, Starr would drive the No. 53 at Daytona. [29]
In 2023, EGM announced they had purchased a superspeedway ARCA car from Tricon Garage (Formerly DGR Crosley) they also announced that they would field the No. 53 Ford Fusion for Natalie Decker in the ARCA Menards Series at Daytona. Decker finished fourteenth in the season opener at Daytona. The No. 53 car returned at Talladega with Patrick Emerling behind the wheel. Emerling finished sixteenth in the Talladega ARCA event.
Before co-owner Patrick Emerling left the team on February 1, 2024, he had announced plans to enter the ARCA season-opener at Daytona again driving the No. 53 car[31] and had participated in the series' pre-season test session at the track in January.[32] With a car having been prepared and an entry having been filed,[33] Emerling still attempted the race on his own and instead used the No. 08 and finished seventeenth.
Floridian Motorsports was an American stock car racing team that competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. The team was founded in 2024 by Scott Osteen.
Blake Lothian had originally been on the entry list for the race at the Milwaukee Mile in the No. 21 truck but was replaced by Jayson Alexander on the Thursday before the race due to lack of sponsorship. Alexander would attempt to make his Truck Series debut in this race.[37]
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