List of defunct NASCAR teams

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The following is a list of notable NASCAR teams that have officially closed down, with their last team name and driver. The list does not contain teams that have temporarily suspended operations. For those, see List of NASCAR teams. Some teams that are listed here no longer run that particular series, but may still be active in another series.

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NASCAR Cup Series

TeamManufacturerNo.Last DriverOwner(s)OpenedClosed
A.J. Foyt Racing Pontiac Grand Prix
Dodge Intrepid
AMC Pacer
14
50
Larry Foyt A. J. Foyt 1977 2004
AK Racing Ford Thunderbird 7 Alan Kulwicki Alan Kulwicki 1986 1993
Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo 33 Paul Menard Andy Petree 1997 2004
55 Bobby Hamilton 1999 2002
Arnold Motorsports Dodge Charger 50 Larry Foyt Don Arnold 2003 2006
Bill Davis Racing Toyota Camry 22 Dave Blaney Bill Davis 1990 2008
Bill Elliott Racing Ford Thunderbird
Ford Taurus
13
89
92
94
Bill Elliott Bill Elliott
Dan Marino
Charles Hardy
1995 2000
BK Racing Toyota Camry
Ford Fusion
23 J. J. Yeley Ron Devine
Wayne Press
Mike Wheeler
2012 2018
Blue Max Racing Pontiac Grand Prix 27 Rusty Wallace Raymond Beadle 1983 1991
Brett Bodine Racing Ford Thunderbird
Ford Taurus
11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine
Diane Bodine
1996 2003
Buckshot Racing Pontiac Grand Prix 00 Buckshot Jones Billy Jones 1997 2003
Bud Moore Engineering Ford 01, 06
08, 1
8, 15
16, 62
Ted Musgrave Bud Moore
David Fenley
1961 2001
Competitive Edge Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo 51 Mike Garvey Joe Auer 2004 2006
Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Impala
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
1
8
15
Martin Truex Jr. Paul Menard Regan Smith Mark Martin Aric Almirola Dale Earnhardt
Teresa Earnhardt
1984 2008
Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet Lumina
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip 1991 1998
David Blair Motorsports Ford Thunderbird 27 Kenny Irwin Jr. David Blair
Suzanne Blair
1996 1998
Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo 29
92
Elliott Sadler Gary Bechtel 1990 1998
DiGard Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo 88
22
10
Rodney Combs Mike DiProspero
Bill Gardner
1973 1987
Donlavey Racing Mercury
Ford
90 Hermie Sadler Junie Donlavey 1950 2005
Eel River Racing Pontiac Grand Prix 30
27
Rick Mast Jack Birmingham 1999 2001
Evernham Motorsports Dodge Charger
Dodge Intrepid
9
10
19
91
Kasey Kahne
Elliott Sadler
Ray Evernham
George N. Gillett Jr.
2001 2010
FILMAR Racing Ford Thunderbird
Ford Taurus
81 Morgan Shepherd Filbert Martocci 1993 1999
Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Chevrolet Impala
Chevrolet SS
Toyota Camry
77
78
87
Martin Truex Jr. Barney Visser 2005 2018
Galaxy Motorsports Ford Taurus 75 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Darwin Oordt 1999 2001
HScott Motorsports Chevrolet SS 15
46
51
Clint Bowyer
Michael Annett
Harry Scott Jr. 2013 2016
Jasper Motorsports Ford 2, 6, 41
55, 77
Travis Kvapil Doug Bawel
Roger Penske
D.K. Ulrich
Jasper Engines
1971 2005
Lake Speed Racing Ford Thunderbird
Oldsmobile Cutlass
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
83
66
Lake Speed Lake Speed 1980
1987
1982
1993
Larry Hedrick Motorsports Buick
Chevrolet Lumina
Monte Carlo
41 Gary Bradberry Larry Hedrick 1990 2001
Mayfield Motorsports Toyota Camry 41 Jeremy Mayfield Jeremy Mayfield 2009 2009
McGlynn Racing Dodge Charger 00, 08
74, 80
Derrike Cope Raynard McGlynn 2003 2007
Melling Racing Ford Thunderbird
Taurus
Dodge Intrepid
9
92
Stacy Compton Harry Melling
Mark Melling
1982 2002
Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota Camry 00, 15
44, 55
56, 66
98
Clint Bowyer
Brian Vickers
David Ragan
Michael Waltrip
Robert Kauffman
2002 2015
Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo 07
50
Rich Bickle Hal Hicks
Mike Wittier
1998 2001
Morgan–McClure Motorsports Pontiac
Chevrolet
Oldsmobile
4 Ward Burton
Scott Wimmer
Tim Morgan
Larry McClure
1983 2009
NEMCO Motorsports Toyota Camry 87 Joe Nemechek Joe Nemechek 1993 2014
PE2 Pontiac Grand Prix 44 Kyle Petty Kyle Petty 1997 1999
Phoenix Racing Chevrolet SS
Chevrolet Impala
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Chevrolet Lumina
09
51
52
Justin Allgaier
Austin Dillon
Kyle Larson
Regan Smith
Ryan Truex
James Finch 1990 2013
PPI Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo 32 Travis Kvapil Cal Wells 2000 2006
ppc Racing Ford Taurus 14 John Andretti A. J. Foyt
Greg Pollex
2004 2005
Precision Products Racing Pontiac Grand Prix 1
14
Loy Allen Richard Jackson 1982 1998
Quest Motor Racing Pontiac Grand Prix 37 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope
Warren Johnson
2001 2005
Red Bull Racing Team Toyota Camry 4
82
83
84
Kasey Kahne
Brian Vickers
Dietrich Mateschitz
Chaleo Yoovidhya
2006 2011
Robby Gordon Motorsports Dodge Charger
Toyota Camry
Ford Fusion
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
07
7
77
Robby Gordon Robby Gordon 2000 2012
Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford Thunderbird
Taurus
10 Ricky Rudd Ricky Rudd
Linda Rudd
1994 1999
Stavola Brothers Racing Buick
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Ford Thunderbird
8 Morgan Shepherd Billy Stavola
Mickey Stavola
1984 1998
Swan Racing Chevrolet Impala
Toyota Camry
26
30
Cole Whitt
Parker Kligerman
Brandon Davis
Bill Romanowski
Timothy McSweeney(2011–12)
2011 2014
Triad Motorsports Ford Thunderbird
Taurus
78 Gary Bradberry Jim Wilson
Billy Hagan
Steven Lane
Fred Turner
1993 1999
Yates Racing Ford Thunderbird
Taurus
Ford Fusion
28
38
88
90
98
Paul Menard
Travis Kvapil
Robert Yates
Doug Yates
Max Jones
1989 2009

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