Live Fast Motorsports

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Live Fast Motorsports
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Owner(s) B. J. McLeod
Joe Falk
Principal(s)Jessica McLeod (CEO) [1]
Base Mooresville, North Carolina [2]
Series NASCAR Cup Series
Race drivers78. B. J. McLeod (part-time)
Sponsors78. Power Slap, Delgado Stone
Manufacturer Chevrolet
Opened 2020
Career
Debut 2021 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Latest race 2024 YellaWood 500 (Talladega)
Races competed113
Drivers' Championships 0
Race victories0
Pole positions 0

Live Fast Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series. It is owned by B. J. McLeod and Joe Falk. The team currently fields the No. 78 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for driver/owner McLeod, in a technical alliance with Richard Childress Racing. [3]

Contents

History

Car No. 78 history

B. J. McLeod and ringers (2021–present)

Josh Bilicki in the No. 78 at Sonoma Raceway in 2023 Josh Bilicki 78 Sonoma 2023.jpg
Josh Bilicki in the No. 78 at Sonoma Raceway in 2023

On May 13, 2020, B. J. McLeod announced that his team, B. J. McLeod Motorsports, would be running part-time in the Cup Series with him as the driver. [4] On October 23, 2020, it was announced that McLeod and Matt Tifft had teamed up with Joe Falk to acquire the charter from Go Fas Racing. Tifft was a former Cup Series driver who had to put his racing career on hold due to health issues in 2019. [5] On November 20, 2020, the team announced its name, Live Fast Motorsports, and would continue to use the number 78. Although McLeod's primary manufacturer was Chevrolet in 2020, they were running Fords in the Cup Series. [6]

The No. 78 started the 2021 season with McLeod finishing 23rd at the 2021 Daytona 500. He scored the team's first top-10 with a ninth place finish at the Daytona night race. Scott Heckert drove the No. 78 at the Daytona road course (28th), Sonoma (26th), and the Charlotte Roval (31st). Dirt racer Shane Golobic drove the car to a 37th finish at the Bristol dirt race. British racer Kyle Tilley drove the No. 78 at COTA (31st), Road America (35th), and Watkins Glen (30th). Andy Lally finished 39th at the Indianapolis road course after Tilley was sidelined with a shoulder injury prior to the race. The No. 78 finished the season 32nd in points.

McLeod started the 2022 season with a 27th place finish at the 2022 Daytona 500. Lally finished 39th at COTA while Josh Williams finished 25th at the Bristol dirt race. Crew chief Lee Leslie was suspended for four races after McLeod lost a wheel during the Talladega race. Team engineer Christopher Stanley was announced as McLeod's crew chief for Dover. [7] McLeod finished a career best seventh at the rain-delayed Daytona summer race. [8] The No. 78 finished the season 36th in points.

On December 1, 2022, the team announced that it would be switching from Ford to Chevrolet for the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season. [9] McLeod started the season with a 30th place finish at the 2023 Daytona 500. Josh Bilicki drove the car to a 26th place finish at COTA. [10] Anthony Alfredo drove the car at Richmond and Martinsville [11] Sheldon Creed drove the No. 78 at Kansas to a 29th place finish. The team finished 36th in the final points standings for a second year in a row.

On September 16, 2023, Live Fast Motorsports sold its charter to Spire Motorsports for US$40 million. LFM will continue to operate as a part-time open team in 2024. [12] It was announced in November that Tifft would step away from the team to pursue other opportunities. [13]

McLeod attempted to run the 2024 Daytona 500, but failed to make the race after finishing 14th in Duel 2 of the 2024 Bluegreen Vacations Duels. [14]

Car No. 78 results

YearDriverNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536OwnersPts
2021 B. J. McLeod 78 Ford DAY
23		 HOM
34		 LVS
30		 PHO
30		 ATL
34		 MAR
29		 RCH
32		 TAL
25		 KAN
31		 DAR
32		 DOV
36		 CLT
31		 NSH
28		 POC
30		 POC
29		 ATL
30		 NHA
30		 MCH
28		 DAY
9		 DAR
27		 RCH
30		 BRI
37		 LVS
33		 TAL
30		 TEX
22		 KAN
30		 MAR
29		 PHO
27		32nd267
Scott Heckert DAY
28		 SON
26		 CLT
31
Shane Golobic BRD
37
Kyle Tilley COA
31		 ROA
35		 GLN
30
Andy Lally IND
39
2022 B. J. McLeod DAY
27		 CAL
22		 LVS
28		 PHO
33		 ATL
19		 RCH
34		 MAR
36		 TAL
26		 DOV
35		 DAR
32		 KAN
36		 CLT
19		 GTW
30		 NSH
32		 ATL
36		 NHA
36		 POC
30		 MCH
23		 RCH
33		 DAY
7		 DAR
29		 KAN
31		 BRI
24		 TEX
26		 TAL
33		 LVS
30		 HOM
33		 MAR
34		 PHO
31		36th271
Andy Lally COA
39
Josh Williams BRD
25		 IND
25		 ROV
31
Scott Heckert SON
33
Kyle Tilley ROA
30		 GLN
39
2023 B. J. McLeod Chevy DAY
30		 CAL
24		 LVS
32		 PHO
36		 ATL
36		 BRD
26		 TAL
18		 DOV
29		 DAR
32		 CLT
29		 GTW
27		 ATL
20		 NHA
31		 POC
32		 RCH
36		 DAY
23		 DAR
36		 BRI
31		 TEX
22		 TAL
29		 LVS
30		 MAR
36		 PHO
33		36th258
Josh Bilicki COA
26		 KAN
33		 SON
30		 NSH
34		 CSC
23		 MCH
32		 IRC
32		 GLN
27		 ROV
26		 HOM
35
Anthony Alfredo RCH
33		 MAR
35
Sheldon Creed KAN
29
2024 B. J. McLeod DAY
DNQ		 ATL
24		 LVS PHO BRI COA RCH MAR TEX TAL
32		 DOV KAN DAR CLT GTW SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND RCH MCH DAY
19		 DAR ATL
25		 GLN BRI KAN TAL
22		 ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 39th63

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