Red Bull Racing Team

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Red Bull Racing Team
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Owner(s) Dietrich Mateschitz
Chaleo Yoovidhya
Base Mooresville, North Carolina
Series Sprint Cup Series
Nationwide Series
Race drivers A. J. Allmendinger
Mattias Ekström
Kasey Kahne
Casey Mears
Boris Said
Mike Skinner
Reed Sorenson
Scott Speed
Brian Vickers
Cole Whitt
Sponsors Red Bull
Manufacturer Dodge (2006)
Toyota (2007–2011)
Opened 2006
Closed 2011
Career
Races competedTotal: 286
Sprint Cup Series: 284
Nationwide Series: 2
Drivers' Championships Total: 0
Sprint Cup Series: 0
Nationwide Series: 0
Race victoriesTotal: 2
Sprint Cup Series: 2
Nationwide Series: 0
Pole positions Total: 10
Sprint Cup Series: 10
Nationwide Series: 0

Red Bull Racing Team, also known as Team Red Bull, was a NASCAR team owned by Red Bull founders Dietrich Mateschitz and Chaleo Yoovidhya. The team was based in Mooresville, North Carolina in the United States and was managed by Jay Frye. The team suspended operations on December 8, 2011 and their cars were sold to BK Racing.

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History

Origins

After moving to a newer location, Roger Penske decided to sell his old facility. Then, on January 26, 2006, the newly formed team said that they would purchase the facility, and would hire 75 workers. However, the team was not allowed to race in the 2006 season because their manufacturer, Toyota, was not cleared to race, so the team decided that they would drive Dodges during the season. [1] The team didn't have any materials to make their race cars, so they purchased multiple cars from Bill Davis Racing.

2006 season

The team was officially started in January, but they would not choose a driver until June 25, 2006, when Brian Vickers announced his decision to drive for the team on Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain . A couple months later, the team made their first NASCAR appearance with Bill Elliott as the driver, at Lowe's Motor Speedway in the No. 83 Victory Junction Gang Dodge, but they failed to qualify for the race. On October 24, 2006, the team chose former Champ Car driver A. J. Allmendinger as the second driver. They also made two other appearances at Atlanta Motor Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway, which like their first, they failed to qualify for both races. Then, announced on December 6, 2006, former Cup Series champion crew chief Doug Richert would serve as the crew chief for Vickers. [2]

2007 season

Brian Vickers driving for Red Bull in 2007 at Texas Motor Speedway. Brian Vickers2007Texas.jpg
Brian Vickers driving for Red Bull in 2007 at Texas Motor Speedway.

During the 2007 season, the team moved to Toyota as the manufacturer. Both Vickers and Allmendinger failed to qualify for the 2007 Daytona 500. Allmendinger, in the first duel race, crashed with fellow competitor Robby Gordon on lap 24, causing heavy damage to both their race cars. Vickers blew a right rear tire on lap 51 in the second duel race, ending his chances of making the Daytona 500. One week later, Vickers qualified for the 2007 Auto Club 500, which resulted in the team receiving their first top-ten. After failing to qualify for four consecutive races, Allmendinger qualified for the 2007 Food City 500 held at Bristol Motor Speedway. During the 2007 Coca-Cola 600, NASCAR's longest race, Vickers was able to finish in the top-five. On October 5, 2007, the team's development driver, Scott Speed finished seventh in an ARCA race at Talladega Superspeedway. [3] Allmendinger's team had a forty-third-place finish in the final owners' standings and had 19 DNQ's. [4] Despite Vickers ending the season with five top-ten finishes with one being a top-five in the Coca-Cola 600, where he led seventy-six laps and finished 5th, Vickers still failed to qualify for 13 races. [5] Vickers' team ended the season with a 38th owners' standings position. [4]

2008 season

A. J. Allmendinger drove for the team from 2006 to 2008. A.J. Allmendinger 2008 Red Bull Toyota Camry.jpg
A. J. Allmendinger drove for the team from 2006 to 2008.

In 2008, Kevin Hamlin became the crew chief for Vickers. Hamlin's past crew chief roles include stints with Dave Blaney's No. 22 Toyota, preceded by nine years of crew chief duties with Richard Childress Racing drivers including Jeff Burton, Kevin Harvick, and Dale Earnhardt. Hamlin has amassed nine previous Cup wins; five of those with Earnhardt Sr. Said Sawyer of hiring Hamlin: "Finding the right crew chief for the 83 team was a pivotal decision in an effort to restructure the foundation on that team. We need a crew chief with not only the right experience and background to work effectively with our driver and crew, but someone who also shares the same vision for success. We found that package with Kevin Hamlin. Our focus between now and Daytona is not only getting our cars up to speed for the season opener, but also getting Kevin up to speed working with Red Bull, Brian (Vickers) and the 83 team." [6] Due in large part to the additions of Frye and Hamlin, the No. 83 team has been shown to be the most improved in the series, qualifying for all the current races and secured a Top 35 exemption following the spring race at Bristol. [7] Also in 2008, Allmendinger failed to make the first three races of 2008 and was replaced by Mike Skinner on a temporary basis starting with the spring Atlanta race. Allmendinger returned at the Aaron's 499 at Talladega with a new silver paint scheme, and won the Sprint Showdown two weeks later, making him eligible for the All-Star Race. Allmendinger also recorded a 10th-place finish at the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard. In May, even though Vickers had not won a race for the team prior to Sprint All-Star Race XXIV, they won the All-Star Pit Crew Competition. [3] Later in the season, Allmendinger announced that he was going to leave Red Bull to race for Richard Petty Motorsports in 2009.

2009 season

Scott Speed drove for the team in the Cup Series from 2008 to 2010. Scott Speed Bristol 2009.jpg
Scott Speed drove for the team in the Cup Series from 2008 to 2010.

2009 ended up being a high-water mark for the team, as Vickers scored the team's first victory, and the second of his career, at Michigan in August. This was part of a strong late-summer run that resulted in Vickers taking the last spot in the 2009 Chase for the Sprint Cup at Richmond in September, also a first for the Red Bull team. Unfortunately, an underwhelming Chase performance resulted in Vickers finishing 12th in the final points. Meanwhile, the team signed Scott Speed to replace Allmendinger in the renumbered 82 car. However, Speed could manage only a distant second to Joey Logano in the Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings.

2010 season

For the 2010 season, Speed and Vickers remained with the team, but on May 21, Vickers experienced medical problems, which resulted in him missing the rest of the season. His replacements were Casey Mears, Reed Sorenson, Mattias Ekstrom, [8] Boris Said, and Kasey Kahne. Speed was let go at the end of the season, and he in turn filed a lawsuit against Red Bull.

2011 season

Kasey Kahne drove for the team from October 2010 to November 2011. Kasey Kahne Pocono 2011.jpg
Kasey Kahne drove for the team from October 2010 to November 2011.

For the 2011 season, Kahne became a full-time driver for the team, driving car No. 4 (formerly No. 82), [9] [10] and Vickers returned to drive the No. 83 car. [11] On June 20, 2011, the Associated Press reported that Red Bull was planning to leave NASCAR at the end of the season. The team's on-track struggles, combined with a lackluster outreach to the 18–34 demographic, forced their departure. [12] Despite this, Kahne scored the team's final victory at the November race at Phoenix, while Vickers struggled for most of the year, resulting in a 25th-place points finish. [13] Kahne finished the season in 14th. [13] The team fielded a third car, numbered 84, in the final two races of the season, with development driver Cole Whitt behind the wheel. Whitt finished 25th at Phoenix, but crashed out just past halfway at Homestead, finishing 37th. [14] The team officially closed on December 8, 2011. [15] The team's cars, owners points, and equipment were purchased by former TRG Motorsports executive Ron Devine to form BK Racing. [16]

Team results

No. 4/82/84 car

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results
YearDriverNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536NSCCPts
2006 A. J. Allmendinger 84 Dodge DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL
DNQ		 TEX
DNQ		 PHO HOM NA-
2007 Toyota DAY
DNQ		 CAL
DNQ		 LVS
DNQ		 ATL
DNQ		 BRI
40		 MAR
38		 TEX
DNQ		 PHO
DNQ		 TAL
DNQ		 RCH
32		 DAR
36		 CLT
31		 DOV
33		 POC
39		 MCH
31		 SON
DNQ		 NHA
DNQ		 DAY
DNQ		 CHI
DNQ		 IND
DNQ		 POC
DNQ		 GLN
DNQ		 MCH
DNQ		 BRI
35		 CAL
18		 RCH
23		 NHA
33		 DOV
43		 KAN
DNQ		 TAL
DNQ		 CLT
15		 MAR
35		 ATL
16		 TEX
39		 PHO
DNQ		 HOM
DNQ		43rd1165
2008 DAY
DNQ		 CAL
DNQ		 LVS
DNQ		 TAL
30		 RCH
39		 DAR
27		 CLT
20		 DOV
37		 POC
12		 MCH
19		 SON
37		 NHA
43		 DAY
42		 CHI
13		 IND
10		 POC
19		 GLN
11		 MCH
28		 BRI
34		 CAL
14		 RCH
43		 NHA
38		 DOV
16		 KAN
9		36th2436
Mike Skinner ATL
27		 BRI
40		 MAR
31		 TEX
29		 PHO
28		 TAL
31		 CLT
39		48th734
Scott Speed MAR
30		 ATL
34		 TEX
33		 PHO
41		 HOM
16		55th366
2009 82 DAY
35		 CAL
41		 LVS
21		 ATL
35		 BRI
28		 MAR
39		 TEX
DNQ		 PHO
34		 TAL
5		 RCH
33		 DAR
DNQ		 CLT
18		 DOV
37		 POC
32		 MCH
37		 SON
DNQ		 NHA
36		 DAY
31		 CHI
36		 IND
31		 POC
23		 GLN
22		 MCH
34		 BRI
15		 ATL
24		 RCH
36		 NHA
31		 DOV
25		 KAN
27		 CAL
21		 CLT
28		 MAR
31		 TAL
27		 TEX
18		 PHO
33		 HOM
27		35th2690
2010 DAY
19		 CAL
11		 LVS
22		 ATL
10		 BRI
31		 MAR
33		 PHO
21		 TEX
16		 TAL
15		 RCH
35		 DAR
28		 DOV
23		 CLT
30		 POC
20		 MCH
28		 SON
18		 NHA
27		 DAY
10		 CHI
30		 IND
25		 POC
26		 GLN
43		 MCH
25		 BRI
33		 ATL
34		 RCH
24		 NHA
36		 DOV
32		 KAN
19		 CAL
24		 CLT
19		 MAR
23		 TAL
29		 TEX
27		 PHO
35		 HOM
23		30th3178
2011 Kasey Kahne 4 DAY
25		 PHO
6		 LVS
14		 BRI
9		 CAL
9		 MAR
39		 TEX
21		 TAL
37		 RCH
3		 DAR
4*		 DOV
36		 CLT
22		 KAN
14		 POC
12		 MCH
28		 SON
20		 DAY
4		 KEN
13		 NHA
6		 IND
18*		 POC
28		 GLN
26		 MCH
7		 BRI
11		 ATL
34		 RCH
38		 CHI
12		 NHA
15		 DOV
4		 KAN
2		 CLT
4		 TAL
6		 MAR
25		 TEX
3		 PHO
1		 HOM
7		14th1041
Cole Whitt 84 DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT KAN POC MCH INF DAY KEN NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV KAN CLT TAL MAR TEX PHO
25		 HOM
37		49th26

No. 83 car

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results
YearDriverNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536NSCCPts
2006 Bill Elliott 83 Dodge DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT
DNQ		 MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM NA-
2007 Brian Vickers Toyota DAY
DNQ		 CAL
10		 LVS
DNQ		 ATL
42		 BRI
15		 MAR
DNQ		 TEX
14		 PHO
DNQ		 TAL
DNQ		 RCH
DNQ		 DAR
43		 CLT
5		 DOV
19		 POC
35		 MCH
41		 SON
DNQ		 NHA
DNQ		 DAY
29		 CHI
DNQ		 IND
21		 POC
29		 GLN
41		 MCH
8		 BRI
DNQ		 CAL
8		 RCH
24		 NHA
43		 DOV
16		 KAN
DNQ		 TAL
39		 CLT
DNQ		 MAR
DNQ		 ATL
10		 TEX
23		 PHO
21		 HOM
42		38th2065
2008 DAY
12		 CAL
11		 LVS
24		 ATL
9		 BRI
39		 MAR
23		 TEX
16		 PHO
25		 TAL
5		 RCH
28		 DAR
25		 CLT
42		 DOV
13		 POC
2		 MCH
4		 SON
14		 NHA
16		 DAY
11		 CHI
6		 IND
42		 POC
28		 GLN
18		 MCH
7		 BRI
20		 CAL
12		 RCH
36		 NHA
35		 DOV
31		 KAN
15		 TAL
35		 CLT
18		 MAR
11		 ATL
21		 TEX
18		 PHO
42		 HOM
32		19th3580
2009 DAY
39		 CAL
10		 LVS
8		 ATL
5		 BRI
29		 MAR
33		 TEX
16		 PHO
19		 TAL
8		 RCH
15		 DAR
31		 CLT
5		 DOV
25		 POC
21		 MCH
9		 SON
16		 NHA
35		 DAY
7		 CHI
7		 IND
5		 POC
6		 GLN
11		 MCH
1		 BRI
12		 ATL
7		 RCH
7		 NHA
11		 DOV
18		 KAN
37		 CAL
29		 CLT
34		 MAR
11		 TAL
13		 TEX
26		 PHO
38		 HOM
20		12th5929
2010 DAY
15		 CAL
12		 LVS
31		 ATL
7		 BRI
15		 MAR
6		 PHO
37		 TEX
38		 TAL
29		 RCH
20		 DAR
10		40th1158
Casey Mears DOV
22		 CLT
29		 POC
23		 MCH
36		36th1573
Mattias Ekström SON
21		 RCH
31		58th175
Reed Sorenson NHA
24		 DAY
8		 CHI
27		 IND
35		 POC
32		 MCH
26		 BRI
15		 ATL
14		 NHA
27		 DOV
16		 KAN
30		 CAL
27		 CLT
18		39th1355
Boris Said GLN
38		52nd448
Kasey Kahne MAR
14		 TAL
26		 TEX
13		 PHO
30		 HOM
6		20th3961
2011 Brian Vickers DAY
31		 PHO
30		 LVS
10		 BRI
36		 CAL
8		 MAR
17		 TEX
27		 TAL
38		 RCH
10		 DAR
34		 DOV
5		 CLT
18		 KAN
16		 POC
22		 MCH
10		 SON
36		 DAY
12		 KEN
27		 NHA
34		 IND
15		 POC
39		 GLN
18		 MCH
15		 BRI
21		 ATL
11		 RCH
33		 CHI
13		 NHA
5		 DOV
14		 KAN
19		 CLT
20		 TAL
5		 MAR
30		 TEX
21		 PHO
23		 HOM
17		25th846

Nationwide series

NASCAR Nationwide Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435NNSCPtsRef
2010 Cole Whitt 84 Toyota DAY CAL LVS BRI NSH PHO TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT NSH KEN ROA NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP IOW GLN MCH BRI CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT GTY TEX PHO
15		 HOM
17		107th118 [17]

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