The Money Team Racing

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The Money Team Racing
The Money Team Racing logo.jpg
Owner(s) Floyd Mayweather Jr.
William Auchmoody
Rebecca Auchmoody
Brent Johnson
Base Mooresville, North Carolina
Series NASCAR Cup Series
Race driversCup Series:
50. TBA (part-time)
SponsorsCup Series:
50. TBA
Manufacturer Chevrolet
Opened 2022
Career
DebutCup Series:
2022 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Races competedTotal: 6
Cup Series: 6
Drivers' Championships Total: 0
Cup Series:
Race victoriesTotal: 0
Cup Series:
Pole positions Total: 0
Cup Series:

The Money Team Racing, also known as TMT Racing, is an American professional stock car racing team that competes in the NASCAR Cup Series. The team is owned by former professional boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. They field the No. TBA Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 part-time for TBA.

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History

On October 25, 2019, motorsport journalist Adam Stern posted on Twitter that a new NASCAR team owned by professional boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. would possibly compete in the final race of the 2019 season at Homestead–Miami Speedway, and would eventually run full-time in 2020. The team would end up not running any races from 2019 and 2020. [1] In 2020, Jeffrey Earnhardt attempted to race in the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series for the team, but failed to qualify for the race. [2] In December 2020, the team was in talks with Spire Motorsports to form a partnership for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series and to run a full-time car in 2022. The deal ended up falling through. [3] Former StarCom Racing owners William Woelehmann, Matthew and Michael Kohler were announced as investors in the team. [4]

Cup Series

Car No. 50 history

Conor Daly in the No. 50 at Daytona International Speedway in 2023 Conor daly (52703415899) (cropped).jpg
Conor Daly in the No. 50 at Daytona International Speedway in 2023

In late 2019, it was rumored that Mayweather would start a new Cup Series team with his brand The Money Team and would compete at the 2019 Ford EcoBoost 400, along with running full-time in 2020. The team ended up not running any of the races from 2019 to 2020.

In January 2022, it was rumored that the team would be making their Cup Series debut at the 2022 Daytona 500, with Kaz Grala as the driver. [5] On February 1, it was officially announced that the team would attempt to make their debut at Daytona, fielding the No. 50 car for Grala with sponsorship from Pit Viper Sunglasses and Momento NFT. [6] The team made their first start in the race after Grala raced his way in through the duels. [7] On lap 40 of the race, Grala lost his right rear wheel and tire, but he finished the race in 26th place. [8] Due to the wheel loss, crew chief Tony Eury Jr. was suspended for four races. [9] Grala finished 25th at Circuit of the Americas and 23rd at the 2022 Coca-Cola 600. Conor Daly made his Cup Series debut at the Charlotte Roval race, with sponsorship coming from BitNile. [10]

The No. 50 with Daly made the 2023 Daytona 500 starting lineup after finishing 17th in Duel 2 of the 2023 Bluegreen Vacations Duels, despite experiencing handling problems during the qualifying race. [11] He eventually finished 29th out of the 40 car field. At the time of the race finish, Daly’s no. 50 car completed 206 laps of the total 212 laps of the race. [12]

Car No. 50 results

The Money Team Racing No. 50
YearDriverNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536OwnersPts
2022 Kaz Grala 50 Chevy DAY
26		 CAL LVS PHO ATL COA
25		 RCH MAR BRD TAL DOV DAR KAN CLT
23		 GTW SON NSH ROA ATL NHA POC IRC MCH RCH GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL 38th40
Conor Daly ROV
34		 LVS HOM MAR PHO
2023 DAY
29		 CAL LVS PHO ATL COA
36		 RCH BRD MAR TAL DOV KAN DAR CLT GTW SON NSH CSC ATL NHA POC RCH MCH IRC GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 44th9

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