Whitney Motorsports

Whitney Motorsports
Owner(s)	Dusty Whitney
Base	Huntersville, North Carolina
Series	Sprint Cup Series
Race drivers	Terry Cook ; J. J. Yeley ; Michael McDowell ; Scott Riggs ; Terry Labonte ; Bill Elliott ; Brian Simo ; Andy Pilgrim ; Erik Darnell ; Scott Speed
Manufacturer	Chevrolet ; Ford ; Dodge
Opened	2010
Closed	2011
Career
Debut	2010 Food City 500 (Bristol)
Latest race	2011 Kobalt Tools 500 (Las Vegas)
Drivers' Championships	0
Race victories	0
Pole positions	0

Last updated November 29, 2023

Whitney Motorsports was a NASCAR team that competed in the Sprint Cup Series. It was based in Huntersville, North Carolina.

Sprint Cup Series

Car No. 46 History

Dusty Whitney, owner of Whitney Motorsports was involved with K-Automotive Motorsports until 2009, when he left the team and formed his own NASCAR Sprint Cup team. Whitney Motorsports began in 2010 with Rookie of the Year contender Terry Cook in the No. 46 Dodge, who was to run full-time. Cook only managed to qualify for 3 out of the first 10 races, at Bristol and at Phoenix, and left the team following Richmond. He had a best finish of 34th at Phoenix. He was replaced with J.J. Yeley, who would go on to qualify for 9 races in 14 attempts in the No. 46 entry, with a best finish of 19th at Daytona. He also ran 2 races in a second entry for Whitney Motorsports, the No. 81 Dodge. Yeley was replaced by Michael McDowell in the No. 46 entry at Atlanta, and the team would run both Chevrolets and Dodges for the remainder of the season. McDowell would qualify for 7 races in 12 attempts, with a best finish of 35th at Talladega. Sponsors that appeared during the 2010 season included Cash America, Red Line Oil, International Trucking, and Whitney Collision Center, among others. Overall, the No. 46 team made 19 races and finished five.

For 2011, Whitney Motorsports remains a full-time team. It has been announced that Yeley would drive the No. 46 on a full-time basis. After the team failed to make the 2010 Daytona 500, Yeley raced his way into the 2011 event. The team didn't get far, as they blew an engine just 11 laps in and finished 43rd in the race. Yeley qualified for 15 events in the No. 46 car before moving over to Front Row Motorsports, with Bill Elliott driving at Talladega and Andy Pilgrim at Sonoma. Before New Hampshire, the team announced that they would switch manufacturers to Ford with previous Roush Fenway Racing driver Erik Darnell as the driver. Starting at Bristol Scott Speed took over the driving role replacing Erik Darnell and announced they had received sponsorship for Atlanta and Kansas. Speed finished the year with Whitney but left for Max Q Motorsports at year's end.

Car No. 46 results

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results
Year	Driver	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	Owners	Pts
2010	Terry Cook	46	Dodge	DAY DNQ	CAL DNQ	LVS DNQ	ATL DNQ	BRI 37	MAR DNQ	PHO 34	TEX DNQ	TAL DNQ	RCH 39																											42nd	1493
	J. J. Yeley		Dodge											DAR 41	DOV 37	CLT 34	POC 37	MCH 39	SON 26	NHA 39	DAY 19	CHI DNQ	IND DNQ	POC 38	GLN DNQ	MCH DNQ	BRI DNQ
	Michael McDowell		Chevy																									ATL 39				KAN 40	CAL 39	CLT 39	MAR DNQ	TAL 35	TEX DNQ	PHO DNQ	HOM DNQ
	Michael McDowell		Dodge																										RCH DNQ	NHA 43	DOV 39
2011	J. J. Yeley		Chevy	DAY 43	PHO 37	LVS 40	BRI 40	CAL 41	MAR 41	TEX 41		RCH 43	DAR 39	DOV 40	CLT 42	KAN 38	POC 42	MCH 39		DAY DNQ	KEN 40																			40th	156
	Bill Elliott										TAL 26
	Andy Pilgrim																		SON 26
	Erik Darnell																					NHA 39
	Erik Darnell		Ford																				IND DNQ	POC 42		MCH DNQ
	Brian Simo																								GLN DNQ
	Scott Speed																										BRI 42	ATL 32	RCH 43	CHI 35	NHA 41	DOV 42	KAN 33	CLT DNQ	TAL DNQ	MAR 37	TEX 39	PHO 39	HOM DNQ

Car No. 81 History

Whitney Motorsports first ran the No. 81 at 3 events in 2010 as a Dodge. J. J. Yeley drove the car at Dover and at Martinsville, starting and parking at both events. Terry Labonte drove the car at Phoenix, also starting and parking.

In 2011, the No. 81 qualified for its first race at Kansas. They ran the team for the remainder of the 2011 season in limited races, mainly as support for the 46 team. The No. 81 team ended operations while focused on getting the No. 46 in races.

For 2012, Whitney merged with Phil Parsons Racing to field the No. 98 Ford for Michael McDowell.

Car No. 81 results

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results
Year	Driver	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	Owners	Pts
2010	J. J. Yeley	81	Dodge	DAY	CAL	LVS	ATL	BRI	MAR	PHO	TEX	TAL	RCH	DAR	DOV	CLT	POC	MCH	SON	NHA	DAY	CHI	IND	POC	GLN	MCH	BRI	ATL	RCH	NHA	DOV 42	KAN	CAL	CLT	MAR 39	TAL				50th	151
	Scott Riggs		Chevy																																		TEX DNQ
	Terry Labonte		Dodge																																			PHO 41	HOM

2011	Scott Riggs		Chevy	DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	MAR	TEX	TAL	RCH	DAR DNQ	DOV DNQ	CLT DNQ	KAN 42	POC 43	MCH 42			KEN 42	NHA DNQ	IND	POC	GLN	MCH	BRI	ATL	RCH	CHI	NHA	DOV	KAN	CLT	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM	52nd	18
2011	Brian Simo	Ford																SON 33	DAY																					52nd	18

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