Competitive Edge Motorsports
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Competitive Edge Motorsports is a former NASCAR
Nextel Cup
Series team. It fielded the #51 Marathon Oil
Chevrolet
. Its principal owner was former NFL player Joe Auer
.
CEM debuted at the 2004
Coca-Cola 600
with Kevin Lepage
driving, finishing 43rd after suffering overheating
failures. After running four more races with Lepage, all resulting in DNF's, Tony Raines
took over the driving duties, his best finish being 28th at Dover
. In 2005
, ARCA racer Stuart Kirby
began driving, qualifying for seven races, posting a best finish of 31st. Mike Garvey
drove for the team in 2006, but after 4 finishes of 38th or worse, sponsor Marathon Oil left the team for Petty Enterprises
. Later that year, without sponsorship or funding, the team sold its equipment off on Ebay
and folded.
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
Nextel Cup
NEXTEL Cup
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing . The series was originally known as the Strictly Stock Series and Grand National Series . While leasing its naming rights to R. J...
Series team. It fielded the #51 Marathon Oil
Marathon Oil
Marathon Oil Corporation is a United States-based oil and natural gas exploration and production company. Principal exploration activities are in the United States, Norway, Equatorial Guinea, Angola and Canada. Principal development activities are in the United States, the United Kingdom, Norway,...
Chevrolet
Chevrolet
Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918...
. Its principal owner was former NFL player Joe Auer
Joe Auer
Joseph Auer was an American football running back. He played collegiately for Georgia Tech and professionally in the American Football League for the Buffalo Bills , and the Miami Dolphins...
.
CEM debuted at the 2004
2004 in NASCAR
The 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup season began on Saturday, February 7 and ended on Sunday, November 21. Kurt Busch with Roush Racing driving a Ford was the Nextel Cup champion....
Coca-Cola 600
Coca-Cola 600
The Coca-Cola 600, formerly known as the World 600, is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held each year at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina on Memorial Day weekend...
with Kevin Lepage
Kevin Lepage
Kevin Lepage is a NASCAR driver. He currently drives the #52 car, for Jimmy Means Racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Lepage is the only NASCAR driver from Vermont to qualify for the Daytona 500.-Early career:...
driving, finishing 43rd after suffering overheating
Overheating
Overheating may refer to:*Hyperthermia, also called sunstroke, an elevated body temperature due to failed thermoregulation*Thermal shock, the overheating of a device leading to reduced efficiency, damage or even destruction...
failures. After running four more races with Lepage, all resulting in DNF's, Tony Raines
Tony Raines
Floyd Anthony Raines is an American race car driver. He is a former National Touring Series champion in the now defunct American Speed Association and 1999 Rookie of the Year in the NASCAR Nationwide Series...
took over the driving duties, his best finish being 28th at Dover
Dover International Speedway
Dover International Speedway is a NASCAR-sanctioned race track located in Dover, Delaware, owned by, and serving as the corporate headquarters of, Dover Motorsports, Inc. It is co-located with a harness racing track, Dover Downs, and shares the complex with Dover Downs Hotel & Casino...
. In 2005
2005 in NASCAR
The 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series began on Saturday, February 12. The ten race Chase for the Nextel Cup started with the Sylvania 300 on Sunday, September 18, and ended on Sunday, November 20, with the Ford 400....
, ARCA racer Stuart Kirby
Stuart Kirby
Stuart Kirby is a race car driver. He has driven in ARCA, the Busch Series, and the NEXTEL Cup Series. A former apprentice funeral director for his family's funeral home, he drove the #51 Chevrolet owned by Competitive Edge Motorsports in 2005, but was released before the season could be concluded...
began driving, qualifying for seven races, posting a best finish of 31st. Mike Garvey
Mike Garvey
Mike Garvey is a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver. He formerly drove the #51 Marthon Oil Chevy for Competitive Edge Motorsports in the Nextel Cup Series. He was a long-time competitor in the American Speed Association....
drove for the team in 2006, but after 4 finishes of 38th or worse, sponsor Marathon Oil left the team for Petty Enterprises
Petty Enterprises
Petty Enterprises was a NASCAR racing team based in Randleman, North Carolina, USA. The team was owned by Richard Petty, his son Kyle Petty, and Boston Ventures. At the time of its folding the team operated the #43 and #45 Dodge Chargers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Petty Enterprises ran from...
. Later that year, without sponsorship or funding, the team sold its equipment off on Ebay
EBay
eBay Inc. is an American internet consumer-to-consumer corporation that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a broad variety of goods and services worldwide...
and folded.