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Germain Racing is a full time NASCAR Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series team. It is owned by the Germain brothers, Bob, Stephen, and Richard. It currently fields the #13 GEICO Toyota Camry for Max Papis part-time in the Sprint Cup Series, the #15 Hype Energy/Pilot Travel Centers Toyota Camry for Michael Annett in the Nationwide Series, #30 Toyota Tundra for Todd Bodine in the Truck Series. Previously, the team had been affiliated with Arnold Motorsports, a now-defunct Sprint Cup Series team.
#03 History
Germain debuted in the Nationwide Seres in 2007 with the #03 Germain Toyota Camry with Todd Bodine driving.
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Germain Racing is a full time NASCAR Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series team. It is owned by the Germain brothers, Bob, Stephen, and Richard. It currently fields the #13 GEICO Toyota Camry for Max Papis part-time in the Sprint Cup Series, the #15 Hype Energy/Pilot Travel Centers Toyota Camry for Michael Annett in the Nationwide Series, #30 Toyota Tundra for Todd Bodine in the Truck Series. Previously, the team had been affiliated with Arnold Motorsports, a now-defunct Sprint Cup Series team.
Nationwide Series
#03 History
Germain debuted in the Nationwide Seres in 2007 with the #03 Germain Toyota Camry with Todd Bodine driving. He finished in the top-ten in his first two attempts, and ran three more races after that. The car did not run again until 2008, when Bodine drove to a fourth place finish. Michael Annett made the next attempt at the season-ending race at Homestead, where he finished 36th after a crash.
#7 History
Germain Racing fielded its first full-time entry in the Nationwide Series in 2008, with Mike Wallace driving, who brought his car number, 7, and his sponsor, Geico, with him from Phoenix Racing. The team purchased the legal assets of the former Busch Series team of Yates Racing for purposes of an exemption as part of NASCAR's all-exempt tour policy in the three national series. After one year, GEICO moved to the Cup Series due to a conflict of interest with series sponsor Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company.
Annett will drive the #15 full-time for Rookie of the Year in 2009 with HYPE Energy and Pilot Travel Centers sponsoring.
Camping World Truck Series
#03 History
The #03 truck debuted in 2007 at Lowe's Motor Speedway with Justin Hobgood racing. He qualified eighth, but finished last after an early wreck. The next race came at New Hampshire International Speedway, but Sean Caisse but did not qualify for the race. The following month, Justin Marks made his Truck Series debut at the Easy Care Vehicle Service Contracts 200, with voodoo ride sponsoring, finishing 22nd. Marks ran the final three races of the season, posting an eighth place finish at the Ford 200.
In 2008, the 03 truck ran part-time, with Chrissy Wallace driving for four races, with her best finish being 18th at her debut at Martinsville Speedway. Dustin Skinner drove one race later year in the season at Martinsville, but wrecked and finished 34th. Wallace was to drive the #03 full-time in 2009, but failure to proclaim sponsorship for the team put plans on hold.
#9 History
The #9 Toyota debuted at Daytona in 2005 with rookie Shigeaki Hattori behind the wheel. Although he had two seventh place starts, Hattori struggled in his transition to stock cars, and was released towards the end of the season, and replaced by Justin Hobgood, whose best finish was a 20th at Phoenix International Raceway. 2005 champion Ted Musgrave, whose team, Ultra Motorsports, had shut down only days before preseason testing, came to the team with a sponsor in Team ASE. He went the entire 2006 season without a win, before picking up a win at Texas in 2007. ARCA RE/MAX Series driver Justin Marks replaced Musgrave in the 9 with sponsorship from Construct Corps/Crocs. Marks had one pole and an eighth-place finish but he was replaced later in the year. The 9 truck was filled for the rest of the year by Chrissy Wallace, Michael Annett, David Reutimann, Paul Tracy, and Sean Caisse. The #9 may not run in 2009 due to a lack of funding.
#30 History
Germain debuted with this truck in 2004 at the Kroger 200, where Bodine finished fourth after starting third in the 30 truck. Bodine won two races that year Fontana and Texas, before missing the field at the Ford 200.
Bodine left for Fiddleback Racing in 2005, and was replaced by Chad Chaffin. Chaffin recorded four top tens with the team before he left to join upstart team Wyler Racing after Michigan. Bodine would return to the team after Fiddleback Racing shut down. The Bodine-Germain combination would win five races together, ending up with a third place points finish.
Lumber Liquidators became the team's new primary sponsor in 2006, and Bodine and crew would take home 3 victories along with the Truck championship. In the 2007 season, Bodine won at Texas and Talladega and finished fourth in points. He won an additional three races in 2008 and moved up to third in points. Lumber Liquidators left the team after 2008, but Bodine still won the first race of the season in 2009.
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