JTG Daugherty Racing is a
NASCARThe 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...
Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, and
Craftsman Truck SeriesThe NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is a pickup truck racing series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing...
team owned by former advertising executive Tad Geschickter and his wife Jodi, along with current
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analyst
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. It currently fields the #47 ConstructionJobs.com
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driven by
Chase MillerEldon Chase Miller is a NASCAR Nationwide Series driver from Canton, Georgia. Chase graduated from Sequoyah High School. He competes part-time for JTG Daugherty Racing in the #47 Toyota in the Nationwide Series.-Rising Ranks:...
and Coleman Pressley in the Nationwide Series, and the #47
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/Kingsford Charcoal/
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Toyota driven by
Marcos AmbroseMarcos Ambrose is an Australian racing driver. He was the Australian V8 Supercar champion in 2003 and 2004, and is credited for virtually single-handedly reviving Ford Racing in Australia, after years of Holden domination.In 2006 he raced in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, piloting the #20...
in the Sprint Cup Series, in an alliance with Michael Waltrip Racing.
JTG Daugherty Racing is a
NASCARThe 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...
Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, and
Craftsman Truck SeriesThe NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is a pickup truck racing series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing...
team owned by former advertising executive Tad Geschickter and his wife Jodi, along with current
ESPNESPN is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day....
analyst
Brad DaughertyBradley Lee Daugherty is a retired American basketball player with the University of North Carolina and later with the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA.-Amateur career:...
. It currently fields the #47 ConstructionJobs.com
Toyota CamryThe Toyota Camry is a mid-size car, formerly a compact car manufactured by Toyota since 1980. The name "Camry" is an anagram for "my car", a sneaky marketing ploy that taps into the consumer's subconscious and locks them into an enternally binding contract with Toyota...
driven by
Chase MillerEldon Chase Miller is a NASCAR Nationwide Series driver from Canton, Georgia. Chase graduated from Sequoyah High School. He competes part-time for JTG Daugherty Racing in the #47 Toyota in the Nationwide Series.-Rising Ranks:...
and Coleman Pressley in the Nationwide Series, and the #47
Little DebbieMcKee Foods Corporation is a privately held United States company headquartered in Collegedale, Tennessee.-Little Debbie:Little Debbie products are primarily cookie- and cake-based dessert snacks. They come in dozens of varieties, including the top-selling Swiss Cake Rolls, Nutty Bars, and Oatmeal...
/Kingsford Charcoal/
CloroxThe Clorox Company is a manufacturer of various food and chemical products based in Oakland, California, which is best known for its bleach product, Clorox.- History :...
Toyota driven by
Marcos AmbroseMarcos Ambrose is an Australian racing driver. He was the Australian V8 Supercar champion in 2003 and 2004, and is credited for virtually single-handedly reviving Ford Racing in Australia, after years of Holden domination.In 2006 he raced in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, piloting the #20...
in the Sprint Cup Series, in an alliance with Michael Waltrip Racing. The team had merged with
Wood Brothers RacingWood Brothers Racing is a American auto racing team that competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide, and Camping World Truck Series. The team is owned by the Wood Brothers. The Wood Brothers merged with Tad and Jodi Geschickter's JTG Racing in 2006 to increase their competitiveness and bring...
during the 2006 season, but split from the Wood Brothers early in 2008.
Car #47 History
JTG Daugherty attempted to make their Cup Series debut in the third race of 2007 at
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with
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behind the wheel of the Ore-Ida Ford but the team failed to qualify for the race. Jon Wood attempted to qualify the #47 in the season's 29th race at Kansas Speedway but also failed to qualify the Little Debbie/Nutty Bars car into the field.
With the new ownership at JTG Daugherty Racing in 2008, the team attempted to qualify for the
Allstate 400 at the BrickyardThe Brickyard 400 is an annual 400-mile NASCAR Sprint Cup points race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. The event, when first held in 1994, marked the first race other than the Indianapolis 500 to be held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway since 1916...
with
Marcos AmbroseMarcos Ambrose is an Australian racing driver. He was the Australian V8 Supercar champion in 2003 and 2004, and is credited for virtually single-handedly reviving Ford Racing in Australia, after years of Holden domination.In 2006 he raced in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, piloting the #20...
at the wheel and he qualified into the race in 24th position. Ambrose finished a solid 22nd position. Ambrose finished 3rd in the # 21
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of
Wood Brothers RacingWood Brothers Racing is a American auto racing team that competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide, and Camping World Truck Series. The team is owned by the Wood Brothers. The Wood Brothers merged with Tad and Jodi Geschickter's JTG Racing in 2006 to increase their competitiveness and bring...
at the Centurion Boats at the Glen at
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. On October 1st, JTG Daugherty signed a deal to go into a technical alliance with Michael Waltrip Racing for the remainder of 2008 and the 2009 Sprint Cup season. During this technical alliance in 2008 and 2009, the #47 ran a
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as the third car on the Michael Waltrip Racing team.
Car #47 History
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The second team in the JTG Daugherty stable made its debut in 1996 at the All Pro Bumper To Bumper 300. The car was #46, sponsored by Stanley Tools and driven to a 22nd place finish by
Larry PearsonLarry Pearson is a former NASCAR driver and the son of three-time Winston Cup champion David Pearson. He won the Busch Series championship in 1986 and 1987, but struggled during his brief tenure in Winston Cup...
. Pearson drove two more races for the team that year, each one getting regressively worse. ST would not run a second car again until 2004, when they fielded the #47
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driven by
Robert PressleyRobert Pressley is a former NASCAR driver. In a February 2006 Sportingnews.com article about the 2001 Daytona 500 field, Robert's current status was listed as "Opened Celebrity's Hotdogs in Asheville, N.C., about two years ago. Racing career appears over."...
. Pressley had two top ten finishes that year, and finished 15th in points. He was replaced by rookie
Jon WoodJon Wood is a NASCAR driver. He is the grandson of Glen Wood, one of the famous Wood Brothers who founded what has become Sprint Cup's longest continuously active team. Wood is currently a free agent....
in 2005. Wood posted six top-ten finishes and finished 15th in overall championship points. He was to continue to drive the 47 car in 2007, before medical problems forced him to exit the ride. Former
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champion
Kelly BiresKelly Bires is a NASCAR race car driver. He raced the #47 Clorox Ford Fusion for JTG Daugherty Racing in the Nationwide Series, and was a member of their driver development program. He became a free agent in 2009 and will compete in some races with Braun Racing. Bires unsuccessfully attempted the...
took his place for most of the year, garnering two top-ten finishes.
Andy LallyAndrew Lally is an American race car driver. He is best known for his road racing expertise. Lally drove a partial schedule in the #7 Chevrolet for TRG Motorsports in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series on a part-time basis but will be returning full time to the Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series for...
took his place on road courses, finishing tenth at
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. Bires drove full-time in 2008. In 2009, Kelly Bires and
Michael McDowellMichael Christopher McDowell is an American race car driver. He currently drives the #36 Wave Energy Drink Toyota in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the #26 Dusty's Collision/Fischer Honda Dodge Charger in the Nationwide Series for K Automotive Racing...
will share the seat of the #47 with road course ace, Marcos Ambrose drafted in for the seasons two road course events at Watkins Glen and Montreal. Ambrose would go on to win the event at Watkins Glen. As of Iowa, the team will be running on a part time schedule due to lack of funding, as well as starting and parking before the road course events to be secured in points for Ambrose's road course events. Furthermore, Coleman Pressley, son of JTG Daugherety's head of driver developnment
Robert PressleyRobert Pressley is a former NASCAR driver. In a February 2006 Sportingnews.com article about the 2001 Daytona 500 field, Robert's current status was listed as "Opened Celebrity's Hotdogs in Asheville, N.C., about two years ago. Racing career appears over."...
will be running on a part time basis on short tracks toward the latter end of the season if sponsorship is found.
Car #59 History
JTG Daugherty Racing (then known as
ST Motorsports) made its debut at the 1995 Goody's 300.
Jeff FullerJeff Fuller is a NASCAR driver. He is currently a test driver for Joe Gibbs Racing in their #80 Sprint Cup Series Chevy. Before joining NASCAR's major leagues, Fuller won the 1992 Winston Modified Tour championship, driving for Sheba Racing....
drove the
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-sponsored
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to an eleventh place finish. Fuller ran the full season with ST, and had six top-ten finishes en route to a tenth-place finish in points. He was named
Rookie of the YearThe NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award is presented to the first-year driver that has the best season in a NASCAR season. Each of NASCAR's national and regional touring series selects a RotY winner each year....
for the Busch Series that year. Fuller returned again in 1996. While he dropped seven points in the standings due to missing two races, he had four top-ten finishes and won from the pole at the
Food City 250The Food City 250 is a NASCAR Nationwide Series stock car race that takes place each August under the lights at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. It is held the night before the Sprint Cup Series Sharpie 500...
. Fuller was 18th in points after the 1997 GM Goodwrench/Delco Batteries 200, when he was released from the ride and replaced by Robert Pressley. Pressley had two-top fives and finished 32nd in points despite missing half the season. Pressley could only run half of the season in the newly renumbered #59 due to Winston Cup commitments with
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. He ran 18 races and had two pole positions, finishing 31st in points with sponsorship from
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.
Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Kenneth Johnson is a current NASCAR Sprint Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowe's/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet Impala SS co-owned by Rick Hendrick and his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Hendrick Motorsports. Johnson is the reigning three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion...
,
Kevin LepageKevin Lepage is a NASCAR driver. He currently drives the #78 Dodge in the NASCAR Nationwide Series for Derrike Cope Inc....
,
Ron HornadayRonald Hornaday, Jr. is a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver. He is the father of former NASCAR driver Ronnie Hornaday, and son of the late Ron Hornaday, Sr., a two time Winston West Champion. Adding on to the family legacy, Ron is a three time champion in the Truck Series, his most recent...
and
Rich BickleRich Bickle, Jr. is a journeyman NASCAR driver. Bickle, who has never completed a full season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, has a long and prestigious history in short track racing.-Early career:...
filled in when Pressley was unavailable.
Adam PettyAdam Kyler Petty was a professional racing driver. He was the first fourth-generation driver in NASCAR history.-Early life:...
drove a second car for the team, the #22
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Chevy in three races during the season and his bes t finish was 27th (twice).
For 1999, ST hired
Mike DillonMike Dillon is a former NASCAR Busch Series race car driver for Richard Childress Racing, and the current general manager for the team after having raced in all three national series. He is the son-in-law of Richard Childress.- Winston Cup Series :...
as its new driver. Dillon had a seventh-place finish at the Lysol 200 and finished 16th in points that year. Dillon left for
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after the season was over and ST replaced him with
Phil ParsonsPhil Parsons , is a former NASCAR driver and owner of the start and park team MSRP Motorsports . He is also the younger brother of 1973 Winston Cup champion and former NBC/TNT commentator Benny Parsons. Years later, he returned to the Busch Series, where he enjoyed modest success...
. Parsons qualified for all 32 races, had two top-tens and finished 12th in points. In 2001, he was replaced by Bickle again. However, Bickle struggled in the ride and was replaced by
Mark GreenMarcus Green is a veteran of the NASCAR Nationwide Series and is the brother of fellow NASCAR drivers , Jeff Green and David Green. He currently drives the #49 Chevrolet Impala for Jay Robinson Racing.- Beginnings :Green began his racing career in 1973, racing go-karts in the Southern Indiana...
and
Jeff PurvisJeff Purvis is a former race car driver in NASCAR's Nationwide Series. He is a 15-year veteran with four wins and 25 top-five finishes. Purvis is still recovering from a massive brain injury suffered in 2002. He races "Late Model Crates" at Golden Isles Speedway.- Winston Cup Series Career :Purvis...
after the MBNA.com 200.
In 2002, ST hired
Stacy ComptonStacy Compton , is a NASCAR driver. Currently, he drives the #60 Toyota Tundra for Jeff Wyler in the Camping World Truck Series. He is a former co-owner of Bobby Hamilton Racing-Virginia in the Craftsman Truck Series, and is a former racing analyst for ESPN full-time...
to drive the #59, and he drove until the end of the 2006 season. His best finish being 9th. The only major change from 2002 until 2007 was the team's switch to the
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in
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. Australian driver
Marcos AmbroseMarcos Ambrose is an Australian racing driver. He was the Australian V8 Supercar champion in 2003 and 2004, and is credited for virtually single-handedly reviving Ford Racing in Australia, after years of Holden domination.In 2006 he raced in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, piloting the #20...
was hired to compete in the #59 during the 2007 season, finishing in the top-ten six times and ending the year sixth in points.
Ambrose won the team's first race in 2008 running an
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-sponsored #59 at
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. For the 2009 Natiowide Series, the #59 team has ceased operations, running only the #47 entry for numerous drivers.
Camping World Truck Series
The #20 truck debuted in 2006 at the
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as the #20 truck. Jon Wood drove the truck for two races, due to
Marcos AmbroseMarcos Ambrose is an Australian racing driver. He was the Australian V8 Supercar champion in 2003 and 2004, and is credited for virtually single-handedly reviving Ford Racing in Australia, after years of Holden domination.In 2006 he raced in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, piloting the #20...
not being cleared to run the first two races due to limited experience.
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running the event at Atlanta. Ambrose finally took over the ride at Martinsville, winning one pole and posting two third-place finishes during the season. In 2007, the truck switched numbers to 09.
Joey ClantonJoseph Clanton , is an American race car driver and businessman. He was the 2002 champion in the now-defunct American Speed Association stock car series. Recently, he purchased two Zaxby's franchises and will compete in the Craftsman Truck Series under their sponsorship for Roush Fenway Racing...
brought
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as a sponsor and would share the ride with ex
Busch SeriesThe NASCAR Nationwide Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. It is promoted as NASCAR's "minor league" circuit , and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organization's "big league" circuit, the Sprint Cup...
veteran
Stacy ComptonStacy Compton , is a NASCAR driver. Currently, he drives the #60 Toyota Tundra for Jeff Wyler in the Camping World Truck Series. He is a former co-owner of Bobby Hamilton Racing-Virginia in the Craftsman Truck Series, and is a former racing analyst for ESPN full-time...
. Clanton, despite running a partial schedule, was third in the Rookie of the Year standings. Clanton would take both the 09 and Zaxby's with him to Roush Fenway Racing for 2008, allowing JTG Daugherty to switch back to the #20 and hire Scott Lagasse as their new driver. After eight races, JTG Daugherty closed its truck team due to a lack of funding.