John Carter Racing: Difference between revisions

| Drivers =08. [[Terry Labonte]], [[Derrike Cope]], [[Johnny Sauter]], [[Joe Nemechek]], [[Tony Raines]], [[Boris Said]], [[Burney Lamar]], [[Carl Long]]<br>60. [[James Hylton]]

| Manufacturer =[[Ford Motor Company]]<br>[[Dodge]]<br>[[Toyota]]

| Debut =[[2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series|2004]] [[TropicanaPocono 400Organics CBD 325|Pocono 500]]

'''John Carter Racing''' was a [[NASCAR]] [[Sprint Cup]] team. The team currently fields the 08 [[U.S. Chrome]]/[[South Beach Beverage CompanySeries|SoBe]]Sprint [[Ford Fusion (Americas)|Ford FusionCup]]/[[Toyota Camry]] for [[Terry Labonte]]team. It iswas owned by [[John Carter (NASCAR team owner)|John Carter]]. [[Roger Craven]] and [[Dale Davis (basketball)|Dale Davis]] previously were co-owners of the team.

In [[2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series|2005]], the team signed sponsors BOSpoker.net and [[Patrón]] Tequila and planned to run the full year. Lepage finished ninth in the [[Daytona 500]] but was released midway through the season. After [[Anthony Lazzaro (race car driver)|Anthony Lazzaro]] ran [[Watkins Glen International|Watkins Glen]], [[Tony Raines]] took over the ride, and led two laps at Michigan before running out of fuel in the final laps. Following his release after the [[UAW-Ford 500]], [[Mike Skinner (NASCAR)|Mike Skinner]], [[Mike Garvey]], and [[Jimmy Spencer (racing driver)|Jimmy Spencer]] shared the ride for the balance of the season.

Blount returned to the #No. 37 in [[2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series|2006]] for the Daytona 500, but missed the race. Skinner attempted most of the races with this season, along with [[Carl Long]]. In June 2006, a press release said [[Terance Mathis]] bought out the operation and renamed it Victory Motorsports, however only Dale Davis joined the ownership of the team. Skinner piloted the car at [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|Indianapolis]], and Bill Elliott started 39th and finished 16th at [[Kansas Speedway]], the team's best showing to date. He ran an additional two races for the team, but did not finish higher 31st.

The team ran the 2007 season after partnering with the [[Front Row Motorsports]] #No. 61 team. Elliott attempted the [[2007 in NASCAR|2007]] Daytona 500 with the team, but failed to qualify and the Past Champion's Provisional went to [[Dale Jarrett]], who was the more recent former series champion not in the Top 35. [[John Andretti]] successfully made the race the next week at [[California Speedway]] and finished 34th. The deal with Front Row Motorsports fell through, and the two teams are no longer associated, with Front Row Motorsports retaining the #No. 37. The team was renamed to E&M Motorsports and made its debut with [[Joe Nemechek]], who had been released from [[Ginn Racing]] following its merger with [[Dale Earnhardt Inc.]]. When Nemechek found a ride with [[Furniture Row Racing]], E&M called upon [[Burney Lamar]], but he DNQ'd all of his attempted races.

It was announced on January 12, 2008 that Carl Long would pilot the teams #No. 08 Dodge at the [[Daytona 500]], but he unfortunately failed to qualify. The team would acquire limited sponsorship from an affiliate of German-based Rhino's Energy Drink. Burney Lamar would fail to qualify the Rhino's Dodge at Fontana, Atlanta and Texas. [[Tony Raines]] was theunsuccessful nextin driverhis toattempts attemptat toMartinsville, getBristol theand carCharlotte. John Carter Racing entered into a relationship with FUBAR hydration drink during May 2008. [[Tony Raines]] would finish 23rd in the field,Sprint howeverShowdown wasat unsuccessfulCharlotte inafter hisexperiencing attemptsmechanical issues. [[Johnny Sauter]] joined the team and made the Pepsi 500 Race at Auto Club Speedway finishing 42nd. This was the teamsteam's first and only race to date that the team has qualified for.

E&M Motorsports and [[Simo Racing]] (formerly No Fear Racing) announced that the teams would form an alliance for the Daytona 500. The alliance, to be referred to as Carter/Simo Racing, saw Hylton and [[Boris Said]] temporarily change numbers. Simo's team fielded the #No. 08 Ford for Said under E&M's ownership and E&M fielded the #No. 60 Dodge for Hylton under Simo's ownership. The #No. 60 team had carburetor issues and was not able to run a lap at mandated practice speed, which under NASCAR rules prevented them from attempting to qualify. The #No. 08 with Boris Said wrecked in his Gatorade Duel Race.

In June 2009, Carter and Said announced they would again partner. The pair brought the #No. 08 Ford to Infineon raceway attempting to qualify for the Toyota Save Mart 350. Said qualified the car, 9th and finished 24th. Although originally unsponsored the team secured a sponsorship through California Outdoor Heritage Alliance.

On July 10, 2009, the team announced they had signed Terry Labonte and he would share driving duties with Boris Said. Despite still seeking a full -time sponsor, the team planned to run the remainder of the 2009 season starting July 26 at Indianapolis. On July 24, 2009, Carter Simo Racing announced it was purchasing the assets of the defunct Mayfield Motorsports team. With the purchase the team temporarily switched from Ford to Toyota, which Mayfield Motorsports was running. However, for the [[Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen]] in August the team returned Said to the car and switched manufacturers back to Ford. Labonte would be entered in the majority of the remaining races the team attempted, with the exception of the [[2009 Dickies 500]], where [[Derrike Cope]] was entered. The team withdrew before practice.

On February 3, 2010, Itit was announced that John Carter Racing (formerly Carter Simo Racing), due to not finding sponsorship for the race team, willwould be auctioning off all the equipment, Partsparts and Race car haulers, as well asand all three race cars Including the 2009 race car that ran at [[Homestead Miami Speedway]] at the 2009 season ending race. will be auctioned off on February 16, 2010 by the auction company Iron Horse Auction.

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