TriStar Motorsports

TriStar Motorsports was an American professional stock car racing team that used to compete in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. The team competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series primarily during the early to mid 1990s, suspending racing operations in 1997 and continuing on as Tri-Star Motors, and later Pro Motor Engines, supplying engines to many NASCAR teams prior to returning to competition in 2010.

TriStar Motorsports

Owner(s)	Bryan Smith
Base	Mooresville, North Carolina
Series	Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Manufacturer	Chevrolet, Ford
Opened	1989
Closed	2019
Career
Debut	Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: 1989 Winston 500 (Talladega) Xfinity Series: 2010 DRIVE4COPD 300 (Daytona)
Latest race	Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: 2018 Ford EcoBoost 400 (Homestead) Xfinity Series: 2017 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead)
Races competed	Total: 884 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: 197 Xfinity Series: 687
Drivers' Championships	Total: 0 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: 0 Xfinity Series: 0
Race victories	Total: 0 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: 0 Xfinity Series: 0
Pole positions	Total: 3 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: 3 Xfinity Series: 0

On July 22, 2017, Mark Smith died after a battle with cancer. His son Bryan took over ownership of TriStar Motorsports.^[1]

Cup Series

Winston Cup 1989–2000

TriStar made its debut in 1989 at Talladega Superspeedway. Driver Ron Esau finished 38th after wrecking the No. 18 Pontiac. Brad Teague made the team's second start at Charlotte Motor Speedway with Mello Yello but finished 31st after suffering engine failure. Barn Animals sponsored Hut Stricklin's No. 68 entry at the 1990 Daytona 500, and fielded the No. 18 for him at Atlanta Motor Speedway, where he finished 33rd and 37th, respectively. TriStar switched back to the No. 68 at Talladega Superspeedway, with sponsorship from, Interstate Batteries, where Stanley Smith would finish 37th after an early wreck. The team finished their first race at Michigan with Mike Chase finishing 24th. They ran the No. 68 with Country Time Lemonade sponsorship and Bobby Hamilton driving in two races, with a best finish of 28th.

In 1991, TriStar ran full-time with Hamilton and Country Time again sponsoring their Oldsmobile. Hamilton had four top-ten finishes and finished 22nd in points, winning Rookie of the Year honors. They began 1992 with no top-ten finishes, and later switched to Ford Thunderbirds, allowing Hamilton to get two top-ten finishes and finish 25th in points. After failing to finish higher than 15th eight races into the 1993 season, Hamilton was released. Greg Sacks drove for the rest of the season, with Dorsey Schroeder filling in at the road course races, and Loy Allen driving at Phoenix International Raceway.

Allen was named the full-time driver for the 1994 season, in addition to TriStar switching to the No. 19 and getting Hooters sponsorship. Allen won the pole for the Daytona 500, becoming the first rookie driver to do so. He also qualified on the pole at Atlanta and Michigan, but failed to qualify for twelve races that season and finished 39th in points. Allen and Hooters left Tri-Star at the end of the year, and Phil Parsons took over the driving duties for the first five races of the 1995 season with Ultra Custom Wheels sponsorship. After the first five races, the team cut back and did not run any races until the Winston Select 500, when Allen returned to the team with Healthsource sponsoring the car. In their first race back together, Allen and TriStar qualified second and finished tenth, Allen's career-best finish. TriStar ran a limited schedule for the rest of 1995, with Ron Fellows driving the No. 68 at Watkins Glen, and Allen driving the No. 19 during the rest of the season.

Healthsource signed for a full season of sponsorship in 1996, but Allen suffered a severe neck injury at the second race of the season at North Carolina Speedway, causing him to miss the next ten races. Dick Trickle filled in the interim, placing eighth at the Food City 500. Upon Allen's return, Tri-Star again moved to a part-time schedule, getting a best finish of 21st. Healthsource left the team at the end of the season, and Child Support Recovery took its place. After two races into the 1997 season, Allen was released and Gary Bradberry replaced him. After failing to qualify for the Miller 400, Child Support Recovery was dropped by the team due to lack of funding and racing operations were suspended again.

In 1999, they leased their shop to SBIII Motorsports and built engines for them. Following the team's closure near the end of the season, TriStar reacquired its equipment and fielded the No. 48 FansTeam Ford for Stanton Barrett at the 2000 Daytona 500, but did not qualify.

Car No. 19/68 results

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year	Team	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	NWCC	Pts
1989	Ron Esau	18	Pontiac	DAY	CAR	ATL	RCH	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL 38	CLT	DOV	SON	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR											N/A	-
	Brad Teague																											CLT 31	NWS	CAR	PHO	ATL
1990	Hut Stricklin	68	Chevy	DAY 33	RCH	CAR																																N/A	-
		18	Pontiac				ATL 37	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON	POC	MCH	DAY	POC
	Stanley Smith	68																		TAL 37	GLN
	Mike Chase																					MCH 24	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS
	Bobby Hamilton																												CLT 28	CAR	PHO	ATL 40
1991			Olds	DAY 10	RCH 28	CAR 21	ATL 33	DAR 20	BRI 31		MAR DNQ	TAL 12	CLT 27	DOV 11	SON 22	POC 35	MCH 22	DAY 28	POC 11	TAL 34	GLN 29	MCH 19	BRI 13	DAR 10	RCH 12	DOV 8	MAR 17	NWS 18	CLT 29	CAR 6	PHO 13	ATL 18						N/A	-
			Pontiac							NWS 21
1992			Olds	DAY 32	CAR 18	RCH 31	ATL 24	DAR 23	BRI 26	NWS 27	MAR 13	TAL 20	CLT 21	DOV 18	SON 34	POC 17	MCH 31		POC 22		GLN 22		BRI 21															N/A	-
			Chevy															DAY 33		TAL 24
			Ford																			MCH 15		DAR 21	RCH 32	DOV 10	MAR 28	NWS 31	CLT 15	CAR 19	PHO 8	ATL 12
1993				DAY 27	CAR 15	RCH 22	ATL 26	DAR 23	BRI 35	NWS 29	MAR 33																											N/A	-
	Greg Sacks											TAL 33		CLT 17	DOV 38	POC 18	MCH 22	DAY 15	NHA 32	POC 32	TAL 6		MCH 12	BRI 19	DAR 25	RCH 31	DOV 20	MAR 28	NWS DNQ	CLT 32	CAR 32		ATL 24
	Dorsey Schroeder												SON 33									GLN 38
	Loy Allen Jr.																															PHO 26
1994		19		DAY 22	CAR 40	RCH DNQ	ATL 22	DAR DNQ	BRI DNQ	NWS DNQ	MAR DNQ	TAL 40	SON DNQ	CLT 11	DOV 15	POC 31	MCH 24	DAY 40	NHA DNQ	POC 18	TAL 37	IND DNQ	GLN DNQ	MCH 22	BRI DNQ	DAR 21	RCH 31	DOV 22	MAR DNQ	NWS DNQ	CLT 27	CAR 42	PHO 41	ATL 42				N/A	1468
1995	Phil Parsons			DAY 41	CAR DNQ	RCH	ATL 42	DAR DNQ	BRI	NWS	MAR																											N/A	-
	Loy Allen Jr.											TAL 10	SON	CLT 36	DOV DNQ	POC	MCH	DAY 31	NHA	POC	TAL 39	IND DNQ	GLN	MCH DNQ	BRI	DAR 34	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT 27	CAR DNQ	PHO	ATL 24
1996				DAY 36	CAR 36											POC 23	MCH 28	DAY 30	NHA DNQ	POC	TAL 28	IND	GLN			DAR 41	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT 34	CAR	PHO	ATL 39				37th	1461
	Dick Trickle					RCH DNQ	ATL 14	DAR 35	BRI 8	NWS 22	MAR DNQ	TAL 19	SON 29	CLT 20	DOV 28
	Mike Wallace																							MCH 29	BRI
1997	Loy Allen Jr.			DAY 26	CAR 43																																	47th	641
	Gary Bradberry					RCH 38	ATL 40	DAR 38	TEX DNQ	BRI 37	MAR DNQ	SON 43	TAL DNQ	CLT 31	DOV 35	POC 33	MCH DNQ	CAL	DAY	NHA	POC	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	NHA	DOV	MAR	CLT	TAL	CAR	PHO	ATL
2000	Stanton Barrett	48		DAY DNQ	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR	BRI	TEX	MAR	TAL	CAL	RCH	CLT	DOV	MCH	POC	SON	DAY	NHA	POC	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	NHA	DOV	MAR	CLT	TAL	CAR	PHO	HOM	ATL	NA	-

Cup Series return 2010-2018

Car No. 35 history

TriStar attempted to qualify for the race at Watkins Glen in 2010 with driver Tony Ave in the No. 35 Chevrolet Impala purchased from Front Row Motorsports, however, after showing signs of mechanical issues during qualifying, which included smoke and fluid trailing from behind the car, the team did not qualify. It was the only Cup race Tri-Star attempted that year.

Car No. 35 results

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results
Year	Team	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	NSCC	Pts
2010	Tony Ave	35	Chevy	DAY	CAL	LVS	ATL	BRI	MAR	PHO	TEX	TAL	RCH	DAR	DOV	CLT	POC	MCH	SON	NHA	DAY	CHI	IND	POC	GLN DNQ	MCH	BRI	ATL	RCH	NHA	DOV	KAN	CAL	CLT	MAR	TAL	TEX	PHO	HOM	N/A	-

Car No. 19/91 history

Mark Smith returned to the Cup Series in 2012 by partnering with former HP Racing co-owner Randy Humphrey. As Humphrey Smith Racing, the team fielded Jason Leffler, Chris Cook, Jeff Green, and Mike Bliss in the No. 19 Toyota Camry. The team started fielding the No. 91 for Reed Sorenson and Jason Leffler starting at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as well. The team ran a mix of Ford, Toyota, and Chevrolet recycled from other teams for the No. 91 team, both cars are Start and parks. The No. 19 team and Bliss had returned for the 2013 season, running a Toyota. They attempted the full Daytona 500 with G-Oil as the sponsor, but failed to make the race. The car was driven by Jason Leffler in the Party in the Poconos 400, three days before he was killed in a sprint car accident at Bridgeport Speedway in New Jersey.^[2] Following his death, the team, like others in the racing community, ran "LEFTURN" logos above the driver doors in honor of Leffler.

 

Mike Bliss at Richmond in 2013

The team also employed Alex Kennedy for the road courses. Kennedy crashed at Sonoma, parked at Pocono, but finished 29th at Watkins Glen. Scott Riggs attempted Michigan with them but didn’t qualify. Smith shut the team down before the Chase.

In 2014, Humphrey left TriStar and started his own Cup operation, the No. 77 Ford Fusion driven by Dave Blaney.^[3] Smith did not field an entry in the Sprint Cup Series in 2014, and the No. 19 was claimed by Joe Gibbs Racing for its new entry in 2015 for Carl Edwards.

Car No. 19 results

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results
Year	Team	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	NSCC	Pts
2012	Mike Bliss	19	Toyota	DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL 40	MAR DNQ	TEX 40	KAN 42	RCH 42	TAL	DAR DNQ	CLT DNQ	DOV 36	POC 38	MCH 39		KEN 42	DAY	NHA DNQ	IND 43	POC 39			BRI 43	ATL DNQ	RCH 40	CHI 42		DOV DNQ	TAL	CLT 39	KAN 36	MAR DNQ	TEX 41	PHO 41	HOM 43	45th	72
	Chris Cook																		SON 42						GLN 41
	Jason Leffler		Ford																							MCH 43
	Jeff Green		Toyota																												NHA DNQ
2013	Mike Bliss			DAY DNQ	PHO 42	LVS DNQ	BRI 43	CAL 43	MAR DNQ	TEX 41	KAN 41	RCH 43	TAL	DAR 43	CLT DNQ	DOV 41		MCH 41		KEN 41	DAY	NHA 43	IND DNQ				BRI DNQ	ATL	RCH DNQ	CHI	NHA	DOV	KAN	CLT	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM	45th	44
	Jason Leffler																POC 43
	Alex Kennedy																		SON 40					POC 42	GLN 29
	Scott Riggs																									MCH DNQ

Car No. 91 results

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results
Year	Team	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	NSCC	Pts
2012	Reed Sorenson	91	Ford	DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	MAR	TEX	KAN	RCH	TAL	DAR	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	SON	KEN	DAY	NHA	IND DNQ																	51st	20
			Toyota																					POC 42	GLN	MCH 42		ATL 42				DOV 43	TAL	CLT 41	KAN 41		TEX 43
			Chevy																								BRI DNQ		RCH 43	CHI DNQ	NHA 42					MAR 43
	Jason Leffler																																					PHO 43
			Toyota																																				HOM DNQ

Car No. 72 history

 

Cole Whitt driving the No. 72 at Sonoma Raceway in 2018

In 2017, TriStar announced that they would field one full-time team, the No. 72 Chevrolet SS for Whitt.^[4] The team took lease of the No. 35 charter from Front Row Motorsports to secure a spot every race.^[5] Whitt ended up finishing the 2017 season with a best of 12th, and brought the car home 33rd in driver & owner standings.

For 2018, TriStar again took lease of a charter from Front Row Motorsports. Whitt requested a limited schedule of only ten races in order to focus on family. Corey LaJoie drove the No. 72 in the 26 races in which Whitt did not run in 2018, finishing 34th in driver standings with a best finish of 16th. Whitt later retired from stock car competition and LaJoie departed for the No. 32 team, leaving TriStar without a driver for 2019. The team was unable to acquire a charter for 2019 and has not attempted a race since Homestead-Miami.

In a September 2019 interview, former TriStar crew chief Frank Kerr confirmed the team has since shut down.^[6] The charter leased to the team was returned to Front Row, and sold to Rick Ware Racing for the No. 52 team, while certain equipment and a hauler were liquidated to Tommy Joe Martins' team.^[5]

Car No. 72 results

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series results
Year	Team	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	MENCC	Pts	Ref
2017	Cole Whitt	72	Ford	DAY 18																																				33rd	322	^[7]
			Chevy		ATL 20	LVS 28	PHO 34	CAL 32	MAR 21	TEX 30	BRI 21	RCH 27	TAL 16	KAN 26	CLT 34	DOV 22	POC 30	MCH 31	SON 21	DAY 39	KEN 34	NHA 38	IND 12	POC 24	GLN 34	MCH 29	BRI 33	DAR 23	RCH 33	CHI 35	NHA 30	DOV 32	CLT 34	TAL 34	KAN 24	MAR 25	TEX 29	PHO 36	HOM 28
2018					ATL 28	LVS 28		CAL 28	MAR 27	TEX 19		RCH 30	TAL 21				POC 30		SON 35						GLN 34							CLT 20				MAR 24		PHO 25		33rd	276	^[8]
	Corey LaJoie			DAY 40			PHO 37				BRI 25			DOV 38	KAN 24	CLT 26		MCH 27		CHI 34	DAY 31	KEN 31	NHA 27	POC 39		MCH 40	BRI 34	DAR 27	IND 27	LVS 16	RCH 32		DOV 30	TAL 32	KAN 34		TEX 40		HOM 34

Xfinity Series

After a nine-year hiatus from fielding race teams, TriStar acquired the Nationwide team owned by Front Row Motorsports, and fielded three cars in 2010, the former FRM team No. 34 Chevrolet Impala for Tony Raines, a new team, the No. 35 Chevrolet Impala for Jason Keller and ran the No. 36 Chevrolet Impala on a part-time schedule. The team used their own PME Motors.

Car No. 8 history

 

Blake Koch at Road America in 2015.

In January 2015 the team announced that Blake Koch would run the full season, in a new No. 8 car with crew chief Bruce Cook.^[9][10] LeafFilter Gutter Protection was the primary sponsor.^[11] Koch opened the season with a 20th-place finish at Daytona.^[12] After announcing in June that he would return to TriStar for 2016,^[13] he and LeafFilter would move to Kaulig Racing for 2016, taking the No. 8 team's owner points, for the 2016 season, leaving the No. 8 team to be shut down.^[13][14][15]

Car No. 8 Results

NASCAR Xfinity 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	Owners	Pts
2015	Blake Koch	8	Toyota	DAY 20	ATL 22	LVS 35	PHO 25	CAL 19	TEX 32	BRI 22	RCH 24	TAL 23	IOW 22	CLT 23	DOV 30	MCH 36	CHI 22	DAY 18	KEN 22	NHA 20	IND 37	IOW 24	GLN 18	MOH 24	BRI 21	ROA 21	DAR 27	RCH 19	CHI 21	KEN 40	DOV 23	CLT 33	KAN 25	TEX 21	PHO 20	HOM 18	24th	646

Car No. 10 history

The No. 10 began as the No. 36, which was a third car in 2010 with Tony Ave and Jeff Green behind the wheel, running as a start and park operation. The team used the prize money used to fund the No. 34 and No. 35 teams. For 2012 the team returned and changed number to 10, and Green drove the car as a start and park. However, when Green moved to the No. 14 Toyota Camry after Eric McClure's injury, Tony Raines and Kevin Lepage became the temporary drivers until McClure returned at Road America.

Green ran the majority of the races in 2013 as a start and park again. Cole Whitt moved over from the No. 44 Toyota Camry and ran the full race at Bristol in August, finishing tenth with Gold Bond as the sponsor.^[16] Mike Bliss ran the car at Homestead with his usual No. 19 occupied by Dakoda Armstrong.

 

Jeff Green at Road America in 2014.

In 2014, David Starr ran the car competitively at Daytona season opener in February.^[17] For the rest of the year, Blake Koch and Jeff Green ran the majority of the races, again mostly as a start and park. At Daytona in July, Koch had sponsorship from Celsius Negative Calorie Cola, with TriStar bringing five cars to run the full race. During the first round of qualifying, all five TriStar cars were running in a pack when a sudden downpour of rain caused the entire pack to spin out, causing most of the cars including four from TriStar to wreck. Koch, along with the No. 91 Toyota Camry of Benny Gordon missed the race, and the sponsor of the No. 10 moved over to Mike Bliss' No. 19. Bliss ran the No. 10 at Bristol in August as a full race effort while Hermie Sadler ran his usual No. 19 Toyota Camry.

Jeff Green returned in 2015 at Daytona in February. After Scott Lagasse Jr. and the No. 19 team failed to qualify, Lagasse Jr. and sponsor Alert Today Florida moved over to the No. 10 car for the race, finishing 37th after a crash.^[12] The No. 10 team has been renumbered as the No. 19, carrying the owner points from the No. 10. The change came after the return of Eric McClure.

The No. 10 was revived for 2016 beginning at Atlanta, with Green and Matt DiBenedetto once again running in a start-and-park capacity.

Car No. 10 results

NASCAR Xfinity 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	Owners	Pts
2010	Kevin Hamlin	36	Chevy	DAY	CAL	LVS	BRI	NSH	PHO	TEX	TAL	RCH	DAR	DOV	CLT	NSH	KEN	ROA	NHA	DAY	CHI DNQ				GLN 42	MCH									GTY 43				N/A	N/A
	Johnny Sauter																					GTY 41
	Jeff Green																						IRP 40	IOW 43			BRI 43	CGV 42	ATL 43	RCH	DOV 43	KAN 43	CAL 43	CLT 42		TEX DNQ	PHO 43	HOM 43
2012	Jeff Green	10	Toyota	DAY 43	PHO 43	LVS 40	BRI 42	CAL 43	TEX 43	RCH 43	TAL 39						ROA 43	KEN 42	DAY 43	NHA 43	CHI 43	IND 36		GLN 40	CGV 43	BRI 42	ATL 35	RCH 43	CHI 31				KAN 42		PHO 23				39th	182
	Tony Raines											DAR 36
	Kevin Lepage												IOW 41	CLT 43	DOV 39	MCH 42
	Mike Bliss																						IOW 20											TEX 18		HOM 19
	Charles Lewandoski																													KEN 43	DOV 43	CLT 42
2013	Jeff Green			DAY 40	PHO 37	LVS 38	BRI 37	CAL 37	TEX 40	RCH 40	TAL 40	DAR 37	CLT Wth	DOV 35	IOW 40	MCH 36	ROA 40	KEN 40	DAY Wth	NHA 40	CHI 37	IND 40	IOW 40	GLN 37					CHI 40	KEN 40	DOV 35	KAN 40	CLT 40		PHO 40				40th	191
	Chase Miller																								MOH 39		ATL 38	RCH 39
	Cole Whitt																									BRI 14
	Michael McDowell																																	TEX 40
	Mike Bliss																																			HOM 37
2014	David Starr			DAY 25																													CLT 20						36th	270
	Blake Koch				PHO 39		BRI 40	CAL 39	TEX 40	DAR 40		TAL 40		CLT Wth	DOV 40				DAY DNQ	NHA 39	CHI 39	IND 40	IOW 38	GLN 38	MOH 35				CHI 40			KAN 36		TEX 39
	Jeff Green					LVS 40					RCH 38		IOW 39				ROA 36	KEN 39									ATL 40			KEN 40					PHO 34
	Kevin Lepage															MCH 39															DOV 31
	Mike Bliss																									BRI 17		RCH 20
	Ross Chastain																																			HOM 14
2015	Scott Lagasse Jr.			DAY 37																																			N/A	13
	Jeff Green			DAY QL	ATL	LVS 40	PHO 40	CAL 40	TEX 38	BRI 39	RCH 40	TAL QL
	Charles Lewandoski											TAL 40	IOW	CLT	DOV	MCH	CHI	DAY	KEN	NHA	IND	IOW	GLN	MOH	BRI	ROA	DAR	RCH	CHI	KEN	DOV	CLT	KAN	TEX	PHO	HOM
2016	Jeff Green			DAY	ATL 40	LVS 40	PHO 40		TEX DNQ			TAL 40											GLN 33	MOH 40		ROA 39								TEX 40					49th	41
	Matt DiBenedetto							CAL 40		BRI 40	RCH Wth		DOV 38	CLT 40	POC 40	MCH 40			KEN 40	NHA 40	IND 38				BRI 40		DAR 40	RCH 40	CHI 40		DOV 40	CLT Wth			PHO 40	HOM 40
	Tyler Young																IOW 39	DAY
	Mike Bliss																					IOW 39								KEN 40
	Josh Wise																																KAN DNQ

Car No. 14 history

2010

 

No. 35 driven by Tony Ave at Road America in 2010

What is now the No. 14 Chevrolet Impala debuted in 2010 as the No. 35 Chevrolet Impala. At the time it was a completely new entry, consisting of veteran Jason Keller as the driver and former Rusty Wallace Racing crew chief Bryan Berry atop the pit box. During their first attempt at Daytona, the No. 35 missed the race due to not having a top-35 points position and being unable to qualify on time. The team would go on to miss the races at Daytona, Las Vegas, and Texas, while successfully making the race Stater Brothers 300 in California, starting 21st and finishing 20th during the team's first race. The team would eventually make the top-35, a notable accomplishment for a team that missed 3 races during the season. The No. 35 and Keller got their first top 10 finish in the form of a top 5, finishing 4th at Talladega. At the inaugural event at Road America, the team selected Tony Ave to drive the No. 35, Ave being a road course ace with much success at the track. He qualified the car in 10th place, and was running 5th when he was spun on the last lap of the race, finishing 20th. Ave returned to the seat at the 2010 NAPA 200 in Montreal, leading 1 lap but finishing 36th. He drove at the Watkins Glen too, finishing 15th.

Antonio Pérez drove the car at Gateway International Raceway, finishing 34th. Tony Raines drove the No. 35 at Phoenix International Raceway with sponsorship from BeAStockCarDriver.com. The No. 35 finished 29th in the 2010 owners points.

The team managed to put together some one race sponsorship deals for various races during the season. The No. 35 and Keller managed to get sponsorship from uPillar.com at Darlington, KEL Chemicals at Dover for Kellers 500th career start, and LubePros.com at Chicagoland Speedway. BeAStockCarDriver.com sponsored Keller at Charlotte in October.

 

Eric McClure's Hefty/Reynolds Wrap Toyota at Road America in 2013.

 

The alternate Reynolds Wrap scheme run by McClure at Road America in 2014.

2011

The team returned to competition in 2011 as the No. 14, with Eric McClure and his longtime sponsor Hefty coming along with him from Team Rensi Motorsports. Mike Bliss drove the No. 14 unsponsored at Dover when the car fell out of the top-30 in owners points. McClure made all 34 races that year, scoring a best finish of 18th at Chicago en route to a 19th-place points finish. McClure and Hefty returned in 2012, along with the team's manufacturer switch to Toyota Camry.

2012

McClure started the season in the No. 14 Toyota Camry. He ran at the end of the first seven races before a crash at Talladega took him out of action. Jeff Green moved from the start-and-park No. 10 to the No. 14 while McClure recovered. McClure returned at Road America, moving Green back to the No. 10.

2013

A fully recovered McClure remained in the No. 14. Though he had an illness before the Mid-Ohio race was replaced by Jeff Green.

2014

Eric McClure returned for what was believed to be his final season. He ran at 28 races. Longtime partners Hefty and Reynolds Wrap once again sponsored the car. Teammate Jeff Green piloted the No. 14 in 5 races: Dover in May, Michigan in June, Mid-Ohio in August, Richmond in September, and Dover again in September.^[18] At Mid-Ohio, Green was running second with 20 laps to go when the throttle of the No. 14 Toyota Camry hung out, sending him head-on into a tire barrier, relegating him to a 29th-place finish.^[19]

2015

After the season, McClure and Hefty/Reynolds Wrap announced their departure for JGL Racing.^[20]Cale Conley drove the No. 14 Toyota Camry for the full 2015 season, running for Rookie of the Year with crew chief Eddie Pardue.^[9][21][22] However, Conley was released with three races to go due to lack of sponsorship. Mike Bliss returned to TriStar at Texas, parking the No. 14 after 40 laps.

2016

Benny Gordon and VSI Racing ran the No. 14 at Daytona.^[23] J. J. Yeley drove the car for six races beginning at Atlanta.^[17][24] Jeff Green took over the car when Yeley replaced David Starr in the No. 44. Hermie Sadler would drive at Bristol and Richmond with sponsorship from Virginia Lottery. The No. 14 would serve as a start and park along with the No. 10 unless Gordon, Sadler and DiBenedetto were in the car. DiBenedetto drove 2 races in the No. 14 car at Kansas and Texas with an 11th place finish and a 36th place finish sponsored by Superior Essex.

2017

 

Yeley's No. 14 at Road America in 2017.

On January 26, 2017, it was announced that Yeley returned to TriStar but driving the No. 14 with Superior Essex sponsoring 13 races. Yeley would have a quiet, but a consistent year, only finishing outside the top 20 11 times - 5 were DNFs - with also a strong outing at the 2nd Iowa race, finishing 6th, plus the 11th place finishes he got at the spring Bristol and Talladega races. He finished 14th in points.

The team sold its cars and equipment to the new JP Motorsports team in 2018.

Car No. 14 results

NASCAR Xfinity 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	Owners	Pts
2010	Jason Keller	35	Chevy	DAY DNQ	CAL 20	LVS DNQ	BRI 27	NSH 38	PHO 22	TEX DNQ	TAL 4	RCH 14	DAR 21	DOV 33	CLT 19	NSH 20	KEN 23		NHA 15	DAY 20	CHI 30	GTY 34	IRP 32	IOW 26		MCH 23	BRI 12		ATL 18	RCH 23	DOV 27	KAN 27	CAL 16	CLT 32		TEX 29		HOM 27	29th	N/A
	Tony Ave																	ROA 20							GLN 15			CGV 36
	Antonio Pérez																																		GTY 34
	Tony Raines																																				PHO 19
2011	Eric McClure	14		DAY 33	PHO 25	LVS 20	BRI 25	CAL 21	TEX 31	TAL 26	NSH 32	RCH 32	DAR 36		IOW 23	CLT 28	CHI 18	MCH 29	ROA 27	DAY 37	KEN 27	NHA 20	NSH 23	IRP 21	IOW 26	GLN 35	CGV 36	BRI 27	ATL 28	RCH 30	CHI 25	DOV 24	KAN 31	CLT 31	TEX 24	PHO 19	HOM 29		27th	582
	Mike Bliss													DOV 15
2012	Eric McClure		Toyota	DAY 22	PHO 28	LVS 25	BRI 27	CAL 26	TEX 24	RCH 31	TAL 27						ROA 21	KEN 26	DAY 18	NHA 22	CHI 24	IND 24	IOW 31	GLN 26	CGV 19	BRI 27	ATL 21	RCH 26	CHI 25	KEN 22	DOV 26	CLT 22	KAN 15	TEX 21	PHO 20	HOM 27			24th	662
	Jeff Green											DAR 19	IOW 32	CLT 32	DOV 17	MCH 17
2013	Eric McClure			DAY 8	PHO 29	LVS 40	BRI 21	CAL 27	TEX 30	RCH 26	TAL 23	DAR 26	CLT 30	DOV 24	IOW 18	MCH 28	ROA 27	KEN 23	DAY 24	NHA 31	CHI 28	IND 31	IOW 23	GLN 28					CHI 25	KEN 24	DOV 26	KAN 27	CLT 33		PHO 27				24th	608
	Jeff Green																								MOH 24	BRI 16	ATL 29	RCH 22						TEX 27		HOM 20
2014	Eric McClure			DAY 35	PHO 23	LVS 27	BRI 27	CAL 25	TEX 24	DAR 21	RCH 29	TAL 17	IOW 24	CLT 29			ROA 20	KEN 24	DAY 22	NHA 26	CHI 25	IND 36	IOW 23	GLN 24		BRI 20	ATL 24		CHI 26	KEN 31		KAN 19	CLT 32	TEX 26	PHO 26	HOM 26			25th	615
	Jeff Green														DOV 18	MCH 23									MOH 29			RCH 30			DOV 26
2015	Cale Conley			DAY 30	ATL 35	LVS 25	PHO 22	CAL 16	TEX 34	BRI 19	RCH 25	TAL 24	IOW 19	CLT 34	DOV 33	MCH 26	CHI 20	DAY 32	KEN 29	NHA 21	IND 21	IOW 23	GLN 21	MOH 20	BRI 18	ROA 37	DAR 19	RCH 22	CHI 33	KEN 16	DOV 29	CLT 26	KAN 30						26th	586
	Mike Bliss																																	TEX 36	PHO 35	HOM 37
2016	Benny Gordon			DAY 35								TAL 14						DAY 23																					30th	390
	J. J. Yeley				ATL 19	LVS 21	PHO 20	CAL 27	TEX 38	BRI 38
	Jeff Green										RCH 37		DOV 33	CLT 34	POC 34	MCH 33	IOW 33		KEN 33	NHA 35	IND 36	IOW 31					DAR 30		CHI 31	KEN 32	DOV 32	CLT 37
	Tomy Drissi																						GLN 36			ROA 26
	Mike Bliss																							MOH 26
	Hermie Sadler																								BRI 34			RCH 28
	Matt DiBenedetto																																KAN 11	TEX 36
	Cole Whitt																																		PHO 16	HOM 18
2017	J. J. Yeley			DAY 25	ATL 36	LVS 22	PHO 16	CAL 16	TEX 22	BRI 11	RCH 39	TAL 11	CLT 22	DOV 15	POC 19	MCH 38	IOW 13	DAY 13	KEN 25	NHA 15	IND 15	IOW 6	GLN 39	MOH 13	BRI 16	ROA 17	DAR 19	RCH 20	CHI 21	KEN 19	DOV 17	CLT 19	KAN 20	TEX 18	PHO 20	HOM 22			20th	588

Car No. 19 history

2010

 

No. 34 driven by Tony Raines in 2010

What is now the No. 19 team was previously the No. 34 team from the 2010 season. TriStar acquired the team from Front Row Motorsports following the 2009 season. It remained mostly intact, with Scott Eggleston returning as crew chief and Tony Raines returning as the driver of the Long John Silvers entry, and with the previous years owners points transferring over which locked the team into the first 5 races of the season. During the first race for the new team at Daytona, Raines and the No. 34 Chevrolet Impala lead 3 laps and finished 14th despite being involved in 2 incidents. Alongside his teammate, Raines and the crew scored the seasons first top-10 in the Aaron's 312 at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama, finishing 7th after running in the top-5 for various parts of the race. Raines got his second top 10 of the season at Gateway, finishing tenth. Charles Lewandoski started and parked the No. 34 at Phoenix International Raceway in November, with Raines in the No. 35 for that race. Dave Fuge became crew chief of the team in the second half of the season. The No. 34 finished 23rd in final owners points, with Raines finishing 17th in driver standings in 2010.

The team managed to put together some one race sponsorship deals for various races for during the season. The No. 34 and Raines was funded by Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino at California, doorstopnation.com at Daytona & Talladega, Continental Fire & Safety at Dover, and Boss Industries/The Walter Payton Foundation at Chicagoland. Front Row Motorsports' owner Bob Jenkins pulled the Long John Silver's sponsorship from the team following the race at Bristol Motor Speedway in August, with BeAStockCarDriver.com sponsoring Raines for the final 4 races of the season. Raines was replaced by Nationwide Series veteran Mike Bliss.

2011–2012

 

Mike Bliss at Road America in 2011.

The team returned in 2011 as the No. 19, and Mike Bliss signed on to drive the car for the 2011 season. Crew Chief Dave Fuge remained with the team but was replaced early in the season by Wes Ward. Fuge now is part owner of Derrike Cope's CFK Motorsports. Ward also left the team early on and was replaced by TRG interim crew chief Paul Clapprood. The team scored 19 top-20 finishes with a best finish of 9th at the second Dover race. With limited sponsorship Bliss and the No. 19 team finished the season 12th in points. For 2012, Bliss was replaced by Tayler Malsam as he brought sponsorship from Green Earth Technologies and G-Oil as well as the team's manufacturer change to Toyota Camry. Venezuelan Alex Popow drove the car at Watkins Glen. Malsam was 13th in points when he and TriStar parted ways after Kentucky, leaving Bliss to return to the No. 19. Also, Hal Martin competed in three races in 2012.

2013

Mike Bliss took over the No. 19 Toyota Camry once again for the full season. G-Oil and Tweaker Energy Shot sponsored the car. Dakoda Armstrong ran the car at Homestead with sponsor WinField, while Bliss ran the No. 10. Bliss would just miss the top 10 in points.

2014

 

Mike Bliss at Road America in 2014.

Mike Bliss was once again in the car full-time, with Tweaker Energy Shot sponsoring several races. Hermie Sadler ran the No. 19 Toyota Camry at Bristol in August and Richmond in September, with the Virginia State Lottery sponsoring, while Bliss moved to the No. 10.^[25]

2015

Mike Bliss returned to the No. 19 Toyota Camry in 2015.^[9][21] Scott Lagasse Jr. attempted the season opener at Daytona with sponsor Alert Today Florida,^[26] but failed to qualify and moved over to the No. 10 car for the race. Bliss then drove the car through Talladega, before being released by Charles Lewandoski for Iowa, where the No. 19 car had assumed the Start and Park role of the former No. 10 after the addition of McClure. For Charlotte, Jeff Green was tabbed as the driver for the No. 19 car, and remained there for the remainder of the season.

2016

The No. 19 was used by Joe Gibbs Racing in 2016.^[27]

Car No. 19 results

NASCAR Xfinity 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	Owners	Pts
2010	Tony Raines	34	Chevy	DAY 14	CAL 25	LVS 22	BRI 22	NSH 32	PHO 14	TEX 22	TAL 7	RCH 24	DAR 18	DOV 17	CLT 25	NSH 23	KEN 19	ROA 36	NHA 18	DAY 24	CHI 23	GTY 10	IRP 18	IOW 29	GLN 28	MCH 24	BRI 26	CGV 34	ATL 20	RCH 18	DOV 24	KAN 25	CAL 19	CLT 20	GTY 29	TEX 25		HOM 23	23rd	N/A
	Charles Lewandoski																																				PHO 40
2011	Mike Bliss	19		DAY 13	PHO 20	LVS 17	BRI 26	CAL 19	TEX 19	TAL 35	NSH 31	RCH 18	DAR 30		IOW 18	CLT 18	CHI 22	MCH 23	ROA 15	DAY 20	KEN 24	NHA 14	NSH 24	IRP 11	IOW 18	GLN 22	CGV 15	BRI 18	ATL 15	RCH 12	CHI 15	DOV 9	KAN 22	CLT 20	TEX 23	PHO 31	HOM 17		20th	817
	Eric McClure													DOV 25
2012	Tayler Malsam		Toyota	DAY 6	PHO 20	LVS 16	BRI 18	CAL 16	TEX 25	RCH 25	TAL 24	DAR 31	IOW 29	CLT 20	DOV 16	MCH 21	ROA 30	KEN 23	DAY 15	NHA 20	CHI 25	IND 29	IOW 22		CGV 14	BRI 12	ATL 18	RCH 19	CHI 18	KEN 23									20th	746
	Alex Popow																							GLN 38
	Mike Bliss																														DOV 11	CLT 36	KAN 13		PHO 13
	Hal Martin																																	TEX 30		HOM 30
2013	Mike Bliss			DAY 23	PHO 14	LVS 17	BRI 13	CAL 18	TEX 20	RCH 13	TAL 14	DAR 19	CLT 19	DOV 18	IOW 10	MCH 21	ROA 33	KEN 19	DAY 14	NHA 17	CHI 19	IND 36	IOW 18	GLN 27	MOH 17	BRI 17	ATL 22	RCH 18	CHI 23	KEN 26	DOV 10	KAN 13	CLT 15	TEX 23	PHO 17				18th	827
	Dakoda Armstrong																																			HOM 24
2014	Mike Bliss			DAY 20	PHO 17	LVS 14	BRI 26	CAL 18	TEX 32	DAR 16	RCH 16	TAL 12	IOW 31	CLT 20	DOV 22	MCH 18	ROA 10	KEN 34	DAY 38	NHA 32	CHI 19	IND 22	IOW 16	GLN 14	MOH 11		ATL 17		CHI 20	KEN 24	DOV 29	KAN 14	CLT 18	TEX 18	PHO 16	HOM 23			20th	765
	Hermie Sadler																									BRI 24		RCH 27
2015	Scott Lagasse Jr.			DAY DNQ																																			40th	135
	Mike Bliss				ATL 25	LVS 39	PHO 20	CAL 26	TEX 24	BRI 20	RCH 23	TAL 34
	Charles Lewandoski												IOW 39
	Jeff Green													CLT 40	DOV 40	MCH 39	CHI 40	DAY DNQ	KEN 40	NHA 40	IND 40	IOW 40	GLN 40	MOH 40	BRI 40	ROA 40	DAR 38	RCH 40	CHI 40	KEN 39	DOV 40	CLT 40	KAN 40	TEX 40	PHO 40	HOM 40

Car No. 24 history

Main article: JGL Racing

After initially leaving TriStar for JGL Racing, after nine 2015 races Eric McClure and longtime sponsor Hefty/Reynolds Wrap announced their return to TriStar beginning at Iowa Speedway in May. The team carried over the No. 24 Toyota Camry from JGL,^[28] while assuming the owner points from the No. 19 Toyota Camry. McClure was released again after changes with his Hefty/Reynolds Wrap sponsorship, with the number returning to JGL and the team going inactive.

Car No. 44 history

 

The No. 44 car in 2013, driven by Cole Whitt

The No. 44 car was first run in 2011 by Jeff Green as a Start and park entry at Daytona. Charles Lewandoski drove the car at Phoenix. Green then drove the car for most of the season as a start and park, but was replaced for 3 races by Angela Cope. For 2012, Mike Bliss drove the car with various sponsorship until Dover when he moved back to the No. 19 Toyota Camry and Green took over for the next two races. Hal Martin and John Blankenship finished out the season. Though John Blankenship raced for Tommy Baldwin Racing for Chevrolet Impala for Iowa, Texas, Phoenix and Homestead.

2013

In 2013, Hal Martin ran for Rookie of the year with American Custom Yachts as the sponsor, but only ran the first ten races and then two late in the season. Chad Hackenbracht ran seven races with Ingersoll Rand and Tastee Apples sponsoring.^[16] Cole Whitt ran the most races for the team,^[16] with several strong runs including four top tens and only one finish outside the top twenty. Whitt was sponsored by Takagi Water Heaters and Gold Bond.^[16] Whitt left for Swan Racing in the Sprint Cup Series at the end of the season.

2014

 

Carlos Contreras at Road America in 2014.

For 2014, it was announced that Blake Koch would drive for TriStar full-time, splitting time between the No. 44 Toyota Camry and the No. 10 Toyota Camry. David Starr ran the majority of races with the team, with a best finish of 9th at Talladega.^[17][21] Various other drivers have run the No. 44, bringing sponsorship with them. These include Hal Martin, Paulie Harraka, Carlos Contreras, ARCA driver Will Kimmel, and Matt Frahm.

Hal Martin returned to TriStar's No. 44 Toyota Camry for both races at Iowa Speedway in 2014. Stuart, FL based American Custom Yachts returned as a sponsor for the team (not appearing on the hood), as they did in Martin's first 10 races of 2013.^[29] Martin finished 26th and 28th in his two races respectively.^[30]

Forty-four-year-old NASCAR veteran Carlos Contreras has raced all three road courses for TriStar in the No. 44 Toyota Camry with sponsors 38 Special and Voli and regular TriStar sponsor Ingersoll Rand. He posted a strong 15th place at Road America, a solid 23rd place at Watkins Glen International and finished 21st in his debut at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in August.^[30][31]

Twenty-six-year-old ARCA driver Will Kimmel, nephew of ARCA legend Frank Kimmel, will drive five races in the TriStar No. 44 Toyota Camry in 2014. Ingersoll Rand will serve as the primary sponsor for all five races.^[32] Kimmel finished 33rd in his debut at Phoenix and 22nd two races later at Bristol.^[33] Kimmel returned to the car in the fall races at Richmond, Chicago, and Charlotte.^[30][34]

New Hampshire native Matt Frahm was announced as the driver at his hometown New Hampshire Motor Speedway in July for his tenth start in the Nationwide Series. Hudson, NH based Gilchrist Metal Fabricating Company funded the car.^[35] Frahm finished a solid 25th, but 5 laps down.^[30]

NASCAR Drive for Diversity graduate and New Jersey native Paulie Harraka drive the No. 44 Toyota Camry at home track Dover International Speedway in May. The Delaware Office of Highway Safety came on board with their "Click it or Ticket" campaign to raise awareness for traffic safety.^[36] Harraka qualified 22nd, and finished a solid 19th after battling back from a pit road incident with Brendan Gaughan.^[37] Notably, Harraka was involved in an incident the prior year at the Sonoma Cup race where his No. 52 Ford Fusion collided with the TriStar No. 19 Toyota Camry on pit road before the race even started.

2014 driver rotation
No. 44 Driver	Races	Sponsor
David Starr	11	Whataburger, BYF.org, Chasco Constructors
Blake Koch	10	CompassionRacing.com, Son of God (film), K-LOVE
Carlos Contreras	3	38 Special, Voli, Ingersoll Rand
Will Kimmel	5	Ingersoll Rand
Hal Martin	2	American Custom Yachts
Matt Frahm	1	Gilchrist Metal Fabrication
Paulie Harraka	1	Delaware "Click It Or Ticket"
Source:^[30]

2015

 

David Starr in the No. 44 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in 2015

David Starr signed a three-year contract with TriStar and longtime sponsor Zachry Group to run the No. 44 Toyota Camry full-time beginning in 2015.^[21] Starr finished a strong 6th place at the season opener at Daytona International Speedway, after avoiding 2 big crashes in the late stages of the race.^[12] Starr had a decent season, finishing 16th in points.^[17]

2016

Starr returned in 2016, with Zachry continuing sponsor him. He finished 18th at the season opener at Daytona, and at Atlanta he finished 39th after blowing an engine in a few laps of the race. At Richmond in April, J. J. Yeley replaced Starr due to illness, finishing 12th. Following Richmond, Yeley officially replaced Starr in the No. 44.^[17] Yeley collected three top tens for TriStar, with an 8th place finish at fall Dover race.

2017

The car returned in a part-time basis in 2017. Benny Gordon drove at the PowerShares QQQ 300 at Daytona International Speedway with sponsorship from Florida Lottery. He was involved in a single-car crash, and finished 27th.

Car No. 44 results

NASCAR Xfinity 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	Owners	Pts
2011	Jeff Green	44	Chevy	DAY 40		LVS 42	BRI 38	CAL 37	TEX 43	TAL 43	NSH 42	RCH 40	DAR 34	DOV 41		CLT 43	CHI 40	MCH 41	ROA 38	DAY 43	KEN 37		NSH 35	IRP 33	IOW 43	GLN 43	CGV 43	BRI 43	ATL 37	RCH 36		DOV 43	KAN 41	CLT 43	TEX 42	PHO 34	HOM DNQ	36th	176
	Charles Lewandoski				PHO 21
	Angela Ruch														IOW 28							NHA 25									CHI DNQ
2012	Mike Bliss		Toyota	DAY 39	PHO 16	LVS 15	BRI 15	CAL 17	TEX 16	RCH 17	TAL 18	DAR 15	IOW 15	CLT 12	DOV 33	MCH 13	ROA 13	KEN 17	DAY 8	NHA 13	CHI 12	IND 11		GLN 14	CGV 13	BRI 13	ATL 22	RCH 15	CHI 13	KEN 18								14th	866
	John Blankenship		Chevy																				IOW 23											TEX 26	PHO 25	HOM 36
	Jeff Green		Toyota																												DOV 15	CLT 16
	Hal Martin																																KAN 25
2013				DAY 28	PHO 23	LVS 24	BRI 31	CAL 24	TEX 38	RCH 24	TAL 34	DAR 29	CLT 23															RCH 30				KAN 35						20th	732
	Cole Whitt													DOV 16	IOW 16	MCH 15	ROA 8	KEN 31	DAY 16			IND 17	IOW 20	GLN 8			ATL 20			KEN 9	DOV 16			TEX 20		HOM 9
	Chad Hackenbracht																			NHA 21	CHI 22				MOH 30	BRI 20			CHI 21				CLT 21		PHO 24
2014	Blake Koch			DAY 22		LVS 20					RCH 21					MCH 24		KEN 19									ATL 28			KEN 25	DOV 23				PHO 18	HOM 22		23rd	681
	Will Kimmel				PHO 33		BRI 22																					RCH 25	CHI 28				CLT 38
	David Starr							CAL 24	TEX 15	DAR 35		TAL 9		CLT 24					DAY 25		CHI 22	IND 25				BRI 31						KAN 15		TEX 25
	Hal Martin												IOW 26										IOW 28
	Paulie Harraka														DOV 19
	Carlos Contreras																ROA 15							GLN 23	MOH 21
	Matt Frahm																			NHA 25
2015	David Starr			DAY 6	ATL 26	LVS 17	PHO 21	CAL 15	TEX 23	BRI 18	RCH 29	TAL 14	IOW 16	CLT 22	DOV 13	MCH 33	CHI 24	DAY 29	KEN 21	NHA 22	IND 36	IOW 22	GLN 26	MOH 31	BRI 20	ROA 20	DAR 22	RCH 37	CHI 23	KEN 20	DOV 18	CLT 25	KAN 22	TEX 25	PHO 21	HOM 25		22nd	713
2016				DAY 18	ATL 39	LVS 23	PHO 22	CAL 38	TEX 18	BRI 17																												18th	735
	J. J. Yeley										RCH 12	TAL 22	DOV 11	CLT 23	POC 13	MCH 20	IOW 20	DAY 17	KEN 17	NHA 16	IND 19	IOW 14	GLN 15	MOH 35	BRI 27	ROA 10	DAR 14	RCH 20	CHI 14	KEN 14	DOV 8	CLT 27	KAN 10	TEX 17	PHO 17	HOM 13
2017	Benny Gordon			DAY 27	ATL	LVS	PHO	CAL	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	IOW	DAY	KEN	NHA	IND	IOW	GLN	MOH	BRI	ROA	DAR	RCH	CHI	KEN	DOV	CLT	KAN	TEX	PHO	HOM		49th	10

Car No. 91 history

TriStar occasionally ran a fifth car, usually for the restrictor plate races or as a start and park when the team's usual four cars have full sponsorship, or to help fund the No. 10 team.

2014

Jeff Green ran the car at Daytona in February and Auto Club in March, finishing last in both. He finished 39th at Darlington in April and 38th at Talladega in May. SupportMilitary.org and Hefty/Reynolds Wrap appeared on the car at various points, though not changing the team's start-and-park status. At Daytona in July, Benny Gordon attempted to qualify in the No. 91 Toyota Camry with BWP bats sponsoring, but did not post a fast enough speed before being taken out in a crash at the end of the first round. Green ran a total of seven races in the car, with Blake Koch running the car at Richmond.

Car No. 91 results

NASCAR Nationwide 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	Owners	Pts
2012	Jeff Green	91	Toyota	DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	TEX	RCH	TAL	DAR	IOW	CLT	DOV	MCH	ROA	KEN	DAY	NHA	CHI	IND	IOW 43	GLN	CGV	BRI	ATL	RCH	CHI	KEN	DOV	CLT	KAN	TEX 37		HOM 40	65th	13
	Tony Raines																																		PHO 43
2013	Chase Miller			DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	TEX	RCH	TAL	DAR	CLT	DOV	IOW	MCH	ROA	KEN	DAY	NHA	CHI	IND	IOW	GLN	MOH	BRI 39	ATL	RCH	CHI	KEN	DOV	KAN	CLT	TEX	PHO		64th	9
	Michael McDowell																																			HOM 40
2014	Jeff Green			DAY 40	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL 40	TEX	DAR 39	RCH	TAL 38	IOW	CLT	DOV	MCH	ROA	KEN								BRI 40	ATL						CLT 35	TEX	PHO	HOM 40	54th	38
	Benny Gordon																		DAY DNQ	NHA	CHI	IND	IOW	GLN	MOH
	Blake Koch																											RCH 38	CHI	KEN	DOV	KAN

Pro Motor Engines

In addition to his racing operations, owner Bryan Smith operates Pro Motor Engines (PME Engines), an independent engine builder in NASCAR as well as ARCA and SCCA. Building and leasing primarily Chevrolet engines as well as the Toyota engines used by TriStar and others, PME-powered teams have won three Camping World Truck Series championships (2002, 2003, and 2009). Engine builders Dennis Borem and Darrell Hoffman also earned three consecutive MAHLE Clevite Engine Builder of the Year awards from 2007 to 2009, beating engine builders from Team Penske, DEI, Hendrick Motorsports, Toyota Racing Development, Roush-Yates, and other top-tier teams.^[38][39][40]

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