Travis Carter Enterprises

Travis Carter Enterprises (later known as Haas-Carter Motorsports, K Mart Racing, BelCar Motorsports and Richardson-Haas Motorsports) was a NASCAR and USAR Pro Cup team. It was mostly owned by former crew chief Travis Carter and Carl Haas. The team previously fielded entries in the Winston Cup Series before closing. It returned in 2007 to field a full-time entry for rookie Kyle Krisiloff.

Travis Carter Enterprises
Owner(s)Travis Carter, Carl Haas
Sam Belnavis (2003 only)
Mari Hulman George, Mike Lanigan (2007 only)
BaseStatesville, North Carolina
SeriesWinston Cup, Busch Series
Race driversDarrell Waltrip, Geoffrey Bodine, Jimmy Spencer, Todd Bodine, Joe Nemechek
SponsorsWinston, Kmart, Eli Lilly and Company, Walgreens, Discover Card
ManufacturerChevrolet, Ford
Opened1990
Closed2007
Career
Drivers' Championships0
Race victories0

Winston Cup

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Beginnings

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After purchasing Mach 1 Racing from Hal Needham following the 1989 season, Travis Carter Enterprises debuted at the 1990 Daytona 500, as the No. 98 Chevrolet sponsored by Winn-Dixie. Butch Miller was the driver, who finished 22nd. Miller drove the car in 23 races that year, posting one top-ten finish before he was replaced by Rick Mast, who finished out the year and garnered an additional top ten. In 1991, Jimmy Spencer took over as Banquet Foods was the sponsor, and finished 25th in points. Spencer ran just seven races with the car in 1992, before the team suspended operations temporarily.

Multi-car

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Spencer's 1997 Camel Ford
 
Waltrip's No. 66 Ford Taurus at the 1999 Brickyard 400

Travis Carter Enterprises returned in 1994 as the No. 23 Camel Cigarettes-sponsored Ford Thunderbird driven by Hut Stricklin. After posting one top ten finish that year, Stricklin was removed as Spencer returned to the team again. Spencer ran in the car for several years, the big change coming when Winston became the sponsor in 1998.[1] That year, Spencer looked poised for a top-ten finish in points, but injuries kept him from doing that as he was replaced by Ted Musgrave and Frank Kimmel while he nursed his wounds. At the end of the year, Carter announced he would expand his team to a multi-car operation, with three-time champion Darrell Waltrip driving the No. 66 Kmart Ford and Haas coming on board as a partner.[2] The new team had previously been the No. 27 owned by David Blair Motorsports. Waltrip amassed the largest number of DNQ's he had ever had during his career. In 2000, he retired from the Winston Cup, his lone highlight being an outside-pole qualifying effort at the Brickyard 400. Kmart also sponsored Spencer's car beginning in 2000, after the team's previous sponsorship agreement with R.J. Reynolds expired, with the team switching to No. 26 after acquiring the number from Roush Racing. Waltrip's replacement was Todd Bodine (who drove a third car in Waltrip’s final race, the No. 46) who won three pole positions and finished 29th in points. After 2001, Spencer departed, and Joe Nemechek signed on to replace him. Unfortunately, during the offseason, Kmart went into bankruptcy, and the team's status was in danger. Nemechek ran a mere handful races that year before his team was folded,[3] and after subbing in several races afterward he signed with Hendrick Motorsports to drive the No. 25 car. Bodine attempted the first few races in the No. 66 and qualified on the pole for the Las Vegas race, but he eventually was parked for several weeks while the team looked for a sponsorship.[3] Frank Kimmel returned for six races in the No. 26 with his National Pork Board sponsorship from the ARCA series. Bodine eventually returned to race the No. 26 after Haas-Carter found full-time sponsorship from Discover Card and split time in the ride with his older brother Geoffrey. The 66 car returned part-time later in the year, with Japanese racer Hideo Fukuyama running a handful of races.

BelCar Motorsports

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The Alternative K-Mart Racing Branding during the 2 car team years.

In 2003, HCM merged with minority owner Sam Belnavis to form BelCar Motorsports. The No. 26 team switched to No. 54 with the U.S. National Guard as the sponsor.[4] Bodine struggled, posting one-top ten finish and finishing 31st in points.[4] Fukuyama, meanwhile, made an attempt at Rookie of the year honors in the No. 66, but that was soon aborted due to a lack of funding. At the end of the season, the Army/National Guard and Belnavis left for Roush Racing.[4] Still, the team looked like it might come back. Carter teamed up with a British-based motorsports group called TorqueSpeed. The team was to be known as TorqueSpeed Carter and run a limited Cup schedule in 2004 with John Mickel as the driver. However, this new alliance never saw the track.

Rebirth

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In 2004, Carter left NASCAR's top division to focus on mentoring his son Matt Carter who was working his way up the stock car ranks in the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series. For two years, Carter drove for other teams while under his father's guidance.[5] In 2007, Travis Carter announced his return to NASCAR with the help of Newman/Haas Racing co-owner Carl Haas, Indianapolis Motor Speedway chairman Mari Hulman George, and Mi-Jack Products founder Michael A. Lanigan. Their driver was Kyle Krisiloff and they carried the No. 14 with ppc Racing's No. 22's owner points from 2006. Sponsorship was originally limited to Clabber Girl, owned by Hulman & Company. Later in the season Walgreens and Eli Lilly and Company signed on to sponsor the car. At one point in the 2007 campaign, the team was to be merged with Yates/Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing as a part of a deal between team owner Carl Haas and Nextel Cup owner Robert Yates. The team was to be the second Busch team for YNHL until Robert Yates announced his retirement following the 2007 season and ended the partnership with Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing. Krisiloff was released at the end of the season, and the team lost its sponsors as well. The team began the 2008 season under the banner of Richardson-Haas Motorsports, and the team ran at Daytona in 2008 with David Gilliland sponsored by Music City Illinois but crashed out. The team was to run at Auto Club Speedway with Eric Norris but withdrew.

Results

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Primary Car Results

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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 36 Owners Pts
1990 Butch Miller 98 Chevy DAY
22
RCH
28
CAR
13
ATL
20
DAR
17
BRI
14
NWS
25
MAR
18
TAL
16
CLT
18
DOV
14
SON
31
POC
23
MCH
23
DAY
23
POC
8
TAL
34
GLN
25
MCH
12
BRI
16
DAR
29
RCH
19
DOV
17
26th 2987
Rick Mast MAR
31
NWS
32
CLT
34
CAR
22
PHO
7
ATL
29
1991 Jimmy Spencer DAY
40
RCH
34
CAR
38
ATL
16
DAR
11
BRI
8
NWS
3
MAR
6
TAL
9
CLT
31
DOV
28
SON
29
POC
14
MCH
32
DAY
10
POC
37
TAL
37
GLN
27
MCH
36
BRI
15*
DAR
31
RCH
15
DOV
18
MAR
28
NWS
23
CLT
23
CAR
22
PHO
7
ATL
38
25th 2790
1992 DAY
DNQ
CAR
20
RCH
12
ATL
37
DAR
36
BRI
DNQ
NWS
26
MAR
DNQ
TAL
32
CLT
27
DOV SON POC MCH
DNQ
DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 42nd 674
1994 Hut Stricklin 23 Ford DAY
33
CAR
26
RCH
DNQ
ATL
17
DAR
17
BRI
14
NWS
20
MAR
20
TAL
18
SON
20
CLT
12
DOV
9
POC
13
MCH
22
DAY
42
NHA
36
POC
22
TAL
25
IND
36
GLN
30
MCH
DNQ
BRI
35
DAR
14
RCH
30
DOV
32
MAR
23
NWS
22
CLT
21
CAR
27
PHO
24
ATL
16
26th 2711
1995 Jimmy Spencer DAY
DNQ
CAR
30
RCH
24
ATL
32
DAR
36
BRI
16
NWS
27
MAR
DNQ
TAL
9
SON
17
CLT
27
DOV
29
POC
41
MCH
30
DAY
9
NHA
12
POC
17
TAL
10
IND
23
GLN
18
MCH
14
BRI
18
DAR
29
RCH
31
DOV
16
MAR
18
NWS
36
CLT
12
CAR
26
PHO
33
ATL
6
26th 2809
1996 DAY
11
CAR
27
RCH
29
ATL
7
DAR
32
BRI
13
NWS
31
MAR
19
TAL
40
SON
21
CLT
17
DOV
6
POC
8
MCH
4
DAY
10
NHA
17
POC
24
TAL
5
IND
12
GLN
19
MCH
10
BRI
7
DAR
23
RCH
30
DOV
30
MAR
19
NWS
20
CLT
16
CAR
10
PHO
18
ATL
14
15th 3476
1997 DAY
35
CAR
40
RCH
22
ATL
32
DAR
22
TEX
39
BRI
15
MAR
11
SON
14
TAL
7
CLT
18
DOV
22
POC
19
MCH
15
CAL
5
DAY
31
NHA
12
POC
7
IND
24
GLN
34
MCH
19
BRI
27
DAR
28
RCH
11
NHA
7
DOV
36
MAR
33
CLT
42
TAL
24
CAR
43
PHO
14
ATL
24
20th 3079
1998 DAY
15
CAR
4
LVS
7
ATL
41
DAR
21
BRI
14
TEX
7
MAR
30
TAL
2
CAL
21
CLT
13
DOV
24
RCH
14
MCH
11
POC
10
SON
29
NHA
25
POC
19
IND
32
GLN
20
NHA
13
DAR
34
RCH
9
DOV
27
MAR
19
CLT
10
TAL
4
DAY
12
PHO
26
CAR
30
ATL
21
14th 3464
Frank Kimmel MCH
31
Ted Musgrave BRI
20
1999 Jimmy Spencer DAY
41
CAR
25
LVS
26
ATL
17
DAR
20
TEX
28
BRI
17
MAR
16
TAL
16
CAL
36
RCH
29
CLT
38
DOV
23
MCH
43
POC
14
SON
5
DAY
27
NHA
9
POC
20
IND
26
GLN
16
MCH
8
BRI
2
DAR
15
RCH
37
NHA
24
DOV
14
MAR
17
CLT
28
TAL
24
CAR
20
PHO
17
HOM
20
ATL
42
20th 3307
2000 26 DAY
30
CAR
26
LVS
30
ATL
17
DAR
23
BRI
18
TEX
15
MAR
28
TAL
5
CAL
40
RCH
17
CLT
25
DOV
22
MCH
15
POC
36
SON
34
DAY
32
NHA
41
POC
9
IND
17
GLN
31
MCH
7
BRI
24
DAR
32
RCH
33
NHA
15
DOV
34
MAR
7
CLT
15
TAL
38
CAR
39
PHO
13
HOM
5
ATL
33
22nd 3188
2001 DAY
27
CAR
30
LVS
10
ATL
25
DAR
4
BRI
19
TEX
38
MAR
9
TAL
36
CAL
7
RCH
16
CLT
6
DOV
37
MCH
11
POC
17
SON
27
DAY
19
CHI
5
NHA
4
POC
12
IND
13
GLN
38
MCH
11
BRI
35
DAR
31
RCH
8
DOV
13
KAN
22
CLT
11
MAR
14
TAL
43
PHO
31
CAR
26
HOM
18
ATL
40
NHA
14
16th 3782
2002 Joe Nemechek DAY
40
CAR
33
LVS
19
ATL
25
DAR
17
BRI
43
CAL
25
36th 2830
Frank Kimmel TEX
33
MAR
40
TAL
35
RCH
42
CLT
26
Todd Bodine DOV
18
POC
18
SON
26
DAY
7
CHI
26
NHA
6
IND
34
GLN
8
MCH
26
BRI
43
DAR
33
RCH
5
NHA
42
DOV
40
KAN
34
TAL
23
CLT
37
MAR
30
ATL
41
CAR
42
PHO
22
Geoff Bodine MCH
19
POC
34
HOM
32
2003 Todd Bodine 54 DAY
18
CAR
42
LVS
20
ATL
28
DAR
43
BRI
40
TEX
11
TAL
28
MAR
37
CAL
25
RCH
23
CLT
23
DOV
12
POC
11
MCH
37
SON
23
DAY
13
CHI
33
NHA
19
POC
8
IND
23
GLN
35
MCH
43
BRI
37
DAR
17
RCH
42
NHA
35
DOV
17
TAL
DNQ
KAN
11
CLT
29
MAR
40
ATL
42
PHO
22
CAR
16
HOM
11
31st 2976

Secondary Car Results

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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 36 Owners Pts
1999 Darrell Waltrip 66 Ford DAY
21
CAR
27
LVS
25
ATL
20
DAR
41
TEX
25
BRI
32
MAR
12
TAL
26
CAL
15
RCH
25
CLT
43
DOV
DNQ
MCH
39
POC
34
SON
12
DAY
38
NHA
33
POC
25
IND
42
GLN
15
MCH
DNQ
BRI
14
DAR
29
RCH
32
NHA
DNQ
DOV
DNQ
MAR
23
CLT
DNQ
TAL
DNQ
CAR
34
PHO
26
HOM
43
ATL
DNQ
37th 2158
2000 DAY
32
CAR
39
LVS
38
ATL
31
DAR
43
BRI
31
TEX
24
MAR
43
TAL
26
CAL
29
RCH
DNQ
CLT
DNQ
DOV
33
MCH
DNQ
POC
DNQ
SON
28
DAY
27
NHA
33
POC
22
IND
11
GLN
20
MCH
DNQ
BRI
42
DAR
42
RCH
DNQ
NHA
29
DOV
31
MAR
27
CLT
30
TAL
35
CAR
37
PHO
33
HOM
36
ATL
34
36th 1981
2001 Todd Bodine DAY
DNQ
CAR
34
LVS
5
ATL
18
DAR
33
BRI
32
TEX
35
MAR
43
TAL
41
CAL
28
RCH
30
CLT
37
DOV
15
MCH
42
POC
25
SON
33
DAY
12
CHI
14
NHA
15
POC
43
IND
24
GLN
5
MCH
23
BRI
32
DAR
40
RCH
18
DOV
15
KAN
42
CLT
17
MAR
12
TAL
41
PHO
29
CAR
41
HOM
17
ATL
16
NHA
31
29th 2960
2002 DAY
31
CAR
32
LVS
29
ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI 47th 345
Geoff Bodine NHA
43
POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA
Hideo Fukuyama DOV
39
KAN TAL CLT MAR
42
CAR
DNQ
PHO HOM
Frank Kimmel ATL
DNQ
2003 Hideo Fukuyama DAY CAR LVS
33
ATL DAR BRI TEX TAL MAR CAL
DNQ
RCH
Wth
CLT DOV POC MCH SON
43
DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR ATL PHO CAR HOM 63rd 98

See also

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Other teams owned by Carl Haas:

References

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  1. ^ "Winston to Sponsor Jimmy Spencer's 1998 Travis Carter Winston Cup Ride". The Auto Channel. October 2, 1997. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  2. ^ Macur, Juliet (December 4, 1998). "Waltrip To Drive For Haas, Carter". Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, FL. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  3. ^ a b "NASCAR Sprint Cup Red Light For Haas-Carter". Motor Racing Network. March 27, 2002. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  4. ^ a b c Alleyne, Sonia (April 1, 2004). "The New Face of NASCAR: Race, money, and politics in motor sports' fast lane". Black Enterprise. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  5. ^ USAR Pro Cup :: News
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