Liberty Racing was an American auto racing team co-owned by former Cleveland Cavaliers player Brad Daugherty and owner of Liberty auto Group Jim Herrick.[1] The team ran a single Ford in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series between 1995 and 2000. Notable drivers included Kevin Harvick and Kenny Irwin Jr.
| Owner(s) | Brad Daugherty[1] Jim Harrick[2] |
|---|---|
| Base | Lorain, Ohio |
| Series | NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series |
| Race drivers | Butch Miller (1995-1996) Kenny Irwin Jr. (1997) Wayne Anderson (1998) Kevin Harvick (1999) Kenny Martin (2000) |
| Manufacturer | Ford |
| Opened | 1995 |
| Closed | 2000 |
| Career | |
| Race victories | 2 (1997 Homestead-Miami Speedway; 1997 Texas Motor Speedway) |
History
editIn 1995, Butch Miller joined the fledgling Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 98 Raybestos/Herrick Racing Ford. He would run full-time before leaving at the end of 1996. Kenny Irwin Jr would join, and score 2 wins at Homestead-Miami Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway, seven top-5s, and 10 top-10 finishes in 1997, on his way to a 10th-place finish in the final point standings. He also won Rookie of the Year honors that season. The manager in 1997 was Tim Stevens and the mechanic was Dave Carriere.[3]
1998
editWayne Anderson drove the No. 84 truck in the 1998 season with Troy Selberg as crew chief.
1999
editKevin Harvick drove the No. 98 truck in the 1999 season with Roland Wlodyka as crew chief. Harvick got six top-five finishes. Before leaving the team after seasons end, to drive for Richard Childress Racing in the Busch Series. While Porter Cable left to sponsor Jeff Purvis at Joe Gibbs Racing.
2000
editKenny Martin was hired to replace Harvick, despite the team not having a sponsor. Martin would be released after Memphis when the team closed its doors due to sponsorship issues.
Motorsports results
editCraftsman Truck Series
editTruck No. 62 results
editTruck No. 84 results
edit| 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 | Owners | Pts |
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| 1997 | Wayne Anderson | 97 | Ford | WDW | TUS | HOM | PHO | POR | EVG | I70 | NHA | TEX | BRI | NZH | MLW | LVL | CNS | HPT | IRP | FLM | NSV 31 |
GLN | RCH | MAR | SON | MMR | CAL | PHO | LVS 29 |
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| 1998 | 84 | WDW 15 |
HOM 19 |
PHO 20 |
POR 25 |
EVG 15 |
I70 9 |
GLN 26 |
TEX 21 |
BRI 34 |
MLW 25 |
NZH 26 |
CAL 34 |
PPR 25 |
IRP 18 |
NHA 23 |
FLM 30 |
NSV 18 |
HPT 12 |
LVL 26 |
RCH 21 |
MEM 10 |
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| Bryan Reffner | GTY 10 |
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| Randy Tolsma | MAR 14 |
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| Doug George | SON 10 |
MMR 12 |
PHO 14 |
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| Randy Renfrow | LVS 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Truck No. 98 results
editReferences
edit- 1 2 "Brad Daugherty". JTG Daugherty Racing. Archived from the original on 2011-08-19. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
- ↑ "KFC First Company to Sponsor 3 NASCAR teams". KFC. 1997-07-15. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
- ↑ "Kenny, you are not forgotten". Dave Rodman - NASCAR.com. 2001-07-16. Retrieved 2011-05-27.