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76-497: On July 22, 2017, Mark Smith died after a battle with cancer. His son Bryan took over ownership of TriStar Motorsports. 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

152-400: 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. The charter leased to the team

228-493: 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

304-450: 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. The No. 10 team has been renumbered as the No. 19, carrying the owner points from

380-452: 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

456-497: 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

532-406: 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

608-631: A solid 23rd place at Watkins Glen International and finished 21st in his debut at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in August. 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. Kimmel finished 33rd in his debut at Phoenix and 22nd two races later at Bristol . Kimmel returned to

684-472: A sponsor for the team (not appearing on the hood), as they did in Martin's first 10 races of 2013. Martin finished 26th and 28th in his two races respectively. 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 ,

760-461: A sprint car accident at Bridgeport Speedway in New Jersey . Following his death, the team, like others in the racing community, ran "LEFTURN" logos above the driver doors in honor of Leffler. 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

836-464: 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

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912-508: 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. 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

988-418: A tire barrier, relegating him to a 29th-place finish. After the season, McClure and Hefty / Reynolds Wrap announced their departure for JGL Racing . Cale Conley drove the No. 14 Toyota Camry for the full 2015 season, running for Rookie of the Year with crew chief Eddie Pardue. However, Conley was released with three races to go due to lack of sponsorship. Mike Bliss returned to TriStar at Texas, parking

1064-497: 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

1140-453: 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

1216-552: 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

1292-469: 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 . 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

1368-711: The Sprint Cup Series at the end of the season. 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 . 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, Florida – American Custom Yachts returned as

1444-520: The Winston Open qualifier race, or Win one of The Winston All-Star Races from the past 5 years. This race was run in 3 segments with 2 30 lap segments and a 10 lap shootout segment for a total of 70 laps. Bill Elliott won the pole. Dale Jarrett won the first segment and Bobby Labonte won the second segment. The final segment results are posted in the top ten below. The race was broadcast on TNN . Top ten final segment results The Coca-Cola 600

1520-469: 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

1596-473: 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. The team returned to competition in 2011 as

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1672-450: 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. 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

1748-427: The No. 14 after 40 laps. Benny Gordon and VSI Racing ran the No. 14 at Daytona. J. J. Yeley drove the car for six races beginning at Atlanta. 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

1824-457: 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 . McClure started

1900-481: The No. 19 Toyota Camry in 2015. Scott Lagasse Jr. attempted the season opener at Daytona with sponsor Alert Today Florida , 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

1976-485: The No. 35 charter from Front Row Motorsports to secure a spot every race. 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

2052-516: The No. 36 Chevrolet Impala on a part-time schedule. The team used their own PME Motors. 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 . LeafFilter Gutter Protection was the primary sponsor. Koch opened the season with a 20th-place finish at Daytona. After announcing in June that he would return to TriStar for 2016, he and LeafFilter would move to Kaulig Racing for 2016, taking

2128-561: 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. Harraka qualified 22nd, and finished a solid 19th after battling back from a pit road incident with Brendan Gaughan . Notably, Harraka was involved in an incident the prior year at the Sonoma Cup race where his No. 52 Ford Fusion collided with

2204-399: The No. 8 team's owner points, for the 2016 season, leaving the No. 8 team to be shut down. 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

2280-521: The TriStar No. 19 Toyota Camry on pit road before the race even started. 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. 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. Starr had a decent season, finishing 16th in points. Starr returned in 2016, with Zachry continuing sponsor him. He finished 18th at

2356-540: The car at Homestead with sponsor WinField , while Bliss ran the No. 10. Bliss would just miss the top 10 in points. 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. Mike Bliss returned to

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2432-558: The car in the fall races at Richmond , Chicago , and Charlotte . 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, New Hampshire –based Gilchrist Metal Fabricating Company funded the car. Frahm finished a solid 25th, but 5 laps down. NASCAR Drive for Diversity graduate and New Jersey native Paulie Harraka drive

2508-521: The car, the team did not qualify. It was the only Cup race Tri-Star attempted that year. 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

2584-408: 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 . 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

2660-755: The cars that had not won a race yet in 1997 or late 1996 and was not a past champion. Chad Little won the pole. The winner of this race would qualify to be in The Winston All-Star Race. Top ten results The Winston is the All-Star Race for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series held at the Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 17 after the Winston Open Race. Drivers have to qualify; Win a race since last year The Winston race, Win

2736-463: 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

2812-503: The end of the season. It was the last season until 2019 without Matt Kenseth . The Busch Clash, a race for pole winners from the previous season, and drivers who have won the event before was run on February 9 in Daytona Beach, Florida . Terry Labonte drew the pole. The race was broadcast on CBS . Top ten results The Gatorade Twin 125s were run on February 13 in Daytona Beach, Florida . Mike Skinner and Steve Grissom were

2888-438: 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

2964-414: 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

3040-515: 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

3116-413: 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. 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

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3192-462: 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,

3268-452: The pole sitters for races one and two, respectively. The races were broadcast tape-delayed on CBS just prior to the Daytona 500. Race one results Race two results The 1997 Daytona 500 was run on February 16 at Daytona International Speedway . The #31 of Mike Skinner won the pole. The race ended under caution after a big crash with five laps remaining involved several cars. The race

3344-411: The pole. Top Ten Results Failed to qualify: #36- H. B. Baily , #69- Lee Raymond , #70- J. D. McDuffie , Rodney Combs , Rick Jeffrey The Pontiac Excitement 400 was held March 26 at Richmond International Raceway . The No. 5 of Geoff Bodine won the pole. Top Ten Results Failed to qualify: 43- Richard Petty The TranSouth 500 was held April 2 at Darlington Raceway . Mark Martin won

3420-571: The pole. Top Ten Results The Budweiser at the Glen was held August 13 at Watkins Glen International . Morgan Shepherd won the pole. 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series The 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the 49th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 26th modern-era NASCAR Cup series. It began on February 9 and ended on November 16. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won his second Cup championship at

3496-405: The pole. Top Ten Results The Pepsi 400 was held July 1 at Daytona International Speedway . The No. 6 of Mark Martin won the pole. Top Ten Results The AC Spark Plug 500 was held on July 23 at Pocono International Raceway . Ken Schrader won the pole. Top Ten Finishers The Talladega DieHard 500 was held July 30 at Alabama International Motor Speedway . Mark Martin won

3572-713: The pole. Top Ten Results The Valleydale Meats 500 was held April 9 at Bristol International Raceway . Mark Martin won the pole. Top Ten Results Failed to qualify: #40- Ben Hess , #43- Richard Petty , #52- Jimmy Means , #70- J. D. McDuffie , #71- Dave Marcis , Steve Seligman The First Union 400 was held April 16 at North Wilkesboro Speedway . Rusty Wallace won the pole. Top Ten Results Failed to qualify: 8- Bobby Hillin Jr. , 43- Richard Petty , 55- Phil Parsons *, 70- J. D. McDuffie , 04- Bill Meacham , Jerry O'Neil , Kevin Evans , Mark Walbridge The Pannill Sweatshirts 500

3648-451: The pole. The race was broadcast on ESPN . Top ten results Failed to qualify: 29- Robert Pressley , 42- Joe Nemechek , 45- Gary Smith , 75- Rick Mast , 78w- Chuck Pruitt , 90- Dick Trickle , 96- David Green , 97- Chad Little , 09- R. K. Smith The Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway was originally scheduled for Sunday, April 27, but rain forced the race to be postponed. Teams returned on Saturday, May 10 (Mother's Day weekend), and

3724-465: The pole. The race was broadcast on TNN . Top ten results Failed to qualify: 78- Billy Standridge , 95- Ed Berrier The Pocono 500 was held June 8 at Pocono Raceway . The #43 of Bobby Hamilton won the pole. The race was broadcast on TNN . Top ten results The Miller 400 was held June 15 at Michigan Speedway . Dale Jarrett won the pole. The race was broadcast on CBS . Top ten results The inaugural California 500 presented by NAPA

3800-440: The poles for each event, respectively. Race One Top Ten Results Race Two Top Ten Results The Daytona 500 was held February 19th. Ken Schrader won the pole. Top Ten Results The Goodwrench 500 was held March 5 at North Carolina Motor Speedway . Rusty Wallace won the pole. Top Ten Results The Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 was held March 19 at Atlanta International Raceway . The No. 7 of Alan Kulwicki won

3876-421: The race was held under sunny skies. John Andretti started from the pole position. The race was broadcast on ESPN . Top ten results Failed to qualify: 19- Gary Bradberry , 42- Joe Nemechek *, 73- Phil Barkdoll , 78- Billy Standridge , 91- Mike Wallace , 95- Ed Berrier The Winston Open was held before The Winston All-Star Race on May 17 at Charlotte Motor Speedway as a last chance qualifier race for

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3952-507: 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. A fully recovered McClure remained in the No. 14. Though he had an illness before the Mid-Ohio race was replaced by Jeff Green . Eric McClure returned for what

4028-478: 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. Yeley collected three top tens for TriStar, with an 8th place finish at fall Dover race. 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series The 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

4104-456: 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

4180-522: 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

4256-436: The sponsor. Mike Bliss ran the car at Homestead with his usual No. 19 occupied by Dakoda Armstrong . In 2014, David Starr ran the car competitively at Daytona season opener in February. 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

4332-549: 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 . 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 . In 2017, TriStar announced that they would field one full-time team, the No. 72 Chevrolet SS for Whitt. The team took lease of

4408-473: 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. 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

4484-428: 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. 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

4560-452: The winner of the same day Winston Open, was held May 21 at Charlotte Motor Speedway . The No. 11 of Terry Labonte won the pole. Top Ten Results The Coca-Cola 600 was held May 28 at Charlotte Motor Speedway . The No. 7 of Alan Kulwicki won the pole. Top Ten Results The Budweiser 500 was held June 4 at Dover Downs International Speedway . Mark Martin won the pole. Top Ten Results The inaugural Banquet Frozen Foods 300

4636-444: 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. Cole Whitt ran the most races for the team, 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 . Whitt left for Swan Racing in

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4712-435: 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. 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

4788-534: Was broadcast on CBS . Top ten results Failed to qualify: 19- Gary Bradberry , 27- Rick Wilson , 29- Robert Pressley , 46- Wally Dallenbach Jr. , 66- H. B. Bailey , 74- Randy LaJoie , 95- Ed Berrier , 96- David Green , 02- Mike Bliss The Food City 500 was held on April 13 at Bristol Motor Speedway . Rusty Wallace won the pole. The race was broadcast on ESPN . Top ten results Failed to qualify: 20- Greg Sacks , 77- Bobby Hillin Jr. , 78- Billy Standridge , 91- Mike Wallace The Goody's Headache Powder 500

4864-455: Was broadcast on CBS . Failed to qualify: 91- Mike Wallace , 95- Gary Bradberry , 78- Billy Standridge , 15 - Larry Pearson , 42 - Joe Nemechek , 97 - Chad Little , 75 - Rick Mast , 96- David Green * , 0- Delma Cowart , and 84-Norm Benning . The Goodwrench Service 400 was run on February 23 at North Carolina Speedway . The #6 of Mark Martin won the pole. The race was broadcast on TNN . Top ten results The Pontiac Excitement 400

4940-404: Was held April 20 at Martinsville Speedway . Kenny Wallace won the pole. It was FILMAR Racing 's first career pole of the season. The race was broadcast on ESPN . Top ten results Failed to qualify: 19- Gary Bradberry , 20- Lance Hooper , 78- Billy Standridge , 79- Randy MacDonald , 96- David Green The Save Mart Supermarkets 300 was held May 4 at Sears Point Raceway . Mark Martin won

5016-512: Was held April 23 at Martinsville Speedway . The No. 5 of Geoff Bodine won the pole. Top Ten Results • This would mark the final race as well as race victory for the older Chevrolet Monte Carlo body style. The new Chevrolet Lumina would debut the next week at Talladega Superspeedway . The Winston 500 was held May 7 at Alabama International Motor Speedway . Mark Martin won the pole. Top Ten Results The Winston , an annual all-star race for previous winners and champions along with

5092-417: Was held June 11 at Sears Point Raceway . Rusty Wallace won the pole. Top Ten Results The Miller High Life 500 was held June 18 at Pocono International Raceway . The No. 27 of Rusty Wallace won the pole. This race was one of the few races telecast on Pay Per View . Top Ten Results The Miller High Life 400 was held June 25 at Michigan International Speedway . The No. 25 of Ken Schrader won

5168-564: Was held March 2 at Richmond International Raceway . Terry Labonte won the pole. The race was broadcast on ESPN . Top ten results The Primestar 500 was run on March 9 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia . The #40 of Robby Gordon won the pole. The race was broadcast on ABC . Top ten results Failed to qualify: 29- Robert Pressley , 36- Derrike Cope , 46- Wally Dallenbach Jr. , 71- Dave Marcis , 77- Bobby Hillin Jr. , 95- Ed Berrier , 08- Mike Miller The TranSouth Financial 400

5244-435: Was held March 23 at Darlington Raceway . Dale Jarrett won the pole. The race was broadcast on ESPN . Top ten results Failed to qualify: 41- Steve Grissom , 78- Billy Standridge , 90- Dick Trickle The inaugural Interstate Batteries 500 was held April 6 at Texas Motor Speedway . Dale Jarrett won the pole. This was the first race held at the track and the first NASCAR race in the state of Texas since 1981. The race

5320-482: Was held May 25 at Charlotte Motor Speedway . Jeff Gordon won the pole. The race was shortened to 333 laps due to time issues after a long rain delay; it was after 1:00 am EDT when the race was completed. The race was broadcast on TBS . Top ten results Failed to qualify: 71- Dave Marcis , 77- Bobby Hillin Jr. , 91- Mike Wallace , 95- Ed Berrier , 97- Chad Little The Miller 500 was held June 1 at Dover Downs International Speedway . The #18 of Bobby Labonte won

5396-504: 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

5472-476: 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. In 2013, Hal Martin ran for Rookie of

5548-504: 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. 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

5624-425: Was tabbed as the driver for the No. 19 car, and remained there for the remainder of the season. The No. 19 was used by Joe Gibbs Racing in 2016. 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, while assuming

5700-592: Was the 41st season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 18th modern-era Cup season. It began February 12 and ended November 19. Rusty Wallace of Blue Max Racing won the championship. This was the first year that every Winston Cup race had flag to flag coverage, with almost all of them being televised live. The 1989 season marked the end of the first of two tire wars between Goodyear and Hoosier , with Hoosier leaving NASCAR shortly after Goodyear debuted their new radial tires . Also, 1989

5776-539: Was the first season without Bobby Allison , Benny Parsons , and Cale Yarborough . The Busch Clash , an annual invitational event for all winners of the Busch Pole award from the previous season, was held February 12 at Daytona International Speedway . Ken Schrader drew for the pole. Top Ten Results The Gatorade 125s , a pair of qualifying races for the Daytona 500 , were held February 16 at Daytona International Speedway . Ken Schrader and Darrell Waltrip won

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