| Owner | Clarence Brewer Jr. |
|---|---|
| Series | Nextel Cup Series Busch Series Truck Series |
| Race drivers | |
| Manufacturer | Chevy(1995–2006) Pontiac(2001–2006) Ford(2005–2007) |
| Opened | 1995 |
| Closed | 2007 |
| Career | |
| Debut | Cup Series: 2004Chevy Rock and Roll 400 (Richmond) Busch Series: 1995Kroger 200 (IRP) Truck Series: 1997NAPA Autocare 200 (Nazareth) |
| Latest race | Cup Series: 2004Chevy Rock and Roll 400 (Richmond) Busch Series: 2007Ford 300 (Homestead) Truck Series: 1998Sam's Town 250 (Las Vegas) |
| Races competed | Total: 714 Cup Series: 1 Busch Series: 678 Truck Series: 35 |
| Drivers' Championships | Total: 0 Cup Series: 0 Busch Series: 0 Truck Series: 0 |
| Race victories | Total: 10 Cup Series: 0 Busch Series: 10 Truck Series: 0 |
| Pole positions | Total: 11 Cup Series: 0 Busch Series: 11 Truck Series: 0 |
Brewco Motorsports was a racing team that competed in theNASCARBusch Series (now the Xfinity Series). The team was owned from 1995 until 2007 by Clarence Brewer Jr., his wife Tammy, and Todd Wilkerson. The team won 10 races over 13 seasons in the Busch Series, and entered a singleNASCAR Nextel Cup Series race in 2004. The team was sold toMike Curb andGary Baker with nine races left in the 2007 season, with both Brewco entries becoming part ofBaker-Curb Racing.
In 2004, Brewco Motorsports entered theChevy Rock & Roll 400 atRichmond International Raceway, withDavid Green driving the No. 27 Chevrolet sponsored byTimber Wolf. Green qualified in 34th place, and finished 31st, three laps down.[1] At the time, Green was driving the No. 37 for Brewco in the Busch Series, with Timber Wolf as the sponsor. This would be Brewco's only race in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series.
| 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 | Owner | Pts |
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| 2004 | David Green | 27 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | MAR | TAL | CAL | RCH | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | CHI | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH 31 | NHA | DOV | TAL | KAN | CLT | MAR | ATL | PHO | DAR | HOM |
Brewco debuted at the Kroger 200 atIndianapolis Raceway Park in1995, withMark Green finishing 18th in the No. 41 car. Green finished 28th-place atRichmond the next month, but failed to qualify for the last two races of the season. In1996, after gaining sponsorship fromTimber Wolf, the team changed their number to 37 and ran ten races with Green, posting a top-ten finish atMyrtle Beach Speedway. The team finally went full-time in1997, with Green chalking up five top-ten finishes and finishing just 79 points shy of a top-ten finish in points.
After the1998 season yielded four top-ten's, Green left forWashington-Erving Motorsports, and was replaced byKevin Grubb. Grubb failed to qualify four times, but finished fifth at Richmond and was seventeenth in points at season's end. Grubb improved four spots the next season, with six top-tens, and in2001, he had seven finishes of ninth or better.
For 2002 Grubb departed forTeam Bristol Motorsports, and was replaced byJeff Purvis. Purvis won atTexas Motor Speedway in April, but almost died six weeks later from a crash atNazareth Speedway.[2]Kevin Lepage took his place, and won two poles, beforeElton Sawyer finished out the last three races of the year.
In2003, the team switched from Chevrolet to Pontiac, andDavid Green (Mark's brother) took over the driving chores. The change was a success, as Green won three races and was runner-up in the championship standings in his first season with the team. After a winless2004, in which the team drove a mixture ofChevrolets andPontiacs, Brewco changed manufacturers toFord, and moved the number 27 and its sponsorKleenex to Green's team, with the existing No. 27 becoming the No. 66. In 2005, Green collected one win and finished eighth in the points, but in 2006, he struggled (finishing in the top 10 only twice), and was replaced byCasey Atwood late in the season.
In 2007,Ward Burton,Jason Keller,Bobby East, and road course ringerJorge Goeters split the No. 27Ford Fusion, with sponsorship from Kimberly-Clark and State Water Heaters. Before the second Bristol race, Burton was replaced byJohnny Sauter, in what would be Brewco's final race. After Bristol, Brewer sold the team toBaker-Curb Racing.
The No. 27 car debuted atMyrtle Beach Speedway in 1998, withCasey Atwood driving the car to a 28th-place finish.Scot Walters drove next, atCalifornia Speedway, finishing 43rd after handling problems plagued the car. The No. 27 went full-time in1999, with Atwood driving, andCastrol as the new sponsor. Atwood won twice that year, atThe Milwaukee Mile andDover International Speedway, and finished 13th in points.[3] He would not win in2000, but he did finish eighth in points, and signed withEvernham Motorsports'Winston Cup program for 2001.[3]
Atwood was replaced by rookieJamie McMurray for the 2001 season, withWilliams Travel Centers replacing Castrol as the sponsor (moving over from the team's part-time No. 39 car). After three top-ten finishes in2001, McMurray won two times the next year and finished sixth in points, departing the team at the end of the season to drive forChip Ganassi Racing in theWinston Cup Series.[4]
In 2003, rookiesChase Montgomery andJoey Clanton shared the ride withHank Parker Jr., with sponsorship coming fromTrimSpa andAlice Cooper. Montgomery ran seven of the first nine races, with Parker Jr. running the other two. Clanton then ran the car for the next 18 races, before Montgomery returned for the rest of the season. The car had three top-ten finishes, one with each driver.[5][6]
In2004,Johnny Sauter joined the team, withKleenex coming aboard as sponsor. Sauter posted eight top-tens and had an 18th-place finish in points, but left forPhoenix Racing at the end of the season.
For2005, while the 27 Kleenex team took the place of the former 37 car, the old 27 car switched to No. 66, with the number andDuraflame sponsorship moving fromRusty Wallace, Inc. to Brewco.[7]Greg Biffle andAaron Fike shared the driving duties that year,[7] with Biffle winning once and garnering 16 top-ten finishes in 21 starts, while Fike had one top-ten in 11 starts. In2006, Biffle shared the ride withKen Schrader,Scott Wimmer, andBobby Labonte.
The team switched to the No. 37 for 2007 (the main number which had been used by Brewco from 1996-2004), whileRusty Wallace, Inc. regained its own original number, the No. 66. For the first half of the season, Greg Biffle andJamie McMurray shared driving duties (except for one race where Johnny Sauter drove), with sponsorship fromCub Cadet and Yard-Man. Later,John Graham was named the driver for ten races (with Fun Energy Foods sponsoring), and Bobby East and Casey Atwood each drove a few races for the team (along with Biffle and McMurray). Between the fall races atBristol andCalifornia Speedway, Brewer sold his team toBaker-Curb Racing, which took over the #37 at that point.
In 1999, Brewco partnered with J&J Racing to run the No. 99 car forKevin Lepage in 15 races, sponsored byRed Man.[8] The No. 99 also attempted an additional 6 races with Matt Hutter driving.[9]
Brewco's third car made its debut as the No. 39 in 2000, with Andy Kirby driving and sponsorship from Williams Travel Centers. Kirby attempted to qualify for 11 races in the No. 39, but only made it into four of them.
In 2001, Brewco ran their third car in two races as the No. 47, withSean Woodside and Clay Dale driving.
Brewco's third car returned for theFederated Auto Parts 300 in 2006, as the No. 37 (a number previously used by Brewco from 1996-2004), and was driven byBrad Coleman with sponsorship from race sponsor Federated Auto Parts.
Brewco'sNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team made its debut in 1997, as the No. 37Chevrolet C/K sponsored byRed Man Golden Blend. That year, the truck was driven byScot Walters,David Green, andMark Green, attempting a total of 9 races, with Walters and David Green each scoring one top-ten. In 1998, Walters drove the truck for the full season, finishing 19th in points with three top-tens.
| 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 | David Green | 37 | Chevy | NZH 8 | MAR 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Green | MLW 12 | IRP 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scot Walters | WDW | TUS | HOM | PHO | POR | EVG | I70 DNQ | NHA | TEX | BRI | LVL 7 | CNS | HPT | FLM | NSV 26 | GLN | RCH 29 | SON | MMR | CAL | PHO | LVS | ||||||||||
| 1998 | WDW 26 | HOM 10 | PHO 22 | POR 22 | EVG 25 | I70 15 | GLN 22 | TEX 36 | BRI 21 | MLW 20 | NZH 13 | CAL 21 | PPR 12 | IRP 21 | NHA 19 | FLM 22 | NSV 8 | HPT 13 | LVL 12 | RCH 20 | MEM 36 | GTY 9 | MAR 16 | SON 16 | MMR 15 | PHO 21 | LVS 23 | |||||
At the 1997Hanes 250 atRichmond International Raceway, Brewco ran a second truck, the No. 47, forJeff Green (the brother of the team's drivers Mark and David Green). The truck would finish 33rd after handling problems took them out on lap 47.
| 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 | Owner | Pts |
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| 1997 | Jeff Green | 47 | Chevy | WDW | TUS | HOM | PHO | POR | EVG | I70 | NHA | TEX | BRI | NZH | MLW | LVL | CNS | HPT | IRP | FLM | NSV | GLN | RCH 33 | MAR | SON | MMR | CAL | PHO | LVS |