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Brewco Motorsports
Owner(s)Clarence Brewer Jr.
SeriesNASCAR Busch Series
SponsorsSwedish Match, Kleenex, Williams Companies, Castrol, Duraflame, US Postal Service
ManufacturerChevy
Pontiac
Ford
Opened1995
Closed2007
Career
Drivers' Championships0
Race victories10

Brewco Motorsports was a racing team that competed in the NASCAR Busch 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 single NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race in 2004. The team was sold to Mike Curb and Gary Baker with nine races left in the 2007 season, with both Brewco entries becoming part of Baker-Curb Racing.

NASCAR Nextel Cup Series

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In 2004, Brewco Motorsports entered the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway, with David Green driving the No. 27 Chevrolet sponsored by Timber 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.

NASCAR Busch Series

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Car No. 37 History

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Mark Green (1995-1998)

Brewco debuted at the Kroger 200 at Indianapolis Raceway Park in 1995, with Mark Green finishing 18th in the No. 41 car. Green finished 28th-place at Richmond the next month, but failed to qualify for the last two races of the season. In 1996, after gaining sponsorship from Timber Wolf, the team changed their number to 37 and ran ten races with Green, posting a top-ten finish at Myrtle Beach Speedway. The team finally went full-time in 1997, with Green chalking up five top-ten finishes and finishing just 79 points shy of a top-ten finish in points.

Kevin Grubb (1999-2001)

After the 1998 season yielded four top-ten's, Green left for Washington-Erving Motorsports, and was replaced by Kevin 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 in 2001, he had seven finishes of ninth or better.

Jeff Purvis (2002)

For 2002 Grubb departed for Carroll Racing, and was replaced by Jeff Purvis. Purvis won at Texas Motor Speedway in April, but almost died six weeks later from a crash at Nazareth Speedway.[2] Kevin Lepage took his place, and won two poles, before Elton Sawyer finished out the last three races of the year.

David Green (2003-2006)

In 2003, the team switched from Chevrolet to Pontiac, and David 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 winless 2004, in which the team drove a mixture of Chevrolets and Pontiacs, Brewco changed manufacturers to Ford, and moved the number 27 and its sponsor Kleenex 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 by Casey Atwood late in the season.

Multiple drivers #27 (2007)

In 2007, Ward Burton, Jason Keller, Bobby East, and road course ringer Jorge Goeters split the No. 27 Ford Fusion, with sponsorship from Kimberly-Clark and State Water Heaters. Before the second Bristol race, Burton was replaced by Johnny Sauter, in what would be Brewco's final race. After Bristol, Brewer sold the team to Baker-Curb Racing.

Car No. 37 results

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Brewco Motorsports No. 37
NASCAR Busch 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
1995 Mark Green 41 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL NSV DAR BRI HCY NHA NZH CLT DOV MYB GLN MLW TAL SBO IRP
18
MCH BRI DAR RCH
28
DOV CLT CAR
DNQ
HOM
DNQ
73rd 188
1996 37 DAY CAR
36
RCH
DNQ
ATL NSV
38
DAR BRI HCY
DNQ
NZH
19
CLT DOV SBO
28
MYB
10
GLN MLW
19
NHA TAL IRP
14
MCH BRI DAR RCH
13
DOV CLT
DNQ
CAR
21
HOM
30
46th 947
1997 DAY
8
CAR
14
RCH
12
ATL
13
LVS
25
DAR
19
HCY
9
TEX
34
BRI
40
NSV
21
TAL
24
NHA
22
NZH
14
CLT
19
DOV
24
SBO
23
GLN
15
MLW
15
MYB
15
GTY
8
IRP
26
MCH
12
BRI
13
DAR
22
RCH
19
DOV
11
CLT
5
CAL
41
CAR
8
HOM
18
11th 3261
1998 DAY
14
CAR
9
LVS
16
NSV
34
DAR
17
BRI
17
TEX
7
HCY
22
TAL
35
NHA
20
NZH
11
CLT
15
DOV
16
RCH
21
PPR
7
GLN
33
MLW
32
MYB
9
CAL
19
SBO
21
IRP
28
MCH
38
BRI
20
DAR
28
RCH
19
DOV
23
CLT
39
GTY
21
CAR
40
ATL
12
HOM
22
13th 3075
1999 Kevin Grubb DAY
8
CAR
16
LVS
DNQ
ATL
DNQ
DAR
DNQ
TEX
25
NSV
27
BRI
7
TAL
30
CAL
40
NHA
17
RCH
27
NZH
18
CLT
42
DOV
6
SBO
14
GLN
31
MLW
29
MYB
DNQ
PPR
17
GTY
36
IRP
28
MCH
20
BRI
37
DAR
20
RCH
5
DOV
39
CLT
39
CAR
38
MEM
8
PHO
21
HOM
DNQ
17th 2607
2000 DAY
DNQ
CAR
7
LVS
12
ATL
5
DAR
12
BRI
11
TEX
14
NSV
14
TAL
15
CAL
17
RCH
37
NHA
38
CLT
28
DOV
36
SBO
37
MYB
8
GLN
24
MLW
12
NZH
9
PPR
16
GTY
31
IRP
30
MCH
34
BRI
43
DAR
25
RCH
5
DOV
7
CLT
18
CAR
41
MEM
13
PHO
17
HOM
41
13th 3124
2001 DAY
39
CAR
12
LVS
19
ATL
25
DAR
21
BRI
35
TEX
18
NSH
34
TAL
8
CAL
26
RCH
15
NHA
20
NZH
18
CLT
33
DOV
33
KEN
8
MLW
3
GLN
13
CHI
9
GTY
3
PPR
8
IRP
22
MCH
13
BRI
13
DAR
32
RCH
3
DOV
20
KAN
22
CLT
20
MEM
28
PHO
23
CAR
15
HOM
29
14th 3533
2002 Jeff Purvis DAY
21
CAR
18
LVS
23
DAR
30
BRI
27
TEX
1
NSH
13
TAL
15
CAL
24
RCH
11
NHA
13
NZH
28
12th 3646
Kevin Lepage CLT
6
DOV
18
NSH
14
KEN
12
MLW
11
DAY
3
CHI
15
GTY
9
PPR
5*
IRP
32
MCH
36
BRI
13
DAR
13
RCH
11
DOV
24
KAN
13
CLT
19
MEM
43
ATL
40
Elton Sawyer CAR
22
PHO
20
HOM
22
2003 David Green Pontiac DAY
18
CAR
2
LVS
6
DAR
31
BRI
4
TEX
29
TAL
16
NSH
1
CAL
9
RCH
9
GTY
2
NZH
4
CLT
37
DOV
3
NSH
2
KEN
8
MLW
6
DAY
20
CHI
11
NHA
1
PPR
12
IRP
6
MCH
4
BRI
17
DAR
14
RCH
5
DOV
31
KAN
1
CLT
6
MEM
19
ATL
8
PHO
16
CAR
10
HOM
9
2nd 4623
2004 DAY
10
CAR
5
LVS
11
DAR
3
BRI
5
TEX
8
GTY
11
RCH
6
NZH
3
CLT
23
NSH
34
MLW
8
NHA
21
MCH
32
CAL
15
RCH
14
MEM
24
PHO
16
7th 4082
Chevy NSH
10
TAL
9
CAL
25
DOV
3
KEN
13
DAY
34
CHI
8
PPR
8
IRP
10
BRI
5
DOV
10
KAN
35
CLT
13
ATL
16
DAR
29
HOM
42
2005 27 Ford DAY
22
CAL
14
MXC
39
LVS
10
ATL
33
NSH
18
BRI
15
TEX
11
PHO
14
TAL
13
DAR
15
RCH
14
CLT
31
DOV
11
NSH
33
KEN
12
MLW
11
DAY
12
CHI
30
NHA
20
PPR
1
GTY
4
IRP
8
GLN
22
MCH
21
BRI
27
CAL
18
RCH
18
DOV
32
KAN
15
CLT
38
MEM
4
TEX
15
PHO
12
HOM
9
8th 3908
2006 DAY
37
CAL
20
MXC
35
LVS
29
ATL
36
BRI
25
TEX
16
NSH
29
PHO
9
TAL
24
RCH
12
DAR
24
CLT
14
DOV
17
NSH
21
KEN
21
MLW
17
DAY
23
CHI
22
NHA
22
MAR
31
GTY
7
IRP
28
GLN
15
MCH
32
BRI
21
CAL
26
14th 3387
Casey Atwood RCH
23
DOV
29
KAN
17
CLT
17
MEM
17
TEX
18
PHO
23
HOM
21
2007 Ward Burton DAY
32
CAL
34
LVS
15
ATL
21
BRI
27
TEX
21
PHO
20
TAL
8
RCH
25
DAR
21
CLT
19
DOV
17
NHA
16
DAY
19
CHI
22
MCH
35
24th 2745
Jorge Goeters MXC
7
CGV
31
GLN
29
Jason Keller NSH
33
KEN
20
MLW
5
GTY
30
IRP
11
Bobby East NSH
24
Johnny Sauter BRI
22
CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM

Car No. 27 History

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Casey Atwood (1998-2000)

The No. 27 car debuted at Myrtle Beach Speedway in 1998, with Casey Atwood driving the car to a 28th-place finish. Scot Walters drove next, at California Speedway, finishing 43rd after handling problems plagued the car. The No. 27 went full-time in 1999, with Atwood driving, and Castrol as the new sponsor. Atwood won twice that year, at The Milwaukee Mile and Dover International Speedway, and finished 13th in points.[3] He would not win in 2000, but he did finish eighth in points, and signed with Evernham Motorsports' Winston Cup program for 2001.[3]

Jamie McMurray (2001-2002)

Atwood was replaced by rookie Jamie McMurray for the 2001 season, with Williams Travel Centers replacing Castrol as the sponsor (moving over from the team's part-time No. 39 car). After three top-ten finishes in 2001, McMurray won two times the next year and finished sixth in points, departing the team at the end of the season to drive for Chip Ganassi Racing in the Winston Cup Series.[4]

Multiple drivers (2003)

In 2003, rookies Chase Montgomery and Joey Clanton shared the ride with Hank Parker Jr., with sponsorship coming from TrimSpa and Alice 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]

Johnny Sauter (2004)

In 2004, Johnny Sauter joined the team, with Kleenex coming aboard as sponsor. Sauter posted eight top-tens and had an 18th-place finish in points, but left for Phoenix Racing at the end of the season.

Duraflame #66 (2005-2006)

For 2005, while the 27 Kleenex team took the place of the former 37 car, the old 27 car switched to No. 66, with the number and Duraflame sponsorship moving from Rusty Wallace, Inc. to Brewco.[7] Greg Biffle and Aaron 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. In 2006, Biffle shared the ride with Ken Schrader, Scott Wimmer, and Bobby Labonte.

Multiple drivers #37 (2007)

The team switched to the No. 37 for 2007 (the main number which had been used by Brewco from 1996-2004), while Rusty Wallace, Inc. regained its own original number, the No. 66. For the first half of the season, Greg Biffle and Jamie McMurray shared driving duties (except for one race where Johnny Sauter drove), with sponsorship from Cub 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 at Bristol and California Speedway, Brewer sold his team to Baker-Curb Racing, which took over the #37 at that point.

Car No. 27 results

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Brewco Motorsports No. 27
NASCAR Busch 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
1998 Casey Atwood 27 Chevy DAY CAR LVS NSV DAR BRI TEX HCY TAL NHA NZH CLT DOV RCH PPR GLN MLW MYB
28
CAL SBO
DNQ
IRP MCH
DNQ
BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT GTY CAR ATL HOM 54th 91
1999 DAY
17
CAR
5
LVS
DNQ
ATL
16
DAR
28
TEX
35
NSV
2
BRI
15
TAL
8
CAL
18
NHA
5
RCH
20
NZH
33
CLT
34
DOV
36
SBO
10
GLN
41
MLW
1*
MYB
29
PPR
8
GTY
7
IRP
32
MCH
42
BRI
15
DAR
26
RCH
31
DOV
1
CLT
23
CAR
43
MEM
30
PHO
26
HOM
34
13th 3134
2000 DAY
31
CAR
32
LVS
11
ATL
26
DAR
42
BRI
21
TEX
7
NSV
24
TAL
17
CAL
22
RCH
8
NHA
7
CLT
14
DOV
11
SBO
13
MYB
11
GLN
12
MLW
43
NZH
7
PPR
6
GTY
29
IRP
31
MCH
37
BRI
9
DAR
27
RCH
34
DOV
17
CLT
22
CAR
8
MEM
6
PHO
14
HOM
20
8th 3404
2001 Jamie McMurray DAY
11
CAR
26
LVS
20
ATL
24
DAR
14
BRI
25
TEX
16
NSH
19
TAL
29
CAL
37
RCH
26
NHA
31
NZH
10
CLT
25
DOV
19
KEN
10
MLW
19
GLN
14
CHI
20
GTY
11
PPR
12
IRP
10
MCH
17
BRI
42
DAR
23
RCH
14
DOV
17
KAN
19
CLT
31
MEM
11
PHO
33
CAR
16
HOM
42
16th 3308
2002 DAY
11
CAR
15
LVS
29
DAR
16
BRI
26
TEX
19
NSH
7
TAL
27
CAL
11
RCH
9
NHA
9
NZH
4
CLT
16
DOV
32
NSH
26
KEN
6
MLW
16
DAY
5
CHI
12
GTY
8
PPR
8
IRP
8
MCH
12
BRI
11
DAR
32
RCH
2
DOV
26
KAN
10
CLT
41
MEM
3
ATL
1
CAR
1
PHO
38
HOM
14
6th 4147
2003 Chase Montgomery Pontiac DAY
10
LVS
36
BRI
22
TEX
12
TAL
13
NSH
39
CAL
25
KAN
27
CLT
34
MEM
26
ATL
34
PHO
30
CAR
31
HOM
33
17th 2934
Hank Parker Jr. CAR
38
DAR
6
Joey Clanton RCH
22
GTY
15
NZH
18
CLT
26
DOV
27
NSH
27
KEN
16
MLW
20
DAY
11
CHI
14
NHA
27
PPR
5
IRP
41
MCH
24
BRI
31
DAR
22
RCH
37
DOV
27
2004 Johnny Sauter DAY
2
CAR
6
LVS
16
DAR
27
TEX
16
NSH
2
CAL
24
GTY
18
RCH
31
NZH
22
NSH
31
DAY
29
IRP
2
MEM
8
PHO
35
18th 3411
Chevy BRI
14
TAL
31
CLT
36
DOV
10
KEN
25
MLW
31
CHI
19
NHA
27
PPR
29
MCH
15
BRI
32
CAL
17
RCH
10
DOV
5
KAN
21
CLT
41
ATL
43
DAR
21
HOM
38
2005 Greg Biffle 66 Ford DAY
8
CAL
40
LVS
5
ATL
6
BRI
10
TEX
2
PHO
1*
TAL
36
DAR
4
RCH
5
CLT
4
DOV
8
KEN
30
DAY
3
CHI
2
NHA
31
GLN
12
MCH
2
BRI
2
CAL
2
RCH
10
DOV
5
KAN
2
CLT
36
TEX
2
PHO
5
HOM
2
7th 4165
Jorge Goeters MXC
38
Aaron Fike NSH
35
NSH
38
MLW
20
PPR
8
GTY
31
IRP
19
MEM
35
2006 Ken Schrader DAY
36
LVS
17
ATL
37
BRI
37
PHO
25
TAL
22
BRI
25
DOV
15
18th 3202
Scott Wimmer CAL
14
TEX
9
RCH
16
DAR
26
CLT
25
DOV
15
MLW
29
DAY
33
NHA
9
GTY
6
CAL
25
RCH
8
CLT
21
TEX
11
PHO
42
HOM
15
Jorge Goeters MXC
14
Michael Waltrip 99 NSH
10
Greg Biffle 66 NSH
7
KEN
17
MAR
4
GLN
4
Bobby Labonte CHI
12
MCH
15
Jason Keller IRP
15
MEM
12
Brad Coleman KAN
41
2007 Jamie McMurray 37 DAY
42
CAL
15
LVS
29
TEX
17
TAL
36
RCH
19
CLT
18
DOV
20
DAY
18
CHI
23
24th 2331
Greg Biffle MXC
20
ATL
40
BRI
7
PHO
6
DAR
8
NSH
28
KEN
10
NHA
7
CGV
20
GLN
11
BRI
14
CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM
Johnny Sauter NSH
35
Bobby East MLW
22
GTY
16
IRP
39
MCH
38

Car No. 99 History

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In 1999, Brewco partnered with J&J Racing to run the No. 99 car for Kevin Lepage in 15 races, sponsored by Red Man.[8] The No. 99 also attempted an additional 6 races with Matt Hutter driving.[9]

Car No. 39 History

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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, with Sean Woodside and Clay Dale driving.

Brewco's third car returned for the Federated Auto Parts 300 in 2006, as the No. 37 (a number previously used by Brewco from 1996-2004), and was driven by Brad Coleman with sponsorship from race sponsor Federated Auto Parts.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

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Truck No. 37 History

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Brewco's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team made its debut in 1997, as the No. 37 Chevrolet C/K sponsored by Red Man Golden Blend. That year, the truck was driven by Scot Walters, David Green, and Mark 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.

Truck No. 47 History

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At the 1997 Hanes 250 at Richmond International Raceway, Brewco ran a second truck, the No. 47, for Jeff 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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Driver David Green 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  2. ^ "BUSCH: Jeff Purvis in serious condition after accident". Motorsport.com. 2002-05-22. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  3. ^ a b Sporting News Wire Service (July 19, 2008). "Logano driving Nationwide 20, but hoping for Cup 20". nascar.com. Madison, Illinois: NASCAR. Archived from the original on 2008-12-17. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Atwood, Evernham part ways". motorsport.com. motorsport.com. November 23, 2003. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  5. ^ "BUSCH: Daytona II: Chase Montgomery preview". motorsport.com. Mount Juliet, Tennessee: motorsport.com. July 3, 2003. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  6. ^ Brewco Motorsports; Montgomery Motorsports (March 19, 2003). "BUSCH: Bristol: Chase Montgomery preview". motorsport.com. Bristol, Tennessee: motorsport.com. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  7. ^ a b NASCAR (January 22, 2005). "BUSCH: Preseason Test: Day one report". motorsport.com. Daytona Beach, Florida: motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  8. ^ "BUSCH: Kevin Lepage Joins Brewco Team". Motorsport.com. 1998-12-16. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  9. ^ "Bill Papke Owner Statistics - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
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