MBM Motorsports

MBM Motorsports
Owner(s) Carl Long
Base Statesville, North Carolina
Series Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Xfinity Series
ARCA Racing Series
Car numbers 08, 13, 40, 46, 50, 54, 66, 72, 82
Race drivers Monster Energy Cup Series:
66. Mark Thompson, Timmy Hill
Xfinity Series:
40. Chad Finchum (R)
66. Timmy Hill, Bobby Earnhardt
72. Timmy Hill
ARCA Racing Series:
66. Mark Thompson
Sponsors Monster Energy Cup Series:
66. Phoenix Air, Ternio
Xfinity Series:
40.Smithbilt Holmes / Buddy Gregg RV's & Motor Homes
66. TBA
ARCA Racing Series:
66. Phoenix Air
Manufacturer Dodge
Toyota
Chevrolet
Ford
Opened 2014
Career
Debut Monster Energy Cup Series:
2017 Go Bowling 400 (Kansas)
Xfinity Series:
2014 Drive to Stop Diabetes 300 (Bristol)
ARCA Racing Series:
2017 Lucas Oil 200 (ARCA) (Daytona)
Latest race

Monster Energy Cup Series:
2017 AAA 400 Drive for Autism (Dover)
Xfinity Series:
2018 Bar Harbor 200 (Dover)


ARCA Racing Series:
2017 General Tire 200 (Talladega)
Races competed NASCAR: 148
Monster Energy Cup Series: 21
Xfinity Series: 147
ARCA Racing Series: 2
Drivers' Championships 0
Race victories 0
Pole positions 0

Motorsports Business Management LLC, operating as MBM Motorsports (and sometimes known as Carl Long Motorsports), is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the ARCA Racing Series. The team fields the No. 13, 40, 66 and 72 cars for various drivers, including owner Carl Long. MBM was co-owned and operated by Long, and driver Derek White until early 2016, with full operation of the team being taken by Long and his family. White is suspended from NASCAR due to legal issues concerning his 1st Native right to sell tobacco on their reservations without Canadian taxes.

History

Before the 2014 Drive to Stop Diabetes 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Derek White and Carl Long created Motorsports Business Management.[1] In 2016, White was arrested on tobacco smuggling charges,[2] leading to his indefinite suspension by NASCAR.[3] Ownership of the team was transferred to the Long family; officially, the team owner is listed as Long's father, Horace.[4]

In May 2016, monster truck driver Todd Morey joined the team as a development driver.[5]

MBM, since it runs all four manufacturers, runs Dodge engines leased from Team Penske from when Penske ran Dodges. MBM has a lease agreement with Penske for the engines.[6]

In July 2018, racing at the Coca-Cola Firecracker 250, at Daytona, the team numbers #40 with Chad Finchum and #66 with Timmy Hill, finished 14th and 7th place respectively, An impressive top-15 finish for an underdog team.

Xfinity Series

The No. 13 car, driven by Alon Day at Road America in 2016.
The No. 40 car, driven by John Jackson at Road America in 2016.

Car No. 66 history

In the team's debut, Long and White fielded the No. 13 car for Matt Carter;[7] Carter finished 37th after retiring from the race for brake problems.[8] Later in the year, MBM fielded rides in six races for White, Long and Mike Wallace, failing to qualify for four and not finishing any races.[9][10][11]

In 2015, the car was run with various drivers, some drivers used their old 2012 Toyota Camrys, due to costs of updating their cars. Brad Teague made his final NASCAR start at the Food City 300, finishing 26th, although he used his old 2012 Toyota Camry.[12]. The team was noted for being the final in the Nationwide Series to use that body style.

The team returned in 2016, once again running with various drivers. Mark Thompson returned to the No. 13 at the Subway Firecracker 250, leading his first Xfinity Series lap during the race.[13] It was announced on MBM's Facebook page in August that Timmy Hill had signed to drive with the team for the remainder of the 2016 season.

The car number was changed to 66 for 2018, with Timmy Hill driving. At the 2018 Coca-Cola Firecracker 250, Timmy Hill finished an impressive 7th place, his best finish since 2012 (both at Daytona).

Car No. 40 history

In 2015, White and Long were joined by team owners Rick Ware and Curtis Key as partners,[14] and the team expanded to two full-time cars with the No. 40.[7] Derek White debuted the car in the Alert Today Florida 300 at Daytona International Speedway,[14] finishing 22nd.[15] This team was fielded as a start and park team to help fund the team's No. 13 car.

The team returned in 2016, once again filling a start and park role. NASCAR Next driver Alon Day made his Xfinity Series debut with the team at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course; despite initial plans to drive the No. 13,[16] he was moved to the No. 40 for the race.[17] Day, the first Israeli driver to run a NASCAR national series race, qualified 22nd[18] and took advantage of rainy conditions to begin running in the top ten. He finished 13th, the best finish for the No. 40 team since a 30th-place run at Talladega.[19]

In May 2017, Camping World Truck Series driver Austin Wayne Self joined the No. 40 for his Xfinity debut at Charlotte Motor Speedway.[20] However, Long took over the No. 40 ride for the race, delaying Self's debut.[21] At the June Dover International Speedway race, the No. 40 was the car driven by K&N Pro Series East driver Chad Finchum in his first NXS race.[22] At the 2018 Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 at Daytona, Chad Finchum finished an outstanding 14th place finish, his first career top-15 finish.

Car No. 13 history

The No. 72 car, owned by James Carter, the car is under the MBM banner and currently is the team's third car in the series. The team was the 2nd car from the team in 2014 season. This team was fielded as a start and park team to help fund the team's No. 13 car. In 2015, the team changed the number to No. 40. After one year hiatus the team made its first attempt at the 2016 Darlington race. John Jackson raced the No. 72 at Darlington, finishing 39th. Timmy Hill attempted to get the car into the fall Kentucky race, but failed to qualify and took over the No. 13 for Mark Thompson.[23] The team returned for two races in 2017, once again running as a start and park entry.

The team will change to the No. 13 for 2018 for a limited schedule starting at Dover.

ARCA Racing Series

On November 28, 2016, MBM announced plans for Mark Thompson to race at the 2017 season-opening Lucas Oil 200 ARCA Racing Series race at Daytona; the race was rumored to be Thompson's final ARCA start, but he returned for the Talladega event in May.[24] Driving the No. 66 Phoenix Air Ford, Thompson qualified 15th, but finished 31st after he was collected in a nine-car accident on lap 49.[25]

Monster Energy Cup Series

Car No. 66 history

In the offseason, MBM Motorsports bought an HScott Motorsports car. In May 2017, Long announced his intention to field a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series car, the No. 66 Chevrolet SS, at Kansas Speedway's Go Bowling 400.[26] The number was selected as tribute to Mark Thompson, while the paint scheme was nearly identical to the No. 46 car Long drove in the Cup Series prior to his ban from the Cup garage in 2009; the green and yellow colors remained, though the red roof number was changed to yellow.[4] Although the team received sponsorship from marijuana vaping manufacturer Veedverks,[27] NASCAR prevented the company from appearing on the car after Long mistakenly put the company name wrong in his sponsor submission to NASCAR, spelling it with an "o" instead of a "d"; upon further investigation by NASCAR, the sanctioning body ordered Long to remove the sponsorship. Long missed the first practice session before running 14 laps in the second session, followed by being unable to set a qualifying lap as he was one of 11 cars stuck in inspection during the session. This relegated Long to a 40th-place starting spot, from which he finished 31st.[28]

The No. 66 returned for the AAA 400 Drive for Autism at Dover, though with Timmy Hill at the helm. Hill improved the team's best finish by three positions as he finished 28th.[29]. After that race, the team announced that they wouldn't enter in the next races to keep the focus in the Xfinity team. The team returned at Kentucky with Hill; two weeks later, Hill would return in the No. 66 for the Brantley Gilbert Big Machine Brickyard 400. After avoiding several crashes by restarting at the very back, he would finish 14th – the best finish so far for the team.

The team purchased a Richard Petty Motorsports' car for Mark Thompson to drive the Daytona 500. Thompson would finish 22nd in the race, his best career cup series finish.

References

  1. ↑ "Derek White to drive Grafoid Dodge in the NASCAR Xfinity Series". Flagworld. April 10, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  2. ↑ Long, Dustin (March 30, 2016). "NASCAR driver faces seven charges in biggest tobacco-smuggling bust in North America". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  3. ↑ Long, Dustin (April 4, 2016). "NASCAR indefinitely suspends Derek White for arrest". NBC Sports. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Long, Dustin (May 11, 2017). "Long time coming: Eight years after then-record fine, Carl Long returns to Cup". NBC Sports. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Monster Truck Driver Todd Morey Joins MBM". MBM Motorsports. May 23, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  6. ↑ King, Alanis. "How An Underfunded 'Zombie Dodge' NASCAR Team Struggles Just To Make It To The Track". Black Flag. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  7. 1 2 Beard, Brock (April 19, 2015). "XFINITY: Derek White Scores First XFINITY Last-Place Run For #40 Since 1999". LASTCAR. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  8. ↑ "2014 Drive to Stop Diabetes 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Carl Long: 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Mike Wallace: 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  11. ↑ "2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  12. ↑ Birchfield, Jeff (August 21, 2015). "Teague moves forward in final race". Johnson City Press. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Mark Thompson: NASCAR Xfinity Series Results (races)". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  14. 1 2 "MBM Motorsports Announces Daytona Plans". Catchfence. February 16, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  15. ↑ "2015 Alert Today Florida 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  16. ↑ Knight, Chris (July 23, 2016). "NASCAR Next's Alon Day To Make XFINITY Series Debut At Mid-Ohio". Catchfence. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Starting Line Up by Row: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course: 4th Annual Mid-Ohio Challenge" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  18. ↑ "2016 Mid-Ohio Challenge". Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  19. ↑ Kraft, RJ (August 13, 2016). "NASCAR NEXT'S ALON DAY HAS STRONG SHOWING AT MID-OHIO". NASCAR. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  20. ↑ Wilson, Steven B. (May 25, 2017). "Austin Wayne Self to drive for MBM at Charlotte Motor Speedway". Speedway Digest. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  21. ↑ "2017 Hisense 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  22. ↑ "Chad Finchum to make NASCAR Xfinity Series Debut". MBM Motorsports. May 30, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  23. ↑ "2016 VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  24. ↑ "NOVEMBER 2016". The Pit Lane. November 28, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  25. ↑ "2017 Lucas Oil Complete Engine Treatment 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  26. ↑ "Carl Long Motorsports to attempt Kansas Cup race". Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN. May 5, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  27. ↑ "NASCAR STEPS IN WHEN DRIVER SHOWS AT KANSAS WITH POT SPONSOR". Associated Press. May 12, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  28. ↑ Long, Dustin (May 15, 2017). "Carl Long's first Cup race since 2009 was quite an adventure". NBC Sports. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  29. ↑ "2017 AAA 400 Drive for Autism". Retrieved June 4, 2017.
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