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"What Happened to Old Race Shops?"

Posted by nascarman on December 10, 2018

Viewed 8613 times Tweet Race teams come and go, what happens to their old shops? Do the long-forgotten sounds of engines roaring and wrenches banging fill these buildings when the lights are off?



What does happen to the shops of teams that go out of business? Well, some are bought by other teams, some become body shops, some become buisnesses.



With that in mind, here is a collection of teams that raced in the 1999 Winston Cup season and what their shops currently hold, long after the teams are gone:



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00 - Buckshot Jones, Buckshot Racing

195 Jones Rd

Spartanburg, SC 29307

Currently: Guy Roofing.

When Buckshot left his family team in 2001 to drive for Petty Enterprises, the shop was sold to James Finch's Phoenix Racing. The team operated out of this building until their closure in 2013. After a brief ownership by H Scott Motorsports, the property was bought by Guy Roofing, a successful roofing company based out of Spartanburg.



2 - Rusty Wallace, Penske Racing South

136 Knob Hill Road

Mooresville, NC 28117

Currently: JRI Shocks and MSI Defense Solutions

The initial home of Penske until the team moved shops in 2005. The building was bought by Red Bull Racing and was their home from 2007 until their closure in 2011. JRI Shocks and MSI Defense Solutions share the building currently. Recently, JRI was in the news when it was announced that Ray Evernham had bought the company.





Today, The Old Penske Shop is Owned By Ray Evernham

(David Taylor/Allsport)



4 - Bobby Hamilton, Morgan-McClure

26502 Newbanks Road

Abingdon, VA 24211

Currently: Zenith Power Products.

Morgan-McClure operated out of the shop until their eventual closure in 2009.



6 - Mark Martin, Roush Racing

122 Knob Hill Road

Mooresville, NC 28115

Currently: SRI Performance, a racing parts supply company.

Roush moved out of the building in the early 2000s.



7 - Michael Waltrip, Mattei Motorsports

6007 Victory Lane

Harrisburg, NC 28075-8716

Currently: Leavine Family Racing

Prior to Mattei Motorsports, the building was the site of Alan Kulwicki Racing and later Geoff Bodine Racing. When Jim Smith bought Mattei in 2001, the team moved out.



10 - Ricky Rudd, Rudd Performance Motorsports

292 Rolling Hills Rd

Mooresville, NC 28117

Currently: Carolina Coach Collection, a classic car sales and restoration business.

After Rudd's own team shut down at the end of 1999, the car he drove for Robert Yates Racing was built there as well. While Yates fielded two cars, they weren't prepared in the same building at that time. When Rudd moved to the Wood Brothers in 2003, they too used Rudd's shop in an attempt to have their operation located in Mooresville rather than in their native Virginia. The Wood Brothers built their cars here until 2005. When Andy Lally won the Cup rookie of the year in 2011, his TRG Motorsports cars were built here as well.





Three Different Teams Have Built Cars Out Of The Old Ricky Rudd Shop

(John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR)



11 - Brett Bodine, Brett Bodine Racing

304 Performance Rd

Mooresville, NC 28115

Currently: Empire Racing.

The team that competes in the ARCA and Truck Series, build their cars out of the old Brett Bodine shop.



12 - Jeremy Mayfield, Penske-Kranefuss Racing

163 Rolling Hills Road

Mooresville, NC 28117

Currently: Micro Miniature Bearing Company Inc.

Penske's #12 car operated independently of the #2 car until Ryan Newman was hired as its driver in 2002. At that point, this shop was vacated by the #12 team.



22 - Ward Burton, Bill Davis Racing

300 Old Thomasville Rd

High Point, NC 27260-8190

Currently: Vomela Specialty Co. and Motorsports Designs

Bill Davis teams worked out of this building until their closure in 2008. Today, a graphic designer and sign printer occupy the shop.



23 - Jimmy Spencer, Travis Carter Racing

2668 Peachtree Road

Statesville, NC 28625-8252

Currently: Long Road Racing, builder of Mazda MX-5 Cup race cars.

Travis Carter's team built their cars here until their closure at the end of 2003. In 2005, the cars that Hermie Sadler drove for Peak Performance Motorsports were built here.



28 - Kenny Irwin, Robert Yates Racing

115 Dwelle Street

Charlotte, NC 28208-2929

Currently: Caliber Collision.

At the end of 1999, the 28 moved to a shop owned by Ricky Rudd. The Dale Jarrett cars stayed at the Dwelle Street shop until the mid-2000s.



30 - Derrike Cope, Bahari Racing

208 Rollings Hills Rd

Mooresville, NC 28115-6845

Currently: K&L Collision Center.

When Bahari shut down at the end of 1999, the shop was used by Eel River Racing between 2000 and 2001. Around 2009, Larry Gunselman Motorsports built their cars out of the building.



36 - Ernie Irvan, MB2 Motorsports

185 McKenzie Rd

Mooresville, NC 28115-7976

Currently: Detroit Speed, Inc, aftermarket parts company for classic cars.

MB2 moved out of this building around 2000.



40 - Sterling Marlin, SABCO Racing

114 Meadow Hill Circle

Mooresville, NC 28115

Currently: MDM Motorsports, race-winning team in ARCA and Trucks.

In 2000, Chip Ganassi bought SABCO from Felix Sabates. Around 2003, the team moved to a new shop in Concord.





MDM Motorsports Operates Out of the SABCO Shops

(Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)



60 - Geoffrey Bodine, Bessey Motorsports

11881 Vance Davis Drive

Charlotte, NC 28269

Currently: Godspeed Motors, a car dealer.

Bessey Motorsports closed at the end of 2000. The shop was bought by BAM Racing who used it from 2002 to 2010.



75 - Ted Musgrave, Butch Mock Motorsports

217 Rolling Hills Road

Mooresville, NC 28117

Currently: AmeriFast Supply, Distributor of fasteners and fittings.

After Mock sold the team at the end of 1999, Galaxy Motorsports built their cars at the shop in 2000.



80 - Andy Hillenburg, Hover Motorsports

10705 Bringle Ferry Rd

Salisbury NC,28146

Currently: High Rock Performance Marine

Hover Motorsports competed on a part-time schedule until the mid-2000s.



88 - Dale Jarrett, Robert Yates Racing

115 Dwelle Street

Charlotte, NC 28208-2929

Currently: Caliber Collision.

At the end of 2002, Robert Yates Racing moved to a new shop in Mooresville.





Lamborghinis Are Now Built in the Cale Yarborough Shop

(ChangeRacing.com)



90 - Dick Trickle, Junie Donlavey Racing

5011 Old Midlothian Pike

Richmond, VA 23224

Currently: Color Tech body shop

Donlavey's team competed in Cup and ARCA until 2004.



98 - Rick Mast, Cale Yarborough Motorsports

4200 Stough Rd

Concord, NC 28027-8962

Currently: Change Racing, Lamborghini team in IMSA and Lamborghini Super Trofeo Series

Yarborough's team closed at the end of 1999.





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