Robert_Yates_Racing

Yates Racing

NASCAR auto racing company

Yates Racing was an American stock car racing team that competed in NASCAR through the 2009 season, after which it merged into Richard Petty Motorsports.^[1] Previously known as Robert Yates Racing, the team was owned by Doug Yates, who has officially owned the team since his father Robert's retirement on December 1, 2007. The Yates family owned the team since purchasing it from Harry Ranier and J. T. Lundy in October 1988.^[2]

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Yates Racing
Career

Owner(s)	Robert Yates Doug Yates Max Jones
Base	Mooresville, North Carolina
Series	Sprint Cup, Busch Series
Race drivers	Davey Allison, Robby Gordon, Lake Speed, Ernie Irvan, Kenny Irwin Jr., Dale Jarrett, Ricky Rudd, Elliott Sadler, Travis Kvapil, David Gilliland, Paul Menard
Sponsors	Texaco/Havoline, Ford Motor Credit, United Parcel Service, M&M's, Menards
Manufacturer	Ford
Opened	1989
Closed	2009
Drivers' Championships	1 – Winston Cup Series (Dale Jarrett, 1999)
Race victories	58

The team was noted for its strong engine program and its success on superspeedways. Throughout most of its history, the team fielded Ford cars numbered 28, 38 and 88, although in its final season it fielded the number 98.

Cup Series

Car No. 28 history

Robert Yates Racing first car in 1989 with Davey Allison driving

Car No. 28 being unloaded from the transporter at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1993.

Davey Allison (1989-1993)

After purchasing the assets of Ranier-Lundy Racing in October 1988, Robert Yates' first driver was Davey Allison, who had driven for the Ranier-Lundy banner since 1987 (his rookie season), and drove the No. 28 Havoline Ford from Yates' takeover of the team until mid-1993, racking up 15 wins and twice finishing 3rd in points. He was tragically killed in a helicopter crash at Talladega Superspeedway in July 1993.

Ernie Irvan entering his car for the first time following injuries at Michigan in 1994.

Ernie Irvan (1993-1994)

After Allison's death, Robby Gordon drove at Talladega later in July and Lake Speed drove in the next three races. Ernie Irvan was then brought over from Morgan-McClure Motorsports to become Allison's permanent replacement. Irvan took over on Labor Day weekend at Darlington, winning at Charlotte and Martinsville before the season concluded.

In 1994, tragedy again struck the No. 28 team. After winning three races, Irvan crashed heavily in a practice session at Michigan and suffered life-threatening injuries. He would not race again in 1994 and it was uncertain whether he would ever return to racing. In the meantime, Kenny Wallace was brought in to take over the Havoline Ford for the remainder of the 1994 season.

Dale Jarrett (1995)

Needing a full-time driver for the 1995 season due to the uncertainty surrounding Irvan's recovery, Yates signed Dale Jarrett away from Joe Gibbs Racing to replace him for the 1995 season. Jarrett won one race at Pocono Raceway and eventually finished the season 13th in the points standings. Irvan would eventually return for three races driving a second car numbered 88 for Yates.

Ernie Irvan (1996-1997)

Irvan returned to the #28 in 1996 and won at New Hampshire. Irvan won at Michigan in June 1997, the same track he almost died on three years earlier. Irvan left at the end of the 1997 season to drive for MB2 Motorsports.

Kenny Irwin Jr. (1998-1999)

Kenny Irwin Jr. drove the No. 28 car for Robert Yates in 1998 and 1999. Despite winning Rookie of the Year honors in 1998, Irwin failed to find victory lane in his two seasons.

Ricky Rudd (2000-2002)

The next season, Ricky Rudd joined the team after his own Rudd Performance Motorsports team was sold. He would go on to drive three seasons in the Havoline Ford, from 2000 to 2002, and won his first race for the team in 2001 at Pocono in June after going winless since 1998. Rudd drove the No. 28 to Victory Lane two additional times, the September Richmond race in 2001 and his final victory at Infineon in June 2002, and finished in the Top 10 in the standings all three seasons, including 4th in 2001, his second-highest career points finish. Rudd left the team to join Wood Brothers Racing in 2003, while Yates hired the Wood's previous driver, Elliott Sadler and Robert Yates switched from No. 28 to No. 38 along with sponsorship from Mars, Inc.

Travis Kvapil (2008-2009)

Robert Yates would resurrect the 28 for the 2008 season, however.^[3] Yates made the switch after giving the rights to the No. 88 to Hendrick Motorsports for Dale Earnhardt Jr. Travis Kvapil would take over driving duties after Ricky Rudd's departure at the end of 2007. Before the season started, he, along with his teammate, David Gilliland, did not have full-time sponsorship on either of their Yates Racing Fords. However, for the Daytona 500, K&N Filters sponsored his team. Two weeks later, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, during the UAW-Dodge 400, Kvapil scored an 8th-place finish, giving him his third Top 10 of his career, in an unsponsored ride. Later that week, Zaxby's decided to sponsor the No. 28 team for the next race, which was the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. A couple of races later, in the Aaron's 499, he finished 6th with a one race sponsorship deal from Northern Tool and Equipment, which gave him his career best finish in the Cup Series. Just a few weeks after his career best run, Kvapil picked up another Top 10 finish, this time at Darlington Raceway, during the Dodge Challenger 500. Despite the lack of a full-time sponsorship, Travis Kvapil and the No. 28 had a very respectable season, finishing 23rd in the points standings and a pole at Talladega in October.

For 2009, Kvapil's owner points from 2008 were transferred to the No. 98, given that Paul Menard had signed with the team, therefore bringing with him a full-time Menard's sponsorship. The future of the No. 28 team was uncertain without a sponsor, and Yates would only field the car for five races unless sponsorship had been found.^[4] Despite failing to qualify for the Shelby 427, Kvapil had two 18th-place finishes in five races, with race by race sponsorship from Golden Corral and Farmers Insurance. Unfortunately, the team still lacked a committed full-time sponsor,^[5] and Yates shut down the No. 28 following the Food City 500.^[6]

Car No. 28 results

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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	Owners	Pts
1988	Davey Allison	28	Ford	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT 19	NWS 11	CAR 27	PHO 3	ATL 2								8th	3631
1989				DAY 25	CAR 6	ATL 40	RCH 5	DAR 2	BRI 4	NWS 11	MAR 14	TAL 1*	CLT 33	DOV 32	SON 9	POC 16	MCH 31	DAY 1	POC 6	TAL 9	GLN 4	MCH 7	BRI 25	DAR 18	RCH 10	DOV 24	MAR 21	CLT 5	NWS 21	CAR 26	PHO 39	ATL 25								11th	3481
1990				DAY 20	RCH 20	CAR 34	ATL 13	DAR 3	BRI 1	NWS 9	MAR 22	TAL 25	CLT 7	DOV 17	SON 24	POC 5	MCH 36	DAY 24	POC 5	TAL 20	GLN 19	MCH 6	BRI 23	DAR 15	RCH 16	DOV 9	MAR 7	NWS 26	CLT 1	CAR 29	PHO 11	ATL 25								13th	3423
1991				DAY 15	RCH 12	CAR 16	ATL 40	DAR 2	BRI 3	NWS 6	MAR 8	TAL 22	CLT 1*	DOV 16	SON 1	POC 12	MCH 1*	DAY 3	POC 14	TAL 9	GLN 10	MCH 2*	BRI 24	DAR 12	RCH 2*	DOV 31	MAR 29	NWS 4	CLT 2	CAR 1	PHO 1*	ATL 17								3rd	4088
1992				DAY 1*	CAR 2	RCH 4	ATL 4*	DAR 4*	BRI 28	NWS 1	MAR 26	TAL 1*	CLT 4	DOV 11	SON 28	POC 5	MCH 1*	DAY 10	POC 33*	TAL 3	GLN 20	MCH 5	BRI 30	DAR 5	RCH 19	DOV 4	MAR 16	NWS 11	CLT 19	CAR 10	PHO 1	ATL 27								3rd	4015
1993				DAY 28	CAR 14	RCH 1	ATL 13	DAR 11	BRI 5	NWS 4	MAR 2	TAL 7	SON 15	CLT 30	DOV 3	POC 6	MCH 35	DAY 31	NHA 3	POC																				9th	3845
	Robby Gordon																				TAL 42
	Lake Speed																					GLN 27	MCH 7	BRI 16
	Ernie Irvan																								DAR 5	RCH 36	DOV 26	MAR 1*	NWS 3	CLT 1*	CAR 6	PHO 2	ATL 12
1994	Ernie Irvan			DAY 2*	CAR 5	RCH 1*	ATL 1*	DAR 6	BRI 33	NWS 3*	MAR 2	TAL 2*	SON 1*	CLT 5	DOV 2*	POC 7	MCH 18	DAY 2*	NHA 30*	POC 37	TAL 3*	IND 17	GLN 2	MCH Wth^†																4th	4195
1994	Kenny Wallace																								BRI 13	DAR 11	RCH 32	DOV 20	MAR 4	NWS 10	CLT 14	CAR 15	PHO 18	ATL 25						4th	4195
1995	Dale Jarrett			DAY 5	CAR 5	RCH 25	ATL 5	DAR 38	BRI 6	NWS 11	MAR 7	TAL 19	SON 23	CLT 32	DOV 40	POC 38	MCH 6	DAY 42	NHA 30	POC 1	TAL 2	IND 3	GLN 17	MCH 33	BRI 3*	DAR 28	RCH 4	DOV 30	MAR 10	NWS 7	CLT 5	CAR 23	PHO 11	ATL 31						13th	3584
1996	Ernie Irvan			DAY 35	CAR 14	RCH 38	ATL 4	DAR 33	BRI 16	NWS 6	MAR 2	TAL 31	SON 42	CLT 9	DOV 4	POC 39	MCH 5	DAY 5	NHA 1	POC 4	TAL 4	IND 2	GLN 35	MCH 4	BRI 36	DAR 7	RCH 1	DOV 36	MAR 12	NWS 36	CLT 37	CAR 4	PHO 7	ATL 36						10th	3632
1997	Ernie Irvan			DAY 20	CAR 9	RCH 36	ATL 2	DAR 21	TEX 36	BRI 39	MAR 31	SON 8	TAL 10	CLT 13*	DOV 30	POC 29	MCH 1	CAL 37	DAY 9	NHA 8	POC 40	IND 10*	GLN 21	MCH 4	BRI 41	DAR 33	RCH 23	NHA 2	DOV 9	MAR 10	CLT 18	TAL 5	CAR 28	PHO 18	ATL 12					14th	3534
1998	Kenny Irwin Jr.			DAY 19	CAR 26	LVS 36	ATL 5*	DAR 39	BRI 43	TEX 39	MAR 19	TAL 40	CAL 16	CLT DNQ	DOV 33	RCH 9	MCH 13	POC 11	SON 9	NHA 33	POC 22	IND 38	GLN 37	MCH 16	BRI 15	NHA 11	DAR 41	RCH 10	DOV 40	MAR 27	CLT 20	TAL 43	DAY 32	PHO 40	CAR 33	ATL 16				28th	2760
1999	Kenny Irwin Jr.			DAY 3	CAR 23	LVS 41	ATL 23	DAR 35	TEX 15	BRI 11	MAR 36	TAL 35	CAL 13	RCH 40	CLT 15	DOV 10	MCH 11	POC 18	SON 22	DAY 14	NHA 26	POC 43	IND 13	GLN 26	MCH 34	BRI 24	DAR 31	RCH 5	NHA 10	DOV 10	MAR 39	CLT 15	TAL 10	CAR 13	PHO 21	HOM 33	ATL 29			19th	3338
2000	Ricky Rudd			DAY 15	CAR 6	LVS 12	ATL 11	DAR 17	BRI 14	TEX 10	MAR 22	TAL 27	CAL 4	RCH 4	CLT 17	DOV 5	MCH 12	POC 3	SON 5	DAY 5	NHA 10	POC 38	IND 21	GLN 11	MCH 2	BRI 10	DAR 8	RCH 9	NHA 3	DOV 3	MAR 4	CLT 3*	TAL 11	CAR 3	PHO 37	HOM 6	ATL 24			5th	4575
2001				DAY 4	CAR 39	LVS 19	ATL 6	DAR 8	BRI 10	TEX 37	MAR 2	TAL 14	CAL 6	RCH 5	CLT 7	DOV 10	MCH 2	POC 1	SON 4	DAY 14	CHI 3	NHA 3	POC 11	IND 39	GLN 4	MCH 42	BRI 4	DAR 7	RCH 1	DOV 3	KAN 3	CLT 21	MAR 39	TAL 26	PHO 3	CAR 8	HOM 21	ATL 35	NHA 13	4th	4706
2002				DAY 38	CAR 18	LVS 13	ATL 20	DAR 12	BRI 3	TEX 4	MAR 7	TAL 14	CAL 3	RCH 39	CLT 4	DOV 19	POC 17*	MCH 8	SON 1	DAY 15	CHI 19	NHA 17	POC 10	IND 18	GLN 5	MCH 12	BRI 39	DAR 30	RCH 7	NHA 12	DOV 14	KAN 20	TAL 3	CLT 39	MAR 3	ATL 32	CAR 20	PHO 13	HOM 19	10th	4323
2008	Travis Kvapil			DAY 30	CAL 36	LVS 8	ATL 29	BRI 27	MAR 18	TEX 18	PHO 22	TAL 6	RCH 16	DAR 8	CLT 26	DOV 11	POC 23	MCH 16	SON 22	NHA 36	DAY 31	CHI 41	IND 36	POC 16	GLN 36	MCH 13	BRI 24	CAL 28	RCH 17	NHA 26	DOV 23	KAN 34	TAL 27	CLT 42	MAR 19	ATL 23	TEX 32	PHO 21	HOM 7	23rd	3384
2009	Travis Kvapil			DAY 42	CAL 18	LVS DNQ	ATL 42	BRI 18	MAR	TEX	PHO	TAL	RCH	DAR	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	SON	NHA	DAY	CHI	IND	POC	GLN	MCH	BRI	ATL	RCH	NHA	DOV	KAN	CAL	CLT	MAR	TAL	TEX	PHO	HOM	49th	378
^† - Withdrew after getting injured in practice

Car No. 38 history

Elliott Sadler (2003-2006)

Elliott Sadler was hired in 2003, and Yates brought in M&M's as the sponsor, replacing the longtime sponsor Havoline. Yates also changed the car's number from 28 to 38. Sadler collected two victories for the team, and finished a career-best 9th in points in 2004. On August 14, 2006, Sadler left for Evernham Motorsports to drive the No. 19.

David Gilliland (2006-2008)

David Gilliland replaced Sadler in the No. 38, beginning with the GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan. He finished out the 2006 season, and continued to drive the No. 38 in 2007, after which M&M's left the team for Joe Gibbs Racing's No. 18 car. Gilliland drove for Yates again in 2008 and on May 9, it was announced that FreeCreditReport.com would sponsor the car for the remainder of the 2008 season. Later in the year, Gilliland would record his best career finish of second at Infineon Raceway, and finished 27th in the points standings.

The No. 38's owner points were sold to Hall of Fame Racing to field the No. 96, but Yates switched the No. 28's owners points to the 98. After the team was unable to find sponsorship, Gilliland was released from his contract. Gilliland later went on to TRG Motorsports for some races in 2009.

Car No. 38 results

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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	Owners	Pts
2003	Elliott Sadler	38	Ford	DAY 23	CAR 9	LVS 42	ATL 6	DAR 7	BRI 21	TEX 41*	TAL 3	MAR 5	CAL 23	RCH 37	CLT 36	DOV 33	POC 9	MCH 17	SON 22	DAY 24	CHI 9	NHA 27	POC 14	IND 42	GLN 15	MCH 12	BRI 38	DAR 9	RCH 39	NHA 8	DOV 19	TAL 30	KAN 42	CLT 43	MAR 28	ATL 17	PHO 20	CAR 21	HOM 21	22nd	3525
2004				DAY 7	CAR 18	LVS 6	ATL 29	DAR 5	BRI 14	TEX 1	MAR 12	TAL 28	CAL 22	RCH 12	CLT 5	DOV 18	POC 12	MCH 5	SON 10	DAY 26	CHI 21	NHA 15	POC 10	IND 3	GLN 15	MCH 32	BRI 5	CAL 1	RCH 17	NHA 8	DOV 20	TAL 22	KAN 4	CLT 7	MAR 32	ATL 36	PHO 38	DAR 23	HOM 34	9th	6024
2005				DAY 11	CAL 8	LVS 29	ATL 10	BRI 2	MAR 9	TEX 28	PHO 11	TAL 6	DAR 20	RCH 7	CLT 13	DOV 10	POC 21	MCH 8	SON 6	DAY 21	CHI 37	NHA 39	POC 16	IND 32	GLN 12	MCH 39	BRI 13	CAL 17	RCH 17	NHA 30	DOV 6	TAL 34	KAN 12	CLT 27*	MAR 29	ATL 10	TEX 9	PHO 11	HOM 23	13th	4084
2006				DAY 4	CAL 23	LVS 14	ATL 29	BRI 13	MAR 6	TEX 33	PHO 37	TAL 16	RCH 13	DAR 29	CLT 30	DOV 40	POC 20	MCH 22	SON 8	DAY 6	CHI 29	NHA 25	POC 32	IND 43	GLN 7															25th	3326
2006	David Gilliland																									MCH 38	BRI 40	CAL 32	RCH 36	NHA 36	DOV 27	KAN 22	TAL 15	CLT 33	MAR 28	ATL 15	TEX 21	PHO 16	HOM 33	25th	3326
2007				DAY 8	CAL 25	LVS 21	ATL 30	BRI 41	MAR 39	TEX 19	PHO 35	TAL 4	RCH 42	DAR 30	CLT 35	DOV 29	POC 34	MCH 17	SON 25	NHA 28	DAY 11	CHI 16	IND 17	POC 39	GLN 33	MCH 28	BRI 30	CAL 25	RCH 22	NHA 39	DOV 24	KAN 34	TAL 27	CLT 25	MAR 25	ATL 42	TEX 28	PHO 28	HOM 32	28th	2924
2008				DAY 28	CAL 17	LVS 23	ATL 32	BRI 9	MAR 24	TEX 15	PHO 15	TAL 15	RCH 41	DAR 20	CLT 40	DOV 16	POC 16	MCH 27	SON 2	NHA 28	DAY 40	CHI 42	IND 20	POC 34	GLN 40	MCH 26	BRI 22	CAL 23	RCH 18	NHA 41	DOV 19	KAN 22	TAL 40	CLT 25	MAR 32	ATL 27	TEX 42	PHO 35	HOM 27	27th	3064

Car No. 88 history

The No. 88 on display at Daytona International Speedway

Yates Racing garage in Mooresville, North Carolina.

Ernie Irvan (1995)

The No. 88 team began racing for RYR in 1995 with Havoline as the primary sponsor, as Ernie Irvan drove the car in three races following his comeback from injuries.

Dale Jarrett (1996-2006)

Irvan returned to the No. 28 the following year, and Dale Jarrett began driving the No. 88 in 1996 with sponsorship from Ford Quality Care and Ford Credit. Jarrett won the 1996 Daytona 500 in his first race in the No. 88, defeating Dale Earnhardt for the second time in four years. Jarrett went on to win the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte in May, the Brickyard 400, and Michigan in August. Jarrett finished 3rd in the Winston Cup point standings behind Hendrick Motorsports teammates Terry Labonte (the Champion) and Jeff Gordon. In 1997 Jarrett won at Atlanta and Darlington in March, Pocono in July, Bristol in August, Charlotte in October, and Phoenix in November.

Over the years, Jarrett collected 29 victories (the most wins for any driver for RYR) and he won the Winston Cup championship in 1999. He also finished in the Top 10 in points seven consecutive seasons from 1996 through 2002. The sponsorship on the No. 88 car changed from Ford Quality Care to UPS in 2001. Jarrett and sponsor UPS left RYR at the end of the 2006 season for Michael Waltrip Racing.

Ricky Rudd (2007)

Despite off-season rumors of the No. 88 being shut down and becoming a one-car team, Ricky Rudd returned to RYR, this time in the No. 88 with sponsorship from Snickers. Rudd officially announced his retirement from racing on August 20. On September 14, 2007, it was revealed that Yates transferred the No. 88 to Hendrick Motorsports for Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s new car. Travis Kvapil would be in the car full-time, with the car switching to No. 28 in the 2008 season, 20 years since the Yates family took over Ranier-Lundy Racing.

Car No. 88 results

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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	Owners	Pts
1995	Ernie Irvan	88	Ford	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY	NHA	POC	TAL	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS 6	CLT	CAR DNQ	PHO 40*	ATL 7
1996	Dale Jarrett			DAY 1	CAR 2	RCH 2	ATL 11	DAR 15	BRI 6	NWS 11	MAR 29	TAL 2	SON 12	CLT 1*	DOV 36	POC 38	MCH 10	DAY 6	NHA 2	POC 3	TAL 2	IND 1	GLN 24	MCH 1	BRI 4	DAR 14	RCH 4	DOV 3	MAR 16	NWS 3	CLT 3	CAR 2*	PHO 8	ATL 2						3rd	4568
1997				DAY 23	CAR 2*	RCH 3*	ATL 1*	DAR 1*	TEX 2	BRI 4	MAR 16	SON 4	TAL 35	CLT 27	DOV 32*	POC 3	MCH 6	CAL 8	DAY 5	NHA 38	POC 1*	IND 3	GLN 32	MCH 5	BRI 1*	DAR 3	RCH 1	NHA 6	DOV 5	MAR 12	CLT 1	TAL 21	CAR 2	PHO 1	ATL 2					2nd	4696
1998				DAY 34	CAR 7	LVS 40	ATL 2	DAR 1	BRI 3	TEX 11	MAR 3	TAL 3	CAL 41	CLT 5	DOV 1	RCH 2*	MCH 2	POC 3	SON 15	NHA 7	POC 5	IND 16	GLN 5	MCH 3	BRI 4	NHA 4	DAR 3	RCH 16	DOV 7	MAR 42	CLT 24	TAL 1	DAY 23	PHO 32	CAR 2*	ATL 2				3rd	4619
1999				DAY 37	CAR 2	LVS 11	ATL 5	DAR 4	TEX 2	BRI 3	MAR 8	TAL 2	CAL 5	RCH 1	CLT 5	DOV 5	MCH 1*	POC 3*	SON 6	DAY 1	NHA 4	POC 2	IND 1*	GLN 4	MCH 4	BRI 38	DAR 16	RCH 3	NHA 18	DOV 3	MAR 10	CLT 7	TAL 2	CAR 4*	PHO 6	HOM 5	ATL 2			1st	5262
2000				DAY 1*	CAR 5	LVS 7	ATL 36	DAR 2	BRI 21	TEX 33	MAR 5	TAL 17	CAL 9	RCH 3	CLT 5	DOV 4	MCH 4	POC 2	SON 7	DAY 2*	NHA 7	POC 4*	IND 7	GLN 7	MCH 4	BRI 9	DAR 5	RCH 31	NHA 4	DOV 32	MAR 6	CLT 40	TAL 15	CAR 1	PHO 10	HOM 17	ATL 15			4th	4684
2001				DAY 22	CAR 10	LVS 2	ATL 4	DAR 1	BRI 16	TEX 1*	MAR 1	TAL 18	CAL 24	RCH 15	CLT 8	DOV 5	MCH 18	POC 3	SON 26	DAY 11	CHI 4	NHA 1	POC 41	IND 12	GLN 31	MCH 37	BRI 6	DAR 34	RCH 4	DOV 12	KAN 30	CLT 6	MAR 2	TAL 25	PHO 9	CAR 4	HOM 41	ATL 8	NHA 10	5th	4612
2002				DAY 14	CAR 42	LVS 7	ATL 13	DAR 40	BRI 29	TEX 24*	MAR 4	TAL 6	CAL 6	RCH 38	CLT 19	DOV 5	POC 1	MCH 2*	SON 15	DAY 35	CHI 11	NHA 3	POC 4	IND 10	GLN 37	MCH 1	BRI 28	DAR 5	RCH 31	NHA 7	DOV 3	KAN 39	TAL 9	CLT 14	MAR 8	ATL 3	CAR 12	PHO 9	HOM 15	9th	4415
2003				DAY 10	CAR 1	LVS 41	ATL 21	DAR 18	BRI 36	TEX 13	TAL 12	MAR 20	CAL 37	RCH 36	CLT 9	DOV 39	POC 42	MCH 32	SON 42	DAY 10	CHI 30	NHA 7	POC 21	IND 39	GLN 7	MCH 23	BRI 7	DAR 34	RCH 21	NHA 41	DOV 18	TAL 19	KAN 33	CLT 22	MAR 11	ATL 12	PHO 29	CAR 38	HOM 26	26th	3358
2004				DAY 10	CAR 40	LVS 11	ATL 9	DAR 32	BRI 21	TEX 18	MAR 10	TAL 16	CAL 24	RCH 13	CLT 18	DOV 11	POC 26	MCH 3	SON 18	DAY 16	CHI 3	NHA 9	POC 24	IND 2	GLN 27	MCH 3	BRI 10	CAL 8	RCH 26	NHA 27	DOV 4	TAL 3	KAN 8	CLT 6	MAR 37	ATL 15	PHO 22	DAR 37	HOM 24	15th	4214
2005				DAY 15	CAL 11	LVS 18	ATL 23	BRI 5	MAR 14	TEX 14	PHO 23	TAL 9	DAR 15	RCH 34	CLT 8	DOV 23	POC 13	MCH 24	SON 5	DAY 5	CHI 18	NHA 16	POC 15	IND 14	GLN 22	MCH 34	BRI 31	CAL 24	RCH 39	NHA 18	DOV 15	TAL 1	KAN 38	CLT 30	MAR 31	ATL 14	TEX 12	PHO 9	HOM 17	15th	3960
2006				DAY 10	CAL 17	LVS 19	ATL 9	BRI 20	MAR 15	TEX 17	PHO 19	TAL 12	RCH 21	DAR 24	CLT 43	DOV 24	POC 38	MCH 20	SON 34	DAY 22	CHI 31	NHA 31	POC 28	IND 28	GLN 26	MCH 36	BRI 15	CAL 10	RCH 21	NHA 28	DOV 15	KAN 4	TAL 12	CLT 41	MAR 16	ATL 11	TEX 29	PHO 39	HOM 31	23rd	3438
2007	Ricky Rudd			DAY 26	CAL 27	LVS 30	ATL 26	BRI 38	MAR 13	TEX 33	PHO 26	TAL 33	RCH 37	DAR 26	CLT 7	DOV 39	POC 27	MCH 22	SON 11	NHA 30	DAY 31	CHI 21	IND 24	POC 13	GLN 38	MCH 33	BRI 38	CAL 40						CLT 11	MAR 27	ATL 17	TEX 15	PHO 35	HOM 21	30th	3005
	Kenny Wallace																												RCH 28	NHA 34	DOV 23	KAN 40
	Mike Wallace																																TAL 19

Car No. 98 history

Stephen Leicht (2006)

The No. 98 car debuted in 2006 as the No. 90 Ford sponsored by Citigroup. Stephen Leicht would make the team's first race at Pocono Raceway, starting 36th and finishing 33rd. They also attempted the Brickyard 400 with Leicht but failed to qualify.

Paul Menard (2009)

In 2009, Paul Menard would drive with sponsorship from his father's company Menards. Menard did not finish higher than 13th and finished 31st in points. For 2010, this team became part of Richard Petty Motorsports as the team transitioned to running with Ford from Dodge.

Car No. 98 results

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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	Owners	Pts
2003	Jason Jarrett	98	Ford	DAY	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR	BRI	TEX	TAL	MAR	CAL	RCH	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	SON	DAY	CHI	NHA	POC	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	NHA	DOV	TAL 29	KAN	CLT	MAR	ATL	PHO	CAR	HOM	66th	76
2006	Stephen Leicht	90		DAY	CAL	LVS	ATL	BRI	MAR	TEX	PHO	TAL	RCH	DAR	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	SON	DAY	CHI	NHA	POC 33	IND DNQ																68th	53
2006	Marc Goossens	90																							GLN 43	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	NHA	DOV	KAN	TAL	CLT	MAR	ATL	TEX	PHO	HOM	68th	53
2009	Paul Menard	98		DAY 38	CAL 37	LVS 35	ATL 28	BRI 25	MAR 25	TEX 13	PHO 23	TAL 13	RCH 30	DAR 15	CLT 29	DOV 32	POC 29	MCH 34	SON 21	NHA 30	DAY 23	CHI 35	IND 29	POC 26	GLN 19	MCH 26	BRI 24	ATL 15	RCH 28	NHA 34	DOV 19	KAN 30	CAL 27	CLT 27	MAR 23	TAL 42	TEX 29	PHO 29	HOM 26	33rd	2979

Winston Cup driver history

Davey Allison (1989–1993)
Robby Gordon (1993)
Lake Speed (1993)
Ernie Irvan (1993–1997)
Kenny Wallace (1994, 2007)
Dale Jarrett (1995–2006)
Kenny Irwin Jr. (1998–1999)
Ricky Rudd (2000–2002, 2007)
Elliott Sadler (2003–2006)
Jason Jarrett (2003)
Stephen Leicht (2006)
Marc Goossens (2006)
David Gilliland (2006–2008)
Mike Wallace (2007)
Travis Kvapil (2008–2009)
Paul Menard (2009)

Xfinity Series

Car No. 90 history

Multiple drivers (2005-2006)

The No. 90 car would debut in the 2005 season sponsored by Citifinancial being split by Yates' former NEXTEL Cup drivers Elliott Sadler and Dale Jarrett. The team ran a part-time schedule that season, finishing thirtieth in points, with Jarrett and Sadler posting a combined total of six top-fives. In 2006, Sadler shared the ride with development drivers Stephen Leicht and Matt McCall with Marc Goossens driving on road courses. The team remained in 30th in the standings, and McCall and Goossens were let go from the team.

Stephen Leicht (2006-2007)

Leicht was named full-time driver of the No. 90 in 2007, and picked up his first win at Kentucky Speedway. This team did not run in 2008 due to sponsorship issues and was sold to Germain Racing, where Mike Wallace drove in 2008 as the #7 Geico Toyota. The No. 90 team has not run since.

Car No. 90 results

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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
2005	Dale Jarrett	90	Ford	DAY	CAL 10					BRI 30				DAR 21			DOV 4	NSH	KEN	MLW	DAY						GLN 39												30th	2762
	Elliott Sadler					MXC 18	LVS 14	ATL 8	NSH		TEX 5	PHO 2	TAL		RCH 2	CLT 36						CHI 33	NHA 4	PPR	GTY	IRP		MCH 9	BRI	CAL 13	RCH 6	DOV	KAN 42	CLT 2		TEX 9		HOM 18
	Stephen Leicht																																		MEM 13		PHO 15
2006	Elliott Sadler			DAY 28	CAL 32			ATL 30				PHO 32		RCH 18		CLT 19						CHI 38																	30th	2946
	Marc Goossens					MXC 9
	Stephen Leicht						LVS 18			TEX 20			TAL 31		DAR 25				KEN 10	MLW 13	DAY 26		NHA 33		GTY 38		GLN 36	MCH 33	BRI 35	CAL 33		DOV 23	KAN 12	CLT 14	MEM 19	TEX 19	PHO 27	HOM 27
	Matt McCall								BRI 24		NSH 42						DOV 41	NSH 34						MAR 26
	David Gilliland																									IRP 29					RCH 30
2007	Stephen Leicht			DAY 33	CAL 20	MXC 27	LVS 18	ATL 29	BRI 20	NSH 8	TEX 20	PHO 28	TAL 28	RCH 24	DAR 26	CLT 10	DOV 34	NSH 33	KEN 1	MLW 14	NHA 25	DAY 27	CHI 10	GTY 23	IRP 24	CGV 5	GLN 17	MCH 26	BRI 20	CAL 29	RCH 21	DOV 41	KAN 19	CLT 18	MEM 12	TEX 10	PHO 19	HOM 5	19th	3603

Car No. 98 history

Paul Menard (2009)

In 2009, the team returned as the No. 98 Menards Ford driven by Paul Menard part-time and had four top-ten finishes with a highest finish of fifth at Texas Motor Speedway and finished twenty-fifth in points. The No. 98 was then given to Roush Fenway Racing after the 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series season.

Car No. 98 results

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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
2002	Kasey Kahne	98	Ford	DAY	CAR 31	LVS	DAR	BRI 32	TEX 36	NSH	TAL	CAL 18	RCH 30	NHA	NZH	CLT 29	DOV 20	NSH	KEN	MLW	DAY 25	CHI 25	GTY	PPR	IRP 15	MCH 10	BRI DNQ	DAR 18	RCH 15	DOV 19	KAN 27	CLT 32	MEM	ATL 21	CAR 16	PHO 18	HOM 21		36th	1912
2009	Paul Menard	98	Ford	DAY	CAL	LVS	BRI 11	TEX 5	NSH	PHO 14	TAL	RCH	DAR DNQ	CLT 21	DOV 6	NSH	KEN	MLW	NHA 35	DAY	CHI 14	GTY	IRP	IOW	GLN 29	MCH 10	BRI 9	CGV 15	ATL 12	RCH 13	DOV	KAN	CAL 11	CLT	MEM	TEX	PHO 30	HOM 14	36th	1904

Partnerships

The new logo of "Yates Racing" after the retirement of Robert Yates in early 2008.

Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing

During the race weekend of the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, Robert Yates announced a technological partnership with the Champ Car World Series team Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing. Yates formed this partnership primarily for technology purposes and with the team's association with the Ford Motor Company, former engine supplier for the CCWS. However, with the retirement of Robert Yates at the end of the 2007 season, this partnership was canceled. The partnership got as far as Newman/Haas/Lanigan acquiring a car.^[7]

Hall of Fame Racing

On January 13, 2009 it was announced that former Joe Gibbs Racing satellite team Hall of Fame Racing would enter a technical alliance with Yates Racing. This partnership involved the switch of the #96 from Toyota to Ford, as well as the #96 being run out of Yates Racing's shop. It was also announced that Bobby Labonte would drive the car with sponsorship from search engine Ask.com, inheriting the owners points of Yates Racing's defunct #38 car. The partnership dissolved after the season due to Yates' restructuring, by which point Labonte had been replaced with Roush Fenway Racing developmental driver Erik Darnell.

Front Row Motorsports with Yates Racing

In January 2010 Front Row Motorsports and owner Bob Jenkins formed a partnership with Doug Yates to help him field Fords for the 2010 season. Doug Yates also took owner points that were earned in 2009 from cars #96 and #98 and transferred them to Front Row Motorsports cars #37 and #38.

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