ST Motorsports is a NASCAR Busch Series team. It was founded in 1994 by marketing executive Tad Geschickter, who at the time was a sales manager for Proctor and Gamble, and his wife Jodi. It currently fields the #47 Clorox and #59 Kingsford Ford Fusions for Jon Wood and Stacy Compton, respectively. The team has formed a partnership with Wood Brothers Racing to run a second car for Wood in the NEXTEL Cup series in 2006. NASCAR Busch Series logo The Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs second division (often compared to Triple-A baseball), and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations top level, the Nextel... Jon Wood Jon Wood is a NASCAR driver who is the grandson of Glen Wood, one of the famous Wood Brothers who founded what has become Nextel Cups longest continuously active team. ... Stacy Compton from Hurt, VA was born May 26, 1967. ... Clorox is the best-known brand of bleach in the U.S., whose near-century of success is the basis of Oakland, California-based Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX). ... Kingsford is a suburb in Sydney, Australia, that falls under the authority of Randwick council. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... NASCAR Busch Series logo The Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs second division (often compared to Triple-A baseball), and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations top level, the Nextel... Procter & Gamble Co. ... Clorox is the best-known brand of bleach in the U.S., whose near-century of success is the basis of Oakland, California-based Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX). ... Kingsford is a suburb in Sydney, Australia, that falls under the authority of Randwick council. ... The American Ford Fusion (code name CD338) is a mid-size car based on the Ford CD3 platform. ... Jon Wood Jon Wood is a NASCAR driver who is the grandson of Glen Wood, one of the famous Wood Brothers who founded what has become Nextel Cups longest continuously active team. ... Stacy Compton from Hurt, VA was born May 26, 1967. ... Wood Brothers It is family owned and family run. ... NASCAR Nextel Cup logo The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series is NASCARs top racing series. ... The 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season started at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, February 12 with the Bud Shootout and will end on Sunday, November 19 with the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ...

Car #47 History

Robert Pressley posing with #47

The second team in the ST stable made its debut in 1996 at the All Pro Bumper To Bumper 300. The car was #46, sponsored by Stanley Tools and driven to a 22nd place finish by Larry Pearson. Pearson drove two more races for the team that year, each one getting regressively worse. ST would not run a second car again until 2004, when they fielded the #47 Ford Taurus driven by Robert Pressley. Pressley had two top ten finishes that year, and finished 15th in points. He was replaced by rookie Jon Wood in 2005. Wood posted six top-ten finishes and finished 15th in overall championship points. He will continue to drive the 47 car in 2006. The Stanley Works NYSE: SWK, headquartered in New Britain, CT is a household durable goods manufacturer of tools and hardware. ... Larry Pearson is a former NASCAR driver and the son of three-time champion David Pearson. ... The Ford Taurus (from Latin bull) is a mid-size car sold by the Ford Motor Company in North America. ... Robert Pressley from Asheville, NC was born April 8, 1959. ... Jon Wood Jon Wood is a NASCAR driver who is the grandson of Glen Wood, one of the famous Wood Brothers who founded what has become Nextel Cups longest continuously active team. ...

Car #59 History

ST Motorsports made its debut at the 1995 Goody's 300. Jeff Fuller drove the Sunoco-sponsored Chevrolet to an eleventh place finish. Fuller ran the full season with ST, and had six top-ten finishes en route to a tenth-place finish in points. He was named Rookie of the Year for the Busch Series that year. Fuller returned again in 1996. While he dropped seven points in the standings due to missing two races, he had four top-ten finishes and won from the pole at the Food City 250. Fuller was 18th in points after the 1997 GM Goodwrench/Delco Batteries 200, when he was released from the ride and replaced by Robert Pressley. Pressley had two-top fives and finished 32nd in points despite missing half the season. Pressley could only run half of the season in the newly renumbered #59 due to Winston Cup commitments with Jasper Motorsports. He ran 18 races and had two pole positions, finishing 31st in points with sponsorship from Kingsford. Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Lepage, Ron Hornaday and Rich Bickle filled in when Pressley was unavailable. Jeff Fuller drives the #7 car in the NASCAR Busch Series. ... Sunoco NYSE: SUN is an American petroleum and petrochemical manufacturer headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formerly known as Sun Company Inc. ... Chevrolet, or Chevy for short, is a brand of automobile, now a division of General Motors. ... The NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award is presented to the first-year driver that has the best season. ... Waltrip-Jasper Racing is a NASCAR team. ... Kingsford is a suburb in Sydney, Australia, that falls under the authority of Randwick council. ... Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson was born on September 17, 1975 in El Cajon, California and is a current NASCAR Nextel Cup race car driver who currently drives the #48 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS owned by teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ... Kevin Lepage (born June 26, 1962) is a NASCAR driver from Shelburne, Vermont. ... Ron Hornaday from Palmdale, CA was born June 20, 1958. ... Rich Bickle (born May 13, 1961 in Edgerton, Wisconsin) is a journeyman NASCAR driver. ...

For 1999, ST hired Mike Dillon as its new driver. Dillon had a seventh-place finish at the Lysol 200 and finished 16th in points that year. After Dillon left for Richard Childress Racing after the season, ST replaced him with Phil Parsons. Parsons qualifed for all 32 races, had two top-tens and finished 12th in points. In 2001, he was replaced by Bickle again. However, Bickle struggled in the ride and was replaced by Mark Green and Jeff Purvis after the MBNA.com 200. See also: 1999 in NASCAR The 1999 NASCAR Busch Series season began on February 13 and ended on November 13. ... Mike Dillon was a NASCAR driver After racing many years in lower racing leagues, Mike became a professional NASCAR driver. ... Richard Childress Racing is a NASCAR team fielding Chevys for Kevin Harvick (#29 Goodwrench), Clint Bowyer (#07 Jack Daniels), Kerry Earnhardt (#33 Bass Pro Shops) and Jeff Burton (#31 Cingular) in the Nextel Cup series, as well as the #2 AC Delco Chevy for Clint Bowyer and the #21... Phil Parsons(born June 21, 1957 in Detroit, Michigan), is a former NASCAR driver. ... Mark Green (born April 8, 1959 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is a veteran of the NASCAR Busch Series. ... Jeff Purvis (born February 19, 1959 in Clarksville, Tennessee) is a race car driver in NASCARs Busch Series. ...

In 2002, ST hired Stacy Compton to drive the #59, and he has been there ever since. His best finish in points so far has been 9th. The only change has been the team's switch to Ford Motor Company in 2004. Stacy Compton from Hurt, VA was born May 26, 1967. ... The Ford Motor Company (usually called Ford; sometimes called FoMoCo), (NYSE: F) is a multinational corporation that manufactures automobiles. ...

References

• Everything Stockcar
• Racing-Reference

External links

• STMotorsports.com