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Encyclopedia > Ppc Racing
ppc Racing
Owner(s) name Greg Pollex
Racing series NEXTEL Cup, Busch Series, Craftsman Truck Series
Number of championships 0 NEXTEL Cup
1 Busch Series
0 Craftsman Truck Series
Number of wins 33
Car number(s) 10, 22, 57
Notable driver(s) Jeff Green, Jason Keller, Kenny Wallace, Terry Cook
Notable sponsor(s) Auto Zone, Nesquik, Albertsons,Excedrin
Manufacturer Ford
Shop location Mooresville, North Carolina
Year opened 1993
Year closed 2007

ppc Racing was a NASCAR racing team based in Mooresville, North Carolina. The team was owned by Greg Pollex. ppc Racing came about from a merger of Pollex's Busch Series team with a car owned by Steve DeSouza and Ted Campbell in 1999. The team shut down in 2007 due to a lack of funding. Pollex later joined CJM Racing as a shop foreman before departing late in the season. It is rumored that he may choose to start up his team again.[citation needed] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The NEXTEL Cup Series is NASCARs top racing series. ... Most recent champion(s) Kevin Harvick The NASCAR Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs minor league circuit (often compared to Triple-A baseball), and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations... The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ... The NEXTEL Cup Series is NASCARs top racing series. ... Most recent champion(s) Kevin Harvick The NASCAR Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs minor league circuit (often compared to Triple-A baseball), and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations... The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ... Jeff Green (born September 6, 1962 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver who drives the #43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge Charger for the Petty Enterprises team, and a part-time Busch Series driver in the #25 U.S. Marines Ford Taurus for Team Rensi Motorsports. ... Jason Kellers #1 car racing at Fontana in 2006, courtesy of the U.S. Navy Jason Keller is a NASCAR driver. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Terry Cook Terry Cook from Sylvania, OH was born February 26, 1968. ... AutoZone (NYSE: AZO) is a Fortune 300 corporation based in Memphis, Tennessee which is engaged primarily in the business of the retail sale of automotive parts and accessories. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A typical Albertsons store. ... Excedrin is an over-the-counter headache pain reliever, typically in the form of tablets or caplets. ... “Ford” redirects here. ... Mooresville is a town in Iredell County, North Carolina, U.S.A. The population was 18,823 at the 2000 census. ... The 1993 NASCAR Busch Series season began February 13 and ended November 13. ... Carl Edwards celebrating his 2007 Busch Series championship Busch cars pacing at Texas during the 2007 OReilly 300 The 26th season of the NASCAR Busch Series opened February 17, 2007, with the Orbitz 300 at Daytona International Speedway and ended November 17, 2007, with the Ford 300 at Homestead... Jeff Burton (99), Elliott Sadler (38), Ricky Rudd (21), Dale Jarrett (88), Sterling Marlin (40), Jimmie Johnson (48), and Casey Mears (41) practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... Mooresville is a town in Iredell County, North Carolina, U.S.A. The population was 18,823 at the 2000 census. ... Most recent champion(s) Kevin Harvick The NASCAR Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs minor league circuit (often compared to Triple-A baseball), and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations... See also: 1999 in NASCAR The 1999 NASCAR Busch Series season began on February 13 and ended on November 13. ... Carl Edwards celebrating his 2007 Busch Series championship Busch cars pacing at Texas during the 2007 OReilly 300 The 26th season of the NASCAR Busch Series opened February 17, 2007, with the Orbitz 300 at Daytona International Speedway and ended November 17, 2007, with the Ford 300 at Homestead... Brothers Tony and Bryan Mullet first got their taste of NASCAR a few years back when they developed a close relationship with Morgan Shepherd and the No. ...

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Nextel Cup Series

ppc made its Cup racing debut in 1993 at the Mello Yello 500. Chad Little was the driver of the #19 Kleenex Ford, and finished 33rd. They would also run the 1994 Daytona 500 in the #97 Ford with sponsorship from Tracy Lawrence, where they finished 29th. In 1995, they had their best finish at Talladega Superspeedway, their second of two races. After making five 1996 races in the Sterling Cowboy Pontiac Grand Prix, ppc moved to the Cup Series full-time with Little in the John Deere car. Despite an eighth place finish at Bristol Motor Speedway, the team had trouble qualifying for races, and Pollex would sell the operation to Jack Roush in the final weeks of the season. The 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season began on February 7 and ended on November 14. ... The Bank of America 500 is a NASCAR race that is hosted annually at Lowes Motor Speedway in the United States. ... Chad Little Chad Little (born April 23, 1963 in Spokane, Washington) is a former NASCAR driver. ... Kleenex logo This article is about the Kleenex brand. ... The 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 20 and ended on Sunday November 13. ... The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, 500 mile (805 km) NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... The 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on February 12 and concluded November 12. ... Talladega Superspeedway is a motorsports complex located in Talladega, Alabama. ... The 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series started on February 18, 1996 and ended on November 10, 1996 with Terry Labonte winning his second championship. ... The Pontiac Grand Prix is an automobile produced by the Pontiac division of General Motors. ... John Deere This article is about John Deere, the person. ... Grandstand in 2007 Scoring pilon in August 2007 Sign proclaiming the track the Worlds Fastest Half-Mile in 2007 Bristol Motor Speedway, originally known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway is a NASCAR short track located in Bristol, Tennessee. ... Jack Roush (born April 19, 1942) is the founder, CEO, and co-owner along with John Henry of Roush Fenway Racing, a NASCAR team headquartered in Concord, North Carolina, and is Chairman of the Board of Roush Enterprises. ...


In 2005, ppc Racing returned to the Nextel Cup series. John Andretti drove for the team in the #14 Ford with VB Tobacco Products providing sponsorship. In 2005, the sponsor went bankrupt[citation needed], and the full time team was forced to fold up. John Andretti talks with a U.S. Navy journalist, courtesy of the U.S. Navy John Andretti is a NASCAR Busch Series driver from Indianapolis, Indiana. ...


Busch Series

Car #10 History

ppc debuted at Darlington Speedway in 1993. It was #23 Ford sponsored by If Its Paper and driven by Chad Little. At the time, Pollex co-owned the team with NFL quarterback Mark Rypien. Little competed in 12 races with the team that season, posting three top-ten finishes. Going full-time with Bayer Select sponsoring in 1994, Little finished third in the Busch series points, finishing in the top-ten in half of the races run that season. The next season was even better, as Little collected six victories and a runner-up finish in the points. When Pollex moved Little and the team up to the Cup series in 1997, the team did not run the Busch Series. Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. ... The 1993 NASCAR Busch Series season began February 13 and ended November 13. ... “Ford” redirects here. ... Mark Robert Rypien (born October 2, 1962 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) was a American football player. ... Bayer AG (IPA pronunciation //) (ISIN: DE0005752000, NYSE: BAY, TYO: 4863 ) is a German chemical and pharmaceutical company founded in Barmen, Germany in 1863. ... The 1994 NASCAR Busch Series Season began February 19 and ended October 22. ... The 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 9 and ended on Sunday November 16. ...


Pollex returned in 1999 with a new operation. This time it was the #32 Kleenex Chevy driven by Jeff Green. Despite failing to qualify for the spring Rockingham race, Green won three races and finished second in the points in what was a comeback season for both Green and the team. For 2000, the team underwent some changes, as it bought the #57 car driven by Jason Keller, and Green's car was now #10 and sponsored by NesQuik. Green won six races and the championship by a then-record 616 points over Keller. After yet another successful 2001 season where Green visited Victory Lane four times and wound up second in the points in the team's new Fords, he departed for Richard Childress Racing's Winston Cup team. His replacement was Scott Riggs, an up-and-coming driver in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Riggs won twice and finished 10th on his way to winning the Busch Series Rookie of the Year standings. After two more wins and a sixth place finish in points, Riggs left for MB2/MBV Motorsports, and the team disappeared briefly, before coming back in 2005. Rookie driver Michel Jourdain Jr. was tabbed the car's pilot, and he posted one-top ten finish before being replaced by Brent Sherman midway through the season. The 1999 NASCAR Busch Series season began on February 13 and ended on November 13. ... Chevrolet, or Chevy, is a brand of automobile that is now part of the General Motors group. ... Jeff Green (born September 6, 1962 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver who drives the #43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge Charger for the Petty Enterprises team, and a part-time Busch Series driver in the #25 U.S. Marines Ford Taurus for Team Rensi Motorsports. ... Rockingham Speedway is a racetrack located in Rockingham, North Carolina. ... The 2000 NASCAR Busch Series Season began February 19 and ended on November 11. ... Jason Kellers #1 car racing at Fontana in 2006, courtesy of the U.S. Navy Jason Keller is a NASCAR driver. ... Nestlé S.A. or Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. (SWX:NESN), headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, is the worlds biggest food and beverage company. ... The 2001 NASCAR Busch Series Season began February 17 and ended November 10. ... Richard Childress Racing is a NASCAR team fielding Chevrolets for Kevin Harvick (#29 Royal Dutch Shell), Clint Bowyer (#07 Jack Daniels) Jeff Burton (#31 (Cingular Wireless/AT&T), full-time, and Scott Wimmer (#33 Holiday Inn part-time in the Nextel Cup series, as well as the #2 BB... The NASCAR Championship is the championship held in NASCARs top stock car racing series. ... Scott Riggs #10 Chevrolet from 2005. ... Jeff Burton (99), Elliott Sadler (38), Ricky Rudd (21), Dale Jarrett (88), Sterling Marlin (40), Jimmie Johnson (48), and Casey Mears (41) practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ... The NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award is presented to the first-year driver that has the best season in a NASCAR season. ... MB2/MBV Motorsports (founded in 1996) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series team based in Concord, North Carolina, which is near Charlotte. ... Michel Jourdain Jr. ... Brent Sherman from Chicago, IL drives the 15 Consort Ford for ppc Racing in the NASCAR Busch Series. ...


In 2006, Sherman moved to the NEXTEL Cup series and was replaced by John Andretti. Andretti had limited success in his rookie season and came into the season finale tied with Danny O'Quinn in rookie points. Although Andretti finished 16th and O'Quinn 36th, O'Quinn still edged Andretti by 1 point to win Rookie of the Year. John Andretti talks with a U.S. Navy journalist, courtesy of the U.S. Navy John Andretti is a NASCAR Busch Series driver from Indianapolis, Indiana. ... Danny OQuinn, Jr. ...


For the 2007 season, ppc Racing announced an alliance with Biagi Brothers Racing and Braun Racing. The #10 would become part of the Braun stable keeping the #10's owner points and running equipment from the recently shut down Biagi Brothers team, switching from Ford to Toyota. The sponsorship, number, and driver were to remain the same however Andretti was released following the first race of the 2007 season. Dave Blaney's #32 team for Braun would switch to the number #10 that following week at Fontana. Biagi Brothers Racing is a NASCAR Busch Series team. ... Braun Racing is an auto racing team. ... Dave Blaney (born October 24, 1962) in Hartford, Ohio, United States is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ...


Car #14 History

The #14 car debuted in 1991 at Lanier Speedway as the #54 Air Products Buick owned by driver Jason Keller and his father. Keller started eighth but finished 29th after a crash. The next year, Keller ran five races, but only finished one. In 1993, the team switched to #57 and ran 12 races. Despite the abbreviated schedule, Keller had one top-ten finish and finished 33rd in points. In 1994, Keller and his team signed Budget Gourmet to sponsor his Chevrolets, and posted three poles and had a seventeenth-place finish in the points. In 1995, Keller won his first race at the Kroger 200 and finished fourth in points. Despite not visiting victory lane again in 1996, Keller drove his Slim Jim-sponsored Chevy into a sixth place points finish. Keller struggled the next two seasons, as he did not finish in the top-ten in points, and was forced to run 1998 without major sponsorship. After that year, owner Steve DeSouza bought his operation, and signed IGA as sponsor. It was the right combination, as Keller won at Bristol and IRP, and climbed to eighth in points. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. ... Buick is a brand of automobile built in the United States, Canada, China and in Spain by General Motors Corporation. ... Jason Kellers #1 car racing at Fontana in 2006, courtesy of the U.S. Navy Jason Keller is a NASCAR driver. ... Chevrolet (IPA: - French origin) (also known as Chevy) is a brand of automobile, produced by General Motors (GM). ... The Kroger 200 is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race that takes place at Martinsville Speedway. ... Slim Jim is a brand of dry meat snack manufactured by ConAgra Foods, Inc. ... IGA is a name used by many independent grocery stores throughout the world. ... Grandstand in 2007 Scoring pilon in August 2007 Sign proclaiming the track the Worlds Fastest Half-Mile in 2007 Bristol Motor Speedway, originally known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway is a NASCAR short track located in Bristol, Tennessee. ... Indianapolis Raceway Park is a short track motor racing facility located in Indianapolis, Indiana. ...


In 2000, the team merged with ppc and got new sponsorship from Excedrin. While Keller's teammate Jeff Green dominated the Busch Series that year, Keller quietly had a strong season, winning one race and finishing a career-best second in points. Albertson's was the next sponsor to climb on board, and Keller won another race and finished third in points while switching to Fords, before winning four more races and returning to second in points in 2002. After a respectable 2003 season, the team switched to #22 and brought Miller High Life on board to sponsor. Keller went winless for the first time since 1998, and departed for Team Rensi Motorsports at the end of the year. He was replaced by Kenny Wallace and sponsor Stacker 2. Wallace had five top-fives and finished seventh in points. He continued to run with ppc with Autozone backing the car in 2006, but departed at the end of the season with Autozone to take a full-time NEXTEL Cup ride with Furniture Row Racing. After a number switch with Fitz Motorsports, the team was merged with Carl A. Haas Motorsports in order to run Kyle Krisiloff in the #14 Clabber Girl car. Excedrin is an over-the-counter headache pain reliever, typically in the form of tablets or caplets. ... A typical Albertsons store. ... Miller Brewing is a large American piss maker based in Milwaukee. ... Team Rensi Motorsports is a NASCAR Busch Series team owned by Ed and Sam Rensi. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... AutoZone NYSE: AZO is a Fortune 500 corporation based in Memphis, Tennessee which is engaged primarily in the business of the retail sale of automotive parts and accessories. ... The Busch Series is celebrating its 25th season with this special logo. ... Furniture Row Racing is a NASCAR team based in Colorado and fields the #78 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. ... Fitz Motorsports is a NASCAR team based in Mooresville, North Carolina, which is near Charlotte. ... Carl A. Haas Motorsports is a NASCAR Busch Series and USAR Pro Cup team. ... Kyle Krisiloff is an American race car driver from Indianapolis, Indiana. ... Clabber Girl factory in Terre Haute, Indiana Clabber Girl is a brand of baking powder popular in the United States, manufactured by Hulman & Co. ...


Craftsman Truck Series

The #10 Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International truck is driven by Terry Cook in the Craftsman Truck Series. Cook joined the team in 2003 leaving K Automotive Racing with 4 wins, 9 top 5s, 17 top 10s, and an 8th place points finish. During the first 3 years with ppc, Cook would go on a winless slump, like the one he suffered from 1998 to 2002. Between the 2003 and 2005 seasons, Cook would amass a total of 3 poles, 4 top 5s, and 28 top 10s. Although the 10 team's first year together was slightly successful, 2004 and 2005 would be complete disasters for the team, with 2 consecutive years finishing outside the top 10 in points. An old Power Stroke V8 engine (7. ... Terry Cook Terry Cook from Sylvania, OH was born February 26, 1968. ... The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ... K Automotive Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the ARCA RE/MAX Series and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. ...


In 2006, Cook would receive his first victory in 4 years at Kansas Speedway and finish 8th in the points. He would leave for HT Motorsports at season's end. The following year, ppc's truck equipment was purchased by Circle Bar Racing with International's Maxx Diesel sponsoring David Starr in the #10 truck. Kansas Speedway is a speedway in Kansas City, in the U.S. state of Kansas. ... HT Motorsports is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team that enters the #59 Toyota for Terry Cook. ... Circle Bar Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. ... David Starr (born October 11, 1967 in Houston, Texas) is a driver in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. ...


External links

  • Greg Pollex Owner Statistics
  • Joe Keller Owner Statistics
  • Steve DeSouza Owner Statistics
  • Ted Campbell/Steve DeSouza Owner Statistics
  • Bob Campbell Owner Statistics
  • Keith Barnwell Owner Statistics

  Results from FactBites:
 
Ppc Racing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (947 words)
ppc Racing is a competitive NASCAR racing team based in Mooresville, North Carolina, which is near Charlotte.
Despite failing to qualify for the spring Rockingham race, Green won three races and finished second in the points in what was a remarkable comeback season for both Green and the team.
Albertson's was the next sponsor to climb on board, and Keller won another race and finished third in points while switching to Fords, before winning four more races and returning to second in points in 2002.
Race 2 Win: Amick to Drive ppc Racing Ford at Kansas Speedway (404 words)
Amick is also scheduled to drive for ppc Racing in at least one other event this season - a race to be determined later depending on sponsorship.
"We are extremely excited to have Lyndon join ppc Racing for the upcoming event at Kansas," stated ppc Racing co-owner Greg Pollex.
In 2003, ppc Racing hopes to expand its operation to include a third car.
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