Team Rensi Motorsports

Owner(s) Name	Ed Rensi, Sam Rensi, Gary Weisbaum
Racing Series	Busch Series
Number of Championships	0
Car Number(s)	#25 #35
Driver(s)	Ashton Lewis Regan Smith
Primary Sponsor(s)	U.S. Marines McDonald's
Shop Location	Mooresville, North Carolina
Homepage	Team Rensi Motorsports

Team Rensi Motorsports is a NASCAR Busch Series team owned by Ed and Sam Rensi. The team has also competed in the Craftsman Truck Series and the hobby-stock ARCA racing series. 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... Ashton Lewis from Chesapeake, VA was born January 22, 1972. ... Regan Smith is a NASCAR driver. ... United States Marine Corps Emblem The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is the second smallest of the five branches of the United States armed forces, with 170,000 active and 40,000 reserve Marines as of 2002. ... McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants. ... Mooresville is a town located in Iredell County, North Carolina. ... 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... NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series logo The Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ... Arsk (Tatar: Ar a //; Russian: Арск /arsk/) is a town in northern-eastern Tatarstan, Russia. ...

Early Years

Rensi Motorsports first joined the Busch Series in 1999, fielding the #25 Dura Lube Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Jeff Finley. They finished 13th at the season opening NAPA Auto Parts 300, but Finley failed to qualify for the next few races, and he and the team drifted apart. Kenny Wallace took over at Nashville, and drove 18 races that season for the team, posting nine finishes of seventh or better. Rick Fuller, David Blankenship and Scott Lagasse drove two races a piece for the team as well, and they finished eighteenth in owner's points that season. Wallace returned again in 2000 with new sponsor Lance Snacks, and posted eight top-ten finishes, his best finish was 4th twice at Bristol races. Blankenship and Andy Santerre drove in the races that Wallace did not run, with Santerre finishing 3rd at Pikes Peak. See also: 1999 in NASCAR The 1999 NASCAR Busch Series season began on February 13 and ended on November 13. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Kenny Wallace (born August 23, 1963) is a NASCAR Busch Series driver who currently drives the #22 AutoZoneFord Taurus for PPC Racing. ... Music City Motorplex is a NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series racetrack located at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds near downtown Nashville, Tennessee. ... Bristol Motor Speedway is a NASCAR short track located in Bluff City, Tennessee, near Bristol. ... Pikes Peak International Raceway is a one mile oval Auto Racing track located in Fountain, Colorado, just south of Colorado Springs. ...

In 2001, the U.S. Marines signed on as sponsor. Since Wallace had moved onto Innovative Motorsports, Chad Chaffin began the year with the team, but after he couldn't finish highter than 16th at Atlanta, he was released. Rookie David Donohue took over at the Pepsi 300 Presented by Mapco/Williams, but he too, struggled in the ride, and was released after 12 starts. Randy Tolsma finished the season for the team, who finished 29th in points that year. United States Marine Corps Emblem The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is the second smallest of the five branches of the United States armed forces, with 170,000 active and 40,000 reserve Marines as of 2002. ... Chad Chaffin from Smyrna, TN was born July 20, 1968. ...

Recent Runs

After 2001, Rensi switched to Ford Tauruses and signed Bobby Hamilton Jr. to drive. After a slow start, the two began to gain momentum, and they picked up their first win at the Busch 200, and finished eighth in points. This success carried over into the next season as well, as Hamilton won four races and finished fourth in points. They would not be able to win in 2004, and after the Cabela's 250, Hamilton left to drive for PPI Motorsports at the NEXTEL Cup level, and Mike McLaughlin took over for the rest of the season, finishing second at the Stacker 200 Presented by YJ Stinger. The Ford Taurus (from Latin bull) is a midsize car sold by the Ford Motor Company in North America. ... Bobby Hamilton, Jr (born January 8, 1978) in Nashville, Tennessee is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver currently driving the #32 Tide Chevrolet for PPI Motorsports. ... PPI Motorsports is a race team which competes in the Nextel Cup Series. ... NASCAR Nextel Cup logo The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series is NASCARs top racing series. ... Mike McLaughlin (born October 6, 1956 in Waterloo, New York) is a former NASCAR Busch Series driver. ...

In 2005, Rensi signed Ashton Lewis to drive the 25 car. Lewis had five top-ten finishes and a fourteenth-place finish in points. The team also opened a second team, the #35 McDonald's Ford driven by Jason Keller. Despite a ninth-place finish in points, Keller struggled to run up front, and he left for Phoenix Racing at the end of the season. Regan Smith took his place in 2006, and has a best finish of 26th so far. 2005 in Nascar Busch Series // Hersheys TAKE 5 300 The Hersheys TAKE 5 300 was held February 19 at Daytona International Speedway Top Ten Results Tony Stewart Kevin Harvick Dale Earnhardt Jr. ... Ashton Lewis from Chesapeake, VA was born January 22, 1972. ... McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants. ... // Basic Overview Jason Keller, from Greenville, SC, is currently the driver of the #1 Yellow/Miccosukee Dodge for owner James Finch. ... Regan Smith is a NASCAR driver. ... The 25th season of the NASCAR Busch Series opens February 18, 2006, at Daytona International Speedway and concludes November 18, 2006, at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ...

Craftsman Trucks

Team Rensi began fielding a Craftsman Truck team in 2000, after purchasing equipment from Dale Earnhardt Inc.. Driver Jimmy Hensley drove the mostly unsponsored #16 Chevrolet Silverado to a 13th place finish in points. In 2001, Donohue began running the #16, but after three races, the team shut down due to sponsorship issues. Randy Tolsma drove the #61 that year and was tenth in points when his team closed as well due to financial problems. He ran one final Truck race for Rensi in 2002, finishing 18th in a Marine-sponsored truck at Martinsville Speedway, but that was the last race for Rensi's truck program. Dale Earnhardt Inc. ... Jimmy Hensley (born 11 October 1945) is a former NASCAR driver. ... The Chevrolet Silverado and its GMC counterpart, the GMC Sierra, are the latest line of full-size pickup trucks from General Motors. ... Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Martinsville, Virginia. ...

External links

• Team Rensi Motorsports
• Ed Rensi owner stats
• Sam Rensi owner stats