# Travis Carter Enterprises

Travis Carter Enterprises (later known as Haas-Carter Motorsports, K Mart Racing, BelCar Motorsports and Richardson-Haas Motorsports) was a NASCAR and USAR Pro Cup team. It was mostly owned by former crew chief Travis Carter and Carl Haas. The team previously fielded entries in the Winston Cup Series before closing. It returned in 2007 to field a full-time entry for rookie Kyle Krisiloff.

## Winston Cup
### Beginnings

After purchasing Mach 1 Racing from Hal Needham following the 1989 season, Travis Carter Enterprises debuted at the 1990 Daytona 500, as the No. 98 Chevrolet sponsored by Winn-Dixie. Butch Miller was the driver, who finished 22nd. Miller drove the car in 23 races that year, posting one top-ten finish before he was replaced by Rick Mast, who finished out the year and garnered an additional top ten. In 1991, Jimmy Spencer took over as Banquet Foods was the sponsor, and finished 25th in points. Spencer ran just seven races with the car in 1992, before the team suspended operations temporarily.

### Multi-car

Travis Carter Enterprises returned in 1994 as the No. 23 Camel Cigarettes-sponsored Ford Thunderbird driven by Hut Stricklin. After posting one top ten finish that year, Stricklin was removed as Spencer returned to the team again. Spencer ran in the car for several years, the big change coming when Winston became the sponsor in 1998. That year, Spencer looked poised for a top-ten finish in points, but injuries kept him from doing that as he was replaced by Ted Musgrave and Frank Kimmel while he nursed his wounds. At the end of the year, Carter announced he would expand his team to a multi-car operation, with three-time champion Darrell Waltrip driving the No. 66 Kmart Ford and Haas coming on board as a partner. The new team had previously been the No. 27 owned by David Blair Motorsports. Waltrip amassed the largest number of DNQ's he had ever had during his career. In 2000, he retired from the Winston Cup, his lone highlight being an outside-pole qualifying effort at the Brickyard 400. Kmart also sponsored Spencer's car beginning in 2000, after the team's previous sponsorship agreement with R.J. Reynolds expired, with the team switching to No. 26 after acquiring the number from Roush Racing. Waltrip's replacement was Todd Bodine (who drove a third car in Waltrip’s final race, the No. 46) who won three pole positions and finished 29th in points. After 2001, Spencer departed, and Joe Nemechek signed on to replace him. Unfortunately, during the offseason, Kmart went into bankruptcy, and the team's status was in danger. Nemechek ran a mere handful races that year before his team was folded, and after subbing in several races afterward he signed with Hendrick Motorsports to drive the No. 25 car. Bodine attempted the first few races in the No. 66 and qualified on the pole for the Las Vegas race, but he eventually was parked for several weeks while the team looked for a sponsorship. Frank Kimmel returned for six races in the No. 26 with his National Pork Board sponsorship from the ARCA series. Bodine eventually returned to race the No. 26 after Haas-Carter found full-time sponsorship from Discover Card and split time in the ride with his older brother Geoffrey. The 66 car returned part-time later in the year, with Japanese racer Hideo Fukuyama running a handful of races.

### BelCar Motorsports

In 2003, HCM merged with minority owner Sam Belnavis to form BelCar Motorsports. The No. 26 team switched to No. 54 with the U.S. National Guard as the sponsor. Bodine struggled, posting one-top ten finish and finishing 31st in points. Fukuyama, meanwhile, made an attempt at Rookie of the year honors in the No. 66, but that was soon aborted due to a lack of funding. At the end of the season, the Army/National Guard and Belnavis left for Roush Racing. Still, the team looked like it might come back. Carter teamed up with a British-based motorsports group called TorqueSpeed. The team was to be known as TorqueSpeed Carter and run a limited Cup schedule in 2004 with John Mickel as the driver. However, this new alliance never saw the track.

## Rebirth

In 2004, Carter left NASCAR's top division to focus on mentoring his son Matt Carter who was working his way up the stock car ranks in the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series. For two years, Carter drove for other teams while under his father's guidance. In 2007, Travis Carter announced his return to NASCAR with the help of Newman/Haas Racing co-owner Carl Haas, Indianapolis Motor Speedway chairman Mari Hulman George, and Mi-Jack Products founder Michael A. Lanigan. Their driver was Kyle Krisiloff and they carried the No. 14 with ppc Racing's No. 22's owner points from 2006. Sponsorship was originally limited to Clabber Girl, owned by Hulman & Company. Later in the season Walgreens and Eli Lilly and Company signed on to sponsor the car. At one point in the 2007 campaign, the team was to be merged with Yates/Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing as a part of a deal between team owner Carl Haas and Nextel Cup owner Robert Yates. The team was to be the second Busch team for YNHL until Robert Yates announced his retirement following the 2007 season and ended the partnership with Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing. Krisiloff was released at the end of the season, and the team lost its sponsors as well. The team began the 2008 season under the banner of Richardson-Haas Motorsports, and the team ran at Daytona in 2008 with David Gilliland sponsored by Music City Illinois but crashed out. The team was to run at Auto Club Speedway with Eric Norris but withdrew.

## Results
### Primary Car Results

| 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 |
| 1990 | Butch Miller | 98 | Chevy | DAY 22 | RCH 28 | CAR 13 | ATL 20 | DAR 17 | BRI 14 | NWS 25 | MAR 18 | TAL 16 | CLT 18 | DOV 14 | SON 31 | POC 23 | MCH 23 | DAY 23 | POC 8 | TAL 34 | GLN 25 | MCH 12 | BRI 16 | DAR 29 | RCH 19 | DOV 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24th | 2894 |
| 1990 | Rick Mast | 98 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MAR 31 | NWS 32 | CLT 34 | CAR 22 | PHO 7 | ATL 29 | | | | | | | | | | 24th | 2894 |
| 1991 | Jimmy Spencer | 98 | Chevy | DAY 40 | RCH 34 | CAR 38 | ATL 16 | DAR 11 | BRI 8 | NWS 3 | MAR 6 | TAL 9 | CLT 31 | DOV 28 | SON 29 | POC 14 | MCH 32 | DAY 10 | POC 37 | TAL 37 | GLN 27 | MCH 36 | BRI 15* | DAR 31 | RCH 15 | DOV 18 | MAR 28 | NWS 23 | CLT 23 | CAR 22 | PHO 7 | ATL 38 | | | | | | | | 25th | 2790 |
| 1992 | Jimmy Spencer | 98 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | CAR 20 | RCH 12 | ATL 37 | DAR 36 | BRI DNQ | NWS 26 | MAR DNQ | TAL 32 | CLT 27 | DOV | SON | POC | MCH DNQ | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO | ATL | | | | | | | | 42nd | 571 |
| 1994 | Hut Stricklin | 23 | Ford | DAY 33 | CAR 26 | RCH DNQ | ATL 17 | DAR 17 | BRI 14 | NWS 20 | MAR 20 | TAL 18 | SON 20 | CLT 12 | DOV 9 | POC 13 | MCH 22 | DAY 42 | NHA 36 | POC 22 | TAL 25 | IND 36 | GLN 30 | MCH DNQ | BRI 35 | DAR 14 | RCH 30 | DOV 32 | MAR 23 | NWS 22 | CLT 21 | CAR 27 | PHO 24 | ATL 16 | | | | | | 26th | 2711 |
| 1995 | Jimmy Spencer | 23 | Ford | DAY DNQ | CAR 30 | RCH 24 | ATL 32 | DAR 36 | BRI 16 | NWS 27 | MAR DNQ | TAL 9 | SON 17 | CLT 27 | DOV 29 | POC 41 | MCH 30 | DAY 9 | NHA 12 | POC 17 | TAL 10 | IND 23 | GLN 18 | MCH 14 | BRI 18 | DAR 29 | RCH 31 | DOV 16 | MAR 18 | NWS 36 | CLT 12 | CAR 26 | PHO 33 | ATL 6 | | | | | | 26th | 2809 |
| 1996 | Jimmy Spencer | 23 | Ford | DAY 11 | CAR 27 | RCH 29 | ATL 7 | DAR 32 | BRI 13 | NWS 31 | MAR 19 | TAL 40 | SON 21 | CLT 17 | DOV 6 | POC 8 | MCH 4 | DAY 10 | NHA 17 | POC 24 | TAL 5 | IND 12 | GLN 19 | MCH 10 | BRI 7 | DAR 23 | RCH 30 | DOV 30 | MAR 19 | NWS 20 | CLT 16 | CAR 10 | PHO 18 | ATL 14 | | | | | | 15th | 3476 |
| 1997 | Jimmy Spencer | 23 | Ford | DAY 35 | CAR 40 | RCH 22 | ATL 32 | DAR 22 | TEX 39 | BRI 15 | MAR 11 | SON 14 | TAL 7 | CLT 18 | DOV 22 | POC 19 | MCH 15 | CAL 5 | DAY 31 | NHA 12 | POC 7 | IND 24 | GLN 34 | MCH 19 | BRI 27 | DAR 28 | RCH 11 | NHA 7 | DOV 36 | MAR 33 | CLT 42 | TAL 24 | CAR 43 | PHO 14 | ATL 24 | | | | | 20th | 3079 |
| 1998 | Jimmy Spencer | 23 | Ford | DAY 15 | CAR 4 | LVS 7 | ATL 41 | DAR 21 | BRI 14 | TEX 7 | MAR 30 | TAL 2 | CAL 21 | CLT 13 | DOV 24 | RCH 14 | MCH 11 | POC 10 | SON 29 | NHA 25 | POC 19 | IND 32 | GLN 20 | | | NHA 13 | DAR 34 | RCH 9 | DOV 27 | MAR 19 | CLT 10 | TAL 4 | DAY 12 | PHO 26 | CAR 30 | ATL 21 | | | | 14th | 3464 |
| 1998 | Frank Kimmel | 23 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MCH 31 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14th | 3464 |
| 1998 | Ted Musgrave | 23 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | BRI 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14th | 3464 |
| 1999 | Jimmy Spencer | 23 | Ford | DAY 41 | CAR 25 | LVS 26 | ATL 17 | DAR 20 | TEX 28 | BRI 17 | MAR 16 | TAL 16 | CAL 36 | RCH 29 | CLT 38 | DOV 23 | MCH 43 | POC 14 | SON 5 | DAY 27 | NHA 9 | POC 20 | IND 26 | GLN 16 | MCH 8 | BRI 2 | DAR 15 | RCH 37 | NHA 24 | DOV 14 | MAR 17 | CLT 28 | TAL 24 | CAR 20 | PHO 17 | HOM 20 | ATL 42 | | | 20th | 3307 |
| 2000 | Jimmy Spencer | 26 | Ford | DAY 30 | CAR 26 | LVS 30 | ATL 17 | DAR 23 | BRI 18 | TEX 15 | MAR 28 | TAL 5 | CAL 40 | RCH 17 | CLT 25 | DOV 22 | MCH 15 | POC 36 | SON 34 | DAY 32 | NHA 41 | POC 9 | IND 17 | GLN 31 | MCH 7 | BRI 24 | DAR 32 | RCH 33 | NHA 15 | DOV 34 | MAR 7 | CLT 15 | TAL 38 | CAR 39 | PHO 13 | HOM 5 | ATL 33 | | | 22nd | 3188 |
| 2001 | Jimmy Spencer | 26 | Ford | DAY 27 | CAR 30 | LVS 10 | ATL 25 | DAR 4 | BRI 19 | TEX 38 | MAR 9 | TAL 36 | CAL 7 | RCH 16 | CLT 6 | DOV 37 | MCH 11 | POC 17 | SON 27 | DAY 19 | CHI 5 | NHA 4 | POC 12 | IND 13 | GLN 38 | MCH 11 | BRI 35 | DAR 31 | RCH 8 | DOV 13 | KAN 22 | CLT 11 | MAR 14 | TAL 43 | PHO 31 | CAR 26 | HOM 18 | ATL 40 | NHA 14 | 16th | 3782 |
| 2002 | Joe Nemechek | 26 | Ford | DAY 40 | CAR 33 | LVS 19 | ATL 25 | DAR 17 | BRI 43 | | | | CAL 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 36th | 2830 |
| 2002 | Frank Kimmel | 26 | Ford | | | | | | | TEX 33 | MAR 40 | TAL 35 | | RCH 42 | CLT 26 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 36th | 2830 |
| 2002 | Todd Bodine | 26 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | DOV 18 | POC 18 | | SON 26 | DAY 7 | CHI 26 | NHA 6 | | IND 34 | GLN 8 | MCH 26 | BRI 43 | DAR 33 | RCH 5 | NHA 42 | DOV 40 | KAN 34 | TAL 23 | CLT 37 | MAR 30 | ATL 41 | CAR 42 | PHO 22 | | 36th | 2830 |
| 2002 | Geoff Bodine | 26 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MCH 19 | | | | | POC 34 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | HOM 32 | 36th | 2830 |
| 2003 | Todd Bodine | 54 | Ford | DAY 18 | CAR 42 | LVS 20 | ATL 28 | DAR 43 | BRI 40 | TEX 11 | TAL 28 | MAR 37 | CAL 25 | RCH 23 | CLT 23 | DOV 12 | POC 11 | MCH 37 | SON 23 | DAY 13 | CHI 33 | NHA 19 | POC 8 | IND 23 | GLN 35 | MCH 43 | BRI 37 | DAR 17 | RCH 42 | NHA 35 | DOV 17 | TAL DNQ | KAN 11 | CLT 29 | MAR 40 | ATL 42 | PHO 22 | CAR 16 | HOM 11 | 31st | 2976 |

### Secondary Car Results

| 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 |
| 1999 | Darrell Waltrip | 66 | Ford | DAY 21 | CAR 27 | LVS 25 | ATL 20 | DAR 41 | TEX 25 | BRI 32 | MAR 12 | TAL 26 | CAL 15 | RCH 25 | CLT 43 | DOV DNQ | MCH 39 | POC 34 | SON 12 | DAY 38 | NHA 33 | POC 25 | IND 42 | GLN 15 | MCH DNQ | BRI 14 | DAR 29 | RCH 32 | NHA DNQ | DOV DNQ | MAR 23 | CLT DNQ | TAL DNQ | CAR 34 | PHO 26 | HOM 43 | ATL DNQ | | | 37th | 2158 |
| 2000 | Darrell Waltrip | 66 | Ford | DAY 32 | CAR 39 | LVS 38 | ATL 31 | DAR 43 | BRI 31 | TEX 24 | MAR 43 | TAL 26 | CAL 29 | RCH DNQ | CLT DNQ | DOV 33 | MCH DNQ | POC DNQ | SON 28 | DAY 27 | NHA 33 | POC 22 | IND 11 | GLN 20 | MCH DNQ | BRI 42 | DAR 42 | RCH DNQ | NHA 29 | DOV 31 | MAR 27 | CLT 30 | TAL 35 | CAR 37 | PHO 33 | HOM 36 | ATL 34 | | | 36th | 1981 |
| 2001 | Todd Bodine | 66 | Ford | DAY DNQ | CAR 34 | LVS 5 | ATL 18 | DAR 33 | BRI 32 | TEX 35 | MAR 43 | TAL 41 | CAL 28 | RCH 30 | CLT 37 | DOV 15 | MCH 42 | POC 25 | SON 33 | DAY 12 | CHI 14 | NHA 15 | POC 43 | IND 24 | GLN 5 | MCH 23 | BRI 32 | DAR 40 | RCH 18 | DOV 15 | KAN 42 | CLT 17 | MAR 12 | TAL 41 | PHO 29 | CAR 41 | HOM 17 | ATL 16 | NHA 31 | 29th | 2960 |
| 2002 | Todd Bodine | 66 | Ford | DAY 31 | CAR 32 | LVS 29 | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | MAR | TAL | CAL | RCH | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | CHI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 47th | 345 |
| 2002 | Geoff Bodine | 66 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NHA 43 | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | NHA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 47th | 345 |
| 2002 | Hideo Fukuyama | 66 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DOV 39 | KAN | TAL | CLT | MAR 42 | | CAR DNQ | PHO | HOM | 47th | 345 |
| 2002 | Frank Kimmel | 66 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ATL DNQ | | | | | | 47th | 345 |
| 2003 | Hideo Fukuyama | 66 | Ford | DAY | CAR | LVS 33 | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | TAL | MAR | CAL DNQ | RCH Wth | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON 43 | DAY | CHI | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | NHA | DOV | TAL | KAN | CLT | MAR | ATL | PHO | CAR | HOM | 63rd | 98 |