# Phil Parsons Racing

Phil Parsons Racing, formerly named MSRP Motorsports, Prism Motorsports, and later HP Racing, was a NASCAR team that competed in the Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series. It was owned by former NASCAR driver Phil Parsons, and most recently fielded the No. 98 Ford for Josh Wise.
The team was formerly owned by Phil's wife Marcia as well as Randy and Stacey Humphrey (hence the original name MSRP: Marcia, Stacey, Randy, Phil). For the first few years of its Nationwide Series and Sprint Cup operations, the team was infamous for being a start and park organization, meaning that the team qualified a car for races, but eventually parked it after just a few laps to avoid the costs of running a full race, even though the car was perfectly able to continue on. The bad publicity generated by the practice led to Phil Parsons`s refusal to answer questions about MSRP in 2008, but subsequently Parsons justified the practice by saying that "we furnished a living for some families, so there was some good that came out of it." In 2009, MSRP continued with two Nationwide Series teams and finally finished a race, while it also added a Sprint Cup team under the Prism Motorsports name that qualified for 30 races but only finished two. After the season, the entire team became known as Prism Motorsports.
In 2010, the team had two Sprint Cup teams, No. 55 and No. 66, led by drivers Michael McDowell and Dave Blaney, which fielded Toyota Camrys under a technical alliance with MWR. Three drivers rotated among the two Nationwide Series cars (90 and 91) in 2010: Danny O'Quinn Jr., David Gilliland, and Chase Miller.
Car No. 55 crew chief Zach McGowan tweeted on November 18 that the team would be shutting down after the 2010 season-ending race at Homestead, But this was denied by team owner Randy Humphrey. No information was available regarding PRISM's Nationwide teams. The team returned in 2011 as HP Racing with McDowell behind the wheel of the No. 66 Toyota with Gene Nead as crew chief. Unlike 2009, the team intended to run a limited schedule, running only a few full races but ended up running the full schedule. The team ran with Ford for 2012 and 2013 before switching to Chevrolet for the 2014 season.
The team and driver Josh Wise gained popularity in 2014 after an internet campaign with Dogecoin and Reddit, leading the No. 98 to be voted into the 2014 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.

## Sprint Cup Series
### Car No. 55 history

For 2010, Prism Motorsports added a second car provided by Michael Waltrip Racing, the No. 55, driven by former team driver Michael McDowell. The car number had previously been used by Michael Waltrip from 2007 to 2009. Randy Humphrey was listed as the car's official owner. At the start of the season, Prism had no sponsorship for this car. McDowell succeeded in qualifying the No. 55 into the starting field for the 2010 Daytona 500. After qualifying, McDowell said that this was the "biggest race of the season" for Prism, as the guaranteed winnings would enable the team to stay on the track for several weeks. McDowell qualified 29th, picked up sponsorship from South Carolina-based Firefly Vodka, and finished 33rd after a drive shaft issue. McDowell and teammate Dave Blaney swapped rides at Phoenix and Texas in an effort to get the team higher in owner points.
Michael Waltrip drove the No. 55 at Talladega with Aaron's sponsorship to a poor finish after getting caught up in a wreck, but was running up front and was at one point leading the race. Mike Bliss drove the car after McDowell left the team. When Terry Labonte's car failed to qualify at Richmond, he took over as the driver of the No. 55, taking sponsor Gander Mountain with him. Terry Cook later attempted to qualify the car at Martinsville, but failed to do so. Waltrip would later return, along with sponsor Aaron's to the No. 55 at the fall Talladega race.
The No. 55 car did not enter the fall Texas race, possibly because of the large number of entries attempting to qualify. It was also absent on the entry list for Homestead.

### Car No. 55 results

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 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 |
| 2010 | Michael McDowell | 55 | Toyota | DAY 33 | CAL 42 | LVS 42 | ATL 42 | | MAR 43 | | | | RCH DNQ | DAR 40 | DOV 42 | CLT 42 | POC 39 | | | NHA 41 | DAY DNQ | CHI DNQ | IND 42 | POC 43 | GLN 42 | MCH 42 | BRI 43 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 43rd | 1281 |
| 2010 | Michael Waltrip | 55 | Toyota | | | | | BRI 41 | | | | TAL 39 | | | | | | MCH DNQ | SON DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TAL 28 | TEX | | | | 43rd | 1281 |
| 2010 | Dave Blaney | 55 | Toyota | | | | | | | PHO 42 | TEX 43 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 43rd | 1281 |
| 2010 | Mike Bliss | 55 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ATL 42 | RCH QL | NHA 41 | DOV 40 | KAN DNQ | CAL DNQ | CLT DNQ | | | | PHO 39 | HOM | 43rd | 1281 |
| 2010 | Terry Labonte | 55 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RCH 40 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 43rd | 1281 |
| 2010 | Terry Cook | 55 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MAR DNQ | | | | | | | | 43rd | 1281 |

### Car No. 98 history
#### 2009–2010: Prism Motorsports

The No. 98 car was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team that debuted in 2009 as the No. 66 under a technical alliance with MWR, which supplied the team's Toyota Camry, engines and technical support. Terry Labonte ran the No. 66 for the 2009 Daytona 500, where he finished 24th. Dave Blaney ran the rest of the season, except for the Aarons 499 at Talladega as he was away with his family. Michael McDowell attempted to qualify for the event but failed to do so. According to Blaney, Prism had anticipated attempting to run all of the laps in "six or eight" Sprint Cup races in which the team was able to secure full sponsorship, which included Window World for the Daytona 500 and Aaron's for the Coca-Cola 600. The Denny Hamlin Foundation was on the car at Lowes Motor Speedway, Talladega, and Texas, with Blaney only making the race at Talladega. Ultimately, the team qualified for 31 of the 36 Sprint Cup races in the 2009 season – 30 by Blaney and 1 by Labonte—but only ran two complete races (the Daytona 500 and the Coca-Cola 600). For the remainder of 2009, the No. 66 car was a start-and-park team, much like their Nationwide Series counterparts.
Blaney returned to the No. 66 in 2010. Again, Prism struggled with sponsorship, as it was unable to find a sponsor for the team for even the 2010 Daytona 500, and Blaney subsequently failed to qualify for it. Blaney made the team's first race of the year in the 2010 Auto Club 500, qualifying fifth, leading four laps before finishing 41st. The 66 was later impounded by NASCAR. The team was able to rebound from the impound, and ran the whole entire race, finishing 29th at the Shelby American. Blaney left the team after Watkins Glen, and Scott Riggs took over the No. 66 for the next four races, qualifying only once at Bristol Motor Speedway, Likewise, Jason Leffler drove the No. 66 for four races, only qualifying at Auto Club Speedway. Johnny Sauter failed to make each of the three races he attempted with the team, and Mike Bliss drove the car at Texas and Homestead.
While the 66 team frequently start-and-parked, it occasionally showed competitive speed. Blaney qualified 8th, 4th, and 3rd at the 2009 Food City 500, the 2009 Sharpie 500, and the 2010 Food City 500, respectively (all at Bristol), as well as a 5th place start spot at the 2009 Auto Club 500, though the team finished 41st or worst in all four races.

#### 2011: HP Racing

For 2011, McDowell returned to the team, now renamed HP Racing. The team missed the 2011 Daytona 500, but started and parked the next three races. HP ran its first full race at Martinsville, where the team finished 32nd after a late wreck. KLOVE sponsored the team at Richmond and Darlington. Todd Bodine drove at both Pocono and Michigan in August, while Josh Wise took over the 66 at Texas while McDowell filled in for Kyle Busch, who was suspended for intentionally wrecking another driver during the Truck Series race.

#### 2012–2015: PPR with Mike Curb

For 2012, McDowell returned to the team, renamed Phil Parsons Racing. The team also merged with Whitney Motorsports and partnered with entertainment icon Mike Curb. The team ran Fords with Roush Yates Engines and used the number 98 to honor the memory of Benny Parsons. Phil Parsons Racing planned to run the first 5 races in their entirety with the hope of cracking the top 35. The 98 raced their way into the Daytona 500, with sponsorship from Curb Records and Christian radio station KLOVE. McDowell finished 30th after starting 11th in the 2012 Daytona 500. McDowell ran all but six races during the season, failing to qualify for three of them.
The team opened the 2013 season with a ninth-place finish at the Daytona 500, the first top ten finish for the team and for McDowell. Phil Parsons Racing withdrew from Phoenix after the team could not prepare the Generation 6 cars in time. They would later skip the road courses as well. Johnny Sauter raced 2 races because McDowell was not in the car. Mike Curb is listed as the owner of the 98. McDowell left after the 2013 season and Josh Wise took over as the team switched to Chevrolet for all but the superspeedway events, where they used Fords. In March 2014, Reddit users started a fundraiser to raise Dogecoin to sponsor the No. 98 at the Aaron's 499. On March 25, Reddit user Reddit_Racing announced that the fundraiser was a success, having met their $50,000 goal by accumulating 67 million Dogecoin. Florida gubernatorial candidate and Democrat Charlie Crist was to sponsor the No. 98 for the July 5 Coke Zero 400 at Daytona, the sponsorship provided by former owner James Finch, but was withdrawn by Parsons to respect his business partner Mike Curb, a Republican.
Wise returned to PPR for the 2015 season. Finch would once again provide sponsorship to the team in the Daytona 500, this time through his company Phoenix Construction. However, the car suffered a terminal mechanical failure before the green flag flew on their Budweiser Duel, and PPR ultimately missed the Daytona 500 for the first time since 2011. However, the team has been able to qualify for every race since then. Wise scored a top 10 in the 2015 GEICO 500 at Talladega.
Before the 2015 Coca-Cola 600, Parsons and Curb sold the team's assets and Wise's contract to Premium Motorsports and the team shut down.

### Car No. 98 results

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 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 |
| 2009 | Terry Labonte | 66 | Toyota | DAY 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 42nd | 1435 |
| 2009 | Dave Blaney | 66 | Toyota | | CAL 42 | LVS DNQ | ATL 41 | BRI 43 | MAR 42 | TEX 43 | PHO 42 | | RCH 43 | DAR 41 | CLT 28 | DOV 39 | POC 40 | MCH 40 | SON 42 | NHA 42 | DAY 43 | CHI 43 | IND 42 | POC 40 | GLN 42 | MCH 42 | BRI 43 | ATL 43 | RCH 43 | NHA 42 | DOV 37 | KAN 40 | CAL 41 | CLT DNQ | MAR 40 | TAL 41 | TEX DNQ | PHO 42 | HOM DNQ | 42nd | 1435 |
| 2009 | Michael McDowell | 66 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | TAL DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 42nd | 1435 |
| 2010 | Dave Blaney | 66 | Toyota | DAY DNQ | CAL 41 | LVS 29 | ATL 41 | BRI 42 | MAR 42 | | | TAL 43 | RCH DNQ | DAR 42 | DOV 41 | CLT 43 | POC 40 | MCH DNQ | SON 37 | NHA 42 | DAY 43 | CHI DNQ | IND 41 | POC 42 | GLN DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 44th | 1241 |
| 2010 | Michael McDowell | 66 | Toyota | | | | | | | PHO 43 | TEX 41 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 44th | 1241 |
| 2010 | Scott Riggs | 66 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MCH DNQ | BRI 42 | ATL DNQ | RCH DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 44th | 1241 |
| 2010 | Johnny Sauter | 66 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NHA DNQ | | | | | MAR DNQ | TAL DNQ | | | | | | 44th | 1241 |
| 2010 | Ted Musgrave | 66 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DOV DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 44th | 1241 |
| 2010 | Jason Leffler | 66 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | KAN DNQ | CAL 43 | CLT DNQ | | | | PHO DNQ | | 44th | 1241 |
| 2010 | Mike Bliss | 66 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TEX 39 | | HOM 43 | 44th | 1241 |
| 2011 | Michael McDowell | 66 | Toyota | DAY DNQ | PHO 41 | LVS 41 | BRI 43 | CAL 43 | MAR 32 | TEX 40 | TAL DNQ | RCH 40 | DAR 43 | DOV 43 | CLT 39 | KAN 41 | POC 41 | MCH 43 | SON 30 | DAY 42 | KEN 41 | NHA 40 | IND 37 | | GLN 41 | | BRI 39 | ATL 41 | RCH 39 | CHI 43 | NHA 37 | DOV 40 | KAN 39 | CLT 39 | TAL 40 | MAR 39 | | PHO 40 | HOM 43 | 41st | 144 |
| 2011 | Todd Bodine | 66 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | POC 37 | | MCH 39 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 41st | 144 |
| 2011 | Josh Wise | 66 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TEX 40 | | | | 41st | 144 |
| 2012 | Michael McDowell | 98 | Ford | DAY 30 | PHO 43 | LVS 38 | BRI 31 | CAL 38 | MAR 40 | TEX 41 | KAN 40 | RCH 39 | TAL 43 | DAR DNQ | CLT 36 | DOV 42 | POC 34 | MCH 38 | | KEN 38 | DAY 43 | NHA 40 | IND DNQ | | GLN 37 | | BRI 23 | ATL DNQ | RCH 41 | CHI 43 | NHA 37 | DOV 38 | TAL 31 | CLT 31 | KAN 43 | MAR 39 | TEX 38 | PHO 38 | HOM 41 | 39th | 199 |
| 2012 | David Mayhew | 98 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | SON 40 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39th | 199 |
| 2012 | Mike Skinner | 98 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | POC 41 | | MCH 39 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39th | 199 |
| 2013 | Michael McDowell | 98 | Ford | DAY 9 | PHO | LVS 43 | BRI 42 | CAL 42 | MAR 43 | TEX 43 | KAN 42 | RCH 41 | TAL 21 | DAR 42 | CLT 42 | DOV 42 | POC 40 | MCH 42 | SON | KEN 38 | DAY 42 | NHA 42 | IND 32 | POC 40 | GLN | | BRI 41 | ATL 42 | RCH 43 | CHI 43 | | DOV 43 | KAN 38 | CLT 40 | TAL 15 | MAR 26 | TEX 43 | PHO 32 | HOM 43 | 42nd | 194 |
| 2013 | Johnny Sauter | 98 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MCH 42 | | | | | NHA 42 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 42nd | 194 |
| 2014 | Josh Wise | 98 | Ford | DAY 24 | | | | | | | | | TAL 20 | | | | POC 35 | | | | DAY 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TAL 28 | | | | | 37th | 405 |
| 2014 | Josh Wise | 98 | Chevy | | PHO DNQ | LVS 42 | BRI 23 | CAL 37 | MAR 35 | TEX 36 | DAR 21 | RCH 39 | | KAN 33 | CLT 41 | DOV 28 | | MCH 33 | SON 40 | KEN 29 | | NHA 29 | IND 29 | POC 24 | GLN 38 | MCH 28 | BRI 29 | ATL 33 | RCH 32 | CHI 33 | NHA 33 | DOV 42 | KAN 38 | CLT 41 | | MAR 25 | TEX 41 | PHO 41 | HOM 32 | 37th | 405 |
| 2015 | Josh Wise | 98 | Ford | DAY DNQ | ATL 32 | LVS 34 | PHO 36 | CAL 36 | MAR 30 | TEX 38 | BRI 39 | RCH 42 | TAL 10 | KAN 28 | CLT 35 | DOV 40 | POC 29 | MCH 34 | | DAY 31 | KEN 43 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39th | 309 |
| 2015 | Josh Wise | 98 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | SON 28 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39th | 309 |
| 2015 | Timmy Hill | 98 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NHA 38 | IND 41 | | | | BRI 39 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39th | 309 |
| 2015 | Timmy Hill | 98 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | GLN 38 | MCH 43 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39th | 309 |
| 2015 | Reed Sorenson | 98 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | POC 34 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39th | 309 |
| 2015 | Reed Sorenson | 98 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RCH 41 | CHI 40 | | DOV 33 | CLT 35 | KAN 38 | | | | | | | | | | 39th | 309 |
| 2015 | T. J. Bell | 98 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DAR 37 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39th | 309 |
| 2015 | Ryan Preece | 98 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NHA 32 | | | | | | TEX 36 | | HOM 38 | 39th | 309 |
| 2015 | Ryan Preece | 98 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MAR 42 | | PHO 37 | | 39th | 309 |
| 2015 | Michael Waltrip | 98 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TAL 13 | | | | | | | | 39th | 309 |