# Team Rensi Motorsports

Team Rensi Motorsports was a NASCAR Nationwide Series team owned by Ronnie Russell, Ed Rensi, Gary Weisbaum, and formerly Sam Rensi. The team has also competed in the Winston Cup Series, Craftsman Truck Series, and ARCA racing series.
Ed Rensi, who was president and CEO of McDonald's USA from 1991 to 1997, has been Team Rensi Racing's Chairman and CEO since October 1998.

## Car No. 24 history
### Jason Keller (2005)

The No. 24 team debuted in 2005 as the No. 35 being driven by veteran Jason Keller with sponsorship from McDonald's. 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 (2006)

Regan Smith took his place in 2006, and had one top-ten finish. Smith departed from the ride for Ginn Racing. Hamilton returned to Rensi to drive the No. 35 for the 2007 season, finishing sixth in points.

### Bobby Hamilton Jr. (2007)

During the 2007–08 offseason, McDonald's ended its sponsorship of the No. 35 and David Gilliland took the FreeCreditReport.com sponsorship of the No. 25 car to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Team Rensi signed Smithfield Foods as prime sponsor of the No. 25 car, allowing Hamilton to move to that team. The 35 returned late in 2008 with Danny O'Quinn driving, but he failed to finish both races he ran.

### Eric McClure (2009–2010)

The car made a return to full-time racing in 2009, with Eric McClure bringing both Hefty sponsorship and the No. 24 over from Front Row Motorsports.
In 2010, McClure and Hefty remained with the team. After surgery on his foot, McClure was relieved by driver Chris Cook at Road America. D. J. Kennington raced the car at Montreal to an 11th-place finish, as McClure sat out of the race due to a concussion the prior week from Bristol. McClure and Hefty will leave the team for 2011, citing performance issues and a lacking budget from Team Rensi.

### Kevin Lepage (2011)

For 2011, Kevin Lepage drove the car for the first several races of the season. Lepage ran full races initially, but was forced to withdraw from Bristol after a practice crash and did not arrive at Talladega. They were last seen at Texas.

### Car No. 24 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 | Owners | Pts |
| 2003 | Elliott Sadler | 35 | Ford | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | TAL | NSH | CAL | RCH | GTY | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | ATL | PHO | CAR | HOM 36 | | 106th | 55 |
| 2004 | Johnny Borneman III | 35 | Ford | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH | TAL | CAL DNQ | GTY | RCH | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH 30 | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 48th | 980 |
| 2004 | Shelby Howard | 35 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | IRP 24 | MCH DNQ | BRI | | RCH 25 | DOV 31 | | | MEM 36 | ATL 18 | | | | | | | 48th | 980 |
| 2004 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | 35 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CAL 20 | | | KAN 10 | CLT 40 | | | PHO 24 | DAR | HOM 29 | | 48th | 980 |
| 2005 | Jason Keller | 35 | Ford | DAY 35 | CAL 17 | MXC 13 | LVS 43 | ATL 17 | NSH 8 | BRI 19 | TEX 13 | PHO 21 | TAL 8 | DAR 13 | RCH 11 | CLT 23 | DOV 7 | NSH 11 | KEN 31 | MLW 13 | DAY 17 | CHI 22 | NHA 21 | PPR 36 | GTY 33 | IRP 4 | GLN 18 | MCH 15 | BRI 12 | CAL 6 | RCH 38 | DOV 13 | KAN 18 | CLT 18 | MEM 10 | TEX 13 | PHO 16 | HOM 15 | 12th | 3866 |
| 2006 | Regan Smith | 35 | Ford | DAY 26 | CAL 28 | MXC 25 | LVS 22 | ATL 21 | BRI 38 | TEX 34 | NSH 13 | PHO 27 | TAL 37 | RCH 21 | DAR 19 | CLT 10 | DOV 39 | NSH 35 | KEN 16 | MLW 22 | DAY 15 | CHI 28 | NHA 35 | MAR 14 | GTY 23 | IRP 11 | GLN 23 | MCH 31 | BRI 19 | CAL 28 | RCH 26 | DOV 17 | KAN 19 | CLT 37 | MEM 21 | TEX 20 | PHO 19 | HOM 31 | 29th | 3136 |
| 2007 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | 35 | Ford | DAY 24 | CAL 29 | MXC 17 | LVS 14 | ATL 24 | BRI 18 | NSH 9 | TEX 14 | PHO 34 | TAL 12 | RCH 22 | DAR 20 | CLT 33 | DOV 10 | NSH 13 | KEN 36 | MLW 13 | NHA 20 | DAY 12 | CHI 29 | GTY 13 | IRP 13 | CGV 24 | GLN 22 | MCH 27 | BRI 12 | CAL 21 | RCH 16 | DOV 12 | KAN 20 | CLT 16 | MEM 38 | TEX 14 | PHO 24 | HOM 8 | 15th | 3149 |
| 2008 | Danny O'Quinn Jr. | 35 | Ford | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI | NSH | TEX | PHO | MXC | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | CGV | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT 40 | MEM 42 | TEX 42 | PHO 43 | HOM DNQ | 70th | 139 |
| 2009 | Eric McClure | 24 | Ford | DAY 26 | CAL 30 | LVS 16 | BRI 26 | TEX 34 | NSH 26 | PHO 22 | TAL 25 | RCH 39 | DAR 28 | CLT 19 | DOV 23 | NSH 22 | KEN 30 | | NHA 33 | DAY 28 | CHI 31 | GTY 23 | IRP 23 | IOW 20 | GLN 30 | MCH 28 | BRI 25 | CGV 22 | ATL 26 | RCH 29 | DOV 24 | KAN 25 | CAL 28 | CLT 18 | MEM 30 | TEX 19 | PHO 28 | HOM 28 | 26th | 2962 |
| 2009 | Eric McClure | 24 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MLW 32 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26th | 2962 |
| 2010 | Eric McClure | 24 | Ford | DAY 17 | CAL 35 | LVS 21 | BRI 24 | NSH 29 | PHO 27 | TEX 28 | TAL 22 | RCH 31 | DAR 27 | DOV 24 | CLT 29 | NSH 26 | KEN 29 | ROA 27 | NHA 29 | DAY 36 | CHI 29 | GTY 26 | IRP 26 | IOW DNQ | GLN 31 | MCH 30 | BRI DNQ | | ATL 30 | RCH 30 | DOV 29 | KAN 33 | CAL DNQ | CLT 23 | GTY DNQ | TEX 26 | PHO DNQ | HOM 37 | 33rd | 2491 |
| 2010 | D. J. Kennington | 24 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CGV 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 33rd | 2491 |
| 2011 | Kevin Lepage | 24 | Ford | DAY 41 | PHO 37 | LVS 37 | BRI Wth | CAL 28 | TEX 39 | TAL | NSH | RCH | DAR | DOV | IOW | CLT | CHI | MCH | ROA | DAY | KEN | NHA | NSH | IRP | IOW | GLN | CGV | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | PHO | HOM | | 63rd | 39 |

## Car No. 25 history
### Early years (1999–2000)

The team, then known as Team Rensi Motorsports first joined the Busch Series in 1999, fielding the No. 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.

### Chad Chaffin (2001)

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 higher 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.

### Bobby Hamilton Jr. (2002–2004)

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.

### Ashton Lewis (2005–2006)

In 2005, Rensi signed Ashton Lewis to drive the 25 car. Lewis had five top-ten finishes and a fourteenth-place finish in points. After many poor performances, however, Lewis was released and the Marines left as a sponsor.

### David Gilliland and Richard Johns (2007)

For 2007, credit report site FreeCreditReport.com signed on as sponsor, with Nextel Cup driver David Gilliland and head engineer Richard Johns originally slated to share the ride. During the RoadLoans.com 200 weekend, Gilliland announced his departure from the No. 25, citing that he needed to focus on his Yates Racing No. 38 Cup ride. Johns drove for the remainder of the season.

### Bobby Hamilton Jr. (2008)

The team returned Hamilton to the ride for the 2008 season in the newly renamed Nationwide Series, as his No. 35 team had folded. Smithfield Foods served as the sponsor for 30 races, and Hamilton drove to a fifteenth-place points finish with two top-ten finishes. Boris Said drove the 25 for two road course races with No Fear sponsorship.

### Part-time (2009–2011)

The No. 25 returned for one race in 2009, at ORP with Hamilton Jr. driving.
In 2010, the No. 25 raced at Richmond and Charlotte with Kelly Bires behind the wheel and Raybestos as the sponsor.
For 2011, the No. 25 team, with driver Kelly Bires, qualified for the Daytona race, but lack of funding caused them to start and park, only completing a few laps.
The last time they were seen at a racetrack was at Michigan which was going to be the Nationwide debut for Chad Finley. Unfortunately, Finley crashed the car in practice and the team did not have a backup, so they were forced to withdraw.

### Car No. 25 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 | Owners | Pts |
| 1999 | Jeff Finley | 25 | Chevy | DAY 13 | CAR DNQ | LVS DNQ | ATL DNQ | DAR DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18th | 2766 |
| 1999 | Kenny Wallace | 25 | Chevy | | | | | | TEX DNQ | NSV 26 | BRI 6 | | | NHA 22 | RCH 7 | | CLT 15 | DOV 13 | | | MLW 17 | MYB 21 | | GTY 27 | | MCH 38 | BRI 6 | DAR 6 | RCH 4 | DOV 6 | CLT 27 | CAR 7 | MEM DNQ | PHO 5 | HOM 19 | | | | | | 18th | 2766 |
| 1999 | Stevie Reeves | 25 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | TAL DNQ | CAL DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18th | 2766 |
| 1999 | Rick Fuller | 25 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | NZH 26 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18th | 2766 |
| 1999 | David Blankenship | 25 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | SBO 29 | | | | PPR 43 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18th | 2766 |
| 1999 | Scott Lagasse | 25 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | GLN 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18th | 2766 |
| 1999 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | 25 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | IRP 39 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18th | 2766 |
| 2000 | Kenny Wallace | 25 | Chevy | DAY 6 | CAR 6 | | ATL 41 | DAR 31 | BRI 4 | | | TAL 11 | | RCH DNQ | | CLT 41 | | | | | | | | GTY 8 | | | BRI 4 | DAR 11 | RCH 6 | | CLT 11 | CAR 9 | | PHO 7 | | | | | 9th | 3516 |
| 2000 | Andy Santerre | 25 | Chevy | | | LVS 30 | | | | TEX 20 | NSV 15 | | CAL 21 | | NHA 6 | | DOV 39 | SBO 10 | MYB 19 | GLN 27 | MLW 14 | NZH 23 | PPR 3 | | IRP 10 | | | | | | | | MEM 32 | | | | | | | | | | 9th | 3516 |
| 2000 | Ricky Craven | 25 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MCH 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9th | 3516 |
| 2000 | Randy Tolsma | 25 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DOV 27 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9th | 3516 |
| 2000 | Chad Chaffin | 25 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | HOM 26 | | | | | | 9th | 3516 |
| 2001 | Chad Chaffin | 25 | Chevy | DAY 41 | CAR 22 | LVS 25 | ATL 16 | DAR 37 | BRI 34 | TEX 27 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29th | 2603 |
| 2001 | David Donohue | 25 | Chevy | | | | | | | | NSH 32 | TAL 33 | CAL 27 | RCH 36 | NHA 33 | NZH 27 | CLT 20 | DOV 32 | KEN 32 | MLW 21 | GLN 15 | CHI 34 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29th | 2603 |
| 2001 | Andy Houston | 25 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | GTY 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29th | 2603 |
| 2001 | Randy Tolsma | 25 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PPR 23 | IRP 33 | MCH 33 | BRI 22 | DAR 29 | RCH 38 | DOV 26 | KAN 40 | CLT 25 | MEM 18 | PHO 25 | CAR 31 | | | | | | 29th | 2603 |
| 2001 | Jay Sauter | 25 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | HOM 22 | | | 29th | 2603 |
| 2002 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | 25 | Ford | DAY 30 | CAR 16 | LVS 11 | DAR 12 | BRI 13 | TEX 8 | NSH 3 | TAL 22 | CAL 37 | RCH 25* | NHA 1* | NZH 6 | CLT 7 | DOV 3 | NSH 2 | KEN 36 | MLW 7 | DAY 33 | CHI 9 | GTY 17 | PPR 12 | IRP 31 | MCH 5 | BRI 32 | DAR 6 | RCH 14 | DOV 30 | KAN 8 | CLT 9 | MEM 37 | ATL 8 | CAR 29 | PHO 24 | HOM 5 | | 9th | 4058 |
| 2003 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | 25 | Ford | DAY 7 | CAR 13 | LVS 34 | DAR 12 | BRI 6 | TEX 40 | TAL 35 | NSH 10* | CAL 18 | RCH 10 | GTY 5 | NZH 9 | CLT 13 | DOV 6 | NSH 5 | KEN 1* | MLW 10 | DAY 22 | CHI 1* | NHA 6 | PPR 25 | IRP 35 | MCH 3 | BRI 34 | DAR 4 | RCH 3 | DOV 2 | KAN 19 | CLT 7 | MEM 1 | ATL 3 | PHO 1* | CAR 3 | HOM 3 | | 5th | 4588 |
| 2004 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | 25 | Ford | DAY 13 | CAR 8 | LVS 5 | DAR 19 | BRI 24 | TEX 5 | NSH 27 | TAL 24 | CAL 10 | GTY 4 | RCH 4 | NZH 2* | CLT 13 | DOV 4 | NSH 23 | KEN 28* | MLW 5 | DAY 12 | CHI 43 | NHA 9 | PPR 10 | IRP 6 | MCH 29 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11th | 4036 |
| 2004 | Mike McLaughlin | 25 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | BRI 12 | CAL 11 | RCH 24 | DOV 2 | KAN 11 | CLT 12 | MEM 18 | ATL 41 | PHO 36 | DAR 39 | HOM 16 | | 11th | 4036 |
| 2005 | Ashton Lewis | 25 | Ford | DAY 13 | CAL 11 | MXC 9 | LVS 22 | ATL 14 | NSH 19 | BRI 8 | TEX 32 | PHO 17 | TAL 4 | DAR 14 | RCH 16 | CLT 10 | DOV 14 | NSH 25 | KEN 25 | MLW 18 | DAY 26 | CHI 11 | NHA 28 | PPR 15 | GTY 36 | IRP 15 | GLN 31 | MCH 26 | BRI 31 | CAL 31 | RCH 30 | DOV 14 | KAN 28 | CLT 8 | MEM 31 | TEX 21 | PHO 21 | HOM 43 | 18th | 3587 |
| 2006 | Ashton Lewis | 25 | Ford | DAY 12 | CAL 29 | MXC 13 | LVS 13 | ATL 17 | BRI 30 | TEX 38 | NSH 11 | PHO 20 | TAL 33 | RCH 26 | DAR 20 | CLT 28 | DOV 42 | NSH 9 | KEN 5 | MLW 16 | DAY 17 | CHI 35 | NHA 24 | MAR 27 | GTY 16 | IRP 22 | GLN 33 | MCH 39 | BRI 18 | CAL 5 | RCH 31 | DOV 25 | KAN 14 | CLT 11 | MEM 37 | TEX 25 | PHO 24 | HOM 20 | 22nd | 3376 |
| 2007 | David Gilliland | 25 | Ford | DAY 20 | | MXC 36 | LVS 32 | ATL 31 | BRI 35 | | TEX 26 | PHO 16 | TAL 37 | RCH 20 | DAR 33 | CLT 27 | DOV 29 | | | | NHA 19 | DAY 10 | CHI 27 | | | | GLN 16 | MCH 29 | BRI 41 | CAL 18 | | | | | | | | | 30th | 2502 |
| 2007 | Kenny Wallace | 25 | Ford | | CAL 26 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30th | 2502 |
| 2007 | Richard Johns | 25 | Ford | | | | | | | NSH 34 | | | | | | | | NSH 34 | KEN 28 | MLW 19 | | | | GTY 31 | IRP 15 | CGV 25 | | | | | RCH 30 | DOV 28 | KAN 26 | CLT 27 | MEM 23 | TEX 34 | PHO 31 | HOM 35 | 30th | 2502 |
| 2008 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | 25 | Ford | DAY 22 | CAL 20 | LVS 12 | ATL 23 | BRI 17 | NSH 10 | TEX 23 | PHO 13 | | TAL 3 | RCH 17 | DAR 30 | CLT 18 | DOV 14 | NSH 30 | KEN 21 | MLW 15 | NHA 16 | DAY 15 | CHI 19 | GTY 20 | IRP 14 | | GLN 16 | MCH 18 | BRI 18 | CAL 19 | RCH 14 | DOV 15 | KAN 25 | CLT 37 | MEM 21 | TEX 16 | PHO 18 | HOM 21 | 18th | 3779 |
| 2008 | Boris Said | 25 | Ford | | | | | | | | | MXC 35 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CGV 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18th | 3779 |
| 2009 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | 25 | Ford | DAY | CAL | LVS | BRI | TEX | NSH | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP 22 | IOW | GLN | MCH | BRI | CGV | ATL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CAL | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | 73rd | 97 |
| 2010 | Kelly Bires | 25 | Ford | DAY | CAL | LVS | BRI | NSH | PHO | TEX | TAL | RCH | DAR | DOV | CLT | NSH | KEN | ROA | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | IOW | GLN | MCH | BRI | CGV | ATL | RCH 27 | DOV | KAN | CAL | CLT 21 | GTY | TEX | PHO | HOM | 63rd | 179 |
| 2011 | Kelly Bires | 25 | Ford | DAY 43 | PHO 37 | LVS 35 | BRI 43 | CAL | TEX | TAL | NSH | RCH | DAR | DOV | IOW | CLT | CHI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 68th | 17 |
| 2011 | Chad Finley | 25 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MCH Wth | ROA | DAY | KEN | NHA | NSH | IRP | IOW | GLN | CGV | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | PHO | HOM | | 68th | 17 |

## 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 No. 16 Chevrolet Silverado to a 13th-place finish in points. In 2001, Donohue began running the No. 16, but after three races, the team shut down due to sponsorship issues. Randy Tolsma drove the No. 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 (driven by Butch Miller), finishing 18th in a Marine-sponsored truck at Martinsville Speedway, the last race for Rensi's truck program.