# American Equipment Racing

American Equipment Racing was a racing team that competed in the SCCA Trans-Am series in the 1980s and 1990s, and in the NASCAR Busch Grand National and Winston Cup Series during the mid-1990s.
Owned by American Equipment Company owner Buz McCall, AER competed in IMSA sports-car racing and the Trans-Am series in the 1980s and early 1990s; the team won four consecutive Trans-Am championships with drivers Scott Sharp, Jack Baldwin, and Scott Pruett from 1991 to 1994.
The team moved to NASCAR starting in 1994, competing in the Busch Grand National Series with Trans-Am Champion Jack Baldwin driving in two races, running the No. 95. Signing rookie driver John Tanner and sponsor Caterpillar Inc. for 1995, the team ran half of the 1995 season; Tanner was released after a handful of races and replaced for the majority of the team's races with Ward Burton. For 1996 AER signed 1994 Busch Series champion David Green to run for full-time in 1996. Finishing 2nd in series points, Green and AER moved up to the Winston Cup Series in 1997, where after a difficult season Green finished 37th in points. After twelve races in 1998, Green was released by the team, and a variety of drivers, including Hut Stricklin and Steve Grissom, drove for the team to finish out the year; the team closed following the 1998 season when they lost the Caterpillar sponsorship.

## Motorsports career results
### Winston Cup results

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

#### Car No. 96 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 | Owners | Pts |
| 1997 | David Green | 96 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | CAR 38 | RCH 33 | ATL 24 | DAR 41 | TEX DNQ | BRI 22 | MAR DNQ | SON DNQ | TAL 38 | CLT 16 | DOV 18 | POC 28 | MCH 28 | CAL 25 | DAY 19 | NHA 24 | POC 39 | IND 35 | GLN 22 | MCH 20 | BRI 39 | | RCH 37 | NHA 40 | DOV 25 | MAR 20 | CLT 31 | TAL 16 | CAR 27 | PHO 29 | ATL DNQ | | 39th | 2167 |
| 1997 | Todd Bodine | 96 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DAR 42 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39th | 2167 |
| 1998 | David Green | 96 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | CAR 42 | LVS 34 | ATL 30 | DAR 26 | BRI 21 | TEX 18 | MAR 43 | TAL 17 | CAL 18 | CLT 43 | DOV 38 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 43rd | 1919 |
| 1998 | Kevin Lepage | 96 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | RCH 33 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 43rd | 1919 |
| 1998 | Hut Stricklin | 96 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MCH 42 | POC 28 | | NHA 42 | POC 27 | IND DNQ | | MCH DNQ | BRI 41 | | DAR DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 43rd | 1919 |
| 1998 | Robby Gordon | 96 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | SON 36 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 43rd | 1919 |
| 1998 | Ron Fellows | 96 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | GLN 42 | | | NHA 36 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 43rd | 1919 |
| 1998 | Ted Musgrave | 96 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RCH 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 43rd | 1919 |
| 1998 | Morgan Shepherd | 96 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DOV DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | 43rd | 1919 |
| 1998 | Mike Bliss | 96 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MAR 25 | | | | PHO 35 | | | | 43rd | 1919 |
| 1998 | Steve Grissom | 96 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CLT 32 | TAL 36 | DAY 29 | | CAR DNQ | ATL DNQ | 43rd | 1919 |

### Busch Grand National results

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

#### Car No. 95 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 |
| 1994 | Jack Baldwin | 95 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL 23 | MAR | DAR 24 | HCY | BRI | ROU | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | MYB | GLN | MLW | SBO | TAL | HCY | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | MAR | CAR |
| 1995 | John Tanner | 95 | Chevy | DAY | CAR 31 | RCH 26 | ATL | NSV 39 | DAR 21 | BRI DNQ | HCY DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1995 | Ward Burton | 95 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | NHA 13 | | CLT 11 | DOV 31 | MYB | | | TAL 36 | SBO 5 | IRP 8 | MCH 8 | | DAR 3 | RCH | DOV 12 | CLT 38 | CAR 4 | HOM 31 | | |
| 1995 | Ed Berrier | 95 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | NZH 33 | | | | | MLW 38 | | | | | BRI 34 | | | | | | | | |
| 1995 | Butch Leitzinger | 95 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | GLN 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1996 | David Green | 95 | Chevy | DAY 12 | CAR 6 | RCH 3 | ATL 2 | NSV 2 | DAR 14 | BRI 7 | HCY 1* | NZH 2* | CLT 19 | DOV 4 | SBO 20 | MYB 1* | GLN 5 | MLW 32 | NHA 3 | TAL 10 | IRP 3 | MCH 7 | BRI 11 | DAR 4 | RCH 2 | DOV 18 | CLT 40 | CAR 5 | HOM 9 | | |