# Kertus Davis

Kertus Davis (born February 26, 1981) is an American former NASCAR driver. He was the competition director for JD Motorsports before the team went bankrupt.

## Prior to NASCAR/USAR

Davis began racing in go-karts at the age of eight, competing in his hometown of Gaffney around various tracks. He raced in the karts for a number of years, and finished 3rd in the World Karting Association finals at the age of 17. In 1998, Davis began racing Late Model Stock Cars in various Southeastern tracks, gaining experience and a handful of top-five finishes. He mostly competed at Myrtle Beach Speedway, Greenville-Pickens Speedway, and Timmonsville Speedway. During the 1999 season, he made three starts in the USAR ProCup Series.
He competed for Rookie of the Year in 2000 in the USAR ProCup, competing in 20 events. Davis finished the season 17th in points with top ten finishes. In 2001, he finished 11th in the Southern Division points standing with eight top-ten finishes. After a part-time USAR run in 2002, he joined Premiere Motorsports to run a full-time schedule 2003. He won his first race at Smithton, Pennsylvania and finished third in the Northern Division points, thirteenth for the entire sanctioning body.

## Early NASCAR career

Davis made his NASCAR debut in 2001 at Nazareth Speedway for Jimmy Means. He qualified the No. 52 Broadway Motors Ford Taurus in 34th place, but finished 36th after an early engine failure. In the next two races, he finished 42nd at Dover International Speedway and 40th at the Milwaukee Mile. He made the switch over to the No. 77 Gestener Ford for Moy Racing at the second Dover race, where he finished 34th after a crash.
Davis made five starts in 2002. He ran the No. 77 Docutech/Gestetner Ford in his first 2002 race at Richmond, and had the best weekend of his career at the time with a 29th place start and 26th-place finish. For the rest of the season, Davis only drove the No. 0 Chevrolet for his father's race team, Davis Motorsports. In four starts, his best finish was a 24th at Memphis Motorsports Park. Davis did not race at all in 2003, due to his USAR commitments, but he played a large role as Davis Motorsports began to run full-time in the series. He worked in the shop and every now and then on the pit box, as the team made its first full season.
He raced again in 2004, starting at Indianapolis Raceway Park for his father's team, where he had a 29th-place finish, followed by a 27th at Dover and a 34th at Darlington. Davis moved to the No. 0 full-time in 2005, with RaceGirl serving as sponsor. He failed to qualify for five races, but had a career-best tenth-place run at Talladega Superspeedway, and finished thirty-first in points. He also made one start in the No. 12 Supercuts/Hot Tamales Dodge at Texas Motor Speedway for FitzBradshaw Racing, but finished in 40th due to a transmission failure. For the 2006 season, Davis attempted to race full-time. The team used former Busch Series champion Randy LaJoie to get in the race at Mexico, and at Atlanta, MacDonald Motorsports aided the Davis team with MacDonald's pit crew. Davis also took one-race deals, driving the No. 34 Sport Clips Chevrolet for Frank Cicci Racing at Darlington, the No. 43 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Dodge for the Curb Agajanian Performance Group at Dover, and at Nashville, he prepared the No. 20 Rockwell Automation car for NEXTEL Cup driver Denny Hamlin. He returned to his own car at Milwaukee, where he finished out the season. He also attempted races for Morgan Shepherd, CJM Racing, and Front Row Motorsports at the Nextel Cup level, but did not qualify for any of those races.

## 2007–present

In 2007, Davis signed to drive for Kevin Harvick Incorporated in the No. 77 Dollar General Chevy for 13 races, sharing the car with Bobby Labonte and Kevin Harvick. Davis ran at Fontana starting 33rd but collided with Eric McClure who ironically was driving the No. 0 car that Davis drove before. He recovered to finish 30th, last on lead lap. He then made his first road course start at Mexico where he started 37th and finished 31st one lap down. He was replaced by Ron Hornaday Jr. prior to the race at Milwaukee. Shortly after that, it was announced that Davis had been released by KHI, due to Dollar General wanting only Cup drivers in the car. He ran the rest of the season in the No. 01 car fielded by his family team.
For 2008, Davis began the season in the No. 0 car, but moved over to the No. 01 after one race with RaceGirl sponsoring. This came after his team in the opening race of 2008 was penalized due to an illegal oil tank. The team was penalized 25 driver & owner points, and crew chief Gene Allnut was suspended for 6 races. In the interim, Davis had the 1st ever female crew chief in NASCAR's top touring series at Las Vegas. Kertus at Talladega in 2008 avoided the "Big One" again like in 2005 and he finished 12th on the lead lap falling out of the top 10 in turn 4. Following the race at Nashville where he blew his engine, Davis left his father's team to pursue other racing options. He was 24th in points at the time. He spent the rest of the season driving the No. 49 for Jay Robinson. In 2009, Davis returned to Jay Robinson Racing in the No. 49 car. GetMoreVacations.com sponsored the car for a few races in the beginning of the season. After 14 races in 2009 with JRR, Davis went back to his father's team to drive the No. 04 Chevy. He did not race in 2010, but served as crew chief for the No. 0 JD Motorsports Chevrolet driven by Chrissy Wallace in the Aaron's 312 at Talladega. In 2011, he became the team's competition director.

## Motorsports career results
### NASCAR

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

#### Nextel Cup Series

NASCAR Nextel Cup Series results :
| Year | Team | 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 | NNCC | Pts |
| 2006 | Shepherd Racing Ventures | 89 | Dodge | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI | MAR | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH DNQ | DAR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NA | - |
| 2006 | CJM Racing | 72 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | CLT DNQ | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY DNQ | CHI | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NA | - |
| 2006 | Front Row Motorsports | 34 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CAL DNQ | RCH | NHA | DOV | KAN | TAL | CLT | MAR | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM | NA | - |

#### Nationwide Series

NASCAR Nationwide Series results :
| Year | Team | 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 | NNSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2001 | Jimmy Means Racing | 52 | Ford | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH | TAL | CAL | RCH | NHA | NZH 35 | CLT | DOV 42 | KEN | MLW 40 | GLN | CHI | GTY | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | | | | | | | | | | 80th | 199 | |
| 2001 | PRW Racing | 77 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DOV 34 | KAN | CLT | MEM | PHO | CAR | HOM | | | | 80th | 199 | |
| 2002 | PRW Racing | 77 | Ford | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH | TAL | CAL | RCH 26 | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 67th | 353 | |
| 2002 | Davis Motorsports | 0 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MLW 32 | DAY | CHI | GTY DNQ | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR 31 | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM 24 | ATL | CAR 41 | PHO | HOM DNQ | | 67th | 353 | |
| 2004 | Davis Motorsports | 0 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH | TAL | CAL | GTY | RCH | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR | IRP 29 | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV 27 | KAN | CLT DNQ | MEM DNQ | ATL | PHO DNQ | DAR 34 | HOM DNQ | | 93rd | 219 | |
| 2005 | Davis Motorsports | 0 | Chevy | DAY 34 | CAL 42 | MXC | LVS 42 | ATL 28 | NSH 32 | BRI 26 | TEX 40 | PHO 25 | TAL 10 | DAR 33 | RCH DNQ | CLT 37 | DOV 27 | NSH 36 | KEN 26 | MLW 39 | DAY 21 | CHI DNQ | NHA 38 | PPR 41 | GTY 40 | IRP 30 | GLN | MCH 42 | BRI 33 | CAL 35 | RCH DNQ | DOV 25 | KAN DNQ | CLT DNQ | MEM 28 | | PHO 31 | HOM 41 | 31st | 1804 | |
| 2005 | FitzBradshaw Racing | 12 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TEX 40 | | | | 31st | 1804 | |
| 2006 | Davis Motorsports | 0 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | CAL 42 | MXC | LVS DNQ | ATL 35 | BRI 40 | TEX DNQ | NSH 43 | PHO 41 | TAL 32 | RCH DNQ | | | | | | MLW 36 | DAY 31 | CHI 34 | NHA 31 | MAR 42 | GTY 39 | IRP | GLN | MCH 40 | BRI 38 | CAL 35 | RCH 42 | DOV 41 | KAN 36 | CLT DNQ | | TEX 37 | PHO 40 | HOM DNQ | 40th | 1119 | |
| 2006 | Frank Cicci Racing | 34 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | DAR 42 | CLT DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 40th | 1119 |
| 2006 | Curb Agajanian Performance Group | 43 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DOV 27 | NSH | KEN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 40th | 1119 | |
| 2006 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 20 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MEM QL$^†$ | | | | | | 40th | 1119 |
| 2007 | Kevin Harvick Incorporated | 77 | Chevy | DAY | CAL 30 | MXC 31 | LVS | ATL | BRI | NSH 37 | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH 32 | KEN 30 | MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 67th | 584 | |
| 2007 | Phoenix Racing | 1 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | IRP QL$^‡$ | CGV | GLN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 67th | 584 |
| 2007 | D.D.L. Motorsports | 01 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MCH 43 | BRI | CAL 33 | RCH DNQ | DOV | KAN 43 | CLT 42 | MEM DNQ | TEX 41 | PHO 41 | HOM DNQ | 67th | 584 | |
| 2008 | JD Motorsports | 0 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | DOV 36 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 34th | 1639 | |
| 2008 | JD Motorsports | 01 | Chevy | DAY 32 | CAL 31 | LVS 33 | ATL 42 | BRI 23 | NSH 30 | TEX 32 | PHO 25 | MXC 43 | TAL 12 | RCH 31 | DAR 29 | CLT 25 | | NSH 32 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 34th | 1639 | |
| 2008 | Jay Robinson Racing | 49 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | KEN 37 | | NHA 35 | DAY 42 | CHI 42 | GTY 43 | IRP 39 | CGV | GLN | MCH DNQ | BRI DNQ | CAL 43 | RCH 42 | DOV 37 | KAN 40 | CLT DNQ | MEM 39 | TEX 43 | PHO 42 | HOM 41 | 34th | 1639 | |
| 2008 | CFK Motorsports | 73 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MLW 42 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 34th | 1639 | |
| 2009 | Jay Robinson Racing | 49 | Chevy | DAY 38 | CAL 25 | LVS DNQ | BRI DNQ | TEX DNQ | NSH 40 | PHO 39 | TAL 22 | RCH 42 | DAR 40 | CLT DNQ | DOV 36 | NSH 35 | KEN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 59th | 743 | |
| 2009 | JD Motorsports | 04 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MLW 42 | NHA DNQ | DAY 33 | CHI 42 | GTY DNQ | IRP 42 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 59th | 743 |
| 2009 | JD Motorsports | 0 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | IOW 37 | GLN | MCH DNQ | BRI DNQ | CGV | ATL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CAL | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | 59th | 743 | |
| $^†$ - Qualified for Denny Hamlin · $^‡$ - Qualified for J. J. Yeley ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

### ARCA Re/Max Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Re/Max Series results :
| Year | Team | 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 | ARMC | Pts | Ref |
| 2004 | Hylton Motorsports | 48 | Chevy | DAY | NSH | SLM | KEN | TOL | CLT | KAN | POC | MCH | SBO | BLN | KEN | GTW | POC | LER | NSH | ISF | TOL | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL DNQ | | NA | - | |
| 2005 | Hylton Motorsports | 48 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | NSH | SLM | KEN | TOL | LAN | MIL | POC | MCH | KAN | KEN | BLN | POC | GTW | LER | NSH | MCH | ISF | TOL | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | 183rd | 25 | |