In 2011, Ballew merged his organization with K&amp;N West Series team Vision Aviation Racing. Their drivers Dusty Davis and Justin Johnson ran for Rookie of the Year. However, since neither driver was approved to run at Daytona International Speedway, two-time Daytona 500 winner Michael Waltrip drove the No. 15 at Daytona in the 2011 NextEra Energy Resources 250 with sponsorship from the Wounded Warrior Project and NASCAR.com RaceView. Waltrip would later win the race, on the 10th anniversary of his first Cup Series win as well as the 10th anniversary of the death of Dale Earnhardt in the 2001 Daytona 500. Just seconds after winning, a broken rear spoiler was discovered on his truck. Despite the infraction, Waltrip kept the emotional victory and his truck builder was fined $15,000 and put on probation for the broken piece. The team fielded West Series driver Dusty Davis for only two races before shutting down temporarily. VAR fielded Formula One World Champion Kimi Räikkönen in his NASCAR debut at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The team then shut down and laid off many of its employees. The No. 15 was used by Kyle Busch Motorsports as a second entry for other drivers. Engine builder Joey Arrington bought VAR's remaining equipment and fielded trucks for David Starr and Dusty Davis.