page_title: JTG Daugherty Racing
section_title: Car No. 47 history
hierarchical_section_title: JTG Daugherty Racing / Nationwide Series / Car No. 47 history
caption_attribution_description: English: Kelly Bires racing in the 2007 Ford 300 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway. Cr. Chris Green
context_page_description: JTG Daugherty Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series. The team is owned by former advertising executive Tad Geschickter and his wife Jodi, along with current NBC Sports analyst Brad Daugherty. The team formerly had alliances with Wood Brothers Racing, Michael Waltrip Racing, and Richard Childress Racing. The team currently has a technical alliance with Hendrick Motorsports. The team currently fields the No. 37 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE full-time for Ryan Preece and the No. 47 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE full-time for Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
context_section_description: Larry Pearson (1996)
  The second team in the JTG Daugherty stable made its debut in 1996 at the All Pro Bumper To Bumper 300. The car was No. 46, sponsored by Stanley Tools and driven to a 22nd-place finish by Larry Pearson. Pearson drove two more races for the team that year, each one getting regressively worse.
  Robert Pressley (2004)
  ST would not run a second car again until 2004, when they fielded the No. 47 Ford Taurus driven by Robert Pressley. Pressley had two top ten finishes that year, and finished 15th in points.
  Jon Wood (2005-2007)
  Pressley was replaced by rookie Jon Wood in 2005. Wood posted six top-ten finishes and finished 15th in overall championship points. He was to continue to drive the No. 47 car in 2007, before medical problems forced him to exit the ride.
  Kelly Bires (2007-2008)
  Former American Speed Association champion Kelly Bires took Wood's place for most of the year, garnering two top-ten finishes. Andy Lally took his place on road courses, finishing tenth at Watkins Glen International. Bires drove full-time in 2008.
  Michael McDowell (2009)
  In 2009, Michael McDowell started the season with sponsorship from Tom's Snacks where he had three top-ten finishes, but left the team midway through the season after Tom's Snacks left the team. The team became a start and park team, listing ConstructionJobs.com as the sponsor (the sponsorship funded only practice and qualifying). Kelly Bires returned for three races followed by Coleman Pressley at Iowa. Marcos Ambrose ran full races with STP sponsorship the two road course events at Watkins Glen and Montreal, and would go on to win the event at Watkins Glen. Pressley and Chase Miller finished out the season. The team was suspended at the end of the year, and its owners points were sold to Penske Racing.
  In 2010, the team returned with Ambrose driving two road course races; at Watkins Glen, where he won the race, and at Montreal where he did not finish the race, due to electrical problems.
caption: Kelly Bires during the 2007 Ford 300 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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