Red Bull Racing

The Red Bull Racing Team is a former NASCAR Racing Team in the NASCAR Pepsi Cup Series from 2006-2012.

The team last fielded the no.82 Toyota Camry for Scott Speed and the no.84 Toyota Camry for AJ Allmendinger and Steve Park.

## Car No.4 History

### 2008: Scott Speed

In 2008, Team Red Bull announced Scott Speed would drive the final races of 2008 in their third entry, the no.82 Toyota Camry in preparation of going full-time in 2009 driving the 82. Speed qualified for all six attempts with a best finish of 16th in the finale at Homestead.

The team was planning to go full time in 2009 with Speed, but the economic crisis of 2008 caused problems for many race teams before the 2009 season, with Red Bull not being able to have enough funding for a third car. Additionally they attempted to purchase the owner's points of Bill Davis Racing's no.22 team after BDR shut down following the 2008 season, but failed as the owner's points ended up being sold to Penske Championship Racing for the team's no.77 Dodge.

The no.82 didn't run any races from 2009-2010.

### Kasey Kahne: 2011

Beginning in 2011, Kasey Kahne joined the team for a one year deal while he waited for the no.5 Chevrolet at Hendrick Motorsports to open after Mark Martin announced he only signed a on eye deal to drive for Hendrick in 2011. The team was able to claim the rights to the no.4 from Morgan-McClure Motorsports.

Kahne got one win at Phoenix in the fall (Red Bull's second and final win), seven top fives, and fourteen top tens. Kahne left the no.4 team to join the no.5 team at Hendrick the following year. After that the no.4 team closed and its owner's points were sold to Micheal Waltrip Racing, who used the owner's points for their new no.15 team.

## Car No.83/82 History

### Bill Elliott and AJ Allmendinger (2006)

The team made their first NASCAR appearance with Bill Elliott as the driver, at Lowe's Motor Speedway in the No. 83 Victory Junction Gang Dodge. The Dodge Chargers they uses in 2006 were purchased from Bill Davis Racing. Elliott finished 29th.

### Casey Mears (2007-2010)

From 2007-2010 Casey Mears was the driver of the number 83 Red Bull Racing Toyota. He had a solid 4 years with the team getting 1 win in the 2007 Coca Cola 600. Mears left the team at the end of 2010 after a bad season.

### Scott Speed (2011-2012)

In 2011, Red Bull Racing was finally able to get Scott Speed onto the team. Speed had a great 2011 with three top fives and six top tens.

In 2012, the 83 became the no.82 after BK Racing claimed the rights for the no.83. Speed struggled with only two top tens.

After Red Bull closed following the 2012 season the 82's owners points were sold to Swan Racing's no.30 Toyota, so the 30 could have a guaranteed starting spot in for the first five races of 2013.

## Car No. 84 History

### AJ Allmendinger (2007-2011)

In 2007, AJ Allmendinger moved the 84 to run full-time, while Mears ran the 83. Allmendinger had a mediocre season with a best finish of 15th in the 2007 Bank of America 500 at Lowe's with only three other top twenties.

In 2008, Allmendinger retuned, and managed to get his first top tens at Indianapolis and Kansas.

2009 saw improvements, including a top five in the rain shortened 2009 Daytona 500, and five top tens.

2010 got better with two top fives and six top tens. 2011 saw more consistent finishes.

### Allmendinger and Steve Park (2012)

Allmendinger once again returned and got one top five and two top tens in the first seventeen races. However Allmendinger, was suspended indefienty before the July Daytona race after a failed random drug test. Steve Park closed out the year with five top fives and seven top tens in that time. After the team closed after the season, the 84's owner's points were sold to Go Green Racing's no.79 Ford.