Sacks Enterprises

Sacks Enterprises entered the AARL in it's inagural season, winning nearly half the races and the championship. Sacks Enterprises continued to be a powerhouse team. All of that came crashing down when owner Ross Sacks passed away at the age of 79. Out of respect for Ross, the Sacks family decided it would be best to sell the team.

## AARL One Series History

### Car Number 17 History

#### Doug DeHart (2004-)

Altough Doug DeHart was the worst driver for Sacks Enterprises of the three, he still finished 3rd overall in the championship standings. Finishing in the top five in half of the races, and runner up at Wall Stadium, while dominating Bristol until the win was stolen from him by Greg Rudd's gamble, DeHart had a very succesful season. Sacks Enterprises retained all three of their original 2004 roster adding Parrott, but DeHart was the only driver without a multiyear contract. However, DeHart is one of the youngest drivers of the 2004 campaign, while championship runner up Kummrow is on the older side, giving DeHart a high ceiling.

For 2005, DeHart managed to get his first win, at Richmond, coming off of a runner up at the Season opener at Dover. A few weeks later, DeHart won Kansas, and finished off the year with 4 top five finishes, 1 less than the year before, but with the same ammount of top tens. DeHart, did however improve his overall point standings, beating Sacks Enterprise's Jim Long for second. After his second win at Kansas, he signed a deal to remain with Sacks Enterprises through 2007. In 2006, DeHart would win two races, finishing in the top five five times, with two wins, en route to winning the 2006 Championship, and the Most Popular Driver Award.

In 2007, DeHart would earn eight top five finishes, with one win at La Crosse. DeHart would finish in the top five in each of the last five races, coming back from second in the points to beat teammate Randy Long for his second championship, as well as earning the Most Popular Driver Award again. In 2008 DeHart would DNF at the season opener in Dover, but return to win at Richmond, winning the last three of four races there. DeHart would then have a impressive streak of nine top 10 finishes in a row, culminating in a win at Wall. DeHart would earn his fourth Most Popular Driver Award, but he would lose the championship to teammate Randy Long.

DeHart would have a bounce back season in 2009, earning his third Championship, despite losing out on his fifth Most Popular Driver Award to Julee Merrick. DeHart would not finish worse than 7th except for one race in 2009, DNF'ing at Road Atlanta, as well as picking up wins at Pikes Peak and Wall. DeHart would win the championship, narrowly beating out teammate Kevin McCoy by two points. However, 2010 would be the worst season in DeHart's career. He would finish 4th in the point standings, despite earning two wins, the first ever race at Long Beach, as well as at Rockingham. But, he would finish half of the races outside of the top ten, allowing himself to finish the year as poor as he did. Despite this, DeHart would be resigned to a massive four year contract, until the end of the 2014 season, keeping DeHart with the team through his 35th birthday.

### Car Number 21 History

#### Terry Kummrow (2004-)

Terry Kummrow dominated most of the AARL's inagural season, winning the most races (3) and leading the points battle for the majority of the time. After winning back to back at Richmond and Rockingham, Kummrow continued to be the championship favorite. At Wall Stadium however, he was caught up in a wreck early, and had to claw his way back to the top fifeteen. Jeff Ash's consistencey proved to be too much for Kummrow, with Kummrow losing the championship by only three points. Kummrow points to Wall Stadium when asked about his missing trophy.

After losing the championship narrowly to teammate Jeff Ash in 2004, Kummrow came back with fire in his chest for 2005, winning two races, and over coming two crashes to win his championship. Kummrow again had the points lead for the majority of the season, and was able to pull it off, also putting him atop the all time wins leaderboard at the 2005 season's end. With a year left on his contract, the 31 year old defending champ was the favorite. However, that wouldn't happen. Despite winnning twice, Kummrow would not defend his title, losing to teammate Doug DeHart.

In 2007, Kummrow would underpreform, finishing sixth in the standings, while his teammates swept the first three spots. Kummrow would also finish the season with only a single win, a first for him. He would finish outside the top ten five times, owing to his poor finish in the points. Kummrow would improve slightly in 2008, returning to victory lane at Daytona, and finishing runner up at Talladega. Kummrow would finish 5th in the points, an improvement of one position from the year prior, as he came into 2009, the 35 year old's final contract year.

In 2009, Kummrow had a very poor year, failing to finish inside the top ten until the 5th race of the season, and only earning three top tens, and one win. Kummrow finished 9th in the point standings, and was the worst preforming Sacks Enterprises cars. Sacks Enterprises offered Jon Ayres, up and coming driver in the Ford pipeline, a ride for 2010, but he instead joined Borland Racing. Because of their rejection, Sacks Enterprises would resign Kummrow for a two year deal. Kummrow would not have a good 2010 season, finishing a very poor 13th in the point standings, and only earning four top tens. The only bright spot on the year would be a win, coming at Daytona.

### Car Number 27 History

#### Mike Parrott (2005-2006)

Mike Parrott drove a inconsistent 2004 season for Borland Racing, finishing runner up at Bristol, but finishing 8th in the standings. Before the 2004 season was over, Sacks Enterprises had signed Parrott for 2005, creating a new team for him.

For his 2005 season at Sacks Enterprises, Parrott began with a 6 race long strech of high top 10 finishes, finishing runner up at Kansas. After two bad races at Sonoma and Wall, he came back with his first win at Talladega, and finishes the year 5th in the point standings, unlike teammate Doug DeHart, Parrott only earned a one year contract extension, upsetting Parrott, who made some public comments about Ross Sacks, which he soon apologized for, but the damage was already done. In 2006 Parrott would be the worst car for Sacks Enterprises, finishing 7th in the point standings, going winless. As expected, Parrott was not extended for 2007, leaving Parrott to sign with CNC Racing.

#### Kevin McCoy (2007-)

Kevin McCoy was signed from CNC Racing, on a one year deal. McCoy would kick off his career at Sacks Enterprises with a win at Dover, finishing every race in the top ten barring a DNF at Sonoma, and winning again at Rockingham. McCoy would finish a respectable third in the points, behind teammates Doug DeHart and Randy Long. After this impressive season, McCoy would be signed for four years, through 2011. In McCoy's 2008 season, he returned to victory lane at Rockingham, finishing 4th on the year, one position worse than his 2007 season.

Kevin McCoy would again begin his 2009 campaign with a win at Dover, and would not finish worse than 8th barring a DNF at Bristol. McCoy would earn top fives in half of the races that year, as well as winning again at Rockingham, continuing his domination at the track. McCoy would narrowly lose the championship to teammate Doug DeHart, finishing just two points behind. Coming into 2010, McCoy was once again a championship favorite, and he would not prove them wrong, winning at the season opener, and earning another win at Will Stadium. McCoy would DNF in the last race of the season, but won the championship over teammate Randy Long by a margin of two points - in the final race if Long had finished three positions higher, he would have been the champion.

### Car Number 93 History

#### Jeff Ash (2004-2006)

Jeff Ash started out the 2004 season weak compared to his teammate, and championship rival, Terry Kummrow. It took Ash until the sixth race to find victory lane, when Kummrow had already had two wins. Ash would not go on to return to victory lane that season, finishing runner up in the second to last race as well as the season finale. However, Ash managed to keep his car clean in every race of the season, finishing in the top ten ten out of ten times, and top five seven times. That consistencey led Ash to the championship over Kummrow.

Jeff Ash's 2005 season started as expected, winning the season opener at Dover, and again at Wall. However, his championship-winning consistency was gone, with Ash DNF'ing twice, and finishing outide the top 10 at Bristol. Ash only managed to finish 4th in the standings, a far fall from grace for the 43 year old, who, according to some insiders has begun to eye retirement after the 2006 season. Jeff Ash announced that he would in fact retire after 2006, in which he had a very poor season, finishing 11th in the standings, a quiet goodbye for the inagural champion.

#### Randy Long (2007-)

Randy Long raced for both Borland Racing and Peak Motorsports, managing to finish 8th in the hodgepodge of a schedule he ran, including winning for Borland. Expected to sign with Borland for 2007 to replace Tommy Wingo, he instead signed with Sacks Enterprises, replacing Jeff Ash. Randy Long would win at Richmond and Wall in 2007, finishing 2nd in the championship standings, to teammate Doug DeHart. In 2008, Long would win at Sonoma and Phoenix, beating out teammate Doug DeHart to earn his first championship.

In 2009, Long would attempt to defend his championship, finishing runner up at Richmond and Road Atlanta, before finally winning at Sonoma - the second year in a row. Long would finish the season with 11 top tens, but finish third in the points, a dissapointing season for him. Similarly, in the 2010 season Long earned the same number of wins and top tens, but would finish with 7 top fives, allowing him to be in contention for the title. In the final race of the season, eventual champion Kevin McCoy would DNF, meaning if Long could finish third or better he would be the champion. It was not to be, with Long finishing in sixth.

## AARL Two Series History

### Car Number 17 History

#### Phillip Ramsey (2009)

Phillip Ramsey drove the 17 in 2009, underpreforming his car. He would not earn a single top ten, his best finish being 11th at Rockingham. He would not be resigned for 2010.

#### Emily Moore (2010-)

Emily Moore replaced Philip Ramsey for the 2010 season, with Moore impressing. She would finish 6th on the year, a huge step up from Ramsey's 2009 mark. Moore finished half of her races in the top ten, finishing runner up at La Crose, and earning a contract extension and a part time AARL Two ride.

### Car Number 21 History

#### Patrick Bell (2009)

Patrick Bell raced full time in 2009, underpreforming. He would earn two top tens, one at Bristol and one at Talladega, finishing a dissapointing 12th in the standings. Bell would not be extended through 2010.

#### Mike Greer (2010-)

Sacks Enterprises' would sign rookie Mike Greer to replace Patrick Bell. Greer met expectations, finishing 7th in the point standings, and winning the Rookie of the Year Award. He would be resigned for 2011, with lofty expectations placed upon him.

### Car Number 21 Results

#### AARL One Regulars (2009-)

In 2009 the four AARL One drivers for Sacks would all race a single race in AARL Two, except for Kevin McCoy who ran three. In his three, McCoy would win two races, finishing 4th in the other. Randy Long would win his race at Road Atlanta, while Doug DeHart won his race at Wall. Finally, Terry Kummrow finished runner up at a very close race in Talladega. Rookie Damien Berger would also race two races for Sacks, finishing 10th and 11th respectively at Bristol and La Crosse. Berger was not brought back.

In 2010, it was much of the same, with Doug DeHart running three races and winning one, Randy Long running a single race and winning it, Kevin McCoy running five races and winning two, while Terry Kummrow finished third at Sonoma.