Car #38 history Akins Motorsports debuted in 1993, running the #38
Country Time Ford Thunderbird driven by
Bobby Hamilton. They ran two
Winston Cup races with Hamilton driving, posting a tenth-place finish at
Dover International Speedway. They also ran a pair of Busch Races with
Elton Sawyer driving, his best finish a 25th at
Richmond International Raceway. Sawyer went full-time with the team in
1994 with sponsorship from
Ford Credit. They had six top-tens, as well as winning at
Myrtle Beach Speedway, finishing fourteenth in championship points. The following season, they moved to ninth in points and Sawyer won the pole at
Indianapolis Raceway Park. At the end of the year, Sawyer was replaced with
Dennis Setzer with
Lipton Tea sponsorship for
1996. He had two top-tens, before Sawyer came back to the team to finish out the year, posting one top-ten. In
1997,
Barbasol became primary sponsor, and Sawyer finished a then-career-best sixth in points, before moving up to fifth the following season.
Glenn Allen Jr. took over the #38 for the
1999 season, who ended the season with a pole at
Homestead-Miami Speedway. The 38 team was forced to shut down at the end of the season due to sponsor Barbasol departing. but continued to run Akins' Busch team, as they switched to
Dodge Intrepids. He went winless in 2004, but had two poles and finished eleventh in points. In
2005, team manager Doug Stringer assumed full ownership, and Kahne shared the car with
Tyler Walker. He had two wins and three poles, while Walker did not finish better than 14th, and was released in August 2005.
Mike Wallace and
A. J. Foyt IV shared the driving duties with Kahne for the balance of the season. Foyt IV was to compete for
Rookie of the Year in the #38 Akins ride in
2006 but was released from the team when Doug Stringer merged Akins Motorsports with
Braun Racing.
Car No. 38 results Car #58 history Akins added a second car to its stable in 2005, with
Brent Sherman driving a
Serta Mattress and
Hickory Farms-sponsored Dodge. However, following the sale of team to Doug Stringer the team consolidated its operations to the #38 and sold the #58 to
Glynn Motorsports.
Car No. 58 results Car #98 history In
1999, Akins formed a second car, the #98 with
Lysol sponsorship with Elton Sawyer driving. He won his second race at
New Hampshire International Speedway and finished fifth in points again. In
2000, Sawyer continued to drive the 98, posting fourteen top-tens. In
2001, clothing brand
Starter and
Hot Tamales came on board as sponsor and in April 2001 Akins sold the #98 team to
Michael Kranefuss in order to focus on the #38. Sawyer posted a career-best nineteen top-ten finishes and finished 5th in points. At the end of the year, Starter and Hot Tamales left and unable to find a sponsor, Kranefuss was forced to disband the #98 team.
Car No. 98 results == Craftsman Truck Series ==