Arnold Motorsports was formed in 2003 after the purchase of the race shop and equipment of
Melling Racing. because the sanctioning body didn't believe it "projected the proper image of [the] sport." After twelve starts, Cope was replaced by
Mike Wallace at
Dover. Wallace, along with
P. J. Jones,
Jeff Fuller and
Todd Bodine, finished out the year. In 2005
Jimmy Spencer drove the car in what was a limited schedule due to lack of sponsorship. The team announced Allied Buildings as the sponsor for the rest of 2005 and all of 2006 at the
Brickyard 400 at
Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Arnold also owned a share of a
Craftsman Truck Series team with
Germain Motor Company as the No.30
Toyota. But Arnold sold the interest in that team to focus on Cup. The team's only attempt in 2006 came at the
Daytona 500 with
Larry Foyt as driver, but the team missed the race. In May 2006, the team announced it was shutting down. The shop later housed Spraker Racing in the
ARCA Re/MAX Series. Team founder Don Arnold died in December 2015. == In other media ==