Car No. 49 history BAM Racing attempted its first Cup race at the
Talladega 500 in 2001 with
Andy Hillenburg, but failed to qualify. They also attempted the
Pepsi 400,
Pennsylvania 500 and the
Brickyard 400 with Hillenburg, as well as the
Pennzoil Freedom 400 with
Rich Bickle, but did not qualify for any of those races. BAM switched to Dodge for
2002, and acquired equipment from
American Equipment Racing owner Buz McCall, who also provided the shop for use. The team qualified for the
2002 Daytona 500 with
Shawna Robinson as its driver, who was scheduled to compete in 24 races. Schrader drove in the
Budweiser Shootout, but failed to qualify for the first two races of the season. The team switched from Dodge to Toyota before the
Goody's Cool Orange 500, along with announcing
Microsoft's Small Business division as their sponsor. BAM promptly announced that they would be withdrawing from the next two races at
Texas and
Phoenix to refocus the team's efforts. Both the expenses of switching manufacturers and the pullout of Microsoft to
Michael Waltrip Racing have forced BAM Racing to push their scheduled return further back, with NASCAR.com reporting on April 15, 2008, that the team may not return to racing until the fall. However, BAM made a minor attempt at a comeback in the
Sprint All-Star Race. BAM fielded a ride for
Petty Enterprises developmental driver
Chad McCumbee, the car was a Dodge with sponsorship from
Marathon Oil. McCumbee finished 13th. On July 11, 2008, Sports Illustrated reported that BAM Racing was in talks with
Barack Obama regarding a one-race sponsorship at Pocono, through BAM spokesman Rhett Vandiver. However, Obama spokesman Bill Burton told Yahoo! Sports that the sponsorship would not happen. The team took the 2009 season off due to the economy and its unwillingness to be a
start and park operation. Warner Music Nashville announced a strategic marketing alliance that gave WMN exclusive promotional opportunities with the NASCAR Sprint Cup racing team. Under the agreement, WMN artists had the opportunity to participate in branding and promotional programs at NASCAR events. The team planned to attempt a full schedule in 2010 with the new partnership and to run Toyotas.
Larry the Cable Guy was to be featured on the car for the
Daytona 500, with WMN artists Blake Shelton, Whitney Duncan, Gloriana, Jessica Harp, Jason Jones and James Otto joining the team for later races. On January 8, the team announced it would align with
Robby Gordon and his
self-owned team for the 2010 season. The join contract stated that RGM/BAM would have at least one car present at each race and would jointly field Gordon's No. 7 Toyota at certain races with sponsorship from WMN. Although it was announced that BAM would field the #49 car alongside the #7 after the Daytona 500, the #49 car did not show up and Gordon ran the #7 under BAM/Warner sponsorship until the 2010 Coca-Cola 600. BAM was not seen afterwards; it was later announced that the RGM/BAM partnership had dissolved and that RGM is exploring taking legal action against BAM Racing and Warner Music Nashville. The team made no further attempts for the remainder of 2010. In September 2019, former American Equipment Racing owner Buz McCall confirmed in an interview with a fan that BAM is now defunct.
Car No. 49 results Car Nos. 59 and 70 history The team fielded a second car for
Klaus Graf at
Infineon in 2004, the No. 59 SEM Products/Color Horizons Dodge. He finished 17th. The team attempted a number of races later in the year, but failed to qualify for all of them.
Larry Foyt also attempted a number of races late in the 2004 season, instead running the No. 70 due to the system of the 2004 provisional points. The team shut down at the conclusion of the 2004 season. Before shutting down, the team was looking to run a second or even a third car in 2005 but sponsorship never materialized.
Car No. 59/70 results ==ARCA Re/Max Series==