Ray Hackett Racing (RHR) was a stock car racing team owned by Ray Hackett. The team competed from 2005 to 2012, fielding entries in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and ARCA Re/Max Series. Ryan Hackett started the majority of the races the team competed in.
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| Owner(s) | Ray Hackett |
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| Base | Salisbury, North Carolina |
| Series | Camping World Truck Series Nationwide Series ARCA Racing Series |
| Race drivers | Rick Crawford, Ryan Hackett, Brian Johnson Jr., Ryan Mathews, Donnie Neuenberger, Alli Owens |
| Sponsors | BelieveInTomorrow.org, Eagle Convenience Store, Kentucky Steel Buildings, JandRsupply.com, Sears Sand and Gravel, State Farm Insurance, SuperSeal Construction Products |
| Manufacturer | Ford |
| Career | |
| Debut | Nationwide Series: 2008 Lipton Tea 250 (Richmond) Camping World Truck Series: 2008 Ford 200 (Homestead) ARCA Re/Max Series: 2005 Hantz Group 200 (Michigan) |
| Latest race | Camping World Truck Series: 2012 Fred's 250 (Talladega) ARCA Re/Max Series: 2008 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 (Salem) |
| Races competed | Total: 24 Nationwide Series: 1 Camping World Truck Series: 17 ARCA Re/Max Series: 6 |
| Drivers' Championships | Total: 0 Nationwide Series: 0 Camping World Truck Series: 0 ARCA Re/Max Series: 0 |
| Race victories | Total: 0 Nationwide Series: 0 Camping World Truck Series: 0 ARCA Re/Max Series: 0 |
| Pole positions | Total: 0 Nationwide Series: 0 Camping World Truck Series: 0 ARCA Re/Max Series: 0 |
Nationwide Series
editThe team made its NASCAR Nationwide Series debut at Richmond International Raceway, where Ryan Hackett finished 35th. Hackett failed to qualify at Nashville Superspeedway and Bristol Motor Speedway later that year.[1]
On April 4, 2009, RHR announced plans for a limited NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule, starting at Nashville Superspeedway with Hackett behind the wheel.[2] He failed to qualify at Nashville and did not attempt a Nationwide race for the rest of the season.[3]
Hackett failed to qualify in his only attempt of the 2010 season, which came at Bristol Motor Speedway.[4]
For 2012, the team moved into a new race shop in Salisbury, North Carolina and signed Donnie Neuenberger to drive the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway.[5] He failed to qualify.[6]
Camping World Truck Series
editNo. 75 history
editA second RHR entry, Ryan Mathews drove the No. 75 in two events in 2009 with a best finish of 25th.[7]
No. 76 history
editRHR made its NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut in the 2008 season finale, where Ryan Hackett finished 34th at Homestead-Miami Speedway.[8]
Hackett drove seven races in 2009, and recorded a top-twenty finish at Charlotte Motor Speedway.[9]
In 2010, Hackett drove the first two races of the season for the team.[10] RHR then signed Brian Johnson Jr. to a two-race deal after seeing him race in the Toyota All-Star Showdown in January. Johnson drove for the team at Martinsville Speedway and Nashville Superspeedway.[11] The team later signed Truck Series veteran Rick Crawford to drive the No. 76 at Kansas Speedway.[12][13] A potential full-time schedule was disrupted by sponsorship issues after five races.[14]
Before the 2011 season, RHR signed Alli Owens to run the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway.[15] Owens failed to make the field by five spots.[16] Hackett made the team's only other 2011 attempt, finishing 22nd at Talladega Superspeedway.[17]
The team's only race in 2012 was with Hackett driving at Talladega; he finished 17th.[18]
ARCA Re/Max Series
editRyan Hackett drove six ARCA Re/Max Series races for the team between 2005 and 2008, scoring a best race finish of 12th.[19]
References
edit- ^ "Ryan Hackett - 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series results". Racing Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "April 4 – Today in Jayski's NASCAR history". Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 4, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "Ryan Hackett - 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series results". Racing Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "Ryan Hackett - 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series results". Racing Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "Southern Maryland's Donnie Neuenberger Teams Up With Southern Maryland Based Team for Daytona". TheBayNet.com. February 17, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "Donnie Neuenberger - 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series results". Racing Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "Ryan Mathews 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results". Racing Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "Ryan Hackett - 2008 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results". Racing Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "Ryan Hackett - 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results". Racing Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "Ryan Hackett - 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series results". Racing Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ Goodman, Doug (March 15, 2010). "Machesney Park man to make NASCAR series debut this month". www.rrstar.com. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "NASCAR: The EnjoyIllinois.com 225 Truck Race Preview". Bleacher Report. August 27, 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
- ^ "April 28 – Today in Jayski's NASCAR history". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 28, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "Tearing Apart The Trucks: Charlotte Brings Drivers Out Of The Woodworl". Frontstretch. May 20, 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "Alli Owens meets her goal and will be racing in Trucks at Daytona". Speedway Digest. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "2011 NextEra Energy Resources 250 results". Racing Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "Ryan Hackett - 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results". Racing Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "Ryan Hackett - 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results". Racing Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "Ryan Hackett - ARCA Re/Max Series results". Racing Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2020.