Furniture Row Racing
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| Owner(s) Name | Barney Visser |
| Racing Series | NEXTEL Cup, Busch Series |
| Number of Championships | 0 |
| Car Number(s) | #78 |
| Driver(s) | Kenny Wallace |
| Primary Sponsor(s) | Furniture Row |
| Shop Location | Denver, Colorado |
| Homepage | Furniture Row Racing |
Furniture Row Racing is a NASCAR team based in Colorado and fields the #78 Chevrolet Monte Carlo.
The team is sponsored by the U.S. furniture store chain Furniture Row. It made its NASCAR debut in the Busch Series at Nashville Superspeedway in 2005 with Jerry Robertson driving, starting 24th and finishing 33rd. Robertson ran ten races with the team in 2005, his best finish being a 22nd at California Speedway. The team made two NEXTEL Cup appearances as well, with Kenny Wallace debuting the team at Dover International Speedway, and Robertson running at Phoenix International Raceway.
Wallace was scheduled to drive the first five races in 2006 and Robertson filling out the rest of the schedule. At the 2006 Daytona 500, Kenny Wallace failed to put the #78 Furniture Row car in the field. Wallace qualified for the next two races, at California Speedway and Las Vegas Motor Speedway, finishing 41st and 38th. However, the performance of the team was not good enough to make the top 35 in points, and the team is only making half of the races. Robertson will not race for the team this year, while Kenny Wallace, Jimmy Spencer (select races) and Travis Kvapil (at road courses) will continue to drive in the Cup Series. Robertson, instead, will compete in select Busch Series events, probably around ten or so. Kenny Wallace will be the full-time driver in 2007 and beyond. Although the team again missed the Daytona 500 in 2007 and the Auto Club 500, the team would rebound with a great qualifying run of 15th at the new Las Vegas Motor Speedway and would finish in the 24th position.
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