JGL Racing

JGL Racing
Owner(s) James Whitener
Greg & Denise Mixon
Base North Carolina
Series NASCAR Xfinity Series
Race drivers 24. Eric McClure[1]
26. Mike Wallace
Kenny Wallace
28. J. J. Yeley
Sponsors 24. Hefty/Reynolds Wrap
28. Texas 28 Spirits Stage
Manufacturer Toyota
Career
Debut 2014 DRIVE4COPD 300 (Daytona)
Races competed 66
Drivers' Championships 0
Race victories 0
Pole positions 0

JGL Racing is a race team in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Entering competition in 2014, the team fields the #24 Hefty/Reynolds Wrap Toyota for Eric McClure and the #28 Toyota for J.J. Yeley, as well as the #26 Toyota for Kenny Wallace and Mike Wallace.

History

Former partners James Whitener and Gregg Mixon of GIC-Mixon Motorsports announced the formation of a new team on January 20, 2014. Veteran driver Carl Long serves as the team's competition director, with the team operating out of Long's raceshop along with other teams.[2] Mixon serves as the team's general manager.[3] During its opening season in 2014, JGL Racing used second-hand Dodge Challengers (Dodge left the sport after 2012) purchased from Team Penske and engines also leased from PENSKE,[2] as other teams have done in the Nationwide Series such as Vision Racing. Because of this, the schemes of the 28 and 93 still resembled those of Penske's #12 Alliance Truck Parts and #22 Discount Tire cars.

The team expanded to three teams in 2015, and switched to Toyota.[4] The cars are now built in shop, with engines from an alliance with TriStar Motorsports' PME Engines. The paint schemes are created by a off site company called Douglas Racing Management who created the scheme ran by Mike Wallace and soon to be JJ Yeley. The cars now wrapped in the JGL Racing shop as well.

Xfinity Series

Car #24 history

The 24 team debuted in 2014 as the 93 Dodge. Matt Carter (son of longtime Cup Series owner Travis Carter) drove the #93 at Daytona International Speedway, failing to qualify.[2][5] Carl Long ran the next race at Phoenix, parking after 13 laps for a 37th place finish.[6] J.J. Yeley joined the team at Vegas, finishing 21st.[7] Long start and parked the car again at Bristol, then Yeley ran the next two races scoring two top 20s. Mike Wallace moved over from the 28 for two races before leaving the team. Long, Harrison Rhodes, Josh Reaume, and Kevin Lepage all ran races in the car[8]

Mike Wallace returned to the team at Kentucky. Wallace also ran the next race at Daytona in July with sponsorship from Smith Transportation, working out a deal with the team that would put his son Matt in the 93 at a race of his choice if Mike finished in the top-5.[9] Though he didn't get that top-5, he finished a strong tenth. Up-and-comer Kevin Swindell joined the team at Indianapolis with sponsorship from Curb Records and John Christner Trucking.[10] Road course racer and movie promoter Tomy Drissi drove the 93 car to a 20th place finish at Watkins Glen with sponsorship from the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film in 3D. Drissi also ran the following week at Mid-Ohio,[11] finishing 23rd.[8] Swindell returned to the team for eight additional races, with a best finish of 22nd twice. Ryan Ellis, Mike Harmon, and T.J. Bell also ran races for the team.

For 2015, Eric McClure signed to drive the renumbered 24 car (a number McClure used with Team Rensi Motorsports and Front Row Motorsports), bringing longtime sponsors Hefty and Reynolds Wrap from TriStar Motorsports for their 10th season together. Jay Guy was initially announced as crew chief; Steve Lane would assume the duty for the season.[4][12][13][3]

Car #26 history

In 2015, Mike Wallace returned to the team in a third-entry numbered 26. Wallace finished 13th in the season opener at Daytona International Speedway. Mike was to again attempt Talladega in this car, but open heart surgery sidelined him, with his replacement being announced as his younger brother Kenny Wallace.

Car #28 history

J.J. Yeley's 5th place car at Road America

Mike Wallace ran the #28 at Daytona in 2014 with Unker's Medicated Cream as a asponsor, with the intent of running the full season.[2] Wallace, an excellent Superspeedway racer, finished 13th in the race.[5] Wallace ran the next four races, with a best finish of 20th at Phoenix.[14][6] After Derek White (another owner who operates out of Carl Long's shop) ran the car at Fontana, J.J. Yeley moved over from the 93 car to become the team's primary driver. Yeley posted a strong 7th place finish at Talladega,[15] then ran a strong 5th on rain tires at Road America.[16] At Watkins Glen International, Yeley's #28 car was involved in a crash with Trevor Bayne entering turn 6, which both Yeley's crew chief and analyst Andy Petree noted as the third incident of the day in which Bayne had spun out another competitor. Afterwards, Yeley got out of his car and expressed his displeasure with Bayne as he passed by, and in his post-wreck interview.[17] Yeley would be credited with a 35th place finish out of 39 cars. At the season-finale at Homestead, the 28 team switched to Toyota equipment.[14]

Yeley returned to the team for 2015.[12][4]

References

  1. ↑ Eric McClure joins JGL Racing for 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, FOX Sports, 5 January, 2015
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Tyler, Marty. "New NASCAR Nationwide Team, JGL Racing, Brings Renewed Partnership For 2014". Catchfence.com. Catchfence. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Knight, Chris (January 5, 2015). "Eric McClure Joins JGL Racing For 2015". Catchfence.com. Catchfence.com. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Tyler, Marty (February 11, 2015). "JGL Racing Returns For The Full 2015 Xfinity Schedule". Catchfence.com. Catchfence.com. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results at Daytona - Feb 22, 2014". DriverAverages.com. Driver Averages. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results at Phoenix - Mar 1, 2014". DriverAverages.com. Driver Averages. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results at Las Vegas - Mar 8, 2014". DriversAverages.com. DriversAverages. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Car number 93 in 2014: NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". racing-reference.info. racing-reference.info. 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "Mike (Wallace) Driving for Matt (Wallace) at Daytona". Catchfence.com. Catchfence.
  10. ↑ Eddinger, Mark. "Kevin Swindell and JGL Racing Team up; First Race This Weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway". Sportsmedia101.com. Sports Media 101. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  11. ↑ Stenger, Collette. "Tomy Drissi enters this weeken's NASCAR's Nationwide Series race at Watkins Glen driving #93 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in 3D car". MegaSportsNews.com. Mega Sports News. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Pennell, Jay (January 5, 2015). "Eric McClure joins JGL Racing for 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series season". Fox Sports (Fox Broadcasting Company). Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  13. ↑ "McClure Joins JGL Racing". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. January 5, 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Car number 28 in 2014: NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". racing-reference.info. racing-reference.info. 2014.
  15. ↑ Tyler, Marty. "JGL Racing/ JJ Yeley Finish 7th in the Nationwide Series at Talladega". Catchfence.com. Catchfence. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  16. ↑ "Yeley, JGL Racing Finish 5th At Road America". Catchfence.com. Catchfence. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  17. ↑ Staff Report. "YELEY UPSET AFTER INCIDENT WITH BAYNE". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. Retrieved 11 August 2014.