JD Motorsports was an American professional stock car racing team that competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. It was owned and operated by Johnny Davis. It last fielded the No. 4 part-time for multiple drivers. The team utilized engines from Clements Racing Engines and was one of the oldest teams in the sport, having competed in the very first official NASCAR Xfinity Series race, the 1983 Goody's 300.
Johnny Davis has been affiliated with NASCAR competition for over 30 years, serving as a crew member, fabricator, and then crew chief for several Cup Series and Xfinity Series teams. Davis' first foray into team ownership was with competition Go-Karts in the 1990s. The team has since expanded and is located in a state-of-the-art 40,000+ square foot facility in Gaffney, South Carolina. The team made history by having the first female crew chief in 2008 and building the first Nationwide Series Car of Tomorrow.Woosley First Female Crew Chief In NASCAR National Series History In July 2024, it was reported that JD Motorsports had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy back in April 2024 and that they laid off several of their employees.
History Car No. 0 history Kertus Davis (2002) The No. 0 car made its debut in 2002, fielding an entry for Davis' son Kertus. In his first race, he started 31st but finished 32nd after a wreck. He ran three more races that season and had the best finish of twenty-fourth at Memphis Motorsports Park after gaining sponsorship from Broadway Motors.
Morgan Shepherd and Jason White (2003) In 2003, Eagle Jet International became the team's new sponsor, and Morgan Shepherd was hired as the team's driver for most of its races. His best finish came at Talladega Superspeedway, where he finished 11th, when J. R. Robbs took over for three races with a best finish of 27th. Jason White then became the team's regular driver, and Shepherd moved to Davis' new No. 70 team. White drove for most of the season and had two top-twenty finishes in the No. 0 car, before Gus Wasson finished out the year in the car, finishing 29th at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Multiple drivers (2004) In 2004, Jimmy Kitchens drove the No. 0 car for the first four races of the season, but did not finish a race. Greg Sacks and Blake Mallory attempted a few races in the car but did not qualify. Mike Potter drove the car for two races before Kertus Davis came back to drive three times late in the season.
Kertus Davis (2005–2006) For the 2005 season, Kertus Davis began driving the No. 0 full-time with Race Girl sponsoring. He competed in twenty-eight races with a top-ten at Talladega for his rookie season, and Rafael Martínez and Joe Fox served as relief drivers on road courses.
The team began the 2006 season under rumors that they would close due to sponsorship issues but remained open. Davis qualified for twenty-two races in that year, sharing the ride with Randy LaJoie and Morgan Shepherd.
Eric McClure (2007) Kertus Davis left for Kevin Harvick Incorporated in 2007 and was replaced by Eric McClure and Hefty sponsorship. J. R. Fitzpatrick drove at Mexico City and Montreal, while Kevin Lepage driving at Watkins Glen. At the end of the 2007 season, McClure and his sponsorship departed for Front Row Motorsports. Due to a lack of sponsorship, it was announced on Jayski's Silly Season Site that JDM's equipment would be auctioned off on December 1, although the team remained open.
Multiple drivers (2008–2011) The No. 0 team began the 2008 season with Kertus Davis qualifying at Daytona, however, his time was disallowed and he moved to the No. 01. Since Daytona, Dwayne Leik has run four races, Mike Potter has run two races, Danny Efland has been in the car for five races and Davis returned to the No. 0 car at Dover for one race. Larry Gunselman drove the car regularly for the balance of the season, with Wheeler Boys filling in on road courses. Danny O’Quinn Jr. began the season as the driver of the No. 0 car but moved over to the No. 01 after one race. J. C. Stout, Robert Richardson, Mark Green and Steve Grissom shared the car before Mike Wallace took over the driving duties. The team starts and parks on occasion in 2009, however, the team did manage to finish at Kentucky. After Wallace moved to the 01, Andy Lally, Stout and Jeremy Clements drove.
In 2011, James Hylton ran the car at Darlington as a start and park. Tim Schendel and Brad Teague also started and parked at Iowa and Dover respectively.
Harrison Rhodes (2015) For 2015, JD Motorsports announced that Harrison Rhodes would be their third full-time driver with the No. 0 Chevrolet Camaro. ARCA regular Bobby Gerhart would replace Rhodes in the 0 while he is driving the 4 with Ross Chastain being moved to the 01. Rhodes finished in the top 10 at Daytona, the same race where teammate Garrett Smithley finished fifth.
Garrett Smithley (2016–2019) The following year, Eric McClure, who previously drove this team since 2007, joined the team for the season opener at Daytona in the No. 0, while Garrett Smithley took over the week after, competing for Rookie of the Year honors. From 2016 to 2019 Smithley drove most races in the 0, producing a best finish of fifth at Daytona in 2017, before getting replaced by B. J. McLeod in 2020.
Jeffrey Earnhardt (2020–2021) B. J. McLeod drove this car for the first 4 races this season before moving to the 6 car. Jeffrey Earnhardt later drove this car for the rest of the season except road-course tracks while Mike Wallace drove this car. Wallace was later suspended indefinitely by NASCAR for actions detrimental to stock car racing, which led Jeffrey Earnhardt to run the car for the rest of the season, including Talladega. Earnhardt returned in 2021 but left to join Sam Hunt Racing's No. 24 and 26 cars on a limited schedule for the 2022 season.
Car No. 0 results Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Owners Pts 2002 Kertus Davis 0 Chevy DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI GTY PPR DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL CAR PHO HOM N/A N/A Brad Teague IRP24 MCH BRI 2003 Morgan Shepherd DAY CAR40 LVSDNQ DAR27 BRI39 TEX33 TAL11 CAL41 RCH35 CLTDNQ N/A N/A Jason White NSH21 NSH17 KEN25 MLW27 DAY26 CHI23 NHA22 PPR20 MCH32 DAR30 RCH30 DOV23 KAN35 CLT35 MEM41 J. R. Robbs GTY27 RCH36 DOV37 Dude Teate IRP22 Jay Sommers BRI28 Gus Wasson ATL29 PHO31 CAR34 HOM34 2004 Jimmy Kitchens DAY CAR LVS DAR N/A N/A Mike Potter BRI NZH CLT MLW43 BRI CAL RCH Blake Mallory TEXDNQ Greg Sacks NSHDNQ DOV40 Gus Wasson TALDNQ CAL GTY RCH David Keith NSHDNQ KEN NHADNQ Brad Teague DAYDNQ CHI PPR35 Kertus Davis IRP MCH DOV CLT MEM ATL PHO DAR HOM Morgan Shepherd KANDNQ 2005 Kertus Davis DAY CAL LVS ATL NSH BRI TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM PHO HOM N/A N/A Rafael Martinez MXC43 Joe Fox GLNDNQ Eric McClure TEX 2006 Kertus Davis DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI TEX NSH43 PHO TAL RCH MLW DAY CHI NHA MAR GTY MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM N/A N/A Randy LaJoie MXC41 Morgan Shepherd DARDNQ CLT41 DOV43 NSH40 KEN42 IRP41 P. J. Jones GLN43 Chris Wimmer MEMDNQ 2007 Eric McClure DAY35 CAL40 LVS26 ATL37 BRI24 NSH26 TEX29 PHO30 TAL18 RCHDNQ DAR40 CLTDNQ DOV28 NSH35 KEN32 MLW31 NHA37 DAY36 CHI41 GTY37 IRP29 MCHDNQ BRI42 CAL37 RCH42 DOV26 KAN42 CLTDNQ MEM28 TEX40 PHODNQ HOMDNQ N/A N/A J. R. Fitzpatrick MXC33 CGV43 Kevin Lepage GLN28 2008 Kertus Davis DAY DOV N/A N/A Dwayne Leik CAL38 LVS41 ATL43 TAL40 Mike Potter BRI43 PHO Danny Efland NSH37 RCH41 DAR35 CLT43 NSH39 KEN42 PHODNQ Donnie Neuenberger TEXDNQ Joe Fox MXCDNQ J. C. Stout MLW NHA Brad Teague DAY43 Larry Gunselman CHI43 GTY42 IRP42 GLNDNQ MCHDNQ BRI38 CAL36 RCHDNQ DOV36 KANDNQ CLTDNQ MEMDNQ TEX Wheeler Boys CGV32 David Green HOM29 2009 Danny O'Quinn Jr. DAY23 N/A N/A J. C. Stout CAL TEX MLW ATL RCH DOV Robert Richardson Jr. LVS34 Steve Grissom BRI43 Mark Green NSHDNQ PHO38 RCH40 DAR39 CLT41 DOV39 NSH43 KEN19 Mike Wallace TAL39 NHADNQ DAYDNQ CHI38 GTY22 IRPDNQ GLN39 Kertus Davis IOW MCH BRI Andy Lally CGV Jeremy Clements KAN32 CAL12 CLT22 MEM29 TEX33 PHO29 HOMDNQ 2010 DAYDNQ CAL LVS BRI NSH PHO TEX N/A N/A Chrissy Wallace TAL24 RCH DAR DOV CLT NSH KEN ROA NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP IOW GLN MCH Brad Teague BRI38 CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT GTY TEX PHO HOM 2011 James Hylton DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX TAL NSH RCH DAR43 74th 7 Brad Teague DOV39 Tim Schendel IOW42 CLT CHI MCH ROA DAY KEN NHA NSH IRP IOW GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 2015 Harrison Rhodes 0 Chevy DAYDNQ ATL34 LVS26 PHO23 CAL25 TEX27 BRI29 RCH22 TAL36 IOW37 CLT35 DOV26 MCH22 DAY9 KEN35 NHA39 IND25 IOW35 BRI34 DAR33 RCH23 KEN34 DOV27 TEX34 PHO22 HOM24 31st 479 Bobby Gerhart CHI36 Michael Self GLN MOH CHI KAN Lawson Aschenbach ROA18 Josh Reaume CLT38 2016 Eric McClure DAY30 23rd 555 Garrett Smithley ATL24 LVS24 PHO31 CAL23 TEX23 BRI29 RCH20 TAL12 DOV24 CLT15 POC27 MCH17 IOW22 DAY13 KEN24 NHA23 IND23 IOW22 GLN39 MOH24 BRI23 ROA40 DAR22 RCH31 CHI19 KEN17 DOV26 CLT25 KAN18 TEX25 PHO34 HOM29 2017 DAY8 ATL27 LVS29 PHO24 CAL26 TEX30 BRI34 RCH29 TAL21 CLT24 DOV27 POC35 MCH29 IOW10 DAY28 KEN26 NHA23 IND21 IOW35 GLN24 MOH30 BRI34 ROA27 DAR26 RCH32 KEN25 DOV29 CLT23 KAN28 TEX24 PHO25 HOM24 29th 355 Vinnie MillerCHI29 2018 Garrett Smithley DAY5 PHO28 CAL23 TEX27 BRI17 RCH27 TAL10 DOV32 CLT14 POC26 MCH26 IOW25 CHI19 DAY28 KEN19 NHA32 IOW25 GLN23 MOH28 BRI16 ROA15 IND20 LVS18 RCH24 CLT25 DOV23 KAN13 TEX20 PHO26 HOM27 23rd 465 Matt Mills ATL36 LVS27 Vinnie Miller DAR37 2019 Garrett Smithley DAY24 ATL17 LVS18 PHO22 CAL19 TEX31 BRI22 RCH19 TAL12 DOV23 CLT17 POC29 MCH27 IOW29 CHI25 DAY14 KEN19 NHA24 IOW22 GLN24 MOH20 BRI28 ROA33 DAR29 IND14 LVS23 RCH27 DOV26 KAN33 TEX17 PHO27 HOM32 22nd 462 Lawson Aschenbach CLT14 2020 B. J. McLeod DAY LVS CAL PHO 21st 501 Jeffrey Earnhardt DAR23 CLT25 BRI15 ATL21 HOM19 HOM16 TAL14 POC16 KEN29 KEN18 TEX12 KAN17 DOV20 DOV29 DAY33 DAR21 RCH24 RCH14 BRI17 LVS33 TAL32 CLT11 KAN20 TEX18 MAR28 PHO32 Mike Wallace IND24 ROA24 DAY25 2021 Jeffrey Earnhardt DAY37 DAY30 HOM22 LVS19 PHO19 ATL19 MAR36 TAL22 DAR31 DOV18 COADNQ CLT22 MOH34 TEX36 NSHDNQ POC22 ROADNQ ATL22 NHA26 GLN25 MCH23 DAY20 DAR26 RCH30 BRI25 LVS29 TAL29 CLT20 TEX23 KAN28 MAR22 PHO36 32nd 338 Spencer Pumpelly IND
Car No. 00 history Mike Potter (2007) The team would shut down at the end of the season with the team focusing instead on its purchase of the No. 01 car. Davis would enter a third car No. 00 for Mike Potter at the Milwaukee Mile in 2007 to fill out short Busch Series field.
Car No. 00 results Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Owners Pts 2007 Mike Potter 00 Chevy DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM N/A N/A
Car No. 01 history
Duesenberg & Leik Motorsports (2006) The No. 01 debuted in 2006 as Duesenberg & Leik Motorsports, with Jay Sauter driving the Western Union car. In the team's first season, the No. 01 team started 33 out of 35 races, with the best finish of seventh at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. Dwayne Leik also made one start, at the Winn-Dixie 250 in the No. 26. He started 38th and finished 32nd.
Multiple drivers (2007–2008) For the 2007 season, Duesenberg & Leik merged with Davis' operation, with the owner's points for the 2006 season for the 01 were transferred to the 0 car. Morgan Shepherd drove the 01 on a limited basis. Kevin Lepage, Shelby Howard and Danny Efland also drove in 2007 after Shepherd left to drive for his team. Joe Fox at Montreal and Watkins Glen. Kertus Davis returned after being released from KHI and drove at Michigan, California, Kansas, and Charlotte.