Liberty Racing was an American auto racing team co-owned by former Cleveland Cavaliers player Brad Daugherty and owner of Liberty auto Group Jim Herrick. The team ran a single Ford in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series between 1995 and 2000. Notable drivers included Kevin Harvick and Kenny Irwin Jr.
History In 1995, Butch Miller joined the fledgling Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 98 Raybestos/Herrick Racing Ford. He would run full-time before leaving at the end of 1996. Kenny Irwin Jr would join, and score 2 wins at Homestead-Miami Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway, seven top-5s, and 10 top-10 finishes in 1997, on his way to a 10th-place finish in the final point standings. He also won Rookie of the Year honors that season. The manager in 1997 was Tim Stevens and the mechanic was Dave Carriere.
1998 Wayne Anderson drove the No. 84 truck in the 1998 season with Troy Selberg as crew chief.
1999 Kevin Harvick drove the No. 98 truck in the 1999 season with Roland Wlodyka as crew chief. Harvick got six top-five finishes. Before leaving the team after seasons end, to drive for Richard Childress Racing in the Busch Series. While Porter Cable left to sponsor Jeff Purvis at Joe Gibbs Racing.
2000 Kenny Martin was hired to replace Harvick, despite the team not having a sponsor. Martin would be released after Memphis when the team closed its doors due to sponsorship issues.
Motorsports results Craftsman Truck Series Truck No. 62 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 Owners Pts 1996 Kenny Irwin Jr. 62 Ford HOM PHO POR EVG TUS CNS HPT BRI NZH MLW LVL I70 IRP FLM GLN NSV RCH5 NHA MAR NWS SON MMR PHO LVS
Truck No. 84 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 Owners Pts 1997 Wayne Anderson 97 Ford WDW TUS HOM PHO POR EVG I70 NHA TEX BRI NZH MLW LVL CNS HPT IRP FLM NSV31 GLN RCH MAR SON MMR CAL PHO LVS29 1998 84 WDW15 HOM19 PHO20 POR25 EVG15 I709 GLN26 TEX21 BRI34 MLW25 NZH26 CAL34 PPR25 IRP18 NHA23 FLM30 NSV18 HPT12 LVL26 RCH21 MEM10 Bryan Reffner GTY10 Randy Tolsma MAR Doug George SON10 MMR12 PHO14 Randy Renfrow LVS40
Truck No. 98 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 Owners Pts 1995 Butch Miller 98 Ford PHO7 TUS9 SGS4 MMR5 POR3 EVG3 I703 LVL3 BRI3 MLW18 CNS1 HPT8 IRP12 FLM14 RCH35 MAR25 NWS2 SON 7 MMR6 PHO22 1996 HOM24 PHO3 POR5 EVG27 TUS16 CNS2 HPT19 BRI11 NZH3 MLW27 LVL9 I7011 IRP13 FLM10 GLN11 NSV4 RCH7 NHA26 MAR2 NWS3 Dorsey Schroeder SON21 Kenny Irwin Jr. MMR15 PHO26 LVS40 1997 WDW7 TUS14 HOM1 PHO17 POR15 EVG5 I7014 NHA5 TEX1 BRI26 NZH27 MLW15 LVL18 CNS14 HPT18 IRP7 FLM25 NSV21 GLN28 RCH5 MAR8 SON31 MMR16 CAL3 PHO4 LVS25 1998 Rob Rizzo WDW HOM PHO POR EVG I70 GLN TEX BRI MLW NZH CAL PPR IRP NHA FLM NSV Bryan Reffner HPT34 LVL RCH MEM GTY MAR SON MMR PHO Doug George LVS15 1999 Kevin Harvick HOM PHO EVG MMR MAR MEM PPR I70 BRI TEX PIR GLN MLW NSV NZH MCH NHA IRP GTW HPT RCH LVS LVL TEX CAL 2000 Kenny Martin DAY5 HOM29 PHO32 MMR33 MAR31 PIR GTY22 MEM9 PPR EVG TEX KEN GLN MLW NHA NZH MCH IRP NSV CIC DOVDNQ TEX CAL Brian Rose RCH
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