Bobby Hamilton Racing-Virginia is a disbanded NASCAR racing team. It was owned by four-time Winston Cup winner and 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion Bobby Hamilton until his death on January 7, 2007. Bobby Hamilton Jr. was given ownership after the death of his father, but the younger Hamilton disavowed his relationship with the company. The company was last run by Bobby Hamilton, Sr's widow, Lori Hamilton.
The company, formerly based in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee made plans to move to Martinsville, Virginia after announcing a partnership with Arrington Manufacturing in December 2007 as its new owners were based in the Virginia area, with Mac Bailey, Stacy Compton, Clay Campbell, and Joey Arrington all being Virginians.
History BHR was originally started by Hamilton and a friend in 1996 in the fledgling Truck Series as an after hours project for Hamilton as well as to serve as development program for Bobby Hamilton Jr.. The elder Hamilton debuted the team in 1997 at Heartland Park Topeka, as the No. 1 Chevrolet sponsored by Southern Pride Trucking. He qualified sixteenth and finished sixth. He ran another race that year at Martinsville Speedway, as the No. 51. He finished fifth in that race. Hamilton ran three races the next year, but suffered mechanical failures in each of them. Meanwhile, Bobby Hamilton Jr., whom the team was originally designed for, was building up a successful career in the ARCA series, then signed on to drive for Sadler Brothers Racing in the Busch Series.
Cup Series The team made its first start in the Cup Series at the 2000 Pennzoil 400 as the No. 57 Chevrolet. Bobby Hamilton Jr. started thirtieth and finished thirty-third, six laps down. BHR did not run the Cup Series again until 2005, when the No. 04 Dodge ran for two races. Hamilton Sr. had a best finish of 27th at the Allstate 400.
Car No. 04 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 36 Owners Pts 2000 Bobby Hamilton Jr. 57 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAY NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO HOM33 ATL 57th 64 2005 Bobby Hamilton 04 Dodge DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND27 GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR ATL30 TEX PHO HOM 60th 155 2006 Bobby Hamilton Jr. DAY CAL LVSDNQ ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POCDNQ INDDNQ GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 73rd 16
Truck Series
Truck No. 04 history The No. 04 truck made its debut as a brand new team in 2004. Bobby Hamilton Jr. was the driver and won the pole at Nashville Superspeedway. With sponsorship from Hyde Park Electronics, Hamilton Jr. won the pole and finished 4th. Hamilton Sr. was the full-time driver in 2005 and won two races total that season and finished 6th in points. Hamilton moved to the No. 18 in 2006, and rookie Scott Lagasse Jr. took over with Dodge Hemi as the sponsor. Lagasse made a total of ten starts and did not finish higher than 18th. Sammy Sanders, David Stremme, and Timothy Peters drove the truck in one race in addition. The team did not run the first half of the 2007 schedule, and ran two races with Joe Ruttman driving, with a best finish of 33rd. Patrick Carpentier drove at Bristol in 2008 for one race. He finished 26th after a late crash.
Truck No. 04 results NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results Year Team 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 Pts Ref 2004 04 Dodge DAY ATL MAR MFD CLT DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN GTW MCH IRP NSH4 BRI RCH NHA LVS CAL TEX MAR PHO DAR HOM 46th 395 2005 Bobby Hamilton DAY1 CAL2 ATL3 MAR20 GTY6 MFD1* CLT28 DOV21 TEX17 MCH3 MLW6 KAN12 KEN31 MEM6 IRP13 NSH9 BRI31 RCH24 NHA30 LVS5 MAR14 ATL7 TEX9 PHO17 HOM31 6th 3164 2006 Kevin Hamlin DAY11 34th 1073 Scott Lagasse Jr. CAL30 ATL31 GTY21 CLT32 MFD20 DOV35 TEX29 MEM26 IRP TAL34 MAR ATL18 TEX PHO HOM David Stremme MAR32 Timothy Peters MCH35 MLW KAN KEN Sammy Sanders NSH25 BRI22 NHA LVS 2007 Joe Ruttman DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH33 BRI GTY35 NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 77th 170 2008 Patrick Carpentier DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI25 GTY NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 89th 88
Truck No. 4 history Hamilton began racing the No. 4 in 1999 with sponsorship from Dana Holding Corporation. Driving in five races, Hamilton won the pole at Richmond International Raceway and had a best finish of fourth. Olivier Beretta drove the truck in one race at Heartland Park Topeka, finishing seventeenth. Hamilton drove another five races in 2000, winning at Martinsville Speedway. Donny Morelock made an additional four starts that year, his best finish 19th at Michigan International Speedway. In 2001, Hamilton picked up another win at Darlington Raceway, while Hamilton Jr. made his Truck Series debut at The Milwaukee Mile, finishing 33rd.
In 2002, the No. 4 team began running full-time with Brian Rose as the driver. He began the season with four top-tens in the Perry Construction truck, but was released midway through the season. Hamilton, Hamilton Jr., Joe Ruttman, Rick Bogart, and Ryan Hemphill finished the season in the truck, allowing the team to finish seventeenth in the standings. In 2003, Hamilton Sr. left his Andy Petree Racing Winston Cup ride to drive the No. 4 full-time with sponsorship Square D. He picked up two wins and finished sixth in points. The following season, he won an additional four races (including one at his "home track", Nashville Superspeedway) and was named the Craftsman Truck Series champion.
Hamilton moved to the No. 04 team in 2005. Casey Atwood signed to drive the No. 4 Baileys truck for three races, finishing 11th at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Development driver Timothy Peters took over and drove for seventeen races, finishing in the top-ten twice and was runner-up to Todd Kluever for Rookie of the Year. Chris Fontaine, Erin Crocker, and John Mickel in other races towards the end of the season. Peters was named the team's full-time driver in 2006 and competed in sixteen races in the truck (driving the No. 04 at Michigan when Bobby Labonte drove the No. 4) with a sixth-place finish at The Milwaukee Mile. When he signed a contract with Richard Childress Racing, Peters was removed from the ride and replaced with Dodge driver Chase Miller. He had a best finish of tenth but was released before the 2007 Quaker Steak and Lube 200. 2002 Truck Series Champion Mike Bliss drove the No. 4 in 11 out of the final 14 races of the 2007 season, with Kevin Hamlin supplementing the rest of the schedule. Ruttman raced the 4 at Texas, finishing 27th after a crash. New co-owner Stacy Compton drove the No. 4 full-time in 2008 with sponsorship from various Dodge dealerships across America. After the fall Bristol race, the No. 4 team closed due to a lack of funding.
Truck No. 4 results NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series 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 Pts Ref 1999 Bobby Hamilton 4 Dodge HOM PHO EVG MMR MAR22 MEM21 PPR I70 BRI TEX PIR GLN MLW NSV NZH MCH NHA22 IRP GTY HPT RCH31 LVS LVL TEX CAL 36th 539 Olivier Beretta HPT 2000 DAY30 HOM PHO MMR MAR1* PIR GTY MEM29 PPR NHA20 RCH10 DOV TEX CAL 30th 1045 Donny Morelock EVG TEX KEN GLN MLW NZH MCH IRP NSV CIC 2001 Bobby Hamilton DAY HOM15* MMR MAR GTY DAR1* PPR DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN NHA25 IRP4 NSH CIC NZH RCH7 SBO TEX LVS PHO CAL 38th 707 2002 Brian Rose DAY DAR MAR GTY PPR DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN NHA MCH 22nd 2110 Bobby Hamilton IRP30 RCH14 Bobby Hamilton Jr. NSH4 Joe Ruttman TEX11 Ryan Hemphill SBO LVS PHO HOM Rick Bogart PHO 2003 Bobby Hamilton DAY4 DAR1 MMR4 MAR5 CLT7 DOV2 TEX7 MEM7 MLW29 KAN16 KEN18 GTW14 MCH10 IRP3 NSH11 BRI12 RCH8 NHA3 CAL16 LVS10 SBO8 TEX10 MAR5 PHO5 HOM1* 6th 3627 2004 DAY11 ATL1 MAR31 MFD4 CLT10 DOV19 TEX7 MEM1 MLW6 KAN2 KEN1 GTW17 MCH5 IRP3 NSH1 BRI12 RCH26 NHA15 LVS5 CAL5 TEX3 MAR26 PHO7 DAR2 HOM16 1st 3624 2005 Casey Atwood DAY14 CAL11 ATL22 20th 2528 Timothy Peters MAR18 GTW16 CLT32 DOV6 TEX32 MCH25 KEN28 MEM18 IRP28 NSH33 BRI19 RCH29 LVS26 MAR8 ATL18 HOM15 Chris Fontaine MFD17 MLW25 KAN29 Garrett Liberty NHA John Mickel TEX Erin Crocker PHO36 2006 Timothy Peters DAY12 CAL24 ATL33 MAR35 GTW32 CLT23 MFD11 DOV14 TEX20 MLW6 KAN19 KEN25 MEM12 IRP15 NSH19 BRI33 17th 2607 Bobby Labonte MCH3 Chase Miller NHA17 LVS32 TAL21 MAR10 ATL33 TEX30 PHO35 HOM32 2007 DAY22 CAL14 ATL34 MAR32 KAN19 14th 2638 Kevin Hamlin CLT25 MFD10 MEM21 LVS17 Mike Bliss DOV5 MLW7 KEN9 IRP11 NSH24 BRI7 GTY25 NHA5 TAL34 MAR6 TEX4 PHO3* HOM32 Joe Ruttman TEX27 Bobby Labonte MCH18 Ryan Matthews ATL16 2008 Stacy Compton DAY6 CAL21 ATL19 MAR35 KAN20 CLT28 MFD10 DOV23 TEX30 MCH21 MLW24 MEM10 KEN12 IRP23 NSH7 BRI31 GTW NHA LVS TAL 24th 1748 Sam Hornish Jr. MAR9 ATL TEX PHO HOM
Truck No. 8 history The No. 8 truck debuted in 2001 with Willy T. Ribbs as the driver. In his rookie season, Ribbs drove in 23 races and had three top-twenty finishes, finishing 16th in points, but was replaced by Bill Lester in 2002. He finished seventeenth in points and ended the season with three consecutive top-ten qualifying runs. The following season, Lester won his first career pole at Lowe's Motor Speedway and scored his first top-ten finish at Kansas Speedway. Lester left for Bill Davis Racing at the end of the year.
Chase Montgomery was hired to drive the No. 8 in 2004, which now ran under the moniker BHR2 as Montgomery's father Ray had purchased an ownership stake in the team. Montgomery failed to finish in the top-ten that season and finished 21st in points. He was moved to the No. 18 truck and Deborah Renshaw took his place, bringing sponsorship from Easy Care. She had a best finish of twelfth and earned a 24th-place points finish. A lack of sponsorship would cost her the ride. Montgomery returned to run the 8 at Daytona, and finished 19th. The team was then sold to Julius Curry, and attempted the spring race at Atlanta with Montgomery, but failed to qualify.
Truck No. 8 results NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series 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 Pts Ref 2001 Willy T. Ribbs 8 Dodge DAY HOM MMR MAR GTY DAR PPR DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN NHA IRP NSH CIC NZH RCH SBO TEX LVS PHO CAL 16th 2319 2002 Bill Lester DAY DAR MAR GTY PPR DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN NHA MCH IRP NSH RCH TEX SBO LVS CAL PHO HOM 17th 2320 2003 DAY DAR MMR MAR CLT DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN GTW MCH IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA CAL LVS SBO TEX MAR PHO HOM 14th 2712 2004 Chase Montgomery DAY ATL MAR MFD CLT DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN GTW MCH IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA LVS CAL TEX MAR PHO DAR HOM 21st 2404 2005 Deborah Renshaw DAY CAL ATL MAR GTY MFD CLT DOV TEX MCH MLW KAN KEN MEM IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA LVS MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 24th 2123
Truck No. 18 history The 18 truck became the team's first full-time entry into the Truck series. In 1999, Butch Miller was hired to drive the entry full-time with sponsorship from the Dana. Miller had posted four top-tens when he was hired to drive in the Busch Series. Joe Ruttman took over and had nine top-tens in the remaining sixteen races of the season. He opened the 2000 season with three straight poles and a win, and finished sixth in points. In 2001, he won an additional two races and ended the season third in points.