Biagi–DenBeste Racing, originally Biagi Brothers Racing, was an American professional stock car racing team that last competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in partnership with Stewart–Haas Racing. The team was based in Mooresville, North Carolina.

Xfinity Series

2001–2006 The team debuted in 2001 at the Auto Club 300 as the No. 4 car, qualifying 41st and finishing 31st with Mike Wallace driving their Chevrolet. Wallace made eight starts total that season, his best finish a tenth at Richmond International Raceway. Wallace returned in 2002, running seventeen races. He finished in the top-twenty seven times, including two fourteenth-place finishes. The team also ran a second car, the No. 07, for Tim Fedewa at Talladega, finishing third, the last car on the lead lap (mostly due to a 27-car pileup on lap 15 that took out most of the field, including Wallace).

In 2003, Biagi moved up to the Busch Series full-time with Wallace. They opened the season with a fourth-place finish at the Koolerz 300. Despite missing a race where Rick Carelli filled in, Wallace finished thirteenth in points that year, one position shy of matching his career-best. The following season, Biagi switched from Chevrolets to Fords, and at the Winn-Dixie 250, Wallace took the lead on the last lap to score Biagi's first career Busch victory. He led eighteen laps the following week at Chicagoland Speedway, but ran out of fuel on the last lap, costing him the victory. After posting three more top-tens, Wallace finished seventeenth in points.

After Wallace departed in 2005, Biagi formed a partnership with Chip Ganassi Racing and hired Ganassi development driver Ryan Hemphill. After he failed to qualify for two consecutive races, Hemphill was briefly replaced by Jeff Green, who finished sixth at Richmond. Hemphill returned for three races and had a twelfth-place run at Nashville Superspeedway before he was permanently removed from the ride. Green took over for three races, before Kevin Hamlin took over for the balance of the season. In fourteen starts, his best finish was fourteenth at Memphis Motorsports Park.

For 2006, Mark Green was selected as the team's new driver, and had an eighteenth-place run at Richmond, before he was released in favor of Auggie Vidovich. In addition to Green and Vidovich, Hamlin, Boris Said, and Paul Tracy have driven the car during the 2006 season.

In 2007, BDBR had announced it would switch to Toyota and run with sponsorship from Kibbles 'n Bits, but the team shut down in January due to a lack of funding. Its assets and owners points were acquired by Braun Racing, and the team's number, 4, assigned to Ginn Racing.

Car No. 4 results NASCAR Busch 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 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Pts 2001 Mike Wallace 4 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL31 RCH NHA NZH CLT31 DOV KEN MLW GLN CHI32 GTY PPR IRP MCH27 BRI DAR RCH10 DOV KAN23 CLT MEM PHO37 CAR HOM23 49th 663 2002 Pontiac DAYDNQ CAR LVS25 DAR BRI TAL38 DAY14 39th 1584 Chevy TEX27 NSH CAL36 RCH NHA NZH CLT39 DOV NSH KEN31 MLW CHI14 GTY20 PPR IRP18 MCH19 BRI42 DAR RCH24 DOV18 KANDNQ CLT15 MEM ATL24 CAR PHO21 HOMDNQ 2003 Pontiac DAY4 TAL8 DAY13 15th 3595 Chevy CAR36 LVS18 DAR16 BRI11 TEX30 NSH28 CAL16 RCH12 GTY16 NZH17 CLT20 DOV17 NSH24 KEN13 MLW22 CHI17 NHA IRP19 MCH27 BRI16 DAR15 RCH17 DOV10 KAN15 CLT19 MEM17 ATL17 PHO18 CAR29 HOM23 Rick Carelli PPR19 2004 Mike Wallace Ford DAY35 CAR17 LVS20 DAR36 BRI10 TEX19 NSH38 TAL11 CAL20 GTY41 RCH32 NZH14 CLT29 DOV28 NSH12 KEN31 MLW11 DAY1 CHI15 NHA10 PPR23 IRP21 MCH9 BRI13 CAL18 RCH19 DOV25 KAN18 CLT19 MEM30 ATL21 PHO27 DAR17 HOM25 21st 3461 2005 Ryan Hemphill Dodge DAY36 CAL27 MXC17 LVS29 ATL30 NSH31 BRI33 TEX41 PHODNQ TALDNQ NSH12 KEN28 MLW33 27th 2919 Jeff Green DAR28 RCH6 CLT17 DOV38 DAY15 CHI38 NHA17 Kevin Hamlin PPR17 GTY23 IRP26 MCH31 BRI22 CAL42 RCH20 DOV34 KAN31 CLT15 MEM14 TEX28 PHO23 HOM35 Scott Pruett GLN14 2006 Mark Green DAY10 CAL43 LVS31 ATL28 BRI22 TEX33 NSH38 PHO15 TAL28 RCH15 DAR27 32nd 2766 Paul Tracy MXC37 Boris Said CLT31 Auggie Vidovich DOV29 NSH33 KEN34 MLW15 CHI32 NHA28 MAR25 GTY21 IRP34 GLN21 MCH38 BRI32 CAL43 RCH27 DOV27 KAN20 CLT33 MEM15 TEX38 PHO33 HOM32 Kevin Hamlin DAY27

Car No. 07 results NASCAR Busch 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 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Pts 2002 Tim Fedewa 07 Pontiac DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL3 CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL CAR PHO HOM N/A 0

2012–2019

Five years later, the team returned at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May 2012, with a new sponsor in Caroll Shelby Engine Company (owned by new partners Bill and Lori DenBeste), a new manufacturer Ford, and a new number 98 car being driven by Reed Sorenson. The car was given a black and gold scheme to honor the late Carroll Shelby and Shelby American's 50th Anniversary. Sorenson finished 16th in the team's return, then finished 13th in their next race at Kentucky. The team dedicated their third race of the season, at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway, to Shelby, though Sorenson would finish 34th after a crash. He would run two more races, with a crash at Atlanta and a 12th place and the second Charlotte race. Sprint Car standout and ARCA Racing Series winner Kevin Swindell was signed for two races at the end of the season. He finished a strong 9th at Texas, then placed 21st at the season-finale at Homestead.

For 2013, Kevin Swindell was signed to run 15 races for the team, beginning at Las Vegas in March. The team partnered with Swindell's long time supporter Mike Curb, who became the listed owner of the No. 98 car (as well as the No. 98 car of Phil Parsons Racing in the Cup Series and the No. 98 truck of Johnny Sauter and ThorSport Racing in the Truck Series). Swindell had two top 10s, though he failed to qualify in their first attempt at Las Vegas.

In 2014, the team returned again with veteran David Ragan as well as up-and-comers Jeb Burton and Corey LaJoie; all three are the sons of former racers. Drive for Diversity and NASCAR Next member Ryan Gifford was signed to run two races for the team: Iowa in May and Kentucky in June. Gifford finished 20th in his only appearance at Iowa. After winning the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona and earning a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, Aric Almirola signed on to pilot the 98 during two companion races at Chicagoland and Dover in September. Cup sponsor Smithfield Foods would come on to sponsor Almirola's efforts. Almirola started 10th and finished 14th in his debut for the team at Chicagoland, then 13th at Dover. After running one race earlier in the year, it was announced that Corey LaJoie would return to the No. 98 car for four additional races (Kansas, Charlotte, Texas, and Homestead), with backing from Richard Petty Motorsports primary investor Medallion Financial.

In 2015, Richard Petty Motorsports Sprint Cup drivers Almirola and Sam Hornish Jr. split time driving the No. 98, with sponsorship from both RPM's Cup sponsors and Biagi-DenBeste's regular sponsors. Almirola finished 7th in the season opener at Daytona, while Hornish finished 15th the next week at Atlanta. RPM development driver Ryan Truex drove four races, starting at Richmond.

In 2016, Almirola drove on a partial schedule starting at Daytona. Almirola won the 2016 Subway Firecracker 250 at Daytona to give the team their second ever win. Jeb Burton will drive two races in the No. 98 car starting with Indy, Richmond, and Charlotte with Estes sponsoring. 2014-15 Formula E Champion Nelson Piquet Jr. will drive the No. 98 car at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

In 2017, it was announced that Aric Almirola would return to Biagi-DenBeste with the addition of Casey Mears. On May 6, 2017 Aric Almirola won the 2017 Sparks Energy 300 at Talladega Superspeedway.

On October 23, 2017, it was announced that in 2018 the team would partner with Stewart–Haas Racing under the name Stewart–Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste with Cole Custer driving the No. 00 full time and Kevin Harvick driving the No. 98 part time. It was later announced that Chase Briscoe would drive the No. 98 in at least one race.

Car 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 28 29 30 31 32 33 Pts 2012 Reed Sorenson 98 Ford DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR IOW CLT16 DOV MCH ROA KEN13 DAY NHA CHI IND33 IOW GLN CGV BRI ATL32 RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT12 KAN 41st 173 Kevin Swindell TEX9 PHO HOM21 2013 DAY PHO LVSDNQ BRI CAL10 TEX16 RCH18 TAL DAR CLT18 DOV IOW28 MCH ROA KEN11 DAY26 NHA CHI IND8 IOW GLN MOH BRI25 ATL RCH CHI16 KEN DOV KAN CLT16 TEX16 PHO34 HOM35 34th 342 2014 David Ragan DAYDNQ PHO LVS17 BRI CAL13 TEX DAR RCH TAL4 DAY23 NHA CHI IND13 IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL8 RCH 33rd 385 Ryan Gifford IOW20 Jeb Burton CLT15 DOV MCH ROA Corey LaJoie KEN16 KAN26 CLT24 TEX32 PHO HOM37 Aric Almirola CHI14 KEN DOV13 2015 DAY7 LVS11 PHO RCH15 TAL10 IOW CLT19 DOV MCH8 CHI DAY35 KEN NHA IND14 IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR HOM12 33rd 412 Sam Hornish Jr. ATL15 CAL37 TEX14 BRI Ryan Truex RCH31 CHI KEN28 DOV CLT17 KAN TEX20 PHO 2016 Aric Almirola DAY11 ATL LVS12 PHO CAL11 TEX17 BRI10 RCH TAL10 DOV CLT POC11 MCH IOW DAY1 KEN NHA PHO12 HOM10 29th 391 Jeb Burton IND12 IOW GLN RCH19 CHI KEN DOV CLT17 KAN TEX Nelson Piquet Jr. MOH38 BRI ROA DAR 2017 Aric Almirola DAY23 ATL19 LVS17 PHO TAL1 BRI38 26th 379 Casey Mears CAL14 TEX38 BRI RCH9 CLT21 DOV POC21 MCH IOW DAY34 KEN15 NHA IND IOW GLN25 MOH32 ROA9 DAR RCH25 DOV18 CLT KAN TEX PHO12 HOM11 Bubba Wallace CHI10 KEN 2018 Aric Almirola DAY35 GLN5 MOH BRI ROA 29th 342 Kevin Harvick ATL1* LVS PHO CAL TEX19 MCH8 IOW CHI2 DAY KEN NHA IOW DAR29 IND LVS RCH Chase Briscoe BRI23 RCH TAL16 DOV CLT11 POC ROV1* DOV KAN30 TEX PHO HOM 2019 DAY12 ATL15 LVS8 PHO6 CAL5 TEX4 BRI4 RCH8 TAL4 DOV5 CLT19 POC3 MCH7 IOW7 CHI15 DAY35 KEN5 NHA6 IOW1 GLN6 MOH7 BRI2 ROA7 DAR6 IND8 LVS11 RCH5 ROV9* DOV5* KAN3 TEX22 PHO8 HOM3 5th 2302

Footnotes

References

External links