Germain Racing

Germain Racing was an American professional stock car racing team that last competed in the NASCAR Cup Series. It was owned by Bob Germain, whose family owns many car dealerships across the United States as Germain Motor Company. The team last fielded the No. 13 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE full-time for Ty Dillon. It previously fielded the No. 03, No. 9, No. 30, No. 62 and No. 77 Toyota Tundras in the Camping World Truck Series and the No. 7 and No. 15 Toyota Camry in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Previously, the team had been affiliated with Arnold Motorsports, a former Cup Series team, until the 2005 season as Germain-Arnold Racing.

After fielding Toyotas for most of its history, the team fielded Ford Fusions in 2012 and 2013. Then in 2014, the team switched to Chevrolet, ending a two-year partnership with Ford, and formed a technical alliance with Richard Childress Racing.

Following the announcement that longtime sponsor GEICO would not renew their partnership after the 2020 season, Germain Racing sold their charter to Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan on September 21, 2020. Jordan and Hamlin would use the charter for their team 23XI Racing starting in 2021.

NASCAR Cup Series

Car No. 13 history

Max Papis (2008-2010)

Germain entered into Sprint Cup racing through a technical alliance with Michael Waltrip Racing (MWR) beginning with two races during the 2008 season, with MWR supplying Toyota Camrys and technical support for Germain and driver Max Papis. Papis had previously driven for MWR vice president Cal Wells in the CART series.

In 2009, Germain Racing attempted to run a limited schedule in the Sprint Cup Series with Papis driving the No. 13 with sponsor GEICO. The team qualified for 15 races in 21 attempts. Germain planned to run full-time in 2010, but it was required to start and park some events due to its limited sponsorship from GEICO and lack of additional sponsorship. In the first event of the 2010 season, Papis qualified for the Daytona 500, where he was involved in an early wreck before finishing 40th due to engine woes. After Watkins Glen, the team announced that Papis would be replaced and reassigned to the Camping World Truck Series. Max Papis ran the following week Michigan in a start and park effort, the following week Casey Mears took over as the full-time driver at Bristol in another start and park effort. Papis ran 17 races in 2010, with 10 DNFs and 5 DNQs. Mears then finished out the 2010 season starting and parking in some events.

Casey Mears (2010-2016)

For 2011, Germain Racing announced that Mears would take over the ride full-time for the 2011 season. Mears and the team missed the Daytona 500, but no other events. The team finished 32nd in owners points.

On January 6, 2012, Germain Racing announced that Mears would return as the driver of the No. 13 GEICO Ford Fusion. GEICO is signed with the team through 2014. Mears led during the middle portions at Talladega, but crashed out. He finished 29th in points.

The team had a rebound year in 2013 with 1 Top 10 at Daytona and 7 Top 15s. Mears also improved to 24th in the standings, his best finish in the points since 2009. GEICO also plans to sponsor the team full season next year as well.

In 2014, Germain formed a partnership with Richard Childress Racing to field Chevrolets. Mears had previously driven for RCR in 2009. The team started the new season off with a top-10 when Mears finished 10th in the 2014 Daytona 500. Mears eventually recorded fourteen top-20s and three top-10s during the season, and finished 26th in driver points, although on a much more competitive landscape than the 24th place in 2013.

Mears began 2015 with a 6th-place finish in the Daytona 500. It was the team's 4th consecutive top-10 finish at Daytona. In 2016, it was announced that Ty Dillon would replace Mears in the No. 13 starting in 2017. Mears found a ride by driving part-time with Biagi-DenBeste Racing in the 98 GEICO Military car.

Ty Dillon (2017–2020)

On November 28, 2016, Ty Dillon was named the new driver for the No. 13 car for the 2017 season. In the 2017 offseason, Twisted Tea came on board for four races, the first time Germain had two sponsors on the same car in a year. After running solidly in 2017, Dillon's best runs included Dover, where he was fourth on a late restart, only to be taken out by his teammate by alliance Ryan Newman. He also led very late in the 2017 Coke Zero 400, where he got shuffled and finished 16th. Dillon's 2018 season was mediocre at most, with sixth place at the 2018 Coke Zero Sugar 400 being his highest finish.

Dillon started his 2019 season with a sixth-place finish at the 2019 Daytona 500. He also scored his first stage win at the spring Bristol race.

On August 26, 2019, crew chief Matt Borland was indefinitely suspended for violating NASCAR's Substance Abuse Policy. Germain Racing confirmed that Justin Alexander, who serves as crew chief for the part-time No. 21 Xfinity Series car for Richard Childress Racing (who Germain has an alliance with), served as interim crew chief beginning at Darlington and until Borland's suspension was lifted. On September 24, NASCAR reinstated Borland after he completed the Road to Recovery Program. In Germain Racing's final season, the No. 13 managed to score a third-place finish in the fall Talladega race and ended up 26th in the points standings.

Car No. 13 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 Pts 2008 Max Papis 13 Toyota DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL TEXDNQ PHO HOMDNQ 57th 50 2009 DAY CAL LVS36 ATL BRI MAR TEX35 PHO TAL18 RCH DAR35 CLT42 DOVDNQ POC MCH35 SON12 NHA DAYDNQ CHI INDDNQ POC GLN8 MCH BRIDNQ ATL40 RCH37 NHA DOV KAN32 CAL35 CLT41 MAR TAL29 TEXDNQ PHO35 HOMDNQ 43rd 1209 2010 DAY40 CAL28 LVS33 ATL34 BRIDNQ MAR40 PHO40 TEX22 TAL40 RCHDNQ DAR29 DOVDNQ CLTDNQ POC34 MCH43 SON43 NHA43 DAY42 CHI42 IND43 POCDNQ GLN22 MCH41 38th 1994 BRI39 ATL26 RCH21 NHA38 DOV29 KAN24 CAL25 CLTDNQ MAR40 TAL24 TEX26 PHO24 HOM33 2011 DAYDNQ PHO18 LVS25 BRI37 CAL29 MAR36 TEX26 TAL22 RCH28 DAR30 DOV23 CLT23 KAN37 POC30 MCH38 SON34 DAY32 KEN25 NHA38 IND29 POC36 GLN20 MCH37 BRI23 ATL28 RCH17 CHI29 NHA42 DOV35 KAN42 CLT32 TAL17 MAR12 TEX25 PHO26 HOM26 32nd 541 2012 Ford DAY25 PHO39 LVS27 BRI25 CAL23 MAR25 TEX25 KAN26 RCH21 TAL18 DAR22 CLT22 DOV41 POC35 MCH20 SON15 KEN18 DAY18 NHA36 IND34 POC35 GLN16 MCH37 BRI21 ATL33 RCH29 CHI36 NHA36 DOV31 TAL26 CLT29 KAN37 MAR25 TEX21 PHO22 HOM29 30th 612 2013 DAY29 PHO14 LVS29 BRI15 CAL15 MAR16 TEX31 KAN34 RCH30 TAL24 DAR37 CLT23 DOV16 POC22 MCH21 SON16 KEN18 DAY9 NHA36 IND27 POC24 GLN12 MCH25 BRI33 ATL22 RCH26 CHI30 NHA25 DOV24 KAN21 CLT31 TAL27 MAR21 TEX33 PHO27 HOM28 26th 719 2014 Chevy DAY10 PHO14 LVS28 BRI27 CAL15 MAR24 TEX28 DAR18 RCH19 TAL14 KAN26 CLT24 DOV25 POC23 MCH24 SON13 KEN20 DAY4 NHA38 IND33 POC12 GLN15 MCH17 BRI26 ATL22 RCH31 CHI26 NHA22 DOV27 KAN28 CLT31 TAL10 MAR37 TEX18 PHO35 HOM20 26th 782 2015 DAY6 ATL15 LVS25 PHO20 CAL23 MAR15 TEX27 BRI36 RCH30 TAL28 KAN19 CLT24 DOV27 POC16 MCH13 SON38 DAY11 KEN23 NHA16 IND20 POC28 GLN18 MCH42 BRI23 DAR29 RCH21 CHI20 NHA18 DOV24 CLT18 KAN23 TAL31 MAR17 TEX26 PHO22 HOM42 23rd 754 2016 DAY32 ATL14 LVS23 PHO35 CAL17 MAR31 TEX23 BRI24 RCH29 TAL33 KAN21 DOV26 CLT30 POC24 MCH32 SON24 DAY12 KEN30 NHA27 IND24 POC21 GLN12 BRI25 MCH22 DAR25 RCH21 CHI34 NHA27 DOV26 CLT40 KAN23 TAL39 MAR21 TEX39 PHO18 HOM18 29th 556 2017 Ty Dillon DAY30 ATL15 LVS21 PHO16 CAL18 MAR22 TEX17 BRI15 RCH26 TAL13 KAN14 CLT36 DOV14 POC18 MCH20 SON28 DAY16 KEN33 NHA16 IND19 POC17 GLN19 MCH21 BRI36 DAR13 RCH22 CHI28 NHA22 DOV22 CLT21 TAL11 KAN16 MAR30 TEX24 PHO11 HOM26 25th 593 2018 DAY39 ATL26 LVS24 PHO30 CAL27 MAR22 TEX13 BRI28 RCH20 TAL15 DOV24 KAN38 CLT21 POC23 MCH21 SON33 CHI28 DAY6 KEN29 NHA23 POC24 GLN23 MCH38 BRI21 DAR21 IND21 LVS34 RCH28 CLT22 DOV29 TAL15 KAN25 MAR15 TEX22 PHO19 HOM22 29th 482 2019 DAY6 ATL25 LVS29 PHO15 CAL27 MAR13 TEX21 BRI15 RCH21 TAL17 DOV22 KAN28 CLT23 POC27 MCH22 SON27 CHI35 DAY4 KEN26 NHA16 POC29 GLN30 MCH11 BRI20 DAR20 IND13 LVS16 RCH26 CLT15 DOV23 TAL10 KAN22 MAR24 TEX18 PHO20 HOM24 24th 613 2020 DAY30 LVS10 CAL26 PHO15 DAR19 DAR19 CLT25 CLT27 BRI39 ATL29 MAR22 HOM28 TAL12 POC26 POC23 IND14 KEN16 TEX35 KAN15 NHA22 MCH23 MCH18 DAY20 DOV18 DOV29 DAY22 DAR27 RCH28BRI18 LVS26 TAL3 CLT23 KAN24 TEX24 MAR16PHO21 27th 556

Cars No. 35,60,27 history

The No. 60 Toyota Camry debuted in 2011 with Todd Bodine driving and received sponsorship from Tire Kingdom for the Daytona 500. Bodine and team did not qualify for the event. For the rest of 2011, Landon Cassill and Mike Skinner ran the car with sponsorship from Big Red as a start and park ride to gain enough funds for the No. 13 to race on weekends that GEICO is not the sponsor. From Atlanta No. 60 has switched to Chevrolet . In October 2011, Germain Racing parked the No. 60 ride for the remainder of the season after running 20 races, but never finishing better than 38th.

The team's second car returned as the No. 27 for the 2019 Daytona 500 with Casey Mears as the driver. As a result of an accident on lap 104, Mears finished 40th in the race.

Car No. 27 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 Pts 2009 Todd Bodine 35 Toyota DAY CAL LVS ATLDNQ BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH NHA DOV KAN CAL CLT MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM 63rd 31 2011 Todd Bodine 60 Toyota DAYDNQ CAL40 46th 51 PHO38 LVS43 BRI42 Mike Skinner MAR42 TEX43 TALDNQ RCH41 DAR40 DOV41 CLT43 KAN40 POCDNQ MCHDNQ SON42 DAY40 KEN43 NHA42 IND40 POCDNQ GLN43 MCH42 BRI41 NHAWth DOVDNQ KANDNQ CLTWth TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM Chevy RCHDNQ CHIDNQ Dave Blaney ATL43 2019 Casey Mears 27 Chevy DAY40 ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV KAN CLT POC MCH SON CHI DAY KEN NHA POC GLN MCH BRI DAR IND LVS RCH CLT DOV TAL KAN MAR TEX PHO HOM 46th 1

Nationwide Series

Car No. 03 history Germain debuted in the Nationwide Series in 2007 with the No. 03 Germain Toyota Camry with Todd Bodine driving. He finished in the top-ten in his first two attempts, and ran three more races after that. The car did not run again until 2008, when Bodine drove to a fourth-place finish. Michael Annett made the next attempt at the season-ending race at Homestead, where he finished 36th after a crash.

Car No. 03 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 2007 Todd Bodine 03 Toyota DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY10 IRP CGV GLN MCH8 BRI CAL RCH20 DOV KAN14 CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM37 53rd 557 2008 DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO MXC TAL RCH DAR4 CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN 62nd 222 Justin Marks CLTDNQ MEM TEX PHO HOM36

Car No. 15 history Mike Wallace (2008) Germain Racing fielded its first full-time entry in the Nationwide Series in 2008, with Mike Wallace driving. Wallace brought his car number, 7, and his sponsor, GEICO, with him from Phoenix Racing. The team purchased the legal assets of the former Busch Series team of Yates Racing for purposes of an exemption as part of NASCAR's all-exempt tour policy in the three national series. Wallace finished eighth in his first and only season with Germain with 1 top-5 and 8 top-10s. After the end of the 2008 season, GEICO moved to the Cup Series due to a conflict of interest with series sponsor Nationwide.

Michael Annett (2009-2010)