R3 Motorsports

R3 Motorsports (formerly Richardson Motorsports) was an American professional stock car racing team that last competed in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, Camping World Truck Series and ARCA Re/Max Series. The team commonly fielded No. 23 North Texas Pipe Chevrolet Impala driven by Robert Richardson, Jr. part-time in the Nationwide Series. The team shut down in 2015 and sold their equipment to Rick Ware Racing.

History R3 Motorsports began running the ARCA RE/MAX Series in 2005 as Richardson Racing. It fielded the No. 33 in the first two races of the season with Richardson Jr., with a fourteenth-place finish at Nashville Superspeedway. The team changed its name to R3 Motorsports and started their entry into NASCAR's top series.

Craftsman Truck Series

Truck No. 1 history In 2005, R3 ran one race in the Craftsman Truck Series at Phoenix with Richardson, Jr. finishing thirty-fourth in the No. 35 Chevrolet Silverado after wrecking.

At the end of the season, the team bought the equipment and owners points from Ultra Motorsports and changed to the No. 1 running full-time in 2006. With WinYourMortage.com sponsoring, the team qualified for twenty races and had two top-twenty finishes, but shut down their Truck team at the end of the season due to lack of sponsorship. They did attempt three Busch Series races in the No. 80 McKinley Pipe/Kinky Friedman Chevy, but did not qualify for either race.

Truck No. 1 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 Owners Pts 2005 Robert Richardson Jr. 35 Chevy DAY CAL ATL MAR GTY MFD CLT DOV TEX MCH MLW KAN KEN MEM IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA LVS MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM34 64th 61 2006 1 Dodge DAY17 CAL33 ATL30 MAR28 MFD33 33rd 1774 Chevy GTY36 CLTDNQ DOVDNQ TEX23 MCHDNQ MLW33 KAN27 KENDNQ MEM36 IRP30 NSH27 BRI36 NHA36 LVS28 TAL16 MAR24 ATL27 TEX28 PHO34 HOMDNQ

Nationwide Series

Car Nos. 03 and 50 history In 2011, the team entered a second car, No. 03, at Las Vegas for Charles Lewandoski due to the short field of 42 cars. Alex Kennedy drove the No. 03 at Fontana. Scott Riggs drove at Michigan and Kentucky. Scott Wimmer drove at Road America. All races in 2011 have been start and parks to help fund the No. 23, the team's main car.

Also in 2011 a third R3 car the No. 50 car attempted one race at Watkins Glen. Driver Brian Simo got a DNQ.

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 Owners Pts 2009 Kevin Conway 26 Chevy DAY CAL LVS BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP IOW GLN MCH BRI CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN24 CAL CLT24 MEM27 TEX20 PHO24 HOM22 28th 2861 2011 Charles Lewandoski 03 Dodge DAY PHO LVS40 50th 72 Chris Lawson BRIDNQ Alex Kennedy CAL40 TEX TAL NSH RCH DAR DOV IOW CLT CHI Scott Riggs Chevy MCH37 BRI37 ATL38 RCH41 CHI36 KAN36 CLT39 TEX27 PHO HOM37 Dodge KEN36 NHA Scott Wimmer ROA39 DAY Marc Davis Chevy NSH43 IRP IOW GLN DOVDNQ Jean-François Dumoulin CGVDNQ Brian Simo 50 Chevy DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX TAL NSH RCH DAR DOV IOW CLT CHI MCH ROA DAY KEN NHA NSH IRP IOW GLNDNQ CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 77th 0 2012 Scott Riggs 03 Chevy DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX34 PHO HOM 66th 10

Car No. 23 history

In 2008, R3 returned with Robert Richardson attempting 8 races and making 5. Renegade wheels served as the sponsor at Lowes and Mahindra Tractors at other races. Richardson had a best finish of 23rd at Kansas.

In 2009, the team ran a full schedule with Aaron's and Mahindra serving as the primary sponsors. Robert Richardson Jr and Ken Butler III served as the primary drivers for the season. For the race at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian driver Jean-Francois Dumoulin drove the car and finished in 7th (R3 Motorsports' best finish of the year). Jeff Fuller drove at Darlington Raceway and finished thirtieth.

For the 2010 season, R3 Motorsports fielded five drivers in the NASCAR Nationwide series No. 23. Robert Richardson III ran most of the tracks throughout the season. R3 hired Alex Kennedy for Road America and Watkins Glen. R3 Motorsports also hired Coleman Pressley (the son of former NASCAR Sprint cup series driver Robert Pressley) to drive at Bristol Motor Speedway and Nashville, the team finished 12th at Nashville. The team also ran with Marc Davis, Johnny Sauter, and Peyton Sellers each running one race.

For 2011, the No. 23 team returned and switched from Chevrolet to Dodge and was sponsored by Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). Richardson has run the majority of the races. Richardson's best finish so far is 22nd at Las Vegas and Iowa. Alex Kennedy drove the No. 23 at Dover and America finishing 32nd and 21st respectively. Scott Riggs ran the No. 23 at Darlington finishing 13th, R3's best finish in 2011. The team made the switched back Chevrolet at Kentucky Motorspeedway and will remain in the Chevy Camp fielding Impala's.

They fielded the No. 23 full-time again in 2012 with Robert Richardson Jr. and Jamie Dick sharing the ride. Anthony Gandon ran the No. 23 at Mid-Ohio.

In 2015, R3 Motorsports shut down the team, with the shop being leased.EYES ON XFINITY: IT’S NOW OR NEVER FOR ELLIOTT SADLER, Front Stretch, 23 February 2015

Car No. 23 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 2008 Robert Richardson Jr. 23 Chevy DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO MXC TAL RCH DAR CLT38 DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY32 CHIDNQ GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH35 BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN23 CLTDNQ MEM TEX36 PHO HOMDNQ 56th 374 2009 DAY34 BRI29 TEX24 TAL16 CLT33 NSH21 DAY26 CHI28 MCH24 ATL22 RCH28 KAN22 MEM32 TEX26 27th 2946 Ken Butler III CAL20 LVS17 NSH37 PHO28 RCH35 DOV37 KEN17 MLW26 NHA25 GTY25 IRP31 IOW33 GLNQL BRI22 DOV23 CLT35 PHO32 HOM27 Jeff Fuller DAR30 Chris Cook GLN31 Jean-François Dumoulin CGV7 Kevin Conway CAL18 2010 Robert Richardson Jr. DAY25 CAL33 LVS26 NSH23 TEX23 TAL20 DOV35 CLT23 NSH27 KEN30 NHA27 DAY32 CHI31 IRP15 IOW23 MCH33 BRI28 ATL33 KAN31 CAL26 CLT33 TEX27 HOM20 27th 3064 Coleman Pressley BRI31 RCH18 DAR15 RCH25 PHO17 Johnny Sauter PHO15 Alex Kennedy ROA28 GTY24 GLN16 CGV26 Marc Davis DOV23 Peyton Sellers GTY20 2011 Robert Richardson Jr. Dodge DAY32 PHO24 LVS22 BRI37 CAL29 TEX26 TAL28 NSH34 RCH20 IOW22 CLT36 CHI32 MCH31 DAY31 29th 540 Chevy KEN33 IOW23 ATL26 RCH22 CHI29 CLT30 TEX25 PHO22 HOM22 Scott Riggs Dodge DAR13 Chevy DOV31 Alex Kennedy Dodge DOV32 ROA21 Chevy GLN23 CGV33 David Green NHA33 Dennis Setzer Dodge NSH34 IRP34 Chevy BRI35 Angela Ruch KAN32 2012 Robert Richardson Jr. DAY35 PHO LVS24 BRI CAL21 TEX34 RCH34 TAL26 DAR IOW CLT39 DOV MCH DAY17 NHA CHI IND31 IOW BRI24 ATL31 RCH22 CHI KEN DOV CLT20 KAN39 TEX27 PHO HOM33 29th 568 Bill Prietzel ROA27 KEN Dexter Stacey GLN32 CGV35 2013 Robert Richardson Jr. DAY9 PHO LVS29 BRI27 CAL TEX31 RCH32 TAL20 DAR CLT40 DOV IOW MCH ROA KEN DAY32 NHA CHI IND30 IOW GLN MOH BRI30 ATL25 RCH34 CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT27 TEX28 PHO HOM 29th 537 2014 DAY38 PHO LVS31 BRI CAL TEX34 DAR RCH TAL32 IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY40 NHA CHI IND32 IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX29 PHO HOM 31st 462

Car No. 80 history In 2006, R3 attempted three Nationwide series races in the No. 80 Chevy with Richardson driving. The team did not qualify for any of their events.

R3 attempted only one race in 2007. Richardson attempted to qualify the No. 80 at Texas, but once again failed to qualify. After 2007, R3 shut down the No. 80 team.

Car No. 80 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 2006 Robert Richardson Jr. 80 Chevy DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA MAR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLTDNQ MEM TEXDNQ PHO HOMDNQ 88th 53 2007 DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI NSH TEXDNQ 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 82nd 31

Sprint Cup Series

Car No. 23 history R3 attempted the 2009 Daytona 500 with Mike Skinner, but did not qualify for the event.

In 2010, R3 Motorsports attempted to run the October race at Charlotte with Johnny Sauter driving, but failed to qualify. They also attempted the November Texas race with Josh Wise, but again did not qualify.

After not attempting a race for a year, they attempted the 2011 fall race at Phoenix with Scott Riggs but did not qualify.

For 2012, the team would attempt the full Sprint Cup Series schedule using cars purchased from Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, using the number 23. Robert Richardson Jr. ran two Daytona races and two Talladega races in Toyotas. Scott Riggs ran through the majority of the season, running Chevys. Riggs got the team qualified for the first time in Phoenix. The Cup team was a start-and-park operation to help fund the Nationwide Series team.

Car No. 23 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 2009 Mike Skinner 23 Chevy DAYDNQ CAL LVS ATL 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 65th 1 2010 Johnny Sauter Toyota DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR PHO TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH NHA DOV KAN CAL CLTDNQ MAR TAL 57th 35 Josh Wise TEXDNQ PHO HOM 2011 Scott Riggs DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT KAN POC MCH SON DAY KEN NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV KAN CLT TAL MAR TEX PHODNQ HOM 59th 0 2012 Robert Richardson Jr. DAYDNQ TAL27 DAYDNQ TAL35 44th 82 Scott Riggs Chevy PHO42 LVSDNQ BRI41 CAL41 MAR42 TEX42 KAN43 RCHDNQ DARDNQ CLTDNQ DOV37 POC40 MCH41 SON KEN43 NHA41 IND41 POC43 GLN MCH41 BRI41 ATL40 RCH39 CHIDNQ NHADNQ DOV42 CLTDNQ KANWth MAR42 TEX PHO HOM42

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