Addington Racing is a former NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team. It was owned by Mike Addington and fielded Chevrolet Silverados from 1997 to 2002.
Addington racing made its debut in 1997 at the Cummins 200, as the No. 65 driven by Andy Houston. He qualified 33rd and finished eighteenth. Houston and Addington ran four more races that season, their best finish being an eleventh at Martinsville Speedway.
The team switched to No. 60 in 1998, and signed Houston full-time to compete for NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year honors. Despite running without a major sponsor, Houston collected a pole at The No Fear Challenge, and a win at the Pennzoil/VIP Discount Tripleheader, finishing 13th in the points standings. He finished runner-up to Greg Biffle for Rookie of the Year. In 1999, CAT Rental Stores came on board to sponsor. He did not win a race, but had fourteen top-tens and finished eighth in points. During the season, Houston's father Tommy came out of retirement to run The Orleans 250 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in a second truck, the No. 6. He finished 35th after suffering early ignition failure. In 2000, Houston won at Homestead and Portland, and finished third in points.
After the season, Houston left for PPI Motorsports, and Addington signed Travis Kvapil as driver. Kvapil had eighteen top-tens (including a win at Texas), and finished fourth in points, earning him Rookie of the Year honors. Kvapil followed that season up with a win at Memphis in 2002, but he dropped to ninth in points. He left at the end of the season for Xpress Motorsports, and CAT ended its sponsorship contract. After he was unable to locate a replacement sponsor, Addington closed the team down and liquidated its equipment.
Car No. 60 results Addington Racing No. 60 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 26 27 Pts Ref 1997 Andy Houston 65 Chevy WDW TUS HOM PHO POR EVG I70 NHA TEX BRI NZH MLW LVL CNS HPT IRP18 FLM NSV24 GLN RCHDNQ MAR11 SON MMR CAL PHO32 LVSDNQ 46th 441 1998 60 WDW27 HOM20 PHO4 POR16 EVG28 I7010 GLN15 TEX2 BRI28 MLW29 NZH15 CAL4 PPR18 IRP26 NHA1* FLM20 NSV13 HPT32 LVL3 RCH12 MEM34 GTY30 MAR12 SON6 MMR9 PHO5 LVS11 12th 3188 1999 HOM5 PHO3 EVG14 MMR19 MAR17 MEM7 PPR4 I703 BRI4 TEX7 PIR7 GLN8 MLW20 NSV6 NZH11 MCH19 NHA7 IRP8 GTY25 HPT11 RCH6 LVS22 LVL12 TEX8 CAL18 8th 3359 2000 DAY3 HOM1* PHO3 MMR10 MAR11 PIR1 GTY24 MEM15 PPR3 EVG8 TEX4 KEN9 GLN6 MLW5 NHA5 NZH11 MCH4 IRP26 NSV6 CIC4 RCH25 DOV4 TEX2 CAL2* 3rd 3566 2001 Travis Kvapil DAY25 HOM2 MMR11 MAR2 GTY5 DAR6 PPR7 DOV10 TEX11 MEM12 MLW3 KAN6 KEN4 NHA2 IRP5 NSH5 CIC4 NZH24 RCH11 SBO8 TEX1 LVS3 PHO9 CAL7 4th 3547 2002 DAY20 DAR7 MAR7 GTY33 PPR3 DOV19 TEX2 MEM1* MLW10 KAN25 KEN16 NHA7 MCH3 IRP3 NSH30 RCH11 TEX5 SBO5 LVS4 CAL4 PHO4 HOM15 9th 3039
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