ISM Racing was a former auto racing team owned by Bob Hancher. The team fielded entries in the Indy Racing League and the NASCAR Winston Cup Series.

Indy Racing League ISM fielded cars in the IRL from 1997 to 1999. In 1998, Jeff Ward finished 6th in IRL driver points and won the pole at Phoenix in an ISM car and the team fielded three cars in the 1998 Indianapolis 500. However, the team was only able to run part-time in 1999 and shut down in July of that year. The IRL team used G-Force chassis and Oldsmobile engines.

ISM IRL drivers Jim Guthrie (1998) Steve Knapp (1998-1999) Jeff Ward (1997-1999)

Complete IRL IndyCar Series results (key) (Results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Chassis Engine Drivers No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1996–97 NHA LSV WDW PHX INDY TXS PPIR CLT NHA LSVDallara IR7Oldsmobile Aurora V8 Jeff Ward (R)35 1730th69 1998 WDW PHX INDY TXS NHA DOV CLT PPIR ATL TXS LSVG-Force GF01BOldsmobile Aurora V8 Jeff Ward35 2 5 13 17 22 19 2 20* 6 3 216th252 Jim Guthrie53 DNS DNS 2941 Steve Knapp (R)55 3118 1999 INDY G-Force GF01COldsmobile Aurora V8 Jeff Ward35 3 206 Steve Knapp 25 DNQ 26 12 17 2769 Brian Tyler36 DNQ37th16 Vincenzo Sospiri DNQNC—

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NASCAR: Team Tabasco

ISM started its NASCAR operation in 1997, starting as a part-time operation with the intent of running the full 1998 Winston Cup season. The team received backing from McIlhenny Company, the makers of Tabasco hot sauce, and hired Todd Bodine, who had last raced full-time in Winston Cup in 1995 for Butch Mock Motorsports, to drive the team's #35 Pontiac. The team attempted the UAW-GM Quality 500 at Charlotte and the season finale at Atlanta, finishing 26th in the former and failing to qualify in the latter.

1998 started off poorly for Bodine as he failed to qualify for the Daytona 500 and the following two races. The team followed this up with an unexpected front row start at Atlanta, and recorded its first top ten when Bodine finished tenth. This would be the only top ten the team would record, and after running 27th at Darlington and 29th at Bristol, the #35 missed the race at Texas. Bodine then ran 39th at Martinsville before missing the race at California Speedway with an injury suffered in a practice crash. Wally Dallenbach, Jr. brought the car home in 29th, after starting 42nd.

Despite the #35's struggles, McIlhenny was not initially upset with the results as they had been largely focused on using their sponsorship as a giant marketing tool. Things began to change when, after he only qualified for five of the first thirteen races of the season, Bodine was released from his contract. After only qualifying for one additional race with Gary Bradberry attempting the July race at New Hampshire, Hancher decided to exit NASCAR and sold the #35 to Tyler Jet Motorsports.

Car No. 35 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 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Pts 1997 Todd Bodine 35 Pontiac DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR TEX BRI MAR SON TAL CLT DOV POC MCH CAL DAY NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT26 TAL CAR PHO ATLDNQ 52nd 116 1998 DAYDNQ CARDNQ LVSDNQ ATL10 DAR27 BRI29 TEXDNQ MAR39 TALDNQ CLT28 DOVDNQ RCH35 MCHDNQ POC22 SONDNQ 41st 2180 Wally Dallenbach Jr. CAL29 Gary Bradberry NHA40 Jimmy Horton POCDNQ IND GLN MCH BRI NHA DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT TAL DAY PHO CAR ATL

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