The Motorsports Group

Key Motorsports
Owner(s)	Curtis Key
Base	Mooresville, North Carolina
Series	Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Manufacturer	Chevrolet
Opened	1993
Closed	2019
Career
Debut	Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series:; 2015 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 (Atlanta); Xfinity Series:; 1993 Miller 500 (Martinsville); Camping World Truck Series:; 2004 Florida Dodge Dealers 250 (Daytona)
Latest race	Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series:; 2017 Ford EcoBoost 400 (Homestead); Xfinity Series:; 2014 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead); Camping World Truck Series:; 2009 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 (Charlotte)
Races competed	Total: 562; Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: 37; Xfinity Series: 439; Camping World Truck Series: 86
Drivers' Championships	Total: 0; Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: 0; Xfinity Series: 0; Camping World Truck Series: 0
Race victories	Total: 0; Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: 0; Xfinity Series: 0; Camping World Truck Series: 0
Pole positions	Total: 0; Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: 0; Xfinity Series: 0; Camping World Truck Series: 0

Key Motorsports (formerly The Motorsports Group and Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group) was an American professional stock car racing team that last competed in the NASCAR Cup Series. The team was founded by Virginia businessman Curtis Key. The team was operated out of Mooresville, North Carolina. The team formerly competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. In 2017, longtime team owner Joe Falk joined TMG, bringing his charter and No. 33 to the team, allowing the team to successfully make every race during the season. In December 2017, Circle Sport and TMG parted ways.

On June 21, 2018, The Motorsports Group announced they had changed their team name back to Key Motorsports. Soon afterwards, the team closed up their shop at the beginning of 2019.

Curtis Key

Curtis Key is an American businessman and plumber from Chesapeake, Virginia. Key owns a plumbing business in Chesapeake, Curtis Key Plumbing. He founded Key Motorsports in 1993 when he purchased a team owned by Tommy Ellis. Key Motorsports started out racing in the NASCAR Busch Series between 1993 and 1998. Between that period, Key Motorsports' best finish was a fifth place at Hickory Speedway in Key's first start as team owner, with driver Tommy Ellis. After a few more top tens, in 1998, Key closed the team following a family tragedy. After a decade away from the sport, in 2008, Key rebuilt Key Motorsports, later renaming it to The Motorsports Group in 2012. Between 2008 and 2014, TMG operated as a start and park team.

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series

Car No. 30 history

On September 15, 2014, the team announced they would begin fielding a full-time entry, the No. 30, in the Sprint Cup Series starting in 2015.^[1] On January 21, 2015, it was announced that Ron Hornaday Jr. would be the primary driver of the team's No. 30 car for the 2015 season.^[2]^[3] In the team's first attempt, Hornaday failed to qualify at the Daytona 500. The following week at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hornaday made the race, but finished 42nd because of a broken gear after 182 laps. The team chose not to run the "West Coast Swing", enabling them to get better prepared for Martinsville Speedway. Unfortunately, Hornaday wrecked the car during the first round of qualifying at Martinsville and failed to make the race. After failing to qualify at Bristol Motor Speedway, Hornaday left and was replaced with Jeff Green starting at Richmond International Raceway Green drove same numbered 30 from 2001 to 2003.^[4] There, Green was able to make the field on speed, starting 33rd and finishing 40th.^[5] Green made the Sprint Showdown and finished 19th in a 29-car field. But failed to qualify in the follow weekend for the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway and the FedEx 400 at Dover International Speedway. Green was later released by the team.

They returned to Kentucky with Travis Kvapil as their driver, but failed to qualify due to a rainout. They returned for Bristol as well, but again failed to qualify. They entered Darlington with Kvapil but failed to qualify again. At the September Richmond race, the team hired Josh Wise to run the car, but Wise could only muster 37th place in qualifying and thus missed the race. Kvapil returned at Chicagoland, but another rainout once again sent the team home. Wise was slated to return to New Hampshire, but was placed in BK Racing's No. 26 at the last minute and replaced by Kvapil, who once again failed to qualify. Kvapil was slated to attempt the second Dover race, but due to Hurricane Joaquin, the team chose to withdraw the day before qualifying. The team did not make an attempt for the remainder of 2015. Travis Kvapil left the team after the team temporarily suspended operations until the 2016 season.

Josh Wise rejoined the team in 2016. TMG and Wise announced that they expected to run the full season together. Wise didn't make the Daytona 500, but rebounded the next week, qualifying 38th of a 39-car field at Atlanta. Wise finished 39th after going down 13 laps but made it to the end of the race without any broken equipment. Because only 39 cars attempted the next 3 races, the No. 30 was guaranteed to qualify in Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Fontana with Josh Wise. After a long string of races in which Wise easily qualified the No. 30 TMG car in the races, including at Richmond when more than 40 cars showed up for the first time since Daytona, Wise missed his second race at the 2016 GEICO 500 when he qualified 41st out of a 40-car field. The team then qualified for every race until the Coke Zero 400 when Wise failed to qualify after running 40th of 41, behind the other non-chartered teams. This second streak included Wise managing to qualify at Sonoma, when 41 cars were entered for the first time since Talladega. The team qualified for the next two races, with Wise posting TMG's best finish with a 24th at Kentucky in July; he then missed the 2016 Brickyard 400 after posting the slowest speed of 41 cars in qualifying.

In the week leading up to the 2016 Bojangles' Southern 500, Wise and TMG got a two race sponsorship from Incredible Bank, an online banking system. The sponsor joined TMG after Wise posted a request for sponsorship on Twitter. The sponsorship allowed them to participate in the throwback weekend during the Southern 500 race weekend, with a throwback scheme honoring Dale Earnhardt's 1976 No. 30 Army car. Having failed to make 3 of the superspeedway races (and not entering the fall Talladega race, due to 43 cars entering), TMG didn't field the No. 30 for the 2016 Hellman's 500 but rebounded at Martinsville Speedway, this time with Gray Gaulding as the driver. Gaulding ran two more races at Phoenix and Homestead, failing to qualify at Homestead. Despite rumors that Gaulding would drive the No. 30 for TMG in 2017, plans changed due to the Circle Sport merger and Gaulding was picked up by BK Racing.

In January 2017, it was announced that TMG would partner with Key's lifelong friend Joe Falk and Circle Sport Racing to jointly field the Nos. 30 and 33 Chevrolets in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. This also meant that CS/TMG would partner with Richard Childress Racing as Falk's team is a satellite team of RCR. The team also formed an alliance with Hendrick Motorsports, who would provide CS/TMG with a pit crew and manager.^[6] However the No. 30 car did not run in 2017 as a part-time team even though people were expecting it to run at some point.

For the 2018 season, The Motorsports Group planned to run a No. 30 team, with Eddie Pardue as the crew chief, though the driver wasn't decided. The team never entered a single race in 2018, briefly renamed themselves back to Key Motorsports, and then shut down ahead of 2019.

Car No. 30 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
2015	Ron Hornaday Jr.	30	Chevy	DAY DNQ	ATL 42	LVS	PHO	CAL	MAR DNQ	TEX	BRI DNQ																													49th	6
	Jeff Green											RCH 40	TAL	KAN	CLT DNQ	DOV DNQ	POC	MCH	SON	DAY
	Travis Kvapil																				KEN DNQ	NHA	IND	POC	GLN	MCH	BRI DNQ	DAR DNQ		CHI DNQ	NHA DNQ	DOV	CLT	KAN	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM
	Josh Wise																												RCH DNQ
2016	Josh Wise			DAY DNQ	ATL 39	LVS 35	PHO 34	CAL 36	MAR 38	TEX 40	BRI 33	RCH 39	TAL DNQ	KAN 36	DOV 36	CLT 38	POC 27	MCH 30	SON 38	DAY DNQ	KEN 24	NHA 40	IND DNQ	POC 34	GLN 26	BRI 36	MCH 38	DAR 29	RCH 30	CHI 38	NHA 39	DOV 39	CLT 29	KAN 39	TAL		TEX 40			40th	174
2016	Gray Gaulding																																			MAR 39		PHO 37	HOM DNQ	40th	174

Car No. 33 history

On January 6, 2017, it was announced that longtime team owner Joe Falk would partner with Key and field a second car for TMG, bringing a charter and the No. 33 from Circle Sport Racing. It was announced that former TMG crew chief Pat Tryson would return to the team after being released by TMG in 2015.^[7]

It was announced on January 31 that Jeffrey Earnhardt would be the driver of the No. 33 Chevrolet for CS/TMG for the Daytona 500. Earnhardt brought sponsor Starter Clothing Line to the team.^[8] He finished 26th after being involved in a crash on lap 143.^[9] Veteran road course ringer Boris Said was hired to run the two road courses for the team at Sonoma and Watkins Glen, with these being his last two NASCAR starts. Before the 2017 Toyota/Save Mart 350, CS/TMG, again, released Tryson from the team and replaced him with veteran crew chief Frank Stoddard for specifically, Said's races. For the rest of the season, Eddie Pardue was the crew chief for the No. 33.

At the end of the season, Falk and Circle Sport parted ways with Key and TMG. With the split, this meant that Jeffrey Earnhardt was out of a ride, despite having signed an extension with CSTMG in October 2017.

Car No. 33 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
2017	Jeffrey Earnhardt	33	Chevy	DAY 26	ATL 33	LVS 32	PHO 39	CAL 39	MAR 36	TEX 40	BRI 27	RCH 35	TAL 28	KAN 33	CLT 40	DOV 27	POC 34	MCH 35		DAY 37	KEN 29	NHA 33	IND 26	POC 36		MCH 35	BRI 40	DAR 30	RCH 34	CHI 34	NHA 38	DOV 37	CLT 30	TAL 38	KAN 26	MAR 38	TEX 33	PHO 29	HOM 32	37th	160
2017	Boris Said	33	Chevy																SON 29						GLN 30															37th	160

Xfinity Series

1993–1998

Key Motorsports was formed after it was purchased from Tommy Ellis in 1993 and debuted at the Miller 500 as the No. 05 Moen Faucets Chevrolet with Roger Sawyer driving. He qualified 14th and finished 22nd. Bobby Hamilton drove three races later at Dover International Speedway, where he finished 29th after suffering handling problems. He ran two additional races for Key later in the season, finishing 17th and 32nd, respectively. Ellis drove for Key in their final race of the year at Hickory Motor Speedway, and finished fifth. Randy MacDonald drove for two consecutive races for Key at the beginning of the following season, his best finish being 21st. Tommy Ellis returned to run a part-time schedule for Key. In nine starts, he had two top-ten finishes but failed to finish the other seven. Tom Peck finished out the season for Key, failing to finish both races due to engine failure.

Key Motorsports made its first race of 1995 at the Hardee's 250 with Steve Boley. They did not run until the fall Richmond race with Chuck Bown driving. After finishing 38th due to an engine failure, Bown finished ninth at the following race at Charlotte before suffering another engine failure at North Carolina Speedway. Bown returned to Key in 1996 at Richmond, where he finished in 31st place. Later in the season, Jeff Burton drove for Key at Charlotte, finishing 42nd with Exide Batteries sponsorship. In 1997, 19-year-old Jimmy Foster was hired to drive the No. 11 Outdoor Channel/Speedvision car, running ten races with a best finish of 16th at New Hampshire. He was released and replaced for a pair of races by Larry Pearson. After the season, a lack of funding coupled with a family tragedy forced Key to close his team.

Key Motorsports reopened in 2008.

Car No. 11 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
1993	Roger Sawyer	05	Chevy	DAY	CAR	RCH	DAR	BRI	HCY	ROU	MAR 14	NZH	CLT
	Bobby Hamilton													DOV 29	MYB	GLN	MLW	TAL	IRP	MCH	NHA	BRI	DAR	RCH 21	DOV 32	ROU	CLT
	Tommy Ellis																											MAR DNQ	CAR DNQ	HCY 5	ATL
1994	Randy MacDonald			DAY	CAR	RCH 21	ATL 37
	Tommy Ellis							MAR 10	DAR	HCY 30	BRI	ROU 6	NHA	NZH	CLT 16	DOV 41	MYB 34	GLN	MLW	SBO 28	TAL	HCY	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH 38	DOV 37	CLT
	Tom Peck																													MAR 34	CAR 33
1995	Steve Boley		Ford	DAY	CAR	RCH 25	ATL	NSV	DAR	BRI	HCY	NHA	NZH	CLT	DOV	MYB	GLN	MLW	TAL	SBO	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR
1995	Chuck Bown																								RCH 38	DOV	CLT 9	CAR 30	HOM
1996	Chuck Bown			DAY	CAR	RCH 31	ATL	NSV	DAR	BRI	HCY	NZH
1996	Jeff Burton												CLT 42	DOV	SBO	MYB	GLN	MLW	NHA	TAL	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	CAR	HOM
1997	Jimmy Foster	11		DAY DNQ	CAR 35	RCH 41	ATL 30	LVS 40	DAR 31	HCY	TEX 41	BRI	NSV 22	TAL 40	NHA 16	NZH	CLT 42	DOV	SBO	GLN	MLW
1997	Larry Pearson																					MYB 25	GTY	IRP 31	MCH DNQ	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	CAL	CAR	HOM
1998	Kevin Cywinski			DAY	CAR DNQ	LVS	NSV	DAR	BRI	TEX	HCY	TAL	NHA	NZH	CLT	DOV	RCH 25	PPR	GLN	MLW	MYB	CAL	SBO	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	GTY	CAR	ATL	HOM

Car No. 31 history

Key Motorsports returned to the then Nationwide Series in 2008. Jeff Green took the wheel of the No. 31 Chevy for three races with a best finish of 28th.

Car No. 31 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	Jeff Green	31	Chevy	DAY	CAL	LVS	ATL	BRI	NSH	TEX	PHO	MXC	TAL	RCH 38	DAR	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	NHA	DAY	CHI	GTY	IRP	CGV	GLN	MCH	BRI 28	CAL	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT 35	MEM	TEX	PHO	HOM	64th	186

Car No. 40 history

In 2009, the team changed the number to No. 40 and signed Scott Wimmer as the primary driver. Wimmer ran 24 races for the team with a best finish of seventh in Memphis. During the races Wimmer spent with JR Motorsports, Green, Aric Almirola, Jeffrey Earnhardt, and Bliss drove the car.

For 2010, Bliss signed on as the driver of the car for the 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series season. Bliss ran 31 races with a best finish of eighth at Bristol. Jeff Green drove four races for the team when Bliss drove for Kevin Harvick Incorporated with a best finish of 20th at Kentucky.

In 2011, Scott Wimmer started with the intention of running full-time for the No. 40 team. After 11 races and the best finish being 12th, Wimmer left since the team began starting and parking. Rookie of the year candidate Charles Lewandoski began driving the No. 40 after Wimmer left. Lewandoski had the best finish being 24th with the team while keeping them in the top 30 in owner's points to remain locked in.

For 2012, Josh Wise drove the car for the first two races before switching to the No. 42, to ensure Erik Darnell ran a full season.

In 2013, Reed Sorenson was scheduled the run the full schedule, but subbed for the injured Michael Annett in the Richard Petty Motorsports No. 43 until his return. Josh Wise ran the car for 5 races. Sorenson departed at season's end, moving to Tommy Baldwin Racing in the Sprint Cup Series.

In 2014, Wise returned to the No. 40, but left at mid-season to focus on his Sprint Cup obligations to Phil Parsons Racing. Matt DiBenedetto, previously driver of the start-and-park No. 46, moved over to the No. 40 at this time, running full races. DiBenedetto left for BK Racing at season's end, and the No. 40 was sold to MBM Motorsports due to the formation of TMG's own Cup team.

Car No. 40 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	Scott Wimmer	40	Chevy	DAY 32	CAL DNQ	LVS 11	BRI 22	TEX DNQ	NSH 28	PHO 19	TAL DNQ	RCH 16		CLT 28	DOV 18	NSH 33	KEN 16		NHA 17	DAY 21	CHI 15	GTY 15				MCH 35	BRI 21		ATL 18		DOV 14		CAL 21	CLT 25	MEM 7	TEX 14	PHO 15	HOM 19	21st	3,350
	Jeff Green												DAR 23
	Aric Almirola																	MLW 11					IRP 14	IOW 34
	Jeffrey Earnhardt																								GLN 24			CGV 31
	Mike Bliss																													RCH 16		KAN 21
2010	Mike Bliss			DAY 40	CAL 27	LVS 27	BRI 8	NSH 27	PHO 38	TEX 20		RCH 13	DAR 32	DOV 22	CLT 12			ROA 31	NHA 34	DAY 19	CHI 18	GTY 19	IRP 13	IOW 17	GLN 14	MCH 19	BRI 17	CGV 15	ATL 15	RCH 40	DOV 18	KAN 19	CAL 9	CLT 31		TEX 21	PHO 12	HOM 31	21st	3,421
2010	Jeff Green										TAL 16					NSH 24	KEN 20																		GTY 25				21st	3,421
2011	Scott Wimmer			DAY 35	PHO 16	LVS 33	BRI 22	CAL 34	TEX 33	TAL 12	NSH 21	RCH 24	DAR 38	DOV 35														BRI 24											32nd	491
	Charles Lewandoski														IOW 41	CLT DNQ	CHI 24	MCH 30	ROA 37	DAY 40	KEN 28	NHA 22			IOW 22										CLT 33
	Chase Miller																						NSH 31
	Tim Andrews																							IRP 31
	Josh Wise																									GLN 28	CGV 29		ATL 22	RCH 33	CHI 31	DOV 33	KAN 33	TEX 36
	T. J. Duke																																			PHO 23	HOM 28
2012	Josh Wise			DAY 14																																			26th	601
	Erik Darnell				PHO 26	LVS 35	BRI 21	CAL 24	TEX 23	RCH 35	TAL 14	DAR 29	IOW 18	CLT 27	DOV 27	MCH 22	ROA 23	KEN 25	DAY 21	NHA 40	CHI 30	IND 38	IOW 27		CGV 16	BRI 35	ATL 20	RCH 18	CHI 22	KEN 24	DOV 31	CLT 21	KAN 17	TEX 25	PHO 37	HOM 35
	J. J. Yeley																							GLN 31
2013	Reed Sorenson			DAY 30	PHO 18								CLT 37	DOV 29	IOW 15	MCH 24	ROA 37	KEN 22	DAY 39	NHA 34	CHI 30	IND 28	IOW 31	GLN 16	MOH 36	BRI 28	ATL 21	RCH 27	CHI 33	KEN 21									30th	526
	Josh Wise					LVS 25	BRI 19	CAL 20	TEX 37	RCH 34	TAL 18	DAR 21
	T. J. Bell																														DOV 28	KAN 33	CLT 28	TEX 32	PHO 37	HOM 38
2014	Josh Wise			DAY 36	PHO 26	LVS 37	BRI 30	CAL 33	TEX 31	DAR 15	RCH 25	TAL 26		CLT 28	DOV 33	MCH 26		KEN 29	DAY 32	NHA 38		IND 29																	27th	544
2014	Matt DiBenedetto												IOW 25				ROA 11				CHI 34		IOW 30	GLN 32	MOH 13	BRI 19	ATL 26	RCH 26	CHI 27	KEN 26	DOV 30	KAN 16	CLT 36	TEX 31	PHO 24	HOM 38			27th	544

Car No. 42 history

Key Motorsports began fielding the No. 42 at Michigan (race 15) as a third car for Tim Andrews. The team is another start and park operation like the No. 46 and No. 47. All three cars help fund the main car, the No. 40. Erik Darnell drove the car for the first two races until he switched with Josh Wise in order for Wise to run for Cup rookie honors and Darnell a full Nationwide season. Wise was replaced by Matt Frahm at Iowa and Tim Schendel and Road America.

In 2013, the No. 42 team returned with Wise, though J. J. Yeley drove the car until Wise returned from the No. 40. The team shut down after the season, and Wise moved to the No. 40.

Car No. 42 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	Owners	Pts
2011	Tim Andrews	42	Chevy	DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	TEX	TAL	NSH	RCH	DAR	DOV	IOW	CLT	CHI	MCH 41	ROA 41	DAY Wth	KEN 38	NHA 41	NSH 39		IOW 41	GLN DNQ		BRI 39	ATL 39	RCH 38	CHI DNQ	DOV 40	KAN DNQ					56th	54
	Scott Wimmer																							IRP 39
	Chase Miller																										CGV DNQ
	Erik Darnell																																	CLT 42	TEX DNQ
	Josh Wise																																			PHO DNQ
	Scott Speed																																				HOM 41
2012	Erik Darnell			DAY DNQ																																		44th	141
	Josh Wise				PHO 40	LVS 41	BRI 43	CAL 39	TEX 40	RCH 38	TAL 40	DAR 39		CLT 41	DOV 37	MCH 39		KEN 40	DAY 41	NHA 41		IND 42		GLN 39		BRI 40	ATL 40	RCH 40	CHI 41		DOV 39	CLT 41	KAN DNQ	TEX 42	PHO 40	HOM 42
	Matt Frahm												IOW 38																	KEN 42
	Tim Schendel																ROA 42						IOW 39
	Blake Koch																				CHI 36				CGV 41
2013	Josh Wise			DAY	PHO 38									DOV 38		MCH 37	ROA	KEN 38	DAY	NHA 38		IND 39		GLN 39		BRI 40	ATL 39	RCH 38	CHI DNQ		DOV 38	KAN 39	CLT DNQ	TEX 38	PHO 39	HOM 39		44th	144
	J. J. Yeley					LVS QL^†	BRI 38	CAL 38	TEX 39	RCH 39	TAL	DAR 38	CLT DNQ
	Chase Miller					LVS 39
	T. J. Bell														IOW 37						CHI 36		IOW 37		MOH DNQ					KEN 38
^† - Qualified for Chase Miller

Car No. 46 history

Key Motorsports began fielding the No. 46 at Iowa (race 12) as a second car for Chase Miller. The team is another start and park operation like the No. 42 and No. 47. All three cars help fund the main car, the No. 40. Former Joe Gibbs Racing development driver Matt DiBenedetto drove the car at Dover. In 2013, the No. 46 team and Miller returned. Miller left after the season and DiBenedetto returned again in 2014, then moved to the No. 40 at mid-season. Matt Frahm, Wise, Josh Reaume, and Carl Long all took turns in the car after this, before Ryan Ellis closed out the year in the car. The No. 46 shut down after the season.

Car No. 46 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	Owners	Pts
2011	Tim Andrews	46	Chevy	DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	TEX	TAL	NSH	RCH	DAR	DOV	IOW 39																							52nd	64
	Chase Miller															CLT DNQ	CHI 41	MCH DNQ	ROA 40	DAY DNQ	KEN 41	NHA 39		IRP 41	IOW 39	GLN DNQ	CGV	BRI 40	ATL 40	RCH 42	CHI 40	DOV 39	KAN 39	CLT DNQ	TEX 39	PHO 38	HOM 38
	Brett Rowe																						NSH DNQ
2012	Chase Miller			DAY DNQ	PHO 41	LVS 39	BRI 40	CAL 38	TEX 39	RCH 42	TAL 41	DAR 41	IOW 43	CLT 40		MCH 38	ROA 40	KEN 39	DAY 40	NHA 38	CHI 40	IND 41	IOW 42		CGV 42	BRI 43	ATL 38	RCH 42	CHI 42	KEN 39	DOV 38	CLT 37	KAN 43	TEX DNQ	PHO 42	HOM 41		46th	112
2012	Matt DiBenedetto														DOV 42									GLN 41														46th	112
2013	Chase Miller			DAY	PHO 39	LVS DNQ	BRI 39	CAL DNQ	TEX DNQ	RCH DNQ	TAL	DAR 39	CLT																									49th	66
	J. J. Yeley													DOV 37		MCH 38	ROA	KEN 37	DAY	NHA 39		IND 37				BRI 38	ATL	RCH 40	CHI 39		DOV 36	KAN 38	CLT DNQ	TEX	PHO	HOM
	Jason Bowles														IOW 39								IOW 39
	Tim Schendel																				CHI DNQ
	T. J. Bell																							GLN 38
	Dexter Stacey																								MOH DNQ
	Matt DiBenedetto																													KEN 36
2014	Matt DiBenedetto			DAY	PHO 38	LVS 38	BRI 39	CAL 37	TEX 39	DAR 38	RCH 37	TAL 39			DOV 39	MCH DNQ		KEN 40	DAY DNQ	NHA 40		IND 39																44th	129
	Ryan Ellis												IOW 40	CLT			ROA 34				CHI 37								CHI 39	KEN 39	DOV 40	KAN DNQ	CLT DNQ	TEX 40	PHO DNQ	HOM DNQ
	Matt Frahm																						IOW 40			BRI DNQ		RCH 39
	Josh Wise																							GLN 39
	Josh Reaume																								MOH 38
	Carl Long																										ATL 39

Car No. 47 history

Key Motorsports began fielding the No. 47 at Kentucky (race 18) as a fourth car for Danny Efland and Scott Wimmer. Efland attempted Kentucky, but did not qualify. The team is another start and park operation like the No. 42 and No. 46. All three cars help fund the main car, the No. 40. The No. 47 was shared between Scott Speed and Brian Keselowski for 2011. For 2012, Speed drove the car for most of the races, being replaced by Tim Schendel at Iowa and Matt DiBenedetto at Michigan and Road America. In 2013 the team returned with Scott Riggs and Jason Bowles as drivers. The team attempted Texas, Richmond and Darlington and failed to qualify for all three.

Car No. 47 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	Owners	Pts
2011	Danny Efland	47	Chevy	DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	TEX	TAL	NSH	RCH	DAR	DOV	IOW	CLT	CHI	MCH	ROA	DAY	KEN DNQ																	62nd	40
	Scott Wimmer																					NHA 42
	Charles Lewandoski																						NSH 41	IRP 40								DOV 38	KAN 40
	Brian Keselowski																								IOW 42	GLN DNQ	CGV	BRI 42	ATL DNQ	RCH 43	CHI DNQ
	Scott Speed																																	CLT 41	TEX 43	PHO 37
	Josh Wise																																				HOM 39
2012	Scott Speed			DAY DNQ	PHO 42	LVS 42	BRI 41	CAL 41	TEX 41	RCH 40	TAL 42	DAR 42		CLT 42	DOV 38			KEN 43																				49th	89
	Tim Schendel												IOW 42
	Matt DiBenedetto															MCH 41	ROA 41						IOW 41		CGV 40					KEN 41
	Stephen Leicht																		DAY 42	NHA 42	CHI 41	IND 43		GLN 42		BRI DNQ
	J. J. Yeley																										ATL 42	RCH 41	CHI 40			CLT 38	KAN 40	TEX 41	PHO 38	HOM DNQ
	T. J. Bell																														DOV 41
2013	Scott Riggs			DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL 39	TEX DNQ																													67th	0
2013	Jason Bowles									RCH DNQ	TAL	DAR DNQ	CLT	DOV	IOW	MCH	ROA	KEN	DAY	NHA	CHI	IND	IOW	GLN	MOH	BRI	ATL	RCH	CHI	KEN	DOV	KAN	CLT	TEX	PHO	HOM		67th	0

Camping World Truck Series

Truck No. 40 history

Key Motorsports returned to NASCAR competition in 2004 starting at the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway. Joey Clanton drove for the first two races of the season in the No. 40 Optech Chevy, wrecking out of both of them. Tony Raines attempted the fall races at Richmond and Martinsville for Key, but did not qualify. Key did not race in 2005 until the summer Bristol race when Andy Houston drove the truck to a 33rd-place finish after a wreck. Their next attempt at Richmond resulted in a DNQ.

Chad Chaffin attempted the first six races of 2006, finishing eighteenth at Auto Club Speedway, and a 26th-place finish at Gateway. Beginning at the City of Mansfield 250, Dale Earnhardt, Inc. development driver Ryan Moore was named the team's new driver. He had three top-twenty finishes before resigning his position after the New Hampshire race. Tim Fedewa drove at Las Vegas followed by Derrike Cope at Talladega Superspeedway, who ran in the top-ten before becoming involved in a late crash. Shane Huffman finished out three of the final four races of 2006 for Key.

In 2007, Mike Bliss drove the first four races in the 40, posting a tenth-place finish at California. Clay Rogers and Huffman shared the ride for the rest of the half of the season, with Stacy Compton driving at Memphis. Brandon Miller drove for the next five races with Westerman Companies sponsoring, before Chaffin returned to finish out the season in the 40. Chaffin began the 2008 season in the No. 40, but was replaced by Jeff Green and Paul Poulter later in the year. Mike Bliss took over the No. 40 Chevy for ultimately a part-time schedule in 2009.

Truck No. 40 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
2004	Joey Clanton	40	Chevy	DAY 32	ATL 31	MAR	MFD	CLT	DOV	TEX	MEM	MLW	KAN	KEN	GTW	MCH	IRP	NSH	BRI										48th	232
2004	Tony Raines																			RCH DNQ	NHA	LVS	CAL	TEX	MAR DNQ	PHO	DAR	HOM	48th	232
2005	Andy Houston			DAY	CAL	ATL	MAR	GTY	MFD	CLT	DOV	TEX	MCH	MLW	KAN	KEN	MEM	IRP	NSH	BRI 33	RCH DNQ	NHA	LVS	MAR	ATL	TEX	PHO	HOM	53rd	104
2006	Chad Chaffin			DAY DNQ	CAL 18	ATL DNQ	MAR DNQ	GTY 26	CLT DNQ																				32nd	1,920
	Ryan Moore									MFD 36	DOV DNQ	TEX 14	MCH 27	MLW 21	KAN 34	KEN 32	MEM 31	IRP 35	NSH 18	BRI 31	NHA 15
	Tim Fedewa																					LVS 29
	Derrike Cope																						TAL 27		ATL 28
	Shane Huffman																							MAR 35		TEX 26	PHO 28	HOM 20
2007	Mike Bliss			DAY 23	CAL 10	ATL 25	MAR 35																						28th	2,376
	Clay Rogers							KAN 21		MFD 16		TEX 25	MCH 25
	Shane Huffman								CLT 24		DOV 24			MLW 22
	Stacy Compton														MEM 24
	Brandon Miller															KEN 19	IRP 23	NSH 22	BRI 25	GTW 27
	Chad Chaffin																				NHA 36	LVS 16	TAL 8	MAR 7	ATL 36	TEX 24	PHO 22	HOM 30
2008	Chad Chaffin			DAY 36	CAL 28	ATL 25	MAR 22	KAN 17	CLT 21	MFD 19	DOV 21	TEX 25	MCH 27		MEM 23	KEN 23	IRP 13											HOM 28	26th	2,311
	Paul Poulter													MLW 30							NHA 25
	Jeff Green																	NSH 26	BRI 27	GTW 18		LVS 7	TAL 21	MAR 31	ATL 23	TEX 24
	Mike Bliss																										PHO 31
2009	Mike Bliss			DAY 33	CAL 18	ATL 8	MAR 15	KAN	CLT 27	DOV	TEX	MCH	MLW	MEM	KEN	IRP	NSH	BRI	CHI	IOW	GTY	NHA	LVS	MAR	TAL	TEX	PHO	HOM	42nd	515

Truck No. 44 history

In 2007, Key debuted a new second truck, numbered 44 to run alongside the primary number 40. At Daytona, the truck was driven by Larry Foyt, who finished 32nd after an early accident. Morgan Shepherd piloted the truck for the next two races Auto Club and Atlanta, start and parking both times finishing 34th and 33rd, respectively. Frank Kreyer drove the truck at Martinsville, and drove again two races later at Mansfield with sponsorship from Culver's. Kreyer finished 28th at Martinsville, and 34th at Mansfield after engine problems. The team returned for one race in a start and park role in 2008 with Shepherd at Auto Club finishing 34th. The team returned in 2009, with the crew chief of the 40 truck, Lance Hooper, behind the wheel. Hooper raced the opening two races, finishing 35th at Daytona, and 36th at Auto Club in a start and park role.

Truck No. 44 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
2007	Larry Foyt	44	Chevy	DAY 32																									41st	332
	Morgan Shepherd				CAL 34	ATL 33
	Frank Kreyer						MAR 28	KAN	CLT	MFD 34	DOV	TEX	MCH	MLW	MEM	KEN	IRP	NSH	BRI	GTW	NHA	LVS	TAL	MAR	ATL	TEX	PHO	HOM
2008	Morgan Shepherd			DAY	CAL 34	ATL	MAR	KAN	CLT	MFD	DOV	TEX	MCH	MLW	MEM	KEN	IRP	NSH	BRI	GTY	NHA	LVS	TAL	MAR	ATL	TEX	PHO	HOM	63rd	0
2009	Lance Hooper			DAY 35	CAL 36	ATL	MAR	KAN	CLT	DOV	TEX	MCH	MLW	MEM	KEN	IRP	NSH	BRI	CHI	IOW	GTW	NHA	LVS	MAR	TAL	TEX	PHO	HOM	66th	113

References

^ "TMG to Enter Sprint Cup in 2015". The Motorsports Group. September 16, 2014. Archived from the original on September 18, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
^ "Ron Hornaday Signs As the Primary Driver for The Motorsports Group for 2015 Season: Mooresville, NC Jan. 21, 2015". The Motorsports Group. Mooresville, North Carolina: The Motorsports Group. January 21, 2014. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
^ "Hornaday Joins TMG, Team Targets Cup". National Speed Sport News. Turn 3 Media LLC. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
^ "Jayski's® NASCAR Silly Season Site - Richmond Entry List". www.jayski.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-22.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-05. Retrieved 2015-05-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Hodges, Jim (February 11, 2017). "Chesapeake's Key, Falk ready to take on NASCAR heavyweights ... sort of". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
^ "CIRCLE SPORT, THE MOTORSPORTS GROUP JOIN FORCES FOR 2017". NASCAR. January 6, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
^ Pockrass, Bob (February 2, 2017). "Jeffrey Earnhardt to make first career Daytona 500 start". ESPN. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
^ "2017 Daytona 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2017.

8. http://pilotonline.com/sports/auto-racing/chesapeake-s-key-falk-ready-to-take-on-nascar-heavyweights/article_cc51bdd5-076c-509e-aaa2-97a04f15132d.html

External links

Official website
Curtis Key owner statistics at Racing-Reference

[1] "TMG to Enter Sprint Cup in 2015". The Motorsports Group. September 16, 2014. Archived from the original on September 18, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.

[2] "Ron Hornaday Signs As the Primary Driver for The Motorsports Group for 2015 Season: Mooresville, NC Jan. 21, 2015". The Motorsports Group. Mooresville, North Carolina: The Motorsports Group. January 21, 2014. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2015.

[3] "Hornaday Joins TMG, Team Targets Cup". National Speed Sport News. Turn 3 Media LLC. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

[4] "Jayski's® NASCAR Silly Season Site - Richmond Entry List". www.jayski.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-22.

[5] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-05. Retrieved 2015-05-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[6] Hodges, Jim (February 11, 2017). "Chesapeake's Key, Falk ready to take on NASCAR heavyweights ... sort of". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved February 12, 2017.

[7] "CIRCLE SPORT, THE MOTORSPORTS GROUP JOIN FORCES FOR 2017". NASCAR. January 6, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2016.

[8] Pockrass, Bob (February 2, 2017). "Jeffrey Earnhardt to make first career Daytona 500 start". ESPN. Retrieved February 3, 2017.

[9] "2017 Daytona 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2017.

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