: 07 HISTORY
The #07 truck began racing
in 2001 with former owner Gene Christensen driving the Racing For Kids
Chevrolet. He failed to finish higher than 30th that season and
completed just 63 laps total. In addition, Aaron Daniel and Mike
Olsen drove the #07 for a total of three races that season. Jason
Small began racing the #07 full-time the following season with Sunbelt
Rentals sponsoring. He had two top-tens and finished 22nd in the
driver point standings. Rich Bickle drove the #07 at the season
opener in 2003 before Bobby Dotter drove for several races in the truck.
Stan Boyd and Blake Mallory drove in select races afterwards.
Johnny Chapman would then drive for six races, with Ryan Hanson and Mark
McFarland would finish out the year in the truck.
In 2004, Murphy would be hired to drive the #07 for the first
five races of the season, and after one thirteenth place finish, Butch
Miller took over at Mansfield and finished tenth. Rich Bickle,
Chris Wimmer and Eric Norris also raced the #07. Jack Bailey drove
a total of six races with a best finish of 26th. Chase Pistone,
Jose Luis Ramirez, and Chris Wimmer finished out the season in the
truck.
Murphy returned at the beginning of the 2006 season, but
did not last long, with Clint Bowyer finishing seventh at Martinsville
in the Jack Daniel's truck. Justin Martz, Robert Turner, Johnny
Chapman, and Butch Miller drove one race apiece. Kevin Lepage
drove a pair of races with RoadLoans.com as the sponsor. Chad
McCumbee drove the #07 for a pair of races, when U.S. Restoration became
the team's new primary sponsor. Travis Kittleson then became the
team's new driver for three races, his best finish was sixteenth at
Nashville Superspeedway. T.J. Bell would drive for one race.
John Mickel brought sponsorship from Torquespeed and leased out the #07
for the rest of the season, his best finish was 20th.
After the 2006 season, Tim
Sauter and Lester Buildings joined the team for 2007. Despite only
one top-ten finish, Sauter finished 16th in the points but was runner up
to Willie Allen for Rookie of the Year. Both Sauter and Lester
Buildings departed at season's end, possibly due to the struggles of the
housing market. Sean Murphy and Ryan Lawler shared the ride in
2008 with ASI Limited.
In 2009, Chad McCumbee
returned to SS Green Light Racing to drive the #07 for 21 races.
With part-time sponsorship from Tiwi and Vavoline, he had five
top-ten finishes and finished 19th in the driver points. Jason
Young and Burt Myers filled in the rest of the schedule.
Sean Murphy opened the 2010
season by finishing 13th at Daytona with Deitz & Watson sponsoring.
For the rest of the season, Donny Lia and Tony Jackson split the driving
duties, with Jackson scheduled to run 7 traces. After a long
string of bad luck, Lia departed the #07 team after the O'Reilly 200 at
Bristol Motor Speedway.
For 2011, the team swapped
between Toyota and Chevrolet. Donnie Neuenberger drove at Daytona
and B.J. McLeod drove at Phoenix with Boggy Creek Airboat Rides.
Johnny Chapman drove a few races in the truck, mostly as a start and
park. In 2012 the #07's lineup added on former Pro Cup driver Jeff
Agnew, as well as T.J. Duke. |