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Owned by the husband and wife team of Beth Ann and Tony Morgenthau, BAM Racing fields the Number 49 Toyota Camry in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The team's name was created by using Beth Ann's initials. A life long racing fan, beginning with watching the Indy cars and following the careers of such drivers as A.J. Foyt,Jackie Stewart and Phil Hill, she is the only female car owner in NASCAR that did not have family connections in racing prior to becoming a team owner.
During the 2003 season BAM Racing had to field their car without sponsorship for multiple races. During the course of the 2007 season in order to find sponsors BAM Racing launched an advertising campaign, which included posting video clips on YouTube.
After failing to qualify for 11 of 15 races driver Mike Bliss resigned midway through the season. Originally John Andretti was hired to drive in 2008, but his contract would be nullified in order to rehire NASCAR veteran driver Ken Schrader. Since his NASCAR debut in 1984 Schrader has had one hundred eighty four Top Ten finishes. The stated reason was the team owners, the Morgenthaus , felt Schrader would attract more sponsors. Microsoft would become a sponsor of the number 49 Toyota in early 2008.
BAM competed in the Budweiser Shootout, but failed to qualify for the first two races of the year. Since the team's launch in 2002, BAM Racing has entered one hundred sixty seven Cup races. So far they have yet to win a race, have had six top ten finishes and have only led 43 laps.
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- Established: 2001
- Shop Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
- Shop Address: 11881 Vance Davis Dr. Charlotte, NC 28269 (map)
- Race Shop: BAM Racing Race Shop
- Owners: Beth Ann & Tony Morgenthau
- Driver: Ken Schrader
- Car Number: 49
- Crew Chief: Ron Otto
- BAM Racing Switches to Toyotas
- Sponsors: Microsoft | HealthLife.com | VOISYS | Qtrax
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ESPN.com: BAM Racing Turns to Bill Davis Racing for Toyota Engines
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Owned by the husband and wife team of Beth Ann and Tony Morgenthau, BAM Racing fields the Number 49 Toyota Camry in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The team's name was created by using Beth Ann's initials. A life long racing fan, beginning with watching the Indy cars and following the careers of such drivers as A.J. Foyt,Jackie Stewart and Phil Hill, she is the only female car owner in NASCAR that did not have family connections in racing prior to becoming a team owner.
During the 2003 season BAM Racing had to field their car without sponsorship for multiple races. During the course of the 2007 season in order to find sponsors BAM Racing launched an advertising campaign, which included posting video clips on YouTube.
After failing to qualify for 11 of 15 races driver Mike Bliss resigned midway through the season. Originally John Andretti was hired to drive in 2008, but his contract would be nullified in order to rehire NASCAR veteran driver Ken Schrader. Since his NASCAR debut in 1984 Schrader has had one hundred eighty four Top Ten finishes. The stated reason was the team owners, the Morgenthaus , felt Schrader would attract more sponsors. Microsoft would become a sponsor of the number 49 Toyota in early 2008.
BAM competed in the Budweiser Shootout, but failed to qualify for the first two races of the year. Since the team's launch in 2002, BAM Racing has entered one hundred sixty seven Cup races. So far they have yet to win a race, have had six top ten finishes and have only led 43 laps.
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View All BAM Racing Questions (196) | Ask a Questionhow can i apply for amazing race for this year? (1 Answer)You can apply right here for amazing race 16 -> http://www.cbs.com/casting/index.php?show=1&0.0854763388811694 Applications don't look to be open at the moment (since there are no open calls) but you can still ... read moreHow many race courses are there in Gran Turismo for PlayStation and how do you earn them? (1 Answer)Both Gran Turismo and Gran Turismo 2 are available for the original PlayStation console, so I wasn't sure which you were referring to.Gran Turismo has 11 race tracks.Gran Turismo 2 ... read moreI'm looking to run a fifty mile race. Where and when are the races? How many people a year complete a 50 mile race? (1 Answer)Here are some top 50-mile races! New York. October 10, 2009 http://www.canlake50.org/ Maryland. November 21, 2009 http://www.jfk50mile.org/ New Orleans. November 8th, 2009, http://www.racefortherainforest.com/rainforestrace5.htm Moab, Utah. September 19, 2009 http://mas50.com/index.html Mississippi. ... read more
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Fast Facts:
- Established: 2001
- Shop Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
- Shop Address: 11881 Vance Davis Dr. Charlotte, NC 28269 (map)
- Race Shop: BAM Racing Race Shop
- Owners: Beth Ann & Tony Morgenthau
- Driver: Ken Schrader
- Car Number: 49
- Crew Chief: Ron Otto
- BAM Racing Switches to Toyotas
- Sponsors: Microsoft | HealthLife.com | VOISYS | Qtrax
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SpeedTV: BAM Racing Switches to Toyota
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Daily American: "Ken Schrader Returning to Jennerstown"
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Speedway Media: BAM Racing Eliminated Without Turning a Lap (February 25, 2008))
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway: "Team Owner's Long Love Affair With Indy..." (August 2004)
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BAM Racing Leadership
- Owners: Beth Ann & Tony Morgenthau
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Current Drivers
- Ken Schrader, Car #49
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BAM Racing Timeline
- 2001: Established in Charlotte, North Carolina| First Driver was Andy Hillenburg
- 2001: First Race in the Arca/REMax Series
- 2002: Shawna Robinson Replaces Hillenburg and Enters First Cup Race
- 2002: Kevin LePage, Stuart Kirby, Ron Hornaday, Stacy Compton & Derrick Cope Finish the Season
- 2003: Ken Schrader Hired
- 2005: Schrader Joins Wood Brothers/JTG Racing. Replaced by Brent Sherman
- 2006: Jimmy Spencer Replaces Sherman
- 2006: Mike Wallace and Mike Bliss Hired
- 2007: Larry Foyt and John Andretti are Hired
- 2008: Ken Schrader Rehired
- 2008: First NASCAR Team to Advertise on YouTube for Sponsors
- 2008: Micorsoft Becomes a New Sponsor
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