JD Motorsports

JD Motorsports was an American professional stock car racing team that competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

The team has since expanded and is located in a state-of-the-art 40,000+ square foot facility in Gaffney, South Carolina.

The team made history by having the first female crew chief in 2008 and building the first Nationwide Series Car of Tomorrow.

[1] In July 2024, it was reported that JD Motorsports had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy back in April 2024 and that they laid off several of their employees.

He ran three more races that season and had the best finish of twenty-fourth at Memphis Motorsports Park after gaining sponsorship from Broadway Motors.

Mike Potter drove the car for two races before Kertus Davis came back to drive three times late in the season.

He competed in twenty-eight races with a top-ten at Talladega for his rookie season, and Rafael Martínez and Joe Fox served as relief drivers on road courses.

The team began the 2006 season under rumors that they would close due to sponsorship issues but remained open.

Davis qualified for twenty-two races in that year, sharing the ride with Randy LaJoie and Morgan Shepherd.

Kertus Davis left for Kevin Harvick Incorporated in 2007 and was replaced by Eric McClure and Hefty sponsorship.

Due to a lack of sponsorship, it was announced on Jayski's Silly Season Site that JDM's equipment would be auctioned off on December 1, although the team remained open.

Larry Gunselman drove the car regularly for the balance of the season, with Wheeler Boys filling in on road courses.

J. C. Stout, Robert Richardson, Mark Green and Steve Grissom shared the car before Mike Wallace took over the driving duties.

01 team started 33 out of 35 races, with the best finish of seventh at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.

Kevin Lepage, Shelby Howard and Danny Efland also drove in 2007 after Shepherd left to drive for his team.

01 car at Dover, shortly before Davis announced he was leaving the team for Jay Robinson Racing.

The team was battling for the win at Talladega, but the 01 flipped on its roof on the last lap, but Wallace drove the battered car to a 17th-place finish.

01 car for 2014, becoming the team's primary driver in addition to running the full NASCAR Cup Series campaign with Hillman-Circle Sport LLC.

[6] Cassill gained notoriety over the course of the season for getting the most out of his equipment with fewer resources to work with,[7] consistently running in the top 15 each week.

On January 25, 2016, JD Motorsports announced that Whelen Modified Tour regular Ryan Preece will pilot the 01 full-time for 2016.

Miller left the team for B. J. McLeod Motorsports near the end of the season, with Lawson Aschenbach, Landon Cassill, and B.J.

In 2018, Chastain gave JD Motorsports their first playoff appearance ever as one of the top twelve drivers in the regular season, though he was eliminated in the first round.

42 full-time in 2019 but these plans were scrapped when the team had to shut down their Xfinity Series operation due to their sponsor DC Solar's legal troubles.

On March 14, 2023, it was announced that Garrett Smithley would fill in for the remainder of the 2023 season, but was replaced by Kyle Weatherman, Ty Dillon, J. J. Yeley, and Stefan Parsons for multiple events.

[20] In September 2020, Ryan Vargas was tabbed to drive the 6 car for six races after he picked up a six-race sponsorship from the popular social networking service TikTok.

On May 31, 2022, crew chief Kase Kallenbach was suspended indefinitely for violating Section 4.4.e, which deals with NASCAR Member Code of Conduct Penalty Options and Guidelines.

[22] On October 31, 2022, it was announced that Vargas would not return to JD Motorsports starting at the last race of 2022 at Phoenix Raceway Brennan Poole would drive the 6 in 2023.

Ty Dillon ran at COTA and Morgen Baird initially planned to make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut at Richmond Raceway.

[23] However, two days later, it was announced that Baird would postpone his debut in the series due to his fiancé going into induced labor with their soon to be born child; he would be replaced by Smithley.

[24] Prior to the fall Talladega race the cars owner points would be purchased by Joey Gase Motorsports for their No.