Bessey made his Busch Series debut in 1988 at the Pennsylvania 300 at Nazareth Speedway in the No.
Despite an eighth place starting spot, he finished last after a crash on the opening lap.
Bessey made six more starts in 1989 and finished in the top-20 in four of the six races, with 14th at Dover, a 17th at Nazareth and had a pair of 20ths.
Bessey also earned his best career start of fourth at the inaugural race at Talladega.
97 Bellsouth Chevy, Bessey finished sixth at Atlanta and 10th at Dover and Charlotte.
(driving for Jimmy Spencer) However, Bessey continued to struggle in finishing races, only running at the end of half of his starts.
With Bessey going full-time Cup racing in 1999, he only made a few starts that season.
Afterward, Bessey moved back full-time to Busch North Series as an owner, where he continues to this day.
Bodine also earned a third-place finish late in the year at Martinsville Speedway.
Bodine, however, was injured in the season opening Craftsman Truck Series race of 2000, and Bessey was sent scrambling for a driver.
The team missed the Daytona 500, but Bessey's new driver, Ted Musgrave made the next five races.
Bodine had a solid run of 13th in his return, but the team continued to struggle to qualify.
Bessey then used drivers Trickle and Rich Bickle to finish out the year.
After a failed attempt to get Hermie Sadler to drive his car with The Rock sponsoring in 2001,[1] Bessey closed down his Cup team, and ran selected Busch races after that.
At NHIS in 1996, Bessey's lone run resulted in a fourth place start.
Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time.
Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time.