The Racer's Group

The Racer's Group, or TRG, is a WeatherTech SportsCar Championship racing team located in Petaluma, California, owned by Kevin Buckler and his wife Debra.

In one of the closest GT races in history, Buckler, Bernhard, and Lucas Luhr edged the Freisinger Motorsport team by little more than one minute to capture a win at the team's maiden run at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

The TRG GTO.R Daytona 24 Hour effort was the subject of a six-part documentary by noted film maker Sean Heckman and is currently playing on INHD.

The GTO program has been discontinued by GM as of the 2006 season end, and TRG returned Porsche vehicles in 2007, as well as running in the DP class.

Co-driver R. J. Valentine announced Lally's plans to race in the NASCAR Busch Series, possibly with support from TRG during the broadcast of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series GT Race at Iowa Speedway on July 14, 2007.

47 Clorox Ford Fusion in the NASCAR Busch Series road races at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on August 4 and Watkins Glen on August 11 as part of a partnership between TRG and Wood Brothers/JTG Racing.

In October 2007, TRG purchased the assets of Darrell Waltrip Motorsports' Craftsman Truck Series team, with Lally serving as the team's driver and United States Army Reserve sponsoring the No.

Midway through the season, sponsorship issues forced Lally to cut a part-time schedule.

71 late in the year when the team released Lia, followed by Ben Stancill and J. R. Fitzpatrick.

In 2009, TRG Motorsports announced they would field a full-time team in the NASCAR Sprint Cup with the number 71.

Starting with the September race in Atlanta, Bobby Labonte began to share the ride with Gilliland.

Since the team was not sponsored for the full season, a number of races resulted in a start-and-park situation.

Andy Lally, Landon Cassill, Chad McCumbee and Tony Raines also drove the No.

On March 23, 2011, Buckler announced that the team is switching manufacturers to Ford, beginning at Texas.

Bell attempted Talladega in the car, with the late Dan Wheldon's name adorning the namerail,[4] but did not qualify.

71 entry struggled at the end of the season and finished 36th in owner's points, not guaranteeing the team a start for the first five races of 2012.

2011 GT car No. 67
Bobby Labonte in the No. 71 car at Daytona International Speedway in 2010