Front Row Motorsports
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| Owner(s) | Bob Jenkins Brad Jenkins |
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| Base | Statesville, North Carolina |
| Series | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series |
| Car numbers | 24, 26, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 43, 52, 55, 61, 64, 92, 95, 96, 98 |
| Race drivers | 34. Landon Cassill 38. David Ragan |
| Sponsors | 34. Love's Travel Stops, CSX – Play it Safe, Dockside Logistics, A&W All American Food 38. Camping World, FR8 Auctions, MDS Transport, Snap Fitness, The Pete Store, Jacob Companies |
| Manufacturer | Ford |
| Opened | 2005 |
| Career | |
| Debut |
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: 2005 Food City 500 (Bristol) Nationwide Series: 2008 Camping World 300 (Daytona) |
| Latest race |
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Nationwide Series: 2010 Food City 250 (Bristol) |
| Races competed |
Total: 817 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: 742 Nationwide Series: 75 |
| Drivers' Championships |
Total: 0 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: 0 Nationwide Series: 0 |
| Race victories |
Total: 2 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: 2 Nationwide Series: 0 |
| Pole positions |
Total: 1 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: 1 Nationwide Series: 0 |
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series:
2017 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Front Row Motorsports is an American professional team that currently competes in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. The team began running part-time in 2004 as Means-Jenkins Motorsports under a partnership with Jimmy Means and restaurant entrepreneur Bob Jenkins, with Jenkins becoming the full team owner in 2005. The team currently fields the No. 34 Ford Fusion full-time for Landon Cassill, and the No. 38 Fusion full-time for David Ragan.
Front Row has become known as one of the more prominent small-budget teams in the Cup Series, operating with around 60 employees on a fraction of the budget of larger teams, and with equipment often coming second-hand from other Ford teams such as Roush-Fenway Racing. The team has struggled on most intermediate tracks, however since 2011, the team has become noted for its performance at superspeedways and to a lesser extent short tracks, which rely less on aerodynamic performance. This reputation has grown since the signing of noted restrictor plate racer David Ragan in 2012, who won the team's first race at Talladega the next year with the help of another skilled plate racer David Gilliland.
The team has received equipment from Roush Fenway Racing since 2010, and began a technical alliance with Roush in 2016. The team also began receiving technical support from Ford starting in 2016, after receiving limited data from Ford since 2010.
Robert "Bob" Jenkins, the full owner of the team since 2005, resides in Dandridge, Tennessee, and is known for his involvement with in the Yum! Brands family of restaurants. Jenkins currently owns around 150 franchises, including many Taco Bell, Long John Silver's, and A&W locations. Jenkins also owns Morristown Driver's Services (MDS), a full-service, third-party Logistics Provider, specializing in all phases of transportation management. His family is also the owner of Jenkin's Insurance in Dandridge.
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