G2G Racing, also known as Glory 2 God Racing or Go 2 Garage Racing, was an American stock car racing team that competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, fielding the No. 47 Toyota Tundra part-time for multiple drivers.
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| Owner(s) | Tim Viens Bill Shea |
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| Principal(s) | Tim Silva (General Manager) |
| Base | Mooresville, North Carolina |
| Series | NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series |
| Race drivers | NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: 47. TBA |
| Sponsors | NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: 47. TBA |
| Manufacturer | Toyota Ford |
| Opened | 2021 |
| Career | |
| Debut | NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: 2022 NextEra Energy 250 (Daytona) |
| Latest race | NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: 2023 Baptist Health Cancer Care 200 (Homstead Miami) |
| Races competed | 27 |
| Drivers' Championships | 0 |
| Race victories | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
History
editThe team was first announced in an Instagram post by Viens in May 2021, stating that he had bought trucks from Kyle Busch Motorsports and would be starting his own team in the Truck Series.[1]
The team also acquired all former CMI Motorsports assets from Ray Ciccarelli as well as GMS Racing and Thorsport Racing trucks.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
editTruck No. 46 history
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On February 10, 2022, it was announced that Matt Jaskol would run full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2022 driving the No. 46 Toyota Tundra.[2] Jaskol would fail to qualify for the season-opener at Daytona. Brennan Poole would drive the No. 46 truck at Las Vegas with Jaskol instead driving G2G's No. 47 truck, but after Poole made the race and Jaskol did not, G2G decided to have Jaskol drive the No. 46 instead of Poole in that race. Jaskol would finish 22nd at Las Vegas, 19th at Atlanta, and 33rd at COTA in the No. 46 truck. Although Jaskol was originally on the entry list in the No. 46 for the race at Martinsville, it was announced on April 6 (the day before the race) that Kaden Honeycutt would replace Jaskol in the No. 46 and attempt to make his Truck Series debut.[3] On April 7 (the day of the race), Jaskol revealed that he was released from G2G after the team wanted to amend Jaskol and his sponsor AutoParts4Less.com's full season contract and AutoParts4Less.com was "unable to accommodate their request".[4]
In the Bristol Dirt Race, Andrew Gordon would make his return. The truck was a Ford instead of its usual Toyota. Later, NASCAR notified the team that the chassis for their No. 46 truck for the Bristol dirt race was registered to CMI Motorsports (who G2G had purchased the truck from). As a result, Viens had to withdraw the No. 46 truck from the race. Viens then phone called CMI owner Ray Ciccarelli who agreed to file a late entry and field the No. 49 truck for Gordon for the race. In Kansas, Ryan Huff would drive the No. 46 Truck. In Sonoma, Mason Filippi would attempt to make his Truck Series debuts at Sonoma in the No. 46 truck.[5] Later, Stefan Parsons moved from the No. 47 to replace Filippi in the No. 46 truck in qualifying due to Filippi not adjusting to the truck well enough in practice. Bryson Mitchell drove the No. 46 truck at Knoxville. Chase Janes drove the No. 46 truck at Nashville.[6] Owner Tim Viens drove the No. 46 truck at Talladega. He failed to qualify for the race.
In 2023, Norm Benning would attempt to qualify for the race at Daytona driving the No. 46 truck, replacing Johnny Sauter, who was originally on the entry list for the event.[7] Poole would return to the No. 46 making his season debut at Las Vegas finishing 33rd after suffering issues with the gearing. He would return later in the season at Kansas to pick up a very solid 20th place finish. He would return the next week at Darlington where he finished 36th.
Truck No. 46 results
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| Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | Owners | Pts | |
| 2022 | Matt Jaskol | 46 | Toyota | DAY DNQ |
LVS 22 |
ATL 19 |
COA 33 |
39th | 98 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Brennan Poole | LVS QL† |
DAR 30 |
TEX 23 |
CLT 35 |
GTW 34 |
RCH DNQ |
KAN 34 |
BRI |
HOM 24 |
PHO | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kaden Honeycutt | MAR 34 |
BRI | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Huff | KAN 28 |
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| Stefan Parsons | SON 36 |
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| Bryson Mitchell | KNX 33 |
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| Chase Janes | NSH 36 |
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| Mason Filippi | MOH 36 |
POC |
IRP |
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| Tim Viens | TAL DNQ |
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| 2023 | Norm Benning | DAY DNQ |
39th | 75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brennan Poole | LVS 33 |
KAN 20 |
DAR 36 |
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| Akinori Ogata | ATL 17 |
NWS Wth |
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| Dale Quarterley | COA 28 |
MOH 35 |
POC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Armani Williams | TEX 29 |
CLT 35 |
IRP DNQ |
MLW | KAN | BRI | TAL | HOM 31 |
PHO | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jerry Bohlman | BRD DNQ |
RCH DNQ |
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| Memphis Villarreal | MAR 24 |
GTW Wth |
NSH 35 |
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| † – Brennan Poole qualified the truck but was replaced by Matt Jaskol. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Truck No. 47 history
editOn February 3, 2022, it was announced that the No. 47 would be fielded full-time in 2022 and driven by Johnny Sauter, Tim Viens, and Roger Reuse.[2]
Brennan Poole would drive the truck at Atlanta, setting a good pace with a 9th in the lone practice session but ultimately finishing 28th after having fuel pickup issues and losing all power on the backstretch while running 17th. Samuel LeComte would drive the truck at COTA but would ultimately fail to qualify. Viens was scheduled to make his first start of the season in the No. 47 at Martinsville, but the truck was withdrawn before the race. In Sonoma, Travis McCullough would both attempt to make his Truck Series debuts in the No. 47 truck.[8] However, McCullough had to be replaced due to his drug test results not coming in in time for practice. (As it was his first start of the season, he had to take a drug test beforehand.) Stefan Parsons was going to replace him in the No. 47 truck for qualifying. However, Parsons moved from the No. 47 to replace Filippi in the No. 46 truck in qualifying due to Filippi not adjusting to the truck well enough in practice. The No. 47 truck was withdrawn. Kaden Honeycutt would drive the No. 47 truck at Nashville.[9]
In 2023, Andrew Gordon would drive the No. 47 truck at Bristol Dirt. The truck was a Ford instead of its usual Toyota. He failed to qualify. Owner Viens drove the No. 47 truck at Kansas. He finished 36th. Dawson Cram would drive the truck at Darlington where he finished 35th.
Truck No. 47 results
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| Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | Owners | Pts | |
| 2022 | Johnny Sauter | 47 | Toyota | DAY 34 |
44th | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matt Jaskol | LVS DNQ |
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| Brennan Poole | ATL 28 |
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| Samuel LeComte | COA DNQ |
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| Tim Viens | MAR Wth |
BRI |
DAR |
KAN |
TEX |
CLT Wth |
GTW |
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| Travis McCullough | SON Wth |
KNX |
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| Kaden Honeycutt | NSH 21 |
MOH |
POC |
IRP |
RCH |
KAN |
BRI |
TAL |
HOM |
PHO | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Andrew Gordon | Ford | DAY | LVS | ATL | COA | TEX | BRD DNQ |
MAR | 57th | -22 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tim Viens | Toyota | KAN 36 |
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| Dawson Cram | DAR 35 |
NWS | CHA | GTW | NSH | MOH | POC | RCH | IRP | MLW | KAN | BRI | TAL | HOM | PHO | ||||||||||||||
ARCA Menards Series
editOn December 25, 2021, Tim Viens announced that he had bought an ARCA car from the closed Chad Bryant Racing team, hinting that G2G could field an ARCA Menards Series team in 2022 as well.[10] However, the team has yet to announce any ARCA plans.
As of June 10th, 2022, The car has been listed for sale by Viens.
References
edit- ^ Nguyen, Justin (May 27, 2021). "Tim Viens unveils Glory 2 God Racing for 2022 Truck season". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ a b Christie, Toby (February 3, 2022). "G2G Racing Fielding Two Full-Time Trucks in 2022, Sauter and Jaskol to Run Daytona". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ "Kaden Honeycutt Making Truck Series Debut at Martinsville". Racing America. April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
- ^ "Matt Jaskol Releases Statement Why He is No Longer with G2G Racing". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
- ^ "(Twitter post)". Twitter. Mark Kristl. June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
Tim Viens tells me that Mason Filippi & Travis McCullough will pilot the @g2g_racing trucks at Sonoma Raceway. Brennan Poole is driving today to help with points. Viens himself intends on driving at Pocono Raceway & other races later in the season.
- ^ "(Twitter post)". Twitter. Tim Viens. June 15, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
Chase Janes to pilot 46 at Nashville 😎
- ^ Christie, Toby (February 16, 2023). "Norm Benning to Replace Johnny Sauter in No. 46 G2G Racing Entry at Daytona". TobyChristie.com.
- ^ "(Twitter post)". Twitter. Mark Kristl. June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
Tim Viens tells me that Mason Filippi & Travis McCullough will pilot the @g2g_racing trucks at Sonoma Raceway. Brennan Poole is driving today to help with points. Viens himself intends on driving at Pocono Raceway & other races later in the season.
- ^ Christie, Toby (June 16, 2022). "G2G Racing Brings Kaden Honeycutt Back For Three More Truck Races". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ Viens, Tim (December 25, 2021). "Merry Christmas to me 🤗 @arcamenards @daytona 😎". Instagram. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
External links
edit- Official website
- G2G Racing owner statistics at Racing-Reference