you know, you come in here and this is the big boys, and. Hillenburg said of the incident 'I wiggled up in front of the, uh, the 20 car there and, uh, I mean. Jeff Gordon, who was behind Stewart, could not slow down enough to avoid Hillenburg and eventually hit Hillenburg on the driver's side. The team would stir up controversy about field fillers, when during the 2004 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400, Andy Hillenburg, who was last at the time, was bumped by Tony Stewart heading into Turn 1, who was about to lap Hillenburg. Tony Ave, Carl Long, and Ted Christopher drove for one-race deals, before Mario Gosselin finished the season for the team. Following him, Randy LaJoie drove one race for them at Richmond International Raceway. With new sponsor Commercial Truck & Trailer, Hillenburg drove five races for them, posting a best finish of 34th at North Carolina Speedway. They did not run in 2003, but returned in 2004 due to a lack of teams competing. When Shelmerdine DNQ'd at Daytona, he and Hooters left for Brett Bodine Racing, leaving the team once again driverless. In 2002, Hover returned with sponsorship from Hooters and Kirk Shelmerdine driving. After he DNQ'd for Daytona in 2001, he was released. Following the 1999 season, Hover constructed a new shop and hired Morgan Shepherd to attempt the Brickyard 400, but he too, fell short of qualifying for the race. Gary Bradberry came on board for a pair of races in 1999, failing to qualify for those. Andy Hillenburg attempted Daytona with Hover in 1999, missing the race as well. Ruttman returned to run the 1995 Daytona 500, finishing nineteenth.Īfter Ruttman failed to qualify for the 1996 Daytona 500, Hover did not make another NASCAR attempt until the Daytona 500 in 1998, when Mike Ciochetti drove. He finished 23rd with Park Ohio Industries. They also ran another race at Charlotte Motor Speedway with Joe Ruttman. Hover did not make another start until the 1994 Daytona 500, when the team finished 19th with Jimmy Horton driving.

He started 36th and finished 31st after suffering handling problems.

The team made its first start at the AC Delco 500 with Dave Blaney driving with sponsorship from Daffron's Body Shop. The team has also run races in the past in the ARCA RE/MAX Series. They were planning to partner with Peak Fitness Racing for the 2006 season, but that deal fell through. 80 Ford Taurus for Carl Long, but failed to qualify. They last attempted a race at the 2006 Daytona 500, when they fielded the No. Hover Motorsports was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series team. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources.įind sources: 'Hover Motorsports' – news Īndy Hillenburg, Carl Long, Mario Gosselin, Randy LaJoie, Ted Christopher, Tony Ave Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. This article relies largely or entirely on a single source.

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