Phil Parsons Racing: Difference between revisions

| Team_name = Phil Parsons Racing<br>HP Racing<br>Prism Motorsports<br>MSRP Motorsports

| Owner_names = [[Phil Parsons]] & [[Marcia Parsons]]

| Final = '''Sprint Cup Series''':<br>[[2015 SpongeBobFord SquarePantsEcoBoost 400]] ([[KansasHomestead-Miami Speedway]])

'''Phil Parsons Racing''', formerly named '''MSRP Motorsports''', '''Prism Motorsports''', and later '''HP Racing''', was a former [[NASCAR]] team competingthat competed in the [[Sprint Cup Series]] and [[Nationwide Series]]. It was owned by former NASCAR driver [[Phil Parsons]], and most recently fielded the No. 98 Ford for [[Josh Wise]].

The team was formerly owned by Phil's wife Marcia as well as Randy and Stacey Humphrey (hence the original name MSRP: Marcia, Stacey, Randy, Phil). For itsthe first few years of its [[Nationwide Series]] and Sprint Cup operations, the team was infamous for being a [[start and park]] organization, meaning that the team qualified a car for races, but it eventually parked the carit after just a few laps to avoid the costs of running a full race, even though the car iswas perfectly able to continue on.<ref name="quitting">Rob Zeller, "[http://www.caranddriver.com/features/the-quitting-game The Quitting Game]", [[Car and Driver]], Feb. 2009, pp. 96–100.</ref> The bad publicity generated by the practice led to Phil Parsons`s torefusal refuse to answer questions about MSRP in 2008,<ref name="quitting" /> but subsequently Parsons justified the practice by saying that "we furnished a living for some families, so there was some good that came out of it."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/nationwideseries/MSRP_Motorsports_to_field_two_Nationwide_teams_.html |title=MSRP Motorsports to field two Nationwide teams |author=Lee Montgomery |publisher=SceneDaily.com |date=2009-02-04 |accessdateaccess-date=2010-02-11}}</ref> In 2009, MSRP continued with two Nationwide Series teams and finally finished a race, while it also added a Sprint Cup team under the Prism Motorsports name that qualified for 30 races but only finished two. After the season, the entire team became known as Prism Motorsports.

In 2010, the team had two Sprint Cup teams, No. 55 and No. 66, led by drivers [[Michael McDowell (NASCAR)|Michael McDowell]] and [[Dave Blaney]], which drivefielded [[Toyota Camry]]s provided under a technical alliance with [[Michael Waltrip Racing|MWR]]. Three drivers rotated among the two Nationwide Series cars (90 and 91) in 2010: [[Danny O'Quinn Jr.]], [[David Gilliland]], and [[Chase Miller]].

Car No. 55 crew chief Zach McGowan tweeted on November 18 that the team would be shutting down after the 2010 season -ending race at Homestead,<ref name= "PRISM">[http://www.rubbins-racin.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=64276&p=805946 PRISM might be gone? - Rubbin's Racin'] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715211921/http://www.rubbins-racin.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=64276&p=805946 |date=2011-07-15 }} Nov. 18th, 2010: "Our team will be shutting down after this week. I hate it for our guys. I have enjoyed working everyone. We all made the best out of bad situation. Good luck to everyone." - Zach McGowan.</ref> but this was denied by team owner Randy Humphrey.<ref name= "PRISM 2">[http://jayski.com/cupnews.htm#20101118s Prism Motorsports to shut down operations; maybe not?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100514105426/http://www.jayski.com/cupnews.htm#20101118s |date=2010-05-14 }} Jayski, Nov. 20, 2010.</ref> No information iswas available regarding PRISM's Nationwide teams. The team returned in 2011 as '''HP Racing''' with McDowell behind the wheel of the No. 66 Toyota with Gene Nead as crew chief. Unlike 2009, the team intended to run a limited schedule, running only a few full races, but ended up running the full schedule. The team ran with Ford for 2012 and 2013 before switching to Chevrolet for the 2014 season.

The team and driver Josh Wise gained popularity in 2014 after an internet campaign with [[Dogecoin]] and [[Reddit]], leading the No. 98 to be voted into the [[2014 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race]].

[[Michael Waltrip]] drove the No. 55 at [[Talladega Superspeedway|Talladega]] with [[Aaron's, Inc.|Aaron's]] sponsorship to a poor finish after getting caught up in a wreck, but was running up front and was at one point leading the race.<ref>{{cite web|url=httphttps://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/news;_ylt=AiC7LKQut_xulL0oGdqWGbjov7YF?slug=ap-nascar-waltrip-talladega&prov=ap&type=lgns |title=Michael Waltrip to enter Talladega race |author=[[Associated Press]] |date=2010-03-12 |publisher=[[Yahoo!]] |accessdateaccess-date=2010-03-12}}</ref> [[Mike Bliss]] drove the car after McDowell left the team. When [[Terry Labonte]]'s car failed to qualify at Richmond, he took over as the driver of the No. 55, taking sponsor [[Gander Outdoors|Gander Mountain]] with him. [[Terry Cook (racing driver)|Terry Cook]] later attempted to qualify the car at Martinsville, but failed to do so. Waltrip willwould later return, along with sponsor [[Aaron's, Inc.|Aaron's]] to the No. 55 at the fall [[Talladega Superspeedway|Talladega]] race.

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The No. 98 car iswas a [[NASCAR]] [[Sprint Cup Series]] team that debuted in 2009 as the No. 66 under a technical alliance with [[Michael Waltrip Racing|MWR]], which supplied the team's [[Toyota Camry]], engines and technical support.<ref>"[http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/headlines/cup/02/04/mwaltrip.tlabonte.prism/index.html Waltrip says alliance with Prism Motorsports helpful]", [[NASCAR]], 4 February 2009.</ref> [[Terry Labonte]] ran the No. 66 for the [[2009 Daytona 500]], where he finished 24th. [[Dave Blaney]] ran the rest of the season, except for the [[Aarons 499]] at Talladega, whereas he was away with his family. [[Michael McDowell (NASCAR)|Michael McDowell]] droveattempted whileto Blaneyqualify wasfor awaythe withevent hisbut familyfailed to do so. According to Blaney, Prism had anticipated attempting to run all of the laps in "six or eight" Sprint Cup races in which the team was able to secure full sponsorshipssponsorship, which included [[Window World]] for the [[Daytona 500]] and [[Aaron's, Inc.|Aaron's]] for the [[Coca-Cola 600]]. The [[Denny Hamlin]] Foundation was on the car at [[Lowes Motor Speedway]] and, Talladega. Butand theyTexas, failedwith toBlaney qualifyonly formaking the formerrace at Talladega. Ultimately, the team qualified for 3031 of the 3436 Sprint Cup races in the 2009 season&nbsp;– 2930 by Blaney and 1 by Labonte—but only ran two complete races (the Daytona 500 and the Coca-Cola 600). For the remainder of 2009, the No. 66 Prism car was a start and park team, much like their Nationwide Series counterparts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vindy.com/news/2009/may/11/blaney-blessed-at-squeezing-a-buck/ |title=Blaney blessed at squeezing a buck |date=2009-05-11|author=John Bassetti|publisher=[[Youngstown Vindicator]]|accessdateaccess-date=2009-05-29}}</ref>

Blaney returned to the No. 66 in 2010. Again, Prism struggled with sponsorship, as it was unable to find a sponsor for the team for even the [[2010 Daytona 500]], and Blaney subsequently failed to qualify for it.<ref name="sponsor" /> Blaney made the team's first race of the year in the 2010 [[Auto Club 500]], qualifying fifth,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/cup/news/story?id=4929636|title=Jamie McMurray sits on pole in California week after winning Daytona 500|work=ESPN.com|accessdatedate=20 February 2010 |access-date=1 August 2015}}</ref> leading four laps before finishing 41st. The 66 was later impounded by NASCAR. The team was able to rebound from the impound, and ran the whole entire race, finishing 29th at the Shelby American. OnBlaney Augustleft 13the team after Watkins Glen, and [[Scott Riggs]] replacedtook Blaneyover inthe No. 66 for the next four races, qualifying only once at [[Bristol Motor Speedway]], Likewise, [[Jason Leffler]] drove the No. 66 for four races, only qualifying at [[MichiganAuto InternationalClub Speedway]]. The[[Johnny teamSauter]] failed to qualifymake foreach of the event.three Riggsraces madehe hisattempted firstwith startthe atteam, and [[BristolMike Motor SpeedwayBliss]] wheredrove the teamcar qualifiedat Texas and 32ndHomestead.

While the 66 team frequently [[Start and park|start-and-parked]], the teamit occasionally showed competitive speed. Blaney qualified 8th, 4th, and 3rd at the [[2009 Food City 500]], the [[2009 Sharpie 500]], and the [[2010 Food City 500]], respectively (all at [[Bristol Motor Speedway|Bristol]]), as well as a 5th place start spot at the [[2009 Auto Club 500]], though the team finished 41st or worst in all four races.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/blaneda01/2009/W|title=Dave Blaney|work=racing-reference.info|accessdateaccess-date=1 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/blaneda01/2010/W|title=Dave Blaney|work=racing-reference.info|accessdateaccess-date=1 August 2015}}</ref>

For 2011, McDowell returned to the team, now renamed HP Racing, for the full season. The team missed the [[2011 Daytona 500]], but started and parked the next three races. HP ran its first full race at [[Martinsville Speedway|Martinsville]], where the team finished 32nd after a late wreck. [[KLOVE]] wassponsored the sponsorteam forat Richmond and Darlington. Todd Bodine drove at both Pocono and Michigan in August, while Josh Wise took over the 66 at Texas while McDowell filled in for Kyle Busch, who was suspended for intentionally wrecking another driver during the Truck Series race.

The team opened the 2013 season with a ninth -place finish at the [[2013 Daytona 500|Daytona 500]], the first top ten finish for the team and for McDowell.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wackerlin|first=Jeff|url=http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2013/02/McDowell-Yeley-Shine-at-Daytona.aspx|title=McDowell, Yeley Shine at Daytona|publisher=[[Motor Racing Network]]|date=2013-02-25|accessdateaccess-date=2013-03-24|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401050158/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2013/02/McDowell-Yeley-Shine-at-Daytona.aspx|archive-date=2013-04-01}}</ref> Phil Parsons Racing withdrew from Phoenix after the team could not prepare the Generation 6 cars in time. They would later skip the road courses as well. Johnny Sauter raced 2 races because McDowell was not in the car. Mike Curb is listed as the owner of the 98. McDowell left after the 2013 season and [[Josh Wise]] took over as the team switched to [[Chevrolet]] for all but the superspeedway events, where they used Fords. In March 2014, [[Reddit]] users started a fundraiser to raise [[Dogecoin]] to sponsor the No. 98 at the [[2014 Aaron's 499|Aaron's 499]]. On March 25, Reddit user /u/Reddit_Racing announced that the fundraiser was a success, having met their $50,000 goal by accumulating 67 million Dogecoin.<ref>{{cite web|last=Estrada|first=Chris|url=http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2014/03/25/nascar-fans-on-reddit-use-dogecoin-to-sponsor-josh-wise/|title=NASCAR fans on Reddit use DogeCoin to sponsor Josh Wise|publisher=[[NBC Sports]]|date=2014-03-26|accessdateaccess-date=2014-03-26}}</ref> The DogeCoin sponsorship caught the attention of [[Provident Metals]], and the company became Wise's primary sponsor in June 2014.<ref name="Provident">{{cite web|url=http://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/innovation/after-sponsoring-nascars-josh-wise-provident-metals-to-accept-dogecoin-bitcoin-and-litecoin/|title=After Sponsoring NASCAR’s Josh Wise, Provident Metals to Accept Dogecoin, Bitcoin, and Litecoin|author=Ron Finberg|work=Cryptocurrency- Finance Magnates|accessdate=1 August 2015}}</ref> The car returned at the [[2014 Toyota/Save Mart 350|Toyota/Save Mart 350]] and the [[2014 GEICO 500|GEICO 500]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Wilmoth|first=Josiah|url=http://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/news/josh-wise-announces-will-drive-dogecar-twice-2014/2014/06/05|title=Josh Wise Announces He Will Drive the Dogecar Twice More in 2014|publisher=Cryptocoins News|accessdate=2014-06-05}}</ref> Florida gubernatorial candidate and Democrat [[Charlie Crist]] was to sponsor the No. 98 for the July 5 [[2014 Coke Zero 400|Coke Zero 400]] at Daytona,<ref>{{cite web|last=Smith|first=Adam|url=http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2014/06/charlie-nascar-crist.html|title=Charlie NASCAR Crist|publisher=Miami Herald|accessdateaccess-date=2014-07-01}}</ref> the sponsorship provided by former owner [[James Finch]], but was withdrawn by Parsons to respect his business partner Mike Curb, a Republican.<ref>{{cite web|last=Miller|first=Jake|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/nascar-team-pulls-charlie-crist-sponsorship/|title=NASCAR team pulls Charlie Crist sponsorship|publisher=[[CBS News]]|date=2014-07-05|accessdateaccess-date=2014-07-06}}</ref>

Wise returned to PPR for the 2015 season.<ref>{{cite web|last=Aragon|first=Dominic|url=http://www.theracingexperts.com/josh-wise-to-return-to-ppr.php|title=Josh Wise to return to Phil Parsons Racing|publisher=The Racing Experts|date=December 1, 2014|accessdateaccess-date=December 2, 2014}}</ref> Finch would once again provide sponsorship to the team in the [[2015 Daytona 500|Daytona 500]], this time through his company Phoenix Construction. However, the car suffered a terminal mechanical failure before the green flag flew on their [[2015 Budweiser Duels|Budweiser Duel]], and PPR ultimately missed the Daytona 500 for the first time since 2011. However, the team has been able to qualify for every race since then. Wise scored a top 10 in the [[2015 GEICO 500]] at Talladega.

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