| 2008 TM MASTER CUP SERIES TEAM CHART | ||||||
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| FULL TIME TEAMS | ||||||
| CAR# |
DRIVER | MANU | SPONSOR | LISTED OWNER(S) |
TIRES | ENGINES |
| NOTES... | ||||||
| 1 | Julia Nosova | Volpi | Clutch-Inc, ?Red Bull Canon |
Jeff Cesnik Racing Jeff Cesnik |
Cooper | JCR |
| Still listed as Julia Nosova. Hi-Steel leaves the #1 team and goes to FLASH Racing. Nosova hinted that she could request her full name, Yuliya Katerina Nosova, be displayed next season. Won the Karjala GP as a rookie, first woman to win the Karjala GP, and second rookie to win the famous race. JCR will run Volpi-Cooper combination. | ||||||
| 2 | Ian Cooper | Volpi | ?Backyard Grill ?Lysander | Jeff Cesnik Racing Jeff Cesnik |
Cooper | JCR |
| Ian Cooper confirmed as the driver. Lysander could wind up as the sponsor on this car, or could split with Backyard Grill. | ||||||
| 3 | ? | Gasnier | ?GameStop | McDermott-Karl's Racing J.D. McDermott |
Michelin | ACR |
| Jonser rumored to the #3 car for McDermott | ||||||
| 4 | Leonid Roderick | Inglesby | ?Lance Snacks, Mozilla Firefox Eastman Kodak, Advance Auto Parts, Hi-Steel |
FLASH Racing Evan Thomas |
Bridgestone | FLASH |
| Rumors are about that Mozilla Firefox will take over as primary sponsor for the #4. Roderick has a clause in his contract (and a very unusual one) saying his car (assuming primary scheme) must be orange. FLASH Racing will run with Bridgestone tires. | ||||||
| 5 (was #19) | ? | Gasnier | ?MHL | Andrew Craig Racing Andrew Craig |
Goodyear | ACR |
| Was the #19 team. Roswell takes the number, sponsor, and crew cheif Mike Golfus to Flare. MHL could sponsor. Several rumored drivers. | ||||||
| 7 | ? | Saar | U.E.S.C. Pepsi, CAT, Zone Labs, IBM |
McCallister Motorsports Garth McCallister, Sr. |
Michelin | McCallister |
| New McCallister team. Sandoval rumored to this ride several times. UESC comes on board as the sponsor. | ||||||
| 8 | Gary Edwards | Saar | Goodyear Rubber Company McDonalds, TRINITY, FOX News, Mobil 1 |
National Racing Peter Keyes |
Goodyear | National |
| New team for National Racing. Gary Edwards will drive with Goodyear as the sponsor. | ||||||
| 9 | David Krikorian ROTY |
Lenard | Lenard Motor Co. | Donald McKinney Flare Motorsports |
Cooper | Flare |
| Krikorian took over for Darcy mid-season in 2008, but is still eligable for ROTY. | ||||||
| 00 | James Dalton | Inglesby | ?Western Digital | James Dalton |
Michelin | National |
| Could wind up being a part-time car if early season performances are sub-par. | ||||||
| 01 | Woody Watts | Inglesby | ?Western Digital | James Dalton | Michelin | McCallister |
| New team for Dalton. RROL superstar Watts takes the wheel. | ||||||
| 02 | Marcos Leonard | Inglesby | IMMA FIRIN MA LAZER | James Dalton | Michelin | TIE |
| Leonard moves over to Dalton's team | ||||||
| 04 | Johnnie Ada | Volpi | Mechanix Wear |
Team EFR Carrie Ada |
Goodyear | EFR |
| Team EFR to Volpi and will run Goodyears. | ||||||
| 10 | Anthony Evans | Lenard | ?Mont Blanc | Anthony Evans Evans Motorsports |
?Goodyear | Flare |
| No known changes. Evans might go back to Goodyear. | ||||||
| 11 | Damien Snyder | Saar | Wal*Mart, Coca-Cola McDonalds, TRINITY, Home Depot, Coca-Cola, Mobil 1 |
National Racing Peter Keyes |
Goodyear | National |
| Snyder back in 2009, National Racing back to Goodyear. Was the team Steve Marshall drove with before he was killed. | ||||||
| 12 | Justin Brooks | Saar | Pepsi Caterpillar, Zone Labs, IBM |
Garth McCallister McCallister Motorsports |
Michelin | McCallister |
| Brooks takes the #12 car in a surprise announcement. Pepsi stays as sponsor, supposedly the paintscheme will have flames on it. | ||||||
| 13 | Alan Hodges | CM | ?Netflix, ?Arquin Royale, ?Vodafone HAAS Manufacturing |
Alan Hodges Carl Walter Hodges-Walter Racing |
Michelin | HWR |
| Hodges changed as little as possible -- CM/Michelin combination. Possibility of a new sponsor. | ||||||
| 14 | Arto Kekkonen ROTY |
Inglesby | ?Duracell ?LAUNCH Energy Drink Kodak, Mozilla Firefox |
FLASH Racing | Bridgestone | FLASH |
| New FLASH team. Kekkonen will drive and run for ROTY. | ||||||
| 16 | Kurt Plissken | Inglesby | Jack Link's Beef Jerky | Power Steering Incorporated | ? | PSI |
| No expected changes. | ||||||
| 17 | Joseph Howard | Saar | Mountain Dew/Caterpillar Pepsi, IBM |
Garth McCallister McCallister Motorsports |
Michelin | McCallister |
| Howard could retire after 09. | ||||||
| 18 (was #57) | Pete Maverick ROTY |
Inglesby | ?Blazing Saddles | Power Steering Incorporated | ? | PSI |
| New number for this team. Pretty sure PSI will be back with Inglesby. | ||||||
| 19 | Dale Roswell | Lenard | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Lenard |
Flare Motorsports | Cooper | Flare |
| Roswell takes the former ACR #19 team over to Flare Motorsports -- sponsorship included. | ||||||
| 21 | Paul Lyons | Saar | McDonald's FOX News, Budweiser, Home Depot, Coca-Cola |
National Racing Peter Keyes |
Goodyear | National |
| Lyons resigns with National Racing. | ||||||
| 22 | Chris Johaanes | Saar | Lay's Pepsi, IBM |
Garth McCallister McCallister Motorsports |
Michelin | McCallister |
| Brown will not be back in the #22 car after performance nosedived. Johaanes takes over this car. | ||||||
| 23 | Tyrone Stanley | Nemoto | The Shafer Group | Camelot Racing Arthur Thomas |
Bridgestone | Camelot |
| Stanley returns to the #23. He is the only black driver on the circuit if you don't count Stuart Sandoval, who is half-black. Gazelle Racing renamed Camelot Racing after the team is re-sold to King Arthur Thomas. | ||||||
| 24 | Kurt Walker | Nemoto | Kleffer Media | Camelot Racing Arthur Thomas |
Bridgestone | Camelot |
| Walker will be back. This team switched to Nemoto. Gazelle Racing renamed Camelot Racing after the team is re-sold to King Arthur Thomas. | ||||||
| 25 | Dan Clezl | Nemoto | Sunoco | Camelot Motorsports Arthur Thomas |
Bridgestone | Camelot |
| Team will be renumbered as #25 with Dan Clezl at the wheel. | ||||||
| 26 | Scott Steudler | CM | HAAS Manufacturing | Alan Hodges Carl Walter Hodges-Walter Racing |
Michelin | HWR |
| Hodges intends to change as little as possible as far as manufacturers and tires are concerned. | ||||||
| 27 | Alexis Rainsford | Volpi | Canon UNICEF |
Jeff Cesnik Racing Jeff Cesnik Alexis Rainsford |
Cooper | JCR |
| Alexis Rainsford reunites with Jeff Cesnik. | ||||||
| 28 | Zach Duff | Volpi | Lego |
Jeff Cesnik Racing | Cooper | JCR |
| Ran last year under the Alienware Racing with Ian Hihey banner. Hihey may be back as a crew chief. It isn't known who the driver will be. Lego will sponsor this car. | ||||||
| 29 | Allie Riggs ROTY |
Lenard | Audience Sound Systems | Flare Motorsports Don McKinney |
Cooper | Flare |
| New team for Flare. Riggs is the frontrunner. | ||||||
| 30 | Collin Evans | Lenard | Under Armor Coca-Cola |
Evans Motorsports Anthony Evans |
?Goodyear | Flare |
| Collin Evans looks like he'll be back. Goodyear could be the tire of this team. Heard Anthony Evans is sticking with Lenard. | ||||||
| 31 | Drew Eisenman | Saar | Mobil 1/Coca-Cola McDonalds, TRINITY, Home Depot |
National Racing Peter Keyes |
Goodyear | National |
| Brooks kicked out of #31 because of his arrogance, annoying behavior, and a tendency to run into his teammates. Eisenman will take this car. | ||||||
| 32 | Ryan Nawrocki | Saar | Budweiser/FOX News McDonalds, TRINITY, Budweiser, Home Depot, Coca-Cola |
National Racing Peter Keyes |
Goodyear | National |
| No changes known aside from National Racing back to Goodyear. | ||||||
| 33 | Tony Durbin | Saar | FOX News, Wal*Mart McDonalds, TRINITY, Budweiser, Home Depot, Coca-Cola, Mobil 1 |
National Racing Peter Keyes |
Goodyear | National |
| No changes known aside from National Racing back to Goodyear. | ||||||
| 34 | Palmer Stiles | Inglesby | Eastman Kodak Lance Snacks, Hi-Steel |
FLASH Racing Evan Thomas |
Bridgestone | FLASH |
| No changes. | ||||||
| 35 | Eric Jackson | Gasnier | Monster Energy Blockbuster |
Andrew Craig Racing Andrew Craig |
Goodyear | ACR |
| Jackson and Monster back on the #35. Andrew Craig switches to Gasnier | ||||||
| 37 | Todd Wodarczyk | STS | Miller Lite | Ocean Motorsports Greg Munson John Munson |
Goodyear | Ocean |
| Wodarczyk will probably be back. Ocean Motorsports switches to Goodyear and STS. | ||||||
| 39 | Lorne Roth | STS | Hewlett-Packard | Ocean Motorsports Greg Munson John Munson |
Goodyear | Ocean |
| Roth returns, Ocean Motorsports switches to Goodyear and STS. | ||||||
| 40 (was #2) | Brian Sendack | STS | Red Bull | Ocean Motorsports Greg Munson John Munson |
Goodyear | Ocean |
| Sendack and Red Bull will be back as car #40. Ocean Motorsports goes to STS. | ||||||
| 44 | Joel Rodriguez |
Inglesby | Advance Auto Parts AVIS? |
FLASH Racing | Bridgestone | FLASH |
| Matt Taylor goes to ARLA for a year. Watts was considered the frontrunner for this ride, but he may not get it if his performance in the #06 TMJS car doesn't improve. Rodriguez picked up for this ride. FLASH Racing will supposedly expand to 5 cars in 2010 and if Rodriguez performs well enough he will get to drive the #86 again in 2010. | ||||||
| 45 (was #20) | Todd Stanton ROTY |
Gasnier | Blockbuster/Menards Monster, NASCOM Online |
Andrew Craig Racing Andrew Craig |
Goodyear | ACR |
| Sponsors will return, Rosenstreter kicked out after Russia. Todd Stanton takes over the ride, renumbered to 45. | ||||||
| 47 | Ross Peterson | STS | O'Kelvin Antifreeze HAAS, Black Cat |
Chapman Motorsports | Michelin | Ocean |
| #47 and #77 cars switch to STS. | ||||||
| 51 | Bruno Battaglia ROTY |
Nemoto | LeCrent Lights | Star Motorsports | Bridgestone | Nemoto |
| Battaglia announced as the driver of the #51 car. The former NFL player will be sponsored by LeCrent Lights. | ||||||
| 52 | Stephanie McGlynn | Nemoto | Butch Light | Star Motorsports | Bridgestone | Nemoto |
| One of the new teams for Nemoto. McGlynn and Kennedy move from the old #6 team to the #52 car. Butch Light returns to sponsor the car. | ||||||
| 53 | John Parker, Jr. ROTY |
Nemoto | IPX Satellite Radio | Star Motorsports | Bridgestone | Nemoto |
| One of the new teams for Nemoto. Parker, Jr. will make a run at ROTY. | ||||||
| 55 | Zelda Ashby ROTY |
Gasnier | Nintendo | Kingston Enterprises | Cooper | Kingston |
| Team bought out by Kingston Enterprises, switches to Gasnier. | ||||||
| 64 | Enzo Medina | STS | Marlboro | Arrowtech | ?Bridgestone | Arrowtech |
| Medina will be back with Marlboro sponsorship. | ||||||
| 65 | Manny Brown | STS | Marlboro | Arrowtech | ?Bridgestone | Arrowtech |
| New owner. Redlich will not return, despite outpacing Medina. Brown will take this ride. | ||||||
| 66 | Sam Morel | CM | ?Tempest Automation ?Calton-Morel Motor Co. | Sam Morel Racing | Michelin | Morel |
| The flagship CM team. Mike Benedict returns as crew chief, longtime sponsor Tempest Automation may or may not be back. Sam Morel's brother is one of the heads of Calton-Morel. | ||||||
| 67 | Tom Delgado | CM | ?Capital One |
Sam Morel Racing | Michelin | Morel |
| Delgado will likely return to the 67. Adam Purcell ran Twin Ring Motegi, but isn't likely to get the full-time nod. French driver Adrian Devereux has been linked to this car a few times. | ||||||
| 69 | James West ROTY |
Gasnier | Indy Can Crusher | McDermott-Karl's Racing J.D. McDermott |
Michelin | ACR |
| West will run for ROTY with McDermott and Gasnier. | ||||||
| 73 | Mike Whitmore | CM | Name 73 HAAS, Kleffer Media, The Shafer Group |
Hodges-Walter Racing Alan Hodges Carl Walter Erin Marchesi |
Michelin | HWR |
| Doesn't look like there will be any changes on the #73. | ||||||
| 74 | Cyrus LaTerza | Inglesby ?CM |
M&Ms Gateway |
Mitchell & Sons Racing | Michelin | FLASH |
| LaTerza returns to the Mitchell and Sons car. #74 team is the longest-running team still in the series... this will be their 55th year competing. Could switch to CM. | ||||||
| 77 | Stuart Sandoval | STS | Harley Davidson/Black Cat | Chapman Motorsports | Michelin | Ocean |
| Sandoval keeps his ride for next season. | ||||||
| 84 | Louis Kingston | Gasnier | Chicago Cubs/Friendly Napalm Gateway |
Kingston Enterprises | Cooper | Kingston |
| Kingston's team to remain virtually unchanged, but may switch to Gasnier. Alexander returns as crew cheif. | ||||||
| 88 | Scott Bates | Volpi | EFR |
Team EFR Kathy Bates |
Goodyear | EFR |
| No significant changes. Bates confirmed he will continue to drive #88. | ||||||
| 90 | Milano Rossini ROTY |
Volpi | Kellengram Radio Services | Blitzkrieg Racing | Bridgestone | Blitzkrieg |
| Blitzkrieg to Volpi. Volpi vouched for Rossini to take the race seat. | ||||||
| 91 | Danny Savin | Volpi | Quaker State | Blitzkrieg Racing | Bridgestone | Blitzkrieg |
| The Rockstar returns to the 91. Blitzkrieg switches to Volpi. | ||||||
| 99 | Rachel Rainsford | Lenard | Lenard Motor Co./?Tylenol | Donald McKinney Flare Motorsports |
Cooper | Flare |
| No changes other than Cooper tires. | ||||||
| PART TIME TEAMS | ||||||
| CAR# |
DRIVER | MANU | SPONSOR | LISTED OWNER(S) |
TIRES | ENGINES |
| NOTES... | ||||||
| 0 | Julian Alexander | Lenard | ? | Alex Harrison Racing | Bridgestone | Flare |
| Part-time team. | ||||||
| 6 | ?Esko Koskela | Saar | Finnair | Finntech | Michelin | Finntech |
| Will run Karjala, maybe more than that. | ||||||
| 38 | Vladimir Simonov (3-5 races) ?Stan Rosenstreter (Daytona) |
STS | STS Motor Co. | Ocean Motorsports Greg Munson John Munson |
Goodyear | Ocean |
| Part-time team for Ocean Motorsports. Simonov will run a few races, Rosenstreter could run Daytona. | ||||||
| 59 | Adrian Devereux | CM | Calton-Morel | Sam Morel Racing | Michelin | Morel |
| Will show up to a few races at random. Devereux is likely to make a run at ROTY in 2009. | ||||||
| 60 | Edvin Lisko | Saar | ?Finnair | Finntech | Michelin | Finntech |
| Finntech will run two cars again, and probably bring both to the same weekends. GRL driver Edvin Lisko will wheel the #60 car. | ||||||
| 63 | Scott Dalitz (Daytona) Kevin Monroe (3-5 races) |
Saar | Dalitz Karting Equipment ?Alltel |
M&J Racing | Goodyear | Ocean |
| ARLA team will make a few runs with Dalitz and Monroe. Alltel may sponsor Monroe, but Alltel was bought by Verizon, which is part-owned by Vodafone, who will (in all likelihood) be on a car for 2009. | ||||||
| 80 | ? | Gasnier | ? | Greg Whittaker Racing Greg Whittaker |
Bridgestone | Jack Morrow |
| Part-time team. Leon Keniston's name has floated around for this car. | ||||||
| 83 | Austin Magnussen | Saar | ? | Blackdiamond Racing | Goodyear | Finntech |
| Austin Magnussen will drive this car in a few races. | ||||||
| 86 | Matt Taylor | Inglesby | ? | FLASH Racing | Bridgestone | FLASH |
| Taylor will run at least two races to preserve his Champion's provisional in the #86 -- possibly more if his ARLA campaign tanks. | ||||||
| 98 | ?Jeff Cesnik (3 races) | Volpi | ?Clutch Eleventh Hour Canon |
Jeff Cesnik Racing |
Cooper | JCR |
| Ran Daytona, Karjala, and Decatur with Cesnik last year. Dalena put forth money to run Aleksey Stoyanovich for Russia last year. No idea if it will come back. Ran #90 last year but Blitzkrieg is using it for 09. | ||||||
| UNKNOWN TEAMS | ||||||
| CAR# |
DRIVER | MANU | SPONSOR | LISTED OWNER(S) |
TIRES | ENGINES |
| NOTES... | ||||||
| 59 | Jerry Luther | Inglesby | Burger King | Luther Motorsports Tammy Luther |
? | Gazelle |
| Burger King said they will sponsor Jerry Luther wherever he decides to race. Not sure if this team comes back, but probably will. | ||||||
| 89 | Jack Cronin | Saar | ? | Cronin Motorsports | ? | Mason |
| Have heard NOTHING about this team returning in any function. Could run TM Junior series as the factory Gasnier team. Cronin said he would try his hand at the GRL again in May, didn't say when. Cronin Motorsports formerly employed Ross Peterson in the 90s and Alexis Rainsford in the early 00s. | ||||||