Cram Racing Enterprises

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Cram Racing Enterprises
Cram Racing Enterprises logo.jpg
Owner(s)Clinton Cram
Dawson Cram
Kevin Cram
Mark Cram
Boyd Long (former)
BaseMooresville, North Carolina
SeriesNASCAR Camping World Truck Series
ARCA Menards Series
Race driversTruck Series:
41. Dawson Cram ARCA Menards Series:
94. Benny Chastain, Chris Hacker
SponsorsTruck Series:
41. Magnum Contracting, Camping World, Overton's, Good Sam, Be Water, Thunder seed, Holla Vodka, Elevated Performance, Pacbak
ARCA Menards Series:
94. UBPN
ManufacturerChevrolet
Toyota
Opened2017
Career
DebutTruck Series:
2017 M&M's 200 (LMS)
2020 CarShield 200 (CRE)
Races competed36 (Truck)
3 (ARCA Menards Series)
1 (ARCA Menards Series West)
Race victories0

Cram Racing Enterprises (formerly Long Motorsports) is an American professional stock car racing team that competes in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, fielding a part-time team, the No. 41 Chevrolet Silverado/Toyota Tundra, for multiple drivers with team co-owner/driver Dawson Cram as the primary. They also compete in the ARCA Menards Series, fielding the No. 94 Chevrolet/Toyota for Benny Chastain and Chris Hacker.

History[]

The team started as Long Motorsports, owned by Boyd Long (not related to the driver Carl Long) originally was formed in 2017, with Ted Minor driving the No. 14 part-time.[1] In the race at Iowa, the team's first start, Minor qualified for the race and finished 27th. They did not attempt any races in 2018 or 2019.

In 2020, Long Motorsports announced they would be returning and competing at Charlotte with Dawson Cram in the No. 55. They had to switch numbers because Trey Hutchens' team had taken their old No. 14 during their two years out of the series. The team would then go on to attempt five more races that season. Their sponsor was American Mask & Sanitizer, a company formed during the COVID-19 pandemic to make those supplies and ship them to frontline workers. To pay tribute to them, the paint scheme featured paint handprints in multiple colors and as a result, was nicknamed the "Helping Hands" truck.[2] In the race at Michigan, Cram finished 14th, a career-best for both him and the team.

CRE driver/co-owner Dawson Cram

On August 13, 2020, Cram announced that he was immediately parting ways with Long Motorsports, who would announce that they were looking for a driver to replace Cram for the rest of the season (although Cram would end up running one more race for them at Dover).[3] However, Long's plans soon changed, as it was announced on August 25 that Cram and his family had bought Long Motorsports, making it their team, Cram Racing Enterprises. The first race for the team under the new ownership was at Gateway, with Dawson Cram piloting the renumbered No. 41 truck.[4] This was not the first race for the Cram family owning a team, as they fielded a No. 11 truck for Dawson in his debut in the Truck Series in October 2017 at Martinsville, but they were forced to withdraw after crashing in practice. It was the only attempt for that entry, as Dawson would attempt his Truck races in 2018 and 2019 for other existing teams.

The No. 41 would be entered in the remaining 10 races in 2020, and Dawson Cram would drive it 8 of those, earning a best finish of 16th at Martinsville in October. In the two races where Cram was not the driver, Fast Track Racing ARCA Menards Series driver Ryan Huff drove it at his home track of Richmond for his second start in the series,[5] and Cody Erickson would drive at Bristol in his first Truck Series start in five years.[6]

In a partnership with Fast Track Racing, Cram Racing Enterprises would make their debut in the ARCA Menards Series West in the 2020 season-finale at Phoenix with Erickson in the No. 10 Chevrolet and Chris Hacker in the No. 12 Toyota. Hacker joined the team to make one start in 2020, which would be followed by the 2021 ARCA Menards Series season-opener at Daytona, and then either a part-time or full-time schedule in the Truck Series, depending on sponsorship.[7] Dawson Cram would tweet on November 29 that there were openings to drive in ARCA for the team in 2021.[8] It was later announced on January 7, 2021, that their Truck Series team would run full-time in 2021 with Cram and Hacker as the drivers.[9] Cody Erickson would drive at the Bristol Motor Speedway dirt race.

References[]

  1. ^ "Ted Minor joins Long Motorsports". Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN. March 28, 2017. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "American Mask & Sanitizer partners with Long Motorsports, Dawson Cram". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  3. ^ "Dawson Cram parts ways with Long Motorsports". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 13, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  4. ^ "Dawson Cram to run his own Truck team the remainder of the season: UPDATE". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 25, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  5. ^ "Ryan Huff to drive for Cram Racing at Richmond". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 9, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  6. ^ Srigley, Joseph (September 15, 2020). "Cody Erickson Returning to NASCAR Truck Series Competition with Cram Enterprises at Bristol". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  7. ^ "(Twitter post)". Twitter. Chris Hacker. August 28, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020. BREAKING NEWS Chris Hacker will be participating in two NASCAR ARCA Menards Series events, including Daytona International Speedway. In addition, he will be competing part-time in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoor Truck Series in 2021!
  8. ^ Cram, Dawson (November 29, 2020). "(Twitter post)". Twitter. Retrieved December 18, 2020. @nascar approval process opportunities available for 2021 DM me if interested!
  9. ^ Srigley, Joseph (January 7, 2020). "Cram Racing Enterprises Returning to NASCAR Truck Series Full-Time; Possible ARCA Entry in 2021?". TobyChristie.com.

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