Live Fast Motorsports
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| Owner(s) | B. J. McLeod Matt Tifft Joe Falk |
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| Base | Mooresville, North Carolina[1] |
| Series | NASCAR Cup Series |
| Race drivers | 78. TBA |
| Sponsors | 78. NASCAR Heat 5, Traxion, Surface Sunscreen, Keen Parts/Corvetteparts.net, Long-Lewis Automotive Group, Celsius Energy Drink, DA-Quick Clip, American Brain Tumor Association, Superior Logistics, Gatorland, International Material, NASCAR 21: Ignition, Pala Casino Resort and Spa, Motorsport Games, Elk Grove Ford, NOS Energy Drink, Bremont, Blacktop Mojo |
| Manufacturer | Ford |
| Opened | 2020 |
| Career | |
| Debut | 2021 Daytona 500 (Daytona) |
| Latest race | 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race (Phoenix) |
| Races competed | 36 |
| Drivers' Championships | 0 |
| Race victories | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
Live Fast Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series. It is owned by B. J. McLeod, Matt Tifft, and Joe Falk. The team currently fields the No. 78 Ford for driver/owner McLeod and several other drivers, in a technical alliance with Stewart-Haas Racing.[2]
History[]
Car No. 78 history[]
B. J. McLeod and ringers (2021)[]
On May 13, 2020, B. J. McLeod announced that his team, B. J. McLeod Motorsports, would be running part-time in the Cup Series with him as the driver.[3] On October 23, 2020, it was announced that McLeod and Matt Tifft had teamed up with Joe Falk to acquire the charter from Go Fas Racing. Tifft was a former Cup Series driver who had to put his racing career on hold due to health issues in 2019.[4] On November 20, 2020, the team announced its name, Live Fast Motorsports, and would continue to use the number 78. Although McLeod's primary manufacturer was Chevrolet in 2020, they are running Fords in 2021.[5]
At the Daytona 500, McLeod would finish 23rd in the race. Even ran high as second when he and his fellow competitors went back out on the track for pace laps following a rain delay.
The following race, McLeod would take the week off driving duties, while Scott Heckert drove the Daytona Road Course. Heckert would drive the No. 78 to a 28th-place finish.
McLeod would then drive the car in the next several races until the Food City Dirt Race when dirt racer Shane Golobic would drive the No. 78 in his Cup debut. However, Golobic would be involved in a crash along with Aric Almirola, Corey LaJoie and Anthony Alfredo, causing him to finish 37th as a DNF.
McLeod would resume his driving duties for the next several races until the EchoPark Texas Grand Prix where Kyle Tilley drove the No. 78. Tilley finished 31st in his Cup debut.
Tilley would also participate in the Jockey Made in America 250 (Placed 35th in the race a few laps down after Tilley lost a tire and drove into the gravel trap.), the Go Bowling at The Glen (Placed 30th).
Before the Verizon 200, Tilley had a shoulder injury, culminating in Andy Lally practicing the car. However, Lally would end up participating in the race (Which was Lally’s first Cup start in a decade.). However rear gear issues caused Lally to drop out of the race.
McLeod then participated in the remaining races except the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway where Scott Heckert drove the No. 78 for the second time, this time Heckert placed 26th, currently his best finish in the Cup series. Heckert would also compete in the Bank of America Roval 400.
At the 2021 Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona, McLeod scored the organization’s first top ten by finishing ninth.
Car No. 78 results[]
| 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 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | Owners | Pts |
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| 2021 | B. J. McLeod | 78 | Ford | DAY 23 |
HOM 34 |
LVS 30 |
PHO 30 |
ATL 34 |
MAR 29 |
RCH 32 |
TAL 25 |
KAN 31 |
DAR 32 |
DOV 36 |
CLT 31 |
NSH 28 |
POC 30 |
POC 29 |
ATL 30 |
NHA 30 |
MCH 28 |
DAY 9 |
DAR 27 |
RCH 30 |
BRI 37 |
LVS 33 |
TAL 30 |
TEX 22 |
KAN 30 |
MAR 29 |
PHO 27 |
32nd | 267 | ||||||||
| Scott Heckert | DAY 28 |
SON 26 |
CLT 31 |
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| Shane Golobic | BRI 37 |
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| Kyle Tilley | COA 31 |
ROA 35 |
GLN 30 |
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| Andy Lally | IND 39 |
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References[]
- ^ "Live Fast Motorsports becomes 3rd new NASCAR team for 2021". WTOP-FM. Associated Press. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
- ^ "Matt Tifft, BJ McLeod team named Live Fast Motorsports, will run #78 Ford". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
- ^ "B.J. McLeod Motorsports planning at least 15 Cup races". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. May 13, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
- ^ Long, Dustin (October 23, 2020). "Matt Tifft, B.J. McLeod to have charter with new team". NBC Sports. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- ^ "Matt Tifft, BJ McLeod team named Live Fast Motorsports, will run #78 Ford". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
External links[]
- Official website
- B. J. McLeod owner statistics at Racing-Reference
- American auto racing teams
- NASCAR teams