Baker Curb Racing
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| Owner(s) | Mike Curb, Cary Agajanian |
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| Series | Winston Cup Series, Nationwide Series |
| Car numbers | 27, 37, 42, 43, 96, 98 |
| Opened | 1984 (Cup), 1996 (Busch/Nationwide) |
| Closed | 1988 (Cup), 2011 (Busch/Nationwide) |
| Career | |
| Debut |
Cup: 1984 Daytona 500 (Daytona) Nationwide: 1996 CARQUEST Auto Parts 250 (Gateway) |
| Latest race |
Cup: 1988 Goodwrench 500 (Rockingham) Nationwide: 2011 Royal Purple 300 (Fontana) |
| Race victories |
NASCAR: 3 2 (Cup) 1 (Nationwide) |
| Pole positions |
NASCAR: 1 0 (Cup) 1 (Nationwide) |
Curb Racing is a former NASCAR team competing in the Sprint Cup Series and Xfinity Series from 1984–2011. The team was owned by Mike Curb, CEO of Curb Records and 45th Lieutenant Governor of California. Curb also had numerous business partners affiliated with his NASCAR operations, including Gary Baker, Cary Agajanian, John Andretti, and Donald Laird. The team fielded cars for several notable NASCAR drivers, including Richard Petty, Dale Jarrett, Jimmie Johnson, and Greg Biffle.
The team was active in the Cup Series from 1984–1988, and in the Busch/Nationwide Series from 1996–2011.
In 1985, Curb fielded a second car at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. Tom Sneva drove an unsponsored #42 Pontiac, finishing 32nd after an engine failure. It was the only time Curb would field two cars in a Cup Series race.
The team was founded as Curb Racing 1984, running Pontiacs in NASCAR's premier series, the Winston Cup Series. Seven-time Cup champion Richard Petty drove the car, with Petty bringing his STP sponsorship and the #43 with him from Petty Enterprises. Buddy Parrott was the crew chief. In his first season with Curb, Petty scored two wins, including the Firecracker 400 for his 200th and final career win. Petty finished tenth in the final championship standings.
Petty returned in 1985, with new crew chief Mike Beam. Petty posted 13 top-10 finishes, but had only one top-5 and posted 12 DNFs.
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