Circle Sport-The Motorsports Group
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| Owner(s) |
Curtis Key Joe Falk |
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| Base | Mooresville, North Carolina |
| Series | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series |
| Car numbers | 30, 31, 33, 40, 42, 44, 46, 47 |
| Race drivers | 30. TBA 33. Jeffrey Earnhardt |
| Sponsors | 30. TBA 33. Starter, NICERIDE, Detail2U Mike's Tint Shop, Superior Logistics Services, Inc. |
| Manufacturer | Chevrolet |
| Opened | 1993 |
| Career | |
| Debut |
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: 2015 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 (Atlanta) Nationwide Series: 1993 Miller 500 (Martinsville) Camping World Truck Series: 2004 Florida Dodge Dealers 250 (Daytona) |
| Latest race |
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: 2017 Camping World 500 (Phoenix) Nationwide Series: 2014 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead) Camping World Truck Series: 2009 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 (Charlotte) |
| Races competed |
Total: 562 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: 37 Nationwide Series: 439 Camping World Truck Series: 86 |
| Drivers' Championships |
Total: 0 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: 0 Nationwide Series: 0 Camping World Truck Series: 0 |
| Race victories |
Total: 0 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: 0 Nationwide Series: 0 Camping World Truck Series: 0 |
| Pole positions |
Total: 0 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: 0 Nationwide Series: 0 Camping World Truck Series: 0 |
Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group (formerly Key Motorsports and The Motorsports Group) is an American professional team that currently competes in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. The team is owned by Virginia businessman Curtis Key. The team currently fields the No. 33 Chevrolet SS full-time for Jeffrey Earnhardt. The team is operated out of Mooresville, North Carolina. The team formerly competed in the Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series. In 2017, longtime team owner Joe Falk joined TMG, bringing his charter and No. 33 to the team, allowing the team to successfully make every race during the season.
On September 15, 2014, the team announced they would begin fielding a full-time entry, the No. 30, in the Sprint Cup Series starting in 2015. On January 21, 2015, it was announced that Ron Hornaday Jr. would be the primary driver of the team's No. 30 car for the 2015 season. In the team's first attempt, Hornaday failed to qualify at the Daytona 500. The following week at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hornaday made the race, but finished 42nd because of a broken gear after 182 laps. The team chose not to run the "West Coast Swing", enabling them to get better prepared for Martinsville Speedway. Unfortunately, Hornaday wrecked the car during the first round of qualifying at Martinsville and failed to make the race. After failing to qualify at Bristol Motor Speedway, Hornaday left and was replaced with Jeff Green starting at Richmond International Raceway. There, Green was able to make the field on speed, starting 33rd and finishing 40th. Green make the Sprint Showdown and finished 19th in a 29-car field. But failed to qualify in the follow weekend for the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway and the FedEx 400 at Dover International Speedway. Green was later released by the team.
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