Go FAS Racing
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| Owner(s) |
Frank Stoddard Archie St. Hilaire |
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| Series |
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pinty's Series |
| Car numbers | 23, 32, 36 |
| Race drivers |
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: 32. Matt DiBenedetto Pinty's Series: 32. Alex Labbé |
| Sponsors | 32. E. J. Wade Foundation, Can-Am, Cosmo Motors |
| Manufacturer | Ford |
| Opened | 2011 |
| Career | |
| Debut | 2011 Daytona 500 (Daytona) |
| Latest race | 2016 Ford EcoBoost 400 (Homestead) |
| Races competed | 210 |
| Drivers' Championships | 0 |
| Race victories | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
Go Fas Racing is an American professional team that currently competes in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Founded by long-time crew chief Frank Stoddard as FAS Lane Racing, it came into its current form after merging with Archie St. Hilaire's Go Green Racing in 2014. The team currently fields the No. 32 Ford Fusion full-time for Matt DiBenedetto.
FAS Lane Racing was established in 2011 when Stoddard's old team, Latitude 43 Motorsports, closed its doors. Stoddard then formed his own team with the remaining crew members, purchasing cars and equipment from Mark Simo and Boris Said's No Fear Racing as well as from Richard Petty Motorsports and Roush Fenway Racing. FAS represents Stoddard's initials (Francis Allen Stoddard), and Stoddard chose the number 32 in tribute to his racing mentor Stub Fadden, who was a Busch North Series racer from New England and used the number 16, hence 16 x 2 = 32.
With Stoddard serving as both owner and crew chief, the team began with Cup Champion Terry Labonte at Daytona 500, finishing a solid 15th. Veteran Mike Skinner would run the next two races. After Ken Schrader finished 33rd at Auto Club, the team became locked into the Top 35 in owner points despite failing to make Bristol with Schrader. Schrader also drove the car to a 22nd-place finish at Martinsville. The team also ran the full race at Texas with Big Red and finished 33rd. Talladega saw a change where they brought back Terry Labonte and Texas based company C&J Energy as the sponsor. They were up front a couple of laps with J. J. Yeley drafting with them, but the engine let go to a 34th-place finish. The team has had multiple spnosors including VA Mortgage Centers, U.S. Chrome and Big Red. FAS Lane Racing also gave 2 drivers their Sprint Cup debuts this year. Jason White was one. White ran the No. 32 Gunbroker.com Ford at Pocono Raceway. He started 41st and finished 33rd. Andrew Ranger was the other. Ranger, the young Canadian from Quebec is a former NASCAR Canadian Tire Series champion. His debut came at Watkins Glen International in the Bully Hill Vineyards Ford where he started and finished 35th. His debut was cut short about 15 laps early with transmission failures. The team finished 34th in owners' points, guaranteeing the team a start in the first five races of 2012; the team later sold the owner's points to Michael Waltrip Racing in 2012 to allow Mark Martin to compete in the Daytona 500, with Labonte taking advantage of the past champion's provisional.
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