Joe Denette Motorsports
| Owner(s) | Bob Newberry |
|---|---|
| Base | Kernersville, North Carolina |
| Series | Camping World Truck Series |
| Car numbers | 0, 9, 14, 15, 20, 23, 24, 29, 31, 33, 39, 55, 77, 92 |
| Manufacturer | Chevrolet |
| Closed | 2016 |
| Career | |
| Debut | 2011 NextEra Energy Resources 250 (As Joe Denette Motorsports) |
| Latest race | 2016 NextEra Energy Resources 250 (Daytona) |
| Races competed | 125 |
| Drivers' Championships | 0 |
| Race victories | 0 |
| Pole positions | 2 |
NTS Motorsports was an American professional team that competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The team was owned by Californian Bob Newberry, coming into its current form after Joe Denette Motorsports merged with Newberry's NTS team, both of which originally had support from Kevin Harvick. The teams final race was at Daytona in 2016.
After Thornburg, Virginia native Joe Denette was laid off from his job in 2009, he entered the lottery, buying a "fistfull" of Mega Millions tickets with the initial dream of buying an RV to travel to races each week. Denette matched six numbers in a May 1 drawing and won $75.6 million, taking a lump sum payment of $46 million. With the money, Denette contacted fellow Virginian and former full-time driver Hermie Sadler about starting his own team in the Camping World Truck Series. After consulting with then team owner Kevin Harvick of KHI, Denette founded his own team in 2011, with trucks and support from KHI and engines from Pro Motor Engines. Denette hired another Virginian, Jason White, who brought sponsorship from GunBroker.com. Coincidentally, Denette bought 23 lottery tickets for his big pay day, and White's sponsor carried the number 23. Hermie's brother and Harvick's Nationwide Series driver Elliott Sadler drove a second truck, the No. 24, for a few races near the end of the season. The team endured some growing pains in 2011; though they scored seven top tens and a pole with Sadler at Bristol, White finished 15th in points. The team fielded both trucks full-time in 2012 with Denette, a long-time Bill Elliott fan, renumbering the 23 truck to No. 9.
Meanwhile, NTS Motorsports was founded by former driver Bob Newberry, also a friend of Kevin Harvick and his father Mike, in Bakersfield, California, fielding cars for son Brennan in the United States Auto Club, K&N Pro Series West, K&N Pro Series East, and the ARCA Racing Series. Mike Harvick served as the younger Newberry's early crew chief. The team ran part-time in the Truck Series with Newberry in 2011 and 2012.
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