Impact Motorsports

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Impact Motorsports

Owner(s) David Hodson, Russell Kersh

Base Charlotte, North Carolina

Series Craftsman Truck Series

Race drivers Stacy Compton, Mike Cope, Carlos

Contreras, Randy Tolsma, Scott Riggs, Derrike

Cope

Sponsors R.C. Cola, Superguard

Manufacturer Ford, Dodge

Opened 1997

Closed 2001

Career

Drivers' 0

Championships

Race victories 3

Impact Motorsports is a former NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team. It was owned

by David Hodson and Russell Kersh from 1997 until 2001, when it was sold to Phil
Bonifield.
Impact debuted in 1997 at the Chevy Trucks Challenge at Walt Disney World
Speedway. Stacy Compton drove the No. 86 Valvoline Ford F-150 to a tenth-place
finish. Compton and Impact ran the entire season, and finished third behind Kenny Irwin
Jr. and Rick Crawford for Rookie of the Year. The next season, R.C. Cola jumped on
board to sponsor, and Compton won twice that season, at Portland and Kansas. He
also was named Most Popular Driver as the team finished seventh in points. At that
time, rumors began spreading that the team might run a Winston Cup race
at Martinsville Speedway that year with Compton driving, but those plans never
materialized. In 1999, Impact switched to Dodge and started a new team, the No.
25 Superguard truck driven by Randy Tolsma. Compton did not win, but collected six
poles and finished fourth in points, while Tolsma had ten top-tens and finished 11th in
points.
In 2000, Compton left for Melling Racing, and he was replaced by Mike Cope. Despite
Cope putting together three top-twenty finishes, he was released from his ride. He was
originally replaced by Doug George, then by rookie Scott Riggs. Riggs immediately
clicked with the team, posting eight top-ten finishes during his tenure with the team, who
finished 15th in owner's points that season. Tolsma, meanwhile, picked up a win
at Nashville Speedway USA and finished eighth in points. The team added a third truck
to its stable, the No. 12 Dodge driven by Carlos Contreras and sponsored by Hot
Wheels. In his rookie season, Contreras had a pair of top-tens and finished 17th in
points.
After the season, RC Cola, Supergard, Tolsma, Contreras, and Riggs all left the
team. Miccosukee Gambling Group and the National Wild Turkey Federation originally
signed to sponsor the 25 and 86 respectively trucks at the beginning of the season, as
well as the team switching back to Ford, with Barry Bodine and Derrike Cope driving the
two trucks. Bodine had two starts, the best of which being a 12th at Homestead, and
Cope finishing 16th at Daytona. After Homestead however, the 25 shut down, and Cope
left the 86. Jason White took over the 86, and had a best finish of 13th, but the team
was starting to suffer big financial problems, and had to switch to a part-time
schedule. Randy Briggs, Dana White, Jason Thom, and Rich Woodland, Jr. all ran for
the team, before Phil Bonifield finished out the year. At the end of the season, the
team's mounting financial difficulties forced the team to close its doors. The equipment
and owner's points were purchased by Bonifield.

Sources[edit]
 David Hodson - NASCAR Owner
 Racing Reference
Categories: 
 Auto racing teams established in 1997
 Auto racing teams disestablished in 2001
 American auto racing teams
 Companies based in North Carolina
 Defunct NASCAR teams
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 1997 establishments in North Carolina
 2001 disestablishments in North Carolina
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