Donlavey Racing Team I

Owners - Wesley “Junie” Donlavey

Founded - 1950

First Race - 1950 Martinsville

Last Race - 2002 Charlotte

Wins - 1

Championships - 0

Numbers Used - 90

Primary Numbers

(Numbers used the most during the year, associated with primary sponsor)

1966 - 1973

427 C.I.

1974 - 1980

Truxmore/Sunny King Ford

1981 - 1982

J.D. Stacy

1983

Truxmore

1984

Chameleon

1985

Ultra Seal

1986

Red Baron Frozen Pizza

1987

Red Baron Frozen Pizza

1988

Bulls Eye Barbecue Sauce

1989

Bulls Eye Barbeque Sauce

1991

Publix

1992

Whistler

1993 - 1994

Heilig-Meyers Furniture

1995 - 1996

Heilig-Meyers Furniture

1999

Hills Brothers Coffee/NesQuik

1997 - 1998

Heilig-Meyers Furniture

2004

Boudreaux’s Butt Paste

2000 - 2001

Hills Brothers Coffee

2002

Dukes Mayonaise/Sauer’s

2003

Donlavey Racing

1990

Bulls Eye Barbeque Sauce

Team Information

Drivers

  • Gayther “Runt” Harris (1950)

  • Joe Weatherly (1952)

  • Gayther “Runt” Harris (1957)

  • Emmanuel Zervakis (1957 - 1958)

  • Gayther “Runt” Harris (1959 - 1960)

  • DeWayne “Tiny” Lund (1960)

  • Alfred “Speedy” Thompson (1960)

  • Johnny Roberts (1961)

  • Ernest “Sonny” hutchins (1965 - 1970)

  • Bill Dennis (1970 - 1974)

  • Lonnie “LeeRoy” Yarbrough (1970)

  • Jackie Oliver (1972)

  • Max Berrier (1972)

  • Dick Brooks (1972 - 1973)

  • Larry “Butch” hartman (1972)

  • Ramo Stott (1972 - 1973)

  • Richard D. Brown (1972)

  • Fred Lorenzen (1972)

  • David Pearson (1972)

  • Jimmy Hensley (1972 - 1974)

  • Bobby Issac (1972)

  • Ron Hutcherson (1972)

  • Johnny Rutherford (1972)

  • Ray Hendrick (1973)

  • Yvon Duhamel (1973)

  • Richie Panch (1973 - 1974)

  • Eddie Pettyjohn (1973 - 1974)

  • Jody Ridley (1973)

  • Harry Gant (1973 - 1974)

  • Charlie Glotzbach (1973 - 1974)

  • Paul Radford (1974)

  • George Follmer (1974)

  • Dick Brooks (1975 - 1977)

  • Ricky Rudd (1978 - 1979)

  • Jody Ridley (1980 - 1982)

  • Dick Brooks (1983 - 1984)

  • Ken Schrader (1985 - 1987)

  • Benny Parsons (1988)

  • Jimmy Means (1988)

  • Chad Little (1989)

  • Stan Barrett (1989)

  • Lennie Pond (1989)

  • Ernie Irvan (1990)

  • Buddy Baker (1990)

  • Charlie Glotzbach (1990)

  • Robby Gordon (1991)

  • Wally Dallenbach Jr. (1991)

  • Steve Perry (1991)

  • Dorsey Schroeder (1992)

  • Charlie Glotzbach (1992)

  • Kerry Teague (1992)

  • Chuck Bown (1992)

  • Waymond “Hut” Stricklin (1992)

  • Duane “Pancho” Carter (1992)

  • Bobby Hillin Jr. (1992 - 1994)

  • Mike Wallace (1994 - 1996)

  • Dick Trickle (1996 - 1998)

  • Dorsey Schroeder (1997)

  • Mike Wallace (1999)

  • Waymond “Hut” Stricklin (1999)

  • Stanton Barrett (1999)

  • Morgan Shepherd (1999)

  • Loy Allen Jr. (1999)

  • Ed Berrier (1999 - 2000)

  • Waymond “Hut” Stricklin (2000 - 2001)

  • Brian Simo (2001)

  • Rick Mast (2001 - 2002)

  • Hermie Sadler (2002)

  • Gary Bradberry (2002)

  • Lance Hooper (2002)

  • Jason Hedleskey (2002)

  • Kirk Shelmerdine (2003)

  • Andy Hillenburg (2004)

  • Kevin Ray (2004)

  • A.J. Henriksen (2004)

Crew Chiefs

  • Wesley “Junie” Donlavey (1950 - 1986)

  • Bob Johnson (1987)

  • Doug Richert (1988)

  • Wesley “Junie” Donlavey (1989 - 1992)

  • Doug Williams (1993)

  • Freddy Fryer (1994 - 1995)

  • Wesley “Junie” Donlavey (1995)

  • Bob Johnson (1996 - 1997)

  • Tommy Baldwin Jr. (1997 - 1998)

  • Mike Hillman (1998)

  • Wesley “Junie” Donlavey (1998 - 1999)

  • Greg Conner (1999)

  • Craig Huartson (2000)

  • Bobby King (2001 - 2003)

  • Wesley “Junie” Donlavey (2004)

manufacturerS & Cars

  • Oldsmobile Rocket 88 (1950)

  • Hudson Hornet (1952)

  • Chevrolet Impala (1957 - 1959)

  • FORD GALAXIE 500 (1960 - 1965)

  • FORD FAIRLANE (1966 - 1969)

  • Mercury Cyclone (1970 - 1971)

  • Ford Torino (1972 - 1975)

  • MERCURY MONTEGO (1973)

  • MERCURY COUGAR (1976 - 1980)

  • FORD THUNDERBIRD (1976 - 1997)

  • FORD TAURUS (1998 - 2004)