Fastenal Racing

Fastenal History

2010 will mark Fastenal’s fifth year as a NASCAR team sponsor and our third season in the Nationwide Series. Here’s a quick look at our racing history:

2010
Fastenal partners with Roush Fenway Racing to sponsor the team's No. 60 entry for 15 Nationwide Series races.  Carl Edwards will pilot the No. 60 for the course of the season looking for his second Nationwide Series championship. 

2009
Fastenal partnered with JR Motorsports for 14 races during the 2009 Nationwide Series season.  During that time Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ron Fellows, Ryan Newman, and Scott Wimmer took to the track in the No. 5 Fastenal Chevrolet, finishing with a top 5 and 4 top 10 finishes.

2008
Fastenal kicked off its first season in the Nationwide Series as sponsor of the No. 40 entry for Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates. One of the notable storylines was No. 40 driver Dario Franchitti’s transition to NASCAR one year after winning the Indy 500 and the IndyCar total points championship. Although the team failed to crack the winner’s circle, Franchitti combined with drivers Bryan Clauson, Kevin Hamlin, Reed Sorenson, Juan Pablo Montoya and Scott Pruett for 5 top-10 finishes and 3 top 5s, including a 3rd place finish in Mexico City.

2006 - 2007
Fastenal made its NASCAR debut in 2006 as sponsor of Bobby Hamilton Racing’s No. 18 Dodge in the Craftsman Truck Series. The season was clouded by Hamilton’s cancer diagnosis after just the third race of the season. Bobby Hamilton Jr. took over primary duties, overcoming difficult circumstances to record five top-10 finishes, including a 4th place showing at Homestead to end the season.

In 2007, Bobby Sr.’s long-time friend Kenny Schrader began the season as the primary driver of the No. 18 Fastenal Dodge. Dennis Setzer took over as a late-season replacement and pulled off four top-10 finishes in just seven starts. Thanks to Setzer’s late surge, the team finished the year with a respectable seven top-10 finishes and three top 5s.