FANTASY NASCAR Racin

STEVE TURNER - 6/22/1954 - 6/26/2013
After serving in the Navy and finding a great deal of success in the oil and gas industry, Turner’s hobby in racing turned into a full-time racing operation in 1999 with the formation of Turner Motorsports, competing on dirt and asphalt tracks throughout Texas. The team debuted in the ASA Late Model Series in 2006 with James Buescher, then moved to the USAR Pro Cup Series in 2007. From 2003 through 2010, Turner Scott's Xfinity Series operations were those of Braun Racing, who for many years ran cars numbered 32 and 38 for Jason Leffler and Kasey Kahne with sponsors Great Clips and Fraternal Order of Eagles. In 2009, Turner Motorsports joined NASCAR competition and later that year he acquired Braun Racing, a successful team in what is now the Xfinity Series. Turner Motorsports then made their debut in the NASCAR Truck Series later that month at Texas Motor Speedway with Scott Wimmer. The team proceeded to expand to two trucks for the 2010 season, with Ricky Carmichael and Buescher, and formed a technical alliance with Kevin Harvick Incorporated. In

September 2010, Turner acquired the four-car Xfinity Series team Braun Racing, one of the most successful non-Cup-affiliated teams in the series. Under Turner, the Xfinity program was switched from Toyota to Chevrolet for 2011, with all sponsors from Braun returning to the team. The organization also carried over the unique number logos used by Braun for all their teams (except the 38 car). In 2013 Harry Scott Jr., a North Carolina business man from the medical billing industry who became a minority owner

in Braun Racing in 2009, increased his stake in the organization. The owner and president of Braun/Turner sponsor AccuDoc Solutions, Scott became the manager of the company's marketing, public relations and business development efforts, and the team was renamed Turner Scott Motorsports. 2011 saw Turner Motorsports open the season with full-schedule Xfinity teams for Sorenson, Jason Leffler and Justin Allgaier. The team ran full-time as the #30 Chevrolet Impala with a multitude of drivers. Leffler

Illinois) served as the team's primary sponsor for a majority of the season. Justin Allgaier and the #31 team had an up and down year until earning a victory at Chicagoland Speedway. It also has a limited-schedule team for several Cup drivers, among them Mark Martin, Kasey Kahne and Ryan Newman. It also started 2011 with full-schedule NASCAR Truck series teams for Ricky Carmichael and James Buescher and a third limited-schedule team for a handful of Truck Series and Cup drivers, including Martin and Newman. In January 2012, it was announced that Turner Motorsports would field a #50 Chevrolet Impala in the Coke Zero 400 that July. The entry would be sponsored by Walmart, the company's first foray into

Jr. ended up winning at Road America. Allgaier and BRANDT returned for 2012. Allgaier stayed in the top five in points for most of the season. The team grabbed its first win of the year at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. On the last lap, Canadian Jacques Villeneuve had slowed to conserve fuel, allowing Allgaier to pull the bump-and-run and pass Villeneuve for the win. In 2013, Turner joined with Harry Scott Jr. and the team was renamed Turner Scott Motorsports. In late 2013, TSM co-owner Harry Scott Jr. purchased the Phoenix Racing Cup Series team based in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The team, renamed HScott Motorsports, began operating under Scott's ownership at Richmond in September 2013. Although he fielded TSM drivers Justin Allgaier and Kyle Larson, his Cup team is

unconnected to TSM. For 2013, Allgaier and BRANDT returned. It was announced in January 2013 that Scott Zipadelli would come on board as crew chief from RAB Racing. Allgaier would not win in 2013. The owners went their separate ways at the conclusion of the 2014 season, due to financial issues between co-owners Scott and Turner. Turner sought over $3 million and alleged that Scott didn't handle his responsibilities to make payments to vendors or address $2 million Scott owed to Turner. Scott alleged meanwhile that Turner allowed the team's funds to run dry and did not handle his obligations to fund the

team's entries. After winning a lawsuit against Turner, Scott took the remaining equipment from the team to start HScott Motorsports with Chip Ganassi. For his career, Turners drivers made one Cup start. His drivers also made 444 Xfinity starts and claimed eight wins and 66 top five finishes. Of those eight wins, they come from seven different drivers. In the Truck series they made 342 starts and had 11 wins; six coming from James Buescher. Buescher also won the Truck Championship in 2012.