Keith Coleman Racingwas aNASCARBusch Seriesteam. It fielded the No. 23 and No. 26 cars for three seasons. The team was formed in2004by New Orleans native Keith Coleman and at the time bought the team's equipment from Holigan Racing and later fromBill Davis Racing.
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| Owner(s) | Keith Coleman |
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| Base | Eddyville, Kentucky |
| Series | Busch Series |
| Race drivers | Kim Crosby,Brad Keselowski,Shawna Robinson,Mark Green,Jennifer Jo Cobb,Brian Keselowski,Carl Long,Eddie Troconis,Chris Wimmer,Marc Mitchell,Stan Boyd |
| Sponsors | Vassarette,LoveFifi.com |
| Manufacturer | Chevrolet |
| Opened | 2004 |
| Closed | 2007 |
| Career | |
| Drivers' Championships | 0 |
KCR debuted in 2004 at theMr. Goodcents 300as the No. 26 LoveFifi.comChevrolet Monte Carlo.DriverMark Greenqualified 26th and finished 34th in the race after suffering engine failure. He would run four more races that year for KCR, his best finish being a 23rd atAtlanta Motor Speedway.In the season-closingFord 300,Green failed to qualify the No. 26, but KCR was able to get an entry in, the No. 50Vassarettemachine piloted byJennifer Jo Cobb.Cobb crashed on the third lap of the race.
Despite her accident at Homestead, Cobb signed up to run the full 2005 Busch Series year with Coleman in the No. 26. NASCAR did not approve of her running at all tracks. Coleman originally asked Christi Passmore to fill in for Cobb in the races NASCAR did not allow Cobb to run, but that fell apart. Because Vassarette insisted that they would only sponsor a car with a woman behind the wheel, KCR selectedShawna Robinsonas the team's driver for the full season. When she did not finish higher than 27th, Coleman removed her from the car, and she and Vassarette left the team during the summer. Mark Green returned to the No. 23, with BMAR joining as sponsor. He ran 16 races that year with KCR, his best finish being an 11th atTalladega.Meanwhile, KCR began operating a second car, the No. 26, in addition to the No. 23.
In June 2005, it was announced thatKim Crosbywould drive the new car part-time, withBoudreaux's Butt Pasteand Vassarette as sponsors. Crosby finished 28th in her KCR debut at theWinn-Dixie 250,and then 39th a few weeks later atPikes Peak.Due to lack of team performance, Crosby left the team towards the end of the season. In2006,Chris Wimmerbegan the season the No. 23 car, but was released after thePepsi 300.Marc Mitchell took over at Phoenix, but crashed during practice, forcing the team to miss the race.Carl Longdrove the car beginning at theFederated Auto Parts 300and had a best finish of 34th before he was released, andBrad Keselowskifinished the season with the team with Ridley Motorcycles coming on board as sponsor.Eduardo Troconisattempted the race atWatkins Glen International,but failed to qualify. Keselowski was to drive the car full-time in 2007 with the Oklahoma Centennial Commission serving as the team's original primary sponsor, before Mactac Graphics became the team's new primary sponsor midway through the year. In July 2007, the team suspended operations, due to health problems from Coleman. The team officially closed later in the month. An auction was held in 2007 to liquidate the assets of the team.
Car No. 23 results
editCar No. 26 results
edit| Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | Owners | Pts |
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| 2004 | Mark Green | 26 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH | TAL | CAL | GTY | RCH | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN 34 |
CLT 24 |
MEM 34 |
ATL 23 |
PHO 33 |
DAR | HOM DNQ |
61st | 399 | |
| 2005 | DAY DNQ |
CAL | MXC | LVS | ATL | NSH | BRI | TEX | PHO | TAL | DAR | RCH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | 63rd | 288 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kim Crosby | DAY 28 |
CHI DNQ |
NHA DNQ |
PPR 39 |
GTY DNQ |
IRP DNQ |
GLN DNQ |
MCH DNQ |
BRI | CAL DNQ |
RCH | DOV | KAN DNQ |
CLT DNQ |
MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Joey McCarthy | DAY | CAL | MXC | LVS | ATL | BRI | TEX | NSH | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA 43 |
MAR | GTY | 91st | 34 | |||||||||||||||
| Carl Long | IRP 43 |
GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||