David Green in the "0" car at Homestead and "01" Sponsor "Lowery Plumbing" returns for Danny Efland.
NEW SPONSOR OPTIONS OFFERED FOR 2009. CONTACT: john@hufcopromotion.com (704) 992-0609
Irmo South Carolina Driver Danny Efland will be back in the driver's seat for the O'Reilly Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway November 1st. Opportunities are available to support Danny driving the JD Motorsports 01 Entry. Contact Hufco Pro-Motion 704-992-0609, john@hufcopromotion.com for specifics.
Nascar Nationwide Series Driver Danny Efland of
Danny
Efland is currently in his first full year with the Nascar Nationwide Series,
and is moving up in the rankings each and every week. Coming off back to back 26th place
finishes, Danny is excited about showing well in upcoming race. The end of the 2008 season is coming to a
close, and car sponorship is crucial.
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By Danny Efland
As many of you know by now the proposed Car of Tomorrow (COT) for the NASCAR Nationwide Series was tested for the first time on Monday and Tuesday (Sept. 8 & 9) on the Richmond International Raceway.
All four manufacturers had representative cars at the tests. Johnny Davis Motorsports, (JDM), my car owner had it's new car there by invitation. In order to clarify some of the mis-information out there, I would like to explain.
JDM is a very small, independent Nationwide Team with an owner who has been part of the Nationwide scene since close to it's beginnings. The team is currently not sponsored which means I, as the current driver, must run in a very conservative manner. Even so it is the biggest opportunity of my career and my life long ambition to be a NASCAR driver.
Early on Johnny Davis thought that the COT offered the chance for the smaller teams to gain ground by the equalization on such things as aerodynamics. No longer would it require a special car for almost every track. Accordingly, he was eager to participate in the COT program.
Contrary to some rumors, his COT is an "in house" effort. The car was not provided by any other team. Ortec (previously Laughlin) provided the chassis as they do for most of the current JDM cars. Ortec is in the business of building chassis for many of the independent teams that do not fabricate them in house. The body was installed by a company that does this for the independents. Once the frame and body arrived, the entire car was built at JDM shops in Gaffney, South Carolina by JDM's 7 person crew that includes me! All of this in 2 weeks while continuing our regular racing. - many 18 hour days!
The car has one of our regular motors and at the last minute the car was 'primed' in our spray paint room. Admittedly it had no bondo and paint but we did what we could.
We came back to the shop after the rain delay at Richmond this past weekend, finished up the car and took it back with us on Sunday.
Monday morning after the press introductions for the various cars, we went to work on the final set up. As is the case with most small teams we gain much needed help from the big teams. That help is greatly appreciated. It was the afternoon session before the car actually got on the track. Morgan Shepherd did the first testing and after several stops to work out bugs, turned very competitive laps. He was actually faster than some of the big teams.
Our development was by 'driver input' while the big teams had car loads of engineers with lap-top computers and telemetry. Our engineering staff consisted of one sent by Ortec and me, with my one year of engineering school! (I am taking this semester off to realize my dream - to drive in NASCAR races).
At the end of Monday it was my turn! After just a few laps, on used tires, I was faster than I had been all weekend in my Nationwide car and within one tenth of Morgan's time. The car is very predictable and settles into the track better than I would have ever believed. Tuesday was all my turn at the wheel.
Right from the start on Tuesday morning the car was comfortable and fast. We kept trying things and ran until about 1 pm when the rain started. On used tires I got down to within two tenths of the fastest we clocked anyone and the fastest our car had run so we are very happy and can not wait until the next scheduled test for these cars which will be on a super speedway.
Danny Efland JD Motorsports, www.sponsordavis.com entries looking for another good qualifying effort with their No. "0" Team with Driver Larry Gunselman. Larry and the team qualified 25th out of 50 entries at Chicagoland ahead of Sprint Cup Drivers Greg Biffle, Robby Gordon, Denny Hamlin and Stanton Barrett as well as Nationwide Series regulars Jason Keller, Kenny Wallace and Mark Green. Team shop employee and driver Danny Efland will again pilot the No. 01 entry after surviving adversity at Chicagoland but still finishing 33rd place. (7-16-08 www.hufcopromotion.com pr)
JULY 1, 2008
Johnny Davis owner of Davis Motorsports No. “0” and No. “01” NASCAR Nationwide Teams, operating out of their new 32,000 sq. ft. facility in Gaffney, S.C., is seeking applications for shop and crew personnel. Davis is expanding his organization in anticipation of increased levels of Sponsorship participation with both the “0” and the “01” teams. Davis seeks resumes and applications for car chief, fabricator, general mechanics and shop personnel. Applicants can fax to 864-488-1276 or email at jdmotorsportspr@yahoo.com . (7-1-08 www.hufcopromotion.com PR)
9-3-08: JD Motorsports will be testing for the future Monday and Tuesday after the Richmond Race this weekend. JDM is the only Independent Team involved at this time and is looking forward in working with NASCAR in development. The Nationwide Series COT may see some competition in 2009 and possibly the full schedule satrting in 2010. Danny Efland and other drivers will be in the test.
19 Year Old Danny Efland to drive for the Johnny Davis Motosports www.SponsorDavis.Com No. "01" entry at Chicagoland. Danny is doing us a great job "At the Track" and "At the Race Shop". A racer since age five, Danny spends his week working on all the Davis Motosports cars at the shop and we are very proud of his work effort on and off the track, says owner Johnny Davis. (7-10-08) www.hufcopromotion.com PR)
6-19-08
JD MOTORSPORTS ANNOUNCES BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP AND DRIVER PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.
WE ARE A TEAM THAT IS MAKING RACES AND FRANKLY NEED INVESTMENT PARTNERS, DRIVERS WITH SPONSOR CONNECTIONS TO ACCELERATE OUR COMPETITION LEVELS. MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, HARD WORK, FILLING THE FACILITY WITH EQUIPMENT AND RACE CARS ARE WAITING FOR THE RIGHT DRIVER AND PARTNERSHIP POSSIBILITIES.
SERIOUS INQUIRIES CONTACT JOHNNY DAVIS, OFFICE: 864 488- 1270 or Hufco Pro-Motion 704-992-0609, john@hufcopromotion.com
