BAM Racing

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  Company Name = BAM Racing |
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Owner(s) Name = Beth Ann Morgenthau, Tony Morgenthau | Racing Series = NEXTEL Cup |

  Championships = 0 |
  Car Number(s) = #49 |

Driver(s) = Kevin Lepage | Crew Chief(s) = Greg Conner | Primary Sponsor(s) = State Water Heaters, RoadLoans, Hurley's IGA | Associate Sponsor(s) = Fire Dex, American Liberty Mortage.com | Shop Location = Charlotte, North Carolina | Homepage = BAM Racing |BAM Racing is a NASCAR racing team based in Charlotte, North Carolina owned by Beth Ann and Tony Morganthau. The team's #49 Dodge is driven by Kevin Lepage in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. The team's current primary sponsor changes on a race to race basis after the departure of Brent Sherman and his Serta sponsorship.

NASCAR Nextel Cup Series

The team was created in 2001 and first ran in the Nextel Cup Series in 2002 with Shawna Robinson as it's driver. It was announced that she would compete in 24 races, however after struggling veteran Ron Hornaday was choosen to evaluate the performance of the team. Her last race for the season was at the second Daytona where she would finish 40th. Kevin Lepage, Stuart Kirby, Stacy Compton, and Derrike Cope would finish out the season with a best finish of 22nd at Talladega For the 2003 season it was announced that Ken Schrader would drive #49 1-800-CALL-ATT Dodge. This sponsorship was only for a quarter of the season and again the team had to pay without sponsorship for multiple races, however the team did show strides in performance. The team competed in 32 races and had a best finish of 8th at Michigan. In 2004, it was BAM Racing secured a deal with Schwan Food Company for multiple years. Ken Schrader also returned to the car and the team took another step forward in performance. They were able to achieve a best finish of 6th during the season, had three less DNF's, and improved their average finish by two places. The team also ran a second car for Klaus Graf at Infineon and he brought the #59 SEM / Color Horizons Dodge home in 17th place. Schwan's and Ken Schrader again returned for the 2005 and BAM had it's best season to date with three top tens and an average finish of 25th place. After the conclusion of the 2005 season, Ken Schrader left to join the Wood Brothers Racing. For 2006, Schrader was replaced by Brent Sherman who brought along sponsorship from Serta. He was to run for the Rookie of the Year award, however after struggling through the start of the season Jimmy Spencer was hired by BAM Racing being to race at Martinsville Speedway. Spencer was also be an advisor for BAM and was a mentor for Sherman during his time there. Another driver change was announced in May, as veteran journeyman racer Mike Wallace raced the #49 at Richmond. In May 2006, Kevin Lepage left Front Row Motorsports to take over the #49 for the rest of the season.

BAM Racing Drivers

2002

*Shawna Robinson
*Ron Hornaday
*Derrike Cope
*Kevin Lepage
*Stuart Kirby
*Stacy Compton

2003-2005

*Ken Schrader
*Klaus Graf (Second Car)

2006

*Brent Sherman
*Jimmy Spencer
*Mike Wallace
*Kevin Lepage

External links

*BAM Racing Homepage
*Kevin Lepage's Homepage
*BAM Racing's Ownership Statistics