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GunBroker.com moves from sponsor to ownership role in Truck series
By Bob Pockrass - Associate Editor
Friday, February 20, 2009
Gunbroker.com's Wayne Edwards will race the No. 22 Dodge for the 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season.
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FONTANA, Calif. – Dwayne Gaulding, who has been GunBroker.com’s point man for its racing sponsorship the last few years, says his company has opted to own its NASCAR Camping World Truck Series teams this year instead of being a sponsor.
The online business bought a few trucks from the defunct Bobby Hamilton Racing-Virginia team and is getting motors from Joey Arrington. The other trucks have come from other organizations, and Gaulding bought a hauler and more equipment from Haas CNC Racing.
Jason White will drive the entire season in the team’s No. 23 truck, Gaulding said, and he plans for Wayne Edwards to do the same in the No. 22 truck. The No. 21 truck will be part time. It had Dennis Setzer driving it in Daytona and has Marc Mitchell in the seat for the race this weekend at Auto Club Speedway in California.
Last year, GunBroker.com sponsored White at SS Green Light Racing with car owner Bobby Dotter.
“Bobby Dotter was the best thing that ever happened to us,” Gaulding said. “Bobby has gone above and beyond the call of duty for Jason White.”
After the season, the company fielded offers from several teams but opted to go at it on its own to avoid being in a situation where the owners might be split on what to do, Gaulding said.
Doug Howe moved to the team from SS Green Light to be the crew chief for White.
“We wanted to get our feet wet in here as owning teams in the Camping World Truck Series, and next year we’d like to own one full-time truck and focus on that one truck,” Gaulding said. “You have to field other trucks to help get a little bit of knowledge. The ultimate goal is to run a team in the Nationwide Series.”
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Mr Galvan said:
Feb 20, 2009 at 4:41 PMI hope this team does well and win! they need to sign dennis setzer!
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» Confirm Abuse ReportGregory McComas said:
Feb 20, 2009 at 5:49 PMNow here is an owner/sponsor I can get behind. Guns and trucks, yee haw.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportBernadette Motherway said:
Feb 20, 2009 at 6:55 PMI wish the NRA would come aboard as a sponsor!!!
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» Confirm Abuse ReportWerner Boehmert said:
Feb 21, 2009 at 1:13 PMthe NRA exists because of the fear that that they instill into the people every 4 years...after that i don't hear a peep out of them...
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» Confirm Abuse ReportBernadette Motherway said:
Feb 21, 2009 at 6:25 PMWerner, I don't even want to go there on that one! Besides, this article is about sponsorship/ownership not politics.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportjoe henri said:
Mar 2, 2009 at 8:42 PMI've heard nothing but good things about this team and owners. It reminds me of my kids going fishing for the first time by themselves. They walked around the lake askin one fisherman for a hook, the next for line and the next for some bait. Then they got a stick and were in business. This team got a little from this a little from that, and put a team together. Sounds like a good recipe.
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