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| Owner(s) | B. J. McLeod Jessica Smith-McLeod |
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| Base | Mooresville, North Carolina |
| Series | NASCAR Xfinity Series |
| Race drivers | Xfinity Series: 78. B. J. McLeod (part-time) |
| Sponsors | Xfinity Series: 78. Kale's Truck & Heavy Equipment |
| Manufacturer | Chevrolet |
| Opened | 2011 |
| Career | |
| Debut | Cup Series: 2020 The Real Heroes 400 (Darlington) Xfinity Series: 2016 PowerShares QQQ 300 (Daytona) Camping World Truck Series: 2011 Lucas Deep Clean 200 (Nashville) |
| Latest race | Cup Series: 2021 Buschy McBusch Race 400 (Kansas) Xfinity Series: 2024 SciAps 200 (Loudon) Camping World Truck Series: 2015 Rhino Linings 350 (Las Vegas) |
| Races competed | Total: 303 Cup Series: 16 Xfinity Series: 266 Camping World Truck Series: 21 |
| Drivers' Championships | Total: 0 Cup Series: 0 Xfinity Series: 0 Camping World Truck Series: 0 |
| Race victories | Total: 0 Cup Series: 0 Xfinity Series: 0 Camping World Truck Series: 0 |
| Pole positions | Total: 0 Cup Series: 0 Xfinity Series: 0 Camping World Truck Series: 0 |
B. J. McLeod Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The team is owned by B. J. McLeod and his wife, Jessica. The team currently fields No. 78 part-time for B. J. McLeod.
Founding
On February 3, 2016, team owner B. J. McLeod said that the team fielded two full-time cars, including the No. 78 Ford Mustang driven by himself. Batteries Plus Bulbs sponsored the car for three races in 2016.[1]
On October 23, 2020, McLeod and Matt Tifft purchased Archie St. Hilare's half of Go Fas Racing's charter. McLeod, Tifft, and Joe Falk used the charter to form Live Fast Motorsports as a full-time Cup team in 2021.[2] Although McLeod became Live Fast's driver, B. J. McLeod Motorsports continued to operate as an Xfinity team.[3] On April 26, 2021, the team returned with the 55 with fellow Xfinity driver Matt Mills.
Cup Series
Car No. 55 history
Although Live Fast Motorsports replaced the team's Cup operations, the team announced that they would return to compete in the Buschy McBusch Race 400 at Kansas Speedway with the team's Xfinity Series driver, Matt Mills. The team would be renumbered to the No. 55 due to Live Fast Motorsports bearing the No. 78. Mills finished 38th, 12 laps down.
Car No. 55 results
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| 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 | 36 | NCSC | Pts | Ref | ||
| 2021 | Matt Mills | 55 | Ford | DAY | DAY | HOM | LVS | PHO | ATL | BRI | MAR | RCH | TAL | KAN 38 |
DAR | DOV | COA | CLT | SON | NSH | POC | POC | ROA | ATL | NHA | GLN | IND | MCH | DAY | DAR | RCH | BRI | LVS | TAL | CLT | TEX | KAN | MAR | PHO | 44th | 1 | [4] | ||
Car No. 78 history
In 2020, it was announced that B. J. McLeod would make his first attempt in the NASCAR Cup Series at Darlington.[5][6] B. J. McLeod would drive his own No. 78 Chevy to a 39th-place finish in the team's Cup debut. He improved to a 36th-place finish at the next race at Darlington. The No. 78 switched to a Ford for the next three races before running a Chevy again at Atlanta. The No. 78 skipped the next two races (Withdrawing from both events) and returned with Garrett Smithley behind the wheel at Talladega, where he scored a 34th-place finish.[7] After that, B. J. McLeod returned to the No. 78 for the two Pocono races, and Indianapolis, where he scored a season-best 22nd-place finish.[8]
The team's Cup operations were replaced by Live Fast Motorsports in 2021.[3]
Car No. 78 results
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| 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 | 36 | NCSC | Pts | Ref | ||
| 2020 | B. J. McLeod | 78 | Chevy | DAY | LVS | CAL | PHO | DAR 39 |
DAR 36 |
ATL 40 |
MAR | HOM | POC 39 |
POC 37 |
IND 22 |
KEN | TEX 33 |
KAN 39 |
NHA | MCH | MCH | DAY | DOV 38 |
DOV 31 |
DAY | DAR | RCH | 41st | 56 | [9] | ||||||||||||||
| Ford | CLT 32 |
CLT 35 |
BRI 28 |
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| Garrett Smithley | Chevy | TAL 34 |
BRI 32 |
LVS | TAL | CLT | KAN | TEX | MAR | PHO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Xfinity Series
Car No. 5 history
Matt Mills was announced as the full-time driver of the No. 8 in 2019, though the number was changed to 5 after JR Motorsports acquired No. 8 from McLeod.[10][11][12] Mills would drive for the first 19 races of the season, driving a mix of Chevy's and Toyota's, only getting four top 20's, and 1 top 10 at Daytona.[13] He would be replaced at Watkins Glen by road course ace Scott Heckert who would finish 13th.[13] Vinnie Miller would drive the car at Mid-Ohio and would finish 25th a lap down.[13] Mills would return to the No. 5 at Bristol.
In 2020, Mills returned for full season while Miller drove at Road America and Darlington.
In 2021, Mills drove the No. 5 car for majority of the season while drivers such as Kevin Harvick, Andy Lally, James Davison, Stefan Parsons, and Mason Massey shared the ride.
In 2022, Mills will run a handful of races whilst Rev Racing ARCA Menards Series star Nick Sanchez, Scott Heckert, Stewart-Haas-based Ryan Preece, Joe Graf Jr., and Stefan Parsons drove the rounds Mills wasn't entered in.