MB2 Motorsports
MB2 Motorsports was a NASCAR Cup Series team based in Mooresville, North Carolina, near the sport's hub in Charlotte. The team was founded by Read Morton, Tom Beard, and Nelson Bowers, from which the original team name derived. Bowers was the longest tenured of the original owners, and the listed owner of the teams' entries when resort and real-estate developer Bobby Ginn bought out the team (with his family having 80% ownership; longtime team director Jay Frye owned the remaining 20% of the rebranded team) in 2007, renaming it to Ginn Racing for that season only. The Valvoline corporation co-owned the No. 10 (later the No. 14) car with the principal owners from 2001 to 2005 as MBV Motorsports, while the No. 36 entry (later the No. 13) was co-owned by Centrix Financial, LLC owner Robert Sutton as MB Sutton Motorsports in 2005.
| Owner(s) | Nelson Bowers Tom Beard Read Morton James Rocco (MBV) Bob Sutton (MB Sutton) Jay Frye (CEO and Team Director) Bobby Ginn Thomas Ginn (Ginn Racing) |
|---|---|
| Base | Mooresville, North Carolina |
| Series | NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series |
| Race drivers | Sterling Marlin, Mark Martin, Ken Schrader, Ernie Irvan, Scott Riggs, Boris Said, Regan Smith, Jerry Nadeau, Joe Nemechek, Johnny Benson Jr., Kraig Kinser, Bill Elliott |
| Sponsors | United States Army, Waste Management, Inc., Mars Candy, Valvoline, Centrix Financial, Ginn Resorts, Panasonic, CertainTeed, USG Sheetrock |
| Manufacturer | Chevrolet, Pontiac |
| Opened | 1997 (as MB2 Motorsports) 2007 (as Ginn Racing) |
| Closed | 2007 (as Ginn Racing; merged with DEI) |
| Career | |
| Drivers' Championships | 0 |
| Race victories | 2 |
Throughout the existence of the team in both MB2 Motorsports and Ginn Racing iterations, the organization ran General Motors brands.