Germain Racing
| Owner(s) Name | Bob Germain, Stephen Germain |
| Racing Series | Busch Series Craftsman Truck Series |
| Number of Championships | 0 NEXTEL Cup 0 Busch Series 1 Craftsman Truck Series |
| Car Number(s) | #03 (Busch Series) #9, #30 (Craftsman Trucks) |
| Driver(s) | Ted Musgrave Todd Bodine |
| Primary Sponsor(s) | Team ASE Racing Lumber Liquidators |
| Shop Location | Concord, North Carolina |
| Homepage | Germain Racing |
Germain Racing is a full time NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team and part time Busch Series team. It is owned by the Germain Racing and fields Toyota Tundras for Ted Musgrave and Todd Bodine. They also feild the #03 Toyota Camry for Todd Bodine in the Busch Series. Previously, the team had been affiliated with Arnold Motorsports, a now-defunct NEXTEL Cup team.
Busch Series
#03 History
The team debuted this truck in 2007 with Todd Bodine. So far they have run consistently up front and have 2 top 15 finishes to show. This team may run some more races and plans to expand to a two car Busch team by 2008.
Craftsman Truck Series
#9 History
The #9 Toyota debuted at Daytona with rookie Shigeaki Hattori behind the wheel. Although he had two seventh place starts, Hattori struggled in his transition to stock cars, and was released towards the end of the season, and replaced by Justin Hobgood, whose best finish was a 20th at Phoenix International Raceway. 2005 champion Ted Musgrave, whose team, Ultra Motorsports, had shut down only days before preseason testing, came to the team with a sponsor in Team ASE. He went the entire 2006 season without a win.
#30 History
Germain debuted with this truck in 2004 at the Kroger 200, where Bodine finished fourth after starting third in the 30 truck. Bodine won two races that year Fontana and Texas, before missing the field at the Ford 200.
Bodine left for Fiddleback Racing in 2005, and was replaced by Chad Chaffin. Chaffin recorded four top tens with the team before he left to join upstart team Wyler Racing after Michigan. Bodine would return to the team after Fiddleback Racing shut down. In a twist, the owner of Wyler Racing, car dealer Jeff Wyler, bought Fiddleback's remaining equipment and crew. The Bodine-Germain combination would win five races together, ending up with a third place points finish.
The 2006 season proved to be a memorable one, as Todd and crew would take home 3 victories along with the Truck championship. The championship was special as it was Bodine's first in any racing league. So far into the 2007 season, Todd has one win at Texas and Talladega and currently sits third in points.
NEXTEL Cup
The team has recently announced plans to compete in the Car of Tomorrow events in the Nextel Cup Series in 2007. The team hopes to move up full-time by 2008, and its plans in that direction will be announced shortly.
External links
| Toyota in NASCAR (TRD) | ||
| Nextel Cup Teams | Bill Davis Racing | Michael Waltrip Racing | Team Red Bull | |
| Busch Series Teams | Braun Racing | Germain Racing | Michael Waltrip Racing | |
| Craftsman Truck Series Teams | Bill Davis Racing | Germain Racing | HT Motorsports | Red Horse Racing | Wyler Racing | Waltrip Racing | |
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