Joey Gase Motorsports

Car No. 35 history

On November 18, 2021, Joey Gase would announce that with cars bought from defunct team H2 Motorsports and owned five cars, Gase would race for his team, Joey Gase Racing in 2022, with Gase driving the No. 35 for "most" of the season.^[5]

On December 30, 2021, it was announced that Patrick Emerling would join the team to be a co-owner. The team was renamed to the now-current name Emerling-Gase Motorsports, and that Emerling and Shane Lee would also share the ride with Gase. The team would also receive Our Motorsports' No. 23 owner's points from the 2021 season.^[2] Jeffrey Earnhardt would drive the No. 35 car at spring race at Phoenix and September Las Vegas race.^[6] Parker Kligerman would drive the 35 car at COTA and Indy Road Course. Chris Dyson would drive the car at Road America.^[7] Brad Perez drove the 35 car at Watkins Glen and Charlotte Roval.^[8] Dawson Cram drove the 35 car at Darlington.

In 2023, C. J. McLaughlin drove the No. 35 car at Daytona. Joey Gase would drive the No. 35 at Fontana, Las Vegas and Phoenix. Patrick Emerling would drive the No. 35 at Atlanta. Parker Chase would attempt to qualify the No. 35 at COTA but would fail. Emerling would again drive the car at Richmond. Leland Honeyman drove the No. 35 at Sonoma, in which he failed to qualify. David Starr drove the No. 35 at Nashville Superspeedway and Atlanta. Alex Labbé would drive the No. 35 at Chicago Street Course and Indy Road Course. Stanton Barrett would drive No. 35 car in the race at Road America^[9] and the Shriners Children's 200 at Watkins Glen.^[10] B. J. McLeod drove the No. 35 at Bristol. Alex Guenette drove the No. 35 at Charlotte Roval. Chris Hacker drove the No. 35 at Martinsville.^[11]

In 2024, it was announced that Frankie Muniz would attempt to make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut at the season-opening race at Daytona, driving the No. 35 Ford. Along with that race, he would compete on a part-time schedule in the car.^[12] At the 2024 ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond, Gase was involved in a crash during the final laps. In the heat of the moment, he tore off his bumper and threw it at the No. 4 car of Dawson Cram. NASCAR fined Gase US$5,000 for a safety violation may be imposed for any action or omission by a competitor or vehicle that creates an unsafe environment or poses a threat to the safety of the competitors.^[13] Akinori Ogata would drive the No. 35 at four races.^[14] J. J. Yeley would drive the No. 35 at 2024 BetRivers 200.^[15] Chad Finchum would drive the No. 35 at 2024 Crown Royal Purple Bag Project 200.^[16] Sage Karam drove the No. 35 at Sonoma, in which he failed to qualify. At New Hampshire, Glen Reen would drive the No. 35 to a 28th place finish. Logan Bearden would drive the No. 35 at Nashville.^[17] Stephen Mallozzi made his first start in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in the No. 35 at Pocono, finishing in 35th in his debut.^[18] Mason Maggio would drive the No. 35 car at Atlanta. Thomas Annunziata would make two starts in the No. 35 car. Carson Ware would return to NASCAR competition for the first time since his suspension, driving the No. 35 at Bristol. He would also compete for the team at Martinsville. Armani Williams would drive the No. 35 at Homestead.

On December 16, 2024, Greg Van Alst would run the majority of the 2025 season driving the No. 35 car.^[19] Van Alst would later downsize his schedule to focus more on his Truck Series team. Baltazar Leguizamón made his debut in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at the COTA.^[20] He finished in 37th due to mechanical issues. On June 10, 2025, it was announced that Rovelo would attempt to make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut for his hometown race at Mexico, driving the No. 35 Chevrolet.^[21] He would finish in 37th place after suffering a broken track bar after the first stage. Andre Castro drove the No. 35 at Chicago Street Course. Austin J. Hill failed to qualify at both Sonoma and Charlotte Roval. At Iowa, the team formed a partnership with MBM Motorsports to field the No. 35 Ford for Tyler Tomassi. He finished 34th.Takuma Koga drove the No. 35 at Portland, where he finished in 29th. At Bristol and Phoenix, the team formed a partnership with Alpha Prime Racing to field the No. 35 for Stefan Parsons.

In 2026, Natalie Decker would drive the No. 35 at Daytona^[22] and Talladega. She also would drive the No. 35 at Atlanta in July.^[23] Blake Lothian would drive the No. 35 for five races starting at Phoenix.^[24] Chad Finchum would drive the No. 35 at Las Vegas.^[25] Matt DiBenedetto would drive the No. 35 at Darlington. Justin Carroll would make his NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series debut in the No. 35 at Martinsville. At Texas, the team formed a partnership with Mike Harmon Racing to field the No. 35 for Dawson Cram.^[26] This partnership continues for the next seven races with Matt Wilson driving the No. 35 at Watkins Glen, and Carson Ware driving the No. 35 at Pocono.^[27] After Sonoma, the No. 35 was scaled back to part-time entry.

Car No. 53 history

Along with the December 30 announcement, the team would announce that the team would now field a part-time No. 53 entry. The team has run the No. 53 twice in 2022 at Daytona and Talladega with Joey Gase and Shane Lee respectively.^[2] The No. 53 is scheduled to run full-time in 2023.^[28]

In 2023, Gase returned to the No. 53 car at Daytona.^[29] C. J. McLaughlin would run seventeen races in the No. 53 car.^[30] However, he only attempted six races while failing to qualify for two races. Patrick Emerling drove the No. 53 car for multiple races starting at Las Vegas. On January 23, Brad Perez announced in a video skit that he will drive the No. 53 car for four races, and may run more if sponsorship can be found.^[31] Matt Mills drove the No. 53 for 5 races. Akinori Ogata drove the No. 53 for 2 races at Atlanta and Martinsville. Natalie Decker drove the No. 53 car at summer Daytona race. At Bristol (race #27), Emerling drove the No. 35 Chevrolet in practice and during it, he crashed. Since the team did not have a backup car and the No. 35 was higher in the owner points standings than the No. 53, the team withdrew the No. 53 Chevrolet driven by B. J. McLeod and renumbered that car as the No. 35 for the race and McLeod drove the No. 35 car in the race replacing Emerling. Conor Daly drove the No. 53 car at Charlotte Roval. Chris Hacker drove the No. 53 at the season finale at Phoenix.

The No. 53 scaled back to a part–time schedule in 2024. Multiple drivers such as Gase, Glen Reen, Kenko Miura, Morgen Baird, Garrett Smithley, Carson Ware, Thomas Annunziata, and Mason Maggio drove the No. 53 throughout the season. Prior to the fall Talladega race, the team acquired the owner points from the JD Motorsports No. 6 car.

In 2025, the No. 53 returned back to full-time competition. Gase drove the No. 53 for the majority of the season. Maggio drove the No. 53 car for multiple races starting from Atlanta. Sage Karam drove the No. 53 car for multiple road course events. David Starr drove the No. 53 car at Darlington. At Rockingham, Katherine Legge failed to qualify Jordan Anderson Racing No. 32 car. Then it was announced that she would race the No. 53 car,^[32] in place of J. J. Yeley, who had already qualified the day prior, secured a 31st-place start. Legge finished 36th after William Sawalich got into the back of her car, which sent her spinning, and Kasey Kahne had no where to go on lap 52.^[33] Logan Bearden drove the No. 53 car at Pocono. Austin J. Hill drove the No. 53 car to a 20th place finish at Watkins Glen. Kyle Sieg drove the No. 53 car at Portland.

In 2026, Starr would drive the No. 53 at Daytona.^[34] However, he failed to qualify for the race. After Daytona, the No. 53 was scaled back to part-time entry. Prior to the race at Texas, the team acquired the owner points from the Hettinger Racing No. 5 car. Derek White would drive the No. 53 at Watkins Glen. Natalie Decker would drive the No. 53 at Pocono.^[35] Kyle Kelley would drive the No. 53 at Sonoma. Tyler Tomassi would drive the No. 53 at Chicagoland ^[36] and Iowa. Glen Reen would drive the No. 53 at Atlanta. Blake Lothian would drive the No. 53 at Indianapolis.

Car No. 55 history

In 2026, the team fielded the No. 55 car as the third entry. Joey Gase become the primary driver of this entry. Chad Finchum would drive the No. 55 car at Atlanta. Sage Karam would drive the No. 55 at COTA.^[37] Blake Lothian would drive the No. 55 at Rockingham^[38] and Dover. Glen Reen would drive the No. 55 at Watkins Glen. Brad Perez would drive the No. 55 at San Diego and Sonoma.

Car No. 53 history

In 2023, EGM announced they had purchased a superspeedway ARCA car from Tricon Garage (Formerly DGR Crosley) they also announced that they would field the No. 53 Ford Fusion for Natalie Decker in the ARCA Menards Series at Daytona. Decker finished fourteenth in the season opener at Daytona. The No. 53 car returned at Talladega with Patrick Emerling behind the wheel. Emerling finished sixteenth in the Talladega ARCA event.

Before co-owner Patrick Emerling left the team on February 1, 2024, he had announced plans to enter the ARCA season-opener at Daytona again driving the No. 53 car^[39] and had participated in the series' pre-season test session at the track in January.^[40] With a car having been prepared and an entry having been filed,^[41] Emerling still attempted the race on his own and instead used the No. 08 and finished seventeenth.

Craftsman Truck Series

Truck No. 21 history

Floridian Motorsports was founded by Scott Osteen in 2024, one week before the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season started. The team acquired a former Kyle Busch Motorsports superspeedway chassis from On Point Motorsports for Daytona along with two engines.^[43]

On February 9, 2024, it was announced that Mason Maggio would attempt the Fresh From Florida 250 at Daytona and other races at intermediate tracks.^[44]

Sage Karam would drive the No. 21 truck in the race at his home track of Pocono, running his first Truck Series race since 2021 when he drove the Jordan Anderson Racing No. 3 truck at Martinsville.

Blake Lothian had originally been on the entry list for the race at the Milwaukee Mile in the No. 21 truck but was replaced by Jayson Alexander on the Thursday before the race due to lack of sponsorship. Alexander would attempt to make his Truck Series debut in this race.^[45]