is a
NASCAR team based in
Colorado and fields the #78
Chevrolet Monte Carlo and the
Chevrolet Impala SS .
The team is sponsored by the U.S. furniture store chain
Furniture Row . It made its NASCAR debut in the
Busch Series at
Nashville Superspeedway in
2005 with
Jerry Robertson driving, starting 24th and finishing 33rd. Robertson ran ten races with the team in 2005, his best finish being a 22nd at
California Speedway . The team made two
NEXTEL Cup appearances as well, with
Kenny Wallace debuting the team at
Dover International Speedway , and Robertson running at
Phoenix International Raceway .
Wallace was scheduled to drive the first five races in 2006 and Robertson filling out the rest of the schedule. At the
2006 Daytona 500 , Kenny Wallace failed to put the #78 Furniture Row car in the field. Wallace qualified for the next two races, at
California Speedway and
Las Vegas Motor Speedway , finishing 41st and 38th. However, the performance of the team was not good enough to make the top 35 in points, and the team ran part-time for the rest of the year,
Jimmy Spencer (select races) and
Travis Kvapil (at road courses) also drove the car on a part-time basis. The team also teamed up with
PPI Motorsports to share equipment and resources throughout the season. Robertson also competed in select Busch Series events 2006, his best finish 29th. Kenny Wallace will continue to be the full-time driver in
2007 and beyond. Wallace has two sixth-place starts this season.
Furniture Row Racing is currently seeking sponsorsip on the 78 car. Once a sponsor is found, the Furniture Row sponsorship will transfer to a second team.
On August 14, 2007, Kenny Wallace stepped down as the driver of the 78. However, he will remain a consultant with the team until the end of the season. So far, three other drivers have and/or will been in the car:
Scott Wimmer (Michigan),
Sterling Marlin (Bristol), and
Joe Nemechek (Fontana, California). Wimmer and Marlin both missed the field for FRR, but Nemecheck made the field at california and is expected to drive at the next couple of events.
