FDNY Racing, formerly named Jim Rosenblum Racing, Jocko's Racing, Linro Motorsports, and Golden Annie Racing, is an American professional
stock car racing
Stock car racing is a form of Auto racing, automobile racing run on oval track racing, oval tracks and road courses. It originally used Production vehicle, production-model cars, hence the name "stock car", but is now run using cars specifical ...
team that competes in the
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a pickup truck racing series owned and operated by the NASCAR, National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), and is the only series in NASCAR to race production pickup truck-based stock car racing, s ...
, fielding the No. 28
Chevrolet Silverado
The Chevrolet Silverado is a range of trucks manufactured by General Motors under the Chevrolet brand. Introduced for the 1999 model year, the Silverado is the successor to the long-running Chevrolet C/K model line. Taking its name from the to ...
part-time for
Bryan Dauzat.
FDNY Racing consists of volunteers from the
New York City Fire and
Police
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Departments,
with all winnings earned being donated to the Uniformed Firefighters Association Widow's and Children's Fund.
Team history
Jim Rosenblum
Jim Rosenblum (born January 9th, 1940), a native of
Mamaroneck, New York
Mamaroneck ( ), is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in Westchester County, New York, Westchester County, New York (state), New York, United States.
The population was 31,758 at the 2020 United States census over 29,156 at the 2 ...
, was a street
drag racer
Drag racing is a type of motor racing in which automobiles or motorcycles compete, usually two at a time, to be first to cross a set finish line. The race follows a short, straight course from a standing start over a measured distance, most c ...
in his youth. After being inspired by friend and
1960 Indianapolis 500
The 44th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Monday, May 30, 1960. The event was race 2 of 12 of the 1960 USAC National Championship Trail and was also race 3 of 10 in the 196 ...
winner
Jim Rathmann Jim Rathmann may refer to:
* Jim Rathmann (racing driver), (1928–2011), American racing driver
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, he began competing in the
Trans-Am Series
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in the 1960s, later winning a championship.
He began owning stock car teams in 1968.
Rosenblum operates FDNY Racing with his own money. To continue running the team, in 2005 he cashed in his
life insurance policy
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. His brother Norman, the former mayor of Mamaroneck, also works on the team.
In 2004, New York City Mayor
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born February 14, 1942) is an American businessman and politician. He is the majority owner and co-founder of Bloomberg L.P., and was its CEO from 1981 to 2001 and again from 2014 to 2023. He served as the 108th mayo ...
awarded Rosenblum the ''
New York Post
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daily Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid newspaper published in New York City. The ''Post'' also operates three online sites: NYPost. ...
''s
Liberty Medal Award. Four years later, he was named an Honorary Battalion Chief by the FDNY.
Winston Cup Series
Car No. 13 history
During the 1980s, Rosenblum formed Linro Motorsports, which began fielding cars in the
NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The NASCAR Cup Series is the top racing series of the NASCAR, National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), the most prestigious stock car racing series in the United States.
The series began in 1949 as the Strictly Stock Division, ...
for friend
Jocko Maggiacomo in 1983.
He drove for the team until he was involved in a serious wreck at
Pocono Raceway
Pocono Raceway (formerly known as the Pocono International Raceway in early years) is a tri-oval track in Blakeslee, Pennsylvania. The track has held a variety of events since its opening in 1969, including NASCAR, IndyCar Series, and IMSA GT ...
in 1988. In his place, Rosenblum hired sports car veteran
Oma Kimbrough as a
road course ringer
In NASCAR, a road course ringer, also known as road course specialist, road course expert, or a road runner, is a non-NASCAR driver who is hired by a NASCAR Cup Series or NASCAR Xfinity Series team to race specifically on road courses.
, current ...
for the
Watkins Glen International
Watkins Glen International, nicknamed "The Glen", is an automobile race track in the Northeastern United States, northeastern United States, located in Dix, New York, just southwest of the village of Watkins Glen, New York, Watkins Glen, at the ...
races, which he ran in the No. 13 from 1989 to 1991.
Linro later established the Golden Annie Racing banner, which
Randy LaJoie raced under at the turn of the decade. Other Cup drivers for Rosenblum included
Eddie Bierschwale,
Gary Balough
Gary Balough (born September 16, 1947) is a retired American stock car racing driver who competed from 1962 to 2001. Balough has won more than 1000 races throughout his short-track career and has accumulated more than 20 wins in the All-Pro divis ...
,
Jeff McClure
Jeffrey McClure (born January 22, 1967) is an American former stock car racing driver who raced for multiple years in all three major NASCAR series as well as what is now the ARCA Menards Series. McClure has been involved in the ARCA after his dr ...
,
Bob Schacht
Robert Earl Schacht (born January 24, 1950) is an American stock car racing driver. Now retired, he is a native of Lombard, Illinois. He competed in 26 NASCAR events between 1981 and 1997 in the Winston Cup, Busch Series, and Craftsman Truck Seri ...
and
Kerry Teague until 1993 with No. 13, 27 and 29. Rosenblum's team had a best finish of 24th, accomplished twice by Maggiacomo and Kimbrough at Pocono and Watkins Glen, respectively.
After the creation of the Truck Series, Rosenblum fielded Cup and Truck teams until he shut down the former due to rising costs.
Car No. 13 results
Truck Series
Truck No. 28 history
Rosenblum started a team in the Truck Series'
inaugural 1995 season for Teague as the No. 51; Teague's best finish with the team was 13th, achieved at
Tucson Raceway Park
Tucson Speedway is a paved oval racetrack located at the Pima County Fairgrounds, off Interstate 10 just south of Tucson, Arizona. It is one of only three paved ovals in the state of Arizona (the others are Phoenix Raceway and Havasu 95 Speedw ...
and
Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol Motor Speedway (formerly known as the Bristol International Raceway from 1978 to 1996 and as the Bristol International Speedway from 1961 to 1978) is a oval Oval track racing#Short track, short track in Bristol, Tennessee. The track ha ...
. In 1996, Rosenblum fielded one-off runs for
T. J. Clark,
Ritchie Petty
Ritchie Petty (born June 20, 1968) is an American stock car racing driver. Son of Maurice Petty and nephew of Richard Petty, he competed in the NASCAR Cup Series in the No. 53 Ford owned by his father. His best career Cup finish was a 25th at Tal ...
, and
Perry Tripp
Perry Tripp (born February 1, 1956) is an American former professional stock car racing driver who has competed in the NASCAR Busch Series, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the ARCA Re/Max Series.
Tripp has also previously competed in the ...
before shutting the team down due to monetary problems. They did one last attempt in 1997 with Terry McCarthy, but did not qualify.
Two years later, he revived the operation and fielded trucks for
Ronnie Hoover (1999) and
Kenny Allen and
Conrad Burr (2000). In 1999, they also changed the number to 28. Kenny Allen would then fail to qualify at Daytona in 2001.
After the
September 11 attacks
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in 2001, Rosenblum associated with retired firefighter Lt. Mike Bolnik, who suggested rebranding the team to support those affected. Partnering with
RahMoc Enterprises
Rahmoc Enterprises is a former NASCAR Winston Cup team that operated from 1978 to 1993. The team was owned by long-time engine builder Bob Rahilly and Butch Mock. Rahilly and Mock split in 1992, with the race team becoming Butch Mock Motorspor ...
owner
Bob Rahilly
Robert Alfred Rahilly (12 July 1887 – 9 December 1935) was an Australian rules football player. He was born in Ballarat, Victoria.
Playing career
Rahilly's senior career began in Ballarat for South Ballarat Football Club.
He played in Br ...
, Rosenblum would rename the team FDNY Racing in 2002.
Burr returned to the team in 2002, qualifying for all but one race in six attempts.
Joe Ruttman
Raymond Joseph Ruttman (born October 28, 1944) is an American former stock car racing driver who competed in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, and Camping World Truck Series. With 13 career wins in the Truck Series he is currently t ...
also ran a race for the team at
Darlington Raceway
Darlington Raceway is a egg-shaped oval track in Darlington, South Carolina. The track has hosted a variety of racing events since its inaugural season of racing in 1950; primarily races sanctioned by NASCAR. The venue has a capacity of 47,00 ...
. Kenny Allen attempted Daytona in 2002 but didn't qualify. L. W. Miller would attempt Martinsville in 2002 but did not qualify. In 2003,
L. W. Miller
Wayne L. W. Miller III (born July 20, 1973) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He is a member of the Earnhardt family, as the husband of Kelley Earnhardt Miller. Miller is the 2008 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour champion ...
ran the first five races of the season.
A year later,
Buddy Davis
Walter Francis "Buddy" Davis (January 5, 1931 – November 17, 2020) was an American athlete. After winning a gold medal in the high jump at the 1952 Olympics he became a professional basketball player.[Indianapolis Raceway Park
Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park (formerly Indianapolis Raceway Park, O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis, and Lucas Oil Raceway) is an auto racing facility in Brownsburg, Indiana, about northwest of downtown Indianapolis. It includes a ov ...]
. Also in 2004, L. W. Miller attempted Daytona but did not qualify.
In 2005, for the season opener at
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona Beach, Florida, United States, about north of Orlando, Florida, Orlando. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home of the Daytona 500, the most prestigious race ...
, the truck ran with a decal stating "Always remember... never forget" and the names of firefighters Lt. Curtis Meyran, John Bellew, and Richard Sclafani; the three had died on
Black Sunday in fires earlier in the year. The team attempted two races with
David Ragan
David Lee Ragan (born December 24, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 60 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for RFK Racing, and is also an analyst for NASCAR on ...
in 2005, including another run at Lowe's, but failed to qualify for both. The team made a return to a race in 2006 with
Carl Long
James Carlyle Long (born September 20, 1967) is an American former professional stock car racing driver, mechanic, and team owner. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 66 Toyota Supra for MBM Motorsports. In th ...
at
Lowe's Motor Speedway
Charlotte Motor Speedway (known as Lowe's Motor Speedway from 1999 to 2009 due to sponsorship reasons) is a quad-oval Oval track racing#Intermediate, intermediate speedway in Concord, North Carolina. It has hosted various major races since it ...
. Long also made 2 other attempts, but he only made Charlotte. In 2007,
Brandon Knupp did 2 races, and
Shane Sieg
Rodney Shane Sieg (August 23, 1982 – August 19, 2017) was an American professional stock car racing driver. He last drove the No. 93 S&W Services Chevrolet for RSS Racing. He was the older brother of Xfinity Series drivers Ryan Sieg and Kyle ...
attempted Martinsville. Sieg did not qualify. In 2008,
Wayne Edwards attempted 4 races but made 2. In 2009,
Andy Lally
Andrew Joseph Lally (born February 11, 1975) is an American former professional auto racing driver who currently serves as the president for the Trans Am Series.
He competed full-time in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, driving the Audi R ...
attempted 2 races but made one of them. Edwards returned at Charlotte, only to DNQ there. In 2010, L. W. Miller, Wayne Edwards, Andy Lally, and
Chad McCumbee
Chad McCumbee (born October 15, 1984) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He is a co-owner and driver for McCumbee-McAleer Racing in the Michelin Pilot Challenge, the team also competes in the Mazda MX-5 Cup and the IMSA Ford M ...
attempted races for the team. Lally and McCumbee made their races, while Miller and Edwards did not.
Wes Burton raced for the team in 2011. Also in 2011,
Grant Enfinger
Grant McArthur Enfinger (born January 22, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 9 Chevrolet Silverado#Fourth-generation Silverado / fifth-generation S ...
attempted Daytona but did not qualify. In 2012,
Wes Burton returned to make 5 attempts but only made 1 of them. In 2013,
Blake Koch and
Dominick Casola
Dominick Casola (born August 17, 1987) is an American former professional stock car racing driver who most recently competed in what is now the ARCA Menards Series in 2013. He drove in ARCA for a total of four seasons full or part-time. He also ra ...
contested a race each.
Also in 2013,
Whelen Southern Modified Tour
The Southern Modified Auto Racing Teams (SMART) Tour is a Modified stock car racing series racing in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of The United States. The series began in 1989, NASCAR took over the series in 2005. During ...
driver
Andy Seuss
Andrew T. Seuss (born March 15, 1987) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. As a driver, he won two consecutive championships in 2014 and 2015 in the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour, and also competed in the NAS ...
attempted to make his series debut at
Rockingham Speedway
Rockingham Speedway and Entertainment Complex (formerly known as North Carolina Speedway from 1998 to 2007 and North Carolina Motor Speedway from 1965 to 1996) is a D-shaped oval track in Rockingham, North Carolina, United States. The track h ...
, but missed the race.
In 2014,
Grand-Am
Grand-Am Road Racing or Grand-Am was an auto racing sanctioning body that was established in 1999 to organize road racing competitions in North America. Its primary focus was the Rolex Sports Car Series, an endurance racing championship series. I ...
driver
Ryan Ellis
Ryan James Ellis (born January 3, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently under contract for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Ellis was drafted eleventh overall by the Nashville Predators in ...
tested with the team at Daytona's Preseason Thunder session and led the speed charts with a speed of .
On January 22, he joined the team on a part-time basis starting with Daytona's
NextEra Energy Resources 250
The Fresh From Florida 250 is the first race of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season at Daytona International Speedway and as of 2004 has been held under the lights. It is the Truck Series event of Speedweeks – the series of races leading up ...
.
During the race at Charlotte, Ellis was involved in a crash with
Jake Crum, which destroyed FDNY's truck. After receiving some funding from a
GoFundMe
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campaign and Ellis'
Kappa Sigma
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college fraternity, the team returned at Pocono. During the year,
Whelen Modified Tour
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour (NWMT) (previously the NASCAR Winston Modified Tour and NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series from 1985 until 2005) is a modified stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR in the Modified Division. The Mod ...
driver
Bryan Dauzat made his Truck Series debut in the No. 28 at
Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol Motor Speedway (formerly known as the Bristol International Raceway from 1978 to 1996 and as the Bristol International Speedway from 1961 to 1978) is a oval Oval track racing#Short track, short track in Bristol, Tennessee. The track ha ...
, where he finished last after completing just four laps due to suspension problems. 2015 marked the FDNY's 150th Anniversary, during which FDNY and Ellis attempted three races, qualifying at Daytona and Bristol, where he finished 16th and 20th, respectively. Andy Seuss also tried to make Talladega that year as well, but missed the race.
Seuss returned to the team in 2016, finally making his Truck debut at Charlotte; qualifying was rained out and the team was in position to miss the race due to a lack of race attempts that year, prompting Rosenblum to make an agreement with
MAKE Motorsports
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to take over MAKE's No. 1 truck for the race. He would finish last after crashing on lap 20.
They would attempt Martinsville with Kyle Soper, but failed to qualify. In 2017 they attempted Daytona in February, failing to qualify with Dauzat. They returned with Dauzat at Pocono in July.
In February 2018, the team announced on their
Facebook
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that the season-opening Truck race at Daytona would be their last with Rosenblum retiring.
Dauzat drove the No. 28 to an 18th-place finish despite being caught up in a crash with
Clay Greenfield
Clayton Michael Greenfield (born June 3, 1984) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 95 Tundra for GK Racing.
Racing career
A graduate of ...
and
Korbin Forrister
Robert Korbin Forrister (born November 16, 1992) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, driving the Nos. 7 and 17 Toyota Tundras for All Out Motorspo ...
. Despite the initial announcement, FDNY Racing returned for that year's Talladega event, where Dauzat finished eighth for his and his team's first top-ten finish.
During the season-opening
2019 NextEra Energy 250, Dauzat accidentally hit his jackman Billy Rock on pit road when his truck experienced braking problems. Rock was rushed to
Halifax Health for his injuries and was diagnosed with a broken shoulder. He was released from the hospital shortly after.
Dauzat returned to FDNY and their No. 28 truck in
2020
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. He and the team ran more races than originally scheduled due to the fact that the field size for the Truck Series was expanded from 32 to 40 as a result of the cancellation of qualifying due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On January 29, 2021, it was revealed that Dauzat would return for another part-time schedule in the FDNY No. 28 truck in
2021
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, beginning at the season-opener at Daytona and would also run Pocono and Talladega. In 2022, they would race at Daytona, Pocono, and Talladega. Dauzat returned in 2023, attempting Daytona once again, but he did not qualify. He also did not qualify for the race at Pocono but made the field for the Talladega race that fall.
Dauzat made the Daytona race in 2024. He would survive a massive crash on the final lap, and would finish 9th, the 2nd best for FDNY all-time and for Dauzat. He would return to the truck at
Nashville
Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and List of municipalities in Tennessee, most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County in Middle Tennessee, locat ...
, but failed to qualify. He would then run the following race at
Pocono, finishing 34th. Dauzat qualified the No. 28 at Talladega but was replaced for the race by
Keith McGee, who would finish in 26th.
Truck No. 28 results
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