KBR Development was an American professional stock car racing team that last competed in the

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. The team, founded by Mike Bursley in 2018, last fielded the No. 28

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part-time for

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. Veteran ARCA driver

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served as the team's general manager. KBR Development had a technical alliance with

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ARCA Menards Series

Car No. 35/28 history

2018

In 2018, the team would make their debut at

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, with

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driving the No. 35 for the team. Hocevar would finish 11th.

2019

On January 11, 2019, the team announced that they had entered a technical alliance with

, with equipment bought from

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would drive 11 races for the team, with

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driving mostly big tracks for the team.

2020

The team would plan to make their second full-time season in 2020, with the team relocating to

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and becoming a satellite team of

. On January 10, 2020, the team would announce that dirt racer

would make his stock car debut for the team, driving the No. 28 at the 2020 Lucas Oil 200. On January 27, 2020,

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accused that former employees,

and Griffin Rider, both who were now employees at KBR Development, had stolen information from the team. Venturini Motorsports had said that in security camera footage, Rider had carried the crew chief's computer into an unknown hauler, had spent approximately 11 minutes with the computer, and returned it, with Rider allegedly stealing information with a

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. In addition, Venturini Motorsports testified that Kimmel took pictures of Venturini Motorsports' cars. On May 9, 2020, the team would announce on its website that the team had ceased operations in a statement from Mike Bursley.

Car No. 35/28 results

(

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) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

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* {{KBR Development NASCAR teams 2018 establishments in North Carolina 2020 disestablishments in North Carolina