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{{short description|Former NASCAR team}}
{{Infobox former NASCAR team
| name          = Diamond Ridge Motorsports
| logo          =
| owners        = Gary Betchel (1990–1999)<br>[[Michael Waltrip]] (2010)
| drivers_champ = 0
| wins          = 10
| numbers       = 4, 8, 29, 66, 99, 00 (Xfinity)<br>9, 29, 68, 92 (Cup)
| drivers       = [[Trevor Bayne]], [[Steve Grissom]], [[Bobby Hamilton]], [[John Krebs (racing driver)|John Krebs]], [[Travis Pastrana]], [[Robert Pressley]], [[Elliott Sadler]], [[Hermie Sadler]]
| sponsors      = [[Aaron's, Inc.]], [[Channellock]], [[Country Time]], [[Cartoon Network]], Out! Pet Care, [[Phillips 66]]
| manufacturer  = [[Chevrolet]] (1990–1999)<br>[[Toyota]]
| base          = [[Charlotte, North Carolina]]
| series        = [[NASCAR Cup Series]], [[Busch Series]]
| opened        = 1990
| closed        = [[2012 in NASCAR|2012]]
}}

'''Diamond Ridge Motorsports''' (formerly '''Diamond-Waltrip Racing''', and '''Pastrana-Waltrip Racing''') was a [[NASCAR]] [[Nationwide Series]] team that competed in the [[NASCAR Cup Series]] and [[Busch Series]] from 1990 to 1999, and revived as a Nationwide Series team in 2010.  The original Diamond Ridge team was owned and operated by [[Gary Bechtel]]. Despite modest success in the Busch Series, the team was never able to maintain a competitive level in the Winston Cup Series. The team was revived as a partnership with [[Michael Waltrip Racing]] in 2010 as Diamond-Waltrip Racing, running full-time in the Nationwide Series with [[Trevor Bayne]]. For 2011 the team partnered with action star [[Travis Pastrana]] and MWR development driver [[Ryan Truex]], though the team shuttered temporarily due to Pastrana's injuries at the 2011 Summer X Games and a lacking sponsor. The team changed its name to Pastrana 199 Racing, a reference to Pastrana's standard number. The team was to field the No. 99 for Pastrana, but the deal was cancelled when Michael Waltrip Racing aligned with [[RAB Racing]] to field the No. 99.

== Winston Cup ==
Diamond Ridge Motorsports made its NASCAR debut at the [[1990 in NASCAR|1990]] [[Coca-Cola 600]] as the No. 68 [[Country Time]] [[Pontiac Grand Prix]]. [[Bobby Hamilton]] qualified eighth for the race, but crashed early in the race and finished 39th. [[Phil Parsons]] also drove the No. 29 for Diamond Ridge at the [[Quicken Loans 400|Miller Genuine Draft 400]], the [[Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500|DieHard 500]], and the [[Heinz Southern 500]], his best finish being 22nd. Dale Jarrett was supposed to drive but when Neil Bonnett got hurt Dale drove the Wood Brothers car and Diamond Ridge chose Phil Parsons instead.

After failing to run a race the following year, Diamond Ridge returned in [[1992 in NASCAR|1992]], with [[John Krebs (racing driver)|John Krebs]] driving Chevrolets at [[Infineon Raceway|Sears Point]] and [[Phoenix International Raceway|Phoenix]], finishing 31st and 23rd, respectively. Krebs returned to run Sonoma and [[Pocono Raceway|Pocono]] the next year as well, but DNF-d in both races. [[Andy Hillenburg]] drove one race for the team at [[Charlotte Motor Speedway]], but had a DNF as well. Diamond Ridge ran one more race that year, at Phoenix, with [[Steve Grissom]] driving. He finished 29th.

In [[1994 in NASCAR|1994]], Diamond Ridge mounted its first full-time attempt at a Cup championship, hiring Grissom to drive for the team. Despite failing to qualify for the golden races of the Cup schedule (the [[Daytona 500]] and the [[Brickyard 400]]), Grissom posted three top-tens and finished 28th in points, runner-up to [[Jeff Burton]] for [[NASCAR Rookie of the Year|Rookie of the Year]]. Krebs returned for a final race with Diamond Ridge, finishing 42nd in the No. 9 [[Channellock]] car. He crashed on lap 19 and flipped over in the dirt embankment. He did not suffer any injuries.

Grissom returned in [[1995 in NASCAR|1995]] and got off to a strong start, posting three top-tens in the first seven races of the season, but only finished one spot higher in the points standings. After that season, Meinke left, and [[Cartoon Network]] joined the team as '''Team Wacky Racing.''' Despite a fifth-place finish at [[Rockingham Speedway]], Grissom was released from the ride after the spring [[Michigan International Speedway|Michigan]] race. [[Greg Sacks]] took over for the next six races, his best finish being a 29th at Pocono. [[Butch Leitzinger]], [[Chad Little]], [[Robert Pressley]], and [[Jeff Green (NASCAR)|Jeff Green]] shared the driving duties in turns for the rest of the year.

In [[1997 in NASCAR|1997]], Diamond Ridge chose Pressley as its driver for the season. Pressley struggled and after the [[Aaron's 499|Winston 500]], he was released from his ride. Jeff Green returned to take his place. After missing the first ten races of the year, Green had two top-tens and finished 39th in the points. Unfortunately, at the end of the year, Cartoon Network announced it would not return as sponsor. The team attempted a few races with Green as [[Chevrolet Monte Carlo|Team Monte Carlo]] sponsoring, but they only qualified for three races, and Green left the organization. The team ran the No. 92 later in the season for [[Elliott Sadler]] in two races. After the year came to a close Diamond Ridge announced it was suspending the operations for its Cup team, and would return to the Busch Series for a planned return to Cup in 2001.

In 2009, Bechtel became a co-owner of [[Tommy Baldwin Racing]], but left the team after several months.

===Car No. 29 results===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
|-
! Year
! Driver
! No.
! Make
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! 19
! 20
! 21
! 22
! 23
! 24
! 25
! 26
! 27
! 28
! 29
! 30
! 31
! 32
! 33
! {{Tooltip|NWCC|Winston Cup classification}}
! Pts
|-
! rowspan=2| [[1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1990]]
! [[Bobby Hamilton]]
! 68
! rowspan=2| [[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]]
| [[1990 Daytona 500|DAY]]
| [[Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]
| [[GM Goodwrench 500|CAR]]
| [[Motorcraft Quality Parts 500|ATL]]
| [[TranSouth 500|DAR]]
| [[Valleydale Meats 500|BRI]]
| [[First Union 400|NWS]]
| [[Hanes Activewear 500|MAR]]
| [[Winston 500 (Spring)|TAL]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br><small>39</small>
| [[Budweiser 500 (Spring Dover)|DOV]]
| [[Banquet Frozen Foods 300|SON]]
| [[Miller Genuine Draft 500 (1st Pocono)|POC]]
| colspan=20|
! rowspan=2| 
! rowspan=2| 
|-
! [[Phil Parsons]]
! 29
| colspan=13|
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Michigan)|MCH]]<br><small>22</small>
| [[Pepsi 400|DAY]]
| [[AC Spark Plug 500|POC]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[DieHard 500 (Fall Talladega)|TAL]]<br><small>41</small>
| [[Budweiser At The Glen|GLN]]
| [[Champion Spark Plug 400|MCH]]
| [[Busch 500|BRI]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Heinz Southern 500|DAR]]<br><small>19</small>
| [[Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Richmond)|RCH]]
| [[Peak Antifreeze 500|DOV]]
| [[Goody's 500 (Fall Martinsville)|MAR]]
| [[Tyson Holly Farms 400|NWS]]
| [[Mello Yello 500|CLT]]
| [[AC Delco 500|CAR]]
| [[Checker 500|PHO]]
| [[Atlanta Journal 500|ATL]]
| colspan=4|
|-
! rowspan=2| [[1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1992]]
! rowspan=4| [[John Krebs (racing driver)|John Krebs]]
! 99
! [[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]]
| [[1992 Daytona 500|DAY]]
| [[GM Goodwrench 500|CAR]]
| [[Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]
| [[Motorcraft Quality Parts 500|ATL]]
| [[TranSouth 500|DAR]]
| [[Food City 500|BRI]]
| [[First Union 400|NWS]]
| [[Hanes 500 (Spring Martinsville)|MAR]]
| [[Winston 500 (Spring)|TAL]]
| [[1992 Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]
| [[Budweiser 500 (Spring Dover)|DOV]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Save Mart 300K|SON]]<br><small>31</small>
| [[Champion Spark Plug 500|POC]]
| [[Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Michigan)|MCH]]
| [[Pepsi 400|DAY]]
| [[Miller Genuine Draft 500 (1st Pocono)|POC]]
| [[DieHard 500 (Fall Talladega)|TAL]]
| [[Budweiser At The Glen|GLN]]
| [[1992 Champion Spark Plug 400|MCH]]
| [[Bud 500|BRI]]
| [[Mountain Dew Southern 500|DAR]]
| [[Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Richmond)|RCH]]
| [[Peak Antifreeze 500|DOV]]
| [[Goody's 500 (Fall Martinsville)|MAR]]
| [[Tyson Holly Farms 400|NWS]]
| [[Mello Yello 500|CLT]]
| [[AC Delco 500|CAR]]
| colspan=6|
! rowspan=2| 
! rowspan=2| 
|-
! rowspan=2| 29
! rowspan=17| [[Chevrolet|Chevy]]
| colspan=27|
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Pyroil 500K|PHO]]<br><small>23</small>
| [[1992 Hooters 500|ATL]]
| colspan=4|
|-
! rowspan=4| [[1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1993]]
| [[1993 Daytona 500|DAY]]
| [[GM Goodwrench 500|CAR]]
| [[Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]
| [[Motorcraft Quality Parts 500|ATL]]
| [[TranSouth 500|DAR]]
| [[Food City 500|BRI]]
| [[1993 First Union 400|NWS]]
| [[Hanes 500 (Spring Martinsville)|MAR]]
| [[1993 Winston 500|TAL]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Save Mart Supermarkets 300K|SON]]<br><small>34</small>
| [[Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]
| [[Budweiser 500 (Spring Dover)|DOV]]
| [[Champion Spark Plug 500|POC]]
| [[Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Michigan)|MCH]]
| [[Pepsi 400|DAY]]
| [[Slick 50 300|NHA]]
| colspan=3|
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Champion Spark Plug 400|MCH]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| [[Bud 500|BRI]]
| [[Mountain Dew Southern 500|DAR]]
| [[Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Richmond)|RCH]]
| [[SplitFire Spark Plug 500|DOV]]
| [[Goody's 500 (Fall Martinsville)|MAR]]
| [[Tyson Holly Farms 400|NWS]]
| colspan=7|
! rowspan=4| 
! rowspan=4| 
|-
! 99
| colspan=16|
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Miller Genuine Draft 500 (2nd Pocono)|POC]]<br><small>35</small>
| [[DieHard 500 (Fall Talladega)|TAL]]
| [[Budweiser At The Glen|GLN]]
| colspan=14|
|-
! [[Andy Hillenburg]]
! rowspan=13| 29
| colspan=26|
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Mello Yello 500|CLT]]<br><small>41</small>
| [[AC Delco 500|CAR]]
| colspan=5|
|-
! rowspan=4| [[Steve Grissom]]
| colspan=28|
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"|  [[Slick 50 500|PHO]]<br/><small>29</small>
| [[Hooters 500|ATL]]
| colspan=3|
|-
! [[1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1994]]
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1994 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br/><small>DNQ</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Goodwrench 500|CAR]]<br/><small>30</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]<br/><small>23</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Purolator 500 (Atlanta)|ATL]]<br/><small>20</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[TranSouth 500|DAR]]<br/><small>14</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Food City 500|BRI]]<br/><small>12</small>
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[First Union 400|NWS]]<br/><small>DNQ</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Hanes 500 (Spring Martinsville)|MAR]]<br/><small>14</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Winston Select 500|TAL]]<br/><small>10</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Save Mart Supermarkets 300K|SON]]<br/><small>35</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1994 Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br/><small>39</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Miller Genuine Draft 500 (Dover)|DOV]]<br/><small>27</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[UAW-GM Teamwork 500|POC]]<br/><small>26</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Michigan)|MCH]]<br/><small>26</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Pepsi 400|DAY]]<br/><small>33</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Slick 50 300|NHA]]<br/><small>33</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Miller Genuine Draft 500 (2nd Pocono)|POC]]<br/><small>29</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[DieHard 500 (Fall Talladega)|TAL]]<br/><small>18</small>
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1994 Brickyard 400|IND]]<br/><small>DNQ</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[The Bud At The Glen|GLN]]<br/><small>23</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[GM Goodwrench Dealer 400|MCH]]<br/><small>19</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Goody's 500 (Bristol)|BRI]]<br/><small>34</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Mountain Dew Southern 500|DAR]]<br/><small>23</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Richmond)|RCH]]<br/><small>7</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[SplitFire Spark Plug 500|DOV]]<br/><small>8</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Goody's 500 (Fall Martinsville)|MAR]]<br/><small>12</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Tyson Holly Farms 400|NWS]]<br/><small>20</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Mello Yello 500|CLT]]<br/><small>26</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[AC Delco 500|CAR]]<br/><small>30</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1994 Slick 50 500|PHO]]<br/><small>22</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Hooters 500|ATL]]<br/><small>26</small>
| colspan=2|
! 29th
! 2660
|-
! [[1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1995]]
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1995 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br/><small>7</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Goodwrench 500|CAR]]<br/><small>6</small>
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]<br/><small>DNQ</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Purolator 500 (Atlanta)|ATL]]<br/><small>18</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[TranSouth 500|DAR]]<br/><small>6</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Food City 500|BRI]]<br/><small>11</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[First Union 400|NWS]]<br/><small>5</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Hanes 500 (Spring Martinsville)|MAR]]<br/><small>20</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Winston Select 500|TAL]]<br/><small>37</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Save Mart Supermarkets 300|SON]]<br/><small>26</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br/><small>13</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1995 Miller Genuine Draft 500 (June)|DOV]]<br/><small>16</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[UAW-GM Teamwork 500|POC]]<br/><small>18</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Michigan)|MCH]]<br/><small>20</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Pepsi 400|DAY]]<br/><small>43</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Slick 50 300|NHA]]<br/><small>28</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Miller Genuine Draft 500 (2nd Pocono)|POC]]<br/><small>31</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[DieHard 500 (Fall Talladega)|TAL]]<br/><small>25</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1995 Brickyard 400|IND]]<br/><small>30</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[The Bud At The Glen|GLN]]<br/><small>22</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[GM Goodwrench Dealer 400|MCH]]<br/><small>29</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Goody's 500 (Bristol)|BRI]]<br/><small>22</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Mountain Dew Southern 500|DAR]]<br/><small>27</small>
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Richmond)|RCH]]<br/><small>DNQ</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[MBNA 500|DOV]]<br/><small>25</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Goody's 500 (Fall Martinsville)|MAR]]<br/><small>26</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Tyson Holly Farms 400|NWS]]<br/><small>31</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[UAW-GM Quality 500|CLT]]<br/><small>41</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[AC Delco 400|CAR]]<br/><small>14</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Dura Lube 500|PHO]]<br/><small>32</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1995 NAPA 500|ATL]]<br/><small>39</small>
| colspan=2|
! 
! 
|-
! rowspan=6| [[1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1996]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1996 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br/><small>27</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Goodwrench 500|CAR]]<br/><small>5</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]<br/><small>21</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Purolator 500 (Atlanta)|ATL]]<br/><small>39</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[TranSouth 500|DAR]]<br/><small>26</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Food City 500|BRI]]<br/><small>27</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[First Union 400|NWS]]<br/><small>26</small>
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Martinsville)|MAR]]<br/><small>DNQ</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Winston Select 500|TAL]]<br/><small>6</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Save Mart Supermarkets 300|SON]]<br/><small>25</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1996 Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br/><small>16</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Miller 500 (Dover)|DOV]]<br/><small>42</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[UAW-GM Teamwork 500|POC]]<br/><small>22</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Miller 400 (Michigan)|MCH]]<br/><small>34</small>
| colspan=19|
! rowspan=6| 35th
! rowspan=6| 2322
|-
! [[Greg Sacks]]
| colspan=14|
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Pepsi 400|DAY]]<br><small>39</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Slick 50 300|NHA]]<br><small>30</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Miller 500 (Pocono)|POC]]<br><small>29</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[DieHard 500 (Fall Talladega)|TAL]]<br><small>25</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1996 Brickyard 400|IND]]<br><small>32</small>
| colspan=1|
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[GM Goodwrench Dealer 400|MCH]]<br><small>30</small>
| colspan=12|
|-
! [[Butch Leitzinger]]
| colspan=19|
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[The Bud At The Glen|GLN]]<br><small>20</small>
| colspan=13|
|-
! [[Chad Little]]
| colspan=21|
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Bristol)|BRI]]<br><small>23</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Mountain Dew Southern 500|DAR]]<br><small>20</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Miller 400 (Richmond)|RCH]]<br><small>40</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[MBNA 500|DOV]]<br><small>41</small>
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Hanes 500 (Fall Martinsville)|MAR]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| colspan=7|
|-
! [[Jeff Green (racing driver)|Jeff Green]]
| colspan=26|
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1996 Tyson Holly Farms 400|NWS]]<br><small>32</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[UAW-GM Quality 500|CLT]]<br><small>26</small>
| colspan=5|
|-
! rowspan=2| [[Robert Pressley]]
| colspan=28|
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[AC Delco 400|CAR]]<br><small>37</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Dura Lube 500|PHO]]<br><small>36</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[NAPA 500|ATL]]<br><small>33</small>
| colspan=2|
|-
! rowspan=2| [[1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1997]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1997 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br><small>39</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Goodwrench Service 400|CAR]]<br><small>37</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]<br><small>21</small>
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Primestar 500 (Atlanta)|ATL]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[TranSouth Financial 400|DAR]]<br><small>39</small>
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1997 Interstate Batteries 500|TEX]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Food City 500|BRI]]<br><small>14</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Martinsville)|MAR]]<br><small>23</small>
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Save Mart Supermarkets 300|SON]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1997 Winston 500|TAL]]<br><small>29</small>
| colspan=23|
! rowspan=2| 37th
! rowspan=2| 2297
|-
! rowspan=2| [[Jeff Green (racing driver)|Jeff Green]]
| colspan=10|
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1997 Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br><small>22</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Miller 500 (Dover)|DOV]]<br><small>37</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Pocono Organics CBD 325|POC]]<br><small>35</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Miller 400 (Michigan)|MCH]]<br><small>31</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1997 California 500|CAL]]<br><small>7</small>
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Pepsi 400|DAY]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Jiffy Lube 300|NHA]]<br><small>32</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Pennsylvania 500|POC]]<br><small>31</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1997 Brickyard 400|IND]]<br><small>25</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[The Bud At The Glen|GLN]]<br><small>30</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[DeVilbiss 400|MCH]]<br><small>18</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Bristol)|BRI]]<br><small>21</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1997 Mountain Dew Southern 500|DAR]]<br><small>39</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400|RCH]]<br><small>31</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[CMT 300|NHA]]<br><small>38</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[MBNA 400|DOV]]<br><small>40</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Hanes 500 (Fall Martinsville)|MAR]]<br><small>30</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[UAW-GM Quality 500|CLT]]<br><small>29</small>
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[DieHard 500 (Fall Talladega)|TAL]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[AC Delco 400|CAR]]<br><small>21</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Dura Lube 500 Presented by Kmart|PHO]]<br><small>32</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[NAPA 500|ATL]]<br><small>4</small>
| colspan=1|
|-
! rowspan=2| [[1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1998]]
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1998 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[GM Goodwrench Service Plus 400|CAR]]<br><small>22</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1998 Las Vegas 400|LVS]]<br><small>33</small>
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Primestar 500 (Atlanta)|ATL]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[TranSouth Financial 400|DAR]]<br><small>32</small>
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Food City 500|BRI]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| [[Texas 500|TEX]]
| [[Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Martinsville)|MAR]]
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[DieHard 500 (Spring Talladega)|TAL]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| [[California 500 Presented by NAPA|CAL]]
| colspan=23|
! rowspan=2| 48th
! rowspan=2| 322
|-
! [[Elliott Sadler]]
! 92
| colspan=10|
| style="background:#efcfff;"|[[Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br><small>42</small>
| [[MBNA Platinum 400|DOV]]
| [[Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]
| [[Miller Lite 400|MCH]]
| [[Pocono Organics CBD 325|POC]]
| [[Save Mart/Kragen 350|SON]]
| [[Jiffy Lube 300|NHA]]
| [[Pennsylvania 500|POC]]
| [[1998 Brickyard 400|IND]]
| [[The Bud At The Glen|GLN]]
| [[Pepsi 400 Presented by DeVilbiss|MCH]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Bristol)|BRI]]<br><small>24</small>
| [[Farm Aid on CMT 300|NHA]]
| [[1998 Pepsi Southern 500|DAR]]
| [[Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400|RCH]]
| [[MBNA Gold 400|DOV]]
| [[NAPA Autocare 500|MAR]]
| [[UAW-GM Quality 500|CLT]]
| [[Winston 500 (Fall)|TAL]]
| [[1998 Pepsi 400|DAY]]
| [[Dura Lube 500|PHO]]
| [[AC Delco 400|CAR]]
| [[NAPA 500|ATL]]
|}

===Car No. 9 results===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
|-
! Year
! Driver
! No.
! Make
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! 19
! 20
! 21
! 22
! 23
! 24
! 25
! 26
! 27
! 28
! 29
! 30
! 31
! {{Tooltip|NWCC|Winston Cup classification}}
! Pts
|-
! [[1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1994]]
! [[John Krebs (racing driver)|John Krebs]]
! 9
! [[Chevrolet|Chevy]]
| [[1994 Daytona 500|DAY]]
| [[Goodwrench 500|CAR]]
| [[Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]
| [[Purolator 500 (Atlanta)|ATL]]
| [[TranSouth 500|DAR]]
| [[Food City 500|BRI]]
| [[First Union 400|NWS]]
| [[Hanes 500 (Spring Martinsville)|MAR]]
| [[Winston Select 500|TAL]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Save Mart Supermarkets 300K|SON]]<br><small>42</small>
| [[1994 Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]
| [[Budweiser 500 (Spring Dover)|DOV]]
| [[UAW-GM Teamwork 500|POC]]
| [[Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Michigan)|MCH]]
| [[Pepsi 400|DAY]]
| [[Slick 50 300|NHA]]
| [[Miller Genuine Draft 500 (2nd Pocono)|POC]]
| [[DieHard 500 (Fall Talladega)|TAL]]
| [[1994 Brickyard 400|IND]]
| [[The Bud At The Glen|GLN]]
| [[GM Goodwrench Dealer 400|MCH]]
| [[Goody's 500 (Bristol)|BRI]]
| [[Mountain Dew Southern 500|DAR]]
| [[Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Richmond)|RCH]]
| [[SplitFire Spark Plug 500|DOV]]
| [[Goody's 500 (Fall Martinsville)|MAR]]
| [[Tyson Holly Farms 400|NWS]]
| [[Mello Yello 500|CLT]]
| [[AC Delco 500|CAR]]
| [[1994 Slick 50 500|PHO]]
| [[Hooters 500|ATL]]
! 
! 
|}

== Busch Series  / Nationwide return==
[[File:Travis Pastrana Virginia 250 2012 003.jpg|thumb|[[Travis Pastrana]] in the No. 99 at [[Richmond International Raceway]] in 2012]]
Diamond Ridge's Busch program began running with Grissom in 1994, when they purchased Grissom's Busch operation during the 1994 Busch Series season and release Tom Peck. Channellock and Meineke were sponsors and Grissom won twice during his abbreviated season. He ran eight races in 1996 with [[World Championship Wrestling|WCW]] sponsoring and had another visit to victory lane, but he was released during the season. [[Bill Ingle]], the team's crew chief, took over driving duties at [[South Boston Speedway]] and [[New Hampshire International Speedway|Loudon]], finishing 22nd and 26th respectively. [[Greg Sacks]] signed a one race deal to drive at [[Talladega Superspeedway]], and ended up winning the race. Soon afterwards, Bechtel signed driver Elliott Sadler and ran the rest of the year, and had three top-ten finishes.

Geared up for a full run in [[1997 in NASCAR Busch Series|1997]], Diamond Ridge & Sadler went from unsponsored to receiving backing from [[Phillips 66]]. The extra funding made a difference as Sadler captured his first career victory at [[Nazareth Speedway]]. He went on to post additional victories at [[Myrtle Beach Speedway|Myrtle Beach]] and [[Gateway International Raceway|Gateway]]. He finished fifth in points that year. Diamond Ridge also expanded to a three car operation in 1997, purchasing the No. 1 [[DeWalt Tools]] team and fielding a car for Sadler's older brother, [[Hermie Sadler|Hermie]]. Hermie had two poles and finished tenth in points in 1997. Diamond Ridge also fielded the No. 8 for Jeff Green, who won at [[Las Vegas Motor Speedway]] and ran fourteen races before he moved to Cup. In [[1998 in NASCAR Busch Series|1998]], Elliott's team switched to No. 66 in order to accommodate their sponsor while Hermie moved into the No. 29. Hermie had a season virtually identical to 1997, posting two top-fives and having another tenth-place finish in the championship. Elliott scored three victories and finished eighth in points. Unfortunately, Elliott, who Diamond Ridge hoped would be their future in Cup, signed with [[Wood Brothers Racing]]. Still, hope was not lost. In [[1999 in NASCAR Busch Series|1999]], Bechtel merged his Busch program with [[Joe Gibbs Racing]], to field the No. 4 [[Lance Snacks]] Chevy for [[Jeff Purvis]]. While Purvis did not win that year, he had twelve top-ten finishes. The team fielded the No. 29 briefly as a second car for [[Curtis Markham]], but sponsorship problems kept that from turning into a full-time ride. During the season, Bechtel eventually lost interest in the team, and sold the whole of the operation to Gibbs. Diamond Ridge Motorsports never returned to Cup as planned. The number 29 later went to [[Kevin Harvick]] in his first season in the Cup Series replacing [[Dale Earnhardt]].

In November 2009, Bechtel returned as partner of [[Michael Waltrip Racing]] to form Diamond-Waltrip Racing. The team fielded [[Trevor Bayne]] for most of the year with sponsorship from Out! Pet Care and Aaron's. Bayne scored three consecutive poles in the summer, but he moved to [[Roush Fenway Racing]] at Kansas when Gary Bechtel was unable to come up with a sponsor for 2011. The Truex brothers Martin and Ryan drove the No. 99 and No. 00 Toyotas for the remainder of the season.

It was announced late in 2010 that the team has formed a partnership with Rally driver and motocross star [[Travis Pastrana]] for him to race in the Nationwide Series in 2011 and 2012. Pastrana was to run 7 races in 2011 under the banner of '''Pastrana-Waltrip Racing''' with sponsorship from [[Boost Mobile]]. Pastrana was to debut at [[Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis]] to promote the 2011 [[X Games]] and Pastranathon, but was injured while performing the 'Toilet Paper Roll' at the [[Staples Center]] in L.A. on July 28, 2011. He sustained a broken right foot and ankle, which required surgery and forced PWR's withdrawal from competition for the rest of the season. As a result, Ryan moved to [[Joe Gibbs Racing]] for the rest of 2011. For 2012, the team changed its name to Pastrana 199 Racing to prevent a conflict with [[Clint Bowyer]]'s sponsorship from [[5-hour Energy]] due to Pastrana's status as a Red Bull athlete. However, MWR struck a partnership with [[RAB Racing]] to run the 99 car.

==Driver history==

===Winston Cup===
* [[Bobby Hamilton]] (1990)
* [[Phil Parsons]] (1990)
* [[John Krebs (racing driver)|John Krebs]] (1992–1994)
* [[Andy Hillenburg]] (1993)
* [[Steve Grissom]] (1993–1996)
* [[Greg Sacks]] (1996)
* [[Butch Leitzinger]] (1996)
* [[Chad Little]] (1996)
* [[Jeff Green (racing driver)|Jeff Green]] (1996–1998)
* [[Robert Pressley]] (1996–1997)
* [[Elliott Sadler]] (1998)

== External links ==
*{{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20101114064936/http://www.pastranawaltrip.com:80/}} 
*[http://racing-reference.info/owner?id=bechtga01 Gary Bechtel owner stats]

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