Post by labontefanboy on Apr 7, 2015 22:10:56 GMT -5
#44 - Mike Harmon Racing
Drivers: Mike Harmon, Mike Potter, Ruben Pardo
Sponsors: Ariba, Telcel
Crew Chief: George Bartlett
Manufacturer: Chevrolet Impala
Mike Harmon Career Statistics
Mike Potter Career Statistics
Ruben Pardo Career Statistics
Race-by-Race Chart
2008 Season Outlook
Perhaps the bleakest outlook for 2008 comes with the #44 Mike Harmon Racing team. Owner-driver Mike Harmon, a stalwart in the back of the pack for many years, will field his own team full-time in 2008. He'll drive for 23 races while soon-to-be 59-year old Mike Potter will drive the 9 races at short tracks or intermediate tracks that race like short tracks. Rounding out the lineup is Ruben Pardo for the road course races. Overall, this team currently has sponsorship for just 2 events, one of which is Pardo's race at Mexico, his home track. With such a high level of competition this season and so many teams moving into either the Cup or Nationwide Series due to the Truck Series closing down, qualifying for races with no sponsorship will prove to be a herculean task in and of itself. But perhaps the bigger challenge for this team will be surviving to the end of the season. With no incoming monetary support and a low probability of consisting qualifying for races, the team is in a Catch-22 situation. You can't make the races without more funding and you can't get more funding without making the races. Because of that, a positive goal for this team is to simply survive as a business to the end of the year.
Drivers: Mike Harmon, Mike Potter, Ruben Pardo
Sponsors: Ariba, Telcel
Crew Chief: George Bartlett
Manufacturer: Chevrolet Impala
Mike Harmon Career Statistics
| Year | Age | Races | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Poles | Rank |
| 1996 | 38 | 7 of 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| 2001 | 43 | 15 of 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| 2002 | 44 | 25 of 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 2003 | 45 | 32 of 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2004 | 46 | 7 of 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| 2005 | 47 | 1 of 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 |
| 2007 | 49 | 7 of 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
| 7 years | - | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Mike Potter Career Statistics
| Year | Age | Races | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Poles | Rank |
| 1982 | 33 | 1 of 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 |
| 2001 | 52 | 1 of 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 |
| 2003 | 54 | 11 of 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| 2004 | 55 | 2 of 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 |
| 2007 | 58 | 1 of 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 |
| 5 years | - | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Ruben Pardo Career Statistics
| Year | Age | Races | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Poles | Rank |
| 2007 | 28 | 2 of 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 |
| 1 year | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Race-by-Race Chart
| Race | Driver | Sponsor |
| Daytona I | Mike Harmon | |
| Fontana | Mike Harmon | Ariba |
| Las Vegas | Mike Harmon | |
| Atlanta | Mike Harmon | |
| Walt Disney | Mike Potter | |
| Nashville I | Mike Harmon | |
| Texas I | Mike Harmon | |
| Phoenix | Mike Harmon | |
| Mexico | Ruben Pardo | Telcel |
| Talladega | Mike Harmon | |
| Richmond I | Mike Potter | |
| Darlington | Mike Harmon | |
| Charlotte I | Mike Harmon | Patriotic |
| Dover I | Mike Harmon | |
| Nashville II | Mike Harmon | |
| Kentucky | Mike Harmon | |
| Milwaukee | Mike Potter | |
| New Hampshire | Mike Potter | |
| Daytona II | Mike Harmon | Patriotic |
| Gateway | Mike Harmon | |
| Future Stars Showcase | ||
| Montreal | Ruben Pardo | |
| Watkins Glen | Ruben Pardo | |
| Michigan | Mike Harmon | |
| Bristol | Mike Potter | |
| Chicago | Mike Harmon | |
| Dover II | Mike Harmon | |
| Richmond II | Mike Potter | |
| Kansas | Mike Harmon | |
| ORP | Mike Potter | |
| Barber | Ruben Pardo | Breast Cancer |
| Charlotte II | Mike Harmon | Breast Cancer |
| Thompson | Mike Potter | Breast Cancer |
| Texas II | Mike Harmon | Breast Cancer |
| Memphis | Mike Harmon | |
| Myrtle Beach | Mike Potter | |
| Homestead | Mike Harmon |
2008 Season Outlook
Perhaps the bleakest outlook for 2008 comes with the #44 Mike Harmon Racing team. Owner-driver Mike Harmon, a stalwart in the back of the pack for many years, will field his own team full-time in 2008. He'll drive for 23 races while soon-to-be 59-year old Mike Potter will drive the 9 races at short tracks or intermediate tracks that race like short tracks. Rounding out the lineup is Ruben Pardo for the road course races. Overall, this team currently has sponsorship for just 2 events, one of which is Pardo's race at Mexico, his home track. With such a high level of competition this season and so many teams moving into either the Cup or Nationwide Series due to the Truck Series closing down, qualifying for races with no sponsorship will prove to be a herculean task in and of itself. But perhaps the bigger challenge for this team will be surviving to the end of the season. With no incoming monetary support and a low probability of consisting qualifying for races, the team is in a Catch-22 situation. You can't make the races without more funding and you can't get more funding without making the races. Because of that, a positive goal for this team is to simply survive as a business to the end of the year.