McGlynn Racing was a NASCAR racing team. Owned by Raynard McGlynn, they fielded entries in the Nextel Cup Series and Craftsman Truck Series before closing down in July 2007.

McGlynn Racing
Owner(s)Raynard McGlynn
BaseWilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
SeriesNextel Cup Series, Craftsman Truck Series
Race driversCarl Long, Derrike Cope, Ryan McGlynn Michael Waltrip
SponsorsRoyal Administration
ManufacturerChevrolet, Dodge
Opened1998
Closed2007
Career
Drivers' Championships0
Race victories0

McGlynn began racing in NASCAR in 1998 in the Craftsman Truck Series. Originally, the team made its debut at I-70 Speedway, but failed to qualify. It ran its first race at Nazareth Speedway with Ryan McGlynn driving. He started 35th in the No. 00 Buyer's Choice Chevrolet Silverado and moved up to 28th. He ran his only other race of the season at New Hampshire International Speedway. He finished 29th.

In 1999, McGlynn moved up to run for Rookie of the Year honors. He made a total of thirteen starts, his best finish a 24th at Nashville Speedway USA. He finished 28th in the final championship standings. In 2000, McGlynn made eighteen starts, the most in the team's history and had three top-twenty finishes. He also finished a career best 25th in the points standings.

McGlynn ran only three races in 2001 due to a lack of primary sponsorship. They posted a career-high 11th-place finish at Kentucky Speedway. They ran three races the following season as well, McGlynn's best finish a 22nd at New Hampshire. They also attempted their first Cup race with Ryan at Martinsville Speedway in the No. 80 car, but failed to qualify.

In 2003, Ryan ran his final set of Craftsman Truck races. He only finished one race that year at Loudon. In 2004, he attempted the O'Reilly 200, but failed to qualify. Ryan attempted several races during the 2004 Cup season but failed to qualify. McGlynn Racing made its first Cup start at Pocono Raceway with Carl Long, qualifying 38th and finishing 41st in the No. 00 Chevrolet Monte Carlo.

In 2005, McGlynn bought out Long's No. 46 team and combined it with the No. 00 operation, hiring Long to run a part-time schedule. Long made nine starts with the team, posting two thirty-second-place finishes. In addition to buying additional cars from Penske Racing and Bill Davis Racing, McGlynn began fielding a second car, the No. 08. Ryan failed to qualify at Dover International Speedway, but Derrike Cope qualified at Martinsville Speedway, finishing 33rd. Due to pressure from Royal Administration, Long was dropped from McGlynn with Cope taking over the No. 00 full-time. McGlynn failed to make a race for the balance of the season.

For the 2006, McGlynn switched to the No. 74 to avoid conflict with MBA Racing. They have run with sponsorship from Sundance Vacations, Royal Administration, MyGuardian911 and Vialafil. Cope ran a limited schedule, his best finish a 34th in nine starts. The team also sold their ride to Michael Waltrip at the Coca-Cola 600 after he failed to qualify. Long returned to McGlynn at the 2006 Ford 400, driving a second entry for McGlynn, but failed to qualify. The team did not qualify for the 2007 Daytona 500, and after being unable to garner additional sponsorship, the team folded.[1]

Cup Series

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Car No. 74 (primary car) results

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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 34 35 36 Owners Pts
2002 Ryan McGlynn 80 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR
DNQ
ATL CAR PHO HOM 73rd 22
2004 Carl Long 00 Dodge DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV POC
41
MCH
DNQ
SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH DAR
DNQ
HOM 56th 260
Ryan McGlynn 08 Chevy BRI
DNQ
CAL
00 RCH
DNQ
NHA
DNQ
MAR
DNQ
ATL PHO
DNQ
Carl Long DOV
DNQ
TAL KAN
DNQ
08 CLT
DNQ
2005 00 DAY CAL LVS
DNQ
ATL
DNQ
BRI
42
MAR
DNQ
TEX PHO
43
TAL RCH
DNQ
CLT
DNQ
DOV
42
POC
DNQ
MCH SON DAY NHA
43
POC
DNQ
IND GLN RCH
DNQ
DOV
42
TAL TEX
DNQ
45th 729
80 DAR
42
BRI
32
CAL
00 Dodge CHI
40
NHA
DNQ
KAN
DNQ
MAR
DNQ
ATL
32
80 MCH
DNQ
CLT
DNQ
Derrike Cope 00 PHO
DNQ
HOM
DNQ
2006 74 DAY
DNQ
CAL
DNQ
LVS ATL
DNQ
BRI
DNQ
MAR
DNQ
TEX
41
PHO TAL RCH
43
DAR
43
CLT
QL
DOV
37
POC
DNQ
MCH
43
SON DAY CHI
DNQ
NHA
DNQ
POC
DNQ
IND GLN MCH
34
BRI
43
CAL RCH
DNQ
NHA
DNQ
DOV
43
KAN TAL
43
CLT
DNQ
MAR
DNQ
ATL
DNQ
TEX
DNQ
PHO
DNQ
HOM
DNQ
45th 679
Michael Waltrip 55 CLT
41
2007 Derrike Cope 74 DAY
DNQ
CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 65th 16
- Qualified but ride bought by Michael Waltrip

Car No. 08 (secondary car) results

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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 34 35 36 Owners Pts
2005 Ryan McGlynn 08 Dodge DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV
DNQ
TAL KAN CLT 70th 64
Derrike Cope Chevy MAR
33
ATL TEX PHO HOM

Notes

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  1. ^ "The Derrike Cope Fan Club". Archived from the original on 2010-11-21. Retrieved 2007-07-03.
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