 In 2009, TRG Motorsports announced they would field a full-time team in the NASCAR Sprint Cup with the number 71.The team also ran a second car in a few races using the number 70.After failing to make the Daytona 500 with Mike Wallace, the team signed David Gilliland and was 35th in points after Bristol, guaranteeing the team a start in Martinsville, only to fall out of the top-35 after the event.