Kennedy Racing (Start Your Engines!)

Kennedy Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The team began running in 1988 when Roger Kennedy, a prominent Arby's franchisee, acquired the #64 Ford from former NASCAR driver Elmo Langley, along with the team's shop and equipment. In the Cup Series, Kennedy Racing currently fields two Toyota Camry teams full-time: the No. 32 Tide for Louise Kennedy and the No. 64 Arby's for her father and the current owner, Melvin Kennedy. In the Xfinity Series, Kennedy currently fields the No. 64 full-time for Jeff Green.

Since its inception, Kennedy Racing has emerged as one of the most prominent teams in NASCAR. Originally a single-car team, it expanded to a two-car operation in 2007 after the acquisition of the #32 team from PPI Racing. It expanded to the Xfinity Series in 2018, under the leadership of Dale Kennedy, Louise's brother. It has won a record nine championships (1996, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2016, and 2018), all from Melvin.