# Team Ireland > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Team_Ireland > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Team_Ireland.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_Ireland > Source revision: 1316557507 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Former NASCAR team}} {{About|the NASCAR team|the hockey team|Ireland men's national ice hockey team|Irish A1 Grand Prix team|A1 Team Ireland|Team Ireland (foundation)|Team Ireland Foundation|Olympic Team Ireland|Olympic Federation of Ireland}} {{Infobox NASCAR team | Team_name = Team Ireland | Logo = | Owner_names = [Martin Birrane](/source/Martin_Birrane) | Base = | Series = [Winston Cup Series](/source/Winston_Cup_Series) | Drivers = [John Paul, Jr.](/source/John_Paul_Jr._(racing_driver))
[Bobby Hillin Jr.](/source/Bobby_Hillin_Jr.) | Manufacturer = [Chevrolet](/source/Chevrolet) | Debut = [1991](/source/1991_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series) [Miller Genuine Draft 500](/source/Miller_Genuine_Draft_500_(2nd_Pocono)) ([Pocono](/source/Pocono_Raceway)) | Final = [1992](/source/1991_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series) [Mello Yello 500](/source/Mello_Yello_500) ([Charlotte](/source/Charlotte_Motor_Speedway)) | Races = 14 | Drivers_champ = 0 | Wins = 0 | Poles = 0 }} '''Team Ireland''' was a [stock car](/source/stock_car_racing) racing team that competed in the [NASCAR](/source/NASCAR) [Winston Cup Series](/source/Winston_Cup_Series) between 1991 and 1992. Owned by Irishman [Martin Birrane](/source/Martin_Birrane), the team posted a best finish of thirteenth with driver [Bobby Hillin Jr.](/source/Bobby_Hillin_Jr.) ==Winston Cup Series== ===Car No. 31 history=== Team Ireland made its debut in the [1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series](/source/1991_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series) season, competing in four races with the No. 53 Chevrolet; the team intended to field [IndyCar](/source/Champ_Car) driver [John Paul Jr.](/source/John_Paul_Jr._(racing_driver)) in its cars, but after Paul proved to have a hard time adjusting to the heavy NASCAR cars, he was replaced after two races by [Bobby Hillin Jr.](/source/Bobby_Hillin_Jr.), who joined the team for a planned 15-race schedule in 1992.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xTgdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0aUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6089,331831&dq=martin-birrane+team-ireland&hl=en|title=Aiming High|last=Stout|first=Harold|date=May 3, 1992|work=[The Tuscaloosa News](/source/The_Tuscaloosa_News)|page=C1|accessdate=2013-09-12|location=Tuscaloosa, AL}} Changing to the No. 31 and using cars and engines supplied by [Richard Childress Racing](/source/Richard_Childress_Racing), the team competed in ten races during the [1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series](/source/1992_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series) season, posting a best finish of 13th in the [Coca-Cola 600](/source/1992_Coca-Cola_600) at [Charlotte Motor Speedway](/source/Charlotte_Motor_Speedway),{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/rquery?id=birrama01&trk=t0&series=W&o=1|title=Martin Birrane (owner) - NASCAR Sprint Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=USA Today Sports Media Group|accessdate=2013-09-12}} before being forced to close due to a lack of sponsorship;{{cite news|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/262940964|title=A speedway phenom gets second chance|last=Fry|first=Darrell|date=February 11, 1993|work=[St. Petersburg Times](/source/St._Petersburg_Times)|page=1C|access-date=2013-09-12|location=St. Petersburg, FL}} the team was unable to pay a fine levied by NASCAR for the use of illegal cylinder heads in the [Mello Yello 500](/source/Mello_Yello_500) in October,{{cite book|last=Howell|first=Mark D.|title=From Moonshine to Madison Avenue: A Cultural History of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series|year=1997|publisher=Bowling Green State University Popular Press|location=Bowling Green, OH|isbn=0-87972-739-X|page=26}} and team owner Birrane chose to leave the sport.{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=GB&p_theme=gb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB192BA2472E1DD&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Kyle Petty notches fourth straight pole spot at Rockingham|last=Zeller|first=Bob|date=October 23, 1993|work=[Greensboro News & Record](/source/Greensboro_News_%26_Record)|page=C5|accessdate=2013-09-12|location=Greensboro, NC}} ====Car No. 31 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 ! {{Tooltip|NWCC|NASCAR Winston Cup classification}} ! Pts |- ! rowspan=2| [1991](/source/1991_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series) ! [John Paul Jr.](/source/John_Paul_Jr._(racing_driver)) ! rowspan=2| 53 ! rowspan=3| [Chevy](/source/Chevrolet) | [DAY](/source/1991_Daytona_500) | [RCH](/source/Pontiac_Excitement_400) | [CAR](/source/GM_Goodwrench_500) | [ATL](/source/Motorcraft_Quality_Parts_500) | [DAR](/source/TranSouth_500) | [BRI](/source/Valleydale_Meats_500) | [NWS](/source/First_Union_400) | [MAR](/source/Hanes_500_(Spring_Martinsville)) | [TAL](/source/Winston_500_(Spring)) | [CLT](/source/Coca-Cola_600) | [DOV](/source/Budweiser_500_(Spring_Dover)) | [SON](/source/1991_Banquet_Frozen_Foods_300) | [POC](/source/Champion_Spark_Plug_500) | [MCH](/source/Miller_Genuine_Draft_400_(Michigan)) | [DAY](/source/Pepsi_400) | style="background:#efcfff;"| [POC](/source/Miller_Genuine_Draft_500_(2nd_Pocono))
32 | [TAL](/source/DieHard_500_(Fall_Talladega)) | style="background:#dfffdf;"| [GLN](/source/1991_Budweiser_at_The_Glen)
16 | style="background:#ffcfcf;"| [MCH](/source/Champion_Spark_Plug_400)
DNQ | [BRI](/source/Bud_500) | [DAR](/source/Heinz_Southern_500) | [RCH](/source/Miller_Genuine_Draft_400_(Richmond)) | [DOV](/source/Peak_Antifreeze_500) | [MAR](/source/Goody's_500_(Fall_Martinsville)) | [NWS](/source/Tyson_Holly_Farms_400) | colspan=4| ! rowspan=2| ! rowspan=2| |- ! rowspan=2| [Bobby Hillin Jr.](/source/Bobby_Hillin_Jr.) | colspan=25| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [CLT](/source/Mello_Yello_500)
18 | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [CAR](/source/AC_Delco_500)
DNQ | [PHO](/source/Checker_500) | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [ATL](/source/Hardee's_500)
32 |- ! [1992](/source/1992_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series) ! 31 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [DAY](/source/1992_Daytona_500)
38 | [CAR](/source/GM_Goodwrench_500) | [RCH](/source/Pontiac_Excitement_400) | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [ATL](/source/Motorcraft_Quality_Parts_500)
21 | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [DAR](/source/TranSouth_500)
DNQ | [BRI](/source/Food_City_500) | [NWS](/source/First_Union_400) | [MAR](/source/Hanes_500_(Spring_Martinsville)) | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [TAL](/source/Winston_500_(Spring))
28 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [CLT](/source/1992_Coca-Cola_600)
13 | [DOV](/source/Budweiser_500_(Spring_Dover)) | [SON](/source/Save_Mart_300K) | [POC](/source/Champion_Spark_Plug_500) | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [MCH](/source/Miller_Genuine_Draft_400_(Michigan))
17 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [DAY](/source/Pepsi_400)
25 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [POC](/source/Miller_Genuine_Draft_500_(1st_Pocono))
25 | [TAL](/source/DieHard_500_(Fall_Talladega)) | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [GLN](/source/Budweiser_At_The_Glen)
23 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [MCH](/source/1992_Champion_Spark_Plug_400)
26 | [BRI](/source/Bud_500) | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [DAR](/source/Mountain_Dew_Southern_500)
17 | [RCH](/source/Miller_Genuine_Draft_400_(Richmond)) | [DOV](/source/Peak_Antifreeze_500) | [MAR](/source/Goody's_500_(Fall_Martinsville)) | [NWS](/source/Tyson_Holly_Farms_400) | style="background:#000000; color:white"| [CLT](/source/Mello_Yello_500)
40 | [CAR](/source/AC_Delco_500) | [PHO](/source/Pyroil_500K) | [ATL](/source/1992_Hooters_500) ! ! |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{Racing-Reference owner|Martin_Birrane}} Category:Defunct NASCAR teams Category:Auto racing teams established in 1991 Category:1992 disestablishments in the United States Category:1991 establishments in the United States --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Team Ireland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_Ireland) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_Ireland?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.