MB2 Motorsports was a NASCAR Cup Series team based in Mooresville, North Carolina, near the sport's hub in Charlotte. The team was founded by Read Morton, Tom Beard, and Nelson Bowers, from which the original team name derived. Bowers was the longest tenured of the original owners, and the listed owner of the teams' entries when resort and real-estate developer Bobby Ginn bought out the team in 2007, renaming it to Ginn Racing for that season only. The Valvoline corporation co-owned the No. 10 car with the principal owners from 2001 to 2005 as MBV Motorsports, while the No. 36 entry was co-owned by Centrix Financial, LLC owner Robert Sutton as MB Sutton Motorsports in 2005.
Derrike Cope in the original MB2 car in 1997.
Joe Nemechek in 2005.
Mark Martin drove the 01 part-time in 2007, he would move to DEI's 8 car with Aric Almirola in 2008.
Regan Smith drove the 01 part-time in 2007, then drove the 01 for DEI in 34 of 36 races in 2008, winning Rookie of the Year.
Valvoline Inc. is an American retail automotive services company, publicly traded on the NYSE as VVV. It licenses the name for a number of Valvoline-labeled automotive oil, additives, and lubricants. It also owns the Valvoline Instant Oil Change, Great Canadian Oil Change and Valvoline Express Care car repair chains. As of 2023, it is the second largest oil change service provider in the United States with 10% market share and over 1,650 locations.
Valvoline motor oils exhibited
Number 17 Sprint Cup Series car sporting Valvoline colors