Athenian Motorsports

The team debuted in May 2014 in the Nationwide Series (now Xfinity Series) running a partial schedule. In July 2014, the team expanded their operation into the Camping World Truck Series. In September, it was announced that veteran crew chief Mike Ford would join the team as the crew chief for the No. 25 Nationwide Series team, while Mike Beam would stay on as the crew chief of the No. 05 truck. The team also purchased the race shop of Richard Petty Motorsports owned by Boris Said near the Concord Regional Airport.

In November 2014 the team announced it would switch to Chevrolet and run full-time in both the Xfinity Series and Truck Series, with engines supplied by Hendrick Motorsports, and equipment purchased from Kyle Busch Motorsports and the defunct Turner Scott Motorsports (a former Hendrick-affiliated team). Townley would pilot the Truck Series entry full-time and run the majority of the Xfinity Series races.

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^ "Mike Ford Joins Athenian Motorsports". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 29, 2014. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.

^ Spencer, Lee (October 20, 2014). "What's old is new again as RPM returns to Mooresville, N.C. shop". motorsport.com. Talladega, Alabama: motorsport.com. Retrieved 22 October 2014.

^ "Athenian Motorsports; John Wes Townley Set to Run Chevrolet Full Time in 2015". Catchfence. November 21, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.

^ Turnbull, Doug (October 16, 2015). "Townley says win is "affirmation" what he's been doing the last few years". WSB. Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.