Nationwide Series
In 2008, Front Row Motorsports focused their efforts to the Nationwide Series, with Eric McClure driving the no. 24 Hefty Chevrolet, with a best finish of 15th at Talladega Superspeedway. The team also attempted to buy out the fledging Specialty Racing team, for a time fielding the no. 61 Cone Solvents Chevrolet with driver Kevin Lepage. However, after the July race at Daytona, Specialty Racing hired Brandon Whitt to drive the no. 61, and returned to Ford, disregarding the supposed buyout, leading Front Row Motorsports and Kevin Lepage to file a lawsuit against the team. McClure, meanwhile, finished the year 21st in points. McClure left the team at the end of the 2008 season, bringing sponsor Hefty and the no. 24 to Team Rensi Motorsports.
In 2009, Front Row Motorsports ran the no. 34 Chevrolet Impala SS with veteran Tony Raines returning to the series full-time. Scott Eggleston crew-chiefed the car, who has been with FRM since 2007. The entry was mostly unsponsored, with Jenkins advertising his Long John Silver's franchises on the car. Raines and his team were able to drive to 4th at the Aaron's 312 at Talladega Superspeedway, FRM's first ever top-ten or top-five in either series, in addition to a fifteenth place finish at Las Vegas and Richmond. Later in the season, he had a sixth place finish in the rain at the NAPA Auto Parts 200, and a strong 10th place finish at Lowes Motor Speedway, finishing the year 12th in drivers points.
It was announced that Front Row Motorsports would lease their Nationwide team, running Chevrolets, to TriStar Motorsports in 2010 after FRM's announcement to become a factory backed Ford Team. The partnership lasted for most of the season before FRM ended the deal, taking the Long John Silver's sponsorship to the Sprint Cup Series as A&W, replacing ExtenZe following Kevin Conway's release.
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