in 1983, rahmoc signed a one-year driver/sponsor agreement for neil bonnett to drive their first time for the team, full-time sponsored hodgdon chevy. bonnett picked up wins in the busch clash and the uno 125 at daytona, the world 600 at charlotte and the atlanta journal 500. he finished sixth in points that year. for the 1984 season, and again without any sponsorship, long-time independent dave marcis was named driver, and had nine top-tens and a thirteenth place in points. lake speed took over in 1985, finishing second in the daytona 500 in his first start with the team. this result brought full-time sponsor nationwize auto parts to them and they finished 10th in the points. speed had two tenth-place finishes in 1986, but was released after four races by the sponsor. jody ridley stepped in as an interim driver and had one top-ten before moving on after 10 races. jim sauter had four starts, before morgan shepherd took over for the balance of the season, posting two top-tens.