Team Tabasco is a former NASCAR Winston Cup team owned by Bob Hancher. McIlhenny Company, maker of Tabasco brand products, sponsored the car. The company announced in 1997 that it would sponsor the #35 Pontiac driven by Todd Bodine. The car would be owned by Bob Hancher. The team debuted on the weekend of the announcement at Lowe's Motor Speedway, with Bodine finishing 26th. After a tenth-place finish at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Team Tobasco missed the next race at Darlington Raceway, as well as three of the next four races, ranking 39th place in the one race in which it did appear.