Randy Moss Motorsports to make NASCAR debut at Kentucky Speedway
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Thursday, July 03, 2008
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Team owner Randy Moss speaks during a news conference at Daytona International Speedway.
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Randy Moss, an All-Pro wide receiver with the New England Patriots, will make his debut as a Craftsman Truck Series team owner on July 19 in the Built Ford Tough 225 at Kentucky Speedway.
Moss has purchased a 50-percent stake in the team owned by long-time truck owner David Dollar. Dollar’s team, known as Morgan-Dollar Motorsports, will be renamed Randy Moss Motorsports effective immediately. Willie Allen is scheduled to drive in the first race for the newly named team.
“We looked at a lot of different options, and we’ve decided to align with David Dollar’s team rather than build an operation from scratch,” said Moss, a 10-year veteran of the NFL. “He has an existing team with a state-of-the-art shop, all the parts and pieces it takes to do this and do it well and some of the best people in the Craftsman Truck Series garage area.
"The team has contended for championships in the past and has won a lot of races. We really believe that we’ll come out of the gate competitive with a chance to win.”
As Morgan-Dollar Motorsports, the team won a combined 13 races with drivers Dennis Setzer, Bobby Labonte and Clint Bowyer. Setzer finished second in the series standings from 2003 through 2005 while driving for the team.
The team has entered every race in 2008, with drivers AJ Allmendinger, Aric Almirola, Landon Cassill, Erin Crocker, Timothy Peters, Regan Smith and Scott Speed sharing time at the wheel.
Sponsorship for the new organization is pending. Randy Moss Motorsports will utilize Moss’s football jersey No. 81, and will retain Morgan-Dollar’s relationship with Chevrolet. Eric Phillips, long-time crew chief for Morgan-Dollar, will continue that role.
A NASCAR fan for several years, Moss has previously sponsored a local dirt track program. He is also a Goodwill Ambassador for the Urban Youth Racing School and American Youth Football. A major component of the Randy Moss Motorsports program will be the continued involvement and support of youth programs.
“It’s been a long time coming,” Moss said. “It’s something I’ve wanted to do for a long time. It’s going to be a lot of fun to see that truck out on the track and know I own it. We’ve made a pretty big commitment to be here, and we have just as big a commitment to win races, too.
"All of us at Randy Moss Motorsports are competitive people, and winning is our priority. It’s not going to be easy, but we’re all going to work as hard as we can to make it happen.”
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Anonymous said:
Jul 3, 2008 at 3:35 PMwho are u plaining to drive your truke next year ask jeff gordon he will say yes
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