Randy MacDonald
Randy MacDonald (born July 26, 1962) is a Canadian stock car racer and a former compe*or in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series. He is currently team owner of MacDonald Motorsports, which competes in the Nationwide Series. He is the older brother of former NASCAR racer Teri MacDonald.
Contents
- 1 Early career
- 2 Mid 1990s
- 3 2000s
- 4 Team owner
- 5 Motorsports career results
- 5.1 NASCAR
- 5.1.1 Winston Cup Series
- 5.1.2 Nationwide Series
- 5.1.3 Craftsman Truck Series
- 5.1 NASCAR
- 6 See also
- 7 References
- 8 External links
Early career
Born in Oshawa, Ontario, MacDonald originally pursued a career in hockey, playing for the Bowmanville Eagles before changing his career path to stock car racing.
MacDonald began racing in his native Canada, and won the Canada ACT Series championship, before moving to North Carolina during the 1990s. He won the American Speed *ociation Rookie of the Year honors in 1993.
MacDonald made his NASCAR debut in 1986 at Oxford Plains Speedway, finishing 26th after his cooling fan expired. He ran one race apiece over the next few years, before posting his first career top-ten finish at the Goody's 300 in 1991. He ran two races apiece over the next two years in his own #01, his best finish being 16th at Daytona in 1993. After three finishes of 21st or better in 1994, he made his Winston Cup debut that year at North Carolina Speedway, finishing 24th in a car owned by Billy Hagan.
Mid 1990s
He only ran one race the next year, finishing 23rd at Watkins Glen. In 1996, he declared for NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year honors, and ran three races for Triad Motorsports, his best finish a 24th at Pocono Raceway, but was unable to make a serious challenge for the top Rookie honor. He also made his Craftsman Truck Series debut that year, finishing 30th at North Wilkesboro Speedway for Manison Motorsports.
In 1997, MacDonald debuted his Truck team at Homestead-Miami Speedway, finishing 25th after suffering mechanical failure. He ran ten races the next year for Dick Greenfield, MB Motorsports, and K Automotive Racing, posting an eighth-place run for Greenfield at Flemington Speedway. He also made his most recent attempt at a Cup race, when he missed the field at Martinsville in the #85 sponsored by Big Daddy's BBQ Sauce. He began 1999 hoping to run full-time with Greenfield, but sponsorship opportunities did not come through, and he ran three races with Marty Walsh and Rick Ware.
2000s
In 2000, MacDonald got sponsorship on his truck from 3M and was able to make his first full-time schedule in NASCAR, posting a sixth-place run at Daytona and finishing 19th in points. Unfortunately, MacDonald injured his neck during the next season, and was forced to sit out most of the year. MacDonald returned in 2002, and split the year between his own team and Troxell Racing, finishing 19th in points. He followed that up with another full-time bid in 2003, posting eleven top-20 runs and finishing a career-best 15th in points. He also made his return to the Busch Series, running five races and having a best finish of 22nd at Daytona.
In 2004, MacDonald made his last Truck race to date, finishing 21st at Daytona. He ran six more Busch races that year, posting a best finish of 24th at Pikes Peak. He made one start in 2005, and three in 2006, running twice for his own team and other for Jay Robinson Racing. In 2007, he made two starts, exiting both races with handling problems.
Team owner
In 2008, MacDonald switched from the driver's seat to the owner's box, running only 2 races himself. He fielded 26 races with DJ Kennington, getting a best finish of 22nd. Other drivers behind the wheel of the No. 81 in 2008 were Brad Baker, Bryan Clauson, Kevin Hamlin, Bobby Hillin, Jr., Shane Huffman, and PJ Jones. In 2009, 12 different drivers drove the MacDonald Motorsports No. 81. The best result for the team was a 13th-place result by Mike Bliss at Fontana. Michael McDowell became the main driver in 2010, starting 33 of 34 races for MacDonald and the team. Sponsors on the No. 81 included, Mobile-Shop, K-LOVE Radio, and Red Line Oil. MacDonald Motorsports No. 81 ended the year 31st in the owner's standings and McDowell was 21st in the driver's points. Blake Koch drove for the team in 2011; in 2012, American Majority joined as sponsor, with Jason Bowles driving the No. 81.
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold:- Pole position awarded by time. Italics:- Pole position earned by points standings. *:– Most laps led.)
Winston Cup Series
Nationwide Series
Craftsman Truck Series
See also
- List of Canadians in NASCAR
References
External links
- Randy MacDonald driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Randy MacDonald owner statistics at Racing-Reference
- Jeff Agnew
- Willie Allen
- Jack Bailey
- T. J. Bell
- Norm Benning
- Rich Bickle
- Josh Bilicki
- Ray Black Jr.
- Mike Bliss
- Todd Bodine
- Clint Bowyer
- Spencer Boyd
- Stan Boyd
- Tim Brown
- Jade Buford
- Brett Butler
- Johnny Chapman
- Ross Chastain
- Chris *rum
- Enrique Contreras III
- Ray Courtemanche Jr.
- Sheldon Creed
- Jake Crum
- James Davison
- Jamie Dick
- Michel Disdier
- Bobby Dotter
- T. J. Duke
- Wayne Edwards
- Chris Eggleston
- Ricky Ehrgott
- Ryan Ellis
- R. C. Enerson
- C. J. Faison
- A. J. Fike
- Korbin Forrister
- Grant Galloway
- Joey Gase
- Gray Gaulding
- Mike Greenwell
- Bobby Hamilton Jr.
- Kevin Hamlin
- Mike Harmon
- Timmy Hill
- Ronnie Hornaday
- Andy Houston
- Tony Jackson Jr.
- Jarit Johnson
- Chris Jones
- Devin Jones
- Boris Jurkovic
- John King
- Travis Kittleson
- Brandon Knupp
- Blake Koch
- Matt Kurzejewski
- Andy Lally
- Jared Landers
- Jody Lavender
- Ryan Lawler
- Kevin Lepage
- Donny Lia
- Carl Long
- Ryan Lynch
- Randy MacDonald
- Bill Manfull
- Jeremy Mayfield
- Chad Mc*bee
- Mark McFarland
- B. J. McLeod
- John Mickel
- Butch Miller
- Matt Mills
- Marc Mitchell
- Ricky Moxley
- Alex Müller
- Camden Murphy
- Sean Murphy
- Burt Myers
- Brennan Newberry
- Eric Norris
- Mike Olsen
- Max Papis
- Todd Peck
- Chase Pistone
- José Luis Ramírez
- Josh Reaume
- Scott Riggs
- Caleb Roark
- Johnny Sauter
- Tim Sauter
- Dennis Setzer
- Todd Shafer
- Morgan Shepherd
- Shane Sieg
- Kevin Simmons
- Jason Small
- Casey Smith
- Garrett Smithley
- Patrick Staropoli
- J. C. Stout
- Tam Topham
- Chrissy Wallace
- Kenny Wallace
- Carson Ware
- Cody Ware
- Ken Weaver
- Jimmy Weller III
- Derek White
- Jason White
- Chris Wimmer
- J. J. Yeley
- Jason Young
- Tyler Young
- Ford Performance
- Roush-Yates Engines
- Stewart-Haas Racing
- Kirk Shelmerdine
- Richard Childress Racing
- Germain Racing
- Hillman-Circle Sport
- Jordan Anderson Racing
- JR Motorsports
- NEMCO Motorsports
- NY Racing Team
- Spire Motorsports
- Tommy Baldwin Racing
- HScott Motorsports
- Michael Waltrip Racing
- Phil Parsons Racing
- Rick Ware Racing
- Ron Hornaday Jr.
- Aric Almirola
- Tim Andrews
- T. J. Bell
- Mike Bliss
- Jason Bowles
- Chad Chaffin
- Joey Clanton
- Kevin Cywinski
- Erik Darnell
- Matt DiBenedetto
- T. J. Duke
- Jeffrey Earnhardt
- Tommy Ellis
- Jimmy Foster
- Larry Foyt
- Matt Frahm
- Gray Gaulding
- Jeff Green
- Lance Hooper
- Ron Hornaday Jr.
- Andy Houston
- Shane Huffman
- Blake Koch
- Frank Kreyer
- Travis Kvapil
- Stephen Leicht
- Charles Lewandoski
- Carl Long
- Randy MacDonald
- Jeff McClure
- Brandon Miller
- Chase Miller
- Ryan Moore
- Larry Pearson
- Tom Peck
- Tony Raines
- Josh Reaume
- Scott Riggs
- Clay Rogers
- Brett Rowe
- Boris Said
- Tim Schendel
- Reed Sorenson
- Dexter Stacey
- Scott Speed
- Scott Wimmer
- Josh Wise
- J. J. Yeley
- Circle Sport Racing
- Keyed-Up Motorsports
- Key Motorsports
- Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group