Randy MacDonald (born July 26, 1962) is a Canadian

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and a former competitor in the

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and

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. He is currently team owner of

MacDonald Motorsports MacDonald Motorsports (MMS) was a NASCAR team owned by former NASCAR Sprint Cup series driver Randy MacDonald, his mother, Pat MacDonald and his daughter Jenifer MacDonald. Craftsman Truck Series MacDonald made its NASCAR debut in 2000 at Dayto ...

, which competes in the

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. He is the older brother of former NASCAR racer

Teri MacDonald Teri MacDonald-Cadieux (born November 8, 1963) is a Canadian stock car racing driver. Sister of NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver Randy MacDonald, she is currently retired from competition; she has competed in the past in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Se ...

Early career

Born in

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, MacDonald originally pursued a career in hockey, playing for the

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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

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during the 1990s. He won the

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Rookie of the Year honors in 1993. MacDonald made his NASCAR debut in

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, 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

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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

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debut that year at

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, 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

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, he declared for

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honors, and ran three races for

Triad Motorsports Triad Motorsports was a motorsports team that competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and ARCA Menards Series from 1993 to 1999. The team was owned by Jim Wilson. The team's drivers included Gary Bradberry, Billy Standridge and Randy MacDonald. ...

, his best finish a 24th at

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, but was unable to make a serious challenge for the top Rookie honor. He also made his

debut that year, finishing 30th at

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for Manison Motorsports. In

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, 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,

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, and

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, posting an eighth-place run for Greenfield at

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. He also made his most recent attempt at a Cup race, when he missed the field at Martinsville in the #85 sponsored by

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. He began 1999 hoping to run full-time with Greenfield, but sponsorship opportunities did not come through, and he ran three races with

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and

Rick Ware Richard S. Ware (born August 6, 1963) is a professional racecar driver and owner of Rick Ware Racing. When he was nine years old, he began racing motocross and moved up to the BMX class when he was 12. In 1983, he was named Rookie of the Year i ...

2000s

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, 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

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, and split the year between his own team and

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, finishing 19th in points. He followed that up with another full-time bid in

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, 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

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, 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

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. He made one start in

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, and three in 2006, running twice for his own team and other for

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. In

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, 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 Blake Koch (born August 7, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver and businessman. He last competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 11 Chevrolet Camaro for Kaulig Racing. He is also the founder of FilterTime, a res ...

drove for the team in 2011; in 2012, American Majority joined as sponsor, with

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driving the No. 81.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(

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) (Bold - Pole position awarded by time. ''Italics'' - Pole position earned by points standings. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series

Nationwide Series

Craftsman Truck Series

References

External links

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