Randy MacDonald

Randy MacDonald (born July 26, 1962) is a Canadian stock car racing driver and a former competitor in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series. He was the owner of MacDonald Motorsports, which competed in the Nationwide Series. He is the older brother of former NASCAR racer Teri MacDonald.

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 Association 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 No. 01, his best finish being sixteenth 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 MacDonald 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 thirtieth at North Wilkesboro Speedway for Mansion 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 No. 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 two races himself. He fielded 26 races with D. J. 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 P. J. Jones. In 2009, twelve different drivers drove the MacDonald Motorsports No. 81. The best result for the team was a thirteenth 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.

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Craftsman Truck Series NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Pts Ref 1996 Mansion Motorsports 01 Ford HOM PHO POR EVG TUS CNS HPT BRI NZH MLW LVL I70 IRP FLM GLN NSV RCH NHA MAR NWS30 SON MMR PHO LVS 117th 73 1997 0 WDW19 TUS 55th 371 MacDonald Motorsports 72 Chevy HOM25 PHO POR EVG I70 NHA33 TEX BRI Blake Motorsports 12 Chevy NZH29 MLW LVL CNS HPT IRP FLM NSV GLN RCH MAR SON MMR CAL PHO LVS 1998 Greenfield Racing 06 Dodge WDW HOM29 PHO POR EVG I70 GLN11 NZH19 CAL PPR 32nd 964 MB Motorsports 26 Ford TEX32 BRI MLW28 IRP23 NHA HPT26 LVL RCH GTY20 MAR SON MMR PHO LVS Greenfield Racing 09 Dodge FLM8 NSV K Automotive Racing 29 Dodge MEM27 1999 Greenfield Racing 06 Dodge HOM13 PHO EVG MMR MAR18 MEM PPR I70 40th 470 Raptor Performance Motorsports 81 Ford BRI25 TEX PIR GLN MLW NSV NZH MCH TEX29 CAL 51 NHA30 IRP GTY HPT RCH LVS LVL 2000 MacDonald Motorsports 72 Chevy DAY6 HOM20 PHO29 MMR17 MAR32 PIR16 GTY17 MEM25 PPR15 EVG23 TEX25 KEN20 GLN20 MLW23 NHA30 MCH27 IRP19 NSV28 CIC31 RCH22 TEX14 CAL25 19th 2321 Dodge NZH26 DOV22 2001 Chevy DAY30 HOM MMR MAR GTY DAR PPR DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN NHA IRP NSH CIC NZH RCH SBO TEX LVS PHO CAL 106th 73 2002 DAY14 DAR19 MAR32 GTY24 PPR24 DOV22 TEX23 MLW20 KAN18 KEN23 NHA21 MCH29 IRP14 NSH36 RCH27 TEX17 SBO18 LVS22 19th 2128 Troxell Racing 93 MEM20 CAL20 PHO20 HOM23 2003 Troxell-MacDonald Racing 72 DAY32 DAR22 MMR23 MAR20 DOV14 TEX16 MEM36 MLW14 KAN17 KEN16 GTW17 MCH28 IRP13 NSH21 BRI20 RCH18 NHA28 CAL21 LVS24 SBO25 TEX23 MAR23 PHO25 HOM24 15th 2458 Dodge CLT19 2004 Chevy DAY21 ATL MAR MFD CLT DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN GTW MCH IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA LVS CAL TEX MAR PHO DAR HOM 90th 100 2007 Green Light Racing 06 Chevy DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW36 MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI GTW NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 120th 0