Eddie D’Hondt wants to establish himself as an owner at the top levels of NASCAR, but things haven’t exactly worked out so far. A former executive with Robert Yates Racing, he initially tried to start a team in conjunction with an established motorsports operation. The formation of Riley-D’Hondt Motorsports was announced at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in August 2006, bringing together D’Hondt with Bill Riley, Bob Riley and Jim Matthews, partners in Riley Technologies, a builder of entries for the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series among other racing-related endeavors. The team ran several Nationwide Series events and one Sprint Cup Series race in 2007 but dissolved following the ’07 season due to a lack of sponsorship. At that time, D’Hondt announced he planned to remain involved as an owner with the renamed D’Hondt Motorsports. D’Hondt envisions running the full Nationwide Series schedule with driver Jack Bailey in 2009, but he’s looking to jump-start things this season. And that’s why none other than Kyle Busch will be in D’Hondt Motorsports’ #92 Toyota at Watkins Glen.(ESPN.com)(8-5-2008)
