MacDonald Motorsports has signed Michael McDowell to pilot the #81 MacDonald Motorsports Dodge in the Nationwide Series for the 2010 season. McDowell, who finished 13th in the Nationwide Series standings in 2009, has permanently joined a transformed MacDonald Motorsports effort that features a new race shop, new race cars, a new crew chief. Patrick Donahue, a face familiar to McDowell, will take the reigns as crew chief of the No. 81 Dodge. Donahue was the crew chief for McDowell in the ARCA Series in 2007 when McDowell scored Rookie of the Year honors on the heels of a four-win, nine-pole season.(MMI PR)(1-12-2010)
UPDATE: As a guy who tries to make it on the Nationwide Series with limited funds, Randy MacDonald is taking a big leap this offseason. Big as in about 50 miles. Trying to create a more upscale image for his team, MacDonald has moved it from his small shop in Thomasville all the way to a shop in Mooresville that originally housed the Rahmoc Cup team years ago and is located in a business park home to several race teams. It’s all part of MacDonald’s latest strategy to try to land sponsorship dollars, an area that he has always found to be a struggle.(American Chronicle)(1-18-2010)
