Hearing today that Randy Moss Motorsports has shut down its #81 Camping World Truck Series team effective immediately due to lack of funding. The team, which has been running with David Starr this season, had only partial sponsorship to begin the season. We are also hearing that several employees have been laid off, including crew chief Doug Wolcott. There have been a ton of rumors floating around about RMM in the last several weeks, many of them mentioning a possible merger or sale of the team. Mike Skinner’s #5 truck has full sponsorship for the season from International Trucks, Monaco Coaches, Exide, and PC Miler but Starr only had a partial deal with Zachry.(TheNASCARInsiders.com)[Post news on Randy Moss Motorsports is posted on the July News Archives Page.](8-23-2010)
UPDATE: David Starr’s #81 Randy Moss Motorsports Toyota will be sidelined for at least the next two races, as the team attempts to regroup. Speaking on the condition of anonymity, a team source told Sirius NASCAR Radio’s Sirius Speedway that Starr will not compete in the next two events at Chicagoland and Kentucky Speedways, with a possible return at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 18. The team has suffered a number of crashed trucks in recent weeks — most recently in a 23rd place finish at Bristol Motor Speedway – and with Starr’s Zachry sponsorship covering only part of the season, the team has fallen behind financially and in terms of equipment. Some members of the #81 team were laid off this week, but others have been retained in hopes of returning to competition later this season.(Sirius-Speedway.com)(8-24-2010)
UPDATE 2: Hearing that David Starr will miss this weekend’s race at Chicagoland, but he will be entered in the #81-Toyota for the race at Kentucky Speedway on Sept. 3rd.(8-25-2010)
UPDATE 4: When questioned about future plans by SPEEDtv’s Ray Dunlap during the qualifying session at Chicagoland, David Starr said his goal is to stay in the top ten in poionts and an announcement will be made in the next couple of days regarding his plans for the rest of the year.(8-27-2010)
