American auto race team
MDM Motorsports
was an American professional
stock car racing
team that most recently competed in the
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
, the
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West
, and the
ARCA Racing Series
. The team also competed in the
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
from 2017 to 2018. The team shut its doors after the 2018 season, despite winning the ARCA Menards Series championship that year.
Camping World Truck Series
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For the operations before the 2017 season, see
Ranier Racing with MDM
Truck No. 99 history
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After a split from
Ranier Racing with MDM
following the 2016 season, MDM took the 99 truck up to a full-time entry with a varying rotation of drivers.
Austin Dillon
scored the team's first top ten finish with a seventh-place finish at
Atlanta Motor Speedway
in the season's second race.
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On August 8, 2017, MDM Motorsports announced that
Darrell Wallace Jr. ("Bubba Wallace")
would drive the 99 truck. Wallace ended up winning at
Michigan International Speedway
on August 12, 2017. Although the win was pronounced encumbered a couple days later.
The team had a quiet 2018 year, only running the Martinsville spring event with
Tyler Matthews
, the Eldora event with
Sheldon Creed
, and the fall Martinsville and ISM event with
Chase Purdy
.
The team announced on December 8 that they will not field a truck team in 2019, only focusing in K&N Pro Series and ARCA Racing Series.
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K&N Pro Series
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For the operations before the 2017 season, see
Ranier Racing with MDM
Car No. 12 history
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For the operations of No. 12 in the K&N Pro Series East before the 2017 season, see
HScott Motorsports
The No. 12 car is driven by
Harrison Burton
. The car is the same number that Burton drove for
HScott Motorsports
in 2016. For 2017, Burton uses an unorthodox paint scheme by placing the car number on the quarter panel rather than on the door.
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In 2017,
Daniel Suarez
drove the car in the
K&N Pro Series West race at Sonoma
.
Car No. 40 history
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In 2018,
Anthony Alfredo
drove the number 40 full time with 1 victory at
South Boston Speedway
and finished 5th in the standings
Car No. 41 history
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Sam Mayer
drove two races in the No. 41 finishing fifth and fourth.
ARCA Racing Series
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For the operations before the 2017 season, see
Ranier Racing with MDM
Car No. 8 history
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The No. 8 made its debut in 2016 at Pocono with Brandon Jones, finishing 3rd. Jones also ran the car at Michigan, Chicagoland, and Kansas.
Harrison Burton
ran the car at Iowa, and Travis Miller ran the No. 8 at Lucas Oil.
Vinnie Miller
ran the first race for the No. 8 in 2017 at Fairgrounds Speedway, this time in a Toyota.
Brandon Jones
ran the car at Pocono, Michigan, and Chicagoland, all as a Chevy. Zane Smith ran the car at Kentucky as a Toyota. The No. 8 made its superspeedway debut in 2018 with new driver Chase Purdy, finishing in 21st at Daytona after a last lap crash. Purdy will run full-time in the car in 2018, all of the races as a Toyota.
Car No. 12 history
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The No. 12 car made its debut at
Pocono
in 2017 with Sheldon Creed, finishing 8th. Creed also ran the car at Iowa, Lucas Oil, and Kansas.
Car No. 28 history
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Sheldon Creed
drove the No. 28 full time in 2018, picking up four wins en route to the series championship.
Car No. 40 history
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Anthony Alfredo and the No. 40 will make their debut on June 22, 2018, at
Gateway Motorsports Park
Car No. 41 history
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Zane Smith
and
Vinnie Miller
split driving duties of the No. 41 in 2017. With Miller moving to the
Xfinity Series
, Smith drove the car full time in 2018, winning four races and finished 2nd in the championship standings to teammate Sheldon Creed.
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Years active
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Personnel
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Former drivers
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ARCA Racing Series Championships
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Buyouts and mergers
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Years active
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- 1967?1987 (Ranier?Lundy)
- 1996 (Ranier?Walsh Racing)
- 2016 (Ranier Racing with MDM)
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Personnel
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Ranier?Walsh Racing
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- Harry Ranier
- Tom Walsh
- Buddy Johnson
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Ranier Racing with MDM
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- Lorin Ranier
- Mike Hillman
- Doug Fuller
- Matthew Miller
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NASCAR Hall of Fame
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Former drivers
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Ranier?Walsh Racing
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Ranier Racing with MDM
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Daytona 500
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Coca-Cola 600
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Winston 500
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Busch Clash
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Buyouts and mergers
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