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NNS: Bowles To Race For MacDonald Motorsports
Jason Bowles will drive the No. 81 car for MacDonald Motorsports in 2012...
Jason Bowles won the 2011 Toyota All Star Showdown. (Photo: LAT Photographic)
MacDonald Motorsports has announced that former NASCAR K&N West Series champion and 2011 Toyota All Star Showdown winner Jason Bowles will drive the American Majority/PledgeToVote.com No. 81 car for the entire 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series season.
In this election year, American Majority Racing will work hard to engage NASCAR fans by getting them to register and “Pledge to Vote” while Bowles and the team race for Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year honors.
A native of Ontario, Calif., Bowles made a name for himself winning in the open wheel and road racing ranks on the west coast as a teenager before transitioning to stock cars in 2006. After one season in late models at Toyota Speedway in Irwindale, Calif., Bowles moved up to the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West. During the 2007 season, he earned a pole, two wins, and eight top-fives, propelling him to a third-place finish in the championship.
In 2008, Bowles picked up five poles and four victories on his way to a second place championship finish. After completing the 2007 and 2008 K&N West Series seasons with second and third place point finishes, respectively, 2009 became Bowles' magic year. With an average finish of fourth, he notched three poles, three wins, and 10 top-fives to secure the 2009 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West championship. In 2011, driving for Rusty Wallace Inc., Bowles landed arguably the biggest victory of his career by winning the Toyota All Star Showdown at Toyota Speedway in Irwindale, Calif.
Bowles also ran three NASCAR Nationwide Series races for RWI last season with a best finish of 13th, recorded in August at Montreal.
“I'm super-excited about the opportunity with American Majority Racing and MacDonald Motorsports,” said Bowles. “I look forward to working with them all year and a successful 2012 season. I can't thank them enough for coming on board and the support they have shown so far leading up to Daytona; it's going to be an exciting year.”
“I think Jason is going to be an excellent fit for our team and our sponsor, American Majority,” said team owner Randy MacDonald. “He had an enormous amount of success running the K&N Pro Series and deserves a shot in Nationwide. I’m hoping to bring our team to the next level and compete for top-10 finishes this year with Jason, and that will be our goal on each race weekend.”
John Monsam will return as the crew chief on the No. 81 after finishing off the season last year with MacDonald Motorsports. For the final seven races of 2011, Monsam made tremendous improvements to the car’s performance, which may continue into 2012.
“We have been working really hard this off-season to make our team as strong as possible for the 2012 season," he said. "Bringing on Jason as the driver and American Majority as a sponsor is going to be big for our team, and I can’t wait to get to Daytona to get this season started."
The No. 81 car will be a joint effort by American Majority and MacDonald Motorsports to promote the 2012 election. The effort will include the launch of www.pledgetovote.com, which will also feature contests and ticket giveaways to NASCAR races throughout the 2012 racing season.
Another large part of American Majority’s participation in the series will be its state-of-the-art display on vendor row. This will provide race fans with the ability to register to vote, race iRacing simulators, play games, win prizes, and have their picture taken in front of an exact replica of the American Majority No. 81 car.
In this election year, American Majority Racing will work hard to engage NASCAR fans by getting them to register and “Pledge to Vote” while Bowles and the team race for Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year honors.
A native of Ontario, Calif., Bowles made a name for himself winning in the open wheel and road racing ranks on the west coast as a teenager before transitioning to stock cars in 2006. After one season in late models at Toyota Speedway in Irwindale, Calif., Bowles moved up to the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West. During the 2007 season, he earned a pole, two wins, and eight top-fives, propelling him to a third-place finish in the championship.
In 2008, Bowles picked up five poles and four victories on his way to a second place championship finish. After completing the 2007 and 2008 K&N West Series seasons with second and third place point finishes, respectively, 2009 became Bowles' magic year. With an average finish of fourth, he notched three poles, three wins, and 10 top-fives to secure the 2009 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West championship. In 2011, driving for Rusty Wallace Inc., Bowles landed arguably the biggest victory of his career by winning the Toyota All Star Showdown at Toyota Speedway in Irwindale, Calif.
Bowles also ran three NASCAR Nationwide Series races for RWI last season with a best finish of 13th, recorded in August at Montreal.
“I'm super-excited about the opportunity with American Majority Racing and MacDonald Motorsports,” said Bowles. “I look forward to working with them all year and a successful 2012 season. I can't thank them enough for coming on board and the support they have shown so far leading up to Daytona; it's going to be an exciting year.”
“I think Jason is going to be an excellent fit for our team and our sponsor, American Majority,” said team owner Randy MacDonald. “He had an enormous amount of success running the K&N Pro Series and deserves a shot in Nationwide. I’m hoping to bring our team to the next level and compete for top-10 finishes this year with Jason, and that will be our goal on each race weekend.”
John Monsam will return as the crew chief on the No. 81 after finishing off the season last year with MacDonald Motorsports. For the final seven races of 2011, Monsam made tremendous improvements to the car’s performance, which may continue into 2012.
“We have been working really hard this off-season to make our team as strong as possible for the 2012 season," he said. "Bringing on Jason as the driver and American Majority as a sponsor is going to be big for our team, and I can’t wait to get to Daytona to get this season started."
The No. 81 car will be a joint effort by American Majority and MacDonald Motorsports to promote the 2012 election. The effort will include the launch of www.pledgetovote.com, which will also feature contests and ticket giveaways to NASCAR races throughout the 2012 racing season.
Another large part of American Majority’s participation in the series will be its state-of-the-art display on vendor row. This will provide race fans with the ability to register to vote, race iRacing simulators, play games, win prizes, and have their picture taken in front of an exact replica of the American Majority No. 81 car.
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