Eddie MacDonald's ninth place run at South Boston (Va.) Speedway in the
Camping World Series East race resembled a return in time to the historic
track. When the power steering pump quit early in the event, MacDonald was
forced to provide his own power to get the car to turn on the 4/10ths of a
mile oval, as did the legendary drivers in the early years of the speedway
South Boston, VA (May 31, 2009): Brett Moffitt isn’t wasting any time in declaring his talent behind the wheel of a NASCAR Camping World Series East racecar. Saturday night, the quiet-mannered driver spoke volumes when he took the lead for the third and final time from Ryan Truex at South Boston Speedway to become the series youngest winner in history. At 16 years, nine months, and 23 days old, Moffitt beat out Joey Logano’s record, which was set a month shy of his 17th birthday when he won the 2007 season opener.
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After overcoming early mechanical problems, Eddie MacDonald battled
back to make a run but met with more bad luck in the Camping World East/West
combination race at Iowa Speedway. The Long John Silvers' 200 drew the top
drivers from the East and West series plus eventual winner Kyle Busch.
The Grimm Racing Team is determined to have a strong finish in the
NASCAR Camping World East/West Challenge at Iowa Speedway on Sunday,
May17th. Eddie MacDonald is confident the team will be much better prepared
this year to post a top five finish in the Long John Silver's 200 presented
by A&W Restaurants.
Eddie MacDonald's twelfth place finish in the NASCAR Camping World East
Series race at Tri-County Motor Speedway was a letdown after posting the
fastest times in both practices. The Grimm Racing Chevy qualified a
disappointing eighth for the race as MacDonald and the team struggled the
rest of the way.
The Home Tracks 150 at legendary Greenville-Pickens Speedway opened the
season for the NASCAR Camping World East Series with a very satisfying third
place finish for Eddie and the #71 Grimm Racing team.