For more details, Patton, MB Motorsports Join Forces for ’06 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Season
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Patton, MB Motorsports Join Forces for ’06 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Season
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MB Motorsports announced today J.R. Patton will drive the #63 Ford for the duration of the 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) season. Patton, 22, will have large shoes to fill, as the Foristell, Mo.-based team also launched the careers of current NASCAR Nextel Cup Series stars Jamie McMurray and Carl Edwards.
“This is a new year for everyone and we have a lot positive things working for us right now,” said the New Mexico native. “Teaming up with MB Motorsports and (team owner and crew chief) Mike Mittler is a great opportunity for me. Mike’s reputation and expertise in the Craftsman Truck Series is second to none. Every driver dreams of an opportunity to work with a team like this.”
Patton, a NASCAR Southwest Tour Series veteran with a midget and sprint car background, attempted the 2005 season opener in Daytona with MB Motorsports. However, due to a rule change prior to the season, a qualifying effort that normally would have landed them in the show sent them home instead. One of the few owners who has fielded teams for the entirety of the Truck Series’ existence, Mittler was able to move beyond the one race and see Patton was a racer with the same potential he saw in McMurray and Edwards.
“J.R. is a fine young man and a good driver,” said Mittler. “We are excited to have him back as a part of the MB Motorsports family and are looking forward to a full season run.”
While still technically an NCTS rookie, Patton has raced in the Truck Series prior to this season, running seven races with the now-defunct Fiddle Back Racing. His highest finish during that stretch was a 15th-place effort at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Mittler, whose 35 years in racing includes an ASA championship with NASCAR legend Rusty Wallace in 1983, said Patton’s signing isn’t the only good news to come out of the MB Motorsports headquarters this week. “We are firming up some details on a couple deals and we will make an announcement in the next couple of days.”
MB Motorsports announced today J.R. Patton will drive the #63 Ford for the duration of the 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) season. Patton, 22, will have large shoes to fill, as the Foristell, Mo.-based team also launched the careers of current NASCAR Nextel Cup Series stars Jamie McMurray and Carl Edwards.
“This is a new year for everyone and we have a lot positive things working for us right now,” said the New Mexico native. “Teaming up with MB Motorsports and (team owner and crew chief) Mike Mittler is a great opportunity for me. Mike’s reputation and expertise in the Craftsman Truck Series is second to none. Every driver dreams of an opportunity to work with a team like this.”
Patton, a NASCAR Southwest Tour Series veteran with a midget and sprint car background, attempted the 2005 season opener in Daytona with MB Motorsports. However, due to a rule change prior to the season, a qualifying effort that normally would have landed them in the show sent them home instead. One of the few owners who has fielded teams for the entirety of the Truck Series’ existence, Mittler was able to move beyond the one race and see Patton was a racer with the same potential he saw in McMurray and Edwards.
“J.R. is a fine young man and a good driver,” said Mittler. “We are excited to have him back as a part of the MB Motorsports family and are looking forward to a full season run.”
While still technically an NCTS rookie, Patton has raced in the Truck Series prior to this season, running seven races with the now-defunct Fiddle Back Racing. His highest finish during that stretch was a 15th-place effort at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Mittler, whose 35 years in racing includes an ASA championship with NASCAR legend Rusty Wallace in 1983, said Patton’s signing isn’t the only good news to come out of the MB Motorsports headquarters this week. “We are firming up some details on a couple deals and we will make an announcement in the next couple of days.”
