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(MOORESVILLE,
NC) February 9, 2012 – MacDonald Motorsports is proud to
announce that former NASCAR K&N West Series Champion and 2011
Toyota All Star Showdown winner Jason Bowles will pilot the
American Majority/PledgeToVote.com No. 81 for the entire 2012
NASCAR Nationwide Series season. In this crucial election
year, American Majority Racing will work hard to engage NASCAR
fans by getting them to register and “Pledge to Vote” while
Jason and the team race for Nationwide Series Rookie of the
Year honors.
Originally
from
Ontario, California,
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, CA, Jason moved up to
the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West. During the 2007 season, Jason
earned a pole two wins, and eight top-5s, propelling him to a
third place finish in the championship. In 2008, Jason 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 his magic year. With an average
finish of fourth, Jason brought home three poles, three wins,
and ten top-5’s to secure the 2009 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West
Championship.
In 2011
driving for Gaunt Brothers Racing, Jason landed arguably his
biggest victory of his career by winning the Toyota All Star
Showdown at Toyota Speedway in Irwindale, CA. Jason also ran
three NASCAR Nationwide Series races during last season where
his best finish was a solid 13th place run in August at
Montreal.
“I'm super
excited about the opportunity with American Majority Racing
and MacDonald Motorsports,” said Jason. “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,” explained Randy MacDonald, team
owner. “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 American Majority/PledgeToVote.com
No. 81 after finishing off the season last year with MacDonald
Motorsports. For the final seven races last season, John made
tremendous improvements to the No. 81 car’s performance, which
will hopefully continue into 2012.
“We have been
working really hard this off-season to make our team as strong
as possible for the 2012 season. 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,” explained Monsam.
This will be
a joint effort American Majority and MacDonald Motorsports to
get everyone excited about the 2012 election. This 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 their state-of-the-art display on vendor row. This will
provide race fans h the ability to register to vote, race
iRacing simulators, play games, win prizes, and get their
picture taken in front of an exact replica of the American
Majority No. 81 car.
Bowles and
the No. 81 American Majority Racing team will kick off the
2012 season by taking the green flag at Daytona International
Speedway on February 25th. The DRIVE4COPD 300 can be seen
live on ESPN at 1:00 P.M. EST.
Follow Jason
on Social Media…..Keep up with everything that Jason is doing
by following him on twitter @bowlesjason.
About
American Majority Racing
American Majority Racing is a national program of American
Majority, the nation’s leading conservative grassroots
training organization. The program is designed to target
millions of NASCAR fans from all political backgrounds in an
unprecedented effort to engage them in the electoral process.
Having teamed up with NASCAR driver Jason Bowles and car #81
MacDonald Motorsports for the 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series
racing season, the American Majority Racing program is
designed to educate Americans about how smaller government and
less spending will "Keep America Free.” Through
www.PledgetoVote.com, American Majority Racing encourages all
Americans to register and vote in the 2012 elections.
About
American Majority
American Majority is the leading developer of the nation’s new
21st century conservative grassroots political
infrastructure. The organization uses its cutting edge
curriculum to empower individuals and organizations with the
most effective tools to promote liberty through limited
government. American Majority trains thousands of activists
and candidates each year in communities across the country to
be catalysts for authentic change in government. The
non-profit, non-partisan organization is dedicated to
developing a new generation of American elected and opinion
leadership that will reject the self-destructive policies
associated with government expansion and promote those that
will lead to growth and success.
About
MacDonald Motorsports
MacDonald
Motorsports Owner Randy MacDonald has been around the NASCAR
circles since 1985, when he began his own racing career with
the loving support of his father “Doc” and his mother Pat
MacDonald. As a NASCAR driver, Randy was successful in making
it all the way to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The MacDonald
family became NASCAR team owners in 1986 and have fielded cars
in all three of NASCAR’s elite series following faith based
principles. MacDonald Motorsports focuses on assisting our
sponsors with strategically increasing the overall awareness
of corporate messaging or brand recognition by consistently
articulating the message to be delivered through motorsports.
MacDonald Motorsports offers drivers opportunities to gain
experience from grass roots all the way through the elite
series of NASCAR. For sponsorship inquiries please contact
Tanya Hall @ thall9@aol.com.
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