Randy MacDonald was born on July 26,1962 and is a Canadian stock car racer and a former competitor in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series.
21 Facts About Randy MacDonald
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Randy MacDonald is currently team owner of MacDonald Motorsports, which competes in the Nationwide Series.
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Randy MacDonald is the older brother of former NASCAR racer Teri MacDonald.
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Randy MacDonald began racing in his native Canada, and won the Canada ACT Series championship, before moving to North Carolina during the 1990s.
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Randy MacDonald won the American Speed Association Rookie of the Year honors in 1993.
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Randy MacDonald made his NASCAR debut in 1986 at Oxford Plains Speedway, finishing 26th after his cooling fan expired.
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Randy MacDonald ran one race apiece over the next few years, before posting his first career top-ten finish at the Goody's 300 in 1991.
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Randy MacDonald only ran one race the next year, finishing 23rd at Watkins Glen.
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Randy MacDonald made his Craftsman Truck Series debut that year, finishing 30th at North Wilkesboro Speedway for Manison Motorsports.
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In 1997, Randy MacDonald debuted his Truck team at Homestead-Miami Speedway, finishing 25th after suffering mechanical failure.
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Randy MacDonald began 1999 hoping to run full-time with Greenfield, but sponsorship opportunities did not come through, and he ran three races with Marty Walsh and Rick Ware.
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In 2000, Randy MacDonald got sponsorship on his truck from 3M and was able to make his first full-time schedule in NASCAR, posting a sixth-place run at Daytona and finishing 19th in points.
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Unfortunately, Randy MacDonald injured his neck during the next season, and was forced to sit out most of the year.
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Randy MacDonald returned in 2002, and split the year between his own team and Troxell Racing, finishing 19th in points.
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Randy MacDonald followed that up with another full-time bid in 2003, posting eleven top-20 runs and finishing a career-best 15th in points.
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Randy MacDonald made his return to the Busch Series, running five races and having a best finish of 22nd at Daytona.
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In 2004, Randy MacDonald made his last Truck race to date, finishing 21st at Daytona.
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Randy MacDonald ran six more Busch races that year, posting a best finish of 24th at Pikes Peak.
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Randy MacDonald made one start in 2005, and three in 2006, running twice for his own team and other for Jay Robinson Racing.
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In 2008, Randy MacDonald switched from the driver's seat to the owner's box, running only 2 races himself.
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Randy MacDonald fielded 26 races with DJ Kennington, getting a best finish of 22nd.