Randy MacDonald (born July 26, 1962) is a Canadianstock car racing driver and a former competitor in theNASCARWinston Cup Series,Busch Series andCraftsman Truck Series. He was the owner ofMacDonald Motorsports, which competed in theNationwide Series. He is the older brother of former NASCAR racerTeri MacDonald.

Born inOshawa,Ontario, MacDonald originally pursued a career in hockey, playing for theBowmanville Eagles before changing his career path to stock car racing.^[1]

MacDonald began racing in his native Canada, and won the CanadaACT Series championship, before moving toNorth Carolina during the 1990s. He won theAmerican Speed Association Rookie of the Year honors in 1993.

MacDonald made his NASCAR debut in1986 atOxford Plains Speedway, finishing 26th after his cooling fan expired. He ran one race apiece over the next few years, before posting his first career top-ten finish at theGoody's 300 in 1991. He ran two races apiece over the next two years in his own No. 01, his best finish being sixteenth at Daytona in 1993. After three finishes of 21st or better in 1994, he made hisWinston Cup debutthat year atNorth Carolina Speedway, finishing 24th in a car owned byBilly Hagan.

He only ran one race the next year, finishing 23rd atWatkins Glen. In1996, he declared forNASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year honors,^[2] and ran three races forTriad Motorsports, his best finish a 24th atPocono Raceway, but was unable to make a serious challenge for the top Rookie honor. He also made hisCraftsman Truck Series debut that year, finishing thirtieth atNorth Wilkesboro Speedway forManison Motorsports.

In1997, MacDonald debuted his Truck team atHomestead-Miami Speedway, finishing 25th after suffering mechanical failure. He ran ten races the next year forDick Greenfield,MB Motorsports, andK Automotive Racing, posting an eighth place run for Greenfield atFlemington Speedway. He also made his most recent attempt at a Cup race, when he missed the field atMartinsville in the No. 85 sponsored by Big Daddy's BBQ Sauce. He began 1999 hoping to run full-time with Greenfield, but sponsorship opportunities did not come through, and he ran three races withMarty Walsh andRick Ware.

In2000, MacDonald got sponsorship on his truck from3M and was able to make his first full-time schedule in NASCAR, posting a sixth-place run at Daytona and finishing 19th in points. Unfortunately, MacDonald injured his neck during the next season, and was forced to sit out most of the year. MacDonald returned in2002, and split the year between his own team andTroxell Racing, finishing 19th in points. He followed that up with another full-time bid in2003, posting eleven top-20 runs and finishing a career-best 15th in points. He also made his return to the Busch Series, running five races and having a best finish of 22nd at Daytona.

In2004, MacDonald made his last Truck race to date, finishing 21st at Daytona. He ran six more Busch races that year, posting a best finish of 24th atPikes Peak. He made one start in2005, and three in 2006, running twice for his own team and other forJay Robinson Racing. In2007, he made two starts, exiting both races with handling problems.

In 2008, MacDonald switched from the driver's seat to the owner's box, running only two races himself. He fielded 26 races withD. J. Kennington, getting a best finish of 22nd. Other drivers behind the wheel of the No. 81 in 2008 wereBrad Baker,Bryan Clauson,Kevin Hamlin, Bobby Hillin Jr.,Shane Huffman, andP. J. Jones. In 2009, twelve different drivers drove the MacDonald Motorsports No. 81. The best result for the team was a thirteenth place result byMike Bliss at Fontana.Michael McDowell became the main driver in 2010, starting 33 of 34 races for MacDonald and the team. Sponsors on the No. 81 included, Mobile-Shop, K-LOVE Radio, and Red Line Oil. MacDonald Motorsports No. 81 ended the year 31st in the owner's standings and McDowell was 21st in the driver's points.Blake Koch drove for the team in 2011; in 2012,American Majority joined as sponsor, withJason Bowles driving the No. 81.^[1]

(key) (Bold - Pole position awarded by time.Italics - Pole position earned by points standings. * – Most laps led.)

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