Randy MacDonald | |||||||
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Born |
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada |
July 26, 1962 ||||||
Awards | 1993 ASA National Tour Rookie of the Year | ||||||
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
5 races run over 3 years | |||||||
Best finish | 50th (1996) | ||||||
First race | 1994 AC-Delco 500 (Rockingham) | ||||||
Last race | 1997 Jiffy Lube 300 (Loudon) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
32 races run over 14 years | |||||||
Best finish | 60th (1994) | ||||||
First race | 1986 Oxford 250 (Oxford) | ||||||
Last race | 2008 Kroger 200 (IRP) | ||||||
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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
94 races run over 10 years | |||||||
Best finish | 15th (2003) | ||||||
First race | 1996 Lowe's 250 (North Wilkesboro) | ||||||
Last race | 2007 Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 (Milwaukee) | ||||||
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NASCAR Pinty's Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
Best finish | 38th (2007) | ||||||
First race | 2007 Subway 200 (Hamilton) | ||||||
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Randy MacDonald (born July 26, 1962) is a Canadian racer and a former competitor in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series. He is currently team owner of MacDonald Motorsports, which competes in the Nationwide Series. He is the older brother of former NASCAR racer Teri MacDonald.
Born in Oshawa, Ontario, MacDonald originally pursued a career in hockey, playing for the Bowmanville Eagles before changing his career path to stock car racing.
MacDonald began racing in his native Canada, and won the Canada ACT Series championship, before moving to North Carolina during the 1990s. He won the American Speed Association Rookie of the Year honors in 1993.
MacDonald made his NASCAR debut in 1986 at Oxford 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 the Goody's 300 in 1991. He ran two races apiece over the next two years in his own #01, his best finish being 16th at Daytona in 1993. After three finishes of 21st or better in 1994, he made his Winston Cup debut that year at North Carolina Speedway, finishing 24th in a car owned by Billy Hagan.
He only ran one race the next year, finishing 23rd at Watkins Glen. In 1996, he declared for NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year honors, and ran three races for Triad Motorsports, his best finish a 24th at Pocono Raceway, but was unable to make a serious challenge for the top Rookie honor. He also made his Craftsman Truck Series debut that year, finishing 30th at North Wilkesboro Speedway for Manison Motorsports.