Duck Commander 500 will mark Moffitt’s sixth start in 2015; fourth with MWR
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Brett Moffitt will be back behind the wheel of the No. 55 Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing at Texas Motor Speedway, the race team announced on its Twitter account Wednesday.
NEWS: @Brett_Moffitt to drive No.55 at @TXMotorSpeedway. Tune in to #RaceHub @FOXSports1 tonight for more coverage. pic.twitter.com/UApTIWcV7X
— M. Waltrip Racing (@MWRteam) April 1, 2015
Brian Vickers is out for the next three months as he takes blood thinners for a reoccurance of blood clots that were discovered last month. Vickers missed the first two races of 2015 while recovering from heart surgery in December, returned for two races, before missing the past two races due to reoccuring health issue.
Moffitt scored his best Sprint Cup finish driving in place for Vickers at Atlanta Motor Speedway in March. The eighth-place result stands as his lone top-10 finish in his career 12 Sprint Cup starts.
After making two starts in the No. 34 Ford for Front Row Motorsports at Las Vegas and Phoenix, Moffitt was back to fill-in for Vickers at Auto Club and Martinsville.
The 22-year-old driver has one career Cup start at Texas Motor Speedway, a 40th-place finish that came in last November’s Sprint Cup race at the 1.5-mile track.
The Duck Commander 500 is set for Saturday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. ET with TV coverage on FOX.
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