Front Row Motorsports will keep driver in Cup ride for 2015
Brett Moffitt has a place to call home for the rest of the 2015 season, and that’s Front Row Motorsports behind the wheel of the No. 34 Ford Fusion in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
Moffitt, 22, has spent the season as a fill-in for Front Row Motorsports and Michael Waltrip Racing after injuries to Kyle Busch and a medical relapse for Brian Vickers created a domino effect of drivers switching seats.
“I am excited for the opportunity to be in a Sprint Cup car on a weekly basis,” Moffitt said in a team press release Wednesday. “The most important thing for me at this point of my career is seat time, going to some of these tracks that are new to me, and racing around 42 other drivers in race conditions.”
In nine Sprint Cup starts this season, Moffitt’s best finish was eighth place at Atlanta Motor Speedway when he was driving the No. 55 for MWR in place of Vickers. Moffitt also had a top-20 finish (17th) at Bristol driving the No. 55. Moffitt has 16 career premier-series starts with the one top-10 finish.
Moffitt took over the No. 34 last weekend at Kansas Speedway after it was announced David Ragan would drive the No. 55 for MWR for the rest of the season. Meanwhile, Erik Jones drove the No. 18 for Joe Gibbs Racing at Kansas, a car that was previously driven by Ragan as a fill-in for the injured Busch, who is set to return Saturday for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race (7 p.m. ET, FOX Sports 1, MRN, SiriusXM).
In addition to Moffitt (three starts), Chris Buescher (five starts), Ragan, Joe Nemechek and Reed Sorenson (one race each) have all driven the No. 34 this year.
“We’re glad to be able to move forward knowing who is going to be in the car on a consistent basis,” team owner Bob Jenkins said. “Brett’s already got some great experience under his belt, and I think having the same driver-crew chief team working together regularly will bring some stability to our No. 34 team and help Brett with his development as well.”