Brett Moffitt to drive No. 34 for Front Row for rest of season
Brett Moffitt has a ride for the rest of the 2015 Sprint Cup Series season. And Front Row Motorsports now has a driver for the rest of the season for it’s No. 34 car.
Yes, the two sentences are related.
The team announced Wednesday that Moffitt would be in the seat of the car for the remainder of 2015. He’s been filling in on a part-time basis in the No. 34.
“I am excited for the opportunity to be in a Sprint Cup car on a weekly basis,” Moffitt said in a team statement. “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. And the more time I spend in the 34 car and with this team, the more competitive we’ll get. And I think that consistency will lead to some good finishes.”
Moffitt began the season as the fill-in driver for Brian Vickers and finished seventh at Atlanta. When Vickers returned (briefly) to the Sprint Cup Series, Moffitt moved over to the No. 34, which was in need of a driver after David Ragan was named as Kyle Busch’s substitute driver.
Now that Busch is back, Ragan is driving the No. 55 for the rest of the season while Vickers is out because of a recurrance of blood clots. With three starts in the No. 34, Moffitt became the logical choice.
We’re glad to be able to move forward knowing who is going to be in the car on a consistent basis,” Front Row 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.”
Moffitt finished 34th Saturday night at Kansas for Front Row. The team has only entered two cars – for David Gilliland and Cole Whiitt – for Saturday night’s Sprint Showdown qualifier for the All-Star Race, and Moffitt’s next race will be the Coca-Cola 600.
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