RICHMOND, Va.: For most of Friday night’s Go Bowling 250 at Richmond (Va.) Raceway, Brett Moffitt was playing with the big dogs of the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
Competing in his 20th race for Our Motorsports this season, Moffitt was able to lead this still relatively new operation to another impressive outing in the first of a doubleheader Xfinity weekend at the historic Virginia-short track.
Throughout much of the race, Moffitt was able to keep his No. 02 Chevrolet locked inside the top-10, finishing Stage 1 ninth.
Things got better during Stage 2 as crew chief Joe Williams kept making adjustments allowing Moffitt to climb to seventh by the end of Stage 2.
When the green flag flew to start Stage 3, Moffitt was able to hammer down and maneuver his car inside the top-five battling the likes of Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing, Jeb Burton of JR Motorsports and Harrison Burton of Joe Gibbs Racing.
Climbing to as high as fourth in the early laps of the final stage of the night, a caution-free stage saw Moffitt only lose two spots and fall to sixth to earn the team its sixth top-10 finish of the season.
Richmond was Moffitt’s first top-10 since finishing seventh at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway in late June on the heels of the team’s career-best outing of fifth at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway the week prior.
“That was pretty awesome, I’m not going to lie,” said Moffitt. “I think I used my stuff up a little too much at the beginning of that last run, but I didn’t expect it to go green all the way until the end.
“I can’t thank Chris Our and everyone on this Camaro enough. It’s truly incredible to have a small team and run like that. I know that Chris is really working for bigger goals next year getting more resources and a better engine. I think the future is bright for this young team.
“It’s fun having success with a new and small team. Up until two weeks ago, Our Motorsports basically had four employees. They’ve hired two more in the last couple weeks, so it’s up to six now. Run on two motors that the team owns and only rebuilds every four to five races.”
What originally started as a four-race gig for the Grimes, Iowa native has turned into the popular driver wheeling the No. 02 Chevrolet for most of the year – including the remainder of the season.
While fighting for his second Truck Series championship, Moffitt doesn’t have to worry about feelings or points – but going out there and racing his guts out for a new owner and fighting for strong finishes and perhaps even a win by Phoenix in November.
“I honestly love it, it’s a pressure-free situation,” offered Moffitt on his duties in Xfinity.
“I’m fighting for a championship on the truck side, so bad luck there is very, very stressful.
“Here (in Xfinity), we just put our head down and learn from it. Last week (Darlington), we struggled but between Dover and here, Chris (Our), the owner was actually able to come, so I think this will go a long way with him and hopefully, we can keep working to be better.”
The 27-year-old will start 10th in Saturday afternoon’s Virginia is for Racing Lovers 250 based on the series’ invert of their finishing position Friday night.
What a night! Can’t thank @OurMotorsports and @TeamChevy enough for their support! P6 with a little team feels amazing to not only myself but to the hard working men and women who give me the opportunity to drive their cars! Thank you to everyone on the team. Another one tomorrow
— Brett Moffitt (@Brett_Moffitt) September 12, 2020
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